Category Archives: Notable Quotables

Patience, Pleeeease

  “Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.” — Plautus (c254 BC – 184 BC) Roman playwright

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And the Reason Is…

  “A person usually has two reasons for doing something: a good reason and the real reason.”  — Thomas Carlyle (1795 – 1881) Scottish historian and essayist

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Smoke Screen

  “Whenever ‘A’ attempts by law to impose his moral standards upon ‘B’, ‘A’ is most likely a scoundrel.” — H.L. Mencken (1880 – 1956) American journalist, editor, and cultural critic

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Persistence Counts

If you ever feel like you want to give up, think of all the little things that have made you smile… Hang on and live for those things. Just my thoughts today about persistence and never giving up.

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Be Richly Blessed

  “Hope is the best part of our riches.” — Christian Nevell Bovee (1820 – 1904) American epigrammatic writer

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Springing Gleefully

  “No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” — Hal Borland (1900 – 1978) American writer & journalist     I feel mightily blessed to be surrounded by gorgeous flowers and fruits that seem to be literally singing … Continue reading

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Greatful for Gardeners

“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” — Marcel Proust (1871 – 1922) French novelist & literary critic

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Ah, Friendship

“Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm & constant.” —Socrates (c 470 – 399 BC) Greek philosopher

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International Peace

  Celebrate the International Day of Living Together in Peace by practicing and promoting peace, tolerance, understanding, and solidarity. Divisiveness and negativity have no place. Let’s embrace differences and show genuine respect. Only together can we make this a reality.

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You Are More than Good Enough

“A person who tells you that you are not good enough knows that you are better than they are.” — Cathy Burnham Martin (1954 – ) Author, voiceover artist, and dedicated foodie; from her 2017 book & audiobook “The Bimbo … Continue reading

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Making Progress

  “No army can withstand the strength of an idea whose time has come.” — Victor Hugo (1802 – 1885) French author, playwright, and politician

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Add to Life

“We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life.” — William Osler (1849 – 1919) Canadian physician and founding professor of Johns Hopkins Hospital

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Thank You

  “The only people I owe my loyalty to are those who never made me question theirs.” — Anonymous  

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Wisdom, Please

  “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.” — Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) British philosopher, mathematician, and Nobel laureate

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Shhhhhhhhh…

“Listen now to the gentle whispers of hope.” — Charles D. Brodhead (1827 – 1913) Postmaster and served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1859 – 1861

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Live, Baby!!!

  “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” — Mae West (1893 – 1980) American actress and singer

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Be Wise

“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.” — James Oppenheim (1882 – 1932) American poet, novelist, and editor

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Wishing

  For World Wish Day, I make this wish. With all my heart and soul I wish for compassion, caring, and peace.

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Freedom is a Blessing Worthy Defending

    “Freedom is never given; it is won.” — A. Phillip Randolph (1889 – 1979) American civil rights activist

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Faith Is Forever

“I decided early to give my life to something eternal and absolute. Not to these little gods that are here today and gone tomorrow, but to God who is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. … Continue reading

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Believe and Carry Forward

Sometimes resilience is our very best friend. Embrace it and hold your head up. People may treat us poorly… repeatedly. Perhaps they do not know any better. Perhaps they are working out the trauma in their own head. Stay the … Continue reading

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Enthusiasm Wins the Day

“Enthusiasm reflects confidence, spreads good cheer, raises morale, inspires associates, arouses loyalty, and laughs at adversity … it is beyond price.” — Allan V. Cox (1926 – 1987) American geophysicist

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Grow Stronger

“Character is like a tree and reputation a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” — Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American statesman; 16th President: 1861-65; assassinated following Civil War

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Don’t Stop Believing

  “Seeing is not believing; believing is seeing! You see things, not as they are, but as you are.” — Eric Butterworth (1916 – 2003) Canadian-American author and spiritual teacher (from his 2001 book, Spiritual Economics)

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And There Was Light

  “There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” — Edith Wharton (1862 – 1937) American writer & designer

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Illusion v Reality

  “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” — Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) German-born theoretical physicist; developed theory of relativity

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Admire Great Effort

    “If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.” — Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC-65AD) Roman philosopher and statesman

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Pressure!

  “The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.” — Chinese proverb  

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Sense of Self

“Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.” — Carol Burnett (1933 – ) American comedian and actress

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Yes, You Can!

“Today’s accomplishments were yesterday’s impossibilities.” — Robert H. Schuller (1926 – 2015) American author, motivational speaker, and televangelist

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Oblivion

  “Fame is a vapor; popularity an accident; the only earthly certainty is oblivion.” — Mark Twain (pen name for Samuel Clemens) (1835-1910) 19th Century American author and humorist

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Be Daring

  “Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) German poet, statesman, and critic

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Drama

  “Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.” — Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) English writer, director, and filmmaker

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Artfully Said

      “Art is a house that tries to be haunted.” — Emily Dickinson (1830 – 1886) American poet

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Freedom through Democracy

“As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.” — Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American statesman; 16th US President: 1861-65 assassinated following Civil War

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Compassion, Please

“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” — 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso (1935 – ) Spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism My Grandmother, Marjorie Gulumian, often noted that there was far too much hate in … Continue reading

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Get Ready!

“All the world’s a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed.” — Sean O’Casey (1880 – 1964) Irish dramatist & writer   Enjoy April Fool’s Day!

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Ah, Grace Under Pressure

  “Do as adversaries do in law. Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.” — William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) English playwright

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One Petal, One Person

“A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.” — Leo Buscaglia (1924 – 1998) American author, speaker, and professor My love and deepest gratitude to you.

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Dream BIG

  A man is not old until his regrets take the place of dreams. — Yiddish proverb.

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