Category Archives: Notable Quotables

Ability

    “We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.” — Stevie Wonder (1950 – ) American singer, songwriter, & musician

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National Nothing Day

On National Nothing Day, we are supposed to do nothing but relax and take a breather from the daily pressures. (Okay… comedy and sarcasm seem appropriate.) “Old age ain’t no place for sissies.” — Bette Davis (1908 – 1989) American … Continue reading

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We CAN Do This

“If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832) … Continue reading

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Thank You

“It isn’t what we have in life, but who we have in our life that matters.” — Unknown My most sincere thanks and gratitude to each and every person in my life who has made a compassionate difference… even when … Continue reading

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Protect Freedom

“History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.” — Dwight Eisenhower 1890 – 1969) American military officer & 34th President of the United States

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Unity Please

We can choose to rant and rave… or not. We can choose accusations and name calling… or not. We can choose to support each other and work together… or not. I choose strength through compassion and unity. “We are only … Continue reading

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First State of the Union Address

“I shall derive great satisfaction from a cooperation with you in the pleasing though arduous task of insuring to our fellow citizens the blessings which they have a right to expect from a free, efficient, and equal government.” — George … Continue reading

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Jelly Bean Power

  “You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.” — Ronald Reagan (1911 – 2004) American actor & California Governor; 40th President of the United States (1981 – 1989); quoted in Observer, March … Continue reading

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Education Lasts

“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” — Henry Adams (1838-1918) American historian & teacher

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Be Free

  “Running away will never make you free.” — Kenny Loggins (1948 – ) American singer & songwriter

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Quote This. Quote That.

Throughout 2025, I posted more than 225 quotations, proverbs, and witticisms from a broad range of people and centuries. I shared words from pacifists and activists, conservatives and liberals, soldiers and sculptors. Notable Quotables hailed from humorists, humanitarians, and historians, … Continue reading

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Happy New Year!

  Happiest New Year wishes to you!   “Life is too short not to celebrate nice moments!” — Jürgen Klopp (1967 – ) German football manager

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Go For It

Do not be intimidated. Live positively, hopefully, and fully. “Today’s accomplishments were yesterday’s impossibilities.” — Robert H. Schuller (1929 – 2015) American Christian pastor, motivational speaker, & author

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Goals

A new year is just ahead. My wish is that you can make it a great one. Goals If you are uncertain, timid or vague, If you are not sure which is the way. If you are concerned what the … Continue reading

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Sing… even in Silence

“You have not converted a man because you have silenced him.” — John Morley (1838 – 1923) British statesman, writer, & newspaper editor When someone is bullied into silence or socially withdraws because others are constantly whining and ranting their … Continue reading

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Don’t Worry; Be Happy

  “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” — Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948) Indian lawyer and political ethicist

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Politics

  “There is a tendency for things to right themselves.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882) American essayist & philosopher That sums up politics in America. While some seek change, others are grateful that change has happened. And so … Continue reading

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Hope… Always Hope

  “Spend enough time around success and failure, and you learn a reverence for possibility.” — Dale A. Dauten (1950 – ) American businessman, innovator, & author

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To Your Wealth

“It is health which is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.” — Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) Indian lawyer, spiritual & political leader, & nonviolent resistance advocate

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Be Happy

  “Happiness is a warm puppy.” — Charles M. Schulz (1922 – 2000) American cartoonist

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Ahhhhh, Compassion

“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” — Dalai Lama (14th is Tenzin Gyatso, born 1935) Spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism With all the bigoted and needless violence of late, I find it interesting that … Continue reading

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Get Giddy!

    “Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination.” — Mark Twain (pen name for Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835 – 1910) American writer & humorist       Hah! Rather redefines giddiness! Find lots of happiness insights in the “Happiness: … Continue reading

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Thank You, Dear Friends

  “Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.” — Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) American social activist & stateswoman US First Lady: 1933-45; Ambassador to UN Throughout the year, … Continue reading

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Smile, Baby, Smile!

  “A smile can open a heart faster than a key can open a door.” AND it’s beautifully contagious. Pass it on.

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Choose Encouragement Over Discouragement

“A person who tells you that you are not good enough knows that you are better than they are.” — Cathy Burnham Martin Author, voiceover artist, and dedicated foodie Life comes with numerous challenges, and they seem to intensify during … Continue reading

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Perfection!

  “The most perfect technique is that which is not noticed at all.” –Pablo Casals (1876-1973) Spanish-born cellist, conductor, and composer

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Hope! Always Hope!

  “No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” — Hal Borland (1900 – 1978) American writer & journalist The holiday season can be glorious, but for many, it comes with great sorrow and challenges. My wish for you … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving 2025

  “There are friends, there is family, and then there are friends that become family.” — Unknown  Happiest Thanksgiving wishes and blessings to you from our home and hearts to yours.

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Be Open; Be Confident

“Confidence, like art, never comes from having all the answers; it comes from being open to all the questions.” — Diogenes Laertius (3rd century AD) Greek author of “Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers”

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Simplicity

  “Nothing is so simple that it cannot be misunderstood.” — Freeman Teague Jr.

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Ah, Character

“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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Miraculous!

  “There are only two ways to live your life.  One is as though nothing is a miracle.  The other is as though everything is a miracle.” — Albert Einstein  (1879 – 1955) German-born theoretical physicist; developed the Theory of … Continue reading

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True Hope

“True hope dwells on the possible, even when life seems to be a plot written by someone who wants to see how much adversity we can overcome.” — Walter Inglis Anderson (1903 – 1976) American painter & writer

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Truth, Please

“When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.” — Thomas Sowell (1930 – ) American economist, social theorist, and political philosopher

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Up & Away

  “The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.” — Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917 – 2008) English science fiction writer

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Loyal All the Way

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

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Love Is in the Air

    “Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream world into reality.” — Theodor Reik (1888 – 1969) Austrian psychoanalyst

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Hold On

  “Storms make trees take deeper roots.” – Sir Claude McDonald (1852 – 1915) British soldier & diplomat

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Work Hard

“I’m a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” — Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826) American Founding Father & primary author of the Declaration of Independence; 2nd US Vice President … Continue reading

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Hope… Always Hope

  “He who has health, has hope. And he who has hope, has everything.” — Arabian proverb         And this little gem is among the Notable Quotables in 2025’s “Hope: and Other Life Seasonings,” another pocket guide … Continue reading

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