quotes

“Perhaps the most valuable result

“Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself to do the thing you have to do when it ought to be done whether you like it or not. It is the first lesson that ought to be learned and however early a person's training begins, it is probably the last lesson a person learns thoroughly.” Thomas Huxley

“We are now at a

“We are now at a point where we must educate our children in what no one knew yesterday, and prepare our schools for what no one knows yet.” Margaret Mead

“We either make ourselves miserable,

“We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.” Carlos Castaneda

“Any form of art is

“Any form of art is a form of power, it has impact, it can effect change--it can not only move us, it makes us move.” Ossie Davis

“Fall in love with what

“Fall in love with what you do for a living. I don't care what it is. It works.” George Burns

“I have peace of mind,

“I have peace of mind, because I want only five things out of life and music: beauty, elegance, excellence, grace and dignity.” Carlos Santana

“What we see depends mainly

“What we see depends mainly on what we look for.” Sir John Lubbock

“The greatest mistake you can

“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing that you will make one.” Elbert Hubbard

“Courage is the art of

“Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death.” Earl Wilson

“Sometimes, if you stand on

“Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.” Winnie-the-Pooh

“Years may wrinkle the skin,

“Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.” Samuel Ullman

“Seriousness is an accident of

“Seriousness is an accident of time. It consists in putting too high a value on time. In eternity there is no time. Eternity is a mere moment, just long enough for a joke.” Herman Hesse (1877 - 1962)

“Childhood is the world of

“Childhood is the world of miracle and wonder; as if creation rose, bathed in the light, out of the darkness, utterly new and fresh and astonishing. The end of childhood is when things cease to astonish us.” Eugene Ionesco

“A man who has committed

“A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.” Confucius

“We first make our habits,

“We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.” John Dryden

“The most important single ingredient

“The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.” Theodore Roosevelt

“Whatever you are by nature,

“Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your own line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed; be anything else and you will be ten thousand times worse than nothing.” Sydney Smith

“One of the biggest factors

“One of the biggest factors in success is the courage to undertake something.” James A. Worsham

“Rich people plan for four

“Rich people plan for four generations. Poor people plan for Saturday night.” Gloria Steinem

“Do not let what you

“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” John Wooden

“I like nonsense, it wakes

“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.” Dr. Seuss

“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” Albert Einstein