January 30, 2003

“Have the courage to do

“Have the courage to do things you are not an expert at, try things that you are totally unsure about, have the courage to stick with it once you start and learn from every step that you take until your particular goal is reached. Even if your goal is never reached, it is a learning process that will enhance your life.” Walter Payton (1954-1999)
Posted by lorigrace at 8:44 AM

January 29, 2003

“The secret cause of suffering

“The secret cause of suffering is mortality itself, which is the prime condition of life. It cannot be denied if life is to be affirmed.” Joseph Campbell (1904-1987)
Posted by lorigrace at 7:22 AM

January 28, 2003

“Patience serves as a protection

“Patience serves as a protection against wrongs as clothes do against cold. For if you put on more clothes as the cold increases, it will have no power to hurt you. So in like manner you must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will be powerless to vex your mind.” Leonardo da Vinci
Posted by lorigrace at 9:00 AM

January 27, 2003

“The power of accurate observation

“The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.” George Bernard Shaw
Posted by lorigrace at 7:48 AM

January 24, 2003

“Sloppy thinking gets worse over

“Sloppy thinking gets worse over time.” Jenny Holzer
Posted by lorigrace at 7:31 AM

January 23, 2003

“One of the strongest characteristics

“One of the strongest characteristics of genius is the power of lighting its own fire.” John W. Foster, clergyman (1770-1843)
Posted by lorigrace at 2:23 PM

January 22, 2003

“The quality of our thoughts

“The quality of our thoughts is bordered on all sides by our facility with language.” J. Michael Straczynski
Posted by lorigrace at 7:10 AM

January 21, 2003

“Sometimes your joy is the

“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” Thich Nhat Hanh
Posted by lorigrace at 7:31 AM

January 20, 2003

“Every man in the world

“Every man in the world is better than someone else. And not as good as someone else.” William Saroyan, writer (1908-1981)
Posted by lorigrace at 8:22 AM

January 17, 2003

“People demand freedom of speech

“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” Soren Kierkegaard
Posted by lorigrace at 7:07 AM

January 16, 2003

“A great many people think

“A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.” William James
Posted by lorigrace at 8:57 AM

January 15, 2003

“Miracles, in the sense of

“Miracles, in the sense of phenomena we cannot explain, surround us on every hand: life itself is the miracle of miracles.” George Bernard Shaw
Posted by lorigrace at 8:30 AM

January 14, 2003

“The purpose of art is

“The purpose of art is to delight us; certain men and women (no smarter than you or I) whose art can delight us have been given dispensation from going out and fetching water and carrying wood. It's no more elaborate than that.” David Mamet
Posted by lorigrace at 8:30 AM

January 13, 2003

“If everyone is thinking alike

“If everyone is thinking alike then somebody isn't thinking.” George S. Patton
Posted by lorigrace at 7:02 AM

January 10, 2003

“Every thought is a seed.

“Every thought is a seed. If you plant crab apples, don't count on harvesting Golden Delicious.” Bill Meyer
Posted by lorigrace at 7:23 AM

January 9, 2003

“Constant kindness can accomplish much.

“Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.” Albert Schweitzer
Posted by lorigrace at 7:17 AM

January 8, 2003

“To himself everyone is immortal;

“To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but he can never know that he is dead.” Samuel Butler, writer (1835-1902)
Posted by lorigrace at 7:09 AM

January 7, 2003

“What you possess in the

“What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death to belong to someone else. But what you are will be yours forever.” Henry Van Dyke
Posted by lorigrace at 5:19 AM

January 6, 2003

“As long as you hide

“As long as you hide the light within you, you will remain a shadow of yourself.” Unknown
Posted by lorigrace at 9:24 AM

January 3, 2003

“All who have meditated on

“All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.” Aristotle
Posted by lorigrace at 9:07 AM

January 2, 2003

“Where I was born and

“Where I was born and where and how I have lived is unimportant. It is what I have done with where I have been that should be of interest.” Georgia O’Keeffe
Posted by lorigrace at 2:03 PM

January 1, 2003

“The wise man does at

“The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.” Baltasar Gracian
Posted by lorigrace at 8:03 AM