quotes

“There is no genius in life like the genius of energy.” Donald G. Mitchell

“We are one of only three species on our planet that can claim to be self-aware, yet self-delusion may be a more significant characteristic of our kind.” Michael Crichton

“There are no guarantees. From the viewpoint of fear, none are strong enough. From the viewpoint of love, none are necessary.” Emmanuel

“Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.” Mark Helprin

Failing Does Not Make You A Failure--Giving Up Does. Anonymous

“We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at least one laugh.” Friedrich Nietzsche

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862)

“If you can't get people

“If you can't get people to listen, tell them it's confidential.” Anonymous

“The reason a dog has

“The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue.” anonymous

“Once the game is over,

“Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box.” Italian proverb

“Fear in its various guises

“Fear in its various guises is at the bottom of procrastination.” Edwin C. Bliss

“A designer knows he has

“A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

“As human beings, our job

“As human beings, our job in life is to help people realize how rare and valuable each one of us really is, that each of us has something that no one else has—or ever will have—something inside that is unique to all time. It's our job to encourage each other to discover that uniqueness and to provide ways of developing its expression.” Fred Rogers

“If you can give your

“If you can give your child only one gift, let it be enthusiasm.” Bruce Barton

“A scholar knows no boredom.”

“A scholar knows no boredom.” Jean Paul Richter, writer (1763-1825)

“Real obstacles don't take you

“Real obstacles don't take you in circles. They can be overcome. Invented ones are like a maze.” Barbara Sher

“The problem is never how

“The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but how to get old ones out.” Dee Hock, Founder of Visa

“You cannot prevent the birds

“You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.” Chinese Proverb

“Even if I knew that

“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

“The beginning of love is

“The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.” Thomas Merton

“The minute you settle for

“The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.” Maureen Dowd