Quotes January 19, 2023

“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.”
Alexander Graham Bell
 
 
 
 
“The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.”
Aldous Huxley
 
 
 
 
“You are perfectly cast in your life. I can’t imagine anyone but you in the role. Go play.”
Lin-Manuel Miranda
 
 
 
 
“If you think you can, you can. If you think you can’t, you’re right.”
Willie O’Ree
 
 
 
 
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.
Alan Watts
1915-1973
Writer
 
 
 
 
“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
Muhammad Ali
 
 
 
 
If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present.
Roy T. Bennett
1939-2014
Author
 
 
 
 
The only journey is the one within.
Rainer Maria Rilke
1875-1926
Poet-Novelist
 
 
 
 
To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.
Winston Churchill
1874-1965
Former British Prime Minister
 
 
 
 
Being happy never goes out of style.
Lily Pulitzer
1931-2013
Fashion Designer
 
 
 
 
“Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.”
Helen Keller
 
 
 
 
“Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.”
Emily Dickinson
 
 
 
 
If you’re completely honest the way you go about your life, it just gives you back happiness.
Tatjana Patitz,
model
1966-2023
 
 
 
 
Observing is more interesting than being observed. You learn about yourself by seeking out others.
Luigia “Gina” Lollobrigida,
actor, photographer, artist
1927-2023
 
 
 
 
Things turn out better by accident sometimes. But you can’t organize accidents.
Jeff Beck,
guitarist
1944-2023
 
 
 
 
I was always positive. I can’t be negative. If you are positive in life you will do good things.
Luigia “Gina” Lollobrigida,
actor, photographer, artist
1927-2023
 
 
 
 
“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.”
Dolly Parton