Category: Quotes

Quotes & Memes

Quotes November 10, 2024

What I learned early was that there was always somebody who knew more about a thing than you did, and the trick was to ask them the right question.
Jim Hoagland,
journalist, editor, Pulitzer Prize recipient
1940-2024
 
 
 
 
Whatever they want you to do is the thing that you must not do.
I believe that storytelling can be a strategy to help you make sense out of your life. It’s what I’ve done.
Dorothy Allison,
writer
1949-2024
 
 
 
 
First impressions are often signals from the deep that we should credit oftener than we do.
Katherine Anne Porter,
writer, journalist
 
 
 
 

Quotes November 09, 2024

“When I was little, my mother taught me how to use a fork and knife. The trouble is that mother forget to teach me how to stop using them!”
Hattie McDaniel
 
 
 
 
“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”
Carl Sagan
 
 
 
 
“Don’t forget to tell these special people in your life just how special they are to you.”
Bob Ross
 
 
 
 
“Memories of our lives, of our works, and our deeds will continue in others.”
Rosa Parks
 
 
 
 
“You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.”
Indira Gandhi
 
 
 
 
“Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.”
Bill Gates
 
 
 
 
“Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others.”
Pablo Picasso
 
 
 
 
“The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.”
Pelé
 
 
 
 
“Once we realize we are all members of humanity, we will want to compete in the spirit of love.”
Muhammad Ali
 
 
 
 

Quotes November 08, 2024

“A man’s pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.”
Bear Grylls
 
 
 
 
Unselfishness, as far as you are concerned means simply this – you will put first the honour and interests of your country and your regiment; next you will put the safety, well-being and comfort of your men; and last – and last all the time – you will put your own interest, your own safety, your own comfort.
Field Marshal Sir Bill Slim, Courage and other Broadcasts,1957
 
 
 
 
…leaders under pressure must keep themselves absolutely clean morally. The relativism of the social sciences will never do. They must lead by example, must be able to implant high-mindedness to their followers, and must have earned their followers’ respect by demonstrating integrity.
Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale, 1987
 
 
 
 
People think that the follower serves the leader. But that isn’t true. The leader and the follower both serve the mission.
Ira Chaleff
 
 
 
 
A [unit’s] quality, its discipline, its training will depend on your leadership. Whatever deficiencies there are must be charged to your failure and incapacity.
General George C.Marshall, 1941
 
 
 
 
The good military leader will dominate the events which surround him; once he lets events get the better of him he will lose the confidence of his men, and when that happens he ceases to be of value as a leader.
Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, The Art of Leadership, 1958
 
 
 
 
It is absolutely necessary…for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders.
George Washington
 
 
 
 

Quotes November 07, 2024

I think quite early on in a career, you have to be able to understand why the ‘no’ is happening. Of course, you can’t help but take it personally sometimes.
I like to be surprised by what people might think that I am capable of. And then I can be surprised by it, too.
Juno Temple,
actor
 
 
 
 
I always say it’s easier to get where you’re going if you know where you came from.
Quincy Jones
 
 
 
 
“It is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences.”
Nelson Mandela
 
 
 
 
“Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy.”
Walter Cronkite
 
 
 
 
“No big challenge has ever been solved, and no lasting improvement has ever been achieved, unless people dare to try something different.”
Tim Cook
 
 
 
 
Reminders:

“Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.”
Earvin “Magic” Johnson
 
 
 
 
“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.”
Vince Lombardi
 
 
 
 
“Take your job seriously, but don’t take yourself too seriously.”
Alex Trebek
 
 
 
 

Quotes November 06, 2024

When you start out in Hollywood it’s 99% ‘get outta here!’ rejection and you have to develop the hide of a rhinoceros, but you always have to keep the spirit of a butterfly inside.
Teri Garr,
actor
1944-2024
 
 
 
 
Creativity is one of the most beautiful gifts we possess.
Quincy Jones,
record label executive, producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, musician
1933-2024
 
 
 
 
Having power is not nearly as important as what you choose to do with it.
Roald Dahl,
writer
 
 
 
 
Not everything that is faced can be changed but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
James Baldwin – 1924-1987 – Writer
 
 
 
 
Form the habit of always doing your best.
Bob Proctor – 1934-2022 – Author-Speaker-Legend
 
 
 
 
The reward for our work is not what we get, but what we become.
Paulo Coelho – Author
 
 
 
 
Don’t let others decide who you are.
Dennis Rodman – American Basketball Player
 
 
 
 
“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
 
 
 
 
“Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.”
Grenville Kleiser
 
 
 
 

Quotes November 05, 2024

Today is the day! May we exercise our voice, our power, and our privilege, not merely for our own interests, but for our community and our beloved planet. xx
Warmly,
AmyAnn Cadwell
& The Good Trade Team
 
 
 
 
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
William James
 
 
 
 
Listening well is the most eloquent sign of caring.
Deborah Tannen
 
 
 
 
We have to cross the boundary between knowing and not knowing many times before we achieve understanding.
David Hawkins
 
 
 
 
Maybe there is no such thing as time; there are only moments, each with its own story.
Robin Wall Kimmerer
 
 
 
 
To see things in the seed, that is genius.
Lao Tzu
 
 
 
 
A birdsong can even, for a moment, make the whole world into a sky within us, because we feel that the bird does not distinguish between its heart and the world’s.
Rainer Maria Rilke
 
 
 
 
Personality begins where comparison leaves off. Be unique. Be memorable. Be confident. Be proud.
Shannon L. Alder
 
 
 
 
Gratitude is the memory of the heart.
Jean-Baptiste Massieu
 
 
 
 
If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass has the power to move you, rejoice, for your soul is alive.
Eleonora Duse
 
 
 
 
Be impeccable with your word.
Don Miguel Ruiz
 
 
 
 

Quotes November 03-04, 2024

Quotes courtesy of Lori Deschene/Tiny Buddha

 
 

“When we deny our stories, they define us. When we own our stories, we get to write the ending.”
“Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky, but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable.”
Brené Brown
 
 
 
 
“The solution to every problem is to be found on a level that is slightly, or even greatly, above the conflicting perceptions. As long as you are eye to eye with the difficulty, you will fight the problem rather than resolve it.”
Glenda Green
 
 
 
 
“The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.”
Thich Nhat Hanh
 
 
 
 
“Taking time to do nothing often brings everything into perspective.”
Doe Zantamata
 
 
 
 
“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”
Jon Kabat-Zinn
 
 
 
 
“All you’re going to lose is what was built for a person you no longer are.”
“Your anger? It’s telling you where you feel powerless. Your anxiety? It’s telling you that something in your life is off balance. Your fear? It’s telling you what you care about. Your apathy? It’s telling you where you’re overextended and burnt out. Your feelings aren’t random, they are messengers. And if you want to get anywhere, you need to be able to let them speak to you and tell you what you really need.”
Brianna Wiest
 
 
 
 
“Sensitive people should be treasured. They love deeply and think deeply about life. They are loyal, honest, and true. The simple things sometimes mean the most to them. They don’t need to change or harden. Their purity makes them who they are.”
Unknown
 
 
 
 

Quotes November 02, 2024

Nothing is ever completely finished, but I know when I get to the end of something that this is the last scene of the book, or this is the last shot of the video. It tells you: enough already.
Gary Hoisington (July 16, 1950 – October 23, 2024), known as Gary Indiana
writer, critic
1950-2024
 
 
 
 
I wear each of my films as a badge of pride. That’s why I cherish all my bad reviews. If the critics start liking my movies, then I’m in deep trouble.
John Carpenter,
filmmaker, composer
 
 
 
 
Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.
Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.
Mary Shelley,
writer
 
 
 
 
All that we see or seem / Is but a dream within a dream.
Edgar Allan Poe,
poet, writer, editor
 
 
 
 
Time isn’t the main thing. It’s the only thing.
Miles Davis – 1926-1991 – American Trumpeter
 
 
 
 
The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence.
Price Pritchett – Author-Business Advisor-Speaker
 
 
 
 
Be disciplined about what you respond and react to. Not everyone or everything deserves your time, energy, and attention. Stay in your light.
Lalah Delia – Writer
 
 
 
 
“All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.”
Ellen Glasgow
 
 
 
 
“Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.”
Frank Herbert
 
 
 
 
“Hope is not a resting place but a starting point – a cactus, not a cushion.”
H. Jackson Brown Jr.
 
 
 
 
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
Barack Obama
 
 
 
 
I think that’s what good art is, you know? … It’s like somebody has thought of something in a way that you haven’t and it just makes things more interesting.
Roz Chast,
cartoonist
 
 
 
 
I try to be available for life to happen to me.
Bill Murray
 
 
 
 

Quotes November 01, 2024

“The safest place in Korea was right behind a platoon of Marines. Lord, how they could fight!”
MGen. Frank E. Lowe
 
 
 
 
“For over 221 years our Corps has done two things for this great Nation. We make Marines, and we win battles.”
Gen. Charles C. Krulak
 
 
 
 
“Marines die, that’s what we’re here for. But the Marine Corps lives forever. And that means YOU will live forever.”
GySgt. Hartma
 
 
 
 
“To Marines, love of liberty is not an empty phrase… Rather, it’s displayed by blood, sweat, and tears for the fallen.”
“So long as our Corps fields such Marines, America has nothing to fear from tyrants, be they Fascists, Communists or Tyrants with Medieval Ideology. For we serve in a Corps with no institutional confusion about our purpose: To fight! To fight well!”
Jim Mattis
 
 
 
 
“We Marines believe that God gave America the greatest gift He could bestow to man while he lived on this earth -freedom. We also believe He gave us another gift nearly as precious – our soldiers, sailors, airmen, Coast Guardsmen, and Marines – to safeguard that gift and guarantee no force on this earth can ever steal it away.”
John F. Kelly
 
 
 
 

Quotes October 31, 2024

“Spook ya later.”
 
 
 
 
“Orange you excited for Halloween?”
 
 
 
 
“Give ’em pumpkin to talk about.”
 
 
 
 
“I don’t trust pumpkins. They’re seedy.”
 
 
 
 
“Creep it real.”
 
 
 
 
“Have a terror-ific time.”
 
 
 
 
“Hello, gourd-geous.”
 
 
 
 
“Eat, drink, and be scary.”
 
 
 
 
“Life is gourd.”
 
 
 
 
“Lift your spirits!”
 
 
 
 
“Mummy of the year.”
 
 
 
 
“Trick or tequila.”
 
 
 
 
“Frankly, I don’t think I’m that scary.”
 
 
 
 
“Don’t be a jerk-o-lantern.”
 
 
 
 
“It’s time for check your horror-scope.”
 
 
 
 
“The porch light’s out, but I know a good jack of all lanterns who can fix it.”