Tag: Various

Quotes November 30, 2024

What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Ralph Marston – 1907-1967 – American Soccer Player
 
 
 
 
“Rock isn’t art; it’s the way ordinary people talk.”
Billy Idol
 
 
 
 
“Life is like a 10-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.”
Charles M. Schulz
 
 
 
 
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
From Oscar Wilde’s “Lady Windermere’s Fan”
 
 
 
 
“In my experience, each failure contains the seeds of your next success—if you are willing to learn from it.”
Paul Allen
 
 
 
 
Reminder:
“It takes no money to respect the individual.”
Harvey Milk
 
 
 
 

Quotes November 21, 2024

When you choose to collect experiences rather than things, you never ever run out of storage space.
Joshua Becker – Author-Writer-Philanthropist-Pastor
 
 
 
 
We are observers — we need to observe behaviors, actions, ways of speaking, personality traits, but none of that is possible when you’re the one being observed.
Javier Bardem,
actor
 
 
 
 
Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
 
 
 
 
“Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.”
Gloria Steinem
 
 
 
 
“Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.”
Nathaniel Hawthorne
 
 
 
 
“I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live in others but give them life, and not only life but that great consciousness of life.”
Jack Kerouac
 
 
 
 

Quotes November 18, 2024

The time is now. Stop hitting the snooze button on your life.
Mel Robbins – Motivational Speaker-Best-Selling Author
 
 
 
 
You’re only as good as the best thing you’ve ever done.
Billy Wilder,
filmmaker, screenwriter
 
 
 
 
Soak in the kindness in your life, from wherever it comes.
AmyAnn Cadwell
 
 
 
 
At that first, three-day Thanksgiving meal, there was probably not a table.
1440
 
 
 
 
“Human nature is almost unbelievably malleable, responding accurately and contrastingly to contrasting cultural conditions.”
Margaret Mead
 
 
 
 
“The world cares very little what you or I know, but it does care a great deal about what you or I do.”
Booker T. Washington
 
 
 
 
“Truth is the only safe ground to stand upon.”
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
 
 
 
 
“They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.”
From Edgar Allan Poe’s “Eleonora”
 
 
 
 
Reminders:

Be respectful of words. They mean something.
Katherine Anne Porter
 
 
 
 
“The best jokes are dangerous, and dangerous because they are in some way truthful.”
Kurt Vonnegut
 
 
 
 

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 October 19-22, 2024

I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life.
Louise Hay – 1926-2017 – Motivational Speaker-Author
 
 
 
 
In this life, everything has a beginning and end, and I think it’s the appropriate time to put an end to a career that has been long and much more successful than I could have ever imagined.
Rafael Nadal,
professional tennis player
Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 to Oct. 15
 
 
 
 
Some roles are easier to choose, some roles are more difficult because they are more daring. Sometimes you have to dare.
I was not looking for anything, I was just ready to be surprised.
Isabelle Huppert,
actor
 
 
 
 
Whatever you do, always give 100%. Unless you’re donating blood.
I try to be available for life to happen to me.
Bill Murray,
actor
 
 
 
 
You’re on the right track. Don’t let anyone stop you and do it as long as you want to. You have this gift — just keep going.
Kelly Bishop
 
 
 
 
Allow yourself to be a beginner. No one starts off being excellent.
Wendy Flynn – Consultant
 
 
 
 
We’re strongest when we cheer each other on.
Serena Williams – Professional Tennis Player
 
 
 
 
Don’t be afraid to give up the good and go for the great.
Steve Prefontaine – 1951-1975 – American Long-Distance Runner
 
 
 
 
Grit is living life like it’s a marathon, not a sprint.
Angela Lee Duckworth – Psychologist-American Academic-Science Author
 
 
 
 
Always believe something wonderful is about to happen.
Unknown
 
 
 
 
You can either experience the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The choice is yours.
Unknown
 
 
 
 

Quotes October 14-15, 2024

I came at language standing on my head, turning words inside out in search of meaning, making a mess of it sometimes, but seeing truth from a very different viewpoint.
James Earl Jones,
actor
1931-2024
 
 
 
 
I don’t like mysteries, which is why I want to solve them. It bothers me that there are things I don’t know.
Nelson DeMille,
writer
1943-2024
 
 
 
 
I’ve been relentless and I’ve been lucky, but that’s never been enough.
Carmen Gimenez,
poet, editor, publisher, educator
Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 to Oct. 15
 
 
 
 
I leave with the absolute peace of mind of having given my best, of having made an effort in every way.
Rafael Nadal,
professional tennis player
Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 to Oct. 15
 
 
 
 
Don’t plan it all. Let life surprise you a little.
Julia Alvarez
 
 
 
 
The need for connection and community is primal, as fundamental as the need for air, water, and food.
Dean Ornish
 
 
 
 

Quotes September 28, 2024

Technique and ability alone do not get you to the top; it is the willpower that is most important.
Junko Tabei – 1939-2016 – Mountaineer-Author-Teacher
 
 
 
 
You are not lucky to be here. The world needs your perspective. They are lucky to have you.
Jose Antonio Tijerino,
president and CEO of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation
Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 to Oct. 15
 
 
 
 
If you must wish … wish for something sensible.
W. W. Jacobs,
writer
 
 
 
 
I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you’re prepared for it.
Denzel Washington – Actor, Director, and Producer
 
 
 
 
When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It’s to enjoy each step along the way.
Wayne Dyer – 1940-2015, Author and Speaker
 
 
 
 
Accept the presence of thorns, but let the rose inspire you.
Steve Pavlina – Self-Help Author – Speaker
 
 
 
 
Be so good, they can’t ignore you.
Steve Martin, Actor
 
 
 
 
I have a flood of ideas in my mind. I just follow my vision.
Yayoi Kusama – Contemporary Artist-Works in Film and Fashion Art
 
 
 
 
To forgive freely, is what we owe to our enemy; to forget not, is what we owe to ourselves.
Amelia E. Barr,
writer, educator
 
 
 
 

Quotes September 19, 2024

Just remember, kids: when life gives you turned backs, start shaking hands!
Caterina Valente,
multilingual singer, guitarist, dancer, actor, entertainer
1931-2024
 
 
 
 
I don’t look back. I go forward.
Herb Alpert,
trumpeter, songwriter, co-founder of A&M Records
 
 
 
 
The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.
Albert Einstein – 1879-1955 – Theoretical Physicist
 
 
 
 
“Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the road to achievement. One fails forward toward success.”
C. S. Lewis
 
 
 
 
“You should be unique, you should be confident, and that’s how people remember who you are. You have to be willing to share who you are and your story.”
Vanessa Williams
 
 
 
 
“One lives not just for oneself but for one’s community.”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
 
 
 
 
“Being young isn’t about age; it’s about being a free spirit.”
Lesley “Twiggy” Lawson
 
 
 
 

Quotes September 15-18, 2024

The word is ‘joy.’ ‘Alegria.’ The next party. I’m ready.
Sergio Mendes,
musician
1941-2024
 
 
 
 
The path to your success is not as fixed and inflexible as you think.
Misty Copeland – Ballet Dancer
 
 
 
 
Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
Plato – Athenian Philosopher
 
 
 
 
Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is just show up.
Brene Brown – Professor-Lecturer-Author
 
 
 
 
“Each person holds so much power within themselves that needs to be let out. Sometimes they just need a little nudge, a little direction, a little support, a little coaching, and the greatest things can happen.”
Pete Carroll
 
 
 
 
“Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.”
Hippocrates
 
 
 
 
It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,
poet
 
 
 
 
If you’re struggling, keep going, keep going, and I promise you, things will be okay.
Richard Gadd,
comedian, actor, screenwriter
 
 
 
 

Quotes September 14, 2024

Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges.
Bryant McGill – Author
 
 
 
 
The key to abundance is meeting limited circumstances with unlimited thoughts.
Marianne Williamson – Author-Speaker
 
 
 
 
“I’ve always said that in politics, your enemies can’t hurt you, but your friends will kill you.”
Ann Richards
 
 
 
 
“Life is so much more rewarding if you strive for something, rather than take what’s given to you on a plate.”
Amy Winehouse
 
 
 
 
“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.”
Confucius