Quote of the day

Discussion in 'Discussion Group' started by Hught, Sep 21, 2012.

  1. Hught

    Hught Well-Known Member

    Got to squeeze a work related quote in every now and then!

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  2. Hught

    Hught Well-Known Member

    The following unfortunately happens, as it is currently in my family, but I found these words to bring comfort . . .

    Death leaves a heartache no one can heal; Love leaves a memory no one can steal.

    From an Irish headstone
     
  3. Sherry A.

    Sherry A. Well-Known Member

    So sorry for what’s going on currently
     
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  4. Hught

    Hught Well-Known Member

    In an argument with man and nature, nature wins 100% of the time.

    Mike Clarke, municipal public services director, during spring 2019 flooding in the Midwest
     
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  5. Hught

    Hught Well-Known Member

    Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.

    Aristotle
     
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  6. Wayne Stollings

    Wayne Stollings Well-Known Member

    Not educating either is the goal of a dictatorship.
     
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  7. Hught

    Hught Well-Known Member

    Men and women are like right and left hands; it doesn't make sense not to use both.

    Jeannette Rankin,
    politician and first woman to hold federal office in the US
     
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  8. Hught

    Hught Well-Known Member

    Summertime, and the livin' is easy.

    Ella Fitzgerald,
    singer
     
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  9. Hught

    Hught Well-Known Member

    It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are 20 gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.

    Thomas Jefferson
     
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  10. Hught

    Hught Well-Known Member

    Stress is like spice -- in the right proportion it enhances the flavor of a dish. Too little produces a bland, dull meal; too much may choke you.

    Donald Tubesing,
    pastor, author and speaker
     
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  11. Hught

    Hught Well-Known Member

    Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.

    -- Abigail Adams,
    Former First Lady of the United States
     
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  12. Hught

    Hught Well-Known Member

    Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

    Arthur Ashe,
    Tennis legend
     
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  13. Hught

    Hught Well-Known Member

    True heroism ... is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.

    Arthur Ashe,
    tennis player
     
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  14. Hught

    Hught Well-Known Member

    Ideas are like fish. If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you've got to go deeper.

    David Lynch,
    filmmaker
     
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  15. Hught

    Hught Well-Known Member

    Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.

    José N. Harris,
    author
     
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  16. Hught

    Hught Well-Known Member

    Don't ever forget that you're a citizen of this world, and there are things you can do to lift the human spirit, things that are easy, things that are free, things that you can do every day. Civility, respect, kindness, character.

    Aaron Sorkin,
    screenwriter, director, producer, playwright
     
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  17. Hught

    Hught Well-Known Member

    The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.

    Frank Herbert,
    writer
     
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  18. Wayne Stollings

    Wayne Stollings Well-Known Member

  19. Wayne Stollings

    Wayne Stollings Well-Known Member

    Yes, yes it is.
     
  20. Hught

    Hught Well-Known Member

    As one goes through life, one learns that if you don't paddle your own canoe, you don't move.

    Katharine Hepburn,
    actress
     
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