Quote of the day

Do not go mental, and with that, goodnight.

John Cooper Clarke,
punk performance poet

 

Men are like linoleum floors. Lay ’em right and you can walk all over them for thirty years. ~ Betsy Salkind..

 

The brain is the most outstanding organ. It works 24/7, 365 from birth until you fall in love.

Sophie Monroe,
author

 

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

Abraham Lincoln

 

I never thought of being blind as a disadvantage, and I never thought of being black as a disadvantage. I am what I am. I love me!

Stevie Wonder,
singer, musician, songwriter and record producer

 

"Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel."

Samuel Johnson, 1775

 

Honesty helps. You get a long way in life as far as I'm concerned. You tell the truth, ask for help, instead of saying I know what I'm doing.

Penny Marshall,
actress and director

 

Appropriate for today!

It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor.

Max Eastman,
writer, poet and political activist

Hope everyone had a chance to exercise their sense of humor today!

 

For those like my sister . . .

I am different, not less.

Temple Grandin,
professor of animal science, author and advocate for those with autism

April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day

 

I have followed Temple Grandin's work for a long time. The difference in perspectives can and does make a huge difference in understanding.

 

Sometimes you think of things to say and you don't say them and you think, "What a good decision!"

Jeffrey Toobin,
lawyer, author and political analyst

 

Not sure it is a true quote . . . but it definitely goes through my mind now days!

 

The difference between death and taxes is death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.

Will Rogers,
actor, humorist, social commentator

 

There cannot be a stressful crisis next week. My schedule is already full.

Henry Kissinger,
former US secretary of state

April is Stress Awareness Month

 

The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you.

John Southard,
technology planner and academic administrator

 

All you need is one person to say yes to an idea.

Joy Mangano
inventor and entrepreneur

May is National Inventors Month

 

RIP, thank you Sir!

I've never really taken anything very seriously. I enjoy life because I enjoy making other people enjoy it.

Tim Conway,
comedian, actor, writer and director

1933-2019

 

"You can have friends or you can correct people's grammar."

Mary Noris
Author and copy editor

 

Harlan Ellison "Apart from hydrogen, the most common thing in the universe is stupidity."

 

It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it.

Sam Levenson,
humorist