Quote of the day

"You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them."
-- Maya Angelou

 

"Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing."
-- Vince Lombardi

 

"Plans are nothing. Planning is everything." ― Dwight Eisenhower

 

[FONT=&quot]"Only the mediocre are always at their best."[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]-- Jean Giraudoux,[/FONT]

 

"I'm too sexy for my shirt"
-Right Said Fred

 

"The important thing is not to stop questioning"

Albert Einstein

I love that quote; it fits perfectly with my occupation and religion ( Auditor and Unitarian Univesalist)

 

"I never dreamed about success. I worked for it."
-- Estee Lauder,

 

"If you're not making someone else's life better, you're wasting your time."
- Will Smith

 

"The young do not know enough to be prudent and therefore they attempt the impossible -- and achieve it, generation after generation."
-- Pearl S. Buck,
American writer

 

Thanks. I actually needed to read this tonight.

Sherry

 

George Takei n his working with John Wayne

I told him that ‘I’m one of your opponents in the political arena. I’m opposed to the war, and I’ve been active in the peace movement.’ And John Wayne gave me that famous squint of his that I remember seeing in all the big closeups that he got — whether it’s “Fort Apache” or the “Wake of the Red Witch.” And he said, ‘George, I want the best actor I can get. You know, we’re American citizens, and we have our right to our opinions. I have mine, and you have yours. And I respect that. But I want the best actor I can find.’ And so, he cast me in that. And I thought that was very revealing of the kind of man John Wayne is. He’s a very decent guy.
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Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2014/07/30/george-takei-praises-john-wayne/#ixzz390QyPDGs
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[FONT=&quot]"Do the best you can in every task, no matter how unimportant it may seem at the time. No one learns more about a problem than the person at the bottom."[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]-- Sandra Day O'Connor,[/FONT]

 

"No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world."
-- Robin Williams

 

A 2for:

"Your whole life passes in front of your eyes before you die. This is called living."

Terry Pratchett


and


"Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance."

George Bernard Shaw

 

"I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door, or I'll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present."
-- Rabindranath Tagore, Indian writer

 

It's what you sow that multiplies, not what you keep in the barn. - Dr. Adrian Rogers

 

"A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble."
-- Mahatma Gandhi

 

"If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule: Never lie to yourself."
-- Paulo Coelho

 

"People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within."
-- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

 

[FONT=&quot]"There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast."[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]-- Charles Dickens[/FONT]