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Aug 14 2008

This, That, And The Other Thing …

Sometimes it can be a little hard staying motivated. 

One of the things I truly adore ~ is an inspiring quote. 

Here are some good ones …

Maybe one of them will brighten your day? 

Check them out:

 
  • It takes both rain and sunshine to make a rainbow.
- Unknown
 
  • He who has achieved success has lived well, laughed often and loved much.
- Unknown
 
  • If there is no God, who pops up the next Kleenex in the box?
- Steven Wright, American humorist
 
  • Pain is inevitable, misery is optional.
- Unknown
 
  • The bigger they are, the harder they fall. BUT, the smaller they are, the further they bounce!
- Unknown
 
  • If you can laugh at it, you can live with it.
- Erma Bombeck
 
  • Mistakes are doorways to discovery.
- Unknown
 
  • If you don’t stand for something you’ll fall for anything.
- Anonymous
 
  • He who throws mud loses ground.
- Unknown
 
  • Not everything I dislike should be destroyed, some of it should simply be moved farther away.
- Ashleigh Brilliant
 
  • When the world says, “Give up”, hope whispers, “Try it one more time.”
- Unknown
 
  • Keep your face to the sunshine, and you cannot see the shadows. -Helen Keller
 
  • Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia.
- Charles Schultz, American cartoonist/humorist
 
  • The person who really wants to do something finds a way; the others find an excuse.
- Unknown
 
  • When it is dark enough you can see the stars.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist
 
  • Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
- James Baldwin, American novelist/writer
 
  • Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.
- Unknown
 
  • The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it.
- Epicurus
 
  • Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.
- John Updike, U.S. novelist
 
  • Tomorrow is another day.
- Scarlett O’Hara, in Gone With the Wind
 
  • Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
- Robert F. Kennedy
 
  • It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!
- Emiliano Zapata, Revolutionary
 
  • The journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
- Lao Tsu
 
  • No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.
- William Blake, English poet
 
  • No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
- Eleanor Roosevelt, former U.S. First Lady
 
  • If you are going to do something wrong at least enjoy it.
- Leo Rosten
 
  • Don’t take life too seriously. You’ll never get out alive.
- Bugs Bunny
 
  • Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.
- Josh Billings
 
  • Experience is one thing you can’t get for nothing.
- Oscar Wilde
 
  • The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it.
- Alan Saporta
 
  • All beginnings are hard.
- Chaim Potok, American novelist
 
  • Remember that the mighty oak was once an acorn.
- Unknown
 
  • The race is not always to the swift … but to those who keep on running.
- Unknown
 
  • You’ll always miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
- Wayne Gretzky
 
  • The race for quality has no finish line.
- Unknown
 
  • A bend in the road is not the end of the world, unless you fail to make the turn.
- Unknown
 
  • You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first.
- Unknown
 
  • No-one can predict to what heights you can soar. Even you will not know until you spread your wings.
- Unknown
 
  • Some people dream of worthy accomplishments, while others stay awake and do them.
- Unknown
 
  • Don’t wait for your ship to come in … swim out to meet it.
- Unknown
 
  • It’s not so important who starts the game, but who finishes the game.
- John Wooden
 
  • Cherish your yesterdays, dream your tomorrows, live your today’s.
- Unknown
 
  • Impossible only defines the degree of difficulty.
- Unknown
 
  • You can’t discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
- Unknown
I just love this last one!
  • You are either part of the steamroller or part of the pavement.
- Unknown

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