November 2009
20 posts
Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to...
– Proverbs 20:13
Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while,...
– Ferris Bueller American student from the film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
When we exist without thought or thanksgiving we are not men, but beasts.
– M.F.K. Fisher (1908–1992) American writer
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation...
– John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) 35th president of the United States
Where one door is shut, another is opened.
– Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616) Spanish writer
Take your heart to work, and ask the most and best of everybody else too.
– Meryl Streep (1949 – ) American actress Academy Award winner
Pay no attention to appearing. Being is alone important.
– André Gide (1869–1951) French writer, Nobel Prize winner
Would you persuade, speak of Interest, not of Reason.
– Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) American statesman, scientist, and printer
I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took an excuse.
– Florence Nightingale (1820–1910) English pioneer of modern nursing
No victor believes in chance.
– Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German philosopher
There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the...
– Louis L’Amour (1908–1988) American writer
Invest yourself entirely in the here and now.
– Thich Nhat Hanh (1926 – ) Vietnamese scholar and activist
Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one...
– Sarah Bernhardt (1844–1923) French actress and writer
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
– Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882–1945) 32nd president of the United States
I do not intend for ‘honor, courage, and commitment’ to be just...
– Charles C. Krulak (1942 – ) 31st Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps
The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm.
– Swedish Proverb
The big rewards come to those who travel the second, undemanded mile.
– Bruce Barton (1886–1967) American advertising executive, U.S. congressman
Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and...
– William Shakespeare (1564–1616) English playwright and poet
If you rest, you rust.
– Helen Hayes (1900–1993) American actress Academy, Emmy, Tony, and Grammy winner
I love getting up in the morning. I clap my hands and say, ‘This is gonna...
– the late Dicky Fox sports agent in the movie “Jerry Maguire”