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” 