Quotes, verses, miscellaneous ramblings for reflection, inspiration, or simple laffter. Send me your favorite words of wisdom!

"Go get 'em!"
-Robert Ambrose (my grandfather, and the last words he ever said to me.)

"Mom, when do I say fiddlesticks and when do I say goddamnit when something goes wrong?"
-my little cousin Ryan

Why pray when you can worry?

Anyone who does not believe in miracles is not a realist.

Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.
Proverbs 16:3

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6

Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are my ways your ways", declares the Lord. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. As the rain and snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands."
Isaiah 55:6-12

You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:14-16

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
2 Corinthians 4:7

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Ephesians 6:12

I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13

Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
Philippians 4:8-9

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
2 Timothy 1:7

"If you can't find a way to really enjoy what you're doing, why do it?"
"I've always tried to present a positive view of the world in my work. It's so much easier to be negative and cynical and predict doom for the world then it is to try and figure out how to make things better. I feel we have an obligation to do the latter."
-Jim Henson

"I've heard it too many times to ignore it, it's something that I'm supposed to be."
The Rainbow Connection, by Paul Williams & Kenny Ascher

"In the art and film world, you find out that there are five people out there who are very much like yourself, and you're either going to work well together or hate each other and be jealous of one another."
-Henry Selick

"Shoot for the moon; if you miss, at least you'll land amongst the stars."
-Les Brown

``I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.''
-Dr. Seuss

"Love the art in yourself, not yourself in the art."
(-Ving Rhames)

"If you look at life sometimes as slightly absurd, it helps a lot."
"When stuck in a mood, reach out."
-Christopher Reeve

"A bad golfer says WHACK!DARN! A bad parachutist says DARN!WHACK!"

"Every sea shell has a story to tell if you're listening."
-They Might Be Giants

"A room without books is like a body without a soul."
-Cicero

"Stupid risks are what make life worth living."
-Homer Simpson

"Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast--you also miss the sense of where you are going and why."
-Eddie Cantor

"America, put corn in your ears. This is a cornball culture, and we need to face the music."
-Arwulf Arff

"Let your mind go and your body will follow."
-Steve Martin: LA Story

"Life is like a big, wide pile of excrement. You can walk through it, but you gotta make sure you got your boots on. You can walk around it, but that would take longer. But if you have a friend with a shovel, it's easier to make it through."
-anonymous phone caller on my college radio show

"Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come."
-Victor Hugo

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
-Albert Einstein

"I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing, that this was all started with a mouse."
-Walt Disney

"You're the new blood, so spill it."
-Chuck Jones

"Mistakes are like pebbles that make a good road."

"Storytelling is to change the world."
-Brother Blue

"When it is dark enough, then you can see the stars."
-Vincent Van Gogh

"I still learn."
-Michaelangelo

"I am the Water of Life, Out of myself I grow. The more you drink of me, The fuller I will flow....Drink! Drink! Do what you wish!"
Michael Ende: The NeverEnding Story

"The surest way not to succeed is to think that you can please everybody."
-Bill Cosby

"Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans; it's lovely to be silly at the right moment."
-Horus

"There are more things in Heaven and Earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
-Shakespeare

"Nice boy, but about as sharp as a sack of wet mice."
-Foghorn Leghorn

"Because nobody cared, the city slowly began to disappear...
And, in the very room in which he sat, there were books that could take you anywhere, and things to invent, and make, and build, and break, and all the puzzle and excitement of everything he didn't know--music to play, songs to sing, and worlds to imagine and then someday make real. His thoughts darted eagerly about as everything looked new, and worth trying....
And Milo, full of thoughts and questions, curled up on the pages of tomorrow's music and eagerly awaited the dawn."
-Norton Juster: The Phantom Tollbooth