~Quotes~

*To laugh often & much; to win the respect of intelligent persons 
& the affection of children...to leave the world a bit better...
to know even one life had breathed easier because you had lived; 
that is to have succeeded.* (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

*The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them
-words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head, 
to no more than living size when they're brought out. 
But, it's more than that, isn't it? The most important things 
lie too close to wherever your secret heart is buried, 
like landmarks to a treasure your enemies would love to steal away. 
And, you may make revelations that cost you dearly 
only to have people look at you in a funny way, 
not understanding what you've said at all, or 
why you thought it was so important that you almost cried while saying it.
That's the worst, I think. When the secret stays locked within 
not for want of a teller, but for want of an understanding ear.* 
(Stephen King)

*...there are two ways to meet life: 
you may refuse to care until indifference becomes a habit,
a defensive armor, & you are safe--but bored. Or, you can care gently, 
& live greatly--'til life breaks you on its wheel.* 
(Dorothy Canfield Fischer)

*The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, 
not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship;
it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one 
when he discovers that someone else believes in him
& is willing to trust him with his friendship.* (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

*I like nonsense~It wakes up the brain cells.
Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.
It's a way of looking at life thru the wrong end of a telescope.
That enables you to laugh at life's realities.*
~Dr. Seuss~

*Life is a test. It is only a test. 
If this were your actual life,
you would have been given better instructions.*

*I am only one, but still I am one.
I cannot do everything, but still
I can do something.*

*You can't choose your circumstances,
but you can choose to overcome them.*

*We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.*

*They won't care how much you know
until they know how much you care*

*Planning doesn't destroy spontaneity; it creates opportunity.*

*Attitude is the mind's paintbrush--
It can color any situation*

*Good judgment comes from experience, & experience comes from bad judgment.*

*Anytime you see a turtle on top of a fence post,
you know he had some help.*

*The doorstep to the temple of wisdom
is a knowledge of our own ignorance.*

*Finish every day & be done with it.
You have done what you could;
if some blunders & absurdities crept in,
forget them as soon as you can.
Tomorrow is a new day.*

*Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling
where we ought to think & thinking where we ought to feel.*

*The farther backward you can look,
the farther forward you are likely to see.*

*No man really becomes a fool until he stops asking questions.*

*To be what we are & to become what we are capable of becoming,
is the only end of life.*

*The highest reward for our toil isn't what we get for it,
but rather what we become by it*

*A good listener isn't only popular everywhere,
but after a while, he knows something.*

*The purpose of life is to matter-to be productive-
to be useful-to have it make a difference that you lived at all.*

*Formula for perpetual ignorance:
Be satisfied with your opinions &
content with your knowledge.*

*Smart people believe only half of what they hear.
Smarter people know which half to believe.*

*We cannot discover new oceans 
unless we have the courage to lose sight of the shore.*

*Save time...see things my way!*

*Live well~ Laugh often~ Love much~ *

*Yesterday is a memory.
Tomorrow is a dream.
Today is the reality.*

*An error doesn't become a mistake-
until you refuse to correct it.*

*People may doubt what you say,
but they will always believe what you do.*

*A rumor is like a check
~Don't endorse it until you are sure it's genuine.*

*Beware of a half truth 
~ You may have gotten the wrong half.*

*Most things are difficult before they are easy.*

*I will not listen to reason.
~Reason always means what someone else has to say.*

*You can't depend on your eyes
when your imagination is out of focus.*

*Charm is a way of getting the answer, "yes"
without asking a clear question!*

*If you want the rainbow,
sometimes you've gotta put up with the rain.*

*Reach for the moon~
Even if you fall, you'll end up on a star.*

*Its your attitude~not aptitude~
that determines your altitude!*

*You're never given a wish 
without also being given the power to make it come true.* (Richard Bach)

*60% of our fears are totally unfounded;
20% are already behind us;
10% are so petty, they don't make any difference;
5% are real, but we can't do anything about them;
so, only 5% are real fears we can do something about.*

~Excerpts from Richard Bach's novel, One:

*As soon as you know the system, 
you know that every problem is already answered...
It may take us what we call time...
to find out what the answer has always been.*

*We have infinite choice. Our choices lead us to our experiences,
& with experience we realize we are not the little creatures we seem to be.
We're interdimensional expressions of life, mirrors of spirit.*

*Focus makes one point sharp & everything else a blur.
We focus on one lifetime, & we think that's all there is. 
But all those other aspects, 
the misty ones we take for dreams & wishes & might-have-beens, 
they are as real as any other. We choose our focus.*

*Character comes from following our highest sense of right,
from trusting ideals without being sure they'll work.
One challenge of our adventure on earth is to rise above dead systems...
to refuse to be a part of them, 
and express, instead, the highest selves we know how to be.*

*No one can solve problems for someone whose problem is
that they don't want problems solved!*

*Bad things are not the worst things that can happen to us.
NOTHING is the worst thing that can happen to us!*

*He missed the sunset shouting to him that what seems night
is the world getting ready for a dawn that already exists.*

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