Favorite Sayings

A Few of my Favorite Sayings

The only difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has limits.	"Maturity is: "__The ability to stick with a job until it's finished. "__The ability to do a job without being supervised. "__The ability to carry money without spending it. "__And the ability to bear an injustice without wanting to get even."
An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made in a very narrow field. --Niels Bohr	The light which experience gives is a lantern on the stern, which shines only on the waves behind us. --Samuel Taylor Coleridge
OUTCOMES: You don't get to control any outcome, only every choice you make along the way. -- Stephen C. Paul	HOPE When we become aware that we do not have to escape our pains, but that we can mobilize them into a common search for life, those very pains are transformed from expressions of despair into signs of hope. -- Henri Nouwen
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. --Charles Darwin	INFLATION… "That's when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had Hair." -- (Sam Ewing)
"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." -- George Bernard Shaw	The most powerful thing you can do to change the world is to change your own beliefs about the nature of life, people and reality to something more positive... and begin to act accordingly. -- Shakti Gawain
"The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable,Or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -- Carlos Castaneda	Happiness is being able to recognize and appreciate when "Life, at this particular moment in time, is perfect." -- Terri Deluca
"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing that you will make one." -- Elbert Hubbard	People will forget what you said... People will forget what you did... People will never forget how you made them feel.... -- Reno Derosier
You have a choice about what you want, you can argue twenty different points of view in intellectual matters, but with the mysteries of spirit and love, it’s best to be bewildered.......... -- Rumi (from R-4)	The best way to predict the future is to invent it. -- Alan Kay
Forgiveness: Whatever it takes, I am willing to release and to forgive myself and others----to give before anyone else does. I willingly take any action, say any words, bridge any gap which allows me to fully experience the joy and peace of Spirit. There simply isn’t room for anything else. As I release others, it is I who goes free! -- --Rev. Kathryn McDowell	Decisions All you have to do, is decide what to do, with the time given to you! -- Anonymous
FRIEND "A Friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words" -- Anonymous	The Final Analysis Click HERE for Mother Teresa's full text. -- Mother Teresa
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. -- Anonymous	Talk Talk is Cheap, because Supply excedes Demand -- Anonymous
Silence: Woman like men who are silent. They think they are listening -- Anonymous	Joy You have come into my life as quietly as the dawn -- And I welcome you as I do the sun You warm my soul, my world, my self I am willing to risk being myself with you I feel like smiling all the time What is this? Joy -- pure joy -- © 1999 Mary Keith Cornett
Awaken to Now To awaken with anxiety of what yesterday lacked, Wishing that tomorrow will bring what today has not, Leaves little room for now. Today is filled with new beginnings, Happenings, never to come again, Every moment filled with it's own opportunity. Keep your heart and mind open and a dream can become reality, Transforming that dream to a memory, Creating space for a new dream. There are moments in each day for Reflection of the past, and moments for dreams of tomorrow, yet Savor all the new moments lest they escape you unnoticed, for The mind will grow weary with steadfast memories and unchanged dreams. No other time is as real as now, Let us awaken to it. -- Melanie S. Rose	Maturity It takes a certain maturity of mind to accept that nature works as steadily in rust as in rose petals. --Esther Warner Dendel
TRUST: When we come to the edge of the light we know, and are about to step off into the darkness of the unkown, of this we can be sure...either God will provide something solid to stand on or... we will be taught to fly! -- Anonymous	A gossip is someone who talks to you about others, a bore is someone who talks to you about himself, and a brilliant conversationalist is one who talks to you about yourself. -- Lisa Kirk
FRIENDSHIP: True friendship is like sound health. The value of it is seldom known until it be lost. --Charles Caleb Cotton	"Live each day like it's your last, but plan for your future like you'll live forever" --Anonymous
What lies behind us, and what lies before us, are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. --Emerson	Where there is love there is life." --Mahatma Gandhi
What distinguishes us one from another is our dreams and what we do to make them come about. --Joseph Epstein	KNOWLEDGE: What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know. It's what we know for sure that just ain't so. --Mark Twain
"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." --Albert Einstein	PROBLEMS: "The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing” --James Brown
In accumulating property for ourselves or our posterity, in founding a family or a state, or acquiring fame even, we are mortal; but in dealing with truth we are immortal, and need fear no change nor accident. -- Henry David Thoreau	“To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak” "For the friendship of two, the patience of one is required.” "Where love reigns the impossible may be attained.” --Indian Proverbs
There is no remedy for love but to love more. -- Henry David Thoreau	Joy of Life This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. -- George Bernard Shaw
Living: "Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live." -- Morrie Schwartz ( Tuesdays with Morrie ) Pg 82	The Tension of Opposites "Life is a series of pulls back and forth. You want to do one thing, but you are bound to do something else. Something hurts you, yet you know it shouldn't. You take certain things for granted, even when you know you should never take anything for granted." "A tension of opposites, like a pull on a rubber band. And most of us live somewhere in the middle." -- Morrie Schwartz ( Tuesdays with Morrie ) Pg 40
Our Deepest Fear Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness That most frightens us. We ask ourselves Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small Does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking So that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, As children do. We were born to make manifest The glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; It's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, We unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, Our presence automatically liberates others. -- Marianne Williamson from "A Return to Love"	Quotations Quotations are like fireflies in the evening sky, starfish on a stretch of sandy beach. They are the jewels in the crown, the bright shiny words of meaning that connect the soul of the writer with the soul of the reader. They stand out, like beacons in the night, focusing one's attention, expanding one's mind, opening one's heart. Quotations are condensations of a multitude of mysteries. They point the way, advance consciousness, unify and synthesize the experience of one into an elegant threshold for another to cross. Quotations lift us up and carry us over. They are angels of mercy healing the wounded, dismantling the weapons, resurrecting the dead. When you encounter one that moves you, let yourself tremble, feel your emotions roll through your being. This is a blessing. A blessing of words. A blessing of truth. -- Jan ??

The Invitation

It doesn't interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for,
And if you dare to dream of meeting
Your heart's longing.

It doesn't interest me how old you are.
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool
For love, for your dreams,
For the adventure of being alive.

It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon.
I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow,
If you have been opened by life's betrayals,
Or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain.

I want to know if you can sit with pain,
Mine or your own,
Without moving
To hide it or fade it or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy,
Mine or your own,
If you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes
Without cautioning us to be careful, be realistic, or to remember the limitations of being human.

I want to know if you can see beauty
Even when it is not pretty every day,
And if you can source your life
From God's presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure,
Yours and mine,
And still stand on the edge of a lake and shout to the silver of the full moon,
"Yes!"

It doesn't interest me to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up after the night of grief and despair,
Weary and bruised to the bone,
And do what needs to be done for the children.

It doesn't interest me who you are, how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
In the center of the fire with me
And not shrink back.

It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you
From the inside
When all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone
With yourself,
And if you truly like the company you keep
In the empty moments.

-- Oriah Mountain Dreamer

The thing that impresses me the most about America,
is the way parents obey their children.

-- King Edward VIII (1894 - 1972)

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams!
Live the life you've imagined.
As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.

-- Henry David Thoreau

"I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world."

-- Albert Einstein

"Children spell love with four letters: T-I-M-E.
Not just quality time, but hang time, downtime, anytime, all the time."

-- Max Lucado

Change does not necessarily assure progress,
but progress implacably requires change.
Education is essential to change, for education
creates both new wants and the ability to satisfy them.

-- Henry Steele Commager

DANCE

While I dance.........
I cannot judge,
I cannot hate,
I cannot separate myself from life.
I can only be joyful and whole.
That is why I dance.

-- Hans Bos

When I examine myself and my methods of thought,
I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy
has meant more to me than my talent
for absorbing positive knowledge.

-- Albert Einstein

"I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think,
all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read,
and all the friends I want to see."

-- John Burroughs (essayist and naturalist)

The true way to render ourselves happy is
to love our work and find in it our pleasure.

-- Francoise de Motteville

We are not here to wait for the storm to pass,
but to learn to dance in the rain.

-- Mary Stowe

"Oh, yes. It's vital to remember who you really are.
It's very important. It isn't a good idea to rely on other
people or things to do it for you, you see.
They always get it wrong."

-- Terry Pratchett - from "Sourcery"

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations.
I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty,
believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.

-- Louisa May Alcott

African Proverb:

You protect what you Love.
You Love what you know.
You know what you taught.

-- Peg Hall

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

-- Eleanor Roosevelt

Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.

-- Robert E. Lee

An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.

-- Benjamin Franklin

To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the
fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty but also of compassion,
sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex
history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity
to do something. If we remember those times and places - and there are so
many where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act,
... to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is
bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.

-- Howard Zinn http://www.howardzinn.org
The Optimism of Uncertainty

We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough

-- Helen Keller

The thing that impresses me the most about America, is the way parents obey their children. -- King Edward VIII (1894 - 1972)	Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler. -- Henry David Thoreau
"I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." -- Albert Einstein	"Children spell love with four letters: T-I-M-E. Not just quality time, but hang time, downtime, anytime, all the time." -- Max Lucado
Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change. Education is essential to change, for education creates both new wants and the ability to satisfy them. -- Henry Steele Commager	DANCE While I dance......... I cannot judge, I cannot hate, I cannot separate myself from life. I can only be joyful and whole. That is why I dance. -- Hans Bos
When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge. -- Albert Einstein	"I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see." -- John Burroughs (essayist and naturalist)
The true way to render ourselves happy is to love our work and find in it our pleasure. -- Francoise de Motteville	We are not here to wait for the storm to pass, but to learn to dance in the rain. -- Mary Stowe
"Oh, yes. It's vital to remember who you really are. It's very important. It isn't a good idea to rely on other people or things to do it for you, you see. They always get it wrong." -- Terry Pratchett - from "Sourcery"	Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead. -- Louisa May Alcott
African Proverb: You protect what you Love. You Love what you know. You know what you taught. -- Peg Hall	No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. -- Eleanor Roosevelt
Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one. -- Robert E. Lee	An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. -- Benjamin Franklin
To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places - and there are so many where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, ... to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory. -- Howard Zinn http://www.howardzinn.org The Optimism of Uncertainty	We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough -- Helen Keller