Interesting Quotes - Page 12

LAWRENCE · 08-14-2008, 01:16 PM

Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.

John F. Kennedy

Flow with whatever is happening and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.

Unknown

Until you value yourself, you will not value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.

M. Scott Peck

LAWRENCE · 08-15-2008, 02:48 AM

When considering regulations, half of what is published is probably 50 % incorrect. The rest is 75 % wrong."

"I think it's bad to talk about one's present work, for it spoils something at the root of the creative act. It discharges the tension."

The difference between writing a book and being on television is the difference between conceiving a child and having a baby made in a test tube

"Growth, in some curious way, I suspect, depends on being always in motion just a little bit, one way or another."

"Ultimately a hero is a man who would argue with the gods, and so awakens devils to contest his vision. The more a man can achieve, the more he may be certain."

Norman Mailer
(1923-2007) born on Jan 31

LAWRENCE · 08-18-2008, 12:08 PM

Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.

Henri Bergson

No one feels another's grief, no one understands another's joy.

Unknown

Your hopes, dreams and aspirations are legitimate. They are trying to take you airborne, above the clouds, above the storms, if you only let them.

William James

LAWRENCE · 08-19-2008, 11:19 AM

Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.

Samuel Butler

Laughter is an instant vacation.

Milton Berle

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward, it is not a compliment to say it is brave.

Mark Twain

LAWRENCE · 08-20-2008, 11:31 AM

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant. If we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.

Charlotte Bronte

I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.

J.B. Priestly

The young do not know enough to be prudent and therefore, they attempt the impossible and achieve it, generation after generation.

Pearl S. Buck

LAWRENCE · 08-21-2008, 11:29 AM

All happy families are alike, but an unhappy family is unhappy after its own fashion.

Leo Tolstoy

To the outside world, we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other's hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch of time.

Clara Ortega

Human beings are the only creatures on Earth that allow their children to come back home.

Bill Cosby

LAWRENCE · 08-22-2008, 12:20 PM

A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.

Arnold Glasow

Kindness is the language the blind can see and the deaf can hear.

Unknown

When we accept tough jobs as a challenge to our ability and wade into them with joy and enthusiasm, miracles can happen.

Arland Gilbert

LAWRENCE · 08-27-2008, 02:52 PM

People are made of flesh and blood and a miracle fiber called courage.

Mignon McLaughlin

Every man has his own courage and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment, but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.

John F. Kennedy

LAWRENCE · 09-19-2008, 10:45 AM

First, say to yourself what you would be and then do what you have to do.

Epictetus

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself.

Harvey Fierstein

LAWRENCE · 09-22-2008, 12:42 PM

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

George Orwell

When you walk with wise men, you will become wise, but a companion of fools will be destroyed.

Unknown

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.

Malcolm Forbes

08-14-2008, 01:16 PM	#111 (permalink)
LAWRENCE Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA Posts: 6,387 Rep Power: 661	Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. John F. Kennedy Flow with whatever is happening and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate. Unknown Until you value yourself, you will not value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. M. Scott Peck __________________ ******************

08-15-2008, 02:48 AM	#112 (permalink)
LAWRENCE Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA Posts: 6,387 Rep Power: 661	When considering regulations, half of what is published is probably 50 % incorrect. The rest is 75 % wrong." "I think it's bad to talk about one's present work, for it spoils something at the root of the creative act. It discharges the tension." The difference between writing a book and being on television is the difference between conceiving a child and having a baby made in a test tube "Growth, in some curious way, I suspect, depends on being always in motion just a little bit, one way or another." "Ultimately a hero is a man who would argue with the gods, and so awakens devils to contest his vision. The more a man can achieve, the more he may be certain." Norman Mailer (1923-2007) born on Jan 31 __________________ ******************

08-18-2008, 12:08 PM	#113 (permalink)
LAWRENCE Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA Posts: 6,387 Rep Power: 661	Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought. Henri Bergson No one feels another's grief, no one understands another's joy. Unknown Your hopes, dreams and aspirations are legitimate. They are trying to take you airborne, above the clouds, above the storms, if you only let them. William James __________________ ******************

08-19-2008, 11:19 AM	#114 (permalink)
LAWRENCE Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA Posts: 6,387 Rep Power: 661	Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself. Samuel Butler Laughter is an instant vacation. Milton Berle Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward, it is not a compliment to say it is brave. Mark Twain __________________ ******************

08-20-2008, 11:31 AM	#115 (permalink)
LAWRENCE Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA Posts: 6,387 Rep Power: 661	If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant. If we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. Charlotte Bronte I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning. J.B. Priestly The young do not know enough to be prudent and therefore, they attempt the impossible and achieve it, generation after generation. Pearl S. Buck __________________ ******************

08-21-2008, 11:29 AM	#116 (permalink)
LAWRENCE Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA Posts: 6,387 Rep Power: 661	All happy families are alike, but an unhappy family is unhappy after its own fashion. Leo Tolstoy To the outside world, we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other's hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch of time. Clara Ortega Human beings are the only creatures on Earth that allow their children to come back home. Bill Cosby __________________ ******************

08-22-2008, 12:20 PM	#117 (permalink)
LAWRENCE Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA Posts: 6,387 Rep Power: 661	A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down. Arnold Glasow Kindness is the language the blind can see and the deaf can hear. Unknown When we accept tough jobs as a challenge to our ability and wade into them with joy and enthusiasm, miracles can happen. Arland Gilbert __________________ ******************

08-27-2008, 02:52 PM	#118 (permalink)
LAWRENCE Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA Posts: 6,387 Rep Power: 661	People are made of flesh and blood and a miracle fiber called courage. Mignon McLaughlin Every man has his own courage and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons. Ralph Waldo Emerson The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment, but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. John F. Kennedy __________________ ******************

09-19-2008, 10:45 AM	#119 (permalink)
LAWRENCE Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA Posts: 6,387 Rep Power: 661	First, say to yourself what you would be and then do what you have to do. Epictetus Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds. Franklin D. Roosevelt Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself. Harvey Fierstein __________________ ******************

09-22-2008, 12:42 PM	#120 (permalink)
LAWRENCE Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA Posts: 6,387 Rep Power: 661	People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. George Orwell When you walk with wise men, you will become wise, but a companion of fools will be destroyed. Unknown Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat. Malcolm Forbes __________________ ******************