Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win. Jonathan Kozol
Cynder-Elluh
We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world. H. Keller
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others. Cicero
~Tom Petty~ "Learning to Fly"
Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get. M. Twain
Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations. Edward de Bono
~Leonardo Da Vinci~ The smallest feline is a masterpiece.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, nor touched ... but are felt in the heart. H. Keller
I think we dream so we don't have to be apart so long. If we're in each others dreams, we can be together all the time. Hobbes (of Calvin and Hobbes)
Some men see things as they are and say, "Why?" I dream of things that never were and say, "Why not?" George Bernard Shaw: sorry a Kennedy did not say this.
Life on the planet is born of woman. A. Rich
The purpose of life is a life of purpose. Byrne
I love my past. I love my present. I'm not ashamed of what I've had, and I'm not sad because I have it no longer. Collette
It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense. Ingersoll
If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. JFK
We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same. A. Frank
Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect. ~Samuel Johnson
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well. ~Rene Descartes
Every man of genius sees the world at a different angle from his fellows, and there is his tragedy. ~Havelock Ellis
Rod Stewart ~ Rhythm Of My Heart ~ Across the street the river runs Down in the gutter life is slipping away Let me still exist in another place Running under cover of a helicopter blade The flames are getting higher in effigy Burning down the bridges of my memory Love may still be alive somewhere someway where they're downing only deer a hundred steel towns away Oh rhythm of my heart i
It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them. ~Emerson
The joy is in your journey, not the destination!
"Look to the future, because that is where you'll spend the rest of your life." ~George Burns