quotes Inspirational Quotes

[TalonRider]

"Discoveries are often made by not following instructions, by going off the main road, by trying the untried."

- Frank Tyger.

Edited July 27, 2017 by TalonRider
Corrected typo.

[Former Member]

"When faced with senseless drama, spiteful criticisms, and misguided opinions, walking away is the best way to stand up for yourself. To respond with anger is an endorsement of their attitude." — Dodinsky

[Former Member]

1 minute ago, R J Drew said:

"When faced with senseless drama, spiteful criticisms, and misguided opinions, walking away is the best way to stand up for yourself. To respond with anger is an endorsement of their attitude." — Dodinsky

I’m sorry, that’s just not possible these days.

[Former Member]

9 minutes ago, droughtquake said:

I’m sorry, that’s just not possible these days.

Believe me...I know. 

[TalonRider]

"Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one."

- Malcom S. Forbes

[TalonRider]

"A great teacher never strives to explain his vision - he simply invites you to stand beside him and see for yourself."

The Rev. R. Inman

[Former Member]

"If you want that good feeling that comes from doing things for other folks then you have to pay for it in abuse and misunderstanding." ~ Zora Neale Hurston
 

[TalonRider]

"Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them."

Lady Bird Johnson

[TalonRider]

"Nothing makes a person more productive than the last minute." - Unknown

[TalonRider]

"Treat a child as though he already is the person he's capable of becoming." - Haim Ginott

[BrunoBR]

"Even removing a flaw is dangerous. We never know which is the flaw that supports our entire building." Clarice Lispector (loosely translated from Portuguese by me)

[Former Member]

If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to meet it.

Jonathon Winters

[TalonRider]

"The principle mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers."

- Arthur Koestler

[TalonRider]

"Any time you think you have influence, try ordering around someone else's dog."

The Cockel Bur

[sandrewn]

To be a good hunter you need

good eyes, a steady hand,

 

and a loud voice so you

can yell for help when

you're in a tree top.

 

                                                 ~Anonymous

 

sandrewn

[Celethiel]

"If you look for the bad in mankind expecting to find it, you surely will." Walt Disney pretending to be Abraham Lincoln.

[TalonRider]

"The best cure for insomnia is a Monday morning." - Sandy Cooley

[sandrewn]

I just finally

discovered what's

wrong with my brain:

on the left side there is

nothing right and on the

right side, there is

nothing left.

                                         ~Anonymous

 

sandrewn

(this explains so much)

[TalonRider]

"Other things may change us but we start and end with family."

- Anthony Brandt

[TalonRider]

"Prediction is very difficult espcecially about the future." - Niels Bohr

[sandrewn]

 

Sometimes

you need to talk

to a two year old

just so you can

understand

life again

                  ~Unknown

 

sandrewn

[TalonRider]

"Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you; you must acquire it." - Sudie Back

[TalonRider]

"Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it."

 - Robert A. Heinlein -

[sandrewn]

The opinion which

other people have of you

is their problem,

not yours.

                      ~Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

 

sandrewn

[TalonRider]

"It is a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it."

W. Somerset Maugham