quotes Inspirational Quotes

[sandrewn]

 

Motivation is the art of getting

people to do what you want them

to do because they want to do it.

 

                                                 ~Dwight D. Eisenhower

 

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[TalonRider]

Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. - John Dewey

[sandrewn]

 

Beginning today, treat            

everyone you meet as if they

were going to be dead by      

midnight. Extend to them all 

the care, kindness and          

understanding you can         

muster, and do it with no      

thought of any reward. Your 

life will never be the same    

again.                                                                 

 

                                         ~Og Mandino

 

 

sandrewn

[AC Benus]

9 minutes ago, sandrewn said:

 

Beginning today, treat            

everyone you meet as if they

were going to be dead by      

midnight. Extend to them all 

the care, kindness and          

understanding you can         

muster, and do it with no      

thought of any reward. Your 

life will never be the same    

again.                                                                 

 

                                         ~Og Mandino

 

 

sandrewn

This is a magnificent one... 

[AC Benus]

This is my first entry here, and I apologize if this piece has been posted before (or parts of it). It means a great to me personally, as it showed up unexpectedly in a college class at a time I was seriously contemplating suicide because of the ‘gay thing.’ As I say, it means a lot to me….  

 

 

“Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.

 

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.

 

Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

 

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

 

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.

 

Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.

 

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

 

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

 

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.

 

And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be.

 

And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. 

 

Strive to be happy.”

Max Ehrmann, "Desiderata"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 2, 2017 by AC Benus

[sandrewn]

 

YOU ARE GOING

TO WANT TO

GIVE UP.

DON'T.

 

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[sandrewn]

 

Some days, you're

the pigeon,            

some days            

you're the statue, 

just live with it.    

 

 

 

sandrewn

(the facts of life)

Edited April 4, 2017 by sandrewn

[TalonRider]

"If you think education is expensive, try ignorance." - Derek Bok

[sandrewn]

 

No act of kindness, no     

matter how small, is ever

wasted.                             

                                              ~Aesop

 

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[TalonRider]

"The music is nothing if the audience is deaf." - Walter Lippmann

[sandrewn]

 

 

Who seeks shall find.

~Sophocles                                                                                         

 

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[mollyhousemouse]

8 hours ago, sandrewn said:

 

 

Who seeks shall find.

~Sophocles                                                                                         

 

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I always tell my kids that the answer is always "No," unless you ask.

You can't get it if you don't ask for it.

This is a really good, important one.

[Former Member]

23 minutes ago, mollyhousemouse said:

I always tell my kids that the answer is always "No," unless you ask.

You can't get it if you don't ask for it.

This is a really good, important one.

My mother and father’s favorite answer to that question was, “It’s too expensive! We can’t afford it!”

 

(One young mother I recently mentioned that to was shocked and seemed sincere when she asked, “You can do that?”)

[mollyhousemouse]

Just now, droughtquake said:

My mother and father’s favorite answer to that question was, “It’s too expensive! We can’t afford it!”

 

(One young mother I recently mentioned that to was shocked and seemed sincere when she asked, “You can do that?”)

There were many years when it was too expensive.  What we always said was, "That's not in the budget right now.  But let's make a note that's it's what you want."

The kids are now pros at looking at alternative places to get what they want if it's a "thing." And they aren't shy about asking other questions.

 

Yeah, I've seen a bunch of that "Wait..I can say NO?" Stunning, isn't it?

[Former Member]

7 minutes ago, mollyhousemouse said:

Yeah, I've seen a bunch of that "Wait..I can say NO?" Stunning, isn't it?

It explains many of the meltdowns in the candy aisle checkout line…

 

My parents were never too guilty to spend more than their budget allowed. My parents bought stuff on sale and kept them for later need. My mother rationed out socks and underwear throughout the year, at need. My mother sewed us (non-underwear) t-shirts as well as many of her own clothes. But that was back in the stone age when no one had ever heard of designer labels except for the extremely wealthy (and they didn’t flaunt the logos and brands).

 

But my mother didn’t want us running around in cutoff jeans like everyone else in the mid- to late-‘70s – ours were always hemmed properly!

[TalonRider]

"What's right isn't always popular, and what's popular isn't always right." - Unkown

[Former Member]

30 minutes ago, TalonRider said:

"What's right isn't always popular, and what's popular isn't always right." - Unkown

Now why does that sound almost like a political statement?  ;-)

[sandrewn]

 

 

You cannot outrun your destiny, for

it will find you.

 

You cannot fight fate, for it bides its

time and waits patiently for the

right moment in which to reveal

itself to you.

                                            ~unknown

 

sandrewn

 

[TalonRider]

"If you want the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain." - Unknown

[sandrewn]

 

Every exit is an entry

somewhere else.

 

 

sandrewn

(believe that and never lose hope)

[TalonRider]

"We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them." - Titus Livius

[sandrewn]

This one is not inspirational, but could be considered a wise last decision.

 

If you die in an

elevator, be sure to

push the up button.

                      ~Sam Levenson

 

 

sandrewn

[Former Member]

But I want to go where all the fun people are!  ;-)

[sandrewn]

21 hours ago, droughtquake said:

But I want to go where all the fun people are!  ;-)

 

Okay! So to hell with you, then.

 

sandrewn

(just kidding)

[sandrewn]

There is no wilderness like a

life without friends;

Friendship multiplies

blessings and minimizes

misfortunes; It is a unique

remedy against adversity

and it soothes the soul.

 

                              ~Baltasar Gracian

 

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