Mignon McLaughlin wrote, “Hope is the feeling we have that the feeling we have is not permanent.” Have you had that thought: the one that says it’s ok because what I’m feeling, or what is happening to me, will pass?…
Edmund Burke said, “Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little.” My favourite law is the Law of Compounding. Usually ‘interest’ is added on the end of that sentence and there…
Douglas Adams said in “Last Chance to See”, “Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.” We look, we say “hmmm”…
In 1894 William Butler Yeats wrote, “Faeries, come take me out of this dull world,For I would ride with you upon the wind,Run on the top of the dishevelled tide,And dance upon the mountains like a flame.” Imagine dancing upon…
Someone once said, “God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done.” Do you love to do something so much that God has to intervene to stop you from doing it? Most of us are so extremely passionate…
Douglas Adams wrote, “Don’t Panic!” Mr Adams Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy would come in quite handy today because it would be a constant reminder not to panic. Being in the office by myself I am overcoming the urge to…
Sam Ewing said, “Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.” Having been working with a successful electrician today I really understand the importance…
Annita Manning said, “High-tech tomatoes. Mysterious milk. Supersquash. Are we supposed to eat this stuff? Or is it going to eat us?”. Love this quote because with the stuff that goes into food these days it’s amazing they aren’t eating…
Come to the edge. We might fall. Come the edge. It’s too high! COME TO THE EDGE! And they came and he pushed and they flew . . . Christopher Logue, “Come to the edge” Instincts are an amazing thing….
Eddie Cantor said, “Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going to fast: you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.” It’s not a great idea to slow down on…
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