Sunday, May 29, 2016

Quotes of the Week

"The secrets of success are a good wife and a steady job. My wife told me." 
-- Howard Nemerov 

"If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals." 
-- J. K. Rowling 

"Life is like a camera. Just focus on what's important, capture the good times, develop from the negatives, and if things don't turn out - take another shot." 
-- Author Unknown 

"Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair." 
-- Khalil Gibran 

Sunday, May 22, 2016

Quotes of the Week

"If we want to avoid the suffering of someone leaving us, we will never experience the joy of loving. And love is stronger than fear, life stronger than death, hope stronger than despair. We have to trust that the risk of loving is always worth taking." 
-- Henri J.M. Nouwen 

"The answers you seek never come when the mind is busy, they come when the mind is still, when silence speaks loudest." 
-- Leon Brown 

"I am a father, I am very aware of the things that I'm putting out in the world knowing that one day my children will watch the work that I've done. I want to be able to stand by it." 
-- David Oyelowo 

"The things you say about others, also say a lot about you." 
-- Mark Amend 

Sunday, May 15, 2016

Quotes of the Week

"If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit." 
-- William J. Clinton

"Satisfaction is not always the fulfillment of what you want; it is the realization of how blessed you are for what you have."
-- Author Unknown

"Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come." 
-- Henri Nouwen   

"When you get little, you want more. When you get more, you desire even more. But when you lose everything, you realize little was enough." 
-- Author Unknown 

Sunday, May 8, 2016

Quotes of the Week

"Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less." 
-- C. S. Lewis 

"Do what you love to do and give it your very best. Whether it's business or baseball, or the theater, or any field. If you don't love what you're doing and you can't give it your best, get out of it. Life is too short." 
-- Al Lopez 

"The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence." 
-- Confucius 

"The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change." 
-- Carl Rogers