“Who I really am keeps surprising me.” Nikki Giovanni, poet, essayist, and lecturer
Category: Quotes
Here’s A Thought
“Concern should drive us into action and not into depression.” Karen Horney (1885-19520) Psychoanalyst.
Here’s A Thought
“Concern should drive us into action and not into depression.” Karen Horney (1885-19520) Psychoanalyst.
Here’s A Thought
“A hundred years from now, it won’t matter what your bank account was, the sort of house you lived in, or the kind of car you drove, but the world may be different because you were important in the life of a child.” Author unknown
Here’s A Thought
“A hundred years from now, it won’t matter what your bank account was, the sort of house you lived in, or the kind of car you drove, but the world may be different because you were important in the life of a child.” Author unknown
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“The only real security is the ability to build your own fires and find your own peace.” Audrey Sutherland, kayaker and writer.
Here’s a Thought
“The only real security is the ability to build your own fires and find your own peace.” Audrey Sutherland, kayaker and writer.
Mighty Fine Advice
1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
2. Marry someone you love to talk with. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
3. Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have, or sleep all you want.
4. When you say, “I love you,” mean it.
5. When you say, “I’m sorry,” look the person in the eye.
6. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
7. Believe in love at first sight.
8. Never laugh at anyone’s dream. People who don’t have dreams don’t have much.
9. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it’s the only way to live life completely.
10. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
11. Don’t judge people by their relatives.
12. Talk slowly but think quickly.
14. When someone asks you a question you don’t want to answer, smile and ask, “Why do you want to know?”
15. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
16. Say “Bless you” when you hear someone sneeze.
17. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
18. Remember the three R’s: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.
19. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
20. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
21. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
22. Spend some time alone.
Unfortunately, I don’t remember who to thank for this.
Here’s a Thought
“It’s not a bad idea to get in the habit of writing down one’s thoughts. It saves one having to bother anyone with them.” Isabel Colegate, novelist
Here’s a Thought
“It’s not a bad idea to get in the habit of writing down one’s thoughts. It saves one having to bother anyone with them.” Isabel Colegate, novelist