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Because we are all
Because we are all one when we forgive others we forgive ourselves, which is the first step in the healing process.
But the child s
But the child’s sob curses deeper in the silence than the strong man in his wrath! – Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Action is the antidote
Action is the antidote to despair. – Joan Baez
If you are the
If you are the master be sometimes blind, if you are the servant be sometimes deaf. -Bucky Fuller
Would that well thinking
Would that well-thinking people should be replaced by thinking ones. – Natalie Clifford Barney
I am extraordinarily patient
I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end. – Margaret Thatcher
Can I ever know
Can I ever know you Or you know me? – Sara Teasdale
If you don t
If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. -Dr. Maya Angelou
Dying is a wild
Dying is a wild night and a new road. – Emily Dickinson
Give the world the
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway. – Mother Teresa
Why compare yourself with
Why compare yourself with others? No one in the entire world can do a better job of being you than you. -Unknown
If you judge people
If you judge people, you have no time to love them. – Mother Teresa
The medals don t
The medals don’t mean anything and the glory doesn’t last. It’s all about your happiness. -Jackie Joyner-Kersee
What lies behind us
What lies behind us & what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us -R W Emerson
Your children tell you
Your children tell you casually years later what it would have killed you with worry to know at the time. – Mignon McLaughlin
Conceit spoils the finest
Conceit spoils the finest genius. – Louisa May Alcott
God has no power
God has no power over the past except to cover it with oblivion. – Pliny the Elder
The tragedy of machismo
The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough. – Germaine Greer
A creative man is
A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others. – Ayn Rand
Every murderer is probably
Every murderer is probably somebody’s old friend. – Agatha Christie
Housework is work directly
Housework is work directly opposed to the possibility of human self-actualization. – Ann Oakley
For attractive lips speak
For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. -Audrey Hepburn
No one can make
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. -Eleanor Roosevelt
Always remember that you
Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else. -Margaret Mead
I would venture to
I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman. – Virginia Woolf
You really have to
You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. -Lucille Ball
Wise men are not
Wise men are not always silent, but they know when to be.
As we grow older
As we grow older, our capacity for enjoyment shrinks, but not our appetite for it. – Mignon McLaughlin
We are all in
We are all in this alone. – Lily Tomlin
Being powerful is like
Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t. -Margaret Thatcher
For fast acting relief
For fast-acting relief try slowing down. – Lily Tomlin
I do not need
I do not need a lot of money. Simplicity is the answer for me. – Linda McCartney
Once made equal to
Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior. -Socrates
It is not fair
It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself. -Eleanor Roosevelt
A woman s mink
A woman’s mink coat represents the sacrifice of a lot of little animals, including her husband. – Mignon McLaughlin
The first problem for
The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn. —Gloria Steinem
Anywhere I see suffering
Anywhere I see suffering, that is where I want to be, doing what I can. – Princess of Wales Diana
Mistakes are part of
Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life. – Sophia Loren
If God is the
If God is the DJ, then Life is the dance floor; Love is the rhythm, & You are the music -unknown
Begin doing what you
Begin doing what you want to do now.
Nothing so comforts the
Nothing so comforts the military mind as the maxim of a great but dead general. – Barbara W. Tuchman
Only if we understand
Only if we understand can we care. Only if we care will we help. Only if we help shall they be saved. -Jane Goodall
I am not afraid
I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship. – Louisa May Alcott
A year from now
A year from now you may wish you had started today. – Karen Lamb
The reward for conformity
The reward for conformity was that everyone liked you except yourself. -Rita Mae Brown
I am addicted to
I am addicted to this exercise – I never skip a day! – Jessi Lane Adams
Great minds discuss ideas
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. -Eleanor Roosevelt
Curiosity must be kept
Curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life. -Eleanor Roosevelt
Storytelling reveals meaning without
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. – Hannah Arendt
I saw a different
I saw a different side of us. We fell apart and never recovered. We will learn from it. – Chanda Rigby
Act boldly and unseen
Act boldly and unseen forces will come to your aid.- Dorothea Brande
I must admit I
I must admit, I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to their fellow human beings. -Margaret Mead
Worry often gives a
Worry often gives a small thing a great shadow. -Swedish Proverb
I have a simple
I have a simple philosophy: Fill what is empty. Empty what is full. Scratch where it itches. – Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Every judgement blocks the
Every judgement blocks the light! Mary Anne Williamson
Intellectual freedom depends upon
Intellectual freedom depends upon material things – Virginia Woolf
Flowers really do intoxicate
Flowers really do intoxicate me. – Vita Sackville-West
At the end of
At the end of a matter ask, what will I learn from this to make me better? – Mary Anne Radmacher
Doing the best at
Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment. -Oprah
Peace is our gift
Peace is our gift to each other. – Elie Wiesel
You cannot shake hands
You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. – Indira Gandhi
My grandmother is over
My grandmother is over eighty and still does not need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle. – Henny Youngman
Do not cry when
Do not cry when the sun is gone, because the tears would not let you see the stars. – Violeta Parra
Everytime you smile at
Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. – Mother Teresa
There are no mistakes
There are no mistakes in life, just lessons.
If you have never
If you have never made a mistake then it means you have never tried something new.
Some people come and
Some people come and go, others stay and leave footprints in our hearts and we are never the same. – Aaliyah
Teaching is the best
Teaching is the best way to learn. -Edna Gardner Whyte
Helping people in need
Helping people in need is a good and essential part of my life, a kind of destiny. -Diana, Princess of Wales
Defeat is simply a
Defeat is simply a signal to press onward. – Helen Keller
Fear of death has
Fear of death has been the greatest ally of tyranny past and present. – Sydney Hook
I may be the
I may be the girl next door, but you would not want to live next to me. – Elisabeth Shue
Be happy in the
Be happy in the moment, that’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more. -Mother Teresa
If you do not
If you do not like something, change it. If you can not change it, change your attitude. – Maya Angelou
Trust yourself Create the
Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. -Golda Meir
You can not test
You can not test courage cautiously. – Annie Dillard