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12/9/2025

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Impossible And Possible

12/8/2025

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“I’ve always had the feeling that nothing is impossible if one applies a certain amount of energy in the right direction. If you want to do it, you can do it.” -Nellie Bly (pseudonym of Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman (1864 - 1922))

“Impossible things are simply those which so far have never been done.” -Elbert Hubbard (Elbert Green Hubbard (1856 - 1915))

“You can’t pick a lock with a pickle, you can’t cure the sick with a sickle, pluck figs with a figment, drive pigs with a pigment, nor make your watch tick with a tickle. You can’t slacken your gait with a gaiter, you can’t get a crate with a crater, catch moles with a molar, or bake rolls with a roller. But you can get a wait from a waiter.” -Author Unknown

“Never let the word ‘impossible’ stop you from pursuing what your heart and spirit urge you to do. Impossible things come true every day.” -Robert Cooper
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“Discard the word ‘impossible,’ and then you can live the amazing life you were always meant to live.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“If they say, ‘It’s impossible,’ they mean it is for them, not for you.” -Author Unknown

“Impossibilities are merely things which we have not yet learned.” -Charles W. Chesnutt (Charles Waddell Chesnutt (1858 - 1932))

“The faith and belief that something can be done is more important than the knowledge of how to do it, because when we believe something can be done, by persistence and trying, we will find the way to do it.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.” -Vince Lombardi (Vincent Thomas ‘Vince’ Lombardi (1913 - 1970))

“What we can or cannot do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are.” -Tony Robbins (Anthony Jay ‘Tony’ Robbins (born 1960)) at https://www.tonyrobbins.com/

“People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.” -Author Unknown
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“I’m always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it.” -Vincent van Gogh (Vincent Willem van Gogh (1853 - 1890)): letter (1885) to Anthon van Rappard

“Only he who can see the invisible can do the impossible.” -Frank Gaines

“When work, commitment, and pleasure all become one and you reach that deep well where passion lives, nothing is impossible.” -Nancy Coey
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“Some of the world’s greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.” -Doug Larson (Douglas Lincoln ‘Doug’ Larson (1926 - 2017))

“If you develop the absolute sense of certainty that powerful beliefs provide, then you can get yourself to accomplish virtually anything, including those things that other people are certain are impossible.” -William Lyon Phelps (William Lyon ‘Billy’ Phelps (1865 - 1943))

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“I believe anything is possible. Research into quantum physics proves that a system changes simply by someone observing it. Therefore, all you have to do is be awake and aware of your environment, and that enables you to transform everything around you. It sounds like hocus pocus, but scientists are coming to realize that just thinking about something can make it happen. Turns out maybe faith can move mountains.” -Christine Anderson

“Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done.” -Louis Brandeis (Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1856 - 1941))
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“Most of the things worth doing in the world have been declared impossible before they were attempted.” -Earl Nightingale (1921 - 1989)

“Alice laughed. ‘There’s no use trying,’ she said. ‘One can’t believe impossible things.’ ‘I daresay you haven’t had much practice,’ said the Queen. ‘When I was your age, I always did it half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes, I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.’” -Lewis Carroll (pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 - 1898)): “Through the Looking-Glass” (1872), chapter 5

“Things that are impossible just take longer.” -Ian Hickson
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“I have learned to use the word ‘impossible’ with the greatest caution.” -Wernher von Braun (Wernher Magnus Maximilian, Freiherr von Braun (1912 - 1977))

“What is impossible today that if made possible would change everything?” -Joel Barker
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“Even if it can’t, it might.” -A. J. Barton

“What we need are more people who specialize in the impossible.” -Theodore Roethke (1908 - 1963)

“The difficult is what takes a little time; the impossible is what takes a little longer.” -Fridtjof Nansen (1861 - 1930): as quoted in the “Listener” (14 December 1939)
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“The impossible is often the untried.” -Jim Goodwin

“It is our duty as human beings to proceed as though the limits of our capabilities do not exist.” -Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881 - 1955)

“The impossible: What nobody can do, until somebody does.” -Author Unknown

“The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.” -Arthur C. Clarke (Arthur Charles Clarke (1917 - 2008))
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“There is nothing impossible to him who will try.” -Alexander of Macedonia (also known as Alexander the Great (356 B.C.E. - 323 B.C.E.))

“Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.” -John Heywood (about 1497 - 1580): “The Proverbs of John Heywood” (1546)

“The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.” -Richard M. DeVos (Richard Marvin DeVos, Senior (1926 - 2018))

“I’m the kind of guy that says nothing is impossible when you work hard.” -Robinson Cano
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“The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.” -Walter Bagehot (1826 - 1877)

“It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.” -Robert H. Goddard (Robert Hutchings ‘Bob’ Goddard (1882 - 1945))

“‘Impossible’ is not a scientific term.” -Vanna Bonta (1953 - 2014): ‘Space’ published in “The Space Review” (25 October 2004)

“It is the act of a madman to pursue impossibilities.” -Marcus Aurelius (also known as Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (C.E. 121 - C.E. 180))

“When someone tells you that you can’t do something, perhaps you should consider that they are only telling you what they can’t do.” -Sheldon Cahoon
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“You can do the impossible, because you have been through the unimaginable.” -Christina Rasmussen (born 1972)
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“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” -Francis of Assisi (1181 - 1226)

“What is not yet done is only what we have not yet attempted to do.” -Alexis de Tocqueville (Alexis Charles Henri Clérel, comte de Tocqueville (1805 - 1859))

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” -Author Unknown

“Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.” -Jamie Paolinetti (born 1964)
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“There is no limitation other than what you think.” -Kenneth Mills

“Impossible only defines the degree of difficulty.” -Author Unknown

“You have to believe in the impossible.” -Howard Head
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“What is possible? What you will.” - Augustus William Hare (1792 - 1834) and Julius Charles Hare (1795 - 1855): “Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers” (1827)

“We have no limits - we create them in our mind.” -Bud LaBranche

“Everything is always impossible before it works.” -Albert Schweitzer (1875 - 1965)

“To get profit without risk, experience without danger, and reward without work is as impossible as it is to live without being born.” -A. P. Gouthey (Aldolph Philip Gouthey (some sources may show Adolph Philip Gouthey)) (1892 - 1963))
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“The impossible is possible if you want it to be.” -Author Unknown

“One cannot shoe a running horse.” -Author Unknown: Dutch proverb
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“Nothing is impossible.” -Author Unknown

“There is a better way to spell ‘impossible’: ‘I’m possible.’” -Author Unknown
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“Nothing is impossible; the word itself says, ‘I’m possible’!” -Audrey Hepburn (1929 - 1993)

“So many things are possible just as long as you don’t know they’re impossible.” -Norton Philip Juster (1929 - 2021): “The Phantom Tollbooth” (1961)

I May, I Might, I Must

If you will tell me why the fen*
appears impassable, I then
will tell you why I think that I
can get across if I try.

By Marianne Moore
*fen: a wetland or often water-flooded area
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“You cannot make a silk purse of a sow’s ear.” -Stephen Gosson (1554 - 1624): “The Ephemerides of Phialo” (1579)

“Back of ninety-nine out of one-hundred assertions that a thing cannot be done is nothing but the unwillingness to do it.” -William A. Feather (William Arthur Feather (1889 - 1981))

“Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.” -George Santayana (1863 - 1952)
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“Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.” -Author Unknown: Adidas print advertisement published in “ESPN” (1972) magazine, as attributed in John C. Maxwell (John Calvin Maxwell (born 1947)): “The Difference Maker” (2006), page 53

“Don’t undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible.” -Edwin Land (Edwin Herbert Land (1909 - 1991))
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“Never tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on the Moon.” -Paul Brandt

“Anything in life is possible if you make it happen. And it’s never too late.” -Jack LaLanne (François Henri ’Jack’ LaLanne (1914 - 2011))
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“The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible . . . and achieve it generation after generation.” -Pearl S. Buck (Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu (1892 - 1973))

“What is now proven was once only imagined.” -William Blake (1757 - 1827): “Proverbs of Hell” (1790 - 1793)

“When someone tells you it can’t be done, it’s more a reflection of their limitations, not yours.” -Author Unknown
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“She didn’t know that it couldn’t be done, so she went ahead and did it.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “Mary’s Almanac”

“Impossible is only an opinion.” -Author Unknown

“To the timid and hesitating everything is impossible because it seems so.” -Walter Scott (1771 - 1832)

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“Anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.” -J. K. Rowling (Joanne ‘Jo’ Rowling (born 1965))

“Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.” -Author Unknown
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What Makes The Impossible Happen
- Hard Work
- Learning
- Perseverance
- Persistence
- Planning
- Risking
- Studying
- Trying
What can you add to this list?

“Yes, you can be a dreamer and a doer, too, if you will remove one word from your vocabulary: impossible.” -Robert Schuller (Robert Harold Schuller (1926 - 2015))

“Nothing is impossible to industry*.” -Periander (about 625 B.C.E. - about 585 B.C.E.)
*industry: hard work
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“Ordinary people believe only in the possible. Extraordinary people visualize not what is possible or probable, but rather what is impossible. And by visualizing the impossible, they begin to see it as possible.” -Cherie Carter-Scott (born 1949)

“Nothing is impossible: there are ways which lead to everything; and if we had sufficient will we should always have sufficient means.” -François de La Rochefoucauld (also known as François Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680))

“It’s going to be difficult, but difficult is not impossible.” -Author Unknown

“In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.” -Miguel de Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547 - 1616)): “Don Quixote de la Mancha” (1605 - 1615)

“There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt them.” -André Gide (André Paul Guillaume Gide (1869))

“If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” -Jesus of Nazareth: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Mark,’ chapter 9, verse 23

“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.” -Charles R. Swindoll (Charles Rozell ‘Chuck’ Swindoll (born 1934))

“Think of the thing you cannot do, and then do it.” -Author Unknown
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“What ‘exists’ is only a small part of what is ‘possible.’” -Pere Alberch (born Pere Alberch Vie (1954 - 1998))

“To achieve the impossible, we must attempt the impossible again and again.” -Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)

“Every noble work is at first impossible.” -Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881): “Past and Present” (1843), Chapter XI: ‘Labour’

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“All things are possible until they are proved impossible. Even the impossible may only be so, as of now.” -Pearl S. Buck (Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu (1892 - 1973)): “A Bridge for Passing” (1962)

“Do not suppose that, if you find something hard to achieve, it is beyond human capacity; rather, if something is possible and appropriate for man, assume that it must also be within your own reach.” -Marcus Aurelius (also known as Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (C.E. 121 - C.E. 180)): “The Meditations” (C.E. 167)

“To believe a thing impossible is to make it so.” -Author Unknown: French proverb
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“Either I will find a way, or I will make one.” -Philip Sidney (1554 - 1586)

“All things are possible, except skiing through a revolving door.” -Author Unknown

“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination.” -Tommy Lasorda (Thomas Charles ‘Tommy’ Lasorda (born 1927))

“Impossibility simply means ‘I’m possibility.’” -Monsieur Nana Adom
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“It is certain because it is impossible.” [translation to English]
“Certum est quia impossibile.” [original Latin]
-Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus (also known simply as Tertullian (about C.E. 155 - about C.E. 240)): “De Carne Christi,” Chapter V, Part II

“Nothing is impossible to the man who can will and then do; this is the only law of success.” -Mirabeau (Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Count of Mirabeau (1749 - 1791))

“All big things in this world are done by people who are naive and have an idea that is obviously impossible.” -Frank Richards
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“That which is impossible today will be possible tomorrow.” -Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky

“The impossible . . . simply isn’t.” -Author Unknown
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“When someone tells me, ‘no,’ it doesn’t mean I can’t do it, it simply means I can’t do it with them.” -Karen E. Quinones Miller

“If you believe you can do a thing, you can do it.” -Claude M. Bristol (Claude Myron Bristol (1891 - 1951))

“Once you stop dismissing something as unattainable, then you start working on its development.” -Jerome Pearson
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“The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.” -Arnold Palmer (Arnold Daniel Palmer (1929 - 2016))

“And all may do what has by man been done.” -Edward Young (1683 - 1765): “Night Thoughts” (1742 - 1745), Night VI, line 606

“With hard work and dedication, anything is possible.” -Timothy Weah (Timothy Tarpeh Weah (born 2000)
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“You can’t roller-skate in a buffalo herd, but you can be happy if you’ve a mind to.” -Roger Miller (Roger Dean Miller, Senior (1936 - 1992))

“Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities.” -Charles Dickens (Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812 - 1870)): “David Copperfield” (1849 - 1850)

“With love and patience, nothing is impossible.” -Daisaku Ikeda
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“Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears.” -Gillian Anderson: “Girl Boss: Running the Show Like the Big Chicks” (1999), foreword

“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” -Walt Disney (Walter Elias ‘Walt’ Disney (1901 - 1966)): as attributed in Derek Walker: “Animated Architecture” (December 1982), page 10

We are MFOL! . . . wishing you many trouble-free days as you make your way through a world in which more and more is possible all the time . . .

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Best Wishes And Toasts

11/30/2025

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“Love many, trust a few, always paddle your own canoe!” -Author Unknown

“I see only blue skies and green lights for you.” -Author Unknown
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Lucky stars above you,
     Sunshine on your way,
May you have friends to love you,
     Joy in work and play.
-Author Unknown

“I wish for you a life of wealth, health, and happiness; a life in which you give to yourself the gift of patience, the virtue of reason, the value of knowledge, and the influence of faith in your own ability to dream about and achieve worthy rewards.” -Jim Rohn (Emanuel James ‘Jim’ Rohn (1930 - 2009)) at https://www.JimRohn.com

I will not wish thee riches,
nor the glow of greatness,
but that wherever thou go
some weary heart
shall gladden at thy smile,
or shadowed life
know sunshine for a while.
And so thy path shall be
a track of light,
like angels’ footsteps
passing through the night.
-Author Unknown: words inscribed on a church wall in Upwaltham, England
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“May every sunrise bring you hope, and may every sunset bring you peace.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

The Four H’s

Happy are we met,
Happy have we been,
Happy may we part, and
Happy meet again.

By Author Unknown: as quoted in Dorothea Ruggles-Brise, compiler: “The Goldfinch, Or New Modern Songster” (1782), ‘Toasts and Sentiments,’ page 291

“May your steed be as swift as the wind.” -Author Unknown
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An Irish Blessing

May the sun shine,
     All day long,
Everything go right,
     And nothing wrong.
May those you love
     Bring love back to you,
And may all the wishes
     You wish come true!

By Author Unknown

“May you have a long, fulfilling life.” -Author Unknown

A Toast to Us

A toast to us, my good round friends,
     To bless the things we eat;
For it has been full many a year
     Since we have seen our feet.
Yet who would lose a precious pound
     By trading sweets for sours?
It takes a mighty girth indeed
     To hold such hearts as ours!

By Wallace Irwin (1875 - 1959)

“May your life be as smooth as butter.” -Author Unknown

“I wish you all the best on your new and exciting adventure.” -Author Unknown
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I Wish Thee

I wish thee health,
     I wish thee wealth,
I wish thee gold in store,
     I wish thee Heaven upon Earth -
What could I wish thee more?
     May your troubles be little ones.

By Author Unknown
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“May your every day be your best day so far.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

Be well.
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“Live long and prosper.” -Spock (character portrayed by actor Leonard Nimoy (1931 - 2015)): “Star Trek,” season 2, episode 1: “Amok Time” (1968); based on “Star Trek” series created by Eugene Wesley ‘Gene’ Roddenberry (1921 - 1991)

Imagine you are sending a congratulatory email, posting a message on someone’s page on a social website, making a dinner party or wedding toast, creating a home-made greeting card, calling a relative or business associate, signing a school yearbook . . . what would you write or say? Examples can be found in this ‘Best Wishes and Toasts’ article on MFOL!
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“I wish you all very good lives.” -Plutarch (about C.E. 46 - about C.E. 120)

The Arithmetic of Life

May your life be like arithmetic:
Joys added,
Sorrows subtracted,
Friends multiplied,
Love un-divided,
Blessings to infinity.

By Author Unknown

“May your strengths be greater than your weaknesses.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“May you find a moment of joy in each day to come!” -Author Unknown
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You have everything it takes to succeed - [know-how, know-who, a plan, and a winning personality] - best of luck to you!

A Thanksgiving Day Dinner Toast

Here’s to the day when first
     The Yankees acknowledged
Heaven’s good gifts
     With Thank’ees.

By Author Unknown
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“May your today be better than your yesterday, but not as good as your tomorrow.” -Author Unknown

“To your health!” [translation to English]
Sláinte! [original Irish Gaelic]
-Author Unknown

“May the Lord bless you and protect you. May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. May the Lord show you His favor and give you His peace.” -Author Unknown: “The Bible,” ‘Book of Numbers,’ chapter 6, verse 26

Overheard: May good things come your way!

Graduation

I do not know beneath what sky,
     Nor on what seas shall be thy fate;
I only know it shall be high,
     I only know it shall be great.

By Author Unknown

“May God’s love be with you.” -Author Unknown

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Get Well Soon!

I’m in a 10der mood 2day
     & feel poetic, 2;
4 fun I’ll just - off a line
     & send it off 2U.

I’m sorry you’ve been 6 o long;
     Don’t B disconsol8;
But bear your ills with 42de,
     & they won’t seem so gr8.

By Author Unknown

May you always love and be loved.
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“May you fear no outer darkness, and know no lack of inner light.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“Long life to you.” [translation to English]
“Fad saol agat.” [original Irish Gaelic]
-Author Unknown

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Glenn: What is big and gray, and carries flowers to cheer you up when you do not feel well?
Forest: A Get-Well-Ephant!
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Take care!

“May you never have to eat your hat.” -Author Unknown
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An Irish Blessing

May flowers always line your path
     and sunshine light your day.
May songbirds serenade you
     every step along the way.
May a rainbow run beside you
     in a sky that’s always blue.
And may happiness fill your heart
     each day your whole life through.

By Author Unknown

“May the rest of your life be the best of your life!” -Author Unknown

A toast to . . . the chicken that crossed the road! May your roads ahead be filled with continued success and happiness.
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Blessed be.

“May the warmth of our affections survive the frosts of age.” -Author Unknown
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“May your days be many and may you succeed in life beyond your greatest expectations!” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“I wish you well in your endeavors.” -Author Unknown
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May Light always surround you;
Hope kindle and rebound you.
May your Hurts turn to Healing;
Your Heart embrace Feeling.
May Wounds become Wisdom;
Every Kindness a Prism.
May Laughter infect you;
Your Passion resurrect you.
May Goodness inspire
Your Deepest Desires.
Through all that you Reach For,
May your arms Never Tire.
-D. Simone
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Examples Of Short Best Wishes
- All the best to you!
- Congratulations!
- I know you can overcome any challenge.
- I wish you all the love and happiness your heart can hold.
- May your dreams come true!
- Our hopes and prayers are with you.
- Wishing you a lifetime of love and happiness.
- Wishing you both all the best for a wonderful life ahead.
- Wishing you the best!
- You can accomplish anything you set your mind to.
- I believe in you!
- Remember that I’m always here for you.
What can you add to this list?

“May we be alive at this time next year!” [translation to English]
“Go mbeire muid beo ar an am seo aris!” [original Irish Gaelic]
-Author Unknown
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We wish all good things for you.

“May the most you wish for be the least you get!” -Jay O’Brian

Ships

There are strong ships
     And there are fast ships,
Among ships that sail the sea -
     But the best ships
Are friendships.
     So here’s to you,
And here’s to me,
     Good friends may we always be.

By Author Unknown
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“Mazal tov!” [original Hebrew]
“Good luck!” [literal translation to English, used upon observing an event rather than extending a wish to another]
“Congratulations!” or “Good fortune!” [looser translation to English with a broader meaning]
-Author Unknown

“Here’s to the two great American birds! May you always have one on your table and the other in your pocket - the turkey and the eagle.” -Author Unknown
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Cards do not need to be expensive or elaborate. A simple, ‘All The Best From All Of Us,’ with the signature of each person in a family, workplace, church, team, class, and so forth, might prove to be the very best in an offering of goodwill and friendship. Hand-made cards are often cherished more by recipients than commercially-made cards.

Have a beautiful life.
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“We never eat [to] anybody’s health, always drink [to] it. Why should we not stand up now and then and eat a tart to somebody’s success?” -Jerome K. Jerome (Jerome Klapka Jerome (1859 - 1927)): “The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow: A Book for an Idle Holiday” (1892)

May the blessings of each day
Be the blessings you need most.
-Author Unknown
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“May the hinges of friendship never rust, or the wings of love lose a feather.” -Edward Bannerman Ramsey (1793 - 1872): “Reminiscences of Scottish Life: A Toast”

I wish a wish for you -
It’s a wish I wish for few,
The wish I wish for you is that
All your wishes will come true;
So, my friend, keep on wishing,
All my best wishes are for you!
-Author Unknown
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In your life, may everything be good.

“I hope that whoever you are wherever you are and no matter how you are feeling you will always have something to smile about.” -Sanober Khan
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Mountains And Hills

11/24/2025

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“When life gets tangled, there’s something so reassuring about climbing a mountain.” -Stacy Allison
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Jack: Why are mountains so funny?
Jill: Because they are hill-arious!

“Every mountain top is within reach if you just keep climbing.” -Barry Finlay
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What has roots as nobody sees,
     Is taller than trees,
Up, up it goes,
     And yet never grows?
-J.R.R. Tolkien (John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892 - 1973)): “The Hobbit” (1937), Chapter 5

Overheard: I would go and hike the hills . . . if only I were a little boulder!
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“When everything seems like an uphill struggle, just think of the view from the top.” -Author Unknown

No hill’s too steep
     No mountain’s too tall
With hope and Faith
     You can conquer them all.
-Helen Steiner Rice
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“Mountains know secrets we need to learn.” -Tyler Knott

“Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance towards the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point.” -Harold B. Melchart
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“Every man should pull a boat over a mountain once in his life.” -Werner Herzog

The Steeper The Mountain,
     The Harder The Climb,
The Better The View,
     From The Finishing Line.
-Author Unknown

“Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble.” -Author Unknown
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“The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain - he is inspired by it. The persistent winner is not discouraged by a problem - he is challenged by it. Mountains are created to be conquered; adversities are designed to be defeated; problems are sent to be solved. It is better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.” -William A. Ward (William Arthur Ward (1921 - 1994))

The mountain with the longest name, at 85 letters in length, is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu in New Zealand. It might be on your mid-week geography spelling test!
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What is the difference between a mountain and a hill? A hill is a landform that is higher than the surrounding terrain and that is smaller than a mountain. Mountains were once defined as having steeper sides than hills and being more than 304.8 meters (1,000 feet) in height; however, this definition is no longer the generally accepted standard. At present, the only established difference between a hill and a mountain is that a hill becomes a mountain when someone names it as such.
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“When there’s a hill to climb, don’t think that waiting will make it smaller.” -H. Jackson Brown (Horace Jackson Brown, Junior (1940 - 2021))

The world’s smallest recorded mountain is Mount Wychproof in Australia’s Terrick Terrick Range, and it stands 148 meters (486 feet) above sea level. Imagine, if you will, a mountain so very nearly tiny that a genetically-modified super-sized kangaroo can jump over it in a single bound.

“Mountains cannot be surmounted except by winding paths.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.” -John Muir (1838 - 1914): “Our National Parks” (1901) ‘The Yellowstone National Park’

“These mountains that you are carrying, you were only supposed to climb.” -Najwa Zebian (born about 1990)
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“I doubt if in the landscape there can be anything finer than a distant mountain-range. They are a constant elevating influence.” -Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862): “Journal,” ‘17 May 1858’

“When life gives you mountains, put on your boots and hike.” -Author Unknown
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Ezekial: Why do mountain climbers rope themselves together?
Jeremiah: To prevent the sensible ones from going home.

“Mountain climbing: scalesmanship.” -Frank Tyger (1929 - 2011)

“Mountain top experiences are gained by trudging a difficult path.” -Author Unknown

Due to gravity, mountains on Earth can be no higher than about 15,000 meters (about 590,550 feet).

“It’s a round trip. Getting to the summit is optional, getting down is mandatory.” -Ed Viesturs (Edmund ‘Ed’ Viesturs (born 1959)) with David Roberts (David Stuart Roberts (1943 - 2021)): “No Shortcuts To The Top: Climbing the World’s 14 Highest Peaks” (17 October 2006) biographical book

“When you help someone up a hill, you’re that much nearer the top yourself.” -Author Unknown
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Mount Everest peaks at Earth’s highest-known land elevation above sea level. The mountain’s enormity was first declared in 1856 by a team assembled by India’s Surveyor General, who was also the mountain’s eponym, a British man named George Everest, who never actually saw the mountain. The official height of Mount Everest is 8,848.86 meters (29,032 feet) above sea level. By other measures, Mount Everest is 8.9 kilometers (5.5 miles) high. But wait, there’s more - due to the Earth’s shifting tectonic plates, Mount Everest appears to be growing taller by an astounding 4 to 5 millimeters every year!

“Because it’s there.” -G. H. L. Mallory (George Herbert Leigh Mallory (1886 - 1924)): explaining why he wanted to climb Mount Everest, when asked on an American lecture tour (18 March 1923), as quoted in John Hunt: “The Ascent of Everest” (1953) and D. Robertson (David Allan Robertson): “George Mallory” (1999)

Mount Everest is located in the Himalayas, the tallest and fastest growing group of mountains on Earth. Their growth is caused by the pressure exerted by two of Earth’s tectonic plates, called the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian plate, which collided millions of years ago and are still pushing against one another.

Evelyn: What was the tallest mountain before Mount Everest was discovered?
Madelyn: Mount Everest.

The Himalayas cover about one-tenth of the Earth’s surface.

Great things are done when Men & Mountains meet
This is not Done by Jostling in the Street.
-William Blake (1757 - 1827): “Poems from Blake’s Notebook,” ‘Gnomic Verses,’ ‘Great Things Are Done’ (about 1807 - 1809), lines 1 and 2

“Always be thankful for the little things . . . even the smallest mountains can hide the most breathtaking views.” -Nyki Mack
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A mountain on the Earth’s Moon, named Mons Huygens, stands about 4,572 meters (15,000 feet) tall. It will remain on the Moon only until we can build a spacecraft big enough to bring it back to Earth.

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Phil: Run for the hills!
Josie: Why?
Phil: It’s good exercise!
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“One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time.” -John Wanamaker (1838 - 1922)
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“Mountaineers are always free.” [translation to English]
“Montani semper liberi.” [original Latin]
-Author Unknown

Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on land; however, the tallest mountain on Earth, measured from its base deep in the Pacific Ocean to its lofty peak way up in the clouds, is a dormant volcano that frequently has snow and skiers atop it, named Mauna Kea in the American state of Hawaii, measuring a total of 33,474 feet tall. We’re going to need underwater breathing apparatuses and more climbing rope.

“You can’t fall if you don’t climb. But there’s no joy in living your whole life on the ground.” -Author Unknown
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Some of the tallest mountains in the world are completely underwater, so you would not climb them to reach their peaks, but lower yourself to them in a submersible vessel.

The tallest mountain in our solar system is Olympus Mons on Mars, at about 15.5 miles tall. By comparison, Earth’s tallest mountain, Mount Everest, is about 5.5 miles tall. Some people may want to go to Mars so that they can climb that mountain, and possibly it is for the same reason that the chicken is always wanting to cross the road.

“One cannot climb a mountain by a level road.” -Author Unknown: Norwegian proverb

“In the mountains, the shortest way is from peak to peak; but for that you must have long legs.” -Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900))

“Mountains, according to the angle of view, the season, the time of day, the beholder’s frame of mind, or any one thing, can effectively change their appearance. Thus, it is essential to recognize that we can never know more than one side, one small aspect of a mountain.” -Haruki Murakami (born 1949) at https://www.harukimurakami.com/
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“We live on an astounding planet, punctuated by mountains on every continent. The mere presence of mountain ranges has long drawn the human imagination as an invisible force. Some say mountains have a ‘psychic gravity’ enticing us into their grip. There is a magic among great peaks as a location of splendor, where changing light plays games with intense colors, affecting the tones of snow and ice and many gleaming ridge outlines.” -Fred Beckey (Friedrich Wolfgang ‘Fred’ Beckey (1923 - 2017)): “Fred Beckey’s 100 Favorite North American Climbs” (2011)

“The man at the top of a mountain didn’t just fall there.” -Author Unknown

“The great mountains of the world are a great remedy, if men but did know it, against our modern discontent and ambitions. In the hills is wisdom’s fount. They are deep in time.” -E. R. Eddison (Eric Rücker Eddison (1882 - 1945))
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“You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen. There is an art of conducting oneself in the lower regions by the memory of what one saw higher up. When one can no longer see, one can at least still know.” -Rene Daumal

“I’ve realized that at the top of the mountain, there’s another mountain.” -Andrew Garfield

“The mountain cannot frighten one who was born on it.” -Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805): “Wilhelm Tell” (1803), Act III, scene i

Meanwhile in Scotland, both mountains and hills go by the name ‘hills.’

“One sunny Wednesday afternoon [Mother] took me to Peel Park. We sat on a high esplanade and looked far over the countless chimneys of northern Manchester to the horizon. On the skyline, green and aloof, the Pennines rose like the ramparts of paradise. ‘There!’ she said, pointing. ‘Mountains!’ I stared, lost for words.” -Robert Roberts (1906 - 1974): “A Ragged Schooling” (1976)

“Over the hills and far away.” -John Gay (1685 - 1732): ”The Beggar’s Opera,” Act I, scene 1

“Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you are climbing it.” -Andy Rooney (Andrew Aitken ‘Andy’ Rooney (1919 - 2011))

“Mountains are climbed a step at a time.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“Whatever the struggle, continue the climb. It may be only one step to the summit.” -Diane Westlake
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“If you can’t climb the highest mountain any more, go to the closest hill. It is better than staying at the bottom thinking you can’t do it.” -Nico J. Genes
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“I keep a mountain anchored off eastward a little way, which I ascend in my dreams both awake and asleep. Its broad base spreads over a village or two, which does not know it; neither does it know them, nor do I when I ascend it. I can see its general outline as plainly now in my mind as that of Wachusett. I do not invent in the least, but state exactly what I see. I find that I go up it when I am light-footed and earnest. It ever smokes like an altar with its sacrifice. I am not aware that a single villager frequents it or knows of it. I keep this mountain to ride instead of a horse.” -Henry David Thorea (1817 - 1862): letter (16 November 1857) to Harrison Blake

“It isn’t the mountain ahead that wears you out; it’s the grain of sand in your shoe.” -Robert W. Service (Robert William Service (1874 - 1958))

“We cannot lower the mountain, therefore we must elevate ourselves.” -Todd Skinner

“The best view comes after the hardest climb.” -Vanessa Gendoma
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“Climb the mountain . . . so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.” -David McCullough, Junior

“I learn something every time I go into the mountains.” -Michael Kennedy

“It’s easier to go down a hill than up it, but the view is much better at the top.” -Henry Ward Beecher (1813 - 1887)

“The higher the mountains, the more understandable is the glory of Him who made them and who holds them in His hand.” -Francis Schaeffer

Edmund Percival Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first people recorded to have reached Mount Everest’s summit, on 29 May 1953, as part of a team led by John Hunt.

“When Sir Edmund Hillary made the first conquest of Mt. Everest in 1953, his Sherpa bearers were almost all barefooted, even well above the snow line.” -Richard Frazine (Richard Keith Frazine (born 1947)): “The Barefoot Hiker” (1993)

“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” -Edmund Hillary (Edmund Percival Hillary (1919 - 2008)): as quoted in “Reader’s Digest” (1993)

Monty: What did the climber say after reaching the top of the mountain?
Mandy: It’s all downhill from here!

“He who climbs upon the highest mountains laughs at all tragedies, real or imaginary.” -Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900))

Abe: Always hike with someone who is experienced with mountains.
Gabe: You mean like the Jolly Green Giant?
Abe: Do you even know anyone who is a real person?
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“You don’t climb mountains without a team, you don’t climb mountains without being fit, you don’t climb mountains without being prepared and you don’t climb mountains without balancing the risks and rewards. And you never climb a mountain on accident - it has to be intentional.” -Mark Udall

“If you do not scale the mountain, you cannot view the plain.” -Author Unknown

Any American citizen can give whatever name the person chooses to any unnamed mountain or hill in the United States - if he or she can find one.

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Sometimes, mountains and hills can be hard to find, especially when they are hidden under flower-filled mountain meadows, crystal-clear mountain lakes, leafy green trees, blankets of frosty snow, bubbling brooks, an array of animals, blue skies with fluffy white clouds, or curious crowds of mountain climbers and hill hikers!
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“‘Where do the highest mountains come from?’ I once asked. Then I learned that they come from out of the sea. The evidence is inscribed in their stone and in the walls of their summits. It is from the deepest that the highest must come to its height.” [translation to English]
“Woher kommen die höchsten Berge? so fragte ich einst. Da lernte ich, daß sie aus dem Meere kommen. Dies Zeugnis ist in ihr Gestein geschrieben und in die Wände ihrer Gipfel. Aus dem Tiefsten muß das Höchste zu seiner Höhe kommen.” [original German]
-Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)): “Also Spracht Zarathustra” (English: “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”) (1883 - 1891), Part III, Chapter 45, as translated by Graham Parkes: “Thus Spoke Zarathustra” (2005), page 132

“If you don’t climb the mountain, you can’t see the view.” -Author Unknown

A mountain range is a string of mountains located near each other.
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The Rocky Mountain range is the second longest in the world. It stretches more than 3,000 miles from northern Canada through the Southwestern United States.

“The Mountain is not merely something eternally sublime. It has a great historical and spiritual meaning for us . . . From it came the Law, from it came the Gospel in the Sermon on the Mount. We may truly say that the highest religion is the Religion of the Mountain.” -Jan Smuts: words at the unveiling of the Mountain Club War Memorial at Maclear’s Beacon on the summit of Table Mountain, Cape Town (1923), as cited by Alan Paton, “A Literary Remembrance” essay, published posthumously in “TIME” magazine (25 April 1988), page 106

“To the summit.” [translation to English]
“Ad alta.” [original Latin]
-Author Unknown

“Climbing is a unique sport presenting mental and physical stress that you learn to overcome by operating close to your limits. Sometimes your limits are higher than you realize. Of course you recognize your limits in climbing by falling off the rock.” -Eric G. Anderson

“God gives us mountains so we can learn how to climb.” -Author Unknown
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“Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.” -Theodore Roethke (1908 - 1963)

“The mountains are fountains of men as well as of rivers, of glaciers, and of fertile soil. The great poets, philosophers, prophets, able men whose thoughts and deeds have moved the world, have come down from the mountains.” -John Muir (1838 - 1914)

“No one ever climbed a hill by just looking at it.” -Author Unknown
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“Mountains never shake hands. Their roots may touch - they may keep together some way up - but at length they part company, and rise into individual peaks. So is it with great men.” -J. C. and A. W. Hare (Julius Charles Hare (1795 - 1855) and Augustus William Hare (1792 - 1834))

You’re off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting,
So . . . get on your way!
-Dr. Seuss (pseudonym of Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904 - 1991)): “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” (1990)

“Men do not stumble over mountains, but over molehills.” -Confucius (a fifteenth-century Portuguese Jesuit scholars’ rendering of the Chinese name K’ung Fu-tzu or K’ung Ch’iu into Classical Latin (English: Master K’ung) (about 551 B.C.E. - about 479 B.C.E.))

“Only if you’ve been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.” -Richard Nixon (Richard Milhous Nixon (1913 - 1994)): speech (9 August 1974)

“Beyond the mountains, more mountains.” -Author Unknown

“The greatest gift of life on the mountain is time. Time to think or not think, read or not read, scribble or not scribble - to sleep and cook and walk in the woods, to sit and stare at the shapes of the hills.” -Phillip Connors
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Chester: What’s funnier, mountain ranges or beaches?
Caroline: Mountains, of course - they’re ‘hill areas’!

“Doubly happy, however, is the man to whom lofty mountain tops are within reach.” -John Muir (1838 - 1914)

’Tis distance lends enchantment to the view,
And robes the mountain in its azure hue.
-Thomas Campbell (1777 - 1844): “The Pleasures of Hope” (1799), Part I, line 7

“Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery of why we climb.” -Greg Child

“You never know what’s around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you’ve climbed a mountain.” -Tom Hiddleston (Thomas William ‘Tom’ Hiddleston (born 1981))
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“The mountains are calling and I must go.” -John Muir (1838 - 1914)

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Pessimism And Optimism

11/17/2025

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“Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.” -Mary Lou Retton (Mary Lou ‘Loo’ Retton (born 1968))

“One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.” -Lucille Ball (Lucille Désirée Ball (1911 - 1989))

“Always think positive. For example, I fell down the stairs today and thought, ‘Wow! I sure fell down those stairs fast!’” -Author Unknown
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“An optimist is one who makes the best of it when he gets the worst of it.” -Laurence J. Peter (Laurence Johnston Peter (1919 - 1990))

“No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.” -Helen Keller (Helen Adams Keller (1880 - 1968)): “My Key of Life, Optimism: An Essay” (1904)

“No sense in being pessimistic - it probably wouldn’t work anyway.” -Author Unknown

“An optimist is a person who undertakes a seemingly impossible task in a spirit of immeasurable enthusiasm, unbounded determination, unbelievable excitement, indestructible confidence, uncompromising thoroughness, and indefatigable persistence . . . with understandable success.” -William A. Ward (William Arthur Ward (1921 - 1994))

“Optimists don’t internalize pain or criticism. They take it for what it is worth and carry on.” -Robert M. Sherfield at http://www.RobertSherfield.com/

“Distance yourself from negativity or it will deplete your well of optimism.” -Jeff Sheehan
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“An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out?” -René Descartes (1596 - 1650)

Optimist And Pessimist

Twixt optimist and pessimist,
The difference is droll*:
The optimist sees the doughnut,
The pessimist sees the hole.

By McLandburgh Wilson (Florence McLandburgh (1850 - 1934)): poem (1915)
*droll: amusing in an odd way
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“You will find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make earnest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy.” -Lydia M. Child (Lydia Maria Child (born Lydia Maria Francis (1802 - 1880)))

“A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities; an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.” -Reginald B. Mansell (Reginald Baynes Mansell (1897 - 1945))

“An optimist is someone who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery.” -Walter Winchell (1897 - 1972)

“Pessimism is contagious. One way people can catch it is from exposure to news shows or media on television, radio, and online.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“Real optimism has reason to complain but prefers to smile.” -William A. Ward (William Arthur Ward (1921 - 1994))

“You have the freedom to choose to be optimistic or pessimistic.” -Rhonda Byrne (born 1951)
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“Pessimist: A person who says ‘o’ is the last letter of zero, instead of the first letter of opportunity.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“Optimism is essential to achievement and is also the foundation of courage and true progress.” -Nicholas Murray Butler (1862 - 1947)

“I find, when you’re an optimist, life has a funny way of looking after you.” -Simon Sinek (Simon Oliver Sinek (born 1973))
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“Being an optimist after you’ve got everything you want doesn’t count.” -Kin Hubbard (Frank McKinney ‘Kin’ Hubbard (1868 - 1930))

“Avoid destructive thinking. Improper negative thoughts sink people. A ship can sail around the world many, many times, but just let enough water get into the ship and it will sink. Just so with the human mind: Let enough negative thoughts or improper thoughts get into the human mind and the person sinks just like a ship.” -Alfred A. Montapert (Alfred Armand Montapert (1906 - 1997))

“The right train of thought can take you to a better station in life.” -Author Unknown
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“Optimism isn’t believing nothing bad will happen. It’s about believing in your ability to handle it when it does.” -Mel Robbins

“It can be done.” -Author Unknown

“If the pessimists aren’t happy now, they never will be!” -Author Unknown

“The optimist regards the future as uncertain.” -Eugene Paul Wigner (also known as E. P. Wigner (born Wigner Jenő Pál (1902 - 1995)))
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“Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread a shroud of gloom over entire nations.” -Gordon B. Hinckley (Gordon Bitner Hinckley (1910 - 2008))

“Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))

“An optimist is the human personification of spring.” -Susan J. Bissonette (Susan Jean Bissonette (born 1938)): as quoted in “Readers Digest” (1979)

“So a pessimist walked into a restaurant and said, ‘You’re closed, aren’t you?’” -Author Unknown
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“Always look on the bright side of life.” -Eric Idle: song written for “Monty Python’s Life of Brian” (1979) film

“Always look on the bright side of life. Otherwise, it’ll be too dark to read.” -Author Unknown
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“Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com

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The Pessimist

Nothing to do but work,
     Nothing to eat but food,
Nothing to wear but clothes
     To keep one from going nude.

Nothing to breathe but air
     Quick as a flash it is gone;
Nowhere to fall but off,
     Nowhere to stand but on.

Nothing to comb but hair,
     Nowhere to sleep but in bed,
Nothing to weep but tears,
     Nothing to bury but dead.

Nothing to sing but songs,
     Ah, well, alas! alack!
Nowhere to go but out,
     Nowhere to come but back.

Nothing to see but sights,
     Nothing to quench but thirst,
Nothing to have but what we’ve got;
     Thus thro’ life we are cursed.

Nothing to strike but a gait;
     Everything moves that goes.
Nothing at all but common sense
     Can ever withstand these woes.

By Benjamin Franklin King (1857 - 1894)
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“Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist.” -Robert G. Allen (Robert Grant Allen (born 1948))

“Real optimism knows the difficulties but believes they can be overcome.” -William A. Ward (William Arthur Ward (1921 - 1994))

“Stick with the optimists. It’s going to be tough enough even if they’re right.” -James Reston (James Barrett ‘Scotty’ Reston (1909 - 1995))
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“Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.” -William James (1842 - 1910)

“As I say yes to life, life says yes to me!” -Louise L. Hay (Louise Lynn Hay (1926 - 2017)) at www.LouiseHay.com

“My optimism has helped me through some hard times. If you try to send out good things, good things come back to you.” -Jan Brett
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“The best things in life are free . . . and so are the worst things.” -Author Unknown

Optimist Day is the first Thursday of February each year. Let’s celebrate it by being optimistic!

“For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else.” -Winston Churchill (Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (1874 - 1965)): speech (9 November 1954) at the Lord Mayor’s banquet in London, England

Question: Why are recycling bins optimistic?
Answer: They are full of ‘cans.’

“How happy are the pessimists! What joy is theirs when they have proved there is no joy.” -Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830 - 1916): as quoted in Maturin M. Ballou: “Edge-Tools of Speech” (1886), page 251

The Hymn Of The Pessimist

My grandpa notes the world’s worn cogs,
And says we’re going to the dogs.

His grandpa in his house of logs,
Said things were going to the dogs.

His grandpa in the Flemish bogs,
Said things were going to the dogs.

His grandpa in his hairy togs,
Said things were going to the dogs.

But this is what I wish to state,
The dogs have had an awful wait.

By Author Unknown
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“I’ve never seen a monument erected to a pessimist.” -Paul Harvey (1918 - 2009)

“Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute.” -G. B. Stern (Gladys Bronwyn Stern (born Gladys Bertha Stern (1890 - 1973))): as quoted in Karen Weekes: ”Women Know Everything!: 3,241 Quips, Quotes, and Brilliant Remarks” (1 March 2007), page 41

“It’s not that optimism solves all of life’s problems; it is just that it can sometimes make the difference between coping and collapsing.” -Lucy MacDonald
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“An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in; a pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.” -Bill Vaughan (William Edward ‘Bill’ Vaughan also known by pseudonym Burton Hillis (1915 - 1977)): “Senator Soaper Opines” (31 December 1963) newspaper column in the “Evening World-Herald,” page 16, column 2

“Optimism is a philosophy based on the belief that basically life is good, that, in the long run, the good in life overbalances the evil.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “Have a Great Day” (1986), page 14

“Be courageous. Change and improve each day. Do your best and don’t look back. See learning and change as opportunities. Try new things. Consider several options. Meet new people. Ask lots of questions. Keep track of your mental and physical health. Be optimistic.” -Donald Martin
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“Optimist: Someone who figures that taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster, it’s a cha-cha.” -Robert Brault (born 1938) at https://RBrault.blogspot.com/

“A pessimist looks at his glass and says it is half empty; an optimist looks at it and says it is half full.” -Josiah Stamp (1880 - 1941): as attributed in the “New York Times” (13 November 1935) newspaper

“I have matured into someone I never dreamed I would become: an unbridled optimist who sees the glass as always full of something. It may be half full of water, precious in itself, but in the other half there’s a rainbow that could exist only in the vacant space.” -Alice Walker (Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker (born 1944)): “Hard Times Require Furious Dancing” (2010) poems by a single author collected in book form, ‘Preface’
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Overheard: I would like to be a pessimist, but I doubt that it would work out.

“The world belongs to optimists. Pessimists are only spectators.” -Francois Guizot

“If you are positive, you’ll see opportunities instead of obstacles.” -Widad Akrawi

“What people forget is a journey to nowhere starts with a single step, too.” -Charles Michael ‘Chuck’ Palahniuk (born 1962): “Survivor” (17 February 1999)

“In optimism there is magic. In pessimism there is nothing.” -Abraham Hicks
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“The habit of looking on the best side of every event is worth more than a thousand pounds a year.” -Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)

“If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.” -Steven Wright (Steven Alexander Wright (born 1955))

“A pessimist is someone who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks.” -Michael Levine

“The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.” -James Cabell Branch: “The Silver Stallion: A Comedy of Redemption” (1926), ‘Book Four: Coth at Porutsa,’ Chapter XXVI: ‘The Realist in Defeat’
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“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement.” -Helen Keller (Helen Adams Keller (1880 - 1968)): “Optimism” (1903)

Oh don’t the days seem lank and long
When all goes right and none goes wrong,
And isn’t your life extremely flat
With nothing whatever to grumble at!
-Arther Sullivan (Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842 - 1900)) and W. S. Gilbert (William Schwenck Gilbert (1836 - 1911)): “Princess Ida: Or, The Castle Adament” (5 January 1884), Act III; type of work: comic opera; words of character King Gama

“No one really knows enough to be a pessimist.” -Norman Cousins (1915 - 1990)

“A stumbling-block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.” -Eleanor Roosevelt (Anna Eleanor ‘Eleanor’ Roosevelt (1884 - 1962))

“The optimist turns the impossible into the possible; the pessimist turns the possible into the impossible.” -Author Unknown
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“I’m so optimistic I’d go after Moby Dick in a row boat and take the tartar sauce with me.” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))

“Promise Yourself . . . To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.” -Christy Larson: “Promise Yourself”

“Optimism refuses to believe that the road ends without options.” -Robert H. Schuller (Robert Harold Schuller (1926 - 2015))

Marcia: How many pessimists does it take to change a light bulb?
Marcella: None; a new one will not work any better than the burned-out one did.
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“Is there such a thing as a cheerful pessimist? That’s what I am.” -Charlie Munger

“Optimists achieve things.” -Paul Graham

“Pessimism is a waste of time.” -Norman Cousins (1915 - 1990): “Human Options” (1981)

“Positive thoughts lead to positive results.” -Maria V. Snyder (born 1973) at https://www.mariavsnyder.com/

“Optimism will grow like a flower if the soil be properly prepared.” -Arthur Lynch
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“Pessimism wilts everything around it.” -Michael Levine

“Optimists find joy in small things. They enjoy sunsets, a good conversation with a close friend; and they enjoy life in general. They are more concerned with having many small joys rather than having one huge joy.” -Robert M. Sherfield at http://www.RobertSherfield.com/

Optimism

Get all the good there is today,
     Don’t fret about to-morrow.
There’s trouble ’round us all the time,
     What need is there to borrow?

Look on the bright side every time,
     Don’t waste your time repining
When any cloud looks dark and dull,
     Turn out the silver lining!

By Author Unknown
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“An optimist understands that life can be a bumpy road, but at least it is leading somewhere. They learn from mistakes and failures, and are not afraid to fail again.” -Harvey Mackay (Harvey B. Mackay (born 1932))

“I think the most important thing for your life is the way you interpret things. Having an optimistic point of view is so important - your life will be so bright.” -Yu Chui Yee (Alison Yu Chui-yee (born 1984)) at https://mn2s.com/booking-agency/talent-roster/yu-chui-yee/
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“Optimism is the sunshine of the soul.” -Author Unknown

“It’s a wonderful thing to be optimistic. It keeps you healthy and it keeps you resilient.” -Daniel Kahneman (born 1934) at https://kahneman.scholar.princeton.edu/
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“Optimism is the ability to focus on where we’re going, not where we’re coming from.” -Simon Sinek (Simon Oliver Sinek (born 1973))

“If you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” -Jim Thompson

“An optimistic point of view will always look much better on you!” -Susan Librener
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“There is abundant reason to believe that optimism - big, little, and in between - is useful to a person because positive expectations can be self-fulfilling.” -Christopher Peterson: “American Psychologist” (January 2000), page 51

“Optimism inspires, energizes, and brings out our best. It points the mind toward possibilities and helps us think creatively past problems.” -Price Pritchett
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Stars And Astronomy

11/10/2025

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Picture of a night sky filled with stars, and the words, Humor And Inspiration And Learning About Stars And Astronomy Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont - Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.

“We can’t all be stars, but we can all sparkle.” -Author Unknown

What are stars? Stars are massive spheres, or balls, of very hot burning gases, called plasma, held together by their own gravity. Most stars contain mostly hydrogen, with small amounts of helium. Some stars have tiny amounts of other elements as well.

“At night, an enormous blanket is placed over the Earth, to keep it warm. The blanket is very old and worn out, and so it has many tiny holes in it. The holes where the Sun’s light comes through are called stars.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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Stars form in nebulas, which are large gaseous areas of space. As gravity attracts and condenses more and more gas into clusters, young stars called protostars start to form.

Stars are the Daisies that begem
The blue fields of the sky,
Beheld by all, and everywhere,
Bright prototypes on high.
-David Macbeth Moir: “The Daisy,” Stanza 5

Stars radiate energy created from nuclear fusion, which is a process that takes place in a star’s core and involves hydrogen fusing, or burning, to make helium. Once nuclear fusion has begun in the core, a star is sufficiently fueled to spend the majority of its life as a main sequence star, or twinkly thing, in its most stable form.

The Star

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
     How I wonder what you are.
Giant thermonuclear reaction,
     Held by gravitational attraction.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
     You look small ‘cause you’re so far.
As you burn through constant fusion,
     Your twinkle’s just an optical illusion
That happens when your light gets near,
     Distorted by our atmosphere.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
     Spreading light and heat so far.
As you use up fuel you’ll grow,
     And give off a scarlet glow.
Maybe you’ll go supernova
     Exploding elements all over.
Now I know just what you are,
     And I know I’m made of stars.

By Author Unknown: parody of “The Star” by Jane Taylor (1806) poem
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When giant stars run out of fuel, they can ‘go supernova,’ or explode in a spectacular event called a supernova. Supernovas can release so large an amount energy that they can momentarily outshine entire galaxies. Supernovas also disperse into space elements including iron and carbon, which form new stars, planets, and the sustaining elements of life.

“Even a small star shines in the darkness.” -Author Unknown: Finnish proverb

A brown dwarf forms if a star does not become hot enough to reach nuclear fusion. While a brown dwarf has failed to become a proper star, it is not a planet because it does glow dimly.

“There are stars called white dwarfs and red giants . . . but, alas, no jelly donuts.” -Author Unknown
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The most common stars are red dwarfs. They are less than half the size and mass of our Sun, and burn their fuel very slowly. Red dwarfs last longer than any other type of star, at more than 100 billion years. They are cooler than most stars, and so shine less, eventually growing dimmer.

“We are made of stardust. Every atom of every element in your body except for hydrogen has been manufactured inside stars, scattered across the Universe in great stellar explosions, and recycled to become part of you.” -John Gribbin (John R. Gribbin (born 1946)): “Stardust” (10 September 2000)
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When smaller stars such as red dwarfs or red giants use up all of their fuel and nuclear fusion slows, they start to fade, and become small white dwarf stars, which emit white light until they finally darken into black dwarfs.

“All men have stars, but they are not the same things for different people. For some, who are travelers, the stars are guides. For others they are no more than little lights in the sky. For others, who are scholars, they are problems . . . But all these stars are silent. You - you alone, will have stars as no one else has them . . .” -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint-Exupéry (1900 - 1944))

Like a star dancing in space, neutron stars can spin 600 times each second, but they are not light on their feet, and a single teaspoon of neutron star matter weighs six-billion tons.

“Working together, tiny stars light the Universe. That’s the power of teamwork.” -Author Unknown

A dwarf star is so dense that it would take eight people to lift a teaspoonful of its matter. As yellow dwarf stars like our Sun start to run out of hydrogen fuel, the core shrinks, heats, and pushes out the rest of the star, turning it into a red giant.

Wish Upon a Star

Star light, star bright,
     The first star I see tonight,
I wish I may, I wish I might,
     Have this wish I wish tonight.

By Author Unknown
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Red supergiants, such as Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion, make our Sun look small, having 20 times its mass, and being 1,000 times bigger in size. Red hypergiants, such as the largest known star, VY Canis Majoris, are even bigger, at more than 1,800 times the size of our Sun.

Every day, about 275 million new stars are formed in the Universe.
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“A high-school girl, seated next to a famous astronomer at a dinner party, struck up a conversation with him by asking: ‘What do you do for a living?’ ‘I study astronomy,’ he replied. ‘Really?’ said the teenager, wide-eyed. ‘I finished astronomy last year.’” -James Keller
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“It is often in the darkest skies that we see the brightest stars.” -Author Unknown
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Big stars like supergiants and hypergiants have shorter lives because they consume their fuel at a faster rate than smaller stars. As these massive stars fade, they explode into massive bright supernovas.

“Tell a man that there are 400 billion stars and he’ll believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint and he has to touch it.” -Author Unknown
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Star matter blown apart in supernova explosions forms new stellar nebulas (or nebulae), and the process of making stars begins all over again.
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The Sun is the closest star to Earth, but it is still located 4.24 light years away. It would take 70,000 years in our fastest spacecraft to reach the Sun - and what would we do when we finally got there . . .

Very heavy stars that go supernova can actually turn into black holes, while other supernovas leave behind white neutron stars that are 20 to 40 kilometers (12.5 to 25 miles) in diameter and have dense cores made of neutrons.

“If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown! But every night come out these envoys of beauty, and light the Universe with their admonishing smile.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882): “Nature” (1836), Chapter 1, ‘Nature’

Once upon a time a supermassive star, and now a black hole named Sagittarius A* (apparently the asterisk, or ‘*’ is actually part of its name), existed at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy, in the constellation Sagittarius. Although it has a mass approximately 4.3 million times that of the Earth’s Sun, it is all but invisible, detectable only indirectly by observing its influence on the motions of the stars orbiting it, by the radio wave energy it creates, and by the glowing gasses that disappear into it or that are released by it.

Although their name implies something else, ‘black holes’ are not holes at all, but highly concentrated matter in relatively tiny spaces. A black hole is an area of space in which gravity’s pull is so strong that nothing can escape, not even light. Astronomers believe that black holes are formed by dense stars that collapse from the force of their own gravity.

“Supposing you only saw the stars once a year. Think what you would think. The wonder of it!” -Tasha Tudor (born Starling Burgess, possibly later known as Natasha Burgess (1915 - 2008)) at https://tashatudorandfamily.com/
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Riddle: I shine high in the sky - what am I?
Solution: I am a star.

As a star approaches the end of its existence, the helium in it begins to change into heavier chemical elements, such as carbon and oxygen, and the star will begin to change its color, density, mass, and size.
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“You can go out at night and wink back at the stars now . . . because you finally know their secrets!” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

An ancient astronomer stayed up all night trying to figure out where the Sun had gone. In the morning, it finally dawned on him.

What do astronomers do during the daytime?
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“All finite things have their roots in the infinite, and if you wish to understand life at all, you cannot tear out its context. And that context, astounding even to bodily eyes, is the Heaven of stars and the incredible procession of the great galaxies.” -W. MacNeile Dixon (William MacNeile Dixon (1866 - 1946))

Stars range in color depending on how hot they are. In order from lowest to highest temperature, they can be brown, red, orange, yellow, white, or blue in color.

“Stars have always helped me to get things into perspective . . . I tried to let the starlight heal something deep in me that hurt.” -Madeleine L’Engle (Madeleine L’Engle Camp (1918 - 2007))

Stars are often between 1 and 10 billion years old. Some stars may even be close to the age of the observed Universe, at nearly 13.8 billion years old.

Galaxies are speeding away from Earth at 90,000 miles per second. What do you suppose they know that we don’t?
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“A million stars in the sky . . . and they all sparkle. No matter how great the number of those you find yourself among, you can still stand out. You as an individual matter.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

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The light emitted by 200,000 galaxies makes our Universe a shade of beige. Scientists call this color ‘cosmic latte.’ Of course, if a scientist is up late at night looking at stars, it might be because that person is highly caffeinated.

“There they stand, the innumerable stars, shining in order like a living hymn, written in light.” -Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806 - 1867)

The light from stars takes millions of years to reach Earth, so when you look at the stars, you are literally looking back in time.

“But who can count the stars of Heaven?” -James Thomson: “The Seasons, Winter” (1726), line 528

There are more stars in the Universe than there are grains of sand on all the beaches of the world. We know this because we have been traveling the world’s beaches with a pencil, a notebook, and a magnifying glass, counting all of the itsy-bitsy granules of sand . . . if you see us out there, be sure to say hello!
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“One sun by day, by night ten thousand shine.” -Edward Young: “Night Thoughts” (1742 - 1745), Night IX, line 728

Stars

The stars are tiny daisies high,
     Opening and shutting in the sky.
The daisies are the stars below,
     Twinkling and sparkling as they grow.

By Authors Unknown
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Each galaxy contains hundreds of billions of stars and there are estimated to be more than 100 billion galaxies in the Universe. The total number of stars in the Universe is mind boggling, estimated to be at least 70 sextillion and possibly as high as 300 sextillion, which is 300,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.

“Put three grains of sand inside a vast cathedral, and the cathedral will be more closely packed with sand than space is with stars.” -James Jeans (James Hopwood Jeans (1877 - 1946)): as attributed in Laurence J. Peter’s “Peter’s Quotations: Ideas for Our Time” (1993)

When we look at the nighttime sky with our unaided eyes, every star we can see is within the Milky Way Galaxy. Most of the stars in the Milky Way lie on about the same plane, meaning that our galaxy is somewhat a flat disc 100,000 light years across. We presently have no maps or pictures showing the entire Milky Way, because our wobbly orb called the Earth is itself inside of the Milky Way. We would have to travel outside our solar system or send out a space drone to capture an all-encompassing picture.

Our Milky Way Galaxy is an area in space crowded with lots of stars - so many that it resembles a road of spilled milk. That is how it got its name. There are estimated to be somewhere between 200 and 400 billion stars in the Milky Way.

“The stars are not so strange as the mind that studies them, analyzes their light, and measures their distances.” -Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878 - 1969): “On Being a Real Person” (1943)

While a clear night sky may appear to be full of stars, there are really only about 2,000 to 3,000 stars visible to the unaided eye, meaning without the use of a telescope. These stars are all either close to the Earth or intensely luminous, meaning very bright, like yourself.

Visiting an observatory, the backwoods man watched the astronomer look through his telescope. Just then a star fell. “Wow-wee!” exclaimed the man. “You sure are a great shot!”

Stars only appear to twinkle because we see them through the Earth’s atmosphere. Stars shine in an unblinking steady state, but atmospheric disturbances called eddies, which we experience as slight breezes and winds, make stars look sparkly.

If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall chimney and look up, you can see stars, even in the middle of the day. We know this because we spend a lot of time hanging out at the bottom of old wells and chimneys.

At an average distance of just 149,597,870 kilometers (92,955,807 miles), the nearest star to Earth is a yellow dwarf star called the Sun. The next nearest star to Earth is a red dwarf star called Proxima Centauri, also known as Alpha Centauri C. It was discovered in 1915 by Scottish astronomer Robert Innes while he was working at the Union Observatory in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is about 39.9 trillion kilometers (24.79 trillion miles) or 4.25 light years away. Light from this star reaches Earth in 4.25 years. A spacecraft using the newest, fastest propulsion systems would take about 75,000 years to get there.

Arnold: Did you know there’s a star called the Dog Star?
Owen: Are you Sirius?

“Hitch your wagon to a star.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882): “Society and Solitude” (1870), ‘Civilization’

Binary stars and multi-star systems are made up of two or more stars that are gravitationally linked, so that they orbit around each other.

“There wouldn’t be a sky full of stars if we were all meant to wish on the same one.” -Frances Clark (Frances Mary Clark (1860 - 1958))
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A comet is a relatively small solar system body that orbits the Sun. When close enough to the Sun, comets display a visible coma, which is a fuzzy outline or atmosphere due to solar radiation, and sometimes also a tail.

When asked about flying saucers, the astronomer replied, “No comet.”
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Asteroids are small solar system bodies that orbit the Sun. Made of rock and metal, they can also contain organic compounds. Asteroids are similar to comets but do not have a visible coma (fuzzy outline and tail) like comets do.

“Telescope: A device for bringing the sky closer.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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A meteoroid is a small rock or particle of debris in our solar system. They range in size from dust to about 10 meters in diameter. Larger objects are usually referred to as asteroids.

Star

Star light, star bright,
     First star I see tonight,
I wish I may, I wish I might,
     No - it’s just a satellite!

By Author Unknown

So-called ‘shooting stars’ and ‘falling stars’ are not actually stars, but are meteors. A meteoroid that burns up as it passes through the Earth’s atmosphere is known as a meteor. A meteoroid that survives falling through the Earth’s atmosphere and colliding with the Earth’s surface is known as a meteorite.

The odds of anyone being struck by a meteorite are said to be ‘astronomical.’

Stars have played important roles throughout human history. They feature in belief systems, have been grouped into constellations, are used in astrology, have helped in the designing of calendars, and were important navigational tools for early explorations across lands and seas.
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Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of Heaven,
Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882): “Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie” (1847), Part the First, Stanza III

If you would like to keep up-to-date on the goings on in a whole Universe of stars, visit www.StarDate.org.

Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul.
Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.
-Pamela Vaull Starr (pseudonym of Violet Isabelle (Carter) Popp (1909 - 1993))
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Road Crossings

10/31/2025

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Gladys: How do you avoid that rundown feeling?
Clementine: Always look both ways before crossing the road!
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Gregory: Why did the orange stop in the middle of the road?
Megan: Because it ran out of juice.

Stop, Look, And Listen

I stop, I look, I listen,
Before I cross the street.
     I use my eyes,
     I use my ears,
And then,
     I use my feet!

By Author Unknown
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Harpo Marx: Why did the chicken cross the road?
Groucho Marx: Chicken? What is all this talk about chicken? Why, I had an uncle who thought he was a chicken. My aunt almost left him, but we needed the eggs!

Margaret: Why did the bad speller cross the road?
Margery: Too get two the other side.
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Ticket Against Jaywalking Chicken. Ridgecrest, California: A chicken that got a ticket for crossing the road has clawed his way out of it. The $54 (RM205.20) citation for impeding traffic was dismissed after Linc and Helena Moore’s attorney argued that the fowl was domesticated and could not be charged as livestock. State law restricts livestock on highways, but not domestic animals. The chicken was ticketed on 26 March for impeding traffic after it wandered onto a road in Johannesburg, a rural mining town southeast of Ridgecrest. -AP

Patrice: Why did it take so long for the elephant to cross the road?
Tricia: Because the chicken had trouble carrying him.
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A chicken crossing the road is ‘poultry in motion.’ But why did the chicken cross the road? Well, it sort of happened this way . . .

Austin: How did the egg cross the road?
Ozzie: It scrambled across.

Artemus: Why couldn’t the hyena cross the road?
Gordon: He was too busy laughing himself silly at that last joke.

Bobby: Why did the cat cross the road?
Darin: The chicken had to take a day off to rest after carrying the elephant across.
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Ludwig: Why did the chicken cross the road?
Wittgenstein: The possibility of ‘crossing’ was encoded into the objects ‘chicken’ and ‘road,’ and circumstances came into being which caused the actualization of this potential occurrence.

Barbara: Why did the chicken cross the amusement park?
Candace: To get to the other ride.

Chester: Why did the banana cross the road?
Lester: The real question is not why, but how, considering that bananas do not have legs, fins, wheels, wings, or any of the other usual means of locomotion.
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Wilbur: Did you hear about the two kangaroos that crossed the road?
Orville: Yes, they jumped into each other’s pouches and were never seen again.

Timmy: Why did the raccoon cross the road?
Tammy: Because she was chasing the chicken.

Carla: Why did the rubber chicken cross the road?
Marlene: She wanted to stretch her legs.

Earl: Why did the procrastinator cross the road?
Lee: Because it was supposed to have been done two months ago!
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Justin: Why did the cell cross the microscope?
Dustin: To get to the other slide.

Millicent: Why did the polar bear cross the road?
Lucinda: To show the alligator that it could be done.
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Maryanne: Why did the chicken cross the road?
Gilligan: The traffic started getting rough, the chicken had to cross. If not for the plumage of its peerless tail, the chicken would be lost . . . The chicken would be lost!

Paul: Why did the chicken cross the road?
Saul: I don’t know
Paul: To get to your house!
. . . long awkward pause . . .
Paul: Knock, knock.
Saul: Who’s there?
Paul: It’s the chicken from the last joke!
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Minerva: What was the farmer doing on the other side of the road?
Minnie: Catching the chickens as they crossed the road.

Bernard: Why did the chicken cross the road?
Leonard: Just for the fun of it!
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First Lab Tech: Why did the function cross the road?
Second Lab Tech: Because it was defined on both sides and continuous.

Boris: Why did the monster help the little old ghoul across the road?
Doris: Because that is what fiends are for.
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Kimberly: Why did the rooster cross the road?
Kimmy: He wanted something to crow about.

Bernie: Why did the cows cross the road?
Bonnie: Because they are always on the moo-ve.
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Percival: Why did the snake slither across the road?
Perry: To get to the other sss-sss-sss-side!

Henry David Thoreau: Why did the chicken cross the road?
Ralph Waldo Emerson: The chicken did not merely cross the road - the chicken transcended it.

Artie: Why did the cookie cross the road?
Marty: To dunk itself in a glass of milk.
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Eudora: Why did the chicken cross the road?
Reuben: To get to the other side.

Curtis: Why did Captain Hook cross the road?
Howard: To get to the secondhand shop
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Agyrophobia, also called dromophobia, is a persistent fear of roads or of crossing roads. Even when no motor vehicles are present, some sufferers from this affliction still experience intense fear. Agyrophobia comes from the Greek words ‘gyrus’ meaning ‘turning’ or ‘whirling’ and ‘phobos’ meaning ‘fear,’ while dromophobia is derived from the Greek words ‘dromos’ meaning ‘running’ and ‘phobos’ meaning ‘fear.’ One of the things that could be said about the chicken that crossed the road is that he was not chicken to cross the road - and you should not be either.

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Shelby: Why did the snail cross the road?
Nellie: I don’t know, she hasn’t gotten there yet.
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Rhoda: Why did the penguin cross the road?
Ronda: Because the chicken owed it $5.

Tina: Why did the sheep cross the road?
Lena: To get to the baaa-baaa shop for a trim.
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Doctor Leonard Horatio McCoy: Why did the chicken cross the road?
Captain James Tiberius Kirk: To boldly go where no chicken has gone before!

Amy: Why did the dog cross the road twice?
Annie: She was trying to catch a boomerang.

Beatrice: Why did the pigs cross the road with their laundry?
Tricia: They wanted to do their hogwash.
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Tabitha: Why did the rabbit cross the road?
Christina: To get to the hopping mall.

Buzz Aldrin: Have you heard that a chicken has finally crossed the road?
Neil Armstrong: That is one small step for a chicken . . . one giant leap for all poultry-kind.

Jesse: Why did the duck cross the road?
Bessie: To visit the chicken of course!
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Octavius: Why did the frog hop across the road?
Augustus: To see what the chicken was doing!

Jasper: Why did the chicken cross the internet?
Casper: To get to the Make Fun Of Life! Website at www.MakeFunOfLife.net.

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Hugh: Why did the horse cross the road?
Bert: She wanted to visit her neigh-bors.
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Nick: Why did the seal cross the road?
Vick: To get to the otter side.

Marcella: Why did the chicken cross the Möbius strip?
Marc: To get to the same side.

George: Why did the comedian cross the road?
Jerry: To get to the punchline!

Siskel: I don’t know why the chickens crossed the road, but I loved it. Thumbs up!
Ebert: I disagree. The whole thing left the audience wondering; the chickens’ crossing the road was never clearly explained, and the chickens didn’t emote very well. Thumbs down.
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Julian: Why did the turkey cross the road?
Jillian: To go, “Gobble, gobble! Gobble, gobble!” on the other side.

Phillip: Why did the monkey cross the road?
Ophelia: To show he was not chicken.

In Quitman, Georgia, United States of America, chickens are actually prohibited by law from crossing the road.

Petula: Why did the chicken nearly stop crossing the road?
Clark: It got tired of everyone making so many jokes!

Sonny: Why did the chicken cross the road?
Grandpa: In my day, we did not ask why the chicken crossed the road. Someone told us that the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough for us. And that chicken would have had to walk barefoot five miles in the snow just to get to that road, too. They just do not make chickens like that anymore!

Luigi: Why did the tachyon cross the road?
Louellen: Because it was on the other side.

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Decker: How did the chewing gum get across the road?
Archer: By sticking to the bottom of a shoe.

Marv: Why did the shoe cross the road?
Irv: Because it’s on your foot.
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Can’t get enough of “Why did the chicken cross the road?” Here are a few more: Because . . . the pedestrian sign was flashing “WALK” and the road was clear of moving vehicles; Farmer Brown was across the road calling out, “Here, chick-chick-chick, here, chick-chick-chick,” while tossing corn around on the ground; go ask your mother; go ask your father; to catch the “L” train; to try the new hot ‘n’ spicy bacon double cheeseburger; to catch the show; she had a bee in her bonnet; to take a closer look at the cow; to feather her nest; to see what was on the other side; because at the time it seemed like a good idea; the sky was falling; to catch a falling star; to buy a copy of the new horror novel “Chicken Soup for the Human Soul”; to try to look important; to make a new friend; she was lost and headed in the wrong direction; to try something new; they told her there was a ham sandwich in it for her; to escape global warming; to escape the coming ice age; she was a good and faithful friend; I’m listening; oh, I love you so much; what was the question again?; it’s a little complicated; the other chickens said it couldn’t be done; we would have to look at it from the chicken’s perspective; what was the question again?; she’d already been around the block; to see what she could see; it’s a bit of a mystery, isn’t it?; she knew she’d give the farmer nightmares for years to come; another chicken gave her an odd look; I can’t comment on an ongoing investigation; why don’t we go find out; she was certainly a funny bird, that one; truth be told, nobody really knows . . .

Mitchell: Why did the turtle cross the road?
Shelia: To get to the shell station.

Andy: What did the chicken do before she crossed the road?
Sandy: She stopped, listened, and looked both ways!

Why did the man run across the road?
Because the signal read, Don’t Walk - Run!
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Arlene: What happened when the skunks argued while crossing the road?
Aileen: They raised a big stink.

Eunice: Why did the chicken cross the road?
Eustice: Because the other chickens egged her on.

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Jane: Why did the goose cross the road?
Jillian: Because the light was green.

Tips for Safely Crossing Roads
- Stop, look, and listen.
- Wait until the signal shows “WALK” or a human figure lights up.
- Hold hands and stay together.
- Always look both ways before crossing the road.
- Look left, then right, then left again.
- Stay in the crosswalk.
- Cross at intersections and do not cross at other places.
- Be aware that drivers sometimes drive when and where they should not because they are not good drivers.
- Can you think of other tips for safely crossing roads?

Silvia: Why did the dog cross the road?
Ingrid: To get to the barking lot.
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Charlotte: Why did the ambitious man cross the road?
Shelly: Because he was chasing his dreams.
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Road Crossings Quiz: Who Am I?
1. I waddle across the road.
2. I bounce or roll across the road.
3. I inch across the road.
4. I look both ways before crossing the road.
5. I dribble across the road.
6. I flow across the road.

Lenny: Why did the scientist cross the road?
Squiggy: Centrifugal force.

Road Crossings Quiz Answers: Who Am I?
1. I am a duck and I waddle across the road.
2. I am a ball and I bounce or roll across the road.
3. I am an inchworm and I inch across the road.
4. I am a person and I look both ways before crossing the road.
5. I am a basketball player and I dribble a basketball across the road.
6. I am water and I flow across the road.

Chubby: Why did Fatty cross the road?
Tubby: To get some exercise.
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Carl: Why did the chicken cross the road?
Claire: Because the early bird catches the worm!

One of the things that can be said about the chicken that crossed the road is that it was not chicken to cross the road - and you should not be either. Be courageous, and have new adventures every day, just like that little feathery chicken!
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Emily: Why did the spider cross the road?
Amelia: To get to its other web site.

Mirabelle: Why did the chicken cross the road?
Mabelle: She was excited at the possibility of new adventures!
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Stress And Anxiety

10/27/2025

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“Nothing in human affairs is worth any great anxiety.” -Plato (about 427 B.C.E. - about 347 B.C.E.)

“Stress does nothing but change reality into a big bad wolf while making us feel like little piggies.” -Author Unknown
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“If I knew what I was so anxious about, I wouldn’t be so anxious.” -Mignon McLaughlin (1913 - 1983): “The Complete Neurotic’s Notebook” (1981)

“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” -Lou Holtz (Louis Leo ‘Lou’ Holtz (born 1937))

“In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.” -Lee Iacocca (Lido Anthony ‘Lee’ Iacocca (1924 - 2019))
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“I am pretty much 3 percent human and 97 percent stress.” -Author Unknown

“Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.” -Walter Anderson (born 1944)
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Stress can cause headaches as the body reacts by rerouting blood flow to other parts of the body, in preparation for survival through the instinctive fight or flight mechanism.

“If you feel like you’re losing everything, remember trees lose their leaves every year, and they stand tall and wait for better days to come.” -Author Unknown
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Recognize Stressors
- Chaotic surroundings and disruptive people.
- Noises, particularly startling and alarming noises.
- Vibrations or swaying from under our feet or objects such as machinery.
- Lights that are too bright, too dim, flickering, flashing, or unnaturally colored.
- Smells, including offensive odors and air pollutants.
- Constant dealings with strange, hostile, or abnormal people.
- Lack of familiar and comfortable stimuli, particularly that found in nature, in friendship, in a good home, and in a good work environment.
- Having no place to ‘get away from it all’ in order to de-stress.
- Having no plans or workable ideas for dealing with difficult circumstances and difficult people.
- Being mistreated by people, as for example, being bullied, being lied to, being lied about, being blamed, or being ridiculed.
- Maladaptive methods for attempting to deal with stress can create additional stress, as for example, overeating, withdrawing from all human contact, or turning to electronic devices for comfort.
Can you think of other stressors to add to this list?

“You create your own stress when you procrastinate.” -Catherine Pulsifer (born 1927) at https://www.QuotesChristian.com and https://www.StressLessCountry.com/quotes/

“The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety.” -George Müller (born Johann Georg Ferdinand Müller (sometimes spelled as Muller or Mueller (1805 - 1898))): “Sign of the Times”
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“Stress can destroy much more than just our physical health. Too often, it eats away at our hope, belief, and faith.” -Charles F. Glassman: “Brain Drain: The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life” (2009)

The word ‘stress’ was originally an engineering term. It was adopted for use as a medical term by a scientist named Hans Selye. Mr. Selye found that lab rats became sulky and sickly when he upset them by trying to catch them by cornering them and snatching at them. This activity broke down their resistance to ailments. Because no medical term for this phenomenon existed in the 1930’s, he used the word ‘stress’ to describe it.
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The word ‘stress’ is derived from the Latin word ’stringere’ meaning ‘to draw tight.’

“The bow too tensely strung is easily broken.” -Publilius Syrus (85 B.C.E. - 43 B.C.E.): as attributed in Darius Lyman: “The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave: from the Latin” (1856): “Sententiae,” Maxim 388

“You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched.” -Gaius Julius Phaedrus (lived in about C.E. 1st century)

Chronic stress can cause the brain to flood with powerful hormones that are meant for short-term emergency situations. However, chronic exposure is also believed to damage, shrink, and rapidly age brain cells.

“Stress-Buster Tip: Do yourself a favor. Overlook at least two things today.” -M. J. Ryan
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“For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.” -Jane Wagner (born 1935): line written for use by Lily Tomlin (Mary Jean ‘Lily’ Tomlin (born 1939)) in standup comedy acts

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How To Handle Stress
- Take a moment, sometimes to do nothing, but even better, to do some simple task that can be done without much thought, such as cleaning a table top or putting away clean laundry.
- Talk to someone or make a plan for dealing with the situation, or better yet, do both if possible.
- Go for a walk. You will get away from your surroundings which have become a reminder of the situation, you will get some beneficial exercise, and you will get some relaxing mental stimulation from the sights and sounds and other sensations of the outdoors environment.
- Close your eyes for a few seconds and breath and relax your tense muscles.
- Drink a glass of water.
What can you add to this list?
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“Anxiety is the rust of life, destroying its brightness and weakening its power. A childlike and abiding trust in Providence is its best preventive and remedy.” -Tryon Edwards (1809 - 1894): as quoted in Tryon Edwards, editor: “A Dictionary of Thoughts: Being a Cyclopedia of Laconic Quotations from the Best Authors of the World, Both Ancient and Modern” (1891), page 22

During stress, eye pupils dilate, referred to as ‘mydriasis,’ to gather more visual information about a situation. This is one of the many automatic, or instinctual, actions built into us to ensure survival.

“Take a shower, wash off the day. Drink a glass of water. Make the room dark. Lie down and close your eyes. Notice the silence. Notice your heart. Still beating. Still fighting. You made it, after all. You made it, another day, you’re doing just fine.” -Charlotte Eriksson
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While stress does not turn hair gray, stress can cause hair loss. Telogen effluvium, the medical term for hair loss, can begin up to three months after a stressful event.

“The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.” -Thomas Paine (1737 - 1809)

The hyper-arousal of the body’s stress response system can lead to chronic insomnia.

“The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” -Sydney J. Harris (Sydney Justin Harris (1917 - 1986))

“When we are distressed, going outside for some fresh air, taking a walk in the park, or wandering deep into the woods quickens our attention, bringing us instantly into the present. Being outdoors provides mental space and clarity, allowing our bodies to relax and our hearts to feel more at ease. Putting ourselves in the midst of something greater than our personal dramas, difficulties and pain - as we do when we walk in the open plains, hike in rarefied mountain air, or ramble on an empty beach - can give us a sense of space and openness, lifting us out of our narrow selves. Similarly, gazing up at the vast night sky helps us see our problems and concerns with greater context and perspective. The natural world communicates its profound message: things are okay as they are; you are okay just as you are; simply relax and be present.” -Mark Coleman: “Awake in the Wild” (1 November 2006), page xv
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“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” -William James (1842 - 1910)

“Forget the times of your distress, but never forget what they taught you.” -Herbert Gasser
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“I read some article, which said that the symptoms of stress are impulse buying, eating too much, and driving too fast. Are they kidding? That’s what I call a perfect day.” -Author Unknown

“You have probably heard of ‘contagious’ or ‘infectious’ smiles. There is a reason for this - when you smile, it tends to make others around you smile. Even in the most stressful times, a roomful of smiles can brighten everybody’s mood.” -Author Unknown
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“There are two times when I feel stress - day and night.” -Author Unknown

“Smile, breathe, and go slowly.” -Thích Nhất Hanh (born 1926 as Nguyễn Xuân Bảo)

“It is an experiment worth trying to be alone and to be quiet for a brief period every day. Under city conditions it may be difficult to carry out but most of us could do it if we tried. At any rate we should moderate the pace at which we are living. If we remain at high gear, at top pressure, we are bound to suffer from fatigue and strain.” -Robert J. McCracken
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“My anxieties have anxieties.” -Charles M. Schulz: “Peanuts” (1968), words of character Charlie Brown to character Linus

“Nothing is more destined to create deep-seated anxieties in people than the false assumption that life should be free from anxieties.” -Fulton J. Sheen (Fulton John Sheen (1895 - 1979))
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“Never hurry; take plenty of exercise; always be cheerful, and take all the sleep you need, and you may expect to be well.” -James F. Clarke (James Freeman Clarke (1810 - 1888))

Stu: What do you call a dinosaur with anxiety?
Art: Nervous Rex.
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“Sometimes the most urgent and vital thing you can do is take a complete rest.” -Author Unknown
[Stress And Anxiety] + [Leisure And Recreation]
“Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Book of Proverbs,’ chapter 12, verse 25

“Being on the tightrope is living. Everything else is just waiting.” -Karl Wallenda

“Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they’ve started.” -David Allen

“Stressed spelled backwards is desserts.” -Loretta Laroche

Did you know that stress can make you fatter? Stress can make losing weight and maintaining the right weight much harder. Why? Because when we are stressed, we instinctively eat more foods and foods high in calories in order to build up our energy, including our energy reserves that are stored as body fat, to be prepared for action. Unfortunately, these days there isn’t much action of the sort we were programmed for long ago, such as running from animals that want to eat us, or running to catch animals we want to eat. But there is good news! Laughing actually reduces stress, so get out there and do some serious laughing. Laughing allows people to live well and be healthier by handling stress better.
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“The better work men do is always done under stress and at great personal cost.” -William Carlos Williams (1883 - 1963)

“Help someone in distress and you lighten your own burden; the very joy of alleviating the sorrow of another is the lessening of one’s own.” -Fulton John Sheen (1895 - 1979): “On Being Human” (1982)
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“Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.” -C. H. Spurgeon (Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834 - 1892)

“Anxiety is the interest paid on trouble before it is due.” -William R. Inge (William Ralph Inge (1860 - 1954))

“Just because we’re in a stressful situation, doesn’t mean that we have to get stressed out. You may be in a storm. The key is, don’t let the storm get in you.” -Joel Osteen (born 1963)
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“Storms don’t last forever.” -Author Unknown

“Outer chaos, inner peace . . . all is well.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it.” -Jane Wagner (born 1935): “The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe” (1985), line of fictional character Trudy, portrayed in stage productions by actress Lily Tomlin (Mary Jean ‘Lily’ Tomlin (born 1939))

Laughing strengthens the immune system by releasing health-enhancing hormones such as cortisol, epinephrine, and adrenaline, which can lower stress . . . those are enough reasons to make a person start laughing right now . . .
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“Don’t stress, just do your best.” -Author Unknown

“Without stress there is no growth.” -Author Unknown
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Stress Management

A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, “How heavy is this glass of water?” Answers called out ranged from 20 grams to 500 grams.

The lecturer replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you’ll have to call an ambulance. In each case, it’s the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”

He continued, “And that’s the way it is with stress management. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won’t be able to carry on. As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we’re refreshed, we can carry on with the burden.”

“So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you’re carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can. Relax; pick them up later after you’ve rested.”

“Enjoy your life!”

By Author Unknown

“One of the easiest ways to reduce your stress and unwind after a difficult day, or even on a day-to-day basis, is to do something that makes you laugh.” -Rebecca Turner

S.T.O.P.

When feeling overwhelmed, simply S.T.O.P.:
Stop, or momentarily pause in whatever you are doing.
Take a slow, deep breath.
Observe your thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations.
Proceed with a one-simple-thing focus.

By Author Unknown
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“In stressful times it’s okay to not be perfect. It’s okay to cut yourself some slack. Because right now, you might not be your best self. But you are growing, and you are trying your best, and that is good enough.” -Ashley Hetherington

“Action is the answer to anxiety.” -Author Unknown

Bad stress is believed to make people physically sick from its resulting headaches, muscle fatigue and a lowered immune system response that can create an increased susceptibility to infections and diseases. Bad stress is believed to make people mentally sick from its resulting anxiety, worry, depression, and troubled thoughts. Stress is believed to degrade our entire systems. We become like trapped animals - trapped in circumstances by bad stress, we instinctively try every means to escape, and finding none, we wear ourselves down and tire ourselves out, exhausting ourselves and yet failing to recognize that it is the bad stress that is harming our bodies and minds.
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How To Stress Less

1. Focus on what you can control.
2. Go for a walk.
3. Make something.
4. Talk to friends and family.
5. Breath.
6. Look for new opportunities.
7. Exercise.
8. Treat yourself.
9. Daydream.
10. Change your daily routine.
11. Go to bed earlier.
12. Smile more often.

By Author Unknown

“Within most human beings lies a great resource normally untapped, but there, waiting to be summoned up in moments of stress. Call it strength, courage - whatever it is, it pulls us through against the longest odds.” -Ruth Roman (1922 - 1999)
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And when things start to happen,
Don’t worry. Don’t stew.
Just go right along.
You’ll start happening too.
-Dr. Seuss (pseudonym of Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904 - 1991)): “Oh, The Places You Will Go” (1990)

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Magic And Illusion

10/17/2025

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“Magic is all around, you just have to believe.” -Author Unknown
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“Magic is believing in yourself. If you can do that, you can make anything happen.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

“The art of a magician is to create wonder. If we all live with a sense of wonder, our lives will become filled with joy.” -The Great Doug Henning (Douglas James Henning (1947 - 2000))
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“It’s still magic even if you know how it’s done.” -Terry Pratchett (Terrence David John ‘Terry’ Pratchett (1948 - 2015))

The word ‘abracadra’ may have originated from the Aramaic phrase ‘avra kehdabra’ meaning ‘I will create as I speak.’

In 1799, Count de Grisley became the first magician to perform the trick of sawing a woman in half, and ever since then, women everywhere have been eagerly lining up to be sawed in half - or perhaps not!
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Magic

It cost so little, I wonder why
We give it so little thought;
A smile, kind words, a glance, a touch -
What magic by them is wrought.

By Author Unknown
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“Doing magic, you not only have to be able to do a trick, you have to have a little story line to go with it.” -Ken Kesey (Kenneth Elton Kesey (1935 - 2001)): as quoted in “The Sun Times” (29 August 1999) interview

Magic Words
- Abracadabra!
- Hocus-pocus!
- Hot potato, jump-rope, kick-the-can!
- Parsley, peas, potatoes!
- Presto, change-o!
Many magicians create their own magic words, and so can you.

First Magician: What happened to the saw-a-woman-in-half act you used to do?
Second Magician: My assistant left me - she moved to New York and Los Angeles.
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Howie: How many magicians does it take to change a light bulb?
Howard: That is one trick they do not know - and besides, that is why they have assistants!
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“I had loved magic tricks from the time I was six or seven. I bought books on magic. I did magic acts for my parents and their friends. I was aiming for show business from early days, and magic was the poor man’s way of getting in: you buy a trick for $2, and you’ve got an act.” -Steve Martin (Stephen Glenn ‘Steve’ Martin (born 1945)): as quoted in “Time Magazine” (24 August 1987)

One technique for creating funny magic words is to ask for audience participation. Would someone please name a color? Would someone please name an animal? Would someone please name a food? Then you combine their answers, which might make something silly, such as, “Purple elephant ice cream!” which you use as the ‘magic words’ during your show.
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In 1814, Louis Comte of France became the first magician to pull a rabbit out of a top hat.
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Boris: Why did the magician have to cancel his show?
Doris: He had just washed his hare and could not do anything with it.

“Abracadabbler: An amateur magician.” -Author Unknown

Examples Of Magic Tricks
- Pulling a coin out from behind someone’s ear.
- Making a person or an object disappear and then reappear.
- Cutting something in half or destroying it and then making it reappear whole and undamaged, as for example, money or a handkerchief.
- Levitating (floating) someone or something.
Can you think of other magic tricks?
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Just as there are silent movies with musical accompaniment, there are magicians who perform without speaking, sometimes with dramatic music played during their shows or even a person who stands offstage or a short distance from the magician’s side and narrates, or describes what is happening, during the show, by reading from a memorized or prepared printed script or cue cards.

A magician was driving down a road when, Poof! - he turned into a parking lot.
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People who learn to do magic in front of an audience also learn showmanship: timing, quick comebacks, appropriateness and inappropriateness of certain language, and the skill of continuing on even when things go wrong.

Camilla: You know, I have half a mind to become a professional magician.
Pamela: That should do.
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“Genius is another word for magic, and the whole point of magic is that it is inexplicable.” -Margot Fonteyn (stage name of Margaret Evelyn de Arias (born Margaret Evelyn Hookham (1919 - 1991))): as quoted in James Randall Miller: “Thoughts from Earth” (2004)

One way to make yourself and your magic show memorable is to do something that is unusual, different, or unique. For example, maybe you could use fruit such as apples, oranges, and bananas in your act. Make a piece of fruit disappear and reappear, and then toss it to a member of the audience. Make a piece of fruit levitate, and then throw it to someone in your audience. You could have someone dressed in a gorilla costume as your assistant. Instead of pulling a live rabbit or a toy rabbit out of a hat, you could pull balloon animals out of your hat and then hand them to children in the audience. Put your imagination to work!
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The most accomplished female magician in the world is Dorothy Dietrich (born 1969). She performs regularly at the Houdini Museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America. She is also a ‘debunker,’ or someone who exposes lies, deceptions, and false ideas.

“We do not need magic to change the world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better.” -J. K. Rowling (Joanne Kathleen ‘Jo’ Rowling (born 1965)): in a speech (2008) to Harvard Alumni Association
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“Spring animals are fake animals that are often used by magicians, clowns, comedians, and other entertainers. They can be made to appear very realistic with practice. The basic construction of the animal is of a spring wrapped in either real or artificial animal fur. Different colored fur is used for different spring animals.” -Greg McMahan (born 1960) at http://www.MisterGreggy.com/

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“Magic exists. Who can doubt it, when there are rainbows and wildflowers, the music of the wind and the silence of the stars? Anyone who has loved has been touched by magic. It is such a simple and such an extraordinary part of the lives we live.” -Nora Roberts (born 1950 as Eleanor Marie Robertson): “Charmed” (1992)

“Indeed, what is magic but impossible science?” -Michael Swanwick (born 1950): “Stations of the Tide” (1991), Chapter 8

If you were going to pull a rabbit out of a hat, would you wave a magic wand . . . or would you entice the rabbit by waving a bright orange carrot?
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A magician seeking to have his act booked at Radio City Music Hall asserted, “I’ve got a trick that will panic them.” “What is it?” asked the manager. “I saw a woman in half,” announced the magician proudly. “You call that a new trick?” scoffed the manager. “Why, they’ve been doing that around here for years.” “Oh, yeah,” snapped the magician. “How about lengthwise?”

Whether you are an amateur or a professional magician, you must consider safety before doing any magic. You might develop a safety checklist to go over before each show. You would probably want to avoid using fire and flames and heat to avoid injuries to yourself, your assistant, any living creatures used in your act, and your audience members, and to avoid costly damage to your equipment or the building in which you are doing your show. If you use live animals, you will want to have the telephone number of more than one veterinarian in case an animal becomes sick or injured. You will likely want to either exercise caution or even completely avoid using anything with a sharp edge that could injure someone, including breakable glass and knives. Once you are certain everything is safe, get the show started and have fun!
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Ask for a volunteer from the audience. Tell the person to take a coin from his or her pocket and hold it up in a closed fist so that you cannot see the date on the coin, and announce that you are going to tell everyone the date. Then, you say today’s date, which might be, for example, something like, “It’s Saturday, April 30, 2021,” even though the actual date on the coin might be something like just the year 1983. This is usually good for a laugh from the audience.

A teacher was discussing different jobs held by the parents of the students. When she called on Little Johnny, she asked, “And what does your father do?” “Oh, he’s a magician,” replied Johnny. “Really - and what’s his best trick?” “His best trick is sawing people in half.” “Wonderful!” exclaimed the teacher. “Tell me, are there any more children in your family?” “Yes ma’am, I have a half-brother and two half-sisters.”
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Marlene: Why did illusionist Harry Houdini spend hours at the gym?
Arlene: He wanted to be fit to be tied.

Magicians and their magic acts are the center of their shows; however, magicians may have assistants. A magician’s assistant often does not speak during the magic acts, but stands by quietly and helps with the props or becomes a prop in the act, as when he or she is made to disappear, is sawed in half, or is levitated. Sometimes magicians encourage audience participation by asking people to be part of a magic act or to provide simple props such as coins or bills. While these audience members may seem to be randomly chosen people who are like everyone else in the audience, they actually may be friends or people the magician met with before the show and practiced the act with to be sure everything goes as planned.
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“Perform as many times as you can in front of people you don’t know.” -Lance Burton (William Lance ‘Lance’ Burton (born 1960)), advice to those who would be magicians

“Well, I believe in magic, too, but it’s the magic that can turn a caterpillar into a butterfly, the natural wonder and beauty of the world that’s all around me.” -Charles de Lint (born 1951)
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In addition to their costumes, magicians have ‘props’ that they use in their magic acts. Typical props might be a deck of playing cards, a small lightweight table with a tablecloth, several colored handkerchiefs, rabbits, birds, large coins, and specially made items for tricks. Once magic props have been acquired, the emphasis of the magician turns to rehearsing and practicing each trick and the key to magic, which is showmanship.

If you did the old magic trick of sawing a lady in half, and you put the top half together with another lady, what you’d have is a ‘gallon a half’ . . . quite possibly that joke needs a little more work . . .
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Magicians We Have Yet to See
- Cheery Houdini . . . the happy, smiling clown magician.
- Dairy Moodini . . . the cow magician.
- Fairy Houdini . . . does sprightly winged magic.
- Hairy Houdini . . . the monkey magician with a human assistant.
- Harry Linguini . . . the pasta chef magician.
- Hippie Houdini . . . does groovy magic with peace and love, man.
- Santa Houdini . . . arrives in a magic flying sleigh and pulls Christmas presents from a magic sack.
- Scary Houdini . . . shows up at your door on Halloween and makes your candy magically disappear.
Can you add to this list?

“Magic is a secret, and without the secret there is no magic.” -Author Unknown

Marvin: What bird does magic tricks?
Margaret: Hoo-hoo-hoooooo-dini!
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Martin: Have you heard about the magician who fell through the floorboards in the middle of his performance?
Marvin: Yes, but it is all right - he was just ‘going through a stage.’

“You know, I do believe in magic. I was born and raised in a magic time, in a magic town, among magicians. Oh, most everybody else didn’t realize we lived in that web of chance and circumstance. But I knew it all along. When I was twelve years old, the world was my magic lantern, and by its glow I saw the past, the present, and into the future. You probably did too; you just don’t recall it. See, this is my opinion: we all start out knowing magic. We are born with whirlwinds, lightning bugs, and comets inside us. We are born able to sing to birds and read the clouds and see our destiny in dewdrops. But then we get the magic educated right out of our souls. We get it disciplined out, washed out, and combed out. We are told to be responsible. Told to act our age. Told to grow up for goodness’ sake. And you know why we were told that? Because the people doing the telling were afraid of our wildness and youth, and because the magic we knew made them ashamed and sad of what they had allowed to wither in themselves. After you go so far away from it, though, you can never really get it all back. You can get seconds of it. Just seconds of knowing and remembering. When people get weepy at movies, it is because in that dark theater the golden pool of magic is touched, just briefly. Then they come out into the harsh sunlight of logic and reason again and it dries up, and they are left feeling a little heart-sad and not knowing why. When a song stirs a memory, when motes of dust twirling in a shaft of light takes your attention from the world, when you listen to a coyote howling in the distance and wonder what it might be saying, you step beyond who you are and where you are. For the briefest of instants, you have stepped into the magic realm.” -Robert R. McCammon (Robert Rick McCammon (born 1952)): “Boy’s Life” (1991) novel, ‘Introduction’ at https://www.robertmccammon.com/.
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Famous People Who Started Out As Magicians
- Bob Barker (Robert William ‘Bob’ Barker (born 1923))
- Milton Berle (born Mendel Berlinger (1908 - 2002))
- Bill Bixby (Wilfred Bailey Everett ‘Bill’ Bixby III (1934 - 1993))
- Johnny Carson (John William ‘Johnny’ Carson (1925 - 2005))
- Dick Cavett (Richard Alva ‘Dick’ Cavett (born 1936))
- Charles Dickens (Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812 - 1870))
- Cary Grant (pseudonym of Archibald Alexander Leach (1904 - 1986))
- Steve Martin (Stephen Glenn ‘Steve’ Martin (born 1945))
- Jimmy Stewart (James Maitland ‘Jimmy’ Stewart (1908 - 1997))
- Dick van Dyke (Richard Wayne ‘Dick’ Van Dyke (born 1925))
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“A little magic can take you a long way.” -Roald Dahl (1916 - 1990): “James and the Giant Peach” (1961)

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A magician’s costume is commonly a top hat, a magic wand, and a set of clothes meant to help hold the audience’s attention through the use of eye-catching colors, quaint old-fashionedness, or an exotic appearance. A magician’s clothes may have many hidden pockets sewn into them. Some magicians also wear capes, false mustaches, false eyebrows, false beards, face paint, and other theatrical effects.
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“As a magician I promise never to reveal the secret of any illusion to a non-magician, unless that one swears to uphold the Magician’s Oath in turn. I promise never to perform any illusion for any non-magician without first practicing the effect until I can perform it well enough to maintain the illusion of magic.” -Author Unknown: Magician’s Oath

“That’s the thing with magic. You’ve got to know it’s still here, all around us, or it just stays invisible for you.” -Charles de Lint (born 1951): “Dreams Underfoot: The Newford Collection” (2003), ‘Ghosts of Wind and Shadow,’ page 183

Whenever something goes wrong in your magic show, just tell your audience, “That is just how I planned it!” Then pause momentarily and continue on to your next trick.

Rufus: What do you call a dog that does magic tricks?
Freddy: A Labracadabrador!
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Attempts have been made to link performance magic, or magic tricks, to occultism, but this is a misuse of magic by occultists to try to make their occult beliefs appealing to people, and thereby draw people into occultism. Performance magic stands on its own and is not to be confused with occultism.

Allison: What does a martial arts magician say?
Allie: Jitsu-judo-karate . . . chop!

“Cats are magical . . . the more you pet them, the longer you both live.” -attributed to Stephen King (Stephen Edwin King (born 1947)) (We suspect some sneaky cat slipped that line in here, because it is not exactly relevant to this topic.)
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“Nothing I do can’t be done by a 10-year-old with 15 years of practice.” -Harry Blackstone, Junior (Harry Bouton Blackstone, Junior (1934 - 1997))

Double or Nothing Magic Trick. Tell a friend or an adult that you will be able to double their money without buying anything, going on the Stock Exchange, or using a computer. Then ask them for a dollar bill. Simply fold the bill in half and say, “There! I doubled your money!”
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“My hobby is magic. I learned the rudiments with Murry Dickson from a fellow who was at our training camp in St. Petersbug in 1942 and liked it. I help entertain at parties and sometimes on trains.” -Stan Musial (Stanley Frank Musial (born Stanislaw Franciszek Musial (1920 - 2013))): as quoted in Les Biederman: ‘The Scoreboard: Private Life of Stan Musial’ published in “The Pittsburgh Press” (15 May 1955), Section 4, page 3

“Shazam!” is a magic acronymic word created from Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury, and it is said to invoke their powers. An acronym is a word created typically by combining the first letter in each word in a phrase or list.
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“The world is its own magic.” -Shunryu Suzuki (1904 - 1971)

Some magic wands are hollow inside to conceal handkerchiefs, powders that produce puffs like smoke but without fire or flames, or shiny colorful glitter. Magic wands can be made from rolled-up sheets of paper or wood or plastic sticks. Magicians typically wave their magic wands or tap other props such as their magic hats atop their heads, while saying magic words such as, “Abrakadabra alakazam, let’s hope this goes as planned!”

“Everything is made out of magic: leaves and trees, flowers and birds, badgers and foxes, and squirrels and people. So it must be all around us. In this garden - in all the places.” -Frances Hodgson Burnett (Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (1849 - 1924)): “The Secret Garden” (1911)

What do magicians have in common with clowns, actors, musicians, and authors? Like the aforementioned folks, most professional, part-time, and amateur magicians have stage names, or names that they use in association with their magic acts, often in conjunction with somewhat exaggerated descriptive words about their acts and personas. Their stage names include words such ‘the Great’ or ‘the Amazing.’ So, if you are Jimmy O’Reilly in your private life, you might take up your hat, wand, and cape to become ‘Jacob the Fantastical Wizard of Illusion and Master of Magical Mayhem’ or if you are Sarah Sumner in your personal life, you might grab your rabbits, doves, baby chicks, and artificial flowers to become ‘the Astounding Animal Acts and Flying Floral Arrangements of Mrs. Priscilla Piccadilly’ (any resemblance to persons living or otherwise is purely coincidental). Even the magical Harry Houdini had a real name: Erich Weiss (born Erik Weisz and also known as Harry Weiss and possibly by other names (1874 - 1926)).

Henry: There ain’t no such thing as magic, is there?
Bollie: I guess not, Henry. Or maybe . . . maybe there is magic. And maybe there’s wishes, too. I guess the trouble is . . . there’s not enough people around to believe . . .
-Rod Serling (Rodman Edward Serling (1924 - 1975)): “The Twilight Zone,” episode 27: ‘The Big Tall Wish’ (8 April 1960)
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“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you, because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” -Roald Dahl (1916 - 1990): “The Minpins” (1991)

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You Can Do It!

Giving up is easy
     When your dreams seem far away,
And life is full of obstacles,
     You face them every day.
But, no matter what the challenge
     Some faith will get you through it.
So never quit believing,
     Just remember, you can do it!

By Author Unknown
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“Unless you’re willing to have a go, fail miserably, and have another go, success won’t happen.” -Phillip Adams (Phillip Andrew Hedley Adams (born 1939))

“No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying.” -Tony Robbins (Anthony Jay ‘Tony’ Robbins (born 1960))

“Every accomplishment starts with a decision to try.” -Author Unknown

“I already know what giving up feels like. I want to see what happens if I don’t.” -Neila Rey (born 1986) at https://darebee.com
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“Keep trying. It’s only from the valley that the mountain seems high.” -Author Unknown

“You don’t have to get it right the first time.” -Barbara Sher

“Never quit. If you stumble, get back up. What happened yesterday no longer matters. Today is another day. So, get back on track and move closer to your dreams and goals. You can do it.” -Author Unknown
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“The man who tried his best and failed is superior to the man who never tried.” -Bud Wilkinson (Charles Burnham ‘Bud’ Wilkinson (1916 - 1994))

“It’s always too early to quit.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
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“Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.” -George E. Woodberry (George Edward Woodberry (1855 - 1930))

“Your biggest break can come from never quitting. Being at the right place at the right time can only happen when you keep moving toward the next opportunity.” -Arthur Pine
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“Most of the important things in this world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” -Dale Carnegie (Dale Harbison Carnegie (born Dale Breckenridge Carnagey (1888 - 1955))): as quoted in Joseph O’Day: “The Ring of Truth” (2004)

“Half the things that people do not succeed in, are through fear of making the attempt.” -James Northcote
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“Try a thing you haven’t done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not.” -Virgil Thomson (1896 - 1989)

“There is no failure except in no longer trying.” -Elbert Hubbard (Elbert Green Hubbard (1856 - 1915))

“Before you quit, try.” -William Arthur Ward (1921 - 1994)

“There is an old saying: ‘If you hang in there long enough, keep trying, and don’t give up, something good is bound to happen.’” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.” -Cassius Longinus (C.E. 213 - C.E. 273)

“If you only do what you know you can do, you never do very much.” -Tom Krause (Tom Gunnar Krause (1934 - 2013))
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“Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.” -Stephen Kaggwa

“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.” -Samuel Beckett (Samuel Barclay Beckett (1906 - 1989)): “Worstward Ho” (1983)

“Don’t give up. One day you will look back and be glad you didn’t.” -Author Unknown
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“Don’t give up. Moses was once a basket case.” -Author Unknown

“No one knows what he can do till he tries.” -Publilius Syrus (85 B.C.E. - 43 B.C.E.): “Public Sayings”

“Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly. You can do better the next time.” -Author Unknown
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“Try something, anything. If it doesn’t work, try something else. The important thing is that you try, and keep on trying, and never give up trying.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“There’s moments where I want to break down and cry, but not give up.” -Ashlee Simpson

“Never let a stumble in the road be the end of the journey.” -Author Unknown

“It doesn’t matter if you try and try and try again, and fail. It does matter if you try and fail, and fail to try again.” -Charles F. Kettering (Charles Franklin Kettering (1876 - 1958))

“If you don’t try, you can’t fail . . . or succeed.” -Author Unknown
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“Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation.” -Jack Nicklaus (Jack William Nicklaus (born 1940))

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” -Maya Angelou (Marguerite Ann Johnson (1928 - 2014))

“‘It’s impossible,’ said pride. ‘It’s risky,’ said experience. ‘It’s pointless,’ said reason. ‘Give it a try,’ whispered the heart.” -Author Unknown

“The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized - and never knowing.” -David Viscott (David Steven Viscott (1938 - 1996))

“Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one-yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from a winning touchdown.” -Ross Perot (Henry Ross Perot (born 1930))

“Trying will do anything in this world.” -Theocritus (about 300 B.C.E. - after 260 B.C.E.)

“Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only need to find one good reason why it will.” -Robert Anthony (Robert Newton Anthony (1916 - 2006))
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“In every triumph there’s a lot of try.” -Frank Tyger (1929 - 2011)

“Michelangelo stated, ‘The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but it is too low and we reach it.’ Don’t give up. Success is within reach of everyone, as long as you try. As long as someone is willing to take the first step and continue taking steps, success can be realized. In fact, taking that first step could be the greatest success because it is the building block for all steps that follow and all successes that will be realized in your life. Remember, always try, and remember this simple saying. I never see failure as failure, but only an opportunity to practice and perfect my skills as I take the journey to becoming successful at whatever I decide to do.” -Author Unknown

“They fail, and they alone, who have not striven.” -Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836 - 1907)
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“One must learn by doing the thing. For though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try.” -Sophocles (496 B.C.E. - 406 B.C.E.)

“Always remember: All that other folks can do, why with patient persistent trying should not you? Keep that noble chin up and keep trying - wonderful things can happen when we just try! Now, think happy thoughts, put your smile on, and have the best imaginable day.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

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“When you win, nothing hurts.” -Joe Namath (Joseph William ‘Joe’ Namath (born 1943))

“Many a man never fails because he never tries.” -Norman MacEwan (Norman Duckworth Kerr MacEwan (1881 - 1953))

“If you never try, you will never know.” -Author Unknown

“Life has two rules: Number one, never quit; Number two, always remember rule number one.” -Duke Ellington (1899 - 1974)

“It is better to have tried and failed than never to have tried at all.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn’t matter.” -Martin Seligman (Martin E. P. ‘Marty’ Seligman (born 1942))

“You’ll never find out what you can do, until you do all you can to find out.” -John C. Maxwell (John Calvin Maxwell (born 1947))

“You can’t even be a failure if you’ve never tried.” -Andy Capp

“One does not always do the best there is. One does the best one can.” -Catherine II (also known as Catherine the Great (1729 - 1796))
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“The only failure is a failure to try. Everything else is just learning.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“Have you ever considered the cost of quitting? For a real eye opener . . . ask Thomas Edison . . . Steve Jobs . . . Michael Jordan . . . or Jim Carrey . . . ask them how much it would have cost them if they had quit . . . what about you?” -Doug Firebaugh (born 1968)
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“To try and fail is at least to learn; to fail to try is to suffer the inestimable loss of what might have been.” -Chester Barnard (Chester Irving Barnard (1886 - 1961))

“Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” -Author Unknown

“What isn’t tried won’t work.” -Claude McDonald (Claude Maxwell McDonald (1852 - 1915))

“A lot of people like to do certain things, but they’re not that good at it. Keep going through the things that you like to do, until you find something that you actually seem to be extremely good at. It can be anything.” -George Lucas
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“Try your best, and then on each succeeding try, attempt to best your last try.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“You never fail until you stop trying.” -Florence Griffith Joyner (Florence Delorez Griffith-Joyner (1959 - 1998))

“The last dejected effort often becomes the winning stroke.” -W. J. Cameron (William John Cameron (1879 - 1953))

“If you kinda sorta try, you get kinda sorta results.” -Author Unknown

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“When you find yourself around people who tell you that you are a failure before you have even begun to try, you must find a way to begin to try around people who do not condemn you, or in peaceful solitude.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“Never quit. It is the easiest opt-out in the world. Set a goal and don’t quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don’t quit until you reach it. Never quit.” -Bear Bryant (Paul William ‘Bear’ Bryant (1913 - 1983))
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“Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing.” -L. M. Montgomery (Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874 - 1942)): “Anne of Green Gables” (June 1908), Chapter 35; line spoken by fictional character Anne

“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.” -Beverly Sills (pseudonym of Belle Miriam ‘Bubbles’ Silverman (1929 - 2007))

“You won’t succeed unless you try.” -Author Unknown

“Every single one of us possesses the strength to attempt something he isn’t sure he can accomplish.” -Scott Jurek (Scott Gordon Jurek (born 1973))

“Do not give up, the beginning is always the hardest.” -Author Unknown
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“How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience, would have achieved success.” -Elbert Hubbard (Elbert Green Hubbard (1856 - 1915))

“People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don’t know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.” -George H. Allen (George Herbert Allen, Senior (1918 - 1990))
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“Nothing . . . will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must be first overcome.” -Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784): “The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia” (1759),Chapter 6

“Losers quit when they are tired. Winners quit when they have won.” -Author Unknown
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“The only ones who truly fail are those that never try.” -Author Unknown

“When you feel like quitting, think about why you started.” -Author Unknown

“You can’t hit a home run unless you step up to the plate. You can’t catch fish unless you put your line in the water. You can’t reach your goals if you don’t try.” -Kathy Seligman
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“If you try you might; if you don’t you won’t.” -Author Unknown

“It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt (Franklin Delano Roosevelt (also known as FDR (1882 - 1945))): “Looking Forward” (1933) book

“It is praiseworthy even to attempt a great action.” -La Rochefoucauld
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“Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” -Ella Fitzgerald (Ella Jane Fitzgerald 1917 - 1996)

“Life is trying things to see if they work.” -Ray Bradbury (Ray Douglas Bradbury (1920 - 2012))

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