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Have You Been Outside Today?

6/10/2025

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Appearances And Looks

6/9/2025

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“You are beautiful inside and out.” -Author Unknown

“Some of the most beautiful women I have ever met tell me, ‘I hate myself when I look in the mirror.’ I hear that again and again” -Henry Miller (1891 - 1980)
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“To all the girls who think they’re fat because they’re not a size zero, you’re the beautiful ones; it’s society who’s ugly.” -Marilyn Monroe (pseudonym of Norma Jean Mortenson (1926 - 1962))

“Most of your beauty comes from the way you carry yourself and treat others.” -Author Unknown
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“Beauty is a mystery. You can neither eat it nor make flannel out of it.” -David Herbert Lawrence (1885 - 1930)

“I used to be very self-conscious. I used to wish I was pretty. My cousin Georgia always taught me that if you smile, people will like you. Sometimes people will say something you don’t like, and you get angry a bit, but you just smile. You let it go by, even if you really would like to choke ‘em. By smiling, I think I’ve made more friends than if I was the other way.” -Ella Fitzgerald (Ella Jane Fitzgerald 1917 - 1996)
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“Every now and then you run across radiantly attractive people and you’re delighted to find they adore you, till you realize that they adore just about everybody - and that’s what’s made them radiantly attractive.” -Mignon McLaughlin (1913 - 1983): “The Complete Neurotic’s Notebook” (1981)

“Won’t you come into my garden? I would like my roses to see you.” -Richard B. Sheridan (Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751 - 1816))
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“A beautiful person is one who can see the beauty in others.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“Real beauty isn’t about symmetry or weight or makeup; it’s about looking life right in the face and seeing all its magnificence reflected in your own.” -Valerie Monroe (Valerie J. Monroe, Senior (born 1950))
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“A plain face is often surprisingly beautiful by reason of an inner light.” -Henry E. Walbery

“Do not judge others by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat.” -Author Unknown: Scottish proverb
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Keep up appearances; there lies the test;
     The world will give thee credit for the rest.
-Charles Churchill (1731 - 1764): “Night” (1761), lines 311 and 312

Beauty to no complexion is confined,
     Is of all colors, and by none defined.
-George Granville (1666 - 1735)
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“Beauty isn’t something on the outside. It’s your insides that count! You gotta eat green stuff to make sure you’re pretty on the inside.” -Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka, and Toshihiro Kawabata: “Animal Crossing: Wild World” (2005)

Her loveliness I never knew
     Until she smiled on me:
Oh! then I saw her eye was bright,
     A well of love, a spring of light.
-Hartley Coleridge (David Hartley ‘Hartley’ Coleridge (1796 - 1849)): “Poems” (1851), ‘She Is Not Fair’
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“Outer beauty pleases the eye. Inner beauty captivates the heart.” -Mandy Hale (born 1978): “The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass” (2013) at https://mandyhale.com

“The world is full of beautiful things, just like you.” -Trudy Vesotsky
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“Appearances often deceive.” -Author Unknown: English saying

“What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.” -Leo Tolstoy (Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828 - 1910)): “The Kreutzer Sonata” (1889)

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The Ugly Duckling Syndrome

“The Ugly Duckling” is a story about someone who was not really ugly at all; he was just different. The other ducks teased and pecked at him with their beaks until the ugly duckling flew away. He wandered around for a year, and was treated as an outcast everywhere. In the Spring, now fully-grown, he saw a group of swans on a lake, and wanted very much to join them. As he swam out toward them, he was astounded to notice his reflection in the water - he was a swan! The other swans welcomed him warmly, and found him to be beautiful.

Like many fairy tales, “The Ugly Duckling” was created with a lesson, or moral, in mind, if we will listen or read with the idea of finding it.

Most of us go through times when we feel different from those around us. These can be painful and lonely times, but it does not mean there is anything wrong with us. Like the ugly duckling, we will come into a time and place when we will be loved. All the pain and loneliness we have felt will one day be a fading memory.

“I never dreamed of so much happiness when I was the ugly duckling.” -Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875): “The Ugly Duckling” (11 November 1843)

Her very frowns are fairer far
     Than smiles of other maidens are.
-Hartley Coleridge (David Hartley ‘Hartley’ Coleridge (1796 - 1849)): “Poems” (1851), ‘She Is Not Fair’

“You know who’s beautiful? Read the first word again.” -Author Unknown
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The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole,
     but true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.
It is the caring that she lovingly gives,
     the passion that she knows.
-Audrey Hepburn (1929 - 1993)

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“If there were no beauty in the observer then he would not find beauty outside. The mere fact that beauty is seen proves that there is beauty already present in the state of being the observer.” -Shantanand Saraswati

“I am not beautiful like you. I am beautiful like me.” -Author Unknown
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“Physical differences are what make it possible for our friends to find us in a crowd.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.” -Roald Dahl (1916 - 1990): “The Twits” (1980)

“First impressions are the most lasting.” -Jonas Hanway (1712 - 1786): “A Journal of Eight Days Journey” (1756)
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“Do not judge men by mere appearances; for the light laughter that bubbles on the lip often mantles over the depths of sadness, and the serious look may be the sober veil that covers a divine peace and joy. The bosom can ache beneath diamond brooches; and many a blithe heart dances under coarse wool.” -E. H. Chapin (Edwin Hubbell Chapin (1814 - 1880))

“Some of you may feel that you are not as attractive and beautiful and glamorous as you would like to be. Rise above any such feelings, cultivate the light you have within you, and it will shine through as a radiant expression that will be seen by others.” -Gordon B. Hinckley (Gordon Bitner Hinckley (1910 - 2008))
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“Beauty isn’t about having a pretty face. It’s about having a pretty mind, a pretty heart, and a pretty soul.” -Author Unknown

Body Dysmorphic Disorder is a body image condition that causes some people to imagine they presently have, or will later develop, physical deformities. Most people with the condition are not all that different from other people in appearance; it is just that their perception of themselves is erroneously distorted by inner or outer influences. BDD is also known by the term ‘dysmorphophobia,’ which is derived from the Greek words ‘dys’ meaning ‘abnormal,’ ‘morphe’ meaning ‘form,’ and ‘phobos’ meaning ‘fear.’ The good news is that the condition can be treated through therapeutic psychological counseling and by other methods. In some cases the condition may be a passing phase or even ‘just something a person grows out of.’
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“The beauty does not live out there; the beauty’s in my eyes.” -Jonathan Lockwood Huie (born 1945)

He: My, what lovely eyes you have!
She: I am glad you like them. They were a birthday present.
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“There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.” -Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626): “Essays” (1625), ‘Of Beauty’

“Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?” -Brothers Grimm: “Fairy Tales,” ‘Snow White,’ words of character Queen
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“The weirder you’re going to behave, the more normal you should look. It works in reverse, too. When I see a kid with three or four rings in his nose, I know there is absolutely nothing extraordinary about that person.” -Oscar Levant (1906 - 1972)

“You are beautiful just the way you are.” -Author Unknown
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“You were created in God’s image. God makes no mistakes. To put yourself down for the way you are is to insult God’s handiwork. You are beautiful.” -Author Unknown

“The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.” -Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626): as quoted in Edward Bulwer-Lytton: “Falkland” (1827)

“Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.” -Sophia Loren (pseudonym of Sophia Sciccoloni (born 1934))
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“Trust not too much to beauty.” [translation to English]
“Nimium ne crede colori.” [original Latin]
-Publius Vergilius Maro (also known simply as Vergil or Virgil (70 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.)): “Eclogæ” (about 42 B.C.E. - 38 B.C.E.), Book II, line 17

What do you think makes a person good-looking?
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“Beauty is nothing other than the promise of happiness.” [translation to English]
“La beauté n’est que la promesse du bonheur.” [original French]
-Stendhal (Marie-Henri Beyle (1783 - 1842)): “De L’Amour” (English: “On Love”) (1822), chapter 17, footnote

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“I’m not handsome in the classical sense. The eyes droop, the mouth is crooked, the teeth aren’t straight, the voice sounds like a mafioso pallbearer.” -Sylvester Stallone (Sylvester Enzio Stallone (born 1946 as Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone))

“Beauty as we feel it is something indescribable: what it is or what it means can never be said.” -George Santayana (Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás (1863 - 1952)): “The Sense of Beauty” (1896), page 267
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“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” -Margaret Wolfe Hungerford (1855 - 1897): “Molly Bawn” (1878)

“The beauty seen is partly in him who sees it.” -Christian Nestell Bovée (1820 - 1904)

“Common-looking people are the best in the world. That is the reason the Lord made so many of them.” -Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
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“Beauty is a radiance that originates from within and comes from inner security and strong character.” -Jane Seymour (pseudonym of Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg (born 1951))

“I used to look in the mirror and feel shame; I look in the mirror now and I absolutely love myself.” -Drew Barrymore (Drew Blyth Barrymore (born 1975))
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“I cannot tell you how many times people have come up to me to compliment me on my lavish figure.” -Miss Piggy: as quoted in Henry Beard: “Miss Piggy’s Guide to Life” (1981)

“It is the common wonder of all men, how among so many millions of faces there should be none alike.” -Thomas Browne (1605 - 1682): “Religio Medici” (1643), Part II, Section 2
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“There is certainly no absolute standard of beauty.” -John Kenneth Galbraith (1908 - 2006): as quoted in the “New York Times Magazine” (9 October 1960)

“No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.” -Eleanor Roosevelt (Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 1962))

“Always try to look your best, because you never get a second chance to make a first impression, and first impressions are lasting impressions.” -Author Unknown
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“Your beauty should not come from outward adornment . . . Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘1st Peter,’ chapter 3, verses 3 and 4

“Beauty starts in your head, not in your mirror.” -Joubert Botha
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“A woman deserves no credit for her beauty at twenty, but at sixty, her beauty is of her own doing.” -Author Unknown

“It helps to have a rather odd face like mine. People always recognize you.” -Elsa Lanchester (Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (1902 - 1986)) at http://elsalanchester.freeservers.com/main.htm
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“Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless: peacocks and lilies, for instance.” -John Ruskin (1819 - 1900): “The Stones of Venice” (1853), Volume I, chapter II, section 17

“Beware so long as you live, of judging people by appearances.” -Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695)
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O wad some Pow’r the giftie gie us
     To see oursels as ithers see us!
-Robert Burns (1759 - 1796): “To a Louse” (1786)

In Standard English, the above lines would be as follows:
And would some Power the small gift give us
     [The ability] To see ourselves as others see us!

“Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful.” -Sophia Loren (pseudonym of Sophia Sciccoloni (born 1934))
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“I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.” -Herman Melville (1819 - 1891)

Never judge someone
     By the way he looks
Or a book by the way it’s covered;
     For inside those tattered pages,
There’s a lot to be discovered
-Stephen Cosgrove (born 1945)
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“If being beautiful in the eyes of the Creator means being ugly in the eyes of the created, then it’s worth it.” -Author Unknown

“Beautiful young people are accidents of nature. But beautiful old people are works of art.” -Marjorie Barstow Breenbie
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“I’m beautiful in my own way because God makes no mistakes.” -Author Unknown

“You can only perceive real beauty in a person as they get older.” -Anouk Aimée (pseudonym of Nicole Françoise Florence Dreyfus (born 1932))
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“A beautiful thing is never perfect.” -Author Unknown

“The appearances of things change according to the emotions and thus we see magic and beauty in them, while the magic and beauty are really in ourselves.” -Kahlil Gibran (1883 - 1931)
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Appearances And Looks Quiz
- What is the meaning of the word ‘beauty’?
- What is the meaning of the phrase ‘inner beauty’?
- Why might you not want to answer your door dressed and groomed sloppily?

“Be beautiful in your way of life.” -Thales of Miletus: as quoted in “Early Greek Philosophy: Beginnings and Ionian Thinkers,” Loeb Classical Library, Volume 525 (2016), page 143
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Appearances And Looks Quiz Answers
- Beauty is the quality of being pleasing to the mind.
- Inner beauties are virtues such as goodness, politeness, and caring.
- Always answer the door dressed and groomed well, because you never know when you might be greeting the Queen or the President.

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” -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.))

“People who are ‘animated’ are more attractive.” -Author Unknown
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“It’s not the face, but the expressions on it. It’s not the voice, but what you say. It’s not how you look in that body, but the thing you do with it. You are beautiful.” -Stephenie Meyer (born 1973): “The Host” (6 May 2008)

“Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.” -Coco Chanel (Gabrielle Bonheur ‘Coco’ Chanel (1883 - 1971))
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“That’s the thing about inner beauty: Unlike physical beauty, which grabs the spotlight for itself, inner beauty shines on everyone, catching them, holding them in its embrace, making them more beautiful too.” -Author Unknown

“You are beautiful because of the light you carry inside you.” -Mary Lambert
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“Anyone is automatically a lot more attractive when they’re funny.” -Author Unknown

The folks at Make Fun Of Life! hope you will laugh a little more, learn a little more, and love life a little more . . . each and every day . . . we just want you to be happy!

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Money

6/2/2025

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“If you have money, you are wise and good-looking and you can sing well, too.” -Author Unknown: Yiddish saying

“It’s good to have money and the things that money can buy. But it’s good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure you haven’t lost the things that money can’t buy.” -George Lorimer (George Horace Lorimer (1867 - 1937))
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“Money is only necessary in situations in which you cannot get by on your charming personality and looks alone.” -Author Unknown
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The oldest known standardized money is the small pieces of obsidian (a type of volcanic rock) once used by people in ancient Lydia (now Turkey) as far back as 12,000 B.C.E. The first coins to have their value printed on them were minted sometime around 600 B.C.E., also in Lydia. The coins were made of electrum, which is an alloy (a mixture of metals) consisting of gold and silver.

“Money really isn’t everything. If it was, what would we buy with it?” -Tom Wilson (Thomas Albert Wilson, Senior (1931 - 2011))
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A group of Pacific islanders called the Yaps once used donut-shaped stones as money. Some stones were as large as 3.66 meters (12 feet) across. We are going to need a bigger canoe.

Money

Is it me or the nature of money
That’s odd and peculiar? Funny,
But when I have dough
It goes quickly, you know,
And seeps out of my pockets like honey.

By Author Unknown
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“A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.” -Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)

The United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox, Kentucky holds 4,578 metric tons of gold. The New York Federal Reserve is even bigger, at 7,000 metric tons. Combined, they hold a staggering 7.5 percent of all the gold ever refined by humans on Earth.

“Some people seem to think they are worth a lot of money simply because they happen to have a lot of money.” -Author Unknown

The bird pictured on the American silver dollar was a real eagle named Peter. He was adopted by people who worked at the United States Mint, and used from 1830 to 1836 as a model for their drawings. When he passed on after getting his wing injured in the coining press, they stuffed him, and he is still on display in the lobby of the mint.

“Money doesn’t always bring happiness. A man with ten million dollars is no happier than a man with nine million dollars.” -Author Unknown
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Throughout history, people have used cocoa beans, elephants, grain, animal hides, fishhooks, and tea as money. Before standardized money was invented, people bartered. We have 4 nanny goats and 2 jars of pickles - would anyone like to trade us 6 hens, a rooster, and a wheelbarrow for them? (Just kidding - we need to keep our goats because they recycle our garbage, and we ate the pickles!)

“A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of. It certainly may secure all the myrtle and turkey part of it.” -Jane Austen (1775 - 1817): “Mansfield Park” (1814)

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Origami, the art and craft of paper folding, is one way to have fun with your money . . . can you think of others?

“Money is what you’d get on beautifully without if only other people weren’t so crazy about it.” -Margaret Case Harriman (Margaret Case Morgan Harriman (1904 - 1966)): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)

Worn-out coins are melted down and used to make new coins, and worn-out bills are shredded. In the past, worn out bills were burned into ashes. Now, some shredded bills are recycled into roof shingles and fireplace logs. A farm in Delaware mulches more than four tons of cash into compost every day.

“Money, therefore, if it is to be anything, must be at least an efficient and trustworthy instrument by which working people accumulate savings.” -Lewis E. Lehrnman

Why is American money green? Ink colors have unique physical characteristics because they contain different ingredients. Green ink was chosen for American dollars because its ingredients make it more resistant to fading, flaking, and discoloration than other colors of ink.

‘ATM’ is an abbreviation for ‘Automatic Teller Machine’ also known as a ‘cash machine.’ The next time you hear someone say, “I need to go to the ATM machine,” he or she is really saying, “I need to go to the Automatic Teller Machine machine,” saying ‘machine’ twice, which is redundant. There are more than 1.8 million ATM’s in the world, putting an equal or greater number of human bank tellers out of work. There is even an ATM in Antarctica, so now you have a good reason to visit the land of penguins.

He that has money is bothered about it;
And he that has none is bothered without it.
-Author Unknown

“The usual definition of the functions of money are that money is a medium of exchange, a measure of value, a standard of deferred payment and a store of value.” -Norman Angell: “The Story of Money” (1930)
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Some American pennies made in 1982 and all American pennies made after 1982 contain zinc that has been electroplated, or coated, with copper. We have not tested this yet, but some folks say the coins can be mixed with mulch or soil in gardens to repel slugs. The slugs supposedly receive an unpleasant electric shock when they touch the copper and zinc combination.

“It is often easier to earn money than it is to spend it wisely.” -Author Unknown

It is believed that paper money was invented in the 9th century in China. Its original name was ‘flying money’ because it could easily blow away in the wind. However, they used it just briefly. The first time paper currency was consistently used was by the French in the 18th century.

“We haven’t the money, so we’ve got to think.” -Ernest Rutherford (1871 - 1937)
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The word ‘cash’ originated in ancient China, where people carried coins in bundles held together by strings, to prevent the loss of individual coins. A bundle of one hundred coins was called ‘one cash.’ The Chinese possible got their word for cash from Portugal, where the people called their coins ’caixa’ (pronounced as ‘cash-a’).

“Money is an agreement within a community to use something as a medium of exchange.” -Bernard Lietaer: “The Future of Money” (2001)

American dollar bills were first printed in their present size in 1929. All American dollar bills are now 2.625 inches wide by 6.125 inches long (2 and 5/8th inches wide x 6 and 1/8th inches long). American quarter coins are 1 inch in diameter. These are handy facts to know if you need to measure an object but have no ruler with you - just take out your money and use it to measure.

“Make all you can. Save all you can. Give all you can.” -John Wesley (1703 - 1791) paraphrased

Many coins have ridges, reeding, grooves, or letterings around their edges to discourage theft. Coins without such protection can have some of the gold, silver, or platinum filed off or shaved off their edges, making the coins slightly smaller, without immediately changing their overall appearance. In the distant past, shavings were collected and sold or were used to make counterfeit coins. While this type of theft is rare in modern times, because most coins are made of less valuable metals, the ridges, reeding, grooves, and letterings on the edges of coins remain as a tradition, and also can be a form of readable ‘braille’ for the visually-impaired.

“Money can’t buy happiness, but it will pay the salaries of a large research staff to study the problem.” -Bill Vaughan (William Edward ‘Bill’ Vaughan, also known by the pseudonym Burton Hillis (1915 - 1977))

Jacqueline: What is the difference between a counterfeit dollar and a crazy rabbit?
Jacque: One is bad money, and the other is a mad bunny.
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The United States Mint is not the only place where money is made. Several organizations and communities within the United States make their own ‘money,’ and you may have used some of it. ‘Green stamps’ issued by grocers to their customers is another type of ‘money.’ Tokens used for playing video games are a form of money. Many colleges produce their own money for student use, and a few small communities, such as Ithaca, New York, make money to encourage spending at local small businesses. People exchange United States cash for organization or community dollars, or they earn them, and then use them to make purchases.

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Overheard: I am having an ‘out of money’ experience.

In the 1600’s, a penny was worth about $1.66 in today’s money.

“What the country really needs is a good five cent nickel.” -Franklin P. Adams (Franklin Pierce Adams (1881 - 1960))

Most of the money in the world today is fiat money, meaning that it is not backed by gold or other precious metals, or even anything of tangible value. The term ‘fiat’ comes from the Latin for ‘let it be done.’ Fiat money is accepted because a government declares it official money, and it is backed by only the faith and trust in the government and the citizens.

“I don’t like money, actually, but it quiets my nerves.” -Joe Louis (Joseph Louis Barrow (1914 - 1981)): as attributed in Connie Robertson: “Book of Humorous Quotations” (1998), page 122

Where was your money before it reached you? Did it travel around the country or did it stay in one town all its life? To find out, visit the money-tracking website www.wheresgeorge.com and enter the serial numbers found on your money.

Overheard: I would not say that inflation is making my life impossible, but I am now starving on an income that I used to dream about.
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Chrematophobia is a persistent fear of money. ‘Chrematophobia’ is derived from the Greek words ‘chrimata’ meaning ‘money’ and ‘phobos’ meaning ‘fear.’ Among the sufferers of this phobia, some worry that they might mismanage money. Others worry that money might be ‘the root of all evil.’ Actually, this is a common misunderstanding; the actual quotation from “The Bible” is, “love of money is the root of all evil.” So, it might be okay to have money, but not okay to have tender feelings for it.

“No matter how hard you hug your money, it never hugs back.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in H. Jackson Brown (Horace Jackson Brown, Junior (1940 - 2021)): “P. S. I Love You” (1990)

“Actually, I have no regard for money. Aside from its purchasing power, it’s completely useless as far as I’m concerned.” -Alfred Hitchcock (1899 - 1980)

“If money is your only hope for independence, you will never have it. The only real security that a man can have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.” -Henry Ford (1863 - 1947): as quoted in “Reader’s Digest” (1933)

Has your money been in an unfortunate accident? The Office of Currency Standards will replace damaged money if a person can present at least 51 percent of the note to officials. Every year, the United States Treasury handles about 30,000 claims and redeems mutilated currency valued at over $30 million.
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“You aren’t wealthy until you have something money can’t buy.” -Garth Brooks (Troyal Garth Brooks (born 1962))

The average life of American bills and coins in circulation (in use) is as follows.
- $1 bill: 18 months.
- $5 bill: 2 years.
- $10 bill: 3.5 years.
- $20 bill: 4 years.
- $50 bill: 3.5 years.
- $100 bill: 9 years.
- All coins: 30 years.

“Money is always there, but the pockets change.” -Gertrude Stein (1874 - 1946)

Some of the finest examples of public art are on the money you carry in your pocket or purse.
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Money does not grow on trees . . . not even on genetically modified ones!

Reasons Loving Money Is A Bad Idea
- It can’t love you back.
- It will leave you for someone else.
- It’s probably laughing at you right now.
Can you think of other reasons why loving money is a bad idea?
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Though sometimes called ‘paper money,’ American currency is fabric, not paper. It is composed of 25 percent linen and 75 percent cotton, and has tiny red and blue synthetic fibers of different lengths evenly distributed throughout it. If it were paper, it would easily fall apart when you leave it in the pockets of clothes that you put into your washing machine. It is said that many years ago, in Benjamin Franklin’s day, people repaired torn bills with a needle and thread.

“If money does not make you happy, give it back.” -Jules Renard (Pierre-Jules Renard (1864 - 1910))

The word ‘coin’ is from the Latin word ’cuneus’ meaning ‘wedge,’ because the dye for stamping metal coins was wedge-shaped.

“Money isn’t everything, but lack of money isn’t anything.” -Franklin Pierce Adams (1881 - 1960): as quoted in Robert E. Drennan, editor: ”The Algonquin Wits” (1985)

Inflation: Cutting money in half without damaging the paper.
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“Recession: A period of time when we have to do without things our grandparents never even heard of.” -Author Unknown

British monarch Queen Elizabeth II holds the record for appearing on more currency than any other person. Her portrait has appeared on the currency of more than 30 different countries.

“Man is an animal that makes bargains; no other animal does this - no dog exchanges bones with another.” -Adam Smith (1723 - 1790)
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The country with the worst inflation in the world is Zimbabwe. In 2008, it experienced 6,500,000,000,000,000,000,000 percent inflation.

“We could never imagine what a strange disproportion a few or a great many pieces of money make between men, if we did not see it every day with our own eyes.” -Jean de la Bruyère (1645 - 1696): “Characters” (1688), chapter VII: ‘Of the Gifts of Fortune,’ aphorism 5
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The Latin phrase ‘E Pluribus Unum,’ meaning ‘Out of Many, One,’ appearing on American currency, refers to the United States of America being one country made out of many states.

“Money isn’t everything, usually it isn’t even enough.” -Author Unknown

According to several studies, the money people carry in their pockets, wallets, and purses is truly disgusting stuff. Both bills and coins can have contaminants on them, including the pathogens salmonella and E.coli. Pathogens are tiny organisms that can be seen only with a microscope, and which can make people sick. To avoid illness, always wash your hands after handling money and before handling food, whether you are at home or in a restaurant.
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“Spare no expense in making everything as economical as possible.” -Author Unknown

The motto ‘In God We Trust’ first appeared on American money between 1864 and 1873 on the two-cent coin. It reappeared in 1955, and in 1963, the motto appeared on American paper currency. ‘In God We Trust’ now appears on all new coins and bills.

“It’s a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it’s a depression when you lose yours.” -Harry S Truman (1884 - 1972): as quoted in the “Observer” (13 April 1958)

The currency most traded around the world, and especially in international transactions, is the American dollar. Other heavily traded currencies are the Eurozone euro, the Japanese yen, and the British pound sterling.

“Throw money at a problem and it will remain.” -Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica): “Winterheart’s Guild” music album, ‘Abandoned, Pleased, Brainwashed, Exploited’
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The word ‘dollar’ is derived from the German word ‘taler,’ an abbreviation of Joachimstaler, a town that was near a silver mine. The silver from the mine was used to make taler, a type of silver coin.

“The great rule is not to talk about money with people who have much more or much less than you.” -Katharine Whitehorn (Katharine Elizabeth Whitehorn (born 1928))

Nickel: A dollar after the taxes have been subtracted from it.

293 ways exist to make change for an American dollar. Demonstrating this requires just 4 quarters, 10 dimes, 20 nickels, and 100 pennies, which adds up to four dollars.
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“Money is the common denominator to all, yet holds title to nothing.” -Author Unknown

Most money in the world today is not in the form of bills or coins, but exists as ones and zeros inside computers at government facilities as well as at financial institutions such as banks, credit unions, and brokerage houses.

“The use of money is all the advantage there is in having money.” -Benjamin Franklin: “Necessary Hints to Those that Would be Rich” (1736)

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Failures And Successes

5/26/2025

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Violet: May I ask you the secret of your success?
Iris: There is no easy street. You simply jump at your opportunity.
Violet: But how can I tell when my opportunity comes?
Iris: You can’t. You’ve just got to keep on jumping.

“There is no point at which you can say, ‘Well, I’m successful now, I might as well take a nap.’” -Carrie Fisher (born 1956)

“I am not a failure if I don’t succeed; I am successful because I tried.” -Susan Jeffers (Susan Jane Jeffers (born Susan Jane Gildenberg (1938 - 2012)))
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“In public, we say the race is to the strongest; in private, we know that a lopsided man runs the fastest along the little side hills of success.” -Frank M. Colby (Frank Moore Colby (1865 - 1925))

“Failure is success if we learn from it.” -Malcolm Forbes

“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try a grin!” -Author Unknown
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“The secret of success is to triple your rate of failure.” -Og Mandino (Augustine ‘Og’ Mandino II (1923 - 1996))

“How can they say my life isn’t a success? Have I not for more than sixty years got enough to eat and escaped being eaten?” -Logan Pearsall Smith (1865 - 1946)

“Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity. Successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results.” -Dupree Jordan
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“For some unknown reason, success usually occurs in private, while failure occurs in full view.” -Jill Shalvis: “The Sweetest Thing”

“If there is one thing in life that you alone are the absolute and final judge of, it is whether you are a success or a failure.” -Joan Sweet

“I owe all my success in life to having been always a quarter of an hour beforehand.” -Horatio Nelson (1758 - 1805)
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“The secret to success is to start from scratch and keep on scratching.” -Dennis Green (Dennis Earl Green (1949 - 2016)) at http://www.DennisGreen.com/

“Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.” -John C. Maxwell (John Calvin Maxwell (born 1947)) at https://www.maxwellleadership.com/

“Success is difficult, it requires enormous effort. Those who can work through the struggle become successful.” -Jackie Joyner (Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee (born 1962))
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“Every great success is an accumulation of thousands of ordinary efforts that no one sees or appreciates.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com

“Don’t fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have.” -Louis E. Boone (Louise Eugene Boone (1941 -2005))

“Success and failure. We think of them as opposites, but they’re really not. They’re companions - the hero and the sidekick.” -Laurence Shames (born 1951)
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“Success is often just an idea away.” -Frank Tyger (1929 - 2011)

“You always pass failure on the way to success.” -Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Junior (1920 - 2014))

“You have to look successful in order to be successful.” -Author Unknown
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“There’s no secret about success. Did you ever know a successful man who didn’t tell you about it?” -Frank McKinney Hubbard (Frank McKinney ‘Kin’ Hubbard (1868 1930))

“Drifting through life without aim or purpose is the first cause of failure.” -Author Unknown

If I should win, let it be by the code,
With my faith and my honor held high,
But if I should lose, let me be the first to stand by the road,
And cheer as the winner walks by.
-Sam Haskell (born 1955): “Promises I Made My Mother” (April 2009) autobiography
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“If at first you don’t succeed, you’re running about average.” -M. H. Alderson (Miles Henry Alderson (1841 - 1924))

“Successful people believe in the validity of their own dreams and goals, even if dreams are all they have to go on.” -Denis Waitley (Denis Edwin Waitley, Senior (born 1933)) at https://deniswaitley.com/

“Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting - in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard - reaching for the highest that is in us - becoming all that we can be. If we do our best, we are a success. Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012)): as quoted in Hugh B. Sanders: “The Subconscious Diet: It’s Not What You Put in Your Mouth; It Is What You Put in Your Mind” (2005), page 104
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“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” -Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Ann Johnson (1928 - 2014))

“Success: All it takes is all you’ve got.” -Author Unknown

“Success comes to many men because they were deprived of advantages others had.” -Author Unknown
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“Failure is an event, never a person; an attitude, not an outcome.” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))

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“Behind every success is a succession of failures.” -Rick Beneteau

Judgement

Before God’s footstool to confess
A poor soul knelt, and bowed his head;
“I failed,” he cried. The Master said,
“Thou didst thy best - that is success!”

By Author Unknown
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“Failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” -Arianna Huffington

“Keep steadily before you the fact that all true success depends at last upon yourself.” -Theodore T. Munger (Theodore Thornton Munger (1830 - 1910)): as quoted in Elizabeth P. Bemis: “Primary Plans” (1909), Volume 7, page 54

“As for your failures - stop calling them failures. Refer to them as ‘experiences.’ That’s all they really are - just experiences.” -Lindsey Rietzsch

“People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.” -Dale Carnegie (Dale Harbison Carnegie (born Dale Breckenridge Carnegey (1888 - 1955))): as quoted in Jill Murphy Long: “Permission to Play: Taking Time to Renew Your Smile” (2003), page 69

“The most unfortunate thing that happens to a person who fears failure is that he limits himself by becoming afraid to try anything new.” -Leo Buscaglia (Felice Leonardo ‘Leo’ Buscaglia, also known as Leo F. Buscaglia (1924 - 1998))

“Success is when you see something, and you say, ‘I want to do that,’ and then you do it. It’s being happy with what you do and doing what you love every day.” -Alessia Cara
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“If you could find out what the most successful people did in any area and then you did the same thing over and over, you’d eventually get the same results they do.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com

“Success is not a destination. It is a constant, continuous journey.” -George H. Denny (George Hutcheson Denny (1870 - 1955))

“The common denominator of success - the secret of success of every man who has ever been successful - lies in the fact that he formed the habit of doing things that failures don’t like to do.” -Albert E. N. Gray: speech (1940) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, at the annual convention of the National Association of Life Underwriters
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“Include the success of others in your dreams for your own success.” -Author Unknown

“Success is not about ‘who you know,’ but rather ‘who knows you.’” -Author Unknown

“The difference between success and failure is not giving up.” -Steven Redhead: “The Solution”
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“Success is not so much what we have, as it is what we are.” -Jim Rohn (Emanuel James ‘Jim’ Rohn (1930 - 2009)) at https://www.jimrohn.com/

“Success consists of doing the common things in life uncommonly well.” -Author Unknown

“The most successful people reach the top not because they are free of limitations, but because they act in spite of their limitations.” -Michael K. Williams
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“The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic, and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant, and kind. Failure makes people bitter and cruel.” -W. Somerset Maugham (William Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965)): “The Summing Up” (1938), page 182

“Success didn’t spoil me; I’ve always been insufferable.” -Fran Lebowitz (Frances Ann ‘Fran’ Lebowitz (born 1950))

“Failure is the first step towards success.” -Author Unknown
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“It’s not how far you fall, but how high you bounce that counts.” -Zig Ziglar-Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))

“The road to success is not a path you find but a trail you blaze.” -Author Unknown

“Success comes in cans, not can’ts.” -Author Unknown (about 1910)
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“Success is predictable and it begins inside you.” -Brain Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com

“If at first you do succeed, try something a little harder.” -Ann Landers (pseudonym of Esther Pauline Friedman ‘Eppie’ Lederer (1918 - 2002))

“Successful people build each other up. They motivate, inspire, and push each other. Unsuccessful people just hate, blame, and complain.” -Author Unknown
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“Success in life is a matter not so much of talent or opportunity as of concentration and perseverance.” -C. W. Wendte (Charles William Wendte (1844 - 1931))

“Ninety-nine percent of success is built on failure.” -Charles F. Kettering (Charles Franklin Kettering (1876 - 1958))

“Successful people do not wait for opportunities; they go looking for them.” -Author Unknown
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“Failure is the line of least persistence.” -W. A. Clark

“What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?” -Robert H. Schuller (Robert Harold Schuller (1926 - 2015))

“The greatest barrier to achievement and success is not lack of talent or ability but rather the feeling that achievement and success, above a certain level, are outside our self-concept - our image of who we are and what is appropriate to us.” -Nathaniel Branden (born Nathan Blumenthal (1930 - 2014))
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“When you are making a success of something, it’s not work. It’s a way of life. You enjoy yourself because you are making your contribution to the world.” -Andrew Granatelli

“Success isn’t getting it right the first time . . . it’s doing it until you get it right.” -Author Unknown

“There are far too many people out there who are stifling their own success because they are afraid to make the first move. Can you imagine what an amazing world this would be if we all fearlessly stepped into our full potential?” -Cara Alwill Leyba: “Fearless & Fabulous” (August 2014)
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“The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.” -Napoleon Hill (Oliver ‘Napoleon’ Napoleon Hill (1883 - 1970))

“Success is that old ABC - ability, breaks, and courage.” -Charles Luckman (1909 - 1999)
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“Failure lies not in falling down but rather in not getting up.” -Author Unknown

“For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Book of Proverbs,’ chapter 24, verse 16

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“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” -Herman Cain (1945 - 2020)

“Giving up is the only sure way to fail.” -Gena Showalter
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“Failure . . . failure . . . failure . . . failure . . . failure . . . failure . . . failure . . . SUCCESS!!!” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall.” -Oliver Goldsmith (1728 - 1774)

“The more successful you are, the more mistakes you will make. People who don’t do anything, don’t make mistakes.” -Robert Anthony (Robert Newton Anthony (1916 - 2006))
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“Instead of spending our lives running towards our dreams, we are often running away from a fear of failure or a fear of criticism.” -Eric Wright

“The most successful people are not necessarily the most popular.” -Author Unknown

“Fear of failure leads to failure.” -Author Unknown
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“Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.” -Robert T. Kiyosaki-Robert T. Kiyosaki (Robert Toru Kiyosaki (born 1947)): “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” (1997) at https://www.richdad.com/

“If the usual way to achieve success is by first making some mistakes, then it would be a mistake not to go ahead and make mistakes.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“Some people spell success only one way: m-o-n-e-y. Other people spell success f-u-n, l-o-v-e, g-a-r-d-e-n, a-n-i-m-a-l-s, f-r-i-e-n-d-s, c-h-u-r-c-h, or f-a-m-i-l-y. Many spellings exist, and how you spell success for yourself is for you to decide.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“Success doesn’t come to you; you go to it.” -T. Scott McLeod

“The next best thing to winning is losing! At least you’ve been in the race.” -Nellie Hershey Tullis (Nellie Helen Hershey Tullis (1872 - 1964))
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“An Unfailing Success Plan: At each day’s end, write down the six most important things to do tomorrow; number them in order of importance, and then do them.” -Author Unknown

“The successful man is the average man, focused.” -Author Unknown
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“I am not concerned that you have fallen - I am concerned that you arise.” -Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)

“Genius is often only the power of making continuous efforts. The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it - so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it. 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. As the tide goes clear out, so it comes clear in. In business sometimes prospects may seem darkest when really they are on the turn. A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose.” -Elbert Hubbard (Elbert Green Hubbard (1859 - 1915)): as quoted in the “Electrical Review” (about 1895); also in Evelyn Briggs Baldwin: “The Search for the North Pole” (1896), page 520; later published in Elbert Hubbard: “FRA Magazine: A Journal of Affirmation” (1915); and in Alice Hubbard, editor: “An American Bible” (1918)

“I couldn’t wait for success . . . so I went ahead without it.” -Jonathan Winters (Jonathan Harshman Winters III (1925 - 2013))
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“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” -Robert Collier (1885 - 1950)

“There is only one success . . . to be able to spend your life in your own way, and not to give others absurd maddening claims upon it.” -Christopher Morley (Christopher Darlington Morley (1890 - 1957)): “Where the Blue Begins” (1922)

“Failures are not something to be avoided. You want to have them happen as quickly as you can so you can make progress rapidly.” -Gordon Moore (Gordon Earle Moore (1929 - 2023)): as quoted in Laura Schmitt: “An Interview with Gordon Moore” (May 2000)
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“He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great.” -Herman Melville (1819 - 1891): ‘Hawthorne and His Mosses’ published in “The Literary World” (17 and 24 August 1850); published anonymously, as ‘By a Virginian Spending July in Vermont’

“The Lord would want you to be successful. He would. You are His sons and His daughters. He has the same kind of love and ambition for you that your earthly parents have. They want you to do well and you can do it.” -Gordon B. Hinckley (Gordon Bitner Hinckley (1910 - 2008))

“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love for what you are doing!” -Pelé (pseudonym of Edson Arantes do Nascimento (1940 - 2022))
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“Some succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they are determined to.” -Henry van Dyke (Henry Jackson van Dyke, Junior (1852 - 1933))

“My success was not based so much on any great intelligence but on great common sense.” -Helen Gurley Brown (1922 - 2012)

“A failure is not always a mistake; it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.” -B. F. Skinner (Burrhus Frederic Skinner (1904 - 1990))
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“Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day, while failure is simply a few errors in judgement, repeated every day. It is the accumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgements that leads us to either fortune or failure.” -Author Unknown

“Ask yourself the secret of your success. Listen to your answer, and practice it.” -Richard Bach (Richard David Bach (born 1936))

“Success is waking up in the morning, whoever you are, wherever you are, however old or young, and bounding out of bed because there’s something out there you love to do, that you believe in, that you’re good at - something that’s bigger than you are, and you can hardly wait to get at it again today.” -Whit Hobbs
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“There are no failures - just experiences and your reactions to them.” -Tom Krause

“I can give you a six-word formula for success: ‘Think things through - then follow through.” -Eddie Rickenbacker (1890 - 1973)

“Success is following the pattern of life one enjoys most.” -Al Capp (Alfred Gerald ‘Al’ Capp (1909 - 1979))
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“Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.” -Bobby Unser (Robert William ‘Bobby’ Unser (1934 - 2021))

“Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.” -Earl Nightingale (1921 - 1989)

“It is infinitely more exciting to live a life of catastrophic failures than a life of could-haves, should-haves, and would-haves.” -M. H. Meng (Moh Hon Meng)
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“Behind every successful man there are a lot of unsuccessful years.” -Bob Brown

“Success is dependent on effort.” -Sophocles (496 B.C.E. - 406 B.C.E.)

“Success isn’t how far you get, but the distance you travel from where you start.” -Author Unknown
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“You are successful the moment you start moving toward a worthwhile goal.” -Chester Floyd Carlson (1906 - 1968)

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Personal Destiny

5/19/2025

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Are we as individuals prisoners of a fate that is beyond our control - or can we courageously escape to the freedom of being able to make our own destinies?
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“I do not believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter what we do. I do believe in a fate that will fall on us if we do nothing.” -Ronald Reagan (Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911 - 2004)): First Inaugural address (20 January 1981)

“We each choose between two lives: the one given to us, and the one we can make.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)

“A desire to be in charge of our own lives, a need for control, is born in each of us. It is essential to our mental health, and our success, that we take control.” -Robert F. Bennett (born 1933)

“Don’t let anyone tell you what you can or cannot do, or cannot achieve. Just don’t allow it. It’s wrong. It’s so wrong. Be what you want to be - and prove them wrong.” -Emma Watson (Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson (born 1990))

“I am master of my own destiny, and I can make my life anything that I wish it to be.” -John Dennis McDonald (1906 - 1998)
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‘Determinism’ is a belief that events are controlled by external forces which are beyond our control, while ‘Free Will’ is the idea that we can have an effect on events.

“Life is a compromise between fate and free will.” -Elbert Hubbard (Elbert Green Hubbard (1856 - 1915)): “A Thousand & One Epigrams: Selected from the Writings of Elbert Hubbard” (1911), page 36

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate,
     Can circumvent or hinder or control
The firm resolve of a determined soul.
-Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850 - 1919): “Maurine: And Other Poems” (1888), ‘Will’ page 145, lines 1 through 3

“You can begin to shape your own destiny by the attitude that you keep.” -Michael Beckwith
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“Your life is in your hands, to make of it what you choose.” -John Kehoe

Watch Your Ways

Watch your thoughts;
     they become words.
Watch your words;
     they become actions.
Watch your actions;
     they become habits.
Watch your habits;
     they become character.
Watch your character;
     it becomes your destiny.

By Author Unknown
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“Whatever limits us we call Fate.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)

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“When life feels like being a bird trapped inside a cage, one might try to find a way out that leads to freedom.” -Author Unknown
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“We make our own fortunes and we call them fate.” -Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881): “Miriam Alroy” (1870)

“Every man makes his own fate.” [Non-literal modern parlance]
“Every man is the architect of his own fortune.” [translation to English]
“Faber est suae quisque fortunae.” [original Latin]
-Claudius (Appius Claudius Caecus (340 B.C.E. - 273 B.C.E.))
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“If the average person realized the power he wields over his life and destiny, he would live in a perpetual state of wonder and thanksgiving.” -Earl Nightingale (1921 - 1989)

“Nothing is predestined: The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings.” -Ralph Blum

“Create your own destiny, because if you don’t, others will.” -Author Unknown
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“Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved.” -William Jennings Bryan (1860 - 1925): “America’s Mission” (22 February 1899) speech in Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, as quoted in “The Book of Public Speaking,” Volume 2

“Your word is your magic wand. The words you speak create your own destiny.” -Florence Scovel Shinn (1871 - 1940)
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“Up to a point a man’s life is shaped by environment, heredity, and movements and changes in the world about him. Then there comes a time when it lies within his grasp to shape the clay of his life into the sort of thing he wishes to be. Only the weak blame parents, their race, lack of good fortune, or the quirks of fate. Everyone has it within his power to say, ‘This I am today, that I will be tomorrow.’” -Louis L’Amour (born Louis Dearborn LaMoore (1908 - 1988))

“A man’s fate is his own temper; and according to that will be his opinion as to the particular manner in which the course of events is regulated. A consistent man believes in destiny - a capricious man in chance.” -Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881): “Vivian Grey” (1826), ‘A Visit to a Celebrated Diplomatist’

“If fate means you to lose, give him a good fight anyhow.” -William McFee (1881 - 1966)
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Cassius: Men at some time are masters of their fate:
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings.
-William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “Julius Caesar” (1599), Act I, Scene 2, lines 230 through 232
Often paraphrased as, “It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.”

“Destiny is all about the choices we make and the chances we take.” -Author Unknown

“Man was predestined to have free will.” -Hal Lee Luyah
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“I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.” -Albert Schweitzer (1875 - 1965)

“You are the designer of your destiny. You are the author, you write the story, the pen is in your hand, and the outcome is whatever you choose.” -Abraham Hicks (via Esther Hicks (born 1948))
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I am the master of my fate;
I am the captain of my soul.
-W. E. Henley (William Ernest Henley (1849 - 1903)): “Invictus” (1875); type of work: poem

“Just because fate doesn’t deal you the right cards, it doesn’t mean you should give up. It just means you have to play the cards you get to their maximum potential.” -Les Brown (Leslie Calvin ‘Les’ Brown (born 1945)) at https://lesbrown.com/

“I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.” -G. K. Chesterton (Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936)): as quoted in “Illustrated London News” (29 April 1922)

“Everything starts with yourself - with you making up your mind about what you’re going to do with your life.” -Tony Dorsett (Anthony Drew ‘Tony’ Dorsett, Senior (born 1954))
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“A wise man shall overrule his stars, and have a greater influence upon his own content than all the constellations and planets of the firmament.” -Jeremy Taylor (1613 - 1667): as quoted in Reginald Heber: “The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor” (1822), book IV, chapter II, section vi

“Events will take their course, it is no good of being angry at them; he is happiest who wisely turns them to the best account.” -Euripides (about 480 B.C.E. - 406 B.C.E.): “Bellerophon,” fragment 298: as quoted in Arthur Richard Shilleto, editor and translator: “Plutarch’s Morals: Ethical Essays” (1888), page 293

“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan.” -Jim Rohn (Emanuel James ‘Jim’ Rohn (1930 - 2009)) at https://www.JimRohn.com

“No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently.” -Agnes de Mille (1905 - 1993)

“We are what we think. We are what we say. We are what we believe. We are what we do. So isn’t it wonderful that we are completely in charge of all that we are?” -Regina Cates
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“There is no fate but what we make.” -John Brancato and Michael Ferris: “Terminator Salvation” (2010) movie, words of character John Connor

“Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it.” -Samuel Smiles (1812 - 1904): “Character” (1871), page 371

“A belief in an unchangeable, fixed destiny is fatalism, which commonly happens in the absence of hope and optimism.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of man. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.” -Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881): “Vivian Grey” (1827), volume II, book VI, chapter 7

“Do not take the agenda that someone else has mapped out for your life.” -John C. Maxwell (John Calvin Maxwell (born 1947)) at https://www.maxwellleadership.com/

The Winds of Fate

One ship drives east and another drives west
With the selfsame winds that blow.
     ’Tis the set of the sails
     And not the gales
Which tells us the way to go.

Like the winds of the sea are the ways of fate;
As we voyage along through life,
     ’Tis the set of a soul
     That decides its goal,
And not the calm or the strife.

By Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850 - 1919) (1916)

“When fate hands us a lemon, let’s try to make a lemonade.” -Dale Carnegie (Dale Harbison Carnegie (born Dale Breckenridge Carnagey (1888 - 1955))): “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living” (1944)

“He picked up the lemons that Fate had sent him and started a lemonade-stand.” -Elbert Hubbard (Elbert Green Hubbard (1856 - 1915)): “Selected Writings of Elbert Hubbard” (1922), page 237

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“If you don’t like the road you’re on, find another one.” -Author Unknown

Here’s a sigh to those who love me,
     And a smile to those who hate;
And, whatever sky’s above me,
     Here’s a heart for every fate.
-George Gordon Noel Byron (also known as Lord Byron (1788 - 1824)): “To Thomas Moore” (1817), stanza 2

“Some people succeed because they are destined but most because they are determined.” -Author Unknown

And now for your Personal Destiny anagram: The letters in the word ‘predestination’ can be rearranged to spell the phrase ‘I pertain to ends.’

“The sin, both of men and of angels, was rendered possible by the fact that God gave them free will.” -C. S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis (1898 - 1963)): “Miracles” (1947)

“Our history is not our destiny.” -Alan Cohen: as quoted in Eric Allenbaugh: “Wake-Up Calls: You Don’t Have to Sleepwalk Through Your Life, Love, or Career!”
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“Control your own destiny or someone else will.” -Jack Welch (John Francis ‘Jack’ Welch, Junior (born 1935))

“Life consists not simply in what heredity and environment do to us, but in what we make out of what they do to us.” -Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878 - 1969): “On Being A Real Person” (1943)

“It is almost more important how a person takes his fate than what it is.” -Wilhelm von Humboldt (Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand Freiherr von Humboldt (1767 - 1835))

“We must believe in free will - we have no choice.” -Isaac Bashevis Singer (born Izaak Zynger or Icek Zynger (1903 - 1991)): as quoted in Stefan Kanfer: ‘Isaac Singer’s Promised City’ published in the “City Journal” (Summer 1997) magazine

“Personality, too, is destiny.” -Erik Erikson (1902 - 1994)

“Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, when our habitual thought corresponds with our desire.” -Orison S. Marden (Orison Swett Marden (1848 - 1924))

“If you don’t run your own life, somebody else will.” -John Atkinson

“My will shall shape my future. Whether I fail or succeed shall be no man’s doing but my own. I am the force: I can clear any obstacle before me or I can be lost in the maze. My choice, my responsibility; win or lose, only I hold the key to my destiny.” -Elaine Maxwell
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“He who picks up one end of a stick picks up the other. He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to.” -Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878 - 1969)

All are architects of Fate,
     Working in these walls of Time;
Some with massive deeds and great,
     Some with ornaments of rhyme.
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882): “The Seaside and the Fireside” (1849), ‘The Builders,’ stanza 1

“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” -Jimmy Dean
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“Be a creator of circumstances rather than just a creature of circumstances. Be proactive rather than reactive.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com

“Whatever the place allocated us by providence, that is for us the post of honor and duty. God estimates us not by the position we are in, but by the way in which we fill it.” -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 545

“Your life will be no better than the plans you make and the actions you take. You are the architect and builder of your own life, fortune, destiny.” -Alfred A. Montapert (Alfred Armand Montapert (1906 - 1997))

“Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds. They have within themselves the power to become free at any moment.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt (Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 - 1945)): address to the Pan American Union (14 April 1939)

“It’s choice - not chance - that determines your destiny.” -Jean Nidetch (Jean Evelyn Nidetch (1923 - 2015))
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“If you don’t take charge of shaping your destiny, others will do it for you.” -Eric Allenbaugh

“We create our fate every day we live.” -Henry Miller (Henry Valentine Miller (1891 - 1980))
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“Do not allow circumstances or people to determine your fate. Look beyond your immediate circumstances and the nearby people to the greater and ever-expanding horizon of all possibilities.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

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.
-Richard Hovey: “Unmanifest Destiny”
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“All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.” -Earl Nightingale (1921 - 1989)

“The future isn’t written. It can be changed. You know that. Anyone can make their future whatever they want it to be.” -Bob Gale, screenplay: “Back to the Future,” ‘Part III’ (1990), words of character Doc Emmett Brown (portrayed by actor Christopher Lloyd) to character Marty McFly (portrayed by actor Michael J. Fox)

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Procrastination And Procrastinating

5/5/2025

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“Procrastination is the bad habit of putting off until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.” -Napoleon Hill (Oliver Napoleon ‘Napoleon’ Hill (1883 - 1970))

“I’m very busy doing things I don’t need to do in order to avoid anything I’m actually supposed to be doing.” -Author Unknown

“One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon - instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.” -Dale Carnegie (Dale Harbison Carnegie (born Dale Breckenridge Carnagey (1888 - 1955))): “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living” (1948), page 7

“The trouble is that you think you have time.” -Jack Kornfield
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“If you want to get ahead in life, I’ve found that perhaps the most useless word in the world is tomorrow.” -José N. Harris

They said ‘procrastination’ was
The source of all my sorrow.
I don’t know what that big word means -
I’ll look it up tomorrow.
-Author Unknown

Procrastination, noun: the act of delaying or postponing something.
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Earl: Can you give me the definition of procrastination?
Lee: I will do it later.
Earl: You are right!

“procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday” -Don Marquis (Donald Robert Perry ‘Don’ Marquis (1878 - 1937)): “archy and mehitabel” (1927), ‘certain maxims of archy’ [using lower-case letters and no punctuation, in the style of the fictional writer character he created]

“Join the circus of chaos . . . juggling, stilt walking, and other skills for socially acceptable procrastination.” -Pat Murphy (Patrice Ann ‘Pat’ Murphy (born 1955))

“In delay there lies no plenty.” -William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

“Procrastination is not laziness,” I tell him. “It is fear. Call it by its right name, and forgive yourself.” -Julia Cameron (Julia B. Cameron (born 1948)): “The Prosperous Heart” (2012)
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“It was my fear of failure that first kept me from attempting the master work. Now, I’m beginning what I could have started ten years ago. But I’m happy at least that I didn’t wait twenty years.” -Paulo Coelho (born 1947)

“In putting off what one has to do, one runs the risk of never being able to do it.” -Charles Baudelaire (Charles Pierre Baudelaire (1821 - 1867))

“What you put off today, you’ll probably put off tomorrow, too.” -Author Unknown
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“The forces of procrastination, self-doubt, worry, cultural expectations, even family and friends, can hold your life in place, like Gravity.” -Matt Gersper

“I have not yet begun to procrastinate!” -Author Unknown

“Procrastination has robbed us of too many opportunities.” -Sarah Ban Breathnach (born 1947) at http://www.sarahbanbreathnach.com/

“A task left undone remains undone in two places - at the actual location of the task, and inside your head. Incomplete tasks in your head consume the energy of your attention as they gnaw at your conscience.” -Brahma Kumaris
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“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” -Will Rogers (William Penn Adair ‘Will’ Rogers (1879 - 1935))

“I’m going to stop putting things off, starting tomorrow!” -Sam Levenson (Samuel ‘Sam’ Levenson (1911 - 1980))

“Putting off an easy thing makes it hard. Putting off a hard thing makes it impossible.” -George Claude Lorimer (1838 - 1904): as quoted in George Horace Lorimer (1867 - 1937): “Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son” (1902), ‘June 25, 189-,’ page 48
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“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” -Anne Frank (Annelies Marie ‘Anne’ Frank (1929 - 1945)): “The Diary of a Young Girl” (1952)

“You can’t get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.” -Jerry Alan West (Jerome ‘Jerry’ Alan West (born 1938))
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“When we procrastinate, we also put a hold on happiness.” -Charles F. Glassman: “Brain Drain: The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life” (2009)

“A day can really slip by when you’re deliberately avoiding what you’re supposed to do.” -Bill Waterson (William Boyd ‘Bill’ Waterson II (born 1958))

Overheard: I bought a book titled “How to Stop Procrastinating,” and I have promised myself that someday, I am going to actually read it.
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“If you do it now, you won’t have to do it later.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“Do not put your work off till tomorrow and the day after; for a sluggish worker does not fill his barn.” -Hesiod (about 800 B.C.E. - about 720 B.C.E.)

“Procrastination makes easy things hard, hard things harder.” -Mason Cooley (1927 - 2002)

“How soon ‘not now’ becomes ‘never’.” -Martin Luther (1483 - 1546)

“If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin.” -Ivan Turgenev (Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1818 - 1883))

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“You may delay, but Time will not.” -Benjamin Franklin (Benjamin ‘Ben’ Franklin (1706 - 1790)): “Poor Richard’s Almanack” (1758)

“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” -Stephen King (Stephen Edwin King (born 1947))
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“I have spent my days stringing and unstringing my instrument, while the song I came to sing remains unsung.” -Rabindranath Tagore (also known as Ravīndranātha Thākura, born Rabindranath Thakur (1861 - 1941))

“Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. There might be a law against it by that time.” -Author Unknown
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“While we are postponing, life speeds by.” -Lucius Annaeus Seneca (also known as Seneca the Younger (3 B.C.E. - C.E. 65)): “Letters from a Stoic” (about C.E. 65), Letter 1, Verse 2

“I am a multi-tasking procrastinator . . . I can put off all kinds of things at once.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“What is deferred is not avoided.” -Thomas More (1478 - 1535): “Utopia” (1516)

“The dread of doing a task uses up more time and energy than doing the task itself.” -Rita Emmett (1943 - 2019): “The Procrastinator’s Handbook: Mastering the Art of Doing It Now” (2000)
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He who postpones the hour of living rightly
Is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.
[translation to English]
Qui recte vivendi prorogat horam,
Rusticus exspectat dum defluat amnis.
[original Latin]
-Quintus Horatius Flaccus (also known simply as Horace (65 B.C.E. - 8 B.C.E.)): “Epistles,” Book I, epistle 2, lines 41 and 42

“Conditions are never just right. People who delay action until all factors are favorable are the kind who do nothing.” -William Feather (William Arthur Feather (1889 - 1981))

“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” -Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
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“A procrastinator’s work is never done.” -Author Unknown

“Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.” -Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (also known simply as Quintilian (about C.E. 35 - about C.E. 100))

“By-and-by never comes.” -Augustine of Hippo (also known as Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis (C.E. 354 - C.E. 430))

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Shun delays, they breed remorse;
     Take thy time while time is lent thee;
Creeping snails have weakest force,
     Fly their fault lest thou repent thee.
Good is best when soonest wrought,
     Linger’d labours come to nought.
-Robert Southwell (1561 - 1595): “Loss in Delay,” page 60, line 1; as quoted in William B. Turnbull, editor: “The Poetical Works of the Rev. Robert Southwell” (1856)

“If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it.” -Olin Miller (1918 - 2002)

“Things don’t get any easier by putting them off.” -W. Somerset Maugham (William Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965)): “The Razor’s Edge” (1943)

“Things dreaded require double time to accomplish them.” -James Lendall Basford (1845 - 1915)
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“What may be done at any Time will be done at no Time.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs” (1732), number 5500

“The problem with a lot of people is that they procrastinate as if tomorrow doesn’t have some tasks of its own.” -Edmond Mbiaka

“Do you know what happens when you give a procrastinator a good idea? Nothing!” -Donald Gardner
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“One of these days is none of these days.” -H. G. Bohn (Henry George Bohn (1796 - 1884)): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)

“Every duty which is bidden to wait, returns with seven fresh duties at its back.” -Charles Kingsley (1819 - 1875): “Sermons for the Times” (1855)

“The greatest thief this world has ever produced is procrastination, and he is still at large.” -Josh Billings (pen name of Henry Wheeler Shaw (1818 - 1885)): “Josh Billings’ Wit and Humor” (1874), page 208

Procrastination is the thief of time:
     Year after year it steals, till all are fled,
And to the mercies of a moment leaves
     The vast concerns of an eternal scene.
-Edward Young (1683 - 1765): “Night Thoughts” (1742 - 1745), ‘Night 1,’ lines 394 through 397

“Procrastination is the thief of time, collar him.” -Charles Dickens (Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812 - 1870)): “David Copperfield” (1850) novel; words of character Mr. Micawber, speaking to character David Copperfield

“Often greater risk is involved in postponement than in making a wrong decision.” -Harry A. Hopf (Harry Arthur Hopf (1882 - 1949))
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“Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.” -Thomas Draxe (birth year unknown - 1618): “Adages” (1616)

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Lose This Day Loitering

Lose this day loitering - ’twill be the same story
     To-morrow - and the next more dilatory;
Each indecision brings its own delays,
     And days are lost lamenting o’er lost days,
Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute -
     Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.
Only engage, and then the mind grows heated -
     Begin it, and then the work will be completed!

By Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749 - 1832): “Faust,” Part 1 (1808) and Part 2 (1832)

“Often greater risk is involved in postponement than in making a wrong decision.” -Harry A. Hopf
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“I don’t wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.” -Pearl S. Buck (Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, also known by her Chinese name Sai Zhenzhu (1892 - 1973))

“Procrastination is a teardrop in the sands of time.” -Heath Byers

“Never put off for tomorrow, what you can do today.” -Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826)

“I am a person who works well under pressure. In fact, I work so well under pressure that at times, I will procrastinate in order to create this pressure.” -Stephanie Pearl McPhee (Stephanie Anne Pearl-McPhee (born 1968))
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“The man who will not act until he knows all will never act at all . . .” -Jim Elliot (1927 - 1956)

“There are those of us who are always about to live. We are waiting until things change, until there is more time, until we are less tired, until we get a promotion, until we settle down - until, until, until. It always seems as if there is some major event that must occur in our lives before we begin living.” -George Sheehan (1918 - 1993)

“It has been a productive day - I got a lot of procrastinating accomplished.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“Procrastination is a road-block in the path of success.” -Author Unknown

“One day you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now.” -Paulo Coelho (born 1947)

Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
     To-morrow’s Sun to thee may never rise.
-William Congreve (1670 - 1729): “Letter to Cobham,” line 61

“Procrastination is something best put off until tomorrow.” -Gerald Vaughan

“Postpone not a good action.” -Author Unknown: Irish proverb
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All the Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas
Layin’ in the Sun,
Talkin’ bout the things
They woulda-coulda-shoulda done . . .
But those Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas
All ran away and hid
From one little did.
-Shel Silverstein (Sheldon Allan ‘Shel’ Silverstein (1930 - 1999)): “Falling Up” (1996)

“Nothing so perilous as procrastination.” -John Lyly (about 1554 - 1606)

Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Butter.
Butter, who?
Butter late than never!
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“Don’t put off for tomorrow what you should do today.” -Aesop: “The Grasshopper and the Ants” (about 6th century B.C.E.)

“Someday is not a day of the week.” -Janet Dailey (Janet Anne Haradon Dailey (1944 - 2013))

“If you put off everything till you’re sure of it, you’ll get nothing done.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): as quoted in Jerald Greenberg and Robert A. Baron: ”Behavior in Organizations: Understanding & Managing the Human Side of Work” (1995), page 371
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“If and When were planted, and Nothing grew.” -Catherine Pulsifer (born 1927): “If and When” at https://www.QuotesChristian.com

“He who hesitates is last.” -Mae West (1892 - 1980)

“By one delay after another they spin out their whole lives, till there’s no more future left for them.” -Roger L’Estrange (1616 - 1704)
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“The really happy people are those who have broken the chains of procrastination, those who find satisfaction in doing the job at hand. They’re full of eagerness, zest, productivity. You can be, too.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)

“Procrastination is the fault most people put off correcting.” -Author Unknown
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“Make use of time, if thou valuest eternity. Yesterday cannot be recalled; to-morrow cannot be assured; to-day only is thine, which, if thou procrastinatest, thou losest, which loss is lost forever.” -Jeremy Taylor (1613 - 1667): as quoted in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert: “Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers” (1895), page 582

“If you have goals and procrastination, you have nothing. If you have goals and you take action, you will have anything you want.” -Thomas J. Vilord (Thomas Joseph Vilord (born 1975))
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“Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn’t the work he is supposed to be doing at the moment.” -Robert Benchley (Robert Charles Benchley (1889 - 1945)): as quoted in Robert E. Drennan, editor: “The Algonquin Wits” (1968)

“By the street of By-and-By, one arrives at the House of Never.” -Miguel de Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547 - 1616)): “Don Quixote” (1605)

“A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.” -Hunter S. Thompson (Hunter Stockton Thompson (1937 - 2005)): “The Proud Highway” (1997)
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“There is no avoidance in delay.” -Aeschylus (about 525 B.C.E. - about 456 B.C.E.): “Agamemnon” (about 458 B.C.E.)

“Procrastination can lead to undue stress! Do it, finish it, and have less stress in your life!” -Catherine Pulsifer (born 1927) at https://www.QuotesChristian.com

“If it weren’t for the last minute, nothing would get done.” -Rita Mae Brown (born 1944)

Overheard: I am just waiting to do my work at the last minute, because by then I will be older and wiser.

“Whatever can be done another day can be done today.” -Michel de Montaigne (Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533 - 1592)): “Essais” (“Essays”) (March 1580), Book 1, chapter 20

“Let’s get started while we’re still young!” -Author Unknown: words said by a man who was seventy-five years of age
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Laughter And Laughing

4/29/2025

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“I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think that laughing is the thing I like most. It cures a multitude of ills. It’s probably the most important thing in a person.” -Audrey Hepburn (Audrey Hepburn-Ruston (1929 - 1993))

Overheard: I just want to spend the rest of my life laughing.
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“At first, I only laughed at myself. Then I noticed that life itself is amusing. I’ve been in a generally good mood ever since.” -Marilyn vos Savant (born 1946)

“I think laughter may be a form of courage.” -Linda Ellerbee (born 1944)
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When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy,
And the dimpling stream runs laughing by;
When the air does laugh with our merry wit,
And the green hill laughs with the noise of it.
-William Blake (1757 - 1827): “Laughing Song”

“I live a very joyful life, with a lot of laughter and good times.” -Kimberly Elise
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“Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it, and then move on.” -Bob Newhart (George Robert ‘Bob’ Newhart (born 1929))

“The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed.” -Bennett Cerf (Bennett Alfred Cerf (1898 - 1971))

“Sharing laughter heals hearts.” -Patsy Clairmont (born 1945)
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“Laughter is the music of life.” -William Osler (1849 - 1919)

“Daily laughter has been shown to elevate our moods, promote creativity, and give us more energy.” -Robin Sharma (born 1965)

“Laugh a lot. It burns a lot of calories.” -Jessica Simpson

“If you can’t make it better, you can laugh at it.” -Erma Bombeck (Erma Louise Bombeck (1927 - 1996))
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“Laughter is what makes a home warm, and what makes a workplace human.” -Catherine Pulsifer (born 1927) at https://www.QuotesChristian.com

“A good time to laugh is any time you can.” -Linda Ellerbee (born 1944)
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“There is little success where there is little laughter.” -Andrew Carnegie (1835 - 1919)

Laughing Time

It was laughing time, and the tall Giraffe
     Lifted up his head, and began to laugh:
     Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!

And the Chimpanzee on the ginkgo tree
     Swung merrily down with a “Tee Hee”:
     Hee! Hee! Hee! Hee!

“It’s certainly not against the law!”
     Croaked Justice Crow with a loud guffaw:
     Haw! Haw! Haw! Haw!

The Dancing Bear who could never say, “No”
     Waltzed up and down on the tip of his toe:
     Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!

The Donkey daintily took his paw,
     And around they went: “Hee-Haw! Hee-Haw!”
     Hee-Haw! Hee-Haw!

The Moon had to smile as it started to climb;
     All over the world it was laughing time!
     Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho! Hee-Haw! Hee-Haw!
     Hee! Hee! Hee! Hee! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!

By William Jay Smith (1918 - 2015): “Laughing Time” (1955)
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“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.” -Charles Dickens (Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812 - 1870)): “A Christmas Carol” (1843)

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Laughter has magical properties . . .
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Laughter is good exercise. Each time a person laughs, he or she burns an average of 3.5 calories.
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“Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused.” -Author Unknown

“Laughing helps; it’s like jogging on the inside.” -Author Unknown

“You know, there’s endorphins in laughter, as there are endorphins in running in the park.” -Marlo Thomas (Margaret Julia ‘Marlo’ Thomas (born 1937))
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Daryl: Why is it a bad idea to laugh at people when they are down?
Lydia: They might get up!

“Never be afraid to laugh at yourself. After all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century.” -Dame Edna Everage (character portrayed by John Barry Humphries (born 1934))

“Laugh, if you are wise.” -Marcus Valerius Martialis (also known simply as Martial (about C.E. 40 - about C.E. 103))

“The amount you laugh in your relationships with others is the true measure of the health of your personality.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944)

Just Laughin’

Did it ever occur to you
Of the good that you might do,
Just Laughin’.
Did you ever stop to think
That a sorrow you could sink,
Just Laughin’.
The world is like a dream,
Your thoughts are mostly clean,
When you’re laughin’.
The whole world seems more bright,
Everything turns out right,
Just Laughin’.
Victory seems to be your pace
And love just floods most every face,
Just Laughin’.
Everyone’s so bright and gay,
Work just seems to be like play
When you’re laughin’.
You’ll find the world much sweeter
And yourself will feel much better,
Just Laughin’.
Life itself would be so fine,
You can make it more divine,
Just Laughin’.
It’s the little things you do
And you know God loves you too,
When you’re laughin’.

By Hudson W. Cady (Hudson Waterman Cady (1894 - 1973))

“A laugh is a smile that bursts.” -Mary H. Waldrip (Mary Helen Waldrip (1914 - 1988))
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“People who laugh actually live longer than those who don’t laugh. Few persons realize that health actually varies according to the amount of laughter.” -James J. Walsh

“If you can laugh at it, you can live with it.” -Erma Bombeck (Erma Louise Bombeck (1927 - 1996))
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“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.” -Victor Borge (born Bǿrge (sometimes spelled Berge) Rosenbaum (1909 - 2000))

“A laugh’s the wisest, easiest answer to all that’s queer.” -Herman Melville (1819 - 1891): “Moby-Dick, or, The Whale” (18 October 1851)

“We need laughter very, very badly. Especially in this country. We have so much news being thrown at us. We need something to say, “Hey, wait a minute, let’s hold on here. There’s a life, you know, to live and to be enjoyed.” -Sid Caesar
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“Trouble knocked on the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away.” -Benjamin Franklin (Benjamin ‘Ben’ Franklin (1706 - 1790))

“Laughter heals all wounds, and that’s one thing that everybody shares. No matter what you’re going through, it makes you forget about your problems. I think the world should keep laughing.” -Kevin Hart
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“Laugh often, friends, tho’ passing years bring, sometimes, smiles, and sometimes, tears, for mirth forever warms and cheers. Laugh often!” -John McLeod

“A good laugh is a mighty good thing, a rather too scarce a good thing.” -Herman Melville (1819 - 1891)

“Does anyone remember laughter?” -Robert Plant
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“A good laugh heals a lot of hurts.” -Madeleine L’Engle (Madeleine L’Engle Camp (1918 - 2007))

“It is bad to suppress laughter. It goes back down and spreads to your hips.” -Fred Allen (born John Florence Sullivan (1894 - 1956))

“Laughter has always brought me out of unhappy situations.” -Red Skelton (Richard Bernard ‘Red’ Skelton (1913 - 1997))

“Laughter is a very special gift. We have to be very careful that it is used appropriately and not at the expense of others. But if you want to give the best medicine, help others learn to laugh.” -Floyd Kendall

“Allow yourself to laugh, and when you do, share your laughter with others.” -Catherine Pulsifer (born 1927) at https://www.QuotesChristian.com

“Laughter is a bodily exercise, precious to health.” -Aristotle (384 B.C.E. - 322 B.C.E.)

“Take note of people who smile and laugh, and often, they’re attractive. People are drawn towards them. When you are filled with laughter, you are filled with God’s Spirit.” -Michael Crenshaw

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“Laughter from yesterday that makes the heart giggle today brightens the perspective for tomorrow.” -Evinda Lepins

“Once you get people laughing, they’re listening, and you can tell them almost anything.” -Herbert Gardner

“At the height of laughter, the Universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities.” -Jean Houston (born 1937)
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“Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.” -Karl Barth (1886 - 1968): as quoted in Robert I. Fitzhenry, editor: “The Harper Book Of Quotations” (1993), page 223

“Laughter is to life what shock absorbers are to automobiles. It won’t take the potholes out of the road, but it sure makes the ride smoother.” -Barbara Johnson (1927 - 2007)
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“Those who cannot laugh at themselves leave the job to others.” -Author Unknown

“Learn to laugh at your troubles and you’ll never run out of things to laugh at.” -Lyn Karol
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“Laughter is an instant vacation.” -Milton Berle (born Mendel Berlinger (1908 - 2002))

“A good laugh is sunshine in a house.” -William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 - 1863)

“Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.” -W. H. Auden (Wystan Hugh Auden (1907 - 1973)): “The Dyer’s Hand, and Other Essays‎” (1962), page 372

“Laughter is the corrective force which prevents us from becoming cranks.” -Henri Bergson (Henri-Louis ‘Henri’ Bergson (1859 - 1941))

“Laughter rises out of tragedy, when you need it the most, and rewards you for your courage.” -Erma Bombeck (Erma Louise Bombeck (1927 - 1996))
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“He who laughs, lasts!” -Mary Pettibone Poole (birth year unknown - 1941): “A Glass Eye at a Key Hole” (1938), ‘Beggars Can’t Be Losers’; type of work: book of aphorisms and apothegms

“Laugh at yourself and at life. Not in the spirit of derision or whining self-pity, but as a remedy . . . that will ease your pain, cure your depression, and help you to put in perspective that seemingly terrible defeat of the moment. Banish tension and concern and worry with laughter at your predicaments, thus freeing your mind to think clearly toward the solution that is certain to come. Never take yourself too seriously.” -Og Mandino (Augustine ‘Og’ Mandino II (1923 - 1996)): “A Better Way to Live” (1990), ‘Rule 11’

“Laughing is the sensation of feeling good all over, and showing it principally in one spot.” -Josh Billings (pseudonym of Henry Wheeler Shaw (1818 - 1885))

“Laughter is the best medicine.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
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“Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.” -George Gordon Noel Byron (also known as Lord Byron (1788 - 1824))

What are the benefits of laughter? Laughter really is good medicine. Yes, studies have shown it time after time! Laughter lowers blood pressure, creates much better moods around the house, prevents illnesses, speeds up healing, and produces endorphins just like runners experience when they reach their peak running level, which prevents pain sensors from hurting so badly. Laughing may lower levels of stress hormones and strengthen the immune system.
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“Laughter is the Sun that drives Winter from the human face.” -Victor Hugo (Victor Marie Hugo (1802 - 1885))

“There is no gift like a basket of laughter.” -Sarvesh Jain

“Laughter is God’s hand on the shoulders of a troubled world.” -Minnie Pearl (pseudonym of Sarah Ophelia Colley (1912 - 1996))

“As a general rule, the freedom of any people can be judged by the volume of their laughter.” -Author Unknown

“You show your character in nothing more clearly than by what you think laughable.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

“Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone.” -Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850 - 1919): “Poems of Passion and Solitude” (1883), ‘Solitude’

“I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I’ll go to it laughing.” -Herman Melville (1819 - 1891): “Moby-Dick, or, The Whale” (18 October 1851)

“Joyfulness keeps the heart and face young. A good laugh makes us better friends with ourselves and everybody around us.” -Orison S. Marden (Orison Swett Marden (1848 - 1924))

“Laughter translates into any language.” -Author Unknown

Six-year-olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults laugh only 15 to 100 times a day.
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“If you laugh a lot, when you get older, your wrinkles will be in the right places.” -Andrew Mason

“It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.” -Lucius Annaeus Seneca (also known as Seneca the Younger or simply Seneca (3 B.C.E. - C. E. 65))

World Laughter Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of May of every year. The first celebration was on 10 January 1998 in Mumbai, India, and was arranged by Doctor Madan Kataria, founder of the worldwide Laughter Yoga movement.

“A person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.” -Shirley MacLaine (pseudonym of Shirley MacLean Beaty (born 1934))

“A complete revaluation takes place in your physical and mental being when you’ve laughed and had some fun.” -Catherine Ponder (born 1927)

From there to here,
from here to there,
funny things are everywhere!
-Dr. Seuss (pseudonym of Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904 - 1991)): “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” (1960)

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Boomerangs And Throwing Sticks

4/28/2025

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For a while, I could not quite remember how to throw a boomerang, but eventually, it came back to me . . .
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“I invest in boomerangs. They have a high rate of return.” -Author Unknown

Jared: What did the boomerang say as it went flying through the air?
Daryl: “I’ll be back.”
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“To get all that life wants for you, apply what I call the boomerang effect. Give out what you most want see come back.” -Robin Sharma (Robin S. Sharma (born 1965))

Boomerangs come in two general categories: returning and non-returning.
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“Boomerang: A little stick with a big name.” -Author Unknown

“A man was given a new boomerang as a gift. The trouble was that he spent the rest of his life trying to throw his old one away.” -Author Unknown
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The returning boomerang can be used for recreation and sports, as a leisure toy, or as a weapon. A returning boomerang consist of two or more connected airfoil wings, configured so as to create an aerodynamically imbalanced shape that follows an elliptical trajectory, so that if used properly, it will fly away from the thrower, follow a curved flight path, and then return to the thrower.

“Success is like a boomerang, coming back to those who put in the effort.” -Author Unknown
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Jack: What do you get if you cross a skunk and a boomerang?
Jill: A smell you cannot get rid of!

The non-returning boomerang, or throwing stick, is intended primarily as a lethal weapon for use by hunters to kill animals for food, and doubles as an implement for digging and for starting friction fires, and even as a sound-producing instrument or signaling device when two of the sticks are struck together.

Riddle: You can throw me away, but I will come back. What am I?
Answer: A boomerang.
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A group of hunters armed with boomerangs can launch them into a flock of birds or a herd of animals in a coordinated effort, and with some statistical likelihood, achieve the objective of bringing down one or more of the birds or animals for their next meal.

Boomerangs use the same general principle as the wings of airplanes which, when moving forward through the air, develop lift. Indeed, boomerangs are among the earliest known human-made heavier-than-air flying objects, developed before even the bow-and-arrow and the slingshot.

Boomerang: What you say to frighten a meringue.
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“The game of life is the game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds, and words return to us sooner or later, with astounding accuracy.” -Florence Scovel Shinn (1871 - 1940): “The Game of Life and How to Play It” (1925)

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Anne: What is an Australian ghost’s favorite snack?
Gus: Boo-meringue pie.
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Boomerang: A cross between a cannon and a bell.

Although boomerangs are often associated with the continent of Australia, they have also been discovered in much older sites in the part of the world that is now the country of Poland, and which are associated with early humans of about 30,000 years ago. Other boomerangs have been found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs that are over 2,000 years old.
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Samantha: How do you get rid of a boomerang?
Tabitha: Throw it down a one-way street?

Overheard: My uncle Will had a boomerang that he did not want, but every time he tried to throw it away, he ended up badly injured.
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In 1992, German astronaut Ulf Merbold performed an experiment aboard the orbiting Spacelab that demonstrated boomerangs can function in zero gravity just as they do on Earth. French astronaut Jean-François Clervoy demonstrated the experiment while aboard the Mir space station in 1997. In 2008, Japanese astronaut Takao Doi again repeated the experiment. Who says people cannot have fun in space?

Boomerangs: Echo sticks.
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The best place to be when your boomerang makes its return flight would be behind a tree or rock, wearing a helmet, goggles, and thick padded protective clothes. Until you have gotten significant practice in throwing boomerangs, it is recommended that you do so only under the supervision of an experienced boomerang thrower. Practice in an area with plenty of room and with no people or animals or breakable objects within the throwing stick’s flight path, which of course means you will not want anyone standing close to you, either. An open field will do nicely. A boomerang is a potential killing weapon, so when it comes flying back to you, never try to catch it as you would a ball or a Frisbee; instead, let it hit the ground and then go pick it up.

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Riddle: What do you call a boomerang that does not return when you throw it?
Answer: A stick.

“Life is a journey full of boomerangs, and it is up to you what you throw out there.” -Author Unknown
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He wondered why the boomerang kept getting bigger, until finally it hit him.

A Boomerang World

As I was sitting outside this morning sipping my coffee and watching the Sun climb over the horizon, I looked down and saw a curved stick on the ground that reminded me of a boomerang. Suddenly I was caught up in memories of me as a kid playing for hours on end in my grandfather’s backyard with a small wooden boomerang he had given to me as a gift.

Remember when you were a kid, how fascinated you were with boomerangs? (At least I was.) You take this flat, curved piece of wood and throw it and then watch in amazement as it curves around in the air and comes right back to you.

As ‘miraculous’ as that seemed when we were kids, I’ve found that most of our life is like that. Whatever we throw out there, comes back to us.

We live in a boomerang world.

Let me explain:

If you smile at someone, in almost every case, they will smile back. Try it now with someone nearby and see if it works.

If you are kind toward someone, he or she will usually be kind in return. Of course, this also works in the other direction.

If you complain to someone, they will share their complaints with you. In fact, you may quickly find yourself in a subtle competition to see who is more miserable.

If you get angry at someone, they will usually get angry with you. And so on . . .

The fact is, whatever you decide to throw out into the world will usually circle around and land right back at your feet, much like the boomerangs we played with as kids.

Here’s what struck me this morning.

I have a choice about what I decide to throw out into my world. I have a choice about what I want to land at my feet?

If you want more joy - throw it out there.

If you want more happiness - throw some happiness out there to someone else and watch it miraculously come back to you.

It even works with money. Need money? Give some away. The spiritual leaders from the beginning of time have been telling us this, but most of us are afraid to believe it.

It works in just about every area of our life. When we give something away, when we throw it out there - it comes back to us.

But here’s the good news and this is really the miraculous part, we actually get more back than what we throw out there. Plant a seed and you don’t just get one seed back. You get hundreds - maybe even thousands!

So today and for as many days afterwards as you want, make a conscious choice about what you want to throw out into the world. By doing this, you will be making a choice about what is going to come back and land at your feet.

Remember the boomerang and that whatever you throw out there, will come back to you many times over.

By Author Unknown

Jeremiah: What do you get when you cross a boomerang and a rubber band?
Jeremy: A snappy comeback!

“Everything you unleash into the world will find its way back to you.” -Author Unknown

“If your actions were to boomerang back on you instantly, would you still act the same? -Alexandra Kathakis
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A boomerang makes a good whittling project. Start with a piece of a bent tree branch, split it lengthwise with an axe, and whittle away at it with a knife until you have made your own handcrafted throwing stick. Experiment with body and edge shapes to find what creates the best results when you fling your projectile into the wild blue yonder.

“Life is like a boomerang; the more good you throw out, the more you get in return.” -Author Unknown

Bernie: Why did the dog cross the road twice?
Barney: He was trying to fetch a boomerang.
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“Life truly is a boomerang. What you give, you get.” -Dale Carnegie (Dale Harbison Carnegie (born Dale Breckenridge Carnagey (1888 - 1955)))

Overheard: “I threw a boomerang six years ago, and it never came back. Now I live in constant fear.”
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Minds And Thinking

4/23/2025

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“Poirot,” I said. “I have been thinking.”
“An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it.”
-Agatha Christie (Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie (1890 - 1976)): “Peril at End House” (February 1932)

“Guard your thoughts carefully. The quality of your thinking determines the quality of your life.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944)

A Beautiful Thought

It just can’t be given or bought
And must be most tenderly sought.
     With a velvety pelt,
     So soft it may melt -
It’s known as a beautiful thought.

By Author Unknown
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“It seems that thought itself has a power for which it has never been given credit.” -Colin Wilson: “Frankenstein’s Castle” (1980), page 16

Boris: What gets sharper the more you use it?
Doris: Your mind.
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“Do not worry at all about negative thoughts, and do not try to control them. All you have to do is begin to think good thoughts each day. Plant as many good thoughts as you can in each day. As you begin to think good thoughts you will attract more and more good thoughts, and eventually the good thoughts will wipe out the negative thoughts altogether.” -Rhonda Byrne (born 1951)

“Minds are for people who think.” -Mark Jones (born 1953): “The A-Team,” Season 3, Episode 1 (18 September 1984); words on a T-shirt worn by fictional character Madman Murdoch

“Positive thoughts generate positive feelings and attract positive life experiences.” -Author Unknown

“Don’t feed your mind with negative thoughts. If you do, you will come to believe them.” -Catherine Pulsifer (born 1927) at https://www.QuotesChristian.com and https://www.StressLessCountry.com/quotes/

“We find it hard to believe that other people’s thoughts are as silly as our own.” -James Harvey Robinson

Thoughts are funny little things,
     They can make paupers or make kings.
-Sidney Madwed
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“Whatever you hold in your mind on a consistent basis is exactly what you will experience in your life.” -Tony Robbins (Anthony Jay ‘Tony’ Robbins (born 1960 as Anthony J. Mahavoric))

“Throughout all history, the great wise men and teachers, philosophers and prophets, have disagreed with one another on many different things. It is only on this one point that they are in complete and unanimous agreement. We become what we think about.” -Earl Nightingale (1921 - 1989)

“When we say our mind wanders, where does it go?” -Author Unknown

“Everything’s in the mind. That’s where it starts. Knowing what you want is the first step toward getting it.” -Mae West (1893 - 1980)
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“Whatever you think about grows in your life.” -Author Unknown

“When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun with nettles.” -Horace Walpole (1717 - 1797): in a letter (10 July 1779) to Caroline, Countess of Ailesbury

“Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit.” -James Allen (1864 - 1912)

“What you allow to occupy your mind will sooner or later determine your feelings, your speech, and your actions. Thoughts . . . have a real impact on how you feel and behave.” -Daniel Amen and Lisa Routh: “Healing Anxiety and Depression” (2003), page 184
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“Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?” -Author Unknown

“There are mighty few people who think what they think they think.” -Robert Henri

“You live with your thoughts - so be careful what they are.” -Eva Arrington

“You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day.” -Elizabeth Gilbert
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“It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well.” -René Descartes (1596 - 1650)

“Every thought we think is creating our future.” -Louise L. Hay (Louise Lynn Hay (1926 - 2017))

“There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the act of thinking and those that bolt into the mind of their own accord.” -Thomas Paine (1737 - 1809)

“Thoughts, like fleas, jump from man to man, but they don’t bite everybody.” -Stanislaw Jerzy Lec (1909 - 1966): “Unkempt Thoughts” (1957)

“A thought is a substance, producing the thing that is imagined by the thought.” -Wallace D. Wattles (Wallace Delois Wattles (born Wallace Delois Walters (1860 - 1911)))

“Change your thoughts, change your life.” -James Allen (1864 - 1912)

“It is your ability to think that is your chief source of value; in fact, you are a mind with a body to carry it around in.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944)

“A purely mental life may be destructive if it leads us to substitute thought for life and ideas for actions. The activity proper to man is not purely mental because man is not just a disembodied mind. Our destiny is to live out what we think, because unless we live what we know, we do not even know it. It is only by making our knowledge part of ourselves, through action, that we enter into the reality that is signified by our concepts.” -Thomas Merton (1915 - 1968)

“Don’t try to think too many thoughts all at once. Even the smartest among us can only think one or two things at a time.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“Thought is action in rehearsal.” -Author Unknown

“Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence.” -Thomas Szasz (Thomas S. Szasz (1920 - 2012))

“How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?” -E. M. Forster (Edward Morgan Forster (1879 - 1970)): “Aspects of the Novel” (1927)

“Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it.” -Ernest Holmes (Ernest Shurtleff Holmes (1887 - 1960))

“Let one therefore keep the mind pure, for what a man thinks, that he becomes.” -Author Unknown: “The Upanishads”

“No mind is much employed on the present: recollection and anticipation fill up almost all our moments.” -Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)

“The finest thought runs the risk of being irrevocably forgotten if we do not write it down.” -Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 - 1860): “Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer” (as translated by T. Bailey Saunders (1851)), ‘The Art of Literature: On Thinking for One’s Self’

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Are you thinking what we’re thinking?
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“When all men think alike, no one thinks very much.” -Walter Lippmann (1889 - 1974): as quoted in “Speakers Encyclopedia” (1955)

“Good impulses are naught, unless they become good actions.” -Joseph Joubert (1754 - 1824), as quoted in Paul Auster, translator: “The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert” (1883)

“We seem to do most of our thinking in our minds.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)

“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.” -Alfred A. Montapert (Alfred Armand Montapert (1906 - 1997))

“Think only about what you want . . . never dwell on what you don’t want.” -Shane K. Hughes
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“Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes.” -Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881): “Coningsby” (1844), book 3, chapter I

“We can do only what we think we can do. We can be only what we think we can be. We can have only what we think we can have. What we do, what we are, what we have, all depend on what we think.” -Robert Collier (1885 - 1950)

“To think is easy. To act is hard. But the hardest thing in the world is to act in accordance with your thinking.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

“What’s going on in the inside shows on the outside.” -Earl Nightingale (1921 - 1989)

“Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.” -Author Unknown
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“The mind attracts the thing it dwells upon.” -Napoleon Hill (Oliver Napoleon ‘Napoleon’ Hill (1883 - 1970))

“A penny for your thoughts.” -Author Unknown
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“Our best friends and our worst enemies are our thoughts.” -Frank Crane (1861 - 1928)

“We become what we think about.” -Napoleon Hill -Napoleon Hill (Oliver Napoleon ‘Napoleon’ Hill (1883 - 1970))

“My thinking is first and last and always for the sake of my doing.” -William James (1842 - 1910): “The Principles of Psychology” (1890), Volume 1, Chapter 22

“We become what we think about most of the time, and that’s the strangest secret.” -Earl Nightingale (1921 - 1989)

“If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.” -Author Unknown
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“The biggest lesson I have ever learned is the stupendous importance of what we think. If I knew what you think, I would know what you are, for your thoughts make you what you are; by changing our thoughts, we can change our lives.” -Dale Carnegie (Dale Harbison Carnegie (born Dale Breckenridge Carnagey (1888 - 1955)))

“If you change your way of thinking, you change your life.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944)

“Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind.” -Marcus Aurelius (also known as Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (C.E. 121 - C.E. 180))

“I realize that I will be, when my life’s labor is complete, the product of my thoughts.” -George Albert Smith
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“A man is literally what he thinks.” -James Allen (1864 - 1912): “As A Man Thinketh” (1902)

“Every thought is a seed. If you plant crab apples, don’t count on harvesting Golden Delicious.” -Bill Meyer
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“Few minds wear out; more rust out.” -Christian Nestell Bovée (1820 - 1904): “Intuitions and Summaries of Thought” (1862), volume 1

“If we examine our thoughts, we shall find them always occupied with the past and the future.” -Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)

“Life is but thought.” -Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 - 1834)

“Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.” -Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)

“An open mind is all very well in its way but it ought not to be so open that there is no keeping anything in or out of it. It should be capable of shutting its doors sometimes, or it may be found a little drafty.” -Samuel Butler (also known as Samuel Butler the Younger (1835 - 1902)): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)

“If we keep an open mind, too much is likely to fall into it.” -Natalie Clifford Barney (1876 - 1972)

“What you think about you bring about.” -Author Unknown
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“Training and managing your own mind is the most important skill you could ever own, in terms of both happiness and success.” -T. Harv Eker (born 1954) at https://www.harveker.com/

“Happy thoughts are half of your health.” -Author Unknown
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“You are free to think thoughts of worry or joy, and whatever you choose will attract the same kind back to you. Worry attracts worry. Joy attracts joy.” -Rhonda Byrne

It is the mind that maketh good or ill,
That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.
-Edmund Spenser (1552 - 1599)

“Be careful of your thoughts; they may become words at any moment.” -Ira Gassen
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“As cloud on clouds, snow on snow, as the bird on air, as the planet rests on space in its flight, so do nations of men and their institutions rest on thoughts.” -Author Unknown

“We are creatures of our thinking. We can talk ourselves into defeat or we can talk ourselves into victory.” -Gordon B. Hinckley (Gordon Bitner Hinckley (1910 - 2008))

“You can think your way to failure and unhappiness, but you can also think your way to success and happiness.” -Author Unknown

“Our life is what our thoughts make it.” -Marcus Aurelius (also known as Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (C.E. 121 - C.E. 180)): “The Meditations” (C.E. 167), Book 4, meditation 3

“Your mind is a powerful thing. When you fill it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.” -Author Unknown
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“Thoughts have power. Thoughts are energy. You can make your world or break it by your thinking.” -Susan Taylor

“Ultimate human power is not in our possessions, but in our minds.” -Author Unknown

Overheard: Sometimes you have to think outside your mind.

“Man is made or unmade by himself . . . In the armory of thought he forges the weapons by which he destroys himself; he also fashions the tools with which he builds for himself heavenly mansions of joy and strength and peace. By the right choice and true application of thought, man ascends to the Divine Perfection; by the abuse and wrong application of thought, he descends below the level of the beast. Between these two extremes are all the grades of character, and man is their maker and master.” -James Allen (1864 - 1912): “As a Man Thinketh” (1903)

“You become what you think about all day long.” -Author Unknown

“Thought creates character.” -Annie Bessant (1847 - 1933)

“Whatever you hold in your mind will tend to occur in your life. If you continue to believe as you have always believed, you will continue to act as you have always acted. If you continue to act as you have always acted, you will continue to get what you have always gotten. If you want different results in your life or your work, all you have to do is change your mind.” -Author Unknown
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“The thoughts we choose to think are the tools we use to paint the canvas of our lives.” -Louise L. Hay (Louise Lynn Hay (1926 - 2017))

“What you think about comes about.” -Author Unknown

“What you think means more than anything else in your life. More than you earn, more than where you live, more than you social position, and more than what anyone else may think about you.” -George Adams (George Matthew Adams (1878 - 1962))

“A thought is a thing as real as a cannonball.” -Joseph Joubert (1754 - 1824): as quoted in Paul Auster, translator: “The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert” (1883)

“All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts.” -James Allen (1864 - 1912)

“The secret of living a life of excellence is merely a matter of thinking thoughts of excellence. Really, it’s a matter of programming our minds with the kind of information that will set us free.” -Charles R. Swindoll (Charles Rozell ‘Chuck’ Swindoll (born 1934))

“You are what you think.” -Author Unknown

“Thoughts rule the world.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882): “Letters and Social Aims” (1876), “Progress and Culture” (18 July 1876)

“Our life is what our thoughts make it. A man will find that as he alters his thoughts toward things and other people, things and other people will alter towards him.” -James Allen (1864 - 1912)

“If you can think it, you can do it.” -Author Unknown
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“You are today where your thoughts have brought you. You will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.” -James Allen (1864 - 1912)

“Your life is a reflection of your thoughts. Think well.” -Danielle Pierre
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Railroads And Trains

4/22/2025

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Jordan: Why do trains go on tracks?
Israel: So that they don’t get lost.
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What is the difference between railroads and railways? The two words are frequently taken to mean the same thing, and are often used interchangeably. Most of the English-speaking world uses the term ‘railways,’ except for Americans, who have a preference for the term ‘railroads.’

A train was going very, very slowly, and a group of tourists were growing increasingly impatient. Finally, when it stopped for about the hundredth time, one of the tourists got out, walked to the front of the train, and asked the train-driver, “Can’t you go any faster?” “Oh, yes sir,” replied the driver, “But I’m not allowed to leave the train.”
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On a typical train, the locomotive is the vehicle that contains the engine or motor, the controls, and the engineer (driver or operator). The wheeled sections of trains that carry freight, passengers, or equipment are called cars. Cabooses were special cars that are mostly no longer in use, attached at the ends of trains, to carry train crewmembers, signaling devices, and repair tools and supplies.

Mary: What do you call a train loaded with bubble gum?
Marty: A chew-chew train
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Laura: I would like to take a train to Chicago.
Ticket Agent: I’m sorry, only qualified engineers are allowed to drive them.
Laura: Very well - may I go to Chicago by way of Buffalo?
Ticket Agent: I’m sorry; none of our buffalo go to Chicago.
Laura: Just let me have a round-trip ticket, please.
Ticket Agent: To where?
Laura: Back here, of course!

The word ‘train’ is derived from the Old French ‘trahiner,’ which derived from the even older Latin ‘trahere’ meaning ‘to pull’ or ‘to draw.’

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According to model railroad enthusiasts, model trains and toy trains are two completely different things. Sometimes in life, it is best not to disagree.

Trey: Why did the locomotive scream when it looked back?
Trevor: It was a freight of cargo.
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A British commuter hopped on a train to London and told the conductor he was going to Doncaster. “We don’t stop at Doncaster on Wednesdays,” said the conductor. “But I’ll tell you what, mate. We slow down at Doncaster to go through the junction. I’ll open the door, and you hop off. Mind you, we’re going fast. Hit the ground running so you don’t get pulled in by the train’s wake.” At Doncaster, the door opened, and the commuter hit the ground running. He was running so fast that his momentum carried him forward to the car ahead. There, another conductor opened the door, pulled him on board and, as the train resumed speed, said, “You’re mighty lucky I saw you, mate. This train doesn’t stop at Doncaster on Wednesdays.”

Clarabelle: What is the most difficult train to catch?
Maribel: The 12:50, because it’s 10 to 1 if you catch it.

Marcello: What kind of train do ballerinas travel in?
Arturo: Tutu trains.
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Jay: Why was the train telling jokes?
Robin: Because it was on a laugh-track.

Chuck: What kind of train has no wheels?
Norris: A train of thought.
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Sidney: If an electric train is traveling south, in which direction does the smoke go?
Cindy: There is no smoke, because it’s an electric train!

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At some point before modern trains, people laid down metal tracks on roadways and built wagons with metal wheels to roll over them. The tramways initially ran on horsepower. Steam engines, diesel engines, and electric motors supplied by power from cables strung overhead, would come later.

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The Victor Harbor Horse Drawn Trams are an iconic symbol of South Australia that have been transporting visitors to Granite Island for more than 100 years.

Garth: Why was the duck riding on the train?
Jethro: Because it was too far to waddle!
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A British commuter hopped on a train to London and told the conductor he was going to Doncaster. “We don’t stop at Doncaster on Wednesdays,” said the conductor. “But I’ll tell you what, mate. We slow down at Doncaster to go through the junction. I’ll open the door, and you hop off. Mind you, we’re going fast. Hit the ground running so you don’t get pulled in by the train’s wake.” At Doncaster, the door opened, and the commuter hit the ground running. He was running so fast that his momentum carried him forward to the car ahead. There, another conductor opened the door, pulled him on board and, as the train resumed speed, said, “You’re mighty lucky I saw you, mate. This train doesn’t stop at Doncaster on Wednesdays.”

“One stretch of track was so crooked we met ourselves coming back.” -Author Unknown
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Doctor Watson: How can you tell the train just went by?
Sherlock Holmes: You can see its tracks!

Doctor Watson: How will we find the missing train?
Sherlock Holmes: Follow its tracks!

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So you just woke up from a nap . . . slumbers can have strange consequences . . . just look at how much the world has changed while you slept . . . even trains are nearly unrecognizable!

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“Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you’re just sitting still?” -J. Paul Getty
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Once upon a time in the American state of Texas, a law existing that stated, “when two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing, each train shall come to a full stop, and neither train shall proceed until the other has gone.”

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“Four tickets I’ll take; have you any?”
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For four for 4:04 is too many.”
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Railroads And Trains Facts
- Train track rails are made of steel, and train wheels are made of steel; the combination is literally steel on steel, a very efficient and effective mechanism.
- The two main types of trains are freight trains and passenger trains. Light rail trains are used mostly for passengers and sometimes small shipments of mail and packages. Light rail trains include electric trolleys and trams.
- Despite the constant improvements being made to air-filled, rubber-tire vehicles that move on asphalt and concrete roads, freight trains are still the best way to move extremely large and heavy items and bulk materials such as manufacturing equipment, mining and drilling equipment, military equipment, construction equipment, coal, and grain, particularly over long distances.
- Passenger trains and light rail can carry large numbers of people at high speeds between and within populated areas, which can help ease traffic congestion and provide transportation for people who are unable to drive, who have no vehicles, or who seek convenience.

Trey: Why did the locomotive scream when it looked back?
Trevor: It was a freight of cargo.
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Railroad Tracks And Trains Safety
Walking or playing on railroad tracks, on railroad bridges, or in railroad tunnels is never a good idea because trains move fast and can approach without any warning from engine noise, horns, or lights. The crew aboard the train may not see you on the tracks, and even if they do, they probably will not be able to stop the train in time to save you.
- Railroads are the private property of companies, governments, or utilities, and trespassing on private property can carry fines, incarceration, and other penalties.
- Can you think of other reasons to stay away from railroad tracks and trains?
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The Ombley-Wombley

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By Peter Wesley-Smith
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Siderodromophobia is a persistent fear of railroads or of trains. Oh, my good-golly, what if I board a train and it never stops and I can never get off it? I’ll be stuck on the train forever!

“An old man with long gray whiskers came through the cars, selling popcorn, chewing gum, and candy. ‘Hey!’ said one of his customers. ‘I thought young boys were supposed to do your job.’ ‘I was a boy when this train started.’” -Thomas W. Jackson: “On A Slow Train Through Arkansas” (1903)
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Sasha: When does a snail go as fast as a train?
Ashley: When it’s on the train.
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At a station stop, the railroad’s president walked up to the locomotive and spoke to the engineer. “You were going 65 miles per hour and the speed limit is only 60 miles per hour, I saw it myself on the speedometer in the business car!” After a heated exchange, the engineer finally said, “You couldn’t possibly have been going 65, my speedometer said 60 miles per hour - and we never saw you go by us!”

The very first train reached a top speed of 8 kilometers (5 miles) per hour.
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Overheard: No, I did not miss my train. I just chased it out of the station because I didn’t like the looks of it!

The standard American railroad width of 1.4351 meters (4 feet and 8.5 inches) originated in the width of Roman war chariots. Former English subjects living in the United States of America designed the railroad system based on measurements of pre-railroad tramways built in England. The tramways were built using the same tools used to build wagons, which were also the same width. The reason wagons were built to that width is that otherwise, they would break during long treks across the old English roads. Those roads, built by the Romans, were full of ruts carved out by the wheels of Roman war chariots. All Roman chariots were built to a standard width of 1.4351 meters (4 feet and 8.5 inches), and so English wagons were built with wheels that would fit into those ruts. Thus, chariots of ancient Rome are the forerunners of modern trains.

Stella: How many train conductors does it take to change a light bulb?
Lester: Only one, but it doesn’t help, because he punches a hole in the new light bulb.
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Ricky: What do you call a train carrying a load of apples and bananas and oranges?
Martin: A tooty-fruity!

A ceremonial final strike of the hammer on 10 May 1869 marked the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in the United States of America.
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The longest railway in the world is the Trans-Siberian Railroad, built between the years 1891 and 1916. It is a network of railways connecting European Russia with the Russian Far East provinces. It is 9,288 kilometers (5,787 miles) long and spans 8 time zones.

Two trains were in a train yard. One train said to the other, “I traveled more than 1,000 kilometers yesterday!” The other train said, “That’s incredible - a talking train!”
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The highest railway in the world is in Peru, where the Central Railway climbs to 4,784 meters (15,694 feet) in altitude in the Galera tunnel, at a location 174 kilometers (108 miles) from Lima. Tourists take it to get to the world-renowned ruins of ancient Machu Picchu.

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Ernie: How do trains hear?
Barney: Through their engine-ears!

Trains And Railroads Quiz
- From what material are train tracks and train wheels made?
- What are the two main types of trains, based on what they carry?

“Know the name of the station you’re headed for. It’s a help in catching the right train.” -Author Unknown: “Agents Record” (1915), Volume 10, Issue 5, page 4, ‘The Real Salesman’ (“Agents Record” is a publication of the National Casualty Company)
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Trains And Railroads Quiz Answers
- Train tracks and train wheels are made of steel.
- The two main types of trains, based on what they carry, are freight trains and passenger trains.

A man was traveling across the country by train. He kept getting off at every station to buy a ticket till the next station. When the train reached the destination, the other passengers asked him why he bought a ticket at each stop instead of buying a single ticket for the entire trip. The man replied that his doctor had advised him against taking long journeys.
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Clyde: What is the difference between a railroad guard and a teacher?
Claude: One minds the trains, and the other trains the mind.

Which was invented first: the train, or the railroad tracks?
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Problem: Trains travel from one town to another town all day always on the same track, always going nonstop, and always at the same speed. The 12:00 noon train took 80 minutes to complete the trip but the 4:00 p.m. train took an hour and 20 minutes. Why?
Solution: 80 minutes is the same as an hour and 20 minutes, so both trains ran in the same amount of time.

“Before the railroad . . . you simply could not transport agricultural goods more than one hundred miles by land. By that mile marker, the horses or oxen would have eaten as much as they could pull. Either you found a navigable water course . . . or you were stuck in bare self-sufficiency for all of your staples . . . overwhelmingly, what you wore, ate, and used to pass your hours was made within your local township, or dearly bought.” -J. Bradford DeLong: “Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century” (2022)
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Passenger to railroad engineer: “What’s the use of having a train schedule if the trains are always late?”
Railroad engineer: “How would we know they were late, if we didn’t have a schedule?”

“Dear Mr. President: The canal system of this country is being threatened by a new form of transportation known as ‘railroads’ . . . As you may well know, Mr. President, ‘railroad’ carriages are pulled at the enormous speed of 15 miles per hour by ‘engines’ which, in addition to endangering life and limb of passengers, roar and snort their way through the countryside, setting fire to crops, scaring the livestock, and frightening women and children.” -Martin Van Buren (born Maarten Van Buren (1782 - 1862)) (1830)

Aubrey: What kind of bubble gum do railroaders prefer?
Audrey: Chattanooga Chew Chew.
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Austin: What do you call an engineer on the first day of the job?
Dustin: A trainee.

“I have seldom heard a train go by and not wished I was on it.” -Paul Theroux
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Picture of a wreath of flowers including white lily blossoms, blue forget-me-nots, lavender-blue garden lupin blossoms, green leaves, and the words, ‘Do For Others - Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.’

Picture of a smiley face, and the words, ‘Keep On Smiling - Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.’

Picture of a happy smiling father and happy smiling son together with the father making a thumb-up gesture, and the words, 'Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.'

Picture of a toy robot looking at the words and pictures on the website, and the words, ‘Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.’

Picture of a wreath of green leaves and blue flower blossoms surrounding the words, ‘Enjoy Today,’ and the words, ‘Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.’

Picture of two mice dancing on their hind legs, and the words, ‘Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.’

Picture of two happy smiling girls peering out from behing a partially open door, and the words, ‘Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.’

Picture of a kitten peering over a roll of carpet at the words and pictures on the website, and the words, 'Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.'

Picture of a happy smiling man, and the words, 'Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.'

Picture of a dog balancing a pink and purple ball on its snout, and the words, 'Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.'

Picture of a woman looking at the words and pictures on the website, and the words, 'Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.'

Caricature, or a humorously exaggerated picture, of a happy smiling man wearing a brown hat and looking at the words and pictures on the website, and the words, 'Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.'

Picture of a young man writing notes with a pencil in a notebook.

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Picture of a grinning man pointing at the words and pictures on the website.

Picture of a young woman with a look of astonishment on her face and pointing with her finger at the words and pictures on the website, and the words, 'Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.'

Picture of a man sitting on a wooden bench with his walking cane, green leafy trees and green grass in the background, and the words, 'Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.'

Picture of a happy smiling young man holding a large yellow floating balloon by a string while looking at the words and pictures on the website, and the words, ‘Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.’

Picture of a woman looking at the words and pictures on the website.

Picture of a man standing under a leafy green shade tree and looking at the words and pictures on the website, and the words, 'Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.'

Picture of green leaves surrounding the words, ‘Smile Often, Think Positively, Give Thanks.’

Picture of a young man riding a skateboard.

Picture of a happy smiling woman looking at the words and pictures on the website.

Picture of three furry toy teddy bears reading a book, and the words, ‘Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.’

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Picture of a woman wearing a hat and eyeglasses and looking at the words and pictures on the website, and the words, ‘Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.’

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Picture of a boy looking at the words and pictures on the website, and the words, 'Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.'

Picture of a happy smiling girl standing outside on top of large rocks, with a slightly hazy blue sky in the background, and the words, 'Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.'

Picture of a man adjusting his eyeglasses while looking at the words and pictures on the website, and the words, 'Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.'

Picture of a happy smiling woman giving the a-okay sign with her hand, and the words, ‘Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.’

Picture of a duck looking at the words and pictures on the website, and the words, 'Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.'

Picture of a happy smiling boy running outdoors, with green leafy trees in the background, and the words, 'Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.'

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Picture of man looking at the words and pictures on the website, and the words, 'Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.'

Picture of a smiling happy infant boy looking at the words and pictures on the website, and the words, 'Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.'

Picture of a happy smiling man making an a-okay gesture with his hand, and the words, 'Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.'

Silhouette of a family standing together, and the words, ‘Welcome - Visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net.’