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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) at https://www.briantracy.com
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.
“Everything in your life started as a thought, a wish, a hope, or a dream, either in your mind or in the mind of someone else. Your thoughts are creative. Your thoughts form and shape your world and everything that happens to you.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944): “Goals!” (December 2024) at https://www.briantracy.com
“You can think best when you’re happiest.” -Dorothy Parker (born Dorothy Rothschild (1893 - 1967))
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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))
“The value of a thought cannot be told.” -Philip James Bailey (1816 - 1902): “Fetus” (1839) poem, ‘A Country Town’ scene
“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
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“You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day.” -Elizabeth Gilbert
“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
“Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit.” -James Allen (1864 - 1912)
“When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun with nettles.” -Horace Walpole (1717 - 1797): letter (10 July 1779) to Caroline, Countess of Ailesbury
“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
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Humans And Human Nature Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“There are mighty few people who think what they think they think.” -Robert Henri: as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
“You live with your thoughts - so be careful what they are.” -Eva Arrington
“Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?” -Author Unknown
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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) at https://www.briantracy.com
“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
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“Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence.” -Thomas Szasz (Thomas Stephen 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’
“Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.” -Walter Lippmann (1889 - 1974): “The Stakes of Diplomacy” (1915), page 51
“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)
“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) at https://www.briantracy.com
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
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Limericks Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“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.
“Everything in your life started as a thought, a wish, a hope, or a dream, either in your mind or in the mind of someone else. Your thoughts are creative. Your thoughts form and shape your world and everything that happens to you.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944): “Goals!” (December 2024) at https://www.briantracy.com
“You can think best when you’re happiest.” -Dorothy Parker (born Dorothy Rothschild (1893 - 1967))
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Happiness Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“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
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Poverty And Prosperity Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“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))
“The value of a thought cannot be told.” -Philip James Bailey (1816 - 1902): “Fetus” (1839) poem, ‘A Country Town’ scene
“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
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Geography Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day.” -Elizabeth Gilbert
“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)
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Beginning And Starting Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“Whatever you think about grows in your life.” -Author Unknown
“Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit.” -James Allen (1864 - 1912)
“When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun with nettles.” -Horace Walpole (1717 - 1797): letter (10 July 1779) to Caroline, Countess of Ailesbury
“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
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Humans And Human Nature Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“There are mighty few people who think what they think they think.” -Robert Henri: as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
“You live with your thoughts - so be careful what they are.” -Eva Arrington
“Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?” -Author Unknown
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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) at https://www.briantracy.com
“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
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Daffynitions And Definitions Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence.” -Thomas Szasz (Thomas Stephen 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’
“Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.” -Walter Lippmann (1889 - 1974): “The Stakes of Diplomacy” (1915), page 51
“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)
Are you thinking what we’re thinking?
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“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))
“Guard well your thoughts, for your thoughts are heard in Heaven.” -Author Unknown
“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))
“We become what we think about most of the time, and that’s the strangest secret.” -Earl Nightingale (1921 - 1989)
“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
“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) at https://www.briantracy.com
“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
“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): “Youth and Age” (1822) poem, line 37
“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
“Why can’t somebody give us a list of things that everybody thinks and nobody says, and another list of things that everybody says and nobody thinks?” -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Senior (1809 - 1894): “The Professor at the Breakfast Table” (1859), Chapter VI
“Ultimate human power is not in our possessions, but in our minds.” -Author Unknown
Overheard: Sometimes you have to think outside your mind.
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“Thoughts are things.” -Bruce Lee (pseudonym of Lee Jun-fan (1940 - 1973)): as quoted in John Little: “Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee’s Commentaries on the Martial Way” (1997), Part 6 “Beyond System - The Ultimate Source of Jeet Kune Do”
“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 your 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
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“Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!” -Dr. Seuss (pseudonym of Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904 - 1991)): “Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!” (21 August 1975)
“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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We are MFOL! . . . we haven’t lost our minds . . . we’ve got them backed up on disk . . . now where did we put that disk . . . it’s around here somewhere . . .
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“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))
“Guard well your thoughts, for your thoughts are heard in Heaven.” -Author Unknown
“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))
“We become what we think about most of the time, and that’s the strangest secret.” -Earl Nightingale (1921 - 1989)
“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
“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) at https://www.briantracy.com
“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
“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): “Youth and Age” (1822) poem, line 37
“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
“Why can’t somebody give us a list of things that everybody thinks and nobody says, and another list of things that everybody says and nobody thinks?” -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Senior (1809 - 1894): “The Professor at the Breakfast Table” (1859), Chapter VI
“Ultimate human power is not in our possessions, but in our minds.” -Author Unknown
Overheard: Sometimes you have to think outside your mind.
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“Thoughts are things.” -Bruce Lee (pseudonym of Lee Jun-fan (1940 - 1973)): as quoted in John Little: “Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee’s Commentaries on the Martial Way” (1997), Part 6 “Beyond System - The Ultimate Source of Jeet Kune Do”
“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 your 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
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“Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!” -Dr. Seuss (pseudonym of Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904 - 1991)): “Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!” (21 August 1975)
“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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We are MFOL! . . . we haven’t lost our minds . . . we’ve got them backed up on disk . . . now where did we put that disk . . . it’s around here somewhere . . .
“There are short-cuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them.” -Vicki Baum
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“When dancing, if you get confused, just jump around and wave your arms.” -Author Unknown
“Dancing is the poetry of the foot.” -John Dryden (1631 - 1700)
“When you take dancing lessons, you learn steps and you learn steps and you learn steps. It can go on for a long time. And then one day, you just learn to dance, and it is so different.” -Bill Austin
A Tango dancer once decided to shine his dirty shoes by rubbing them against his trousers while dancing in a competition. Thinking that he was doing a dance move, other people started doing it . . . and that is the story of how the ‘Shine’ dance move began.
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“Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It’s a miracle, and the dance is a celebration of that miracle.” -Martha Graham (1894 - 1991): quoted in “I Am a Dancer” written for the radio program, “This I Believe,” published in “This I Believe,” Volume 2 (1952); also in Alexandra Carter and Janet O’Shea: “The Routledge Dance Studies Reader” (1998), page 96
The Polka Dance
My cousin Nance came from France
To teach me the Polka dance.
First the heels, then the toes,
Yes, that’s the way the Polka goes.
By Author Unknown
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“Put a little fun into your life. Try dancing.” -Kathryn Murray
“Socrates learned to dance when he was seventy because he felt that an essential part of himself had been neglected.” -Author Unknown
Hugh: Why is the new dance named ‘The Elevator’?
Grant: Because it has no steps!
“Learning to walk set you free. Learning to dance gives you the greatest freedom of all: to express your whole self, the person you are.” -Melissa Hayden (pseudonym of Mildred Herman (1923 - 2006))
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We Are The Dancers
We dance for laughter,
We dance for tears,
We dance for madness,
We dance for fears,
We dance for happiness,
We dance for screams,
We are the dancers . . .
We create the dreams!
By Author Unknown
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“We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.” -Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900))
“We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.” -Author Unknown
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The Old Woman From France
There came an old woman from France
Who taught grown-up children to dance;
But they were so stiff,
She sent them home in a tiff,
That sprightly old woman from France.
By Author Unknown
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“‘On with the dance, let the joy be unconfined!’ is my motto, whether there’s any dance to dance or any joy to unconfine.” -Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910))
“More than anything else in the world, Angelina loved to dance. She danced all the time and she danced everywhere, and often she was so busy dancing that she forgot about the other things she was supposed to be doing.” -Katharine Holabird (born 1948): “Angelina Ballerina” (1983) at http://www.katharineholabird.com/
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“We do not always dance because we are happy, but we dance and cannot help but become happy.” -Author Unknown
“Our classes are our practices. Our dance sneakers are our equipment. Our teacher is our coach. Our dance clothes are our jerseys. Our performances are our matches. Our audiences are our fans. Our concert is our tournament. The rhythm is our rule. Failure is our opponent; we will not lose. This is our game. This is our sport.” -Vala Yankovski
Esther: Why did the tap dancer retire?
Astaire: He kept falling in the sink.
“You don’t grow old and stop dancing; you stop dancing and grow old.” -Jessie M. Newburn
Some Actual Dance Names
- The Construction Worker
- The Fruit Bowl
- The Jay Walker
- The Lame Duck
- The Road Runner
- The Robot
- The Slip and Slide
- The Trampoline Dance
- The Trip and Fall
Can you think of other dances with zany names?
“We look at the dance to impart the sensation of living in an affirmation of life, to energize the spectator into keener awareness of the vigor, the mystery, the humor, the variety, and the wonder of life.” -Martha Graham (1894 - 1991)
“Dancing allows me to explore myself in so many ways, to learn about my limitations and strengths, my ability to cope with adversity and to go farther than I thought I could. You find out what you’re made of.” -Andrew Asnes
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“When dancing, if you get confused, just jump around and wave your arms.” -Author Unknown
“Dancing is the poetry of the foot.” -John Dryden (1631 - 1700)
“When you take dancing lessons, you learn steps and you learn steps and you learn steps. It can go on for a long time. And then one day, you just learn to dance, and it is so different.” -Bill Austin
A Tango dancer once decided to shine his dirty shoes by rubbing them against his trousers while dancing in a competition. Thinking that he was doing a dance move, other people started doing it . . . and that is the story of how the ‘Shine’ dance move began.
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“Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It’s a miracle, and the dance is a celebration of that miracle.” -Martha Graham (1894 - 1991): quoted in “I Am a Dancer” written for the radio program, “This I Believe,” published in “This I Believe,” Volume 2 (1952); also in Alexandra Carter and Janet O’Shea: “The Routledge Dance Studies Reader” (1998), page 96
The Polka Dance
My cousin Nance came from France
To teach me the Polka dance.
First the heels, then the toes,
Yes, that’s the way the Polka goes.
By Author Unknown
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“Put a little fun into your life. Try dancing.” -Kathryn Murray
“Socrates learned to dance when he was seventy because he felt that an essential part of himself had been neglected.” -Author Unknown
Hugh: Why is the new dance named ‘The Elevator’?
Grant: Because it has no steps!
“Learning to walk set you free. Learning to dance gives you the greatest freedom of all: to express your whole self, the person you are.” -Melissa Hayden (pseudonym of Mildred Herman (1923 - 2006))
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We Are The Dancers
We dance for laughter,
We dance for tears,
We dance for madness,
We dance for fears,
We dance for happiness,
We dance for screams,
We are the dancers . . .
We create the dreams!
By Author Unknown
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“We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.” -Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900))
“We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.” -Author Unknown
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The Old Woman From France
There came an old woman from France
Who taught grown-up children to dance;
But they were so stiff,
She sent them home in a tiff,
That sprightly old woman from France.
By Author Unknown
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“‘On with the dance, let the joy be unconfined!’ is my motto, whether there’s any dance to dance or any joy to unconfine.” -Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910))
“More than anything else in the world, Angelina loved to dance. She danced all the time and she danced everywhere, and often she was so busy dancing that she forgot about the other things she was supposed to be doing.” -Katharine Holabird (born 1948): “Angelina Ballerina” (1983) at http://www.katharineholabird.com/
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“We do not always dance because we are happy, but we dance and cannot help but become happy.” -Author Unknown
“Our classes are our practices. Our dance sneakers are our equipment. Our teacher is our coach. Our dance clothes are our jerseys. Our performances are our matches. Our audiences are our fans. Our concert is our tournament. The rhythm is our rule. Failure is our opponent; we will not lose. This is our game. This is our sport.” -Vala Yankovski
Esther: Why did the tap dancer retire?
Astaire: He kept falling in the sink.
“You don’t grow old and stop dancing; you stop dancing and grow old.” -Jessie M. Newburn
Some Actual Dance Names
- The Construction Worker
- The Fruit Bowl
- The Jay Walker
- The Lame Duck
- The Road Runner
- The Robot
- The Slip and Slide
- The Trampoline Dance
- The Trip and Fall
Can you think of other dances with zany names?
“We look at the dance to impart the sensation of living in an affirmation of life, to energize the spectator into keener awareness of the vigor, the mystery, the humor, the variety, and the wonder of life.” -Martha Graham (1894 - 1991)
“Dancing allows me to explore myself in so many ways, to learn about my limitations and strengths, my ability to cope with adversity and to go farther than I thought I could. You find out what you’re made of.” -Andrew Asnes
“You can dance anywhere, even if only in your heart.” -Author Unknown
“As soon as I hear music, something in me starts to vibrate.” -Suzanne Farrell
Dance And Dancing Facts
- Moderate dancing burns 250 to 300 calories an hour.
- Somewhere someone is dancing even as you read these very words.
- Now it’s your turn - what do you know about dancing, or would you just like to get up and dance?
“Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance.” -Martha Graham (1894 - 1991)
“All that music and only two feet.” -Author Unknown
“I will make an average man into an average dancer, provided he be passably well made. I will teach him how to move his arms and legs, to turn his head. I will give him steadiness, brilliancy, and speed; but I cannot endow him with that fire and intelligence, those graces and that expression of feeling which is the soul of true pantomime.” -Jean Georges Noverre
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“I never dance, unless I am allowed to do it in my own peculiar way. There is no use trying to describe it: it has to be seen to be believed . . . . Did you ever see the Rhinoceros, and the Hippopotamus, at the Zoological Gardens, trying to dance a minuet together? It is a touching sight.” -Lewis Carroll: letter (27 December 1873) to Gaynor Simpson: as published in Evelyn M. Hatch, editor, “A Selection from the Letters of Lewis Carroll to his Child-Friends” (1933)
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“Dancing in all its forms cannot be excluded from the curriculum of all noble education; dancing with the feet, with ideas, with words, and, need I add that one must also be able to dance with the pen?” -Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900))
“Some people seem to think that good dancers are born, but all the good dancers I have known are taught or trained.” -Fred Astaire (pseudonym of Frederick Austerlitz (1899 - 1987))
Fae: Why did the rooster dance across the floor?
Phineas: To ask the hen to dance.
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“Happiness is finding the right dance partner.” -Author Unknown
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“I have no desire to prove anything by dancing. I have never used it as an outlet or as a means of expressing myself. I just dance.” -Fred Astaire (pseudonym of Frederick Austerlitz (1899 - 1987))
Types Of Dances And Dance Styles
- Ballet
- Ballroom
- Couples
- Disco
- Irish Jig
- Line
- Polka
- Solo
- Square
- Tap
Can you think of other types of dances or dance styles?
“Enjoy the process of learning to dance. The process of our profession, and not its final achievement, is the heart and soul of dance.” -Jacques d’Amboise
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“Dancing is moving to the music without stepping on anyone’s toes, pretty much the same as life.” -Robert Brault (1938 - 2016) at rbrault.blogspot.com
“Some dance floors are so crowded you can’t tell who your partner is.” -Author Unknown
“It’s not magic! It’s physics. The speed of the turn is what keeps you upright.” -Deborah Bull
“If you stumble, make it part of the dance.” -Author Unknown
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“Dance when you hear music.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“I don’t want people who want to dance, I want people who have to dance.” -George Balanchine (Georgy Melitonovich Balanchivadze)
“There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and dancers flourish.” -Mary Lou Cook (1918 - 2013)
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“On dancing on pointe: Why don’t they just get taller girls?” -Henny Youngman (Henry ‘Henny’ Youngman (1906 - 1998))
“As soon as I hear music, something in me starts to vibrate.” -Suzanne Farrell
Dance And Dancing Facts
- Moderate dancing burns 250 to 300 calories an hour.
- Somewhere someone is dancing even as you read these very words.
- Now it’s your turn - what do you know about dancing, or would you just like to get up and dance?
“Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance.” -Martha Graham (1894 - 1991)
“All that music and only two feet.” -Author Unknown
“I will make an average man into an average dancer, provided he be passably well made. I will teach him how to move his arms and legs, to turn his head. I will give him steadiness, brilliancy, and speed; but I cannot endow him with that fire and intelligence, those graces and that expression of feeling which is the soul of true pantomime.” -Jean Georges Noverre
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“I never dance, unless I am allowed to do it in my own peculiar way. There is no use trying to describe it: it has to be seen to be believed . . . . Did you ever see the Rhinoceros, and the Hippopotamus, at the Zoological Gardens, trying to dance a minuet together? It is a touching sight.” -Lewis Carroll: letter (27 December 1873) to Gaynor Simpson: as published in Evelyn M. Hatch, editor, “A Selection from the Letters of Lewis Carroll to his Child-Friends” (1933)
You need dance lessons right away - there’s no time to waste! Visit Fred Astaire Dance Studios at https://www.fredastaire.com/.
“Dancing in all its forms cannot be excluded from the curriculum of all noble education; dancing with the feet, with ideas, with words, and, need I add that one must also be able to dance with the pen?” -Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900))
“Some people seem to think that good dancers are born, but all the good dancers I have known are taught or trained.” -Fred Astaire (pseudonym of Frederick Austerlitz (1899 - 1987))
Fae: Why did the rooster dance across the floor?
Phineas: To ask the hen to dance.
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“Happiness is finding the right dance partner.” -Author Unknown
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“I have no desire to prove anything by dancing. I have never used it as an outlet or as a means of expressing myself. I just dance.” -Fred Astaire (pseudonym of Frederick Austerlitz (1899 - 1987))
Types Of Dances And Dance Styles
- Ballet
- Ballroom
- Couples
- Disco
- Irish Jig
- Line
- Polka
- Solo
- Square
- Tap
Can you think of other types of dances or dance styles?
“Enjoy the process of learning to dance. The process of our profession, and not its final achievement, is the heart and soul of dance.” -Jacques d’Amboise
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“Dancing is moving to the music without stepping on anyone’s toes, pretty much the same as life.” -Robert Brault (1938 - 2016) at rbrault.blogspot.com
“Some dance floors are so crowded you can’t tell who your partner is.” -Author Unknown
“It’s not magic! It’s physics. The speed of the turn is what keeps you upright.” -Deborah Bull
“If you stumble, make it part of the dance.” -Author Unknown
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“Dance when you hear music.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“I don’t want people who want to dance, I want people who have to dance.” -George Balanchine (Georgy Melitonovich Balanchivadze)
“There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and dancers flourish.” -Mary Lou Cook (1918 - 2013)
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“On dancing on pointe: Why don’t they just get taller girls?” -Henny Youngman (Henry ‘Henny’ Youngman (1906 - 1998))
“Dancing is poetry with arms and legs.” [translation to English]
“La danse, c’est la poésie avec des bras et des jambs.” [original French]
-Charles Baudelaire (Charles Pierre Baudelaire (1821 - 1867)): “La Fanfarlo” (1847)
“To dance is to live.” -John Milton (1608 - 1674): “L’Allegro” (1645)
“Why walk when you can dance?” -Author Unknown
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“No sane man will dance.” -Marcus Tullius Cicero (also known as Tully or simply Cicero (106 B.C.E. - 43 B.C.E.))
“There is a bit of insanity in dancing that does everybody a great deal of good.” -Edwin Denby (Edwin Orr Denby (1903 - 1983))
“You have to love dancing to stick to it. It gives you nothing back, no manuscripts to store away, no paintings to show on walls and maybe hang in museums, no poems to be printed and sold, nothing but that single fleeting moment when you feel alive.” -Merce Cunningham
“They who love dancing too much seem to have more brains in their feet than in their head.” -Publius Terentius Afer (also known simply as Terence (185 B.C.E. - 159 B.C.E.))
Joy: Why did the chicken cross the road?
Bliss: To get to the barn dance, of course!
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“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” -Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)
“Dancing is the art of pulling your feet away faster than your partner can step on them.” -Author Unknown
“The Earth sets some music going in us and dance we must.” -Ludwig Boone
“In life, as in dance, grace glides on blistered feet.” -Alice Abrams
“I set as my goal to be the best dancer I could be. Not the most famous, or the highest paid dancer, just the best I could be. Out of this discipline came great freedom and calm.” -Suzanne Farrell
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Chorophobia is a persistent fear of dancing. Weddings, proms, and parties may pose problems for those who suffer from a fear of dancing. Try singing instead . . . la, la, la, la! Everybody can do something, right? Okay, maybe whistling? Counting on your fingers and toes?
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“Everything in the Universe has rhythm - everything dances.” -Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Ann Johnson (1928 - 2014))
You may have noticed this article scarcely mentions Ballet Dancing, only hinting at it ever so slightly - and that is because that topic will be covered in a future article . . . on MFOL!
“Dancers have a very hard job. We must take our ugly, callused, blistered, and bruised feet and present them in a way so that they are mistaken as the most beautiful things on Earth.” -Author Unknown
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“Thousands of emotions well up inside me throughout the day. They are released when I dance.” -attributed to Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
“. . . those move easiest who have learn’d to dance.” -Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744)
“Every day I count wasted in which there has been no dancing.” -Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900))
“I found that dance was key to keeping depression out of my life. When you dance, things just go away, things don’t seem so bad. There’s no better way to take care of health than through something as joyous and beautiful as dance.” -Patrick Swayze (Patrick Wayne Swayze (1952 - 2009))
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“There was never a merry world since the fairies left off dancing.” -John Selden
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“Dance is the only art in which we ourselves are the stuff of which it is made.” -Ted Shawn
“Dance isn’t just about fancy footwork. It requires grace, discipline, and major muscles.” -Author Unknown
“Dancing is silent poetry.” -Simonides
“I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.” -Mikhail Baryshnikov (Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov (born 1948))
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“On the dance floor, as in life, you’re only as good as your partner.” -Robin Marantz Henig
“If you think dancers aren’t athletes, think again.” -Author Unknown
“Dance is music made visible.” -George Balanchine
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“If people stand in a circle long enough, they’ll eventually begin to dance.” -George Carlin (George Denis Patrick Carlin (1937 - 2008)): “Napalm and Silly Putty” (2001)
There was an old lady of France,
Who taught little ducklings to dance;
When she said, “Tick-a-tack!” -
They only said, “Quack!”
Which grieved that old lady of France.
-Edward Lear (1812 - 1888)
“Dancing is like life: it’s good to have a plan, but be prepared to improvise.” -Author Unknown
“When you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance.” -Lee Ann Womack
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“We are accompanied by the whole dancing universe.” -Ruth St. Denis
“Don’t look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance.” -Anne Lamott
“Life is a dance, from one stage to the next.” -Author Unknown
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“When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It’s to enjoy each step along the way.” -Wayne Dyer (Wayne Walter Dyer (1940 - 2015)) at https://www.drwaynedyer.com/
“Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair . . .” -Susan Polis Shutz (born 1944 as Susan Polis)
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Overheard: Do you hear that? That music means I have to dance!
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“La danse, c’est la poésie avec des bras et des jambs.” [original French]
-Charles Baudelaire (Charles Pierre Baudelaire (1821 - 1867)): “La Fanfarlo” (1847)
“To dance is to live.” -John Milton (1608 - 1674): “L’Allegro” (1645)
“Why walk when you can dance?” -Author Unknown
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“No sane man will dance.” -Marcus Tullius Cicero (also known as Tully or simply Cicero (106 B.C.E. - 43 B.C.E.))
“There is a bit of insanity in dancing that does everybody a great deal of good.” -Edwin Denby (Edwin Orr Denby (1903 - 1983))
“You have to love dancing to stick to it. It gives you nothing back, no manuscripts to store away, no paintings to show on walls and maybe hang in museums, no poems to be printed and sold, nothing but that single fleeting moment when you feel alive.” -Merce Cunningham
“They who love dancing too much seem to have more brains in their feet than in their head.” -Publius Terentius Afer (also known simply as Terence (185 B.C.E. - 159 B.C.E.))
Joy: Why did the chicken cross the road?
Bliss: To get to the barn dance, of course!
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“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” -Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)
“Dancing is the art of pulling your feet away faster than your partner can step on them.” -Author Unknown
“The Earth sets some music going in us and dance we must.” -Ludwig Boone
“In life, as in dance, grace glides on blistered feet.” -Alice Abrams
“I set as my goal to be the best dancer I could be. Not the most famous, or the highest paid dancer, just the best I could be. Out of this discipline came great freedom and calm.” -Suzanne Farrell
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Chorophobia is a persistent fear of dancing. Weddings, proms, and parties may pose problems for those who suffer from a fear of dancing. Try singing instead . . . la, la, la, la! Everybody can do something, right? Okay, maybe whistling? Counting on your fingers and toes?
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“Everything in the Universe has rhythm - everything dances.” -Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Ann Johnson (1928 - 2014))
You may have noticed this article scarcely mentions Ballet Dancing, only hinting at it ever so slightly - and that is because that topic will be covered in a future article . . . on MFOL!
“Dancers have a very hard job. We must take our ugly, callused, blistered, and bruised feet and present them in a way so that they are mistaken as the most beautiful things on Earth.” -Author Unknown
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“Thousands of emotions well up inside me throughout the day. They are released when I dance.” -attributed to Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
“. . . those move easiest who have learn’d to dance.” -Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744)
“Every day I count wasted in which there has been no dancing.” -Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900))
“I found that dance was key to keeping depression out of my life. When you dance, things just go away, things don’t seem so bad. There’s no better way to take care of health than through something as joyous and beautiful as dance.” -Patrick Swayze (Patrick Wayne Swayze (1952 - 2009))
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“There was never a merry world since the fairies left off dancing.” -John Selden
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“Dance is the only art in which we ourselves are the stuff of which it is made.” -Ted Shawn
“Dance isn’t just about fancy footwork. It requires grace, discipline, and major muscles.” -Author Unknown
“Dancing is silent poetry.” -Simonides
“I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.” -Mikhail Baryshnikov (Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov (born 1948))
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“On the dance floor, as in life, you’re only as good as your partner.” -Robin Marantz Henig
“If you think dancers aren’t athletes, think again.” -Author Unknown
“Dance is music made visible.” -George Balanchine
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“If people stand in a circle long enough, they’ll eventually begin to dance.” -George Carlin (George Denis Patrick Carlin (1937 - 2008)): “Napalm and Silly Putty” (2001)
There was an old lady of France,
Who taught little ducklings to dance;
When she said, “Tick-a-tack!” -
They only said, “Quack!”
Which grieved that old lady of France.
-Edward Lear (1812 - 1888)
“Dancing is like life: it’s good to have a plan, but be prepared to improvise.” -Author Unknown
“When you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance.” -Lee Ann Womack
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“We are accompanied by the whole dancing universe.” -Ruth St. Denis
“Don’t look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance.” -Anne Lamott
“Life is a dance, from one stage to the next.” -Author Unknown
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“When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It’s to enjoy each step along the way.” -Wayne Dyer (Wayne Walter Dyer (1940 - 2015)) at https://www.drwaynedyer.com/
“Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair . . .” -Susan Polis Shutz (born 1944 as Susan Polis)
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“Think of good posture as your body’s projection of a positive message to those you meet.” -Author Unknown
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“Great posture never goes out of style.” -Cindy Ann Peterson: “My Style, My Way: Top Experts Reveal How to Create Yours Today” (17 January 2011)
“Good posture is the one most important thing anybody can do now to look better.” -Helen Gurley Brown (1922 - 2012)
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“If you’re a fish, and you want to be a fish-stick, you must have very good posture.” -Mitch Hedberg (Mitchell Lee ‘Mitch’ Hedberg (1968 - 2005))
“Always hold your head up, but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly level.” -Max L. Forman (Max Leon Forman (1909 - 1990))
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Posture And Gait Facts
- Gait is standing posture plus movement of the arms, legs, torso, and entire body during walking, to remain balanced in an upright position while covering distance.
- Gait is the manner or style of walking of a person.
- Physical exercise to strengthen muscles and improve motor skills can help correct bad Posture And Gait.
- Posture And Gait can be improved through learning and practice.
- Posture is assumed in standing, walking, sitting, and in positions for activities such as work, dance, and athletics.
- Posture is the position in which a person holds his or her body.
“One of the best ways to help yourself achieve better posture is through movement and exercise. This can take the form of work, play, dance, sports, or fitness activities.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“By adopting a certain physical posture, a resonant chord is struck in spirit.” -Bruce Lee (pseudonym of Lee Jun Fan (1940 - 1973))
“I have very bad posture.” -Kurt Cobain (Kurt Donald Cobain (1967 - 1994))
Tips to Improve Posture And Gait
- Do regular and varied exercises to help strengthen the back, abdomen, and other body areas.
- Move head to look away from computer screens and other devices periodically, to reduce strain from holding body continually in one position.
- Read any available information about Posture And Gait.
- Stand or sit in a chair in front of a mirror and practice good posture.
- Study other people’s posture as they sit, stand, walk, and are in other positions.
- Take periodic breaks to walk and move around and stretch, especially when staying seated, standing, or in other positions for long periods of time.
- Talk to knowledgeable people about Posture And Gait, as for example, doctors and sports coaches.
What can you add to this list?
“When I hold my shoulders back, head high, I instantly feel better.” -Author Unknown
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“Our nonverbal behavior (including posture) gives away our inner personality and reflects our inner attitude.” -Cindy Ann Peterson: “My Style, My Way: Top Experts Reveal How to Create Yours Today” (17 January 2011)
“If you stand at all, stand tall.” -James I (1566 - 1625)
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Tips for Good Standing Posture
- Bend the knees slightly, but do not lock them.
- Hold shoulders back and relaxed.
- Keep arms and hands relaxed and still at sides.
- Keep back straight.
- Place one foot slightly ahead of the other.
- Stand with feet shoulder-width apart.
- The ears should be directly above the shoulders, which are directly above the hips, knees, and ankles, with all features forming a straight, vertical line.
“All through life, be sure to put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.” -Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
“People don’t realize that when they ‘throw out’ their back, it’s often because of weak abs. These muscles are essential for lower-back strength and good posture.” -Sylvester Stallone
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Tips For Good Sitting Posture
- Crossing the legs for long periods of time can obstruct circulation, possibly causing swollen legs and contributing to varicose veins.
- Keep shoulders back and down.
- Keep the back straight.
- The soles of the feet should be flat on the floor.
“Sit up straight, listen, and participate.” -Pat Summit
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“Great posture never goes out of style.” -Cindy Ann Peterson: “My Style, My Way: Top Experts Reveal How to Create Yours Today” (17 January 2011)
“Good posture is the one most important thing anybody can do now to look better.” -Helen Gurley Brown (1922 - 2012)
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“If you’re a fish, and you want to be a fish-stick, you must have very good posture.” -Mitch Hedberg (Mitchell Lee ‘Mitch’ Hedberg (1968 - 2005))
“Always hold your head up, but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly level.” -Max L. Forman (Max Leon Forman (1909 - 1990))
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Posture And Gait Facts
- Gait is standing posture plus movement of the arms, legs, torso, and entire body during walking, to remain balanced in an upright position while covering distance.
- Gait is the manner or style of walking of a person.
- Physical exercise to strengthen muscles and improve motor skills can help correct bad Posture And Gait.
- Posture And Gait can be improved through learning and practice.
- Posture is assumed in standing, walking, sitting, and in positions for activities such as work, dance, and athletics.
- Posture is the position in which a person holds his or her body.
“One of the best ways to help yourself achieve better posture is through movement and exercise. This can take the form of work, play, dance, sports, or fitness activities.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of this article, or click or tap on these words to visit the Health And Fitness Page.
“By adopting a certain physical posture, a resonant chord is struck in spirit.” -Bruce Lee (pseudonym of Lee Jun Fan (1940 - 1973))
“I have very bad posture.” -Kurt Cobain (Kurt Donald Cobain (1967 - 1994))
Tips to Improve Posture And Gait
- Do regular and varied exercises to help strengthen the back, abdomen, and other body areas.
- Move head to look away from computer screens and other devices periodically, to reduce strain from holding body continually in one position.
- Read any available information about Posture And Gait.
- Stand or sit in a chair in front of a mirror and practice good posture.
- Study other people’s posture as they sit, stand, walk, and are in other positions.
- Take periodic breaks to walk and move around and stretch, especially when staying seated, standing, or in other positions for long periods of time.
- Talk to knowledgeable people about Posture And Gait, as for example, doctors and sports coaches.
What can you add to this list?
“When I hold my shoulders back, head high, I instantly feel better.” -Author Unknown
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“Our nonverbal behavior (including posture) gives away our inner personality and reflects our inner attitude.” -Cindy Ann Peterson: “My Style, My Way: Top Experts Reveal How to Create Yours Today” (17 January 2011)
“If you stand at all, stand tall.” -James I (1566 - 1625)
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Tips for Good Standing Posture
- Bend the knees slightly, but do not lock them.
- Hold shoulders back and relaxed.
- Keep arms and hands relaxed and still at sides.
- Keep back straight.
- Place one foot slightly ahead of the other.
- Stand with feet shoulder-width apart.
- The ears should be directly above the shoulders, which are directly above the hips, knees, and ankles, with all features forming a straight, vertical line.
“All through life, be sure to put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.” -Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
“People don’t realize that when they ‘throw out’ their back, it’s often because of weak abs. These muscles are essential for lower-back strength and good posture.” -Sylvester Stallone
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Tips For Good Sitting Posture
- Crossing the legs for long periods of time can obstruct circulation, possibly causing swollen legs and contributing to varicose veins.
- Keep shoulders back and down.
- Keep the back straight.
- The soles of the feet should be flat on the floor.
“Sit up straight, listen, and participate.” -Pat Summit
“The Kraken was somewhat obsessed with posture. As for Lily, she barely gave it a second thought. In her opinion, it was better to read books than balance them. That’s what they were designed for, after all. And if you wanted to wear something on your head, there was a perfectly good item designed for that too: it was called a hat.” -Peter Bunzl: “Cogheart” (1 September 2016)
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“Proper posture conveys that you are ready to take command and master new situations. When you project this level of confidence, you will instill confidence in others.” -Susan C. Young: “The Art of Body Language: 8 Ways to Optimize Non-Verbal Communication for Positive Impact” (September 2017)
“If you want to change your mood, change your posture.” -Amy Cuddy
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“Healthy posture is based on natural positions that balance and support your skeletal system’s curves and weight-bearing abilities against the force of gravity.” -Cindy Ann Peterson
“Stress can also lead to poor posture because it causes you to breathe more shallowly, which leads to slumping.” -Cindy Ann Peterson
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“My posture has changed. I walk with my head down and shoulders slumped. Suddenly I carry myself as if I’m ashamed of something.” -Randy Harrison
Tips for Good Walking Posture
- Keep at a comfortable space between steps, striding neither with steps exaggeratedly too long or too short.
- Keep the head and neck straight.
- Step with the heel of the foot first and then move to the toes.
“Always walk with style and finesse.” -Cindy Ann Peterson
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“Never bend your head! Always hold it high! Look the world straight in the face!” -Helen Keller (Helen Adams Keller (1880 - 1968)), speaking to a five-year-old child
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“Proper posture conveys that you are ready to take command and master new situations. When you project this level of confidence, you will instill confidence in others.” -Susan C. Young: “The Art of Body Language: 8 Ways to Optimize Non-Verbal Communication for Positive Impact” (September 2017)
“If you want to change your mood, change your posture.” -Amy Cuddy
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“Healthy posture is based on natural positions that balance and support your skeletal system’s curves and weight-bearing abilities against the force of gravity.” -Cindy Ann Peterson
“Stress can also lead to poor posture because it causes you to breathe more shallowly, which leads to slumping.” -Cindy Ann Peterson
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“My posture has changed. I walk with my head down and shoulders slumped. Suddenly I carry myself as if I’m ashamed of something.” -Randy Harrison
Tips for Good Walking Posture
- Keep at a comfortable space between steps, striding neither with steps exaggeratedly too long or too short.
- Keep the head and neck straight.
- Step with the heel of the foot first and then move to the toes.
“Always walk with style and finesse.” -Cindy Ann Peterson
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“Never bend your head! Always hold it high! Look the world straight in the face!” -Helen Keller (Helen Adams Keller (1880 - 1968)), speaking to a five-year-old child
The Way To Walk
It is a well-known fact that very few people know how to walk properly. Walking, when one knows how, is not fatiguing, as most people think. On the other hand, it is relaxing, because it brings into play almost all the muscles in the body. Here’s how.
Stand at attention with your shoulders thrown well back, your head up, and your arms straight at your side. Now step forward with the right leg, the heel of the foot striking the ground first; then another step, bringing the left foot directly into line with the right. Don’t try to take large steps. Walk just as naturally as possible, with your arms swinging loosely and your legs working from the hips.
If you keep your back straight and your head pushed back as if you were trying to touch an imaginary wall with it, you’ll find your posture improving greatly. If you don’t do anything else, avoid the habit of stooping. It is bad for the figure and it prevents free action in the arms.
Walk every time you can. Now is the season for hikes. Let’s go!
By Author Unknown
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It is a well-known fact that very few people know how to walk properly. Walking, when one knows how, is not fatiguing, as most people think. On the other hand, it is relaxing, because it brings into play almost all the muscles in the body. Here’s how.
Stand at attention with your shoulders thrown well back, your head up, and your arms straight at your side. Now step forward with the right leg, the heel of the foot striking the ground first; then another step, bringing the left foot directly into line with the right. Don’t try to take large steps. Walk just as naturally as possible, with your arms swinging loosely and your legs working from the hips.
If you keep your back straight and your head pushed back as if you were trying to touch an imaginary wall with it, you’ll find your posture improving greatly. If you don’t do anything else, avoid the habit of stooping. It is bad for the figure and it prevents free action in the arms.
Walk every time you can. Now is the season for hikes. Let’s go!
By Author Unknown
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“Never slouch, as doing so compresses the lungs, overcrowds other vital organs, rounds the back, and throws you off balance.” -Joseph Pilates (Joseph Hubertus Pilates (1883 - 1967))
“Even if your posture has been a problem for years, it’s possible to make improvements. Rounded shoulders and a hunched stance may seem like they’re set in stone by the time we reach a certain age, and you may feel you’ve missed the boat for better posture. But there’s a good chance you can still stand up taller.” -Author Unknown: “Is It Too Late to Save Your Posture?” (1 December 2019), Harvard Health Publishing of Harvard Medical School at https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/is-it-too-late-to-save-your-posture
“Mind your posture.” -Author Unknown
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“You project a confident image through good body posture.” -Cindy Ann Peterson: “My Style, My Way: Top Experts Reveal How to Create Yours Today” (17 January 2011)
“A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind.” -Morihei Ueshiba
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“Good posture can be beneficial to your health.” -Cindy Ann Peterson
Common Causes Of Bad Posture
- A sedentary or inactive lifestyle.
- Carrying excess body weight.
- Emotions and feelings, including poor self-esteem, low level of self-confidence, and bad attitude.
- Footwear, possibly including flip-flips, sandals, and shoes that fit improperly.
- Lack of muscle tone.
- Prolonged use of electronic devices.
- Sitting for extended periods of time.
- Using poor form when walking or exercising.
What else might cause bad posture?
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“No amount of high fashion can make up for a lifetime of poor posture.” -Cindy Ann Peterson: “My Style, My Way: Top Experts Reveal How to Create Yours Today” (17 January 2011)
“In the training of anyone, nothing equals the importance of proper posture; it is the very foundation upon which the entire fabric of a successful course in physical training must be founded.” -Herman J. Koehler
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People Who Help People Improve Their Posture
- Chiropractors.
- Physical therapists or physiotherapists.
- Workout coaches.
Can you think of anyone else?
“Posture reflects your attitude.” -Cindy Ann Peterson: “My Style, My Way: Top Experts Reveal How to Create Yours Today” (17 January 2011)
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Posture And Gait Quiz
- Can you name 3 people with good posture that you could copy?
- How would you describe your posture?
- Is good posture simply sitting pretty and standing tall?
“Attractive men and women have good posture.” -Liz Miller
“Posture is paramount.” -Cindy Ann Peterson
“I’d love to look like my mum when I am her age. She taught ballet for years, and my attitude to exercise and fitness has definitely been influenced by her. She’s 84 now, and I’ve watched how well she has aged, and a lot of that is to do with her fantastic posture.” -Sarah Parish
Your footwear affects your gait.
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“Unless some misfortune has made it impossible, everyone can have good posture.” -Loretta Young
“To attain good posture, you can practice standing and walking while balancing a book on your head. However, you might not want to use fruit such as an apple instead of a book, just in case William Tell might be somewhere nearby.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Good posture can be successfully acquired only when the entire mechanism of the body is under perfect control.” -Joseph Pilates (Joseph Hubertus Pilates (1883 - 1967))
“Cats have intercepted my footsteps at the ankle for so long that my gait, both at home and on tour, has been compared to that of a man wading through low surf.” -Roy Blount, Junior
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“Proper posture sends a positive message since ninety percent of all communication occurs through body language and how you carry yourself.” -Cindy Ann Peterson: “My Style, My Way: Top Experts Reveal How to Create Yours Today”
“Your posture is the key to your personal and professional foundation.” -Cindy Ann Peterson: “My Style, My Way: Top Experts Reveal How to Create Yours Today” (17 January 2011)
“Bad posture shows uncertainty and a lack of confidence and ability. Good posture conveys confidence and an air of capability.” -Cindy Ann Peterson
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How To Learn And Apply Good Posture Techniques
- Go people watching, observing the differences in the ways people carry themselves: posture, gait, arm swing, hand positions.
- Engage in regular or structured physical fitness routines, such as distance walking, Martial Arts, dancing, Pilates, or sports.
Can you think of other ways to learn and apply good posture techniques?
“Posture is a leadership language.” -Janna Cachola (born 1989): “Lead By Choice, Not By Checks” (about 2018)
“By taking good care of your posture now, you will enjoy and savor lifelong health benefits and beauty.” -Cindy Ann Peterson: “My Style, My Way: Top Experts Reveal How to Create Yours Today” (17 January 2011)
“Use proper posture to realize your professional image potential.” -Cindy Ann Peterson: “My Style, My Way: Top Experts Reveal How to Create Yours Today” (17 January 2011)
“Change your posture, change your life!” -D. Nicole Williams
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“Stand up straight and look people in the eye. Two old-fashioned things that stand out and never go out of style. The way you carry yourself dramatically impacts how the world will engage with you.” -Sahil Bloom
“Confident posture gets you noticed for all the right reasons.” -Cindy Ann Peterson: “My Style, My Way: Top Experts Reveal How to Create Yours Today” (17 January 2011)
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“Mind your posture.” -Author Unknown
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“You project a confident image through good body posture.” -Cindy Ann Peterson: “My Style, My Way: Top Experts Reveal How to Create Yours Today” (17 January 2011)
“A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind.” -Morihei Ueshiba
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“Good posture can be beneficial to your health.” -Cindy Ann Peterson
Common Causes Of Bad Posture
- A sedentary or inactive lifestyle.
- Carrying excess body weight.
- Emotions and feelings, including poor self-esteem, low level of self-confidence, and bad attitude.
- Footwear, possibly including flip-flips, sandals, and shoes that fit improperly.
- Lack of muscle tone.
- Prolonged use of electronic devices.
- Sitting for extended periods of time.
- Using poor form when walking or exercising.
What else might cause bad posture?
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“No amount of high fashion can make up for a lifetime of poor posture.” -Cindy Ann Peterson: “My Style, My Way: Top Experts Reveal How to Create Yours Today” (17 January 2011)
“In the training of anyone, nothing equals the importance of proper posture; it is the very foundation upon which the entire fabric of a successful course in physical training must be founded.” -Herman J. Koehler
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People Who Help People Improve Their Posture
- Chiropractors.
- Physical therapists or physiotherapists.
- Workout coaches.
Can you think of anyone else?
“Posture reflects your attitude.” -Cindy Ann Peterson: “My Style, My Way: Top Experts Reveal How to Create Yours Today” (17 January 2011)
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Posture And Gait Quiz
- Can you name 3 people with good posture that you could copy?
- How would you describe your posture?
- Is good posture simply sitting pretty and standing tall?
“Attractive men and women have good posture.” -Liz Miller
“Posture is paramount.” -Cindy Ann Peterson
“I’d love to look like my mum when I am her age. She taught ballet for years, and my attitude to exercise and fitness has definitely been influenced by her. She’s 84 now, and I’ve watched how well she has aged, and a lot of that is to do with her fantastic posture.” -Sarah Parish
Your footwear affects your gait.
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Shoes And Footwear Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“Unless some misfortune has made it impossible, everyone can have good posture.” -Loretta Young
“To attain good posture, you can practice standing and walking while balancing a book on your head. However, you might not want to use fruit such as an apple instead of a book, just in case William Tell might be somewhere nearby.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Good posture can be successfully acquired only when the entire mechanism of the body is under perfect control.” -Joseph Pilates (Joseph Hubertus Pilates (1883 - 1967))
“Cats have intercepted my footsteps at the ankle for so long that my gait, both at home and on tour, has been compared to that of a man wading through low surf.” -Roy Blount, Junior
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Domestic Cats Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“Proper posture sends a positive message since ninety percent of all communication occurs through body language and how you carry yourself.” -Cindy Ann Peterson: “My Style, My Way: Top Experts Reveal How to Create Yours Today”
“Your posture is the key to your personal and professional foundation.” -Cindy Ann Peterson: “My Style, My Way: Top Experts Reveal How to Create Yours Today” (17 January 2011)
“Bad posture shows uncertainty and a lack of confidence and ability. Good posture conveys confidence and an air of capability.” -Cindy Ann Peterson
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Differences And Individuality Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
How To Learn And Apply Good Posture Techniques
- Go people watching, observing the differences in the ways people carry themselves: posture, gait, arm swing, hand positions.
- Engage in regular or structured physical fitness routines, such as distance walking, Martial Arts, dancing, Pilates, or sports.
Can you think of other ways to learn and apply good posture techniques?
“Posture is a leadership language.” -Janna Cachola (born 1989): “Lead By Choice, Not By Checks” (about 2018)
“By taking good care of your posture now, you will enjoy and savor lifelong health benefits and beauty.” -Cindy Ann Peterson: “My Style, My Way: Top Experts Reveal How to Create Yours Today” (17 January 2011)
“Use proper posture to realize your professional image potential.” -Cindy Ann Peterson: “My Style, My Way: Top Experts Reveal How to Create Yours Today” (17 January 2011)
“Change your posture, change your life!” -D. Nicole Williams
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“Stand up straight and look people in the eye. Two old-fashioned things that stand out and never go out of style. The way you carry yourself dramatically impacts how the world will engage with you.” -Sahil Bloom
“Confident posture gets you noticed for all the right reasons.” -Cindy Ann Peterson: “My Style, My Way: Top Experts Reveal How to Create Yours Today” (17 January 2011)
Much more mind-boggling is coming up next . . . on MFOL!
“Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.” -H. Jackson Brown (Horace Jackson Brown, Junior (1940 - 2021))
“You have to be careful about being too careful.” -Beryl Pfizer (1928 - 2016)
“When we try to be safe, we live our lives being very, very careful; and we wind up having no lives.” -Byron Katie (Byron Kathleen ‘Katie’ Mitchell (born 1942))
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“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.” -Bertrand Russell (Bertrand Arthur William Russell (1872 - 1970))
“What is life, but one long risk?” -Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1879 - 1958)
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“They say we are all one risk away from being financially independent.” -Author Unknown
“I risked much, but I made much.” -P. T. Barnum (Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810 - 1891))
“All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.” -Herodotus (about 484 B.C.E. - about 425 B.C.E.)
“The greatest rewards in life go to the risk takers.” -Jim McCormick (James ‘Jim’ McCormick (1856 - 1918))
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“‘You’ve got to be able to make those daring leaps or you’re nowhere,’ said Muskrat.” -Russell Hoban (Russell Conwell Hoban (1925 - 2011)): “The Mouse and His Child” (1967)
“Wanted: Young, skinny, wiry fellows not over 18. Must be expert riders willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred. Wages $25 per week.” -Author Unknown: Pony Express advertisement (1860)
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Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Aaron!
Aaron, who?
Aaron on the side of caution!
“If you want something you have never had, you must be willing to do something you have never done.” -Hank Aaron (Henry Louis ‘Hank’ Aaron (born 1934))
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“Being on the tightrope is living; everything else is waiting.” -Karl Wallenda (1905 - 1978)
“Ever since I started flying jets I’ve been driving cars slower and slower. I can’t explain why - just cautious.” -James Jabara (1923 - 1966)
“We fail by not taking risks.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“No noble thing can be done without risk.” -Michel de Montaigne (Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533 - 1592))
“Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start being excited about what could go right.” -Author Unknown
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“There’s as much risk in doing nothing as in doing something.” -Trammell Crow (Fred ‘Trammell’ Crow (1914 - 2009))
“Land is always in the mind of the flying birds.” -Author Unknown
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“The greatest risk is to risk nothing at all.” -Leo Buscaglia (Felice Leonardo ‘Leo’ Buscaglia, also known as Leo F. Buscaglia (1924 - 1998))
“There’s no such thing as a risk-free life.” -Author Unknown
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“If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.” -Jim Rohn (Emanuel James ‘Jim’ Rohn (1930 - 2009)) at https://www.JimRohn.com
“Just remember, kid: if it doesn’t kill you, it makes a great story later on.” -Adam Savage (Adam Whitney Savage (born 1967))
“The only way to be absolutely safe is never to try anything for the first time.” -Magnus Pyke (Magnus Alfred Pyke (1908 - 1992))
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“The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.” -Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 - 1964)
“Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.” -Herodotus (484 B.C.E. - 425 B.C.E.)
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“We live in the interface between radioactive molten rock and hard vacuum and we worry about safety.” -Chris Hunt
“There is no security on this Earth, there is only opportunity.” -Douglas MacArthur (1880 - 1964) (1955)
“Anything can be achieved in small, deliberate steps. But there are times you need the courage to take a great leap; you can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps.” -David Lloyd George (1863 - 1945)
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“The trouble is, if you don’t risk everything, you risk even more.” -Erica Jong (Erica Mann Jong (born 1942)): “How to Save Your Own Life” (1977)
“Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.” -Tobias Smollett (Tobias George Smollett (1721 - 1771))
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“Naught venture, naught have.” -Thomas Tusser (about 1524 - 1580)
The Cautious Man
There was a very cautious man
Who never laughed or played.
He never risked, he never tried,
He never sang or prayed.
And when he one day passed away,
His insurance was denied.
For since he never really lived,
They claimed he never died.
By Author Unknown
“Security is not the meaning of my life. Great opportunities are worth the risk.” -Shirley Hufstedler (Shirley Ann Mount Hufstedler (1925 - 2016))
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“Leap, and the net will appear.” -John Burroughs (1837 - 1921)
“Look before you leap.” -Robert Greene (1558 - 1592): “Greenes Never Too Late” (1590)
“It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true.” -William James (1842 - 1910): “The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy” (1897)
“You have to be careful about being too careful.” -Beryl Pfizer (1928 - 2016)
“When we try to be safe, we live our lives being very, very careful; and we wind up having no lives.” -Byron Katie (Byron Kathleen ‘Katie’ Mitchell (born 1942))
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“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.” -Bertrand Russell (Bertrand Arthur William Russell (1872 - 1970))
“What is life, but one long risk?” -Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1879 - 1958)
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“They say we are all one risk away from being financially independent.” -Author Unknown
“I risked much, but I made much.” -P. T. Barnum (Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810 - 1891))
“All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.” -Herodotus (about 484 B.C.E. - about 425 B.C.E.)
“The greatest rewards in life go to the risk takers.” -Jim McCormick (James ‘Jim’ McCormick (1856 - 1918))
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“‘You’ve got to be able to make those daring leaps or you’re nowhere,’ said Muskrat.” -Russell Hoban (Russell Conwell Hoban (1925 - 2011)): “The Mouse and His Child” (1967)
“Wanted: Young, skinny, wiry fellows not over 18. Must be expert riders willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred. Wages $25 per week.” -Author Unknown: Pony Express advertisement (1860)
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Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Aaron!
Aaron, who?
Aaron on the side of caution!
“If you want something you have never had, you must be willing to do something you have never done.” -Hank Aaron (Henry Louis ‘Hank’ Aaron (born 1934))
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“Being on the tightrope is living; everything else is waiting.” -Karl Wallenda (1905 - 1978)
“Ever since I started flying jets I’ve been driving cars slower and slower. I can’t explain why - just cautious.” -James Jabara (1923 - 1966)
“We fail by not taking risks.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“No noble thing can be done without risk.” -Michel de Montaigne (Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533 - 1592))
“Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start being excited about what could go right.” -Author Unknown
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“There’s as much risk in doing nothing as in doing something.” -Trammell Crow (Fred ‘Trammell’ Crow (1914 - 2009))
“Land is always in the mind of the flying birds.” -Author Unknown
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“The greatest risk is to risk nothing at all.” -Leo Buscaglia (Felice Leonardo ‘Leo’ Buscaglia, also known as Leo F. Buscaglia (1924 - 1998))
“There’s no such thing as a risk-free life.” -Author Unknown
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“If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.” -Jim Rohn (Emanuel James ‘Jim’ Rohn (1930 - 2009)) at https://www.JimRohn.com
“Just remember, kid: if it doesn’t kill you, it makes a great story later on.” -Adam Savage (Adam Whitney Savage (born 1967))
“The only way to be absolutely safe is never to try anything for the first time.” -Magnus Pyke (Magnus Alfred Pyke (1908 - 1992))
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“The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.” -Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 - 1964)
“Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.” -Herodotus (484 B.C.E. - 425 B.C.E.)
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“We live in the interface between radioactive molten rock and hard vacuum and we worry about safety.” -Chris Hunt
“There is no security on this Earth, there is only opportunity.” -Douglas MacArthur (1880 - 1964) (1955)
“Anything can be achieved in small, deliberate steps. But there are times you need the courage to take a great leap; you can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps.” -David Lloyd George (1863 - 1945)
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“The trouble is, if you don’t risk everything, you risk even more.” -Erica Jong (Erica Mann Jong (born 1942)): “How to Save Your Own Life” (1977)
“Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.” -Tobias Smollett (Tobias George Smollett (1721 - 1771))
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“Naught venture, naught have.” -Thomas Tusser (about 1524 - 1580)
The Cautious Man
There was a very cautious man
Who never laughed or played.
He never risked, he never tried,
He never sang or prayed.
And when he one day passed away,
His insurance was denied.
For since he never really lived,
They claimed he never died.
By Author Unknown
“Security is not the meaning of my life. Great opportunities are worth the risk.” -Shirley Hufstedler (Shirley Ann Mount Hufstedler (1925 - 2016))
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Opportunities And Possibilities Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“Leap, and the net will appear.” -John Burroughs (1837 - 1921)
“Look before you leap.” -Robert Greene (1558 - 1592): “Greenes Never Too Late” (1590)
“It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true.” -William James (1842 - 1910): “The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy” (1897)
All things considered, activities such as skydiving may be less dangerous to your health and longevity than eating starchy foods and staring at the screens of televisions, computers, and cell phones day after day. Give yourself a break - and maybe go skydiving!
“Playing it safe is the riskiest choice we can ever make.” -Sarah Ban Breathnach (born 1947) at http://www.sarahbanbreathnach.com/
“Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.” -George S. Patton (George Smith Patton, Junior (1885 - 1945))
“Don’t play for safety. It’s the most dangerous thing in the world.” -Hugh Walpole (Hugh Seymour ‘Hugh’ Walpole (1884 - 1941)): “Fortitude” (1913)
“Every noble acquisition is attended with its risks; he who fears to encounter the one must not expect to obtain the other.” -Pietro Metastasio (pseudonym of Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi (1698 - 1782))
“When you play it too safe, you’re taking the biggest risk of your life. Time is the only wealth we’re given.” -Barbara Sher (Barbara Lynn Sher (1935 - 2020)) at https://www.barbarasher.com/
“If no one ever took risks, Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor.” -Neil Simon (Marvin Neil ‘Neil’ Simon (1927 - 2018))
“There is no safety. Only varying degrees of risk.” -Lois McMaster Bujold (born 1949)
“Playing safe is probably the most unsafe thing in the world. You cannot stand still. You must go forward.” -Robert Collier (1885 - 1950)
“He that would have the fruit must climb the tree.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs, Wise Sentences, and Witty Sayings” (1732)
“For me, the safest place is out on a limb.” -Shirley MacLaine (pseudonym of Shirley MacLean Beaty (born 1934))
“Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on Earth for you. Act for yourself.” -Katherine Mansfield (pseudonym of Kathleen Mansfield Murry (born Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp (1888 - 1923))), John Middleton Murray (1889 - 1957), editor: “The Journal of Katherine Mansfield” (1927), ‘14 October 1922’ at http://www.katherinemansfield.com/
“If you don’t live on the edge, you can’t see the view.” -Vicky Corrington
“Take a risk a day - one small or bold stroke that makes you feel great once you’ve done it.” -Susan Jeffers (1938 - 2012)
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“If you’re never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances.” -Julia Sorel (pseudonym of Rosalyn Drexler): “See How She Runs” (1978)
Who Am I?
Who am I?
Where you are, I am.
Where you go, I go.
I am always and everywhere,
I am in everything.
Though perhaps you think of me not,
Though perhaps you do not even know,
I am dangerous.
There are stairs to fall down,
Curbs to trip over.
Falling trees.
Yet also new friendships, gardens to grow.
There is rejection, failure, disappointment.
There is acceptance, success, satisfaction.
I await you in every new attempt.
I am every risk you take,
And I am every risk you do not take.
By David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Yes, risk taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing-taking.” -Tim McMahon (born 1949)
“If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much space.” -Colin Cowherd (Colin Murray Cowherd (born 1964))
“Take risks - if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise.” -Author Unknown
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“The biggest risk you will ever take is not taking one at all.” -Author Unknown
“Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.” -Dale Carnegie (Dale Harbison Carnegie (born Dale Breckenridge Carnagey (1888 - 1955))): as quoted in Dorothy Carnegie, editor: “Dale Carnegie’s Scrapbook” (1 January 1959)
“If you take no risks, you’ll never be hurt, but you won’t really live, either.” -James Shiovitz (James Lowell Shiovitz (born 1949))
“We fail more often by timidity than by over-daring.” -David Grayson (1870 - 1946)
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“The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions.” -Alfred Adler (1870 - 1937): as attributed in Ichak Adizes: “How to Solve the Mismanagement Crisis” (1979)
“The successful man is the one who had the chance and took it.” -Roger Babson (1875 - 1967)
“The secret for harvesting from existence the greatest fruitfulness and greatest enjoyment is - to live dangerously!” -Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)): “Die fröhliche Wissenschaft” (English: “The Gay Science”) (1882), book 4
“If you risk nothing, you risk everything.” -Geena Davis (Virginia Elizabeth ‘Geena’ Davis (born 1956))
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“It is not given us to live lives of undisrupted calm, boredom, and mediocrity. It is given us to be edge-dwellers.” -Jay Deacon (F. Jay Deacon)
“Don’t be careful. You could hurt yourself.” -Byron Katie (Byron Kathleen ‘Katie’ Mitchell (born 1942))
“Live dangerously and you live right.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Affirmation: “I will subject myself to life’s challenges so that I may know the grace of survival.” -Author Unknown
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“Rather than reacting to every risk we hear and see, we should make an effort to discern which ones we can do something about.” -Ben Carson (Benjamin Solomon ‘Ben’ Carson, Senior (born 1951)): “Take The Risk” (2008), page 58
“He that is overcautious will accomplish nothing.” [translation to English]
“Wer gar zu viel bedenkt, wird wenig leisten.” [original German]
-Friedrich von Schiller (Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)): “Wilhelm Tell” (1804)
“Take every chance you get in life, because some things only happen once.” -Karen Gibbs
Overheard: Take a chance; you never know what might happen.
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“The biggest rewards usually go to those who take the biggest risks.” -Author Unknown
“The desire for security stands against every great and noble enterprise.” -Tacitus (about C.E. 55 - about C.E. 120)
“It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.” -Dag Hammarskjöld (1905 - 1961)
“If you don’t take risks, you will always work for someone who does.” -Author Unknown
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“Without the very few risk takers who risk it all, none of us would enjoy freedom, because tyrants and oppressors are tireless and fearless in their determination to control humanity and the world, and the majority will do absolutely nothing to stop them.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Half the failures of this world arise from pulling in one’s horse as he is leaping.” -Augustus Hare (Augustus William Hare (1792 - 1834))
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“Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.” -Johann von Schiller (Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)): “Don Carlos” (1787) play
“Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.” -Denis Waitley (Denis Edwin Waitley, Senior (born 1933)) at https://deniswaitley.com/
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“Everything is a risk. What if it doesn’t work out? Oh - but what if it does?” -Mary Engelbreit (born 1952)
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“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” -T. S. Eliot (Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965))
“If it’s both terrifying and amazing, then you should definitely pursue it.” -Erada Svetlana
“Dare to be what you ought to be; dare to be what you dream to be; dare to be the finest you can be. The more you dare, the surer you will be of gaining just what you dare!” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
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“Of course risk taking does not always pay off. But it’s a lot of fun!” -Mary Wesley (born Mary Aline Mynors Farmar (1912 - 2002))
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“Playing it safe is the riskiest choice we can ever make.” -Sarah Ban Breathnach (born 1947) at http://www.sarahbanbreathnach.com/
“Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.” -George S. Patton (George Smith Patton, Junior (1885 - 1945))
“Don’t play for safety. It’s the most dangerous thing in the world.” -Hugh Walpole (Hugh Seymour ‘Hugh’ Walpole (1884 - 1941)): “Fortitude” (1913)
“Every noble acquisition is attended with its risks; he who fears to encounter the one must not expect to obtain the other.” -Pietro Metastasio (pseudonym of Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi (1698 - 1782))
“When you play it too safe, you’re taking the biggest risk of your life. Time is the only wealth we’re given.” -Barbara Sher (Barbara Lynn Sher (1935 - 2020)) at https://www.barbarasher.com/
“If no one ever took risks, Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor.” -Neil Simon (Marvin Neil ‘Neil’ Simon (1927 - 2018))
“There is no safety. Only varying degrees of risk.” -Lois McMaster Bujold (born 1949)
“Playing safe is probably the most unsafe thing in the world. You cannot stand still. You must go forward.” -Robert Collier (1885 - 1950)
“He that would have the fruit must climb the tree.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs, Wise Sentences, and Witty Sayings” (1732)
“For me, the safest place is out on a limb.” -Shirley MacLaine (pseudonym of Shirley MacLean Beaty (born 1934))
“Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on Earth for you. Act for yourself.” -Katherine Mansfield (pseudonym of Kathleen Mansfield Murry (born Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp (1888 - 1923))), John Middleton Murray (1889 - 1957), editor: “The Journal of Katherine Mansfield” (1927), ‘14 October 1922’ at http://www.katherinemansfield.com/
“If you don’t live on the edge, you can’t see the view.” -Vicky Corrington
“Take a risk a day - one small or bold stroke that makes you feel great once you’ve done it.” -Susan Jeffers (1938 - 2012)
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“If you’re never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances.” -Julia Sorel (pseudonym of Rosalyn Drexler): “See How She Runs” (1978)
Who Am I?
Who am I?
Where you are, I am.
Where you go, I go.
I am always and everywhere,
I am in everything.
Though perhaps you think of me not,
Though perhaps you do not even know,
I am dangerous.
There are stairs to fall down,
Curbs to trip over.
Falling trees.
Yet also new friendships, gardens to grow.
There is rejection, failure, disappointment.
There is acceptance, success, satisfaction.
I await you in every new attempt.
I am every risk you take,
And I am every risk you do not take.
By David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Yes, risk taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing-taking.” -Tim McMahon (born 1949)
“If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much space.” -Colin Cowherd (Colin Murray Cowherd (born 1964))
“Take risks - if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise.” -Author Unknown
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“The biggest risk you will ever take is not taking one at all.” -Author Unknown
“Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.” -Dale Carnegie (Dale Harbison Carnegie (born Dale Breckenridge Carnagey (1888 - 1955))): as quoted in Dorothy Carnegie, editor: “Dale Carnegie’s Scrapbook” (1 January 1959)
“If you take no risks, you’ll never be hurt, but you won’t really live, either.” -James Shiovitz (James Lowell Shiovitz (born 1949))
“We fail more often by timidity than by over-daring.” -David Grayson (1870 - 1946)
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“The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions.” -Alfred Adler (1870 - 1937): as attributed in Ichak Adizes: “How to Solve the Mismanagement Crisis” (1979)
“The successful man is the one who had the chance and took it.” -Roger Babson (1875 - 1967)
“The secret for harvesting from existence the greatest fruitfulness and greatest enjoyment is - to live dangerously!” -Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)): “Die fröhliche Wissenschaft” (English: “The Gay Science”) (1882), book 4
“If you risk nothing, you risk everything.” -Geena Davis (Virginia Elizabeth ‘Geena’ Davis (born 1956))
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“It is not given us to live lives of undisrupted calm, boredom, and mediocrity. It is given us to be edge-dwellers.” -Jay Deacon (F. Jay Deacon)
“Don’t be careful. You could hurt yourself.” -Byron Katie (Byron Kathleen ‘Katie’ Mitchell (born 1942))
“Live dangerously and you live right.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Affirmation: “I will subject myself to life’s challenges so that I may know the grace of survival.” -Author Unknown
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“Rather than reacting to every risk we hear and see, we should make an effort to discern which ones we can do something about.” -Ben Carson (Benjamin Solomon ‘Ben’ Carson, Senior (born 1951)): “Take The Risk” (2008), page 58
“He that is overcautious will accomplish nothing.” [translation to English]
“Wer gar zu viel bedenkt, wird wenig leisten.” [original German]
-Friedrich von Schiller (Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)): “Wilhelm Tell” (1804)
“Take every chance you get in life, because some things only happen once.” -Karen Gibbs
Overheard: Take a chance; you never know what might happen.
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“The biggest rewards usually go to those who take the biggest risks.” -Author Unknown
“The desire for security stands against every great and noble enterprise.” -Tacitus (about C.E. 55 - about C.E. 120)
“It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.” -Dag Hammarskjöld (1905 - 1961)
“If you don’t take risks, you will always work for someone who does.” -Author Unknown
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“Without the very few risk takers who risk it all, none of us would enjoy freedom, because tyrants and oppressors are tireless and fearless in their determination to control humanity and the world, and the majority will do absolutely nothing to stop them.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Half the failures of this world arise from pulling in one’s horse as he is leaping.” -Augustus Hare (Augustus William Hare (1792 - 1834))
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“Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.” -Johann von Schiller (Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)): “Don Carlos” (1787) play
“Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.” -Denis Waitley (Denis Edwin Waitley, Senior (born 1933)) at https://deniswaitley.com/
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“Everything is a risk. What if it doesn’t work out? Oh - but what if it does?” -Mary Engelbreit (born 1952)
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“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” -T. S. Eliot (Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965))
“If it’s both terrifying and amazing, then you should definitely pursue it.” -Erada Svetlana
“Dare to be what you ought to be; dare to be what you dream to be; dare to be the finest you can be. The more you dare, the surer you will be of gaining just what you dare!” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
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“Of course risk taking does not always pay off. But it’s a lot of fun!” -Mary Wesley (born Mary Aline Mynors Farmar (1912 - 2002))
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Elsie: What is that wonderful noise?
Hank: It’s called music!
“My music is best understood by children and animals.” -Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): as quoted in the “Sunday Observer” (8 October 1961)
A New Song
There was a composer named Zong
Who composed a new popular song.
It was simply the croon
Of a lovesick baboon,
With occasional thumps on the gong.
By Author Unknown
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“I think the first time I knew what I wanted to do with my life was when I was about four years old. I was listening to an old Victrola, playing a railroad song. The song was called ‘Hobo Bill’s Last Ride.’ And I thought it was the most wonderful, amazing thing that I’d ever heard.” -Johnny Cash (1932 - 2003)
“All of one’s life is a music, if one touches the notes rightly and in time.” -John Ruskin (1819 - 1900): “The Ethics of the Dust” (1875), ‘Lecture IV: The Crystal Orders,’ section 35
“When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest.” -Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862): “Journals,” ‘January 13, 1857’
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In holy music’s golden speech
Remotest notes to notes respond:
Each octave is a world; yet each
Vibrates to worlds beyond its own.
-Aubrey Thomas de Vere (born Aubrey Thomas Hunt (1814 - 1902))
“Sing away sorrow, cast away care.” -Leo Buscaglia (Felice Leonardo ‘Leo’ Buscaglia, also known as Leo F. Buscaglia (1924 - 1998))
Eric: My brother has been practicing the violin for twenty years.
Zack: He must be really good.
Eric: Not really - it was nineteen and a half years before he realized you aren’t supposed to blow into it.
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“Who is there that in logical words can express the effect music has on us.” -Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881)
“Today’s music has all the variety of a jackhammer.” -Gregory Benford (born 1941): “The Sigma Structure Symphony” (2012), reprinted in Paula Guran, editor: “Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries & Lore” (2017), page 357
Wesley: Why did the music teacher need a ladder?
Leslie: To reach the high notes.
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Martha: What comes before a tuba?
Bertha: A one-ba.
Martha: What comes after a tuba?
Bertha: A three-ba.
“Music is more than a combination of sounds. It is colors too. I see the different keys like a rainbow. The key of D is daffodil yellow, B Major is maroon, and B Flat is blue.” -Margaret Marian McPartland (born Margaret Marian Turner (1918 - 2013))
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“The great object of music is to touch the heart.” -Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (also known as Karl Philipp Emmanuel Bach (1714 - 1788))
“There is nothing to it. You only have to hit the right notes at the right time and the instrument plays itself.” -J. S. Bach (Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)): as quoted in K. Geiringer: “The Bach Family” (1954), ‘Of the Organ’
Kevin: What instrument plays only sour notes?
Marvin: A pickle-o.
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Among the fun and unusual musical instruments are didgeridoos, kazoos, pots and pans, slide whistles, washboards, wooden spoons, zinks (cornets), and zithers.
“Of all the noises, I think music the least disagreeable.” -Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784): as quoted in the “Morning Chronicle” (16 August 1816)
“The hardest thing in the world is to start an orchestra, and the next hardest, to stop it.” -Hans Richter (1843 - 1916)
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“Music is well said to be the speech of angels. It brings us near to the infinite.” -Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881): “The State of German Literature” (1827)
“I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my limbs, and ideas into my brain. Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music.” -George Eliot (pseudonym of Mary Anne Evans, possibly also known as Marian Evans Cross (1819 - 1880)): “The Mill on the Floss” (1860), Book VI, chapter vi
“Long before there was human music, the harmony and rhythm of nature, such as falling rain (rhythm section), wind whispering in the trees and rocks (wind instruments), and pounding thunder (percussion instruments), all soothed the savage beast.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Music is so naturally united with us that we cannot be free from it even if we so desired.” -Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (C.E. 475 - C.E. 523)
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“Musick is the thing of the world that I love most.” -Samuel Pepys (1633 - 1703): “Diary of Samuel Pepys,” ‘July 30, 1666’
“I don’t care much about music. What I like is sounds.” -Dizzy Gillespie (John Birks ‘Dizzy’ Gillespie (1917 - 1993))
Clarinet players
Are smarter than trombonists
Because they can reed
-Guy Ben-Moshe
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Hank: It’s called music!
“My music is best understood by children and animals.” -Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): as quoted in the “Sunday Observer” (8 October 1961)
A New Song
There was a composer named Zong
Who composed a new popular song.
It was simply the croon
Of a lovesick baboon,
With occasional thumps on the gong.
By Author Unknown
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“I think the first time I knew what I wanted to do with my life was when I was about four years old. I was listening to an old Victrola, playing a railroad song. The song was called ‘Hobo Bill’s Last Ride.’ And I thought it was the most wonderful, amazing thing that I’d ever heard.” -Johnny Cash (1932 - 2003)
“All of one’s life is a music, if one touches the notes rightly and in time.” -John Ruskin (1819 - 1900): “The Ethics of the Dust” (1875), ‘Lecture IV: The Crystal Orders,’ section 35
“When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest.” -Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862): “Journals,” ‘January 13, 1857’
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In holy music’s golden speech
Remotest notes to notes respond:
Each octave is a world; yet each
Vibrates to worlds beyond its own.
-Aubrey Thomas de Vere (born Aubrey Thomas Hunt (1814 - 1902))
“Sing away sorrow, cast away care.” -Leo Buscaglia (Felice Leonardo ‘Leo’ Buscaglia, also known as Leo F. Buscaglia (1924 - 1998))
Eric: My brother has been practicing the violin for twenty years.
Zack: He must be really good.
Eric: Not really - it was nineteen and a half years before he realized you aren’t supposed to blow into it.
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“Who is there that in logical words can express the effect music has on us.” -Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881)
“Today’s music has all the variety of a jackhammer.” -Gregory Benford (born 1941): “The Sigma Structure Symphony” (2012), reprinted in Paula Guran, editor: “Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries & Lore” (2017), page 357
Wesley: Why did the music teacher need a ladder?
Leslie: To reach the high notes.
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Martha: What comes before a tuba?
Bertha: A one-ba.
Martha: What comes after a tuba?
Bertha: A three-ba.
“Music is more than a combination of sounds. It is colors too. I see the different keys like a rainbow. The key of D is daffodil yellow, B Major is maroon, and B Flat is blue.” -Margaret Marian McPartland (born Margaret Marian Turner (1918 - 2013))
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“The great object of music is to touch the heart.” -Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (also known as Karl Philipp Emmanuel Bach (1714 - 1788))
“There is nothing to it. You only have to hit the right notes at the right time and the instrument plays itself.” -J. S. Bach (Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)): as quoted in K. Geiringer: “The Bach Family” (1954), ‘Of the Organ’
Kevin: What instrument plays only sour notes?
Marvin: A pickle-o.
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Among the fun and unusual musical instruments are didgeridoos, kazoos, pots and pans, slide whistles, washboards, wooden spoons, zinks (cornets), and zithers.
“Of all the noises, I think music the least disagreeable.” -Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784): as quoted in the “Morning Chronicle” (16 August 1816)
“The hardest thing in the world is to start an orchestra, and the next hardest, to stop it.” -Hans Richter (1843 - 1916)
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“Music is well said to be the speech of angels. It brings us near to the infinite.” -Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881): “The State of German Literature” (1827)
“I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my limbs, and ideas into my brain. Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music.” -George Eliot (pseudonym of Mary Anne Evans, possibly also known as Marian Evans Cross (1819 - 1880)): “The Mill on the Floss” (1860), Book VI, chapter vi
“Long before there was human music, the harmony and rhythm of nature, such as falling rain (rhythm section), wind whispering in the trees and rocks (wind instruments), and pounding thunder (percussion instruments), all soothed the savage beast.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Music is so naturally united with us that we cannot be free from it even if we so desired.” -Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (C.E. 475 - C.E. 523)
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“Musick is the thing of the world that I love most.” -Samuel Pepys (1633 - 1703): “Diary of Samuel Pepys,” ‘July 30, 1666’
“I don’t care much about music. What I like is sounds.” -Dizzy Gillespie (John Birks ‘Dizzy’ Gillespie (1917 - 1993))
Clarinet players
Are smarter than trombonists
Because they can reed
-Guy Ben-Moshe
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Austrian composer Joseph Haydn composed his Quartet Number 49 in D-major for two violins, viola and violoncello, in the year 1785. For the most part, it is a thoughtful and serious work, but in Opus 50, Number 6, a frog can be heard croaking loudly, even stridently, in sounds produced by playing the same notes alternately on two neighboring strings. This part of the set is popularly known as ‘The Frog.’
Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Harmony.
Harmony, who?
Harmony more jokes like these can a person take?
“Composers should write tunes the chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.” -Thomas Beecham (1879 - 1961): as quoted in the “New York Times” (9 March 1961) newspaper
“. . . music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life . . .” [translation to English]
“. . . die Musik wäscht ihnen den Alltagsstaub von der Seele . . .” [original German]
-Berthold Auerbach (1812 - 1882): “Auf der Höhe” (English: “On the Heights”) (1866) novel
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“What is music? The very existence of music is wonderful, I might even say miraculous. Its domain is between thought and phenomena. Like a twilight mediator, it hovers between spirit and matter, related to both, yet differing from each. It is spirit, but spirit subject to the measurement of time; it is matter, but matter that can dispense with space.” -Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856): “Letters on the French Stage” (1837)
“Music is a part of us, and either ennobles or degrades our behavior.” -Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (about C.E. 480 - about C.E. 524): “De Institutione Musica”
Marla: Why did the punk rocker take a pen and paper onstage?
Darla: He wanted to draw a big crowd.
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“Give me the making of the songs of a nation, and I care not who makes its laws.” -Andrew Fletcher (1655 - 1716): “Conversation Concerning a Right Regulation of Government for the Common Good of Mankind” (1703)
Jessica: What kind of sound comes from a refrigerator with a built-in stereo?
Jillian: Very cool music.
The Tutor
A Tutor who tooted the flute
Tried to teach two young tooters to toot.
Said the two to the Tutor,
“Is it harder to toot, or
To tutor two tooters to toot?”
By Carolyn Wells (Carolyn Wells Houghton (1862 - 1942))
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There’s music in the sighing of a reed;
There’s music in the gushing of a rill;
There’s music in all things, if men had ears:
Their earth is but an echo of the spheres.
-George Gordon Byron (also known as Lord Byron (1788 - 1824)): “Don Juan” (1818 - 1824), Canto XV, Stanza 5
Two musicians were walking down the street, and one said to the other, “Was that a piccolo I saw you with last night?” The other replied, “That was no piccolo, that was my fife.”
Adolphe Sax was born in Belgium in the early nineteenth century. He grew up accident prone: He was struck on the head by a brick, swallowed a needle, fell down a flight of stairs, toppled himself onto a burning stove, and accidentally drank sulfuric acid. None of this, however, prevented him from perfecting, in 1835, a wind instrument combining the reed mouthpiece of a clarinet with a bent conical tube of metal, equipped with finger keys. In his honor, it is called the saxophone.
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“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” -Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Ann Johnson (1928 - 2014))
Dancer: Say, can’t you stretch the music a little longer - just a dance or two more?
Band Leader: Sorry, sir, this isn’t a rubber band.
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“I believe that the use of noise to make music will continue and increase until we reach a music produced through the aid of electrical instruments.” -John Cage (John Milton Cage, Junior (1912 - 1992)): “The Future of Music: Credo” (1937)
“Music is what feelings sound like.” -Author Unknown
“Every troublesome and laborious occupation useth musicke for solace and recreation; hence it is that manual labourers and mechanical artificers of all sorts keepe such a chaunting and singing in their shoppes - the tailor on his bulk, the shoemaker at his last, the mason at his wall, the ship boy at his oar, and the tinker at his pan.” -Thomas Mace (about 1620 - about 1710)
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Sign on a music shop door: Gone Chopin. Back in a Minuet.
Important Stuff About Music
- A trumpet is an instrument when it is not an elephant sound.
- A tuba is much larger than its name.
- Cymbals are round metal clangs.
- Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English - and so altogether, he was rather large.
- Most authorities agree that the music of antiquity was written long ago.
- The main trouble with a French horn is that it is too tangled up.
- The most dangerous part about playing cymbals is being near the noise.
- Tubas are a bit too much.
- When a singer sings, he or she stirs up the air and makes it hit any passing eardrums. But if the singer is good, he or she knows how to keep it from hurting people’s eardrums.
“Music is a friend of labor, for it lightens the task by refreshing the nerves and spirit of the worker.” -William Green (1873 - 1952)
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“Brass bands are all very well in their place: outdoors and several miles away.” -Thomas Beecham (1897 - 1961)
“One man’s noise is another man’s music.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Music is medicine to man.” -Author Unknown: inscription on Bell Number 4 at Saint Mary’s Church in Harrow-on-the-Hill, England
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Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Harmony.
Harmony, who?
Harmony more jokes like these can a person take?
“Composers should write tunes the chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.” -Thomas Beecham (1879 - 1961): as quoted in the “New York Times” (9 March 1961) newspaper
“. . . music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life . . .” [translation to English]
“. . . die Musik wäscht ihnen den Alltagsstaub von der Seele . . .” [original German]
-Berthold Auerbach (1812 - 1882): “Auf der Höhe” (English: “On the Heights”) (1866) novel
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“What is music? The very existence of music is wonderful, I might even say miraculous. Its domain is between thought and phenomena. Like a twilight mediator, it hovers between spirit and matter, related to both, yet differing from each. It is spirit, but spirit subject to the measurement of time; it is matter, but matter that can dispense with space.” -Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856): “Letters on the French Stage” (1837)
“Music is a part of us, and either ennobles or degrades our behavior.” -Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (about C.E. 480 - about C.E. 524): “De Institutione Musica”
Marla: Why did the punk rocker take a pen and paper onstage?
Darla: He wanted to draw a big crowd.
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“Give me the making of the songs of a nation, and I care not who makes its laws.” -Andrew Fletcher (1655 - 1716): “Conversation Concerning a Right Regulation of Government for the Common Good of Mankind” (1703)
Jessica: What kind of sound comes from a refrigerator with a built-in stereo?
Jillian: Very cool music.
The Tutor
A Tutor who tooted the flute
Tried to teach two young tooters to toot.
Said the two to the Tutor,
“Is it harder to toot, or
To tutor two tooters to toot?”
By Carolyn Wells (Carolyn Wells Houghton (1862 - 1942))
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There’s music in the sighing of a reed;
There’s music in the gushing of a rill;
There’s music in all things, if men had ears:
Their earth is but an echo of the spheres.
-George Gordon Byron (also known as Lord Byron (1788 - 1824)): “Don Juan” (1818 - 1824), Canto XV, Stanza 5
Two musicians were walking down the street, and one said to the other, “Was that a piccolo I saw you with last night?” The other replied, “That was no piccolo, that was my fife.”
Adolphe Sax was born in Belgium in the early nineteenth century. He grew up accident prone: He was struck on the head by a brick, swallowed a needle, fell down a flight of stairs, toppled himself onto a burning stove, and accidentally drank sulfuric acid. None of this, however, prevented him from perfecting, in 1835, a wind instrument combining the reed mouthpiece of a clarinet with a bent conical tube of metal, equipped with finger keys. In his honor, it is called the saxophone.
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“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” -Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Ann Johnson (1928 - 2014))
Dancer: Say, can’t you stretch the music a little longer - just a dance or two more?
Band Leader: Sorry, sir, this isn’t a rubber band.
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“I believe that the use of noise to make music will continue and increase until we reach a music produced through the aid of electrical instruments.” -John Cage (John Milton Cage, Junior (1912 - 1992)): “The Future of Music: Credo” (1937)
“Music is what feelings sound like.” -Author Unknown
“Every troublesome and laborious occupation useth musicke for solace and recreation; hence it is that manual labourers and mechanical artificers of all sorts keepe such a chaunting and singing in their shoppes - the tailor on his bulk, the shoemaker at his last, the mason at his wall, the ship boy at his oar, and the tinker at his pan.” -Thomas Mace (about 1620 - about 1710)
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Sign on a music shop door: Gone Chopin. Back in a Minuet.
Important Stuff About Music
- A trumpet is an instrument when it is not an elephant sound.
- A tuba is much larger than its name.
- Cymbals are round metal clangs.
- Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English - and so altogether, he was rather large.
- Most authorities agree that the music of antiquity was written long ago.
- The main trouble with a French horn is that it is too tangled up.
- The most dangerous part about playing cymbals is being near the noise.
- Tubas are a bit too much.
- When a singer sings, he or she stirs up the air and makes it hit any passing eardrums. But if the singer is good, he or she knows how to keep it from hurting people’s eardrums.
“Music is a friend of labor, for it lightens the task by refreshing the nerves and spirit of the worker.” -William Green (1873 - 1952)
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“Brass bands are all very well in their place: outdoors and several miles away.” -Thomas Beecham (1897 - 1961)
“One man’s noise is another man’s music.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Music is medicine to man.” -Author Unknown: inscription on Bell Number 4 at Saint Mary’s Church in Harrow-on-the-Hill, England
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String instruments create sound with strings. The strings may be plucked, as in a guitar or harp; bowed, as with a cello or a violin; or struck, as with a dulcimer. When the strings vibrate, they create sound. In addition to the instruments already mentioned, in the String Family are the banjos, basses, electric guitars, fiddles, ukuleles, violas, zithers, and other similar instruments.
“Musicke doth withdraw our mindes from earthly cogitations, lifteth up our spirits into heaven, maketh them light and celestial.” -John Chrysostom (about C.E. 345 - C.E. 407)
“The noisy drum hath nothing in it, but mere air.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs, Wise Sentences, and Witty Sayings” (1732)
Suggested Minimum Safe Distances Between Street Musicians And Audiences
- Violinist: 25 feet.
- Bad violinist: 50 feet.
- Tone-deaf guitar player who knows 3 chords: 75 feet.
- 15 year-old electric guitar player with a Nirvana complex: 100 feet.
- Accordionist: 60 miles.
- Bagpipe player: 2 continents.
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“If one listens to the wrong kind of music, he will become the wrong kind of person.” -Aristotle (384 B.C.E. - 322 B.C.E.): “Complete Works of Aristotle,” Volume 1
“Music is the moonlight in the gloomy night of life.” -Jean Paul Richter (pseudonym of Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (1763 - 1825)): “Titan” (1800 - 1803)
If you wanted to learn to play a musical instrument, which one would you choose, and why?
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“Music doth extenuate fears, furies, appeaseth cruelty, abateth heaviness, and to such as are wakeful it causeth quiet rest; it cures all irksomeness and heaviness of soul.” -Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator (also known simply as Cassiodorus (about C.E. 485 - about C.E. 585)): “The Divine Letters” (about 550)
“I went to watch Pavarotti once. He doesn’t like it when you join in.” -Mick Miller
“Music: A beautiful succession of sounds.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul. If heed is not paid to this, it is not true music but a diabolical bawling and twanging.” -J. S. Bach (Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750))
Musical instruments have been traditionally grouped - for the most part - into one of four ‘Families,’ based on how they produce sound. The families are the Brasswind instruments, the Percussion instruments, the String instruments, and the Woodwind instruments. Additional families, including the Keyboard instruments and the Electronic instruments, have been suggested more recently. A few instruments, such as the piano, do not fit neatly into just one family group. The piano has strings that vibrate like the Stringed instruments, and hammers that strike like the Percussion instruments.
“There are only twelve tones. You must treat them carefully.” -Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963)
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“When you are about thirty-five years old, something terrible always happens to music.” -Steve Race
Brasswind instruments are made of brass or other metals, and make sound when air blows through them. The musician’s lips buzz against the mouthpiece, as though making a raspberry noise. Air then vibrates inside the instrument to produce sound. The Brasswind Family includes bugles, cornets, French horns, sousaphones, trombones, trumpets, tubas, and other instruments. Some people shorten ‘Brasswind’ to simply ‘Brass.’
“There is many music. There is almost as many music as there are folk. There are a fantastic number of folk. There is therefore, many folk music.” -Mort Goode (Morton ‘Mort’ Goode (about 1912 - about 1993)), record album notes (1960)
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The definition of a flute, according to David W. Barber, in his book, “A Musician’s Dictionary,” is as follows: “A sophisticated pea-shooter with a range up to five hundred yards and deadly accuracy in close quarters. Blown transversely to confuse the enemy, it can be dismantled into three small pieces, for easy concealment.”
Who hears music feels his solitude
Peopled at once.
-Robert Browning (1812 - 1889): “Balaustion’s Adventure” (August 1871), line 323 and 324
Music, the greatest good that mortals know,
And all of Heaven we have below.
-Joseph Addison (1672 - 1719): “Song for St Cectufs Day” (1692), stanza 3
Skiffle is a music genre featuring homemade musical instruments and other unusual musical instruments, such as cigar box guitars and washtub banjos.
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Buffy: How do you fix a broken tuba?
Dottie: With a tuba glue.
“I have always loved music; who so has skill in this art is of a good temperament, fitted for all things. We must teach music in schools; a schoolmaster ought to have skill in music, or I would not regard him; neither should we ordain young men as preachers unless they have been well exercised in music.” -Martin Luther (1483 - 1546): “Table Talk” (1569)
Daren: What does a musician use to clean his teeth?
Karen: A tootbrush and a tuba tootpaste.
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“‘Ah, music,’ he said, wiping his eyes. ‘A magic far beyond all we do here! And now, bedtime. Off you trot!’” -J. K. Rowling (pseudonym of Joanne ‘Jo’ Rowling (born 1965)): “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” book (2005) and film (2009), words of character Albus Dumbledore
Percussion instruments make sound when they are struck, shaken, rubbed, scratched, or are otherwise subject to mechanical action. The Percussion Family includes bass drums, chimes, cowbells, cymbals, glockenspiels (bells), maracas, marimbas, snare drums, tam-tams (gongs), tambourines, timpani (kettle) drums, triangles, wood blocks, xylophones, and some other instruments. Grand pianos (uprights) can be included in this family, although they can also be included in the Strings and the Keyboards.
“If thine enemy wrong thee, buy each of his children a drum.” -Author Unknown
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“Musicke doth withdraw our mindes from earthly cogitations, lifteth up our spirits into heaven, maketh them light and celestial.” -John Chrysostom (about C.E. 345 - C.E. 407)
“The noisy drum hath nothing in it, but mere air.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs, Wise Sentences, and Witty Sayings” (1732)
Suggested Minimum Safe Distances Between Street Musicians And Audiences
- Violinist: 25 feet.
- Bad violinist: 50 feet.
- Tone-deaf guitar player who knows 3 chords: 75 feet.
- 15 year-old electric guitar player with a Nirvana complex: 100 feet.
- Accordionist: 60 miles.
- Bagpipe player: 2 continents.
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“If one listens to the wrong kind of music, he will become the wrong kind of person.” -Aristotle (384 B.C.E. - 322 B.C.E.): “Complete Works of Aristotle,” Volume 1
“Music is the moonlight in the gloomy night of life.” -Jean Paul Richter (pseudonym of Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (1763 - 1825)): “Titan” (1800 - 1803)
If you wanted to learn to play a musical instrument, which one would you choose, and why?
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“Music doth extenuate fears, furies, appeaseth cruelty, abateth heaviness, and to such as are wakeful it causeth quiet rest; it cures all irksomeness and heaviness of soul.” -Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator (also known simply as Cassiodorus (about C.E. 485 - about C.E. 585)): “The Divine Letters” (about 550)
“I went to watch Pavarotti once. He doesn’t like it when you join in.” -Mick Miller
“Music: A beautiful succession of sounds.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul. If heed is not paid to this, it is not true music but a diabolical bawling and twanging.” -J. S. Bach (Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750))
Musical instruments have been traditionally grouped - for the most part - into one of four ‘Families,’ based on how they produce sound. The families are the Brasswind instruments, the Percussion instruments, the String instruments, and the Woodwind instruments. Additional families, including the Keyboard instruments and the Electronic instruments, have been suggested more recently. A few instruments, such as the piano, do not fit neatly into just one family group. The piano has strings that vibrate like the Stringed instruments, and hammers that strike like the Percussion instruments.
“There are only twelve tones. You must treat them carefully.” -Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963)
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“When you are about thirty-five years old, something terrible always happens to music.” -Steve Race
Brasswind instruments are made of brass or other metals, and make sound when air blows through them. The musician’s lips buzz against the mouthpiece, as though making a raspberry noise. Air then vibrates inside the instrument to produce sound. The Brasswind Family includes bugles, cornets, French horns, sousaphones, trombones, trumpets, tubas, and other instruments. Some people shorten ‘Brasswind’ to simply ‘Brass.’
“There is many music. There is almost as many music as there are folk. There are a fantastic number of folk. There is therefore, many folk music.” -Mort Goode (Morton ‘Mort’ Goode (about 1912 - about 1993)), record album notes (1960)
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The definition of a flute, according to David W. Barber, in his book, “A Musician’s Dictionary,” is as follows: “A sophisticated pea-shooter with a range up to five hundred yards and deadly accuracy in close quarters. Blown transversely to confuse the enemy, it can be dismantled into three small pieces, for easy concealment.”
Who hears music feels his solitude
Peopled at once.
-Robert Browning (1812 - 1889): “Balaustion’s Adventure” (August 1871), line 323 and 324
Music, the greatest good that mortals know,
And all of Heaven we have below.
-Joseph Addison (1672 - 1719): “Song for St Cectufs Day” (1692), stanza 3
Skiffle is a music genre featuring homemade musical instruments and other unusual musical instruments, such as cigar box guitars and washtub banjos.
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Buffy: How do you fix a broken tuba?
Dottie: With a tuba glue.
“I have always loved music; who so has skill in this art is of a good temperament, fitted for all things. We must teach music in schools; a schoolmaster ought to have skill in music, or I would not regard him; neither should we ordain young men as preachers unless they have been well exercised in music.” -Martin Luther (1483 - 1546): “Table Talk” (1569)
Daren: What does a musician use to clean his teeth?
Karen: A tootbrush and a tuba tootpaste.
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“‘Ah, music,’ he said, wiping his eyes. ‘A magic far beyond all we do here! And now, bedtime. Off you trot!’” -J. K. Rowling (pseudonym of Joanne ‘Jo’ Rowling (born 1965)): “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” book (2005) and film (2009), words of character Albus Dumbledore
Percussion instruments make sound when they are struck, shaken, rubbed, scratched, or are otherwise subject to mechanical action. The Percussion Family includes bass drums, chimes, cowbells, cymbals, glockenspiels (bells), maracas, marimbas, snare drums, tam-tams (gongs), tambourines, timpani (kettle) drums, triangles, wood blocks, xylophones, and some other instruments. Grand pianos (uprights) can be included in this family, although they can also be included in the Strings and the Keyboards.
“If thine enemy wrong thee, buy each of his children a drum.” -Author Unknown
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“Music is nothing else but wild sounds civilized into time and tune.” -Thomas Fuller (about 1608 - 1661): “The History of the Worthies of England” (1662), ‘Musicians’
“Music is nothing but unconscious arithmetic.” -Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646 - 1716)
License plate seen on a professional bass clarinetist car: BSSCLRNT.
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“Never forget that music is much too important to be left entirely in the hands of professionals.” -Robert Fulghum (Robert Lee Fulghum (born 1937))
Good Reasons To Play The Tuba
8. People like shiny objects.
7. It is better than playing bagpipes.
6. When you play, people listen.
5. During rehearsal, you get to sit in the back of the room.
4. During marching practice, you can use the bell to block out the Sun.
3. People hold doors open for you.
2. You don’t have to wear those silly hats.
1. You will never be blamed for being the one with the squeaky reed.
“Wagner’s music is better than it sounds.” -Bill Nye (Edgar Wilson ‘Bill’ Nye (1850 - 1896)), referring to Richard Wagner
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Play, orchestra play,
Play something light and sweet and gay,
For we must have music,
We must have music,
To drive our fears away.
-Noël Coward (Noël Pierce Coward (1899 - 1973)): “Play, Orchestra Play,” song
“The hardest thing in the world is to start an orchestra, and the next hardest, to stop it.” -Hans Richter (1843 - 1916)
The human body can make a wide range of different vocal and percussive sounds. The vocalizations can include singing, chanting, humming, and yodeling. Percussives include clapping the hands, clicking the tongue, and snapping the fingers.
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Woodwind instruments produce sound when air (wind) is blown inside. Air might be blown across an edge, as with a flute; between a reed and a surface, as with a clarinet; or between two reeds, as with a bassoon. Sound is made when air vibrates inside the instruments. Other instruments belonging to the Woodwind Family include alto clarinets, alto saxophones, baritone saxophones, bass clarinets, English horns, oboes, piccolos, recorders, soprano saxophones, and tenor saxophones.
Kermit: How do you make a small fortune in folk music?
Armand: Start with a large fortune.
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“Humming is mumbling musically.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
Music is in all growing things;
And underneath the silky wings
Of smallest insects there is stirred
A pulse of air that must be heard;
Earth’s silence lives, and throbs, and sings.
-George Parsons Lathrop (1851 - 1898): “Music And Growth”
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Keyboard instruments produce sound electronically, with the exception of upright pianos such as the Grand Piano, which can be included both in this group and in the Percussion Family, and organs, some of which could fit into the Brasswind or Woodwind instruments Families. Among the other members of the Keyboards are electronic keyboards and synthesizers, which can mimic the sounds of any musical instruments and can make their own unique sounds.
“The dulcimer is the wild animal of the musical kingdom. It can be anything: bagpipe, guitar, fiddle, banjo, slide guitar, harpsichord, mandolin, but mostly itself, a droning, angelic power chord of delicacy that lives in its own world, in tune with its surroundings at a level that the well-tempered revolution could never quite tame.” -David Schnaufer (1952 - 2006) (2005)
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“An agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul.” -J. S. Bach (Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)), a definition of music: as quoted in Derek Watson: “Music Quotations” (1911)
“Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one which, more than any other, ministers to human welfare.” -Herbert Spencer (1820 - 1903)
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“Music is the universal language, because it is the language of the universe.” -Charles F. Glassman: “Brain Drain: The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life” (2009)
Music’s force can tame the furious beast;
Can make the wolf or foaming boar restrain
His rage; the lion drops his crested mane
Attentive to the song.
-Matthew Prior (1664 - 1721): as published in John Wesley (1703 - 1791): “A Collection of Moral and Sacred Poems From the Most Celebrated English Authors” (1744), Volume 1
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“Music is the eye of the ear.” -Thomas Draxe (birth year unknown - 1618): “Bibliotheca” (1616)
James: How many jazz musicians does it take to change a light bulb?
Kirk: None - jazz musicians can’t afford light bulbs.
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One of the greatest conductors of all time was Arturo Toscanini, whose skill was shown during a rehearsal of Claude Debussy’s “La Mer.” He wanted to achieve an especially spiritual effect in one passage. His vocabulary in English was not vast, and he was at a loss for words to describe exactly what he wanted the orchestra to do. He took a large white silk handkerchief from his coat pocket and threw it high into the air. Every player in the group was mesmerized as the handkerchief floated softly and hypnotically to the floor. “There,” Toscanini said, smiling, “play it like that!”
“Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.” -Martin Luther (1483 - 1546)
“I guess all songs is folk songs. I never heard no horse sing ’em.” -Big Bill Broonzy (1893 - 1958): as quoted by Charles Keil: “Urban Blues” (1966)
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Life has its music; let us seek a way
Not to jangle the chords whereon we play.
-Archilochus of Paros
We are MFOL! . . . please be advised that some of the humor that follows may be a little offbeat . . .
“Music is nothing but unconscious arithmetic.” -Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646 - 1716)
License plate seen on a professional bass clarinetist car: BSSCLRNT.
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“Never forget that music is much too important to be left entirely in the hands of professionals.” -Robert Fulghum (Robert Lee Fulghum (born 1937))
Good Reasons To Play The Tuba
8. People like shiny objects.
7. It is better than playing bagpipes.
6. When you play, people listen.
5. During rehearsal, you get to sit in the back of the room.
4. During marching practice, you can use the bell to block out the Sun.
3. People hold doors open for you.
2. You don’t have to wear those silly hats.
1. You will never be blamed for being the one with the squeaky reed.
“Wagner’s music is better than it sounds.” -Bill Nye (Edgar Wilson ‘Bill’ Nye (1850 - 1896)), referring to Richard Wagner
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Play, orchestra play,
Play something light and sweet and gay,
For we must have music,
We must have music,
To drive our fears away.
-Noël Coward (Noël Pierce Coward (1899 - 1973)): “Play, Orchestra Play,” song
“The hardest thing in the world is to start an orchestra, and the next hardest, to stop it.” -Hans Richter (1843 - 1916)
The human body can make a wide range of different vocal and percussive sounds. The vocalizations can include singing, chanting, humming, and yodeling. Percussives include clapping the hands, clicking the tongue, and snapping the fingers.
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Woodwind instruments produce sound when air (wind) is blown inside. Air might be blown across an edge, as with a flute; between a reed and a surface, as with a clarinet; or between two reeds, as with a bassoon. Sound is made when air vibrates inside the instruments. Other instruments belonging to the Woodwind Family include alto clarinets, alto saxophones, baritone saxophones, bass clarinets, English horns, oboes, piccolos, recorders, soprano saxophones, and tenor saxophones.
Kermit: How do you make a small fortune in folk music?
Armand: Start with a large fortune.
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“Humming is mumbling musically.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
Music is in all growing things;
And underneath the silky wings
Of smallest insects there is stirred
A pulse of air that must be heard;
Earth’s silence lives, and throbs, and sings.
-George Parsons Lathrop (1851 - 1898): “Music And Growth”
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Keyboard instruments produce sound electronically, with the exception of upright pianos such as the Grand Piano, which can be included both in this group and in the Percussion Family, and organs, some of which could fit into the Brasswind or Woodwind instruments Families. Among the other members of the Keyboards are electronic keyboards and synthesizers, which can mimic the sounds of any musical instruments and can make their own unique sounds.
“The dulcimer is the wild animal of the musical kingdom. It can be anything: bagpipe, guitar, fiddle, banjo, slide guitar, harpsichord, mandolin, but mostly itself, a droning, angelic power chord of delicacy that lives in its own world, in tune with its surroundings at a level that the well-tempered revolution could never quite tame.” -David Schnaufer (1952 - 2006) (2005)
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“An agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul.” -J. S. Bach (Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)), a definition of music: as quoted in Derek Watson: “Music Quotations” (1911)
“Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one which, more than any other, ministers to human welfare.” -Herbert Spencer (1820 - 1903)
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“Music is the universal language, because it is the language of the universe.” -Charles F. Glassman: “Brain Drain: The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life” (2009)
Music’s force can tame the furious beast;
Can make the wolf or foaming boar restrain
His rage; the lion drops his crested mane
Attentive to the song.
-Matthew Prior (1664 - 1721): as published in John Wesley (1703 - 1791): “A Collection of Moral and Sacred Poems From the Most Celebrated English Authors” (1744), Volume 1
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“Music is the eye of the ear.” -Thomas Draxe (birth year unknown - 1618): “Bibliotheca” (1616)
James: How many jazz musicians does it take to change a light bulb?
Kirk: None - jazz musicians can’t afford light bulbs.
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One of the greatest conductors of all time was Arturo Toscanini, whose skill was shown during a rehearsal of Claude Debussy’s “La Mer.” He wanted to achieve an especially spiritual effect in one passage. His vocabulary in English was not vast, and he was at a loss for words to describe exactly what he wanted the orchestra to do. He took a large white silk handkerchief from his coat pocket and threw it high into the air. Every player in the group was mesmerized as the handkerchief floated softly and hypnotically to the floor. “There,” Toscanini said, smiling, “play it like that!”
“Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.” -Martin Luther (1483 - 1546)
“I guess all songs is folk songs. I never heard no horse sing ’em.” -Big Bill Broonzy (1893 - 1958): as quoted by Charles Keil: “Urban Blues” (1966)
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Life has its music; let us seek a way
Not to jangle the chords whereon we play.
-Archilochus of Paros
We are MFOL! . . . please be advised that some of the humor that follows may be a little offbeat . . .
“You can accomplish virtually anything if you want it badly enough and if you are willing to work long enough and hard enough.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com
“Dig where the gold is unless you just need some exercise.” -John M. Capozzi: “Why Climb the Corporate Ladder When You Can Take the Elevator” (1994)
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“Much effort, much prosperity.” -Euripides (480 B.C.E. - 406 B.C.E.)
“I believe people who work 12 hours a day should go home with bigger loaves of bread than people who work 8.” -Michael Levine
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“Working hard becomes a habit, a serious kind of fun. You get self-satisfaction from pushing yourself to the limit, knowing that all the effort is going to pay off.” -Mary Lou Retton (Mary Lou ‘Lou’ Retton (born 1968))
Abundance comes not at your Beck.
The Fowls must Scratch before they Peck.
-Arthur Guiterman (1871 - 1943): “A Poet’s Proverbs” (1924), ‘Of Thrift’
“When we do more than we are paid to do, eventually we will be paid more for what we do.” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))
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“Always take a job that is too big for you.” -Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878 - 1969)
“Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts will inevitably bring about right results.” -James Allen (1864 - 1912)
“Who knows whether one happy moment of love or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning and smelling the fresh air, is not worth all the suffering and effort which life implies.” -Erich Fromm (Erich Seligmann Fromm (1900 - 1980))
“The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.” -William Hazlitt (1778 - 1830): “The Spirit of the Age” (1825), ‘Mr. Brougham - Sir F. Burdett’
“Efforts can have some amazing benefits.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.” -Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt (1858 - 1919))
“Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.” -Gordon B. Hinckley (Gordon Bitner Hinckley (1910 - 2008))
All that you do, do with all your might -
Things done by half are never quite right.
-Author Unknown
“Labor was the first price, the original purchase-money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labor, that all wealth of the world was originally purchased.” -Adam Smith (1723 - 1790): “The Wealth of Nations” (1776)
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“The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of all pleasures.” -Luc de Clapiers (1715 - 1747)
“Labor is the great producer of wealth; it moves all other causes.” -Daniel Webster (1782 - 1852)
“All great success and achievement is preceded and accompanied by hard, hard, work. When in doubt, ‘try harder.’ And if that doesn’t work, try harder still!” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com
“The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.” -Richard Bach (Richard David Bach (born 1936)): “Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah” (1977)
“Energy, even like the Biblical grain of mustard-seed, will move mountains.” -Hosea Ballou (1771 - 1852)
“The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” -William Faulkner (William Cuthbert ‘Will’ Faulkner (1897 - 1962))
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“Nothing worth it ever comes without first putting in the hard work.” -Author Unknown
“The results you achieve will be in direct proportion to the effort you apply.” -Denis Waitley (Denis Edwin Waitley, Senior (born 1933)) at https://deniswaitley.com/
“It’s true that the willing horse gets the heaviest load. It is also true that he develops the strongest muscles and gets the most oats.” -Author Unknown
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“We work to become, not to acquire.” -Elbert Hubbard (Elbert Green Hubbard (1856 - 1915)): “A Thousand and One Epigrams” (1911)
“No matter how small and unimportant what we are doing may seem, if we do it well, it may soon become the step that will lead us to better things.” -Channing Pollock (1880 - 1946)
“Hard work pays off.” -Author Unknown
Without Pains,
No Gains.
-Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs, Wise Sentences, and Witty Sayings” (1732), number 6360
“You get what you work for, not what you wish for.” -Author Unknown
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“There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slowly, endures.” -Josiah Gilbert Holland (1819 - 1881)
“Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the tradeoff they’re making to win. Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment. And that’s the difference.” -Lou Holtz (Louis Leo ‘Lou’ Holtz (born 1937))
“Dig where the gold is unless you just need some exercise.” -John M. Capozzi: “Why Climb the Corporate Ladder When You Can Take the Elevator” (1994)
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“Much effort, much prosperity.” -Euripides (480 B.C.E. - 406 B.C.E.)
“I believe people who work 12 hours a day should go home with bigger loaves of bread than people who work 8.” -Michael Levine
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“Working hard becomes a habit, a serious kind of fun. You get self-satisfaction from pushing yourself to the limit, knowing that all the effort is going to pay off.” -Mary Lou Retton (Mary Lou ‘Lou’ Retton (born 1968))
Abundance comes not at your Beck.
The Fowls must Scratch before they Peck.
-Arthur Guiterman (1871 - 1943): “A Poet’s Proverbs” (1924), ‘Of Thrift’
“When we do more than we are paid to do, eventually we will be paid more for what we do.” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))
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“Always take a job that is too big for you.” -Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878 - 1969)
“Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts will inevitably bring about right results.” -James Allen (1864 - 1912)
“Who knows whether one happy moment of love or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning and smelling the fresh air, is not worth all the suffering and effort which life implies.” -Erich Fromm (Erich Seligmann Fromm (1900 - 1980))
“The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.” -William Hazlitt (1778 - 1830): “The Spirit of the Age” (1825), ‘Mr. Brougham - Sir F. Burdett’
“Efforts can have some amazing benefits.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.” -Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt (1858 - 1919))
“Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.” -Gordon B. Hinckley (Gordon Bitner Hinckley (1910 - 2008))
All that you do, do with all your might -
Things done by half are never quite right.
-Author Unknown
“Labor was the first price, the original purchase-money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labor, that all wealth of the world was originally purchased.” -Adam Smith (1723 - 1790): “The Wealth of Nations” (1776)
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“The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of all pleasures.” -Luc de Clapiers (1715 - 1747)
“Labor is the great producer of wealth; it moves all other causes.” -Daniel Webster (1782 - 1852)
“All great success and achievement is preceded and accompanied by hard, hard, work. When in doubt, ‘try harder.’ And if that doesn’t work, try harder still!” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com
“The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.” -Richard Bach (Richard David Bach (born 1936)): “Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah” (1977)
“Energy, even like the Biblical grain of mustard-seed, will move mountains.” -Hosea Ballou (1771 - 1852)
“The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” -William Faulkner (William Cuthbert ‘Will’ Faulkner (1897 - 1962))
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“Nothing worth it ever comes without first putting in the hard work.” -Author Unknown
“The results you achieve will be in direct proportion to the effort you apply.” -Denis Waitley (Denis Edwin Waitley, Senior (born 1933)) at https://deniswaitley.com/
“It’s true that the willing horse gets the heaviest load. It is also true that he develops the strongest muscles and gets the most oats.” -Author Unknown
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“We work to become, not to acquire.” -Elbert Hubbard (Elbert Green Hubbard (1856 - 1915)): “A Thousand and One Epigrams” (1911)
“No matter how small and unimportant what we are doing may seem, if we do it well, it may soon become the step that will lead us to better things.” -Channing Pollock (1880 - 1946)
“Hard work pays off.” -Author Unknown
Without Pains,
No Gains.
-Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs, Wise Sentences, and Witty Sayings” (1732), number 6360
“You get what you work for, not what you wish for.” -Author Unknown
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“There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slowly, endures.” -Josiah Gilbert Holland (1819 - 1881)
“Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the tradeoff they’re making to win. Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment. And that’s the difference.” -Lou Holtz (Louis Leo ‘Lou’ Holtz (born 1937))
With useless endeavor
Forever, forever,
Is Sisyphus rolling
His stone up the mountain!
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882): “The Masque of Pandora” (1875), Part V, ‘The House of Epimetheus,’ ‘Chorus of the Eumenides’
Sisyphus is a character in Greek mythology. He displeased the supernatural mythological beings, and as a result was punished by having to push a boulder up a hill, only to have the boulder roll back down, and so he had to repeat rolling the boulder up the hill again and again . . . only to have it roll back down again and again - apparently forever. The answer to the question, “Are we ever going to make it up this hill?” for Sisyphus is, “No!” Fortunately, you are not Sisyphus. However, if ever you do seem to find yourself in an exercise in futility, or doing something in which progress does not seem to be happening, keep trying and perhaps try changing your try-angle, or approach to the situation, while continuing to work on other things.
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“There’s no substitute for hard work.” -John Wooden (John Robert Wooden (1910 - 2010))
“In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result. Chance is not. Gifts, powers, material, intellectual, and spiritual possessions are the fruits of effort; they are thoughts completed, objects accomplished, visions realized.” -James Allen (1864 - 1912): “As A Man Thinketh,” (1902), ‘Visions and Ideals’
“The highest reward for man’s toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it.” -John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)
“He that would eat the fruit, must climb the tree.” -Author Unknown: Scottish proverb
“He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit.” -Walter Scott (1771 - 1832)
“Whatever you give to life will return to you - multiplied! This applies to our daily thoughts, feelings, and actions, be they positive or negative, uplifting or depressing.” -Frederick W. Babbel (Frederick William Babbel (1915 - 2001))
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“Nobody gets to run the mill by doing run-of-the-mill work.” -Thomas J. Frey
“Work is the grand cure for all maladies and miseries that ever beset mankind - honest work, which you intend getting done.” -Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881): address as Lord Rector of Edinburgh University (2 April 1866), as quoted in A. L. Ward, editor: “A Dictionary of Quotations in Prose” (1889)
“No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.” -Charles Kendall Adams (1835 - 1902)
“The man who rolls up his sleeves seldom loses his shirt.” -Thomas Cowan (Thomas ‘Tom’ Cowan (born 1969))
“All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.” -Calvin Coolidge (John Calvin ‘Calvin’ Coolidge, Junior (1872 - 1933))
“If there is no dull and determined effort, there will be no brilliant achievement.” -Xun Kuang (also known as Hsun Tzu, Xun Zi, and Xunzi (about 310 B.C.E. - about 235 B.C.E.))
“Be hard-working and surround yourself with hard-working people.” -Author Unknown
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“Getting the most out of life is giving life your most.” -Janice Markowitz
“There is no excellence anywhere without labor. We would think a man foolish indeed who would say, ‘I am willing that my business should prosper or that my farm should yield plentifully but I’ll not stir a peg.’ But he is no more foolish than the man who says, ‘I am willing that God should bless me abundantly but I shall not do anything toward that end myself.’ We must consistently rely upon the help of the Lord but we will not make any progress or meet with any success unless we put forth an earnest effort.” -Charles W. Nibley (Charles Wilson Nibley (1849 - 1931))
“If you put forth the effort, good things will be bestowed upon you.” -Michael Jordan (born 1963)
“Nobody ever found a buried treasure without digging for it. Most success is beneath the surface. Dig every day.” -George W. Cummings, Senior: as quoted in Paul D. Cummings: “Lessons at the Fence Post” (November 1996)
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“It’s the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance and sweeps away all obstacles.” -Claude M. Bristol (Claude Myron Bristol (1891 - 1951))
“Nothing will work unless you do.” -Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Ann Johnson (1928 - 2014))
“Much good work is lost for the lack of a little more.” -Edward H. Harriman (Edward Henry Harriman)
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“For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice.” -John Burroughs (1837 - 1921)
“If you’re not willing to put in the effort, don’t expect anything in return.” -Author Unknown
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If little labour, little are our gaines:
Man’s fortunes are according to his paines.
-Robert Herrick (about 1591 - 1674): “Hesperides” (1648), ‘No Paines, No Gaines’
“To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals - this alone is worth the struggle.” -William Osler (1849 - 1919): as quoted in Larry Change: “Wisdom for the Soul” (2006), page 678
“The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.” -Roger Bannister (Roger Gilbert Bannister (1929 - 2018))
“Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.” -Liane Cordes: “The Reflecting Pond: Meditations for Self-Discovery” (1981), page 89
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“Always make a total effort, even when the odds are stacked against you.” -Arnold Palmer (Arnold Daniel Palmer (1929 - 2016))
“Men will get no more out of life than they put into it.” -William J. H. Boetcker (William John Henry Boetcker (1873 - 1962))
“It is better to wear out than to rust out.” -Frances E. Willard (Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard (1839 - 1898))
“Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can.” -Lowell Thomas (Lowell Jackson Thomas (1892 - 1981))
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“Men do less than they ought, unless they do all that they can.” -Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881): as quoted in Horace Smith: “The Tin Trumpet” (1859)
“Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.” -Joseph Joubert (1754 - 1824)
“I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more.” -Jonas Salk (Jonas Edward Salk (1914 - 1995)): on receiving a Congressional Medal for Distinguished Civilian Achievement (23 April 1956)
“Nothing ever comes to me, that is worth having, except as the result of hard work.” -Booker T. Washington (Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856 - 1915)): “Up From Slavery” (1901), Chapter XII: ‘Raising Money’
“I realized that with hard work, the world was your oyster. You could do anything you wanted to do. I learned that at a young age.” -Christine Marie ‘Chris’ Evert (born 1954)
“I’ve got a theory that if you give one-hundred percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.” -Larry Bird (Larry Joe Bird (born 1956))
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“Four little words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: A little bit more. They did all that was expected of them and a little bit more.” -A. Lou Vickery
“Do more than you’re supposed to do and you can have or be or do anything you want.” -Bill Sands (born 1953)
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“If there is effort, there is always accomplishment.” -Jigoro Kano: as quoted in Neil Ohlenkamp: “Black Belt: Judo Skills and Techniques” (2006), page 36
“Celebrate the effort, for it is in the trying that you discover you.” -Sima Dahl
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We are MFOL! . . . and we just might live the good life yet . . . if we put in the effort . . .
Forever, forever,
Is Sisyphus rolling
His stone up the mountain!
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882): “The Masque of Pandora” (1875), Part V, ‘The House of Epimetheus,’ ‘Chorus of the Eumenides’
Sisyphus is a character in Greek mythology. He displeased the supernatural mythological beings, and as a result was punished by having to push a boulder up a hill, only to have the boulder roll back down, and so he had to repeat rolling the boulder up the hill again and again . . . only to have it roll back down again and again - apparently forever. The answer to the question, “Are we ever going to make it up this hill?” for Sisyphus is, “No!” Fortunately, you are not Sisyphus. However, if ever you do seem to find yourself in an exercise in futility, or doing something in which progress does not seem to be happening, keep trying and perhaps try changing your try-angle, or approach to the situation, while continuing to work on other things.
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“There’s no substitute for hard work.” -John Wooden (John Robert Wooden (1910 - 2010))
“In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result. Chance is not. Gifts, powers, material, intellectual, and spiritual possessions are the fruits of effort; they are thoughts completed, objects accomplished, visions realized.” -James Allen (1864 - 1912): “As A Man Thinketh,” (1902), ‘Visions and Ideals’
“The highest reward for man’s toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it.” -John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)
“He that would eat the fruit, must climb the tree.” -Author Unknown: Scottish proverb
“He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit.” -Walter Scott (1771 - 1832)
“Whatever you give to life will return to you - multiplied! This applies to our daily thoughts, feelings, and actions, be they positive or negative, uplifting or depressing.” -Frederick W. Babbel (Frederick William Babbel (1915 - 2001))
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“Nobody gets to run the mill by doing run-of-the-mill work.” -Thomas J. Frey
“Work is the grand cure for all maladies and miseries that ever beset mankind - honest work, which you intend getting done.” -Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881): address as Lord Rector of Edinburgh University (2 April 1866), as quoted in A. L. Ward, editor: “A Dictionary of Quotations in Prose” (1889)
“No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.” -Charles Kendall Adams (1835 - 1902)
“The man who rolls up his sleeves seldom loses his shirt.” -Thomas Cowan (Thomas ‘Tom’ Cowan (born 1969))
“All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.” -Calvin Coolidge (John Calvin ‘Calvin’ Coolidge, Junior (1872 - 1933))
“If there is no dull and determined effort, there will be no brilliant achievement.” -Xun Kuang (also known as Hsun Tzu, Xun Zi, and Xunzi (about 310 B.C.E. - about 235 B.C.E.))
“Be hard-working and surround yourself with hard-working people.” -Author Unknown
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“Getting the most out of life is giving life your most.” -Janice Markowitz
“There is no excellence anywhere without labor. We would think a man foolish indeed who would say, ‘I am willing that my business should prosper or that my farm should yield plentifully but I’ll not stir a peg.’ But he is no more foolish than the man who says, ‘I am willing that God should bless me abundantly but I shall not do anything toward that end myself.’ We must consistently rely upon the help of the Lord but we will not make any progress or meet with any success unless we put forth an earnest effort.” -Charles W. Nibley (Charles Wilson Nibley (1849 - 1931))
“If you put forth the effort, good things will be bestowed upon you.” -Michael Jordan (born 1963)
“Nobody ever found a buried treasure without digging for it. Most success is beneath the surface. Dig every day.” -George W. Cummings, Senior: as quoted in Paul D. Cummings: “Lessons at the Fence Post” (November 1996)
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“It’s the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance and sweeps away all obstacles.” -Claude M. Bristol (Claude Myron Bristol (1891 - 1951))
“Nothing will work unless you do.” -Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Ann Johnson (1928 - 2014))
“Much good work is lost for the lack of a little more.” -Edward H. Harriman (Edward Henry Harriman)
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“For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice.” -John Burroughs (1837 - 1921)
“If you’re not willing to put in the effort, don’t expect anything in return.” -Author Unknown
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If little labour, little are our gaines:
Man’s fortunes are according to his paines.
-Robert Herrick (about 1591 - 1674): “Hesperides” (1648), ‘No Paines, No Gaines’
“To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals - this alone is worth the struggle.” -William Osler (1849 - 1919): as quoted in Larry Change: “Wisdom for the Soul” (2006), page 678
“The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.” -Roger Bannister (Roger Gilbert Bannister (1929 - 2018))
“Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.” -Liane Cordes: “The Reflecting Pond: Meditations for Self-Discovery” (1981), page 89
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“Always make a total effort, even when the odds are stacked against you.” -Arnold Palmer (Arnold Daniel Palmer (1929 - 2016))
“Men will get no more out of life than they put into it.” -William J. H. Boetcker (William John Henry Boetcker (1873 - 1962))
“It is better to wear out than to rust out.” -Frances E. Willard (Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard (1839 - 1898))
“Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can.” -Lowell Thomas (Lowell Jackson Thomas (1892 - 1981))
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“Men do less than they ought, unless they do all that they can.” -Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881): as quoted in Horace Smith: “The Tin Trumpet” (1859)
“Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.” -Joseph Joubert (1754 - 1824)
“I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more.” -Jonas Salk (Jonas Edward Salk (1914 - 1995)): on receiving a Congressional Medal for Distinguished Civilian Achievement (23 April 1956)
“Nothing ever comes to me, that is worth having, except as the result of hard work.” -Booker T. Washington (Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856 - 1915)): “Up From Slavery” (1901), Chapter XII: ‘Raising Money’
“I realized that with hard work, the world was your oyster. You could do anything you wanted to do. I learned that at a young age.” -Christine Marie ‘Chris’ Evert (born 1954)
“I’ve got a theory that if you give one-hundred percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.” -Larry Bird (Larry Joe Bird (born 1956))
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“Four little words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: A little bit more. They did all that was expected of them and a little bit more.” -A. Lou Vickery
“Do more than you’re supposed to do and you can have or be or do anything you want.” -Bill Sands (born 1953)
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“If there is effort, there is always accomplishment.” -Jigoro Kano: as quoted in Neil Ohlenkamp: “Black Belt: Judo Skills and Techniques” (2006), page 36
“Celebrate the effort, for it is in the trying that you discover you.” -Sima Dahl
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We are MFOL! . . . and we just might live the good life yet . . . if we put in the effort . . .
“I rhyme for fun.” -Robert Burns (1759 - 1796): “Epistle to James Smith” (1786)
“I still believe poetry is a kind of magic.” -Edward Field (born 1924): “A Frieze for a Temple of Love” (1998), page 201
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“Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.” -Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967)
“If there would be a recipe for a poem, these would be the ingredients: word sounds, rhythm, description, feeling, memory, rhyme, and imagination. They can be put together a thousand different ways, a thousand, thousand . . . more.” -Karla Kuskin (1932 - 2009)
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“It does not need that a poem should be long. Every word was once a poem.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882): “Essays: Second Series” (1842), ‘The Poet’
Billy: What is your favorite one-word poem?
Jacob: “Sunshine.”
Billy: Mine’s “Hippopotamus.”
“Poetry is truth dwelling in beauty.” -Robert Gilfillan
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The world is full of poetry.
The air is living with its spirit;
and the waves dance
to the music of its melodies
And sparkle in its brightness.
-James Percival (James Gates Percival (1795 - 1856))
“It occurred to me that I would like to be a poet. The chief qualification, I understand is that you must be born. Well, I hunted up my birth certificate, and found that I was all right on that score.” -Hector Hugh Monro (1870 - 1916): “Reginald” (1904), ‘Reginald’s Rubaiyat’
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“If you cannot be a poet, be the poem.” -David Carradine (born John Arthur Carradine (1936 - 2009))
Cats
Cats, no less liquid than their shadows,
Offer no angles to the wind.
They slip, diminished, neat, through loopholes
Less than themselves.
By A. S. J. Tessimond: “Cats” (1934), page 20
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There are said to be no words in the English language that rhyme with month, orange, purple, and silver. Unless, of course, someone like you makes up new words.
“A poet is a man who puts up a ladder to a star and climbs it while playing a violin.” -Edmond de Goncourt (Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt (1822 - 1896))
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“You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.” -John Adams (1735 - 1826): letter to John Quincy Adams (14 May 1781)
As I Was Falling Down The Stair
As I was falling down the stair
I met a bump that wasn’t there;
It might have put me on the shelf
Except I wasn’t there myself.
By Hughes Mearns (1875 - 1965)
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“By poetry we mean the art of employing words in such a manner as to produce an illusion on the imagination; the art of doing by means of words what the painter does by means of colors.” -Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800 - 1859)
“Take your materials from what is around you - if you see a dandelion, write about that; if it’s misty, write about the mist. The materials for poetry are all about you in profusion.” -Masaoka Shiki
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I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
-Joyce Kilmer (1886 - 1918): “Trees” (1913)
“I do not care. If it does not rhyme, it is not a poem.” [English]
“Non curo. Si metrum non habet, non est poema.” [Latin]
-Author Unknown
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Aspire, Break Bounds.
Endeavor To Be Good,
And Better Still, Best.
-Robert Browning (1812 - 1889)
Overheard: Poems that do not rhyme . . . are written by lazy poets.
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There Isn’t Time!
There isn’t time, there isn’t time
To do the things I want to do,
With all the mountain-tops to climb,
And all the woods to wander through,
And all the seas to sail upon,
And everywhere there is to go,
And all the people, everyone
Who lives upon the Earth, to know.
There’s only time, there’s only time
To know a few, and do a few,
And then sit down and make a rhyme
About the rest I want to do.
By Eleanor Farjeon (1881 - 1965)
Wilhelm: The poet Robert Burns wrote, “To a Field Mouse.”
Wilbert: And did he get an answer?
“Poetry is the clear expression of mixed feelings.” -W. H. Auden (Wystan Hugh Auden (1907-1973))
Question not, but live and labor
Till yon goal be won,
Helping every feeble neighbor,
Seeking help from none;
Life is mostly froth and bubble,
Two things stand like stone,
Kindness in another’s trouble,
Courage in your own.
-Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833 - 1870): “Ye Wearie Wayfarer,” Fytte VIII
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Deborah: How do poets say hello?
Barbara: Hey, haven’t we metaphor?
Jane: How do poets say goodbye?
Jean: “I’d like to linger a little longer but it’s getting alliter-late.”
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You speak
As one who fed on poetry.
-Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton (1803 - 1873)): “Richelieu” (1839) play, Act I, scene I
“Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.” -Don Marquis (Donald Robert Perry ‘Don’ Marquis (1878 - 1937)): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
The poet and ornithologist
Differ in ways absurd.
One writes - “The bird is on the wing”;
The other answers - “No such thing!
The wing is on the bird.”
-Author Unknown
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Duncan: Why was John Keats always hounded by creditors?
Candace: Because he Ode so much.
How are poems made? Poems seldom pop out of people’s heads in a complete and finished form. Usually a subject or a short rhyme occurs to someone, and the person puts it in writing, then adds more lines, and then changes the words and punctuation many times before a poem begins to take form. Often poems are set aside for a time, and then the poet returns to them, reads them, and makes more changes. What eventually happens is one of three things: 1. the poet says to him or herself that a poem is good enough, though perhaps not perfect, and leaves it as is; 2. the poet gives up and discards the poem; 3. the poet finds the poem to be perfect and proudly proclaims it to the entire world or to a somewhat smaller audience.
I Saw A Man Pursuing The Horizon
I saw a man pursuing the horizon;
Round and round they sped.
I was disturbed at this;
I accosted the man.
“It is futile,” I said,
“You can never -”
“You lie,” he cried,
And ran on.
By Stephen Crane (1871 - 1900)
“I still believe poetry is a kind of magic.” -Edward Field (born 1924): “A Frieze for a Temple of Love” (1998), page 201
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“Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.” -Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967)
“If there would be a recipe for a poem, these would be the ingredients: word sounds, rhythm, description, feeling, memory, rhyme, and imagination. They can be put together a thousand different ways, a thousand, thousand . . . more.” -Karla Kuskin (1932 - 2009)
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“It does not need that a poem should be long. Every word was once a poem.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882): “Essays: Second Series” (1842), ‘The Poet’
Billy: What is your favorite one-word poem?
Jacob: “Sunshine.”
Billy: Mine’s “Hippopotamus.”
“Poetry is truth dwelling in beauty.” -Robert Gilfillan
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The world is full of poetry.
The air is living with its spirit;
and the waves dance
to the music of its melodies
And sparkle in its brightness.
-James Percival (James Gates Percival (1795 - 1856))
“It occurred to me that I would like to be a poet. The chief qualification, I understand is that you must be born. Well, I hunted up my birth certificate, and found that I was all right on that score.” -Hector Hugh Monro (1870 - 1916): “Reginald” (1904), ‘Reginald’s Rubaiyat’
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“If you cannot be a poet, be the poem.” -David Carradine (born John Arthur Carradine (1936 - 2009))
Cats
Cats, no less liquid than their shadows,
Offer no angles to the wind.
They slip, diminished, neat, through loopholes
Less than themselves.
By A. S. J. Tessimond: “Cats” (1934), page 20
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There are said to be no words in the English language that rhyme with month, orange, purple, and silver. Unless, of course, someone like you makes up new words.
“A poet is a man who puts up a ladder to a star and climbs it while playing a violin.” -Edmond de Goncourt (Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt (1822 - 1896))
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“You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.” -John Adams (1735 - 1826): letter to John Quincy Adams (14 May 1781)
As I Was Falling Down The Stair
As I was falling down the stair
I met a bump that wasn’t there;
It might have put me on the shelf
Except I wasn’t there myself.
By Hughes Mearns (1875 - 1965)
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“By poetry we mean the art of employing words in such a manner as to produce an illusion on the imagination; the art of doing by means of words what the painter does by means of colors.” -Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800 - 1859)
“Take your materials from what is around you - if you see a dandelion, write about that; if it’s misty, write about the mist. The materials for poetry are all about you in profusion.” -Masaoka Shiki
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I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
-Joyce Kilmer (1886 - 1918): “Trees” (1913)
“I do not care. If it does not rhyme, it is not a poem.” [English]
“Non curo. Si metrum non habet, non est poema.” [Latin]
-Author Unknown
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Aspire, Break Bounds.
Endeavor To Be Good,
And Better Still, Best.
-Robert Browning (1812 - 1889)
Overheard: Poems that do not rhyme . . . are written by lazy poets.
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There Isn’t Time!
There isn’t time, there isn’t time
To do the things I want to do,
With all the mountain-tops to climb,
And all the woods to wander through,
And all the seas to sail upon,
And everywhere there is to go,
And all the people, everyone
Who lives upon the Earth, to know.
There’s only time, there’s only time
To know a few, and do a few,
And then sit down and make a rhyme
About the rest I want to do.
By Eleanor Farjeon (1881 - 1965)
Wilhelm: The poet Robert Burns wrote, “To a Field Mouse.”
Wilbert: And did he get an answer?
“Poetry is the clear expression of mixed feelings.” -W. H. Auden (Wystan Hugh Auden (1907-1973))
Question not, but live and labor
Till yon goal be won,
Helping every feeble neighbor,
Seeking help from none;
Life is mostly froth and bubble,
Two things stand like stone,
Kindness in another’s trouble,
Courage in your own.
-Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833 - 1870): “Ye Wearie Wayfarer,” Fytte VIII
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Deborah: How do poets say hello?
Barbara: Hey, haven’t we metaphor?
Jane: How do poets say goodbye?
Jean: “I’d like to linger a little longer but it’s getting alliter-late.”
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You speak
As one who fed on poetry.
-Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton (1803 - 1873)): “Richelieu” (1839) play, Act I, scene I
“Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.” -Don Marquis (Donald Robert Perry ‘Don’ Marquis (1878 - 1937)): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
The poet and ornithologist
Differ in ways absurd.
One writes - “The bird is on the wing”;
The other answers - “No such thing!
The wing is on the bird.”
-Author Unknown
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Duncan: Why was John Keats always hounded by creditors?
Candace: Because he Ode so much.
How are poems made? Poems seldom pop out of people’s heads in a complete and finished form. Usually a subject or a short rhyme occurs to someone, and the person puts it in writing, then adds more lines, and then changes the words and punctuation many times before a poem begins to take form. Often poems are set aside for a time, and then the poet returns to them, reads them, and makes more changes. What eventually happens is one of three things: 1. the poet says to him or herself that a poem is good enough, though perhaps not perfect, and leaves it as is; 2. the poet gives up and discards the poem; 3. the poet finds the poem to be perfect and proudly proclaims it to the entire world or to a somewhat smaller audience.
I Saw A Man Pursuing The Horizon
I saw a man pursuing the horizon;
Round and round they sped.
I was disturbed at this;
I accosted the man.
“It is futile,” I said,
“You can never -”
“You lie,” he cried,
And ran on.
By Stephen Crane (1871 - 1900)
“A poet is someone who is astonished by everything.” -Author Unknown
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P
P’s a poetical bore
Who recites his own lines by the score.
The ladies, poor dears,
Are all moved to tears
And strong men are moved - to the door.
By Oliver Herford (Oliver Brooke Herford (1860 or 1863 - 1935))
Poetic Outlook. A University of North Carolina English instructor introduced to his class what he termed, “one of the finest, most elegant lines of poetry in the English language.” He had duly recorded it in all of his notebooks as a constant reminder of its beauty. “Walk with light!” he quoted, and then repeated softly and blissfully to himself, “Walk with light . . . now isn’t that a wonderful thing to say to someone?” The class agreed, of course, and wished to know the author. “I suppose it’s anonymous,” said the instructor. “It’s written on a sign at the intersection of Franklin Street and Fourteenth Avenue.”
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A ‘poet laureate’ is a person chosen to voice the sentiments of a group or organization, such as a government or a private club, in poetry.
“I would love to be the poet laureate of Coney Island.” -Thornton Wilder (Thornton Niven Wilder (1897 - 1975))
“If there’s no money in poetry, neither is there poetry in money.” -Robert Graves (Robert von Ranke Graves (1895 - 1985)): “Mammon and the Black Goddess” (1965), ‘Mammon’
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“If you want to write poetry you must earn a living some other way.” -T. S. Eliot (Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888 - 1965))
Lila: Why are poets poor?
Silas: Because rhyme does not pay.
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“A backwards poet writes inverse.” -Author Unknown
“Poetry is to prose as dancing is to walking.” -Paul Valéry (Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules ‘Paul’ Valéry (1871 - 1945)): as attributed in “The Reporter” (1958)
“Poetry equals the best words in the best order.” -Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 - 1834)
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P
P’s a poetical bore
Who recites his own lines by the score.
The ladies, poor dears,
Are all moved to tears
And strong men are moved - to the door.
By Oliver Herford (Oliver Brooke Herford (1860 or 1863 - 1935))
Poetic Outlook. A University of North Carolina English instructor introduced to his class what he termed, “one of the finest, most elegant lines of poetry in the English language.” He had duly recorded it in all of his notebooks as a constant reminder of its beauty. “Walk with light!” he quoted, and then repeated softly and blissfully to himself, “Walk with light . . . now isn’t that a wonderful thing to say to someone?” The class agreed, of course, and wished to know the author. “I suppose it’s anonymous,” said the instructor. “It’s written on a sign at the intersection of Franklin Street and Fourteenth Avenue.”
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A ‘poet laureate’ is a person chosen to voice the sentiments of a group or organization, such as a government or a private club, in poetry.
“I would love to be the poet laureate of Coney Island.” -Thornton Wilder (Thornton Niven Wilder (1897 - 1975))
“If there’s no money in poetry, neither is there poetry in money.” -Robert Graves (Robert von Ranke Graves (1895 - 1985)): “Mammon and the Black Goddess” (1965), ‘Mammon’
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“If you want to write poetry you must earn a living some other way.” -T. S. Eliot (Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888 - 1965))
Lila: Why are poets poor?
Silas: Because rhyme does not pay.
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“A backwards poet writes inverse.” -Author Unknown
“Poetry is to prose as dancing is to walking.” -Paul Valéry (Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules ‘Paul’ Valéry (1871 - 1945)): as attributed in “The Reporter” (1958)
“Poetry equals the best words in the best order.” -Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 - 1834)
The Zigzag Boy And Girl
I know a little zigzag boy,
Who goes this way and that;
He never knows just where he puts
His coat or shoes or hat.
I know a little zigzag girl,
Who flutters here and there;
She never knows just where to find
Her brush to fix her hair.
If you are not a zigzag child,
You’ll have no cause to say
That you forgot, for you will know
Where things are put away.
By Author Unknown
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I know a little zigzag boy,
Who goes this way and that;
He never knows just where he puts
His coat or shoes or hat.
I know a little zigzag girl,
Who flutters here and there;
She never knows just where to find
Her brush to fix her hair.
If you are not a zigzag child,
You’ll have no cause to say
That you forgot, for you will know
Where things are put away.
By Author Unknown
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“The three r’s of poetry are rhyme, rhythm, and reason. To leave out any one of them is to risk writing nonsense or a garbled jumble of words.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Our poets . . . spent too much of their lives inside rooms and classrooms when they should have been trudging up mountains, slogging through swamps, rowing down rivers.” -Edward Abbey (1927 - 1989): “Vox Clamantis in Deserto” (English: “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”) (1989), chapter 5: ‘On Writing and Writers, Books and Art’
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Epigram From The French
Sir, I admit your gen’ral rule,
That evr’y poet is a fool:
But you yourself may serve to show it,
That every fool is not a poet.
By Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744): as published in “The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift” (about 1710 - 1730), Volume 17
“Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people.” -Adrian Mitchell: “Poems” (1964), ‘Preface’
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Some poems rhyme
Some poems have titles
Some poems have authors
And then there are ones like this one -
The nutty nonconformist poem
By an anonymous poet.
Free verse: Verse that follows no particular form, meter, or rhyme scheme.
“I would as soon wright free verse as play tennis with the net down.” -Robert Frost (Robert Lee Frost (1874 - 1963))
“It’s silly to suggest the writing of poetry as something ethereal, a sort of soul-crashing emotional experience that wrings you. I have no fancy ideas about poetry. It doesn’t come to you on the wings of a dove. It’s something you work hard at.” -Louise Bogan
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“As things are, and as fundamentally they must always be, poetry is not a career, but a mug’s game. No honest poet can ever feel quite sure of the permanent value of what he has written: He may have wasted his time and messed up his life for nothing.” -T. S. Eliot (Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888 - 1965))
“Poetry has been to me ‘its own exceeding great reward;’ it has soothed my afflictions; it has multiplied and refined my enjoyments; it has endeared solitude; and it has given me the habit of wishing to discover the good and the beautiful in all that meets and surrounds me.” -Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 - 1834)
“To have great poets, there must be great audiences, too.” -Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)
And now for some nice, relaxing poetry to soothe your frazzled mind . . .
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“Our poets . . . spent too much of their lives inside rooms and classrooms when they should have been trudging up mountains, slogging through swamps, rowing down rivers.” -Edward Abbey (1927 - 1989): “Vox Clamantis in Deserto” (English: “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”) (1989), chapter 5: ‘On Writing and Writers, Books and Art’
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Epigram From The French
Sir, I admit your gen’ral rule,
That evr’y poet is a fool:
But you yourself may serve to show it,
That every fool is not a poet.
By Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744): as published in “The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift” (about 1710 - 1730), Volume 17
“Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people.” -Adrian Mitchell: “Poems” (1964), ‘Preface’
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Some poems rhyme
Some poems have titles
Some poems have authors
And then there are ones like this one -
The nutty nonconformist poem
By an anonymous poet.
Free verse: Verse that follows no particular form, meter, or rhyme scheme.
“I would as soon wright free verse as play tennis with the net down.” -Robert Frost (Robert Lee Frost (1874 - 1963))
“It’s silly to suggest the writing of poetry as something ethereal, a sort of soul-crashing emotional experience that wrings you. I have no fancy ideas about poetry. It doesn’t come to you on the wings of a dove. It’s something you work hard at.” -Louise Bogan
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“As things are, and as fundamentally they must always be, poetry is not a career, but a mug’s game. No honest poet can ever feel quite sure of the permanent value of what he has written: He may have wasted his time and messed up his life for nothing.” -T. S. Eliot (Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888 - 1965))
“Poetry has been to me ‘its own exceeding great reward;’ it has soothed my afflictions; it has multiplied and refined my enjoyments; it has endeared solitude; and it has given me the habit of wishing to discover the good and the beautiful in all that meets and surrounds me.” -Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 - 1834)
“To have great poets, there must be great audiences, too.” -Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)
And now for some nice, relaxing poetry to soothe your frazzled mind . . .
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A Song Of Thanks
It’s sensible that icicles
Hang downward as they grow,
For I would hate to step on one
That’s buried in the snow.
It’s really best that tides come in
And then return to sea;
For if they kept on coming in,
How wet we all would be.
I’ve often thought tomatoes are
Much better red than blue,
A blue tomato is a food
I’d certainly eschew.
It’s best of all that everyone’s
So tolerant today
That I can write this sort of stuff
And not get put away.
By William Cole
It’s sensible that icicles
Hang downward as they grow,
For I would hate to step on one
That’s buried in the snow.
It’s really best that tides come in
And then return to sea;
For if they kept on coming in,
How wet we all would be.
I’ve often thought tomatoes are
Much better red than blue,
A blue tomato is a food
I’d certainly eschew.
It’s best of all that everyone’s
So tolerant today
That I can write this sort of stuff
And not get put away.
By William Cole
Abecedarius
A verse called an abecedarius
Begins every line with the various
Consecutive letters.
Demanding, these fetters
Encumber - it’s rarely hilarious.
By Author Unknown
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“For me, poetry is an impish attempt to paint the color of the wind.” -Maxwell Bodenheim
“Poetry ennobles the heart and the eyes and unveils the meaning of all things upon which the heart and the eyes dwell. It discovers the secret rays of the universe and restores to us forgotten paradises.” -Edith Sitwell (1887 - 1964)
Lyric poetry, or lyrical poetry, is meant to be sung to the accompaniment a musical instrument called a lyre.
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“Poetry is as exact a science as geometry.” -Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880)
A verse called an abecedarius
Begins every line with the various
Consecutive letters.
Demanding, these fetters
Encumber - it’s rarely hilarious.
By Author Unknown
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“For me, poetry is an impish attempt to paint the color of the wind.” -Maxwell Bodenheim
“Poetry ennobles the heart and the eyes and unveils the meaning of all things upon which the heart and the eyes dwell. It discovers the secret rays of the universe and restores to us forgotten paradises.” -Edith Sitwell (1887 - 1964)
Lyric poetry, or lyrical poetry, is meant to be sung to the accompaniment a musical instrument called a lyre.
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“Poetry is as exact a science as geometry.” -Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880)
I’m Nobody! Who Are You?
I’m nobody! Who are you?
Are you nobody, too?
Then there’s a pair of us - don’t tell!
They’d banish us, you know.
How dreary to be somebody!
How public, like a frog,
To tell your name the livelong day,
To an admiring bog!
By Emily Dickinson (Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830 - 1886))
I’m nobody! Who are you?
Are you nobody, too?
Then there’s a pair of us - don’t tell!
They’d banish us, you know.
How dreary to be somebody!
How public, like a frog,
To tell your name the livelong day,
To an admiring bog!
By Emily Dickinson (Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830 - 1886))
“My friend said to me, ‘What rhymes with orange?’ I said, ‘No it doesn’t!’” -Author Unknown
“I know that poetry is indispensable, but to what I could not say.” -Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963)
“‘Poetry,’ said Emilia, ‘seems like talking on tiptoe.’” -George Meredith (1828 - 1909): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
“Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds.” -Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822): “A Defence of Poetry” (1821)
My life has been the poem I would have writ,
But I could not both live and utter it.
-Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862): “A Week on the Concord and Marrimack Rivers (1849),” ‘My Life Has Been a Poem I Would Have Writ’
“Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.” -Plato (about 427 B.C.E. - 347 B.C.E.): “The Republic” (about 380 B.C.E.), book II, section 5
“I’ve written some poetry I don’t understand myself.” -Carl Sandburg (Carl Augustus Sandburg (1878 - 1967))
It matters not what you do -
Make a nation or a shoe;
For he who does an honest thing
In God’s pure sight is ranked a king.
-John Parnell
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“A poet’s ink never dries.” -Marie Summers
We are Make Fun Of Life! . . . everything’s better with a bit of poetry . . .
“I know that poetry is indispensable, but to what I could not say.” -Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963)
“‘Poetry,’ said Emilia, ‘seems like talking on tiptoe.’” -George Meredith (1828 - 1909): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
“Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds.” -Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822): “A Defence of Poetry” (1821)
My life has been the poem I would have writ,
But I could not both live and utter it.
-Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862): “A Week on the Concord and Marrimack Rivers (1849),” ‘My Life Has Been a Poem I Would Have Writ’
“Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.” -Plato (about 427 B.C.E. - 347 B.C.E.): “The Republic” (about 380 B.C.E.), book II, section 5
“I’ve written some poetry I don’t understand myself.” -Carl Sandburg (Carl Augustus Sandburg (1878 - 1967))
It matters not what you do -
Make a nation or a shoe;
For he who does an honest thing
In God’s pure sight is ranked a king.
-John Parnell
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“A poet’s ink never dries.” -Marie Summers
We are Make Fun Of Life! . . . everything’s better with a bit of poetry . . .
Fearlessly accept the one and only you . . .
“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” -Joseph Campbell (Joseph John Campbell (1904 - 1987))
“Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything. You are you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets.” -Clark Moustakas (Clark E. Moustakas (1923 - 2012)): as quoted in Lori Knutson: “Sacred Simplicities: Meeting the Miracles in Our Lives” (2004), page 141
“If I had one gift that I could give you, my friend, it would be the ability to see yourself as others see you, because only then would you know how extremely special you are.” -B. A. Billingsly
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“It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1933)
“There might be things about yourself that you do not like . . . until one day you notice those same things in someone else who seems to be doing well enough in life. So go ahead and take a closer look at other people. You will see something of yourself in some of them and you will come to know an important truth, which is that you are a good enough person just as you are.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“It is not worth the while to let our imperfections disturb us always.” -Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
“Learning to love yourself is like learning to walk - essential, life-changing, and the only way to stand tall.” -Vironika Tugaleva (born 1988)
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“You are wholly complete, and your success in life will be in direct proportion to your ability to accept this truth about you.” -Robert Anthony (Robert Newton Anthony (1916 - 2006))
“The greatest miracle you can hope for is self-acceptance.” -Maxwell Maltz (1899 - 1975)
“Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.” -Louise L. Hay (Louise Lynn Hay (1926 - 2017)) at www.louisehay.com
“Live as if you like yourself, and it may happen.” -Marge Piercy (born 1936)
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“Be what you are. This is the first step towards becoming better than you are.” -Julius Charles Hare (1795 - 1855) and Augustus William Hare (1792 - 1834): “Guesses at Truth: By Two Brothers” (1861), page 555
“When I start comparing myself to every stranger I pass on the street - convinced that each one is thinner, richer, smarter, and happier than I am - I will try to remember that they’re looking at me and thinking exactly the same thing.” -Barbara Graham
“When a person grows to like himself, he becomes more tolerant of others.” -Lao Wei: “Strawberry Wisdom” (2017)
“The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are.” -Goldie Hawn (Goldie Jeanne Hawn (born 1945))
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“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” -Lucille Ball (Lucille Désirée Ball (1911 - 1989))
“As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832): “Faust” (1806), Part 1
“If you must love your neighbor as yourself, it is at least as fair to love yourself as your neighbor.” -Nicolas Chamfort (also known as Nicolas-Sébastien Roch (1741 - 1794))
Affirmation: “I accept myself as I am, all the while knowing I am also capable of becoming so much more.”
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“Self-approval and self-acceptance in the now are the main keys to positive changes in every area of our lives.” -Louise L. Hay (Louise Lynn Hay (1926 - 2017))
“Don’t rely on someone else for your happiness and self-worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can’t love and respect yourself - no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are - completely; the good and the bad - and make changes as you see fit - not because you think someone else wants you to be different.” -Stacey Charter
“Everything about you is just wonderful.” -Author Unknown
“Whatever you are doing, love yourself for doing it. Whatever you are feeling, love yourself for feeling it.” -Thaddeus Golas (Thaddeus Stanley Golas (1924 - 1997))
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“I care not so much what I am in the opinion of others as what I am in my own; I would be rich of myself and not by borrowing.” -Michel de Montaigne (Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533 - 1592)): “Essais” (English: “Essays”) (March 1580), ‘Of Glory’
“The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself.” -Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Ann Johnson (1928 - 2014))
“Every human being is trying to say something to others. Trying to cry out, ‘I am alive, notice me! Speak to me! Listen to me! Confirm for me that I am important. That I matter!’” -Marion D. Hanks (Marion Duff Hanks (1921 - 2011))
“No one is perfect. Gently accept your humanness.” -Deborah Day
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“Be a Friend to thyself and others will too.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs” (1732), number 847
“We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies.” -Roderick Thorp (Roderick Mayne Thorp, Junior (1936 - 1999)): “Rainbow Drive” (1986)
“Accept yourself as you are. Otherwise, you will never see opportunity. You will not feel free to move toward it; you will feel you are not deserving.” -Maxwell Maltz (1899 - 1975)
“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” -Joseph Campbell (Joseph John Campbell (1904 - 1987))
“Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything. You are you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets.” -Clark Moustakas (Clark E. Moustakas (1923 - 2012)): as quoted in Lori Knutson: “Sacred Simplicities: Meeting the Miracles in Our Lives” (2004), page 141
“If I had one gift that I could give you, my friend, it would be the ability to see yourself as others see you, because only then would you know how extremely special you are.” -B. A. Billingsly
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“It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1933)
“There might be things about yourself that you do not like . . . until one day you notice those same things in someone else who seems to be doing well enough in life. So go ahead and take a closer look at other people. You will see something of yourself in some of them and you will come to know an important truth, which is that you are a good enough person just as you are.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“It is not worth the while to let our imperfections disturb us always.” -Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
“Learning to love yourself is like learning to walk - essential, life-changing, and the only way to stand tall.” -Vironika Tugaleva (born 1988)
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“You are wholly complete, and your success in life will be in direct proportion to your ability to accept this truth about you.” -Robert Anthony (Robert Newton Anthony (1916 - 2006))
“The greatest miracle you can hope for is self-acceptance.” -Maxwell Maltz (1899 - 1975)
“Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.” -Louise L. Hay (Louise Lynn Hay (1926 - 2017)) at www.louisehay.com
“Live as if you like yourself, and it may happen.” -Marge Piercy (born 1936)
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“Be what you are. This is the first step towards becoming better than you are.” -Julius Charles Hare (1795 - 1855) and Augustus William Hare (1792 - 1834): “Guesses at Truth: By Two Brothers” (1861), page 555
“When I start comparing myself to every stranger I pass on the street - convinced that each one is thinner, richer, smarter, and happier than I am - I will try to remember that they’re looking at me and thinking exactly the same thing.” -Barbara Graham
“When a person grows to like himself, he becomes more tolerant of others.” -Lao Wei: “Strawberry Wisdom” (2017)
“The only thing that will make you happy is being happy with who you are.” -Goldie Hawn (Goldie Jeanne Hawn (born 1945))
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“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” -Lucille Ball (Lucille Désirée Ball (1911 - 1989))
“As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832): “Faust” (1806), Part 1
“If you must love your neighbor as yourself, it is at least as fair to love yourself as your neighbor.” -Nicolas Chamfort (also known as Nicolas-Sébastien Roch (1741 - 1794))
Affirmation: “I accept myself as I am, all the while knowing I am also capable of becoming so much more.”
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“Self-approval and self-acceptance in the now are the main keys to positive changes in every area of our lives.” -Louise L. Hay (Louise Lynn Hay (1926 - 2017))
“Don’t rely on someone else for your happiness and self-worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can’t love and respect yourself - no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are - completely; the good and the bad - and make changes as you see fit - not because you think someone else wants you to be different.” -Stacey Charter
“Everything about you is just wonderful.” -Author Unknown
“Whatever you are doing, love yourself for doing it. Whatever you are feeling, love yourself for feeling it.” -Thaddeus Golas (Thaddeus Stanley Golas (1924 - 1997))
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“I care not so much what I am in the opinion of others as what I am in my own; I would be rich of myself and not by borrowing.” -Michel de Montaigne (Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533 - 1592)): “Essais” (English: “Essays”) (March 1580), ‘Of Glory’
“The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself.” -Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Ann Johnson (1928 - 2014))
“Every human being is trying to say something to others. Trying to cry out, ‘I am alive, notice me! Speak to me! Listen to me! Confirm for me that I am important. That I matter!’” -Marion D. Hanks (Marion Duff Hanks (1921 - 2011))
“No one is perfect. Gently accept your humanness.” -Deborah Day
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“Be a Friend to thyself and others will too.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs” (1732), number 847
“We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies.” -Roderick Thorp (Roderick Mayne Thorp, Junior (1936 - 1999)): “Rainbow Drive” (1986)
“Accept yourself as you are. Otherwise, you will never see opportunity. You will not feel free to move toward it; you will feel you are not deserving.” -Maxwell Maltz (1899 - 1975)
“If only you could sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.” -Fred Rogers (Fred McFeely Rogers (also known as Mister Rogers (1928 - 2003)))
“I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.” -Brené Brown (Casandra Brené Brown (born 1965))
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“To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.” -Author Unknown
“Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.” -Francis de Sales (1567 - 1622)
“Be yourself . . . you’re better at it.” -Author Unknown
“Be nice to yourself. It’s hard to be happy when someone is mean to you all the time.” -Christine Arylo
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“Often, it’s not about becoming a new person, but becoming the person you were meant to be, and already are, but don’t know how to be.” -Heath L. Buckmaster: “Box of Hair: A Fairy Tale” (30 April 2008)
“I’m not perfect, but I’m pretty good.” -Author Unknown
“To know oneself, one should assert oneself.” -Albert Camus (1913 - 1960)
“You were born to be real, not to be perfect.” -Author Unknown
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Self-love, my liege*, is not so vile a sin
As self-neglecting.
-William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “Henry V” (about 1599), Act 2, scene 4, lines 74 and 75
*liege: a feudal superior to whom allegiance and service are due, within a feudal society in which land use by subjects is exchanged for work
“I don’t want everyone to like me; I should think less of myself if some people did.” -Henry James (Henry James, Junior (1843 - 1916))
“It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else’s eyes.” -Sally Field (Sally Margaret Field Mahoney (born 1946))
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“Encourage yourself, believe in yourself, and love yourself. Never doubt who you are.” -Stephanie Lahart
“If you can learn to love yourself and all the flaws, you can love other people so much better. And that makes you so happy.” -Kristin Chenoweth (Kristin Dawn Chenoweth (born in 1968 as Kristi Dawn Chenoweth))
“You’re always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.” -Diane Von Furstenberg (born 1946 as Diane Simone Michelle Halfin)
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“Don’t be-little yourself. Be-big yourself.” -Corita Kent (Mary Corita Kent (1918 - 1986))
“Don’t look for approval from anyone other than yourself.” -Jonathan Lockwood Huie (born 1945)
“Once you embrace your value, talents, and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you.” -Rob Liano at https://robliano.wordpress.com/
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“It needs to be said and heard: It’s okay to be who you are.” -Hailee Steinfeld (born 1996)
“Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship to myself.” -Nathaniel Branden (born Nathan Blumenthal (1930 - 2014))
“Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.” -Author Unknown
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“To accept ourselves as we are means to value our imperfections as much as our perfections.” -Sandra Bierig
“A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.” -Vernon Howard (Vernon Linwood Howard (1918 - 1992))
“What self-acceptance does is open up more possibilities of succeeding because you aren’t fighting yourself along the way.” -Shannon Ables
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“I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.” -Brené Brown (Casandra Brené Brown (born 1965))
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“To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.” -Author Unknown
“Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.” -Francis de Sales (1567 - 1622)
“Be yourself . . . you’re better at it.” -Author Unknown
“Be nice to yourself. It’s hard to be happy when someone is mean to you all the time.” -Christine Arylo
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“Often, it’s not about becoming a new person, but becoming the person you were meant to be, and already are, but don’t know how to be.” -Heath L. Buckmaster: “Box of Hair: A Fairy Tale” (30 April 2008)
“I’m not perfect, but I’m pretty good.” -Author Unknown
“To know oneself, one should assert oneself.” -Albert Camus (1913 - 1960)
“You were born to be real, not to be perfect.” -Author Unknown
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Self-love, my liege*, is not so vile a sin
As self-neglecting.
-William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “Henry V” (about 1599), Act 2, scene 4, lines 74 and 75
*liege: a feudal superior to whom allegiance and service are due, within a feudal society in which land use by subjects is exchanged for work
“I don’t want everyone to like me; I should think less of myself if some people did.” -Henry James (Henry James, Junior (1843 - 1916))
“It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else’s eyes.” -Sally Field (Sally Margaret Field Mahoney (born 1946))
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“Encourage yourself, believe in yourself, and love yourself. Never doubt who you are.” -Stephanie Lahart
“If you can learn to love yourself and all the flaws, you can love other people so much better. And that makes you so happy.” -Kristin Chenoweth (Kristin Dawn Chenoweth (born in 1968 as Kristi Dawn Chenoweth))
“You’re always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.” -Diane Von Furstenberg (born 1946 as Diane Simone Michelle Halfin)
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“Don’t be-little yourself. Be-big yourself.” -Corita Kent (Mary Corita Kent (1918 - 1986))
“Don’t look for approval from anyone other than yourself.” -Jonathan Lockwood Huie (born 1945)
“Once you embrace your value, talents, and strengths, it neutralizes when others think less of you.” -Rob Liano at https://robliano.wordpress.com/
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“It needs to be said and heard: It’s okay to be who you are.” -Hailee Steinfeld (born 1996)
“Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship to myself.” -Nathaniel Branden (born Nathan Blumenthal (1930 - 2014))
“Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.” -Author Unknown
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“To accept ourselves as we are means to value our imperfections as much as our perfections.” -Sandra Bierig
“A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.” -Vernon Howard (Vernon Linwood Howard (1918 - 1992))
“What self-acceptance does is open up more possibilities of succeeding because you aren’t fighting yourself along the way.” -Shannon Ables
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“It’s not your job to like me . . . it’s mine!” -Byron Katie (Byron Kathleen Mitchell (born 1942))
“When I loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn’t healthy. This meant people, jobs, my own beliefs and habits - anything that kept me small. My judgement called it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving.” -Kim McMillen: “When I Loved Myself Enough” (2001)
“Option A: Spend your life trying to get others to accept you. Option B: Accept yourself, and spend your life with others who recognize what a beauty you are.” -Scott Stabile
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“Be yourself. Try to be anything else but your genuine self, even if you deceive the entire world, and you will be ten thousand times worse than nothing . . . You have been blessed with special skills that are yours alone. Use them, whatever they may be and forget about wearing another’s hat. A talented chariot driver can win gold and renown with his skills. Let him pick figs and he would starve. No one can take your place! Realize this and be yourself. You have no obligation to succeed. You have only the obligation to be true to yourself. Do the very best that you can, in the things you do best, and you will know, in thy soul, that you are the greatest success in the world.” -Og Mandino (Augustine ‘Og’ Mandino II (1923 - 1996)): “The Greatest Success in the World” (1968), page 94
“Loving yourself isn’t vanity, it’s sanity.” -André Gide (André Paul Guillaume Gide (1869 - 1951))
“What you think of yourself is much more important than what people think of you.” -Author Unknown
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“When you acknowledge the less than perfect parts of yourself, something magical begins to happen. Along with the negative, you’ll also begin to notice the positive, the wonderful aspects of yourself that you may not have given yourself credit for, or perhaps even been aware of.” -Richard Carlson (1961 - 2006): “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” (1997) at https://dontsweat.com/
“You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.” -Amy Bloom (born 1953)
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“Stop hating yourself for everything that you aren’t. Start loving yourself for everything that you are.” -Author Unknown
“Believing in our hearts that who we are is enough is the key to a more satisfying and balanced life.” -Ellen Sue Stern
“You work so hard to fix yourself, but maybe what you need isn’t another tactic, another book, another expert, another five-step plan. Maybe, you don’t need to be fixed. Maybe, what’s really holding you back is the idea that you need to be fixed.” -Vironika Tugaleva (born 1988)
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“If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.” -Charles Bukowski (1920 - 1994)
“You are a wonderful, worthy, and lovable person. Appreciate that about yourself. No one has ever been, or will ever be, quite like you. You are an individual, an original, and all those things that make you uniquely you are deserving of love and praise.” -Peter McWilliams (Peter Alexander McWilliams (1949 - 2000))
“When you stop living your life based on what others think of you, real life begins. At that moment, you will finally see the door of self-acceptance opened.” -Shannon L. Alder at https://www.shannonalder.com/
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“A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company.” -Charles Evans Hughes (1862 - 1948): address to the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) of New York: as quoted in “The Homiletic Review” (November 1907)
“Too many people overvalue what they are not, and undervalue what they are.” -Malcolm S. Forbes (Malcolm Stevenson Forbes (1919 - 1990))
“Change is possible, but it must start with self-acceptance.” -Alexander Lowen (1910 - 2008)
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“Self-respect is not a function of size, age, or wealth. Breathe deep, sing loud and sweet, ‘I am me, I am unique, I am magnificent.’” -Jonathan Lockwood Huie (born 1945)
“You are enough just as you are.” -Meghan Markle
“To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.” -Robert Morley
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“The greatest success is successful self-acceptance.” -Ben Sweet
“You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, your simple presence can make others happy.” -Jane Roberts
“If you want to be somebody, somebody really special, be yourself.” -Author Unknown
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“You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” -Louise L. Hay (Louise Lynn Hay (1926 - 2017)) at www.LouiseHay.com
“Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward.” -Roy T. Bennett: “The Light in the Heart” (26 February 2016)
“We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light.” -Mary Dunbar (Evelyn Mary Dunbar (1906 - 1960))
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“When people accept themselves, they have something to build on. When people reject themselves, they have nothing to build on, or worse yet, something which destroys anything that could ever be built. Accept yourself. No matter how meager, how small the self, it is a place for beginning, where building up can start.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“I’ve finally stopped running away from myself. Who else is there better to be?” -Goldie Hawn (Goldie Jeanne Hawn (born 1945))
“Our entire life - consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are.” -Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (1910 - 1987)
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“Stop dimming your light to fit in. Shine, and attract what’s meant for you.” -Author Unknown
“Acceptance is the key to everything.” -Michael J. Fox (pseudonym of Michael Andrew Fox (born 1961))
“What progress, you ask, have I made? I have begun to be a friend to myself.” -Hecato (also known as Hecaton of Rhodes): as quoted in Seneca (Lucius Annaeus Seneca, also known as Seneca the Younger (about 4 B.C.E. - C.E. 65)): “Epistulae morales ad Lucilium” (about C.E. 65)
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The most delightful surprise in life
Is to suddenly recognize your own worth.
-Maxwell Maltz (1899 - 1975)
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“When I loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn’t healthy. This meant people, jobs, my own beliefs and habits - anything that kept me small. My judgement called it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving.” -Kim McMillen: “When I Loved Myself Enough” (2001)
“Option A: Spend your life trying to get others to accept you. Option B: Accept yourself, and spend your life with others who recognize what a beauty you are.” -Scott Stabile
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“Be yourself. Try to be anything else but your genuine self, even if you deceive the entire world, and you will be ten thousand times worse than nothing . . . You have been blessed with special skills that are yours alone. Use them, whatever they may be and forget about wearing another’s hat. A talented chariot driver can win gold and renown with his skills. Let him pick figs and he would starve. No one can take your place! Realize this and be yourself. You have no obligation to succeed. You have only the obligation to be true to yourself. Do the very best that you can, in the things you do best, and you will know, in thy soul, that you are the greatest success in the world.” -Og Mandino (Augustine ‘Og’ Mandino II (1923 - 1996)): “The Greatest Success in the World” (1968), page 94
“Loving yourself isn’t vanity, it’s sanity.” -André Gide (André Paul Guillaume Gide (1869 - 1951))
“What you think of yourself is much more important than what people think of you.” -Author Unknown
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“When you acknowledge the less than perfect parts of yourself, something magical begins to happen. Along with the negative, you’ll also begin to notice the positive, the wonderful aspects of yourself that you may not have given yourself credit for, or perhaps even been aware of.” -Richard Carlson (1961 - 2006): “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” (1997) at https://dontsweat.com/
“You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.” -Amy Bloom (born 1953)
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“Stop hating yourself for everything that you aren’t. Start loving yourself for everything that you are.” -Author Unknown
“Believing in our hearts that who we are is enough is the key to a more satisfying and balanced life.” -Ellen Sue Stern
“You work so hard to fix yourself, but maybe what you need isn’t another tactic, another book, another expert, another five-step plan. Maybe, you don’t need to be fixed. Maybe, what’s really holding you back is the idea that you need to be fixed.” -Vironika Tugaleva (born 1988)
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“If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.” -Charles Bukowski (1920 - 1994)
“You are a wonderful, worthy, and lovable person. Appreciate that about yourself. No one has ever been, or will ever be, quite like you. You are an individual, an original, and all those things that make you uniquely you are deserving of love and praise.” -Peter McWilliams (Peter Alexander McWilliams (1949 - 2000))
“When you stop living your life based on what others think of you, real life begins. At that moment, you will finally see the door of self-acceptance opened.” -Shannon L. Alder at https://www.shannonalder.com/
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“A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company.” -Charles Evans Hughes (1862 - 1948): address to the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) of New York: as quoted in “The Homiletic Review” (November 1907)
“Too many people overvalue what they are not, and undervalue what they are.” -Malcolm S. Forbes (Malcolm Stevenson Forbes (1919 - 1990))
“Change is possible, but it must start with self-acceptance.” -Alexander Lowen (1910 - 2008)
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“Self-respect is not a function of size, age, or wealth. Breathe deep, sing loud and sweet, ‘I am me, I am unique, I am magnificent.’” -Jonathan Lockwood Huie (born 1945)
“You are enough just as you are.” -Meghan Markle
“To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.” -Robert Morley
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“The greatest success is successful self-acceptance.” -Ben Sweet
“You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, your simple presence can make others happy.” -Jane Roberts
“If you want to be somebody, somebody really special, be yourself.” -Author Unknown
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“You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” -Louise L. Hay (Louise Lynn Hay (1926 - 2017)) at www.LouiseHay.com
“Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward.” -Roy T. Bennett: “The Light in the Heart” (26 February 2016)
“We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light.” -Mary Dunbar (Evelyn Mary Dunbar (1906 - 1960))
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“When people accept themselves, they have something to build on. When people reject themselves, they have nothing to build on, or worse yet, something which destroys anything that could ever be built. Accept yourself. No matter how meager, how small the self, it is a place for beginning, where building up can start.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“I’ve finally stopped running away from myself. Who else is there better to be?” -Goldie Hawn (Goldie Jeanne Hawn (born 1945))
“Our entire life - consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are.” -Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (1910 - 1987)
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“Stop dimming your light to fit in. Shine, and attract what’s meant for you.” -Author Unknown
“Acceptance is the key to everything.” -Michael J. Fox (pseudonym of Michael Andrew Fox (born 1961))
“What progress, you ask, have I made? I have begun to be a friend to myself.” -Hecato (also known as Hecaton of Rhodes): as quoted in Seneca (Lucius Annaeus Seneca, also known as Seneca the Younger (about 4 B.C.E. - C.E. 65)): “Epistulae morales ad Lucilium” (about C.E. 65)
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The most delightful surprise in life
Is to suddenly recognize your own worth.
-Maxwell Maltz (1899 - 1975)
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“The greatest thing about being an artist is that no one can tell you you’re not.” -Author Unknown
“Art is creating something beautiful where nothing existed before.” -Author Unknown
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Clyde: Where can cow art be found?
Claudia: In moo-seums!
During an exhibit at a museum, a modern artist was explaining his work. “This,” he said, pointing to a completely blank canvas, “is a cow grazing.” “Where is the grass?” asked a visitor. “The cow has eaten it,” the artist answered. “Well, then,” the visitor said, “where is the cow?” “Do you think she would stick around,” the artist replied, “after she had eaten all the grass?”
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“The fact that no one understands you doesn’t make you an artist.” -Author Unknown
Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Drew.
Drew, who?
Drew a picture for you!
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” -Thomas Merton (also known as Father Louis (1915 - 1968)): “No Man Is An Island” (1955)
“Artists are just children who refuse to put down their crayons.” -Al Hirschfeld
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“Drawing teaches habits of close observation that will always be useful.” -Susanna Clarke
Question: They are now worth millions of dollars each, and are much sought after, but how many paintings did Vincent Van Gogh sell in his lifetime?
Answer: Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one of his paintings during his entire lifetime, titled, “Red Vineyard at Arles,” which was bought by his brother.
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“I cannot help it that my pictures do not sell. Nevertheless, the time will come when people will see that they are worth more than the price of the paint.” -Vincent van Gogh (Vincent Willem van Gogh (1853 - 1890)): letter (20 October 1888) to his brother Theo
Alice: What did the painter say to her boyfriend?
Alicia: “I love you with all my art!”
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“A very rich man once commissioned a famous artist to do a painting of a fish. One year later the man returned and asked for his painting. The artist took out a clean sheet of paper and painted a beautiful fish while the man waited. The man then asked why it had taken a year to get the painting of the fish. The artist opened a door to a closet, which was filled with 1,000 paintings of that fish.” -Author Unknown
Bo
An artistic young man called Bo,
To an art class decided to go.
The teacher said, “Not right -
Your page is all white!”
Bo said, “It is a polar bear in snow.”
By Author Unknown
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“Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.” -Frank Zappa (Francis Vincent ‘Frank’ Zappa, Junior (born 1940))
Sculpture: An art that consists of eliminating all superfluous material.
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“I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don’t need.” -Auguste Rodin (also known as François Auguste René Rodin, Auguste-René Rodin, and François-Auguste Rodin (1840 - 1917)), when asked how he managed to make his statues
Luther: What did the art dealer say when you asked what the abstract picture was supposed to be?
Rutherford: “It is a reflection of the person looking at it.”
“The greatest masterpieces were once only pigments on a palette.” -Henry S. Haskins (Henry Stanley Haskins (1876 - 1957))
Overheard: You are my favorite work of art.
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“There are only two styles of portrait painting, the serious and the smirk.” -Charles Dickens (Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812 - 1870))
“Sometimes there is no need to be either clever or original.” -Ivan Chermayeff
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[Henri] “Matisse’s painting “Le Bateau” hung upside down in the Museum of Modern Art, New York, for forty-seven days before anyone noticed (October 18 to December 4, 1961). In that period 116,000 people had visited the gallery.” -Jean Cocteau (1890 - 1963): “Past Tense: Diaries” (1987), Volume 1
“Art is life seen through a temperament.” -Émile Zola
“Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.” -John Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925): as quoted in Evan Esar: “The Dictionary of Humorous Quotations” (1949)
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“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” -Michelangelo (Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, also known as Buonarroti Michelangelo (1475 - 1564))
“Art is awesome!” -Author Unknown
“If I didn’t start painting, I would have raised chickens.” -Anna Mary Robertson Moses (also known as Grandma Moses (1860 - 1961))
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“The real artist’s work is a surprise to himself.” -Robert Henri
“Art is creating something beautiful where nothing existed before.” -Author Unknown
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Clyde: Where can cow art be found?
Claudia: In moo-seums!
During an exhibit at a museum, a modern artist was explaining his work. “This,” he said, pointing to a completely blank canvas, “is a cow grazing.” “Where is the grass?” asked a visitor. “The cow has eaten it,” the artist answered. “Well, then,” the visitor said, “where is the cow?” “Do you think she would stick around,” the artist replied, “after she had eaten all the grass?”
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“The fact that no one understands you doesn’t make you an artist.” -Author Unknown
Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Drew.
Drew, who?
Drew a picture for you!
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” -Thomas Merton (also known as Father Louis (1915 - 1968)): “No Man Is An Island” (1955)
“Artists are just children who refuse to put down their crayons.” -Al Hirschfeld
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“Drawing teaches habits of close observation that will always be useful.” -Susanna Clarke
Question: They are now worth millions of dollars each, and are much sought after, but how many paintings did Vincent Van Gogh sell in his lifetime?
Answer: Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one of his paintings during his entire lifetime, titled, “Red Vineyard at Arles,” which was bought by his brother.
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“I cannot help it that my pictures do not sell. Nevertheless, the time will come when people will see that they are worth more than the price of the paint.” -Vincent van Gogh (Vincent Willem van Gogh (1853 - 1890)): letter (20 October 1888) to his brother Theo
Alice: What did the painter say to her boyfriend?
Alicia: “I love you with all my art!”
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“A very rich man once commissioned a famous artist to do a painting of a fish. One year later the man returned and asked for his painting. The artist took out a clean sheet of paper and painted a beautiful fish while the man waited. The man then asked why it had taken a year to get the painting of the fish. The artist opened a door to a closet, which was filled with 1,000 paintings of that fish.” -Author Unknown
Bo
An artistic young man called Bo,
To an art class decided to go.
The teacher said, “Not right -
Your page is all white!”
Bo said, “It is a polar bear in snow.”
By Author Unknown
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“Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.” -Frank Zappa (Francis Vincent ‘Frank’ Zappa, Junior (born 1940))
Sculpture: An art that consists of eliminating all superfluous material.
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“I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don’t need.” -Auguste Rodin (also known as François Auguste René Rodin, Auguste-René Rodin, and François-Auguste Rodin (1840 - 1917)), when asked how he managed to make his statues
Luther: What did the art dealer say when you asked what the abstract picture was supposed to be?
Rutherford: “It is a reflection of the person looking at it.”
“The greatest masterpieces were once only pigments on a palette.” -Henry S. Haskins (Henry Stanley Haskins (1876 - 1957))
Overheard: You are my favorite work of art.
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“There are only two styles of portrait painting, the serious and the smirk.” -Charles Dickens (Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812 - 1870))
“Sometimes there is no need to be either clever or original.” -Ivan Chermayeff
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[Henri] “Matisse’s painting “Le Bateau” hung upside down in the Museum of Modern Art, New York, for forty-seven days before anyone noticed (October 18 to December 4, 1961). In that period 116,000 people had visited the gallery.” -Jean Cocteau (1890 - 1963): “Past Tense: Diaries” (1987), Volume 1
“Art is life seen through a temperament.” -Émile Zola
“Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.” -John Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925): as quoted in Evan Esar: “The Dictionary of Humorous Quotations” (1949)
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“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” -Michelangelo (Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, also known as Buonarroti Michelangelo (1475 - 1564))
“Art is awesome!” -Author Unknown
“If I didn’t start painting, I would have raised chickens.” -Anna Mary Robertson Moses (also known as Grandma Moses (1860 - 1961))
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“The real artist’s work is a surprise to himself.” -Robert Henri
“A primitive artist is an amateur whose work sells.” -Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses (1860 - 1961))
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Kevin: Which artists live on farms?
Nikki: Vincent van Goat and Pablo Pigcaso.
“An artist is someone who produces things that people don’t need to have but that he - for some reason - thinks it would be a good idea to give them.” -Andy Warhol (Andrew Warhola): “Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again)” (1975), chapter 10
“When one buys some of my artwork, I hope it is because they will wish to learn from it and not because they think it will match their drapes!” -Christian Cardell Corbet (1997)
“Real art is illumination . . . It adds stature to life.” -Brooks Atkinson (Justin Brooks ‘Brooks’ Atkinson (1894 - 1984))
“The purpose of art is to stop time.” -Bob Dylan (Robert ‘Bob’ Dylan (born 1941 as Robert Allen Zimmerman))
“Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization.” -Lincoln Steffens (1846 - 1936)
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“There’s no correlation between creativity and equipment ownership. None. Zilch. Nada. Actually, as the artist gets more into his thing, and as he gets more successful, his number of tools tends to go down. He knows what works for him. Expending mental energy on stuff wastes time.” -Hugh Macleod
“An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.” -Charles Horton Cooley
“Sculpture is what you bump into when you back up to see a painting.” -Barnett Newman
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“Abstract art? A product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled, to the utterly bewildered.” -Al Capp (Alfred Gerald Caplin (1909 - 1979)): as quoted in the “National Observer” (1 July 1963)
“Good art does exist, though less and less in the world. It is worth a few dollars, though never any outrageous sum of money. What is now called art is usually color smears on a surface or pieces of material that has been mangled or stacked off-center and called a sculpture, and at this time, much of what is called art is only a way to separate the gullible from their money. Perhaps someday the world will return to good art and to paying just a few dollars for it.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of art’s audience. Art has increasingly become the concern of the artist and the bafflement of the public.” -Paul Gauguin
A Still-Life
An artist woke up from his slumbers
To paint a still-life of cucumbers.
When asked for a hint
About color or tint
He said, “Wait ‘til I mark down the numbers.”
By Author Unknown: a limerick about paint-by-numbers
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“In art the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can inspire.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
“It’s clever, but is it art?” -Rudyard Kipling (Joseph Rudyard ‘Rudyard’ Kipling (1865 - 1936))
“It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.” -Henri Matisse
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“I am a poor man and of little worth, who is laboring in that art that God has given me in order to extend my life as long as possible.” -Michelangelo (Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, also known as Buonarroti Michelangelo (1475 - 1564))
“Art never expresses anything but itself.” -Oscar Wilde (Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 - 1900))
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“Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art.” -Tom Stoppard (born 1937 as Tomás Straussler): “Artist Descending a Staircase” (1972)
“Modern art - isn’t that like music with an irregular beat that nobody ever listens to or notices because it is really only background noise?” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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Kevin: Which artists live on farms?
Nikki: Vincent van Goat and Pablo Pigcaso.
“An artist is someone who produces things that people don’t need to have but that he - for some reason - thinks it would be a good idea to give them.” -Andy Warhol (Andrew Warhola): “Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again)” (1975), chapter 10
“When one buys some of my artwork, I hope it is because they will wish to learn from it and not because they think it will match their drapes!” -Christian Cardell Corbet (1997)
“Real art is illumination . . . It adds stature to life.” -Brooks Atkinson (Justin Brooks ‘Brooks’ Atkinson (1894 - 1984))
“The purpose of art is to stop time.” -Bob Dylan (Robert ‘Bob’ Dylan (born 1941 as Robert Allen Zimmerman))
“Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization.” -Lincoln Steffens (1846 - 1936)
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“There’s no correlation between creativity and equipment ownership. None. Zilch. Nada. Actually, as the artist gets more into his thing, and as he gets more successful, his number of tools tends to go down. He knows what works for him. Expending mental energy on stuff wastes time.” -Hugh Macleod
“An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.” -Charles Horton Cooley
“Sculpture is what you bump into when you back up to see a painting.” -Barnett Newman
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“Abstract art? A product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled, to the utterly bewildered.” -Al Capp (Alfred Gerald Caplin (1909 - 1979)): as quoted in the “National Observer” (1 July 1963)
“Good art does exist, though less and less in the world. It is worth a few dollars, though never any outrageous sum of money. What is now called art is usually color smears on a surface or pieces of material that has been mangled or stacked off-center and called a sculpture, and at this time, much of what is called art is only a way to separate the gullible from their money. Perhaps someday the world will return to good art and to paying just a few dollars for it.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of art’s audience. Art has increasingly become the concern of the artist and the bafflement of the public.” -Paul Gauguin
A Still-Life
An artist woke up from his slumbers
To paint a still-life of cucumbers.
When asked for a hint
About color or tint
He said, “Wait ‘til I mark down the numbers.”
By Author Unknown: a limerick about paint-by-numbers
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“In art the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can inspire.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
“It’s clever, but is it art?” -Rudyard Kipling (Joseph Rudyard ‘Rudyard’ Kipling (1865 - 1936))
“It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.” -Henri Matisse
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Differences And Individuality Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“I am a poor man and of little worth, who is laboring in that art that God has given me in order to extend my life as long as possible.” -Michelangelo (Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, also known as Buonarroti Michelangelo (1475 - 1564))
“Art never expresses anything but itself.” -Oscar Wilde (Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 - 1900))
Do you need art to decorate your castle, palace, one-room apartment, office, mini-mansion, dorm room, cubicle, tent, estate, lair, pod, or cave? Visit www.FreeArt.com. Be sure to mention you found out about them from www.MakeFunOfLife.net.
“Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art.” -Tom Stoppard (born 1937 as Tomás Straussler): “Artist Descending a Staircase” (1972)
“Modern art - isn’t that like music with an irregular beat that nobody ever listens to or notices because it is really only background noise?” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“The motivation of all artists is, ‘Look at me, Mum.’” -Sebastian Horsley
Annabelle: How does Salvador Dali start his mornings?
Christabel: With a bowl of breakfast ‘surreal.’
“The more horrifying this world becomes, the more art becomes abstract.” -Paul Klee (1879 - 1940)
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“Everyone wants to understand art. Why not try to understand the song of a bird?” -Pablo Picasso (Pablo Diego Jose Francisco do Paula Juan Nepomuceno Cipriano de la Santissima Trinidad (1881 - 1973))
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” -Scott Adams (Scott Raymond Adams (1957 - 1926)) at https://scottadams.locals.com/
“Painting is easy when you don’t know how but very difficult when you do.” -Edgar Degas (born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas (1834 - 1917))
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“Looking at ‘modern art’ is like trying to follow the plot in a bowl of alphabet soup.” -Author Unknown
“The arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our world than the stock market or the debates in congress.” -Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882 - 1944): “The Arts” (1937)
“No art, however minor, demands less than total dedication if you want to excel in it.” -Alberti (Leon Battista Alberti (1404 - 1472))
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“I dream my painting, and then I paint my dream.” -Vincent van Gogh (Vincent Willem van Gogh (1853 - 1890))
“The artist is not a special kind of person; rather each person is a special kind of artist.” -Ananda Coomaraswamy
Moe: What does an artist draw just before going to bed?
Josey: Is it the blinds or is it the curtains?
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A doodle is a tiny sketch of a character or object; a whacky doodle is a whimsical such drawing.
“The artistic temperament is a disease that afflicts amateurs.” -G. K. Chesterton (Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936)): “Heretics” (1905), Chapter 16
“Art for art’s sake is an empty phrase. Art for the sake of the true, and for the sake of the good and the beautiful, that is the faith I am searching for.” -George Sand (pseudonym of Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin de Francueil (1804 - 1876)): letter (19 April 1872) to Alexandre Saint-Jean
“A painting is never finished; it simply stops in interesting places.” -Paul Gardner
“Can anyone explain art?” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“It looks like a tortoise-shell cat having a fit in a platter of tomatoes.” -Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910)), commenting on a modern art painting
“No masterpiece was ever created by a lazy artist.” -Salvador Dali
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“For a long time I limited myself to one color - as a form of discipline.” -Pablo Picasso (Pablo Diego Jose Francisco do Paula Juan Nepomuceno Cipriano de la Santissima Trinidad (1881 - 1973)): “Picasso on Art” (1972), on his blue and rose periods
Knock, knock!
Who’s there?
Monet!
Monet, who?
Monet for art does not grow on trees!
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“I wanted very much to learn to draw, for a reason that I kept to myself: I wanted to convey an emotion I have about the beauty of the world.” -Richard Feynman (Richard Phillips Feynman (1918 - 1988)) at http://richardfeynman.com/ and Ralph Leighton (born 1949): “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman” (1985), Part 5: ‘The World of One Physicist,’ ‘But Is It Art?’
“Art is ruled uniquely by the imagination.” -Benedetto Croce
“Some people color inside the lines, others color outside the lines. Me? I eat the crayons.” -Bill Carter
“The highest triumph of art, is the truest presentation of nature.” -Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806 - 1867)
“The prudent painter should know how to paint what is appropriate to the individual, the time, and the place . . . Is it not an error to paint St. Jerome with a red hat, like the one cardinals wear today? He was indeed a cardinal, but he did not wear such a costume, since it was Pope Innocent IV, more than 700 years later, who gave cardinals their red hats and red gowns . . . All this proceeds from the ignorance of painters.” -Gilio da Cybele: “Dialogue on the Error of Painters” (1564), as quoted in Daniel J. Boorstin: “The Discoverers” (1983)
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“It is not hard to understand modern art. If it hangs on a wall, it’s a painting, and if you can walk around it, it’s a sculpture.” -Author Unknown
“All art is but imitation of nature.” [translation to English]
“Omnis ars naturae imitatio est.” [original Latin]
-Lucius Annaeus Seneca (also known as Seneca the Younger or simply Seneca (3 B.C.E. - C.E. 65)): “Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium” (English: “Moral Letters to Lucilius”), Letter LXV: On the first cause, as translated by Richard Mott Gummere
“In his lifetime van Gogh painted 486 paintings. Oddly enough, 8,975 of them are to be found in the United States.” -Werner Lansburgh
Signs That You Might Be An Artist
- The only book you own is a book with large full-color illustrations of renaissance art, with paint smears on the pages.
- The only piece of new furniture in your home is a $2,000 easel.
- There are Prussian blue fingerprints on your telephone.
- When you take a day off to relax at the beach, you take along an easel, paint, brushes, and several blank canvasses.
- You are more than a month behind on your rent.
- You butter your toast with your fingers just to feel its texture.
- You chose your car for its color rather than fuel economy.
- You frequently take your work on the road by loading up your vehicle with examples of your best art and make the rounds of the galleries in nearby towns, and you wonder if Monet ever did the same thing with a horse and wagon.
- You have nothing to wear on a date because everything has paint smears on it.
- You know the names of more than twenty-eight colors.
- You know what color of green the lichen growing on the tree is.
- Your date ends up with paint smears on him or her.
“The ‘Earth’ without ‘art’ is just ‘Eh.’” -Author Unknown
[Of James Whistler] “His most famous painting was titled “Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1” (1871), but it’s more commonly known as “Whistler’s Mother.” It’s a portrait of Anna Matilda McNeill Whistler in a black dress, seated in profile against a gray wall. When Whistler’s scheduled model didn’t show up for a sitting, he decided to paint his mother instead.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Writer’s Almanac” (11 July 2012)
After James Whistler painted his mother, were they ever able to get all of the paint off her?
“Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never succeeding.” -Marc Chagall (born Moishe Shagal (1887 -1985)) (1977) at https://www.marcchagall.com/
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“Through art we make tomorrow better.” -Eyran Katsenelenbogen: “One Time” (2018)
This is MFOL! . . . it’s like fine art that is available to everyone . . .
Annabelle: How does Salvador Dali start his mornings?
Christabel: With a bowl of breakfast ‘surreal.’
“The more horrifying this world becomes, the more art becomes abstract.” -Paul Klee (1879 - 1940)
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Horror Stories Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“Everyone wants to understand art. Why not try to understand the song of a bird?” -Pablo Picasso (Pablo Diego Jose Francisco do Paula Juan Nepomuceno Cipriano de la Santissima Trinidad (1881 - 1973))
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” -Scott Adams (Scott Raymond Adams (1957 - 1926)) at https://scottadams.locals.com/
“Painting is easy when you don’t know how but very difficult when you do.” -Edgar Degas (born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas (1834 - 1917))
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Difficulty And Ease Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“Looking at ‘modern art’ is like trying to follow the plot in a bowl of alphabet soup.” -Author Unknown
“The arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our world than the stock market or the debates in congress.” -Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882 - 1944): “The Arts” (1937)
“No art, however minor, demands less than total dedication if you want to excel in it.” -Alberti (Leon Battista Alberti (1404 - 1472))
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Efforts And Benefits Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“I dream my painting, and then I paint my dream.” -Vincent van Gogh (Vincent Willem van Gogh (1853 - 1890))
“The artist is not a special kind of person; rather each person is a special kind of artist.” -Ananda Coomaraswamy
Moe: What does an artist draw just before going to bed?
Josey: Is it the blinds or is it the curtains?
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Sleep And Sleeping Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
A doodle is a tiny sketch of a character or object; a whacky doodle is a whimsical such drawing.
“The artistic temperament is a disease that afflicts amateurs.” -G. K. Chesterton (Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936)): “Heretics” (1905), Chapter 16
“Art for art’s sake is an empty phrase. Art for the sake of the true, and for the sake of the good and the beautiful, that is the faith I am searching for.” -George Sand (pseudonym of Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin de Francueil (1804 - 1876)): letter (19 April 1872) to Alexandre Saint-Jean
“A painting is never finished; it simply stops in interesting places.” -Paul Gardner
“Can anyone explain art?” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“It looks like a tortoise-shell cat having a fit in a platter of tomatoes.” -Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910)), commenting on a modern art painting
“No masterpiece was ever created by a lazy artist.” -Salvador Dali
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Idleness And Industriousness Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“For a long time I limited myself to one color - as a form of discipline.” -Pablo Picasso (Pablo Diego Jose Francisco do Paula Juan Nepomuceno Cipriano de la Santissima Trinidad (1881 - 1973)): “Picasso on Art” (1972), on his blue and rose periods
Knock, knock!
Who’s there?
Monet!
Monet, who?
Monet for art does not grow on trees!
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Money Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“I wanted very much to learn to draw, for a reason that I kept to myself: I wanted to convey an emotion I have about the beauty of the world.” -Richard Feynman (Richard Phillips Feynman (1918 - 1988)) at http://richardfeynman.com/ and Ralph Leighton (born 1949): “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman” (1985), Part 5: ‘The World of One Physicist,’ ‘But Is It Art?’
“Art is ruled uniquely by the imagination.” -Benedetto Croce
“Some people color inside the lines, others color outside the lines. Me? I eat the crayons.” -Bill Carter
“The highest triumph of art, is the truest presentation of nature.” -Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806 - 1867)
“The prudent painter should know how to paint what is appropriate to the individual, the time, and the place . . . Is it not an error to paint St. Jerome with a red hat, like the one cardinals wear today? He was indeed a cardinal, but he did not wear such a costume, since it was Pope Innocent IV, more than 700 years later, who gave cardinals their red hats and red gowns . . . All this proceeds from the ignorance of painters.” -Gilio da Cybele: “Dialogue on the Error of Painters” (1564), as quoted in Daniel J. Boorstin: “The Discoverers” (1983)
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read History Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“It is not hard to understand modern art. If it hangs on a wall, it’s a painting, and if you can walk around it, it’s a sculpture.” -Author Unknown
“All art is but imitation of nature.” [translation to English]
“Omnis ars naturae imitatio est.” [original Latin]
-Lucius Annaeus Seneca (also known as Seneca the Younger or simply Seneca (3 B.C.E. - C.E. 65)): “Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium” (English: “Moral Letters to Lucilius”), Letter LXV: On the first cause, as translated by Richard Mott Gummere
“In his lifetime van Gogh painted 486 paintings. Oddly enough, 8,975 of them are to be found in the United States.” -Werner Lansburgh
Signs That You Might Be An Artist
- The only book you own is a book with large full-color illustrations of renaissance art, with paint smears on the pages.
- The only piece of new furniture in your home is a $2,000 easel.
- There are Prussian blue fingerprints on your telephone.
- When you take a day off to relax at the beach, you take along an easel, paint, brushes, and several blank canvasses.
- You are more than a month behind on your rent.
- You butter your toast with your fingers just to feel its texture.
- You chose your car for its color rather than fuel economy.
- You frequently take your work on the road by loading up your vehicle with examples of your best art and make the rounds of the galleries in nearby towns, and you wonder if Monet ever did the same thing with a horse and wagon.
- You have nothing to wear on a date because everything has paint smears on it.
- You know the names of more than twenty-eight colors.
- You know what color of green the lichen growing on the tree is.
- Your date ends up with paint smears on him or her.
“The ‘Earth’ without ‘art’ is just ‘Eh.’” -Author Unknown
[Of James Whistler] “His most famous painting was titled “Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1” (1871), but it’s more commonly known as “Whistler’s Mother.” It’s a portrait of Anna Matilda McNeill Whistler in a black dress, seated in profile against a gray wall. When Whistler’s scheduled model didn’t show up for a sitting, he decided to paint his mother instead.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Writer’s Almanac” (11 July 2012)
After James Whistler painted his mother, were they ever able to get all of the paint off her?
“Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never succeeding.” -Marc Chagall (born Moishe Shagal (1887 -1985)) (1977) at https://www.marcchagall.com/
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Competitions And Competing Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“Through art we make tomorrow better.” -Eyran Katsenelenbogen: “One Time” (2018)
This is MFOL! . . . it’s like fine art that is available to everyone . . .
