“I put my cell phone in airplane mode, but for some reason, it won’t fly.” -Author Unknown
A man called a company and asked to speak to Bob. The person who answered the telephone said, “Bob will be on vacation for the next two weeks. Would you like to hold?”
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Caller: The Union of Shopkeepers and Alligators, please.
Operator: You mean the Amalgamated Union of Shopkeepers?
Caller: Er, yes . . . that would be the one.
The first transatlantic wedding took place on 2 December 1933. The groom was in Michigan. The bride was in Sweden. The ceremony took seven minutes and cost $47.50.
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Caller: I would like the number for a Reverend in Marysville, please.
Operator: Do you have his name?
Caller: No, but he has a dog named Ben.
If you are in the United States of America or Canada, free wakeup calls are available from http://www.wakeupdialer.com/. Type in your telephone number and wakeup time, and the service will wake you with a ring. Don’t thank us, thank them!
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In the late 1930’s, Abe Pickens of Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America, attempted to promote world peace by placing personal calls to various national leaders. He managed to contact Mussolini, Hirohito, Franco, and Hitler (Hitler did not understand English and transferred him to an aide). Mr. Pickens spent $10,000 on telephone calls in an effort to bring about world peace.
“Your cell phone has replaced your watch, camera, etc. Don’t let it replace your friends and family.” -Author Unknown
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A man called a company and asked to speak to Bob. The person who answered the telephone said, “Bob will be on vacation for the next two weeks. Would you like to hold?”
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Caller: The Union of Shopkeepers and Alligators, please.
Operator: You mean the Amalgamated Union of Shopkeepers?
Caller: Er, yes . . . that would be the one.
The first transatlantic wedding took place on 2 December 1933. The groom was in Michigan. The bride was in Sweden. The ceremony took seven minutes and cost $47.50.
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Caller: I would like the number for a Reverend in Marysville, please.
Operator: Do you have his name?
Caller: No, but he has a dog named Ben.
If you are in the United States of America or Canada, free wakeup calls are available from http://www.wakeupdialer.com/. Type in your telephone number and wakeup time, and the service will wake you with a ring. Don’t thank us, thank them!
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In the late 1930’s, Abe Pickens of Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America, attempted to promote world peace by placing personal calls to various national leaders. He managed to contact Mussolini, Hirohito, Franco, and Hitler (Hitler did not understand English and transferred him to an aide). Mr. Pickens spent $10,000 on telephone calls in an effort to bring about world peace.
“Your cell phone has replaced your watch, camera, etc. Don’t let it replace your friends and family.” -Author Unknown
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Meet Johnny Jonathan Johnson, shown in the picture just above. Johnny was twelve years old when he got his first cell phone. He became very absorbed in his cell phone and watched the screen constantly. His family and friends said that Johnny had become lost in a world that was not quite real. Consequently, just two years later, he was already seventy-four years old - when he should have been only fourteen! Excessive cell phone use speeds up time and causes accelerated aging, and makes people wonder where all the time went, and also, where their family and friends went. This could happen to anyone, even you. Don’t be like Johnny Jonathan Johnson. (Just kidding.)
“I keep the telephone of my mind open to peace, harmony, health, love, and abundance. Then, whenever doubt, anxiety, or fear try to call me, they keep getting a busy signal and soon they’ll forget my number.” -Edith Armstrong (Edith Armstrong Talbot (1872 - 1955))
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Caller: I would like the number of the Argoed Fish Café in Cardiff, please.
Operator: I am sorry, there is no such listing. Are you sure you have the spelling correct?
Caller: Well, it used to be called the Bargoed Fish Café, but the B fell off the building.
Mrs. Rogers picked up the phone to hear an anguished voice on the other end of the line saying, “Ma, this has been the worst day of my life. I am going crazy. The kids are all sick and home from school. I haven’t a thing in the house. I have a doctor’s appointment. I’m going out of my mind!” “I’ll come over,” Mrs. Rogers said, “but I don’t know why Robert can’t take care of the kids.” “Who’s Robert?” “Your husband.” “My husband’s name is William.” “You must have the wrong number.” “Oh . . . does this mean you’re not coming over?”
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How far do you have to stand from a telephone to make a long-distance call?
The first telephone conversation happened between two people who were just 18 feet apart - you might say it was a close call.
“I stay away from the telephone if at all possible.” -Lee Trevino (Lee Buck Trevino (born 1939))
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Suggested Recordings for Voice Mail and Answering Machines
- Glad you called but I just am not able to entertain you right now. However, if you are offering to buy dinner, I may be available sooner than you think. Don’t forget to leave your name and number so I don’t get mixed up with different offers and go to the wrong restaurant. Bye.
- Hello, this is Beulah’s toaster. Beulah’s new answering machine is in the shop for repairs, so please leave your message when the toast is done . . . ca-chunk!
- Hello. This is Ron. I am home right now but I cannot find the phone. Please leave a message and I will call you as soon as I find it.
- Hi, I am not home right now but my answering machine is, so you can talk to it instead. Wait for the beep.
- Hi, this is Arthur’s answering machine. He is not here, so speak freely at the beep.
- Hi. Now you say something.
- T is for turkey, D is for deer. One of those reasons is why we are not here. So leave a message at the beep.
- This is a test of the Answering Machine Broadcast System. This is only a test.
“Information. Can I help you?”
“I’d like the telephone number of the Theater Guild, please.”
“One moment, please . . . I’m sorry, sir, I have no listing for Theodore Guild.”
“No, no, it isn’t a person. It’s an organization. It’s ‘Theater Guild’.”
“I told you, sir, I have no listing for a Theodore Guild.”
“Not Theodore! Theater! The word is theater! T-h-e-a-t-e-r!”
“That, sir, is not the way Theodore is spelled.”
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When telephones were first made available for commercial use, people had to whistle into the receiver to get the attention of the person being called, because telephone bells, or what we today would call ringers, had not yet been invented.
“I can see the time when every city will have one.” -Author Unknown: an American mayor’s reaction to the news of the invention of the telephone
“I keep the telephone of my mind open to peace, harmony, health, love, and abundance. Then, whenever doubt, anxiety, or fear try to call me, they keep getting a busy signal and soon they’ll forget my number.” -Edith Armstrong (Edith Armstrong Talbot (1872 - 1955))
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Caller: I would like the number of the Argoed Fish Café in Cardiff, please.
Operator: I am sorry, there is no such listing. Are you sure you have the spelling correct?
Caller: Well, it used to be called the Bargoed Fish Café, but the B fell off the building.
Mrs. Rogers picked up the phone to hear an anguished voice on the other end of the line saying, “Ma, this has been the worst day of my life. I am going crazy. The kids are all sick and home from school. I haven’t a thing in the house. I have a doctor’s appointment. I’m going out of my mind!” “I’ll come over,” Mrs. Rogers said, “but I don’t know why Robert can’t take care of the kids.” “Who’s Robert?” “Your husband.” “My husband’s name is William.” “You must have the wrong number.” “Oh . . . does this mean you’re not coming over?”
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How far do you have to stand from a telephone to make a long-distance call?
The first telephone conversation happened between two people who were just 18 feet apart - you might say it was a close call.
“I stay away from the telephone if at all possible.” -Lee Trevino (Lee Buck Trevino (born 1939))
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Suggested Recordings for Voice Mail and Answering Machines
- Glad you called but I just am not able to entertain you right now. However, if you are offering to buy dinner, I may be available sooner than you think. Don’t forget to leave your name and number so I don’t get mixed up with different offers and go to the wrong restaurant. Bye.
- Hello, this is Beulah’s toaster. Beulah’s new answering machine is in the shop for repairs, so please leave your message when the toast is done . . . ca-chunk!
- Hello. This is Ron. I am home right now but I cannot find the phone. Please leave a message and I will call you as soon as I find it.
- Hi, I am not home right now but my answering machine is, so you can talk to it instead. Wait for the beep.
- Hi, this is Arthur’s answering machine. He is not here, so speak freely at the beep.
- Hi. Now you say something.
- T is for turkey, D is for deer. One of those reasons is why we are not here. So leave a message at the beep.
- This is a test of the Answering Machine Broadcast System. This is only a test.
“Information. Can I help you?”
“I’d like the telephone number of the Theater Guild, please.”
“One moment, please . . . I’m sorry, sir, I have no listing for Theodore Guild.”
“No, no, it isn’t a person. It’s an organization. It’s ‘Theater Guild’.”
“I told you, sir, I have no listing for a Theodore Guild.”
“Not Theodore! Theater! The word is theater! T-h-e-a-t-e-r!”
“That, sir, is not the way Theodore is spelled.”
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When telephones were first made available for commercial use, people had to whistle into the receiver to get the attention of the person being called, because telephone bells, or what we today would call ringers, had not yet been invented.
“I can see the time when every city will have one.” -Author Unknown: an American mayor’s reaction to the news of the invention of the telephone
Meet Mister Caveman. Right about now, he’s feeling the way some of us might feel when attempting to figure out how to operate a cell phone, also known as a computer that fits in your hand, pocket, or carrying bag. What will Mister Caveman do now, with his unlimited access to all of the knowledge in the world? What would you do? Oh, that’s right, you already have that access! Wow, do you know you how powerful that makes you? (At least as powerful as Mister Caveman, right?)
Darcy: Why are there so many people named Smith in the phone directory?
Craig: Because they all have phones.
Darcy: Why are there so many people named Smith in the phone directory?
Craig: Because they all have phones.
Did you know that you can play tunes by pushing the buttons on a telephone? All you need to do is call a friend and push the numbered buttons as shown.
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Row, row, row your boat
4, 4, 4, 8, 6
Gent-ly down the stream
6, 2, 6, 9, #
Mer-ri-ly mer-ri-ly
#, #, #, 0, 0, 0
Life is but a dream.
6, 2, 2, 1, 1
London Bridge
Lon-don Bridge is fall-ing down
6, 9, 6, 8, 7, 8, 6
Fall-ing down fall-ing down
1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9
Lon-don Bridge is fall-ing down
6, 9, 6, 8, 7, 8, 6
My fair la-day
8, 6, 0, 4
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Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Row, row, row your boat
4, 4, 4, 8, 6
Gent-ly down the stream
6, 2, 6, 9, #
Mer-ri-ly mer-ri-ly
#, #, #, 0, 0, 0
Life is but a dream.
6, 2, 2, 1, 1
London Bridge
Lon-don Bridge is fall-ing down
6, 9, 6, 8, 7, 8, 6
Fall-ing down fall-ing down
1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9
Lon-don Bridge is fall-ing down
6, 9, 6, 8, 7, 8, 6
My fair la-day
8, 6, 0, 4
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The first bathtub arrived in 1850. The telephone was not invented until 1876. A lucky gal or guy could have spent twenty-six years in the bathtub without the telephone ringing once!
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“How does the phone cord get so tangled? All I do is talk, and hang up. I don’t pick it up and do a cartwheel and a somersault.” -Larry Miller
“One person’s wrong number is another person’s phone number.” -Author Unknown
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Caller: The water board please.
Operator: Which department?
Caller: Tap water.
“For people who like peace and quiet: a phoneless cord.” -Author Unknown
John: What do you get if you cross a telephone and a dog?
Nadia: A Golden Receiver.
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The nautical greeting, ‘Ahoy-Hoy,’ was at one time the preferred way to answer a phone. The origin of the word ‘ahoy’ is believed to be in the Middle English exclamation, ‘hoy!’ A theory of the origin of ‘hoy’ is that it is derived from the Dutch word ‘hoi’ meaning ‘hello.’
A telephone rang. “Hello! Is your phone number 444-4444?” “Yes, it is,” came the reply. “Thank goodness! Could you call 911 for me? I super-glued my finger to the phone.”
Patrick: Why did old Mrs. Crow have such a huge phone bill?
Patricia: She made many long distance caws.
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More Suggested Recordings for Answering Machines and Voice Mail
- Hello, this is Sally’s microwave. Her answering machine just ran away with her tape deck, so I’m stuck taking her calls. Say, if you want anything cooked while you leave your message, just hold it up to the phone.
- Hi. Do you ever feel, like, your head is full of sand, not your regular loose sand, mind you, but compacted sand, and there were like, I dunno, bugs or something jumping up and down on the compacted sand? Well, sometimes I do. Bye.
- You have reached the number you have dialed. Please leave a message after the beep.
- Hello. You are talking to a machine. I am capable of receiving messages. My humans do not need siding, windows, or a hot tub, and their carpets are clean. They give to charity through the office and do not need their picture taken. If you are still with me, leave your name and number and they will get back to you.
- We’re not home, we’re rarely home,
And when we’re home, we’re on the phone,
So please leave a message at the tone!
- Hi! John’s answering machine is taking a day off. This is his refrigerator. Please speak very slowly, and I will stick your message to myself with one of these magnets.
A woman was being swamped with calls from strangers. The reason? A billing service had launched a toll-free 800 number that was identical to hers. When she called to complain, she was told to get a new number. “I’ve had mine for twenty years,” she pleaded. “Couldn’t you change yours?” The company refused, so she said, “Fine. From now on, I’m going to tell everyone who calls that their bill is paid in full.” The company got a new number the next day.
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“Uneasy lies the head that ignores a telephone call late at night.” -William Feather (1889 - 1981): “The Business of Life” (1949)
Riddle: I have a ring, but no finger - what am I?
Solution: A telephone.
Caller: I would like the RSPCA please.
Operator: Where are you calling from?
Caller: The living room.
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“I finally realized it . . . People are prisoners of their phones. That’s why they are called cell phones.” -Author Unknown
“One person’s wrong number is another person’s phone number.” -Author Unknown
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Caller: The water board please.
Operator: Which department?
Caller: Tap water.
“For people who like peace and quiet: a phoneless cord.” -Author Unknown
John: What do you get if you cross a telephone and a dog?
Nadia: A Golden Receiver.
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The nautical greeting, ‘Ahoy-Hoy,’ was at one time the preferred way to answer a phone. The origin of the word ‘ahoy’ is believed to be in the Middle English exclamation, ‘hoy!’ A theory of the origin of ‘hoy’ is that it is derived from the Dutch word ‘hoi’ meaning ‘hello.’
A telephone rang. “Hello! Is your phone number 444-4444?” “Yes, it is,” came the reply. “Thank goodness! Could you call 911 for me? I super-glued my finger to the phone.”
Patrick: Why did old Mrs. Crow have such a huge phone bill?
Patricia: She made many long distance caws.
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More Suggested Recordings for Answering Machines and Voice Mail
- Hello, this is Sally’s microwave. Her answering machine just ran away with her tape deck, so I’m stuck taking her calls. Say, if you want anything cooked while you leave your message, just hold it up to the phone.
- Hi. Do you ever feel, like, your head is full of sand, not your regular loose sand, mind you, but compacted sand, and there were like, I dunno, bugs or something jumping up and down on the compacted sand? Well, sometimes I do. Bye.
- You have reached the number you have dialed. Please leave a message after the beep.
- Hello. You are talking to a machine. I am capable of receiving messages. My humans do not need siding, windows, or a hot tub, and their carpets are clean. They give to charity through the office and do not need their picture taken. If you are still with me, leave your name and number and they will get back to you.
- We’re not home, we’re rarely home,
And when we’re home, we’re on the phone,
So please leave a message at the tone!
- Hi! John’s answering machine is taking a day off. This is his refrigerator. Please speak very slowly, and I will stick your message to myself with one of these magnets.
A woman was being swamped with calls from strangers. The reason? A billing service had launched a toll-free 800 number that was identical to hers. When she called to complain, she was told to get a new number. “I’ve had mine for twenty years,” she pleaded. “Couldn’t you change yours?” The company refused, so she said, “Fine. From now on, I’m going to tell everyone who calls that their bill is paid in full.” The company got a new number the next day.
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“Uneasy lies the head that ignores a telephone call late at night.” -William Feather (1889 - 1981): “The Business of Life” (1949)
Riddle: I have a ring, but no finger - what am I?
Solution: A telephone.
Caller: I would like the RSPCA please.
Operator: Where are you calling from?
Caller: The living room.
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“I finally realized it . . . People are prisoners of their phones. That’s why they are called cell phones.” -Author Unknown
“How do I activate the time-travel and teleportation apps on my cell phone?” -Author Unknown
We’re sorry. You have reached an imaginary number. Please rotate your phone 90 degrees, divide by zero, and try again.
“Utility is when you have one telephone, luxury is when you have two, opulence is when you have three - and paradise is when you have none.” -Doug Larson (Douglas Lincoln ‘Doug’ Larson (1926 - 2017))
More than 50 percent of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call. They depend on face-to-face, live-in-person, communication instead. If only the rest of us could be so fortunate!
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In Icelandic phone books, people are listed by their first names and not their surnames, or last names.
We’re sorry. You have reached an imaginary number. Please rotate your phone 90 degrees, divide by zero, and try again.
“Utility is when you have one telephone, luxury is when you have two, opulence is when you have three - and paradise is when you have none.” -Doug Larson (Douglas Lincoln ‘Doug’ Larson (1926 - 2017))
More than 50 percent of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call. They depend on face-to-face, live-in-person, communication instead. If only the rest of us could be so fortunate!
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In Icelandic phone books, people are listed by their first names and not their surnames, or last names.
Eletelephony
Once there was an elephant,
Who tried to use the telephant -
No! No! I mean an elephone
Who tried to use the telephone -
(Dear me! I am not certain quite
That even now I’ve got it right.)
Howe’er it was, he got his trunk
Entangled in the telephunk;
The more he tried to get it free,
The louder buzzed the telephee -
(I fear I’d better drop the song
Of elephop and telephong!)
By Laura Richards (Laura Elizabeth Richards (1850 - 1943))
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Once there was an elephant,
Who tried to use the telephant -
No! No! I mean an elephone
Who tried to use the telephone -
(Dear me! I am not certain quite
That even now I’ve got it right.)
Howe’er it was, he got his trunk
Entangled in the telephunk;
The more he tried to get it free,
The louder buzzed the telephee -
(I fear I’d better drop the song
Of elephop and telephong!)
By Laura Richards (Laura Elizabeth Richards (1850 - 1943))
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Meet Nicolos Nicholi Nichman. He got the latest version of the updated GeniusIQ4U smartphone with extended battery life, and has not slept in more than forty-seven hours. Unless somebody like you takes the cell phone away from him and gives him a teddy bear, he may never get to sleep.
The scene: Alexander Graham Bell’s laboratory. An exciting new discovery is about to take place. In the next room sits Bell’s assistant, a man named Watson, hard at work on Bell’s new invention to transmit sound over wires. As Mr. Watson toiled away in the room with the receiver, it suddenly rings - it must be Bell! He picked it up, and heard: “Good evening, sir. Are you paying too much for your long distance service?”
The next time you try to call someone and their answering machine or voice mail greets you and asks you to leave a message, have a little fun with them. For example, say, “Hello? Hello? Is anybody there? I’m trapped inside your phone. It’s cold and dark in here, and I’m hungry and scared. I’ve got to get out of here. Please, please, help me!”
Why are wrong numbers never busy?
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“This ‘telephone’ has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.” -Author Unknown: attributed Western Union (1876) internal memo
“Telepathy: A condition caused by talking too much on telephones.” -Author Unknown
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National Telephone Day is on 25 April each year. We are going to celebrate by giving our telephone the day off . . . oh, wait, it’s ringing . . . Hello?
In the first month of the Bell Telephone Company’s existence in 1877, only six telephones were sold. The first telephone book, made in 1878, contained only 50 names. Fast-forward to the present, when the world in which we live is essentially a very large telephone company.
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Riddle: What do you call a rhinoceros in a telephone booth?
Solution: Stuck!
The scene: Alexander Graham Bell’s laboratory. An exciting new discovery is about to take place. In the next room sits Bell’s assistant, a man named Watson, hard at work on Bell’s new invention to transmit sound over wires. As Mr. Watson toiled away in the room with the receiver, it suddenly rings - it must be Bell! He picked it up, and heard: “Good evening, sir. Are you paying too much for your long distance service?”
The next time you try to call someone and their answering machine or voice mail greets you and asks you to leave a message, have a little fun with them. For example, say, “Hello? Hello? Is anybody there? I’m trapped inside your phone. It’s cold and dark in here, and I’m hungry and scared. I’ve got to get out of here. Please, please, help me!”
Why are wrong numbers never busy?
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“This ‘telephone’ has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.” -Author Unknown: attributed Western Union (1876) internal memo
“Telepathy: A condition caused by talking too much on telephones.” -Author Unknown
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National Telephone Day is on 25 April each year. We are going to celebrate by giving our telephone the day off . . . oh, wait, it’s ringing . . . Hello?
In the first month of the Bell Telephone Company’s existence in 1877, only six telephones were sold. The first telephone book, made in 1878, contained only 50 names. Fast-forward to the present, when the world in which we live is essentially a very large telephone company.
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Riddle: What do you call a rhinoceros in a telephone booth?
Solution: Stuck!
Emergency Use Tips for Cell Phones
Your cell phone can actually be an aid to survival in serious emergencies.
The emergency number worldwide for cell phones is 112. If you find yourself outside of the coverage area of your cellular network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the service will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and the number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked.
Have you locked your keys in the car? Does your car have remote keyless entry? If you lock your keys in the car, and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the cell phone on their end. Your car will unlock. This saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object; you could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other ‘remote’ for your car, you can unlock the doors, or the trunk, if you should somehow become locked inside it.
Your cell phone has ‘hidden’ battery power. When your cell phone battery charge is very low, press the keys *3370# or #3370#. Your cell phone will restart with this reserve battery power, and will show a fifty percent increase in battery strength. The reserve battery power will be automatically recharged the next time you charge your cell phone.
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Your cell phone can actually be an aid to survival in serious emergencies.
The emergency number worldwide for cell phones is 112. If you find yourself outside of the coverage area of your cellular network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the service will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and the number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked.
Have you locked your keys in the car? Does your car have remote keyless entry? If you lock your keys in the car, and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the cell phone on their end. Your car will unlock. This saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object; you could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other ‘remote’ for your car, you can unlock the doors, or the trunk, if you should somehow become locked inside it.
Your cell phone has ‘hidden’ battery power. When your cell phone battery charge is very low, press the keys *3370# or #3370#. Your cell phone will restart with this reserve battery power, and will show a fifty percent increase in battery strength. The reserve battery power will be automatically recharged the next time you charge your cell phone.
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‘Telephone’ is derived from the Greek words ‘tele’ meaning ‘at a distance’ and ‘phonos’ meaning ‘sound.’ A telephone is an electronic apparatus that originally allowed people to send and receive sounds over a distance, and which now also allows people to send and receive text messages and recordings such as music and images such as photographs and video; to visit www.MakeFunOfLife.net; and to search for information, shop, do financial transactions, and much more.
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Smarty: What is your phone number?
Brainy: I don’t know, because I have never had to call myself.
Nomophobia is a persistent fear of being out of mobile phone contact . . . and we had always thought it referred to a fear of gnomes . . . those annoying and yet terrifying little figures . . .
“Telephones [will] bring peace on Earth, eliminate Southern accents, and save the farm by making farmers less lonely.” -Author Unknown: as printed in “The Wall Street Journal” (1995) ‘Century-old Pronouncements’
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“You could answer a telephone with, “Hello?” However, you could also answer a telephone with, “Yellow?!” and people would simply regard you as being someone with a ‘colorful’ accent.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
The dial tone of a typical telephone is in the key of ‘F.’
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“So I got home, and the phone was ringing. I picked it up, and said, ‘Who’s speaking please?’ And a voice said, ‘You are.’” -Tim Vine (Timothy Mark ‘Tim’ Vine (born 1967))
Bill was a frequent user of a pay telephone at a popular truck stop, and was greatly inconvenienced when the phone went out of commission. Repeated requests for repair brought only promises. After several days, Bill again contacted the phone company and told them there was no longer a rush. The phone was now working fine, except that all money was being returned upon completion of each call . . . a repairman arrived within the hour!
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There are hundreds of millions of telephones in the world, so when you dial a number right in two tries, you are not doing badly at all.
“An amazing invention - but who would ever want to use one?” -attributed to Rutherford B. Hayes (Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822 - 1893)): telephone call from Washington, District of Columbia to Pennsylvania, using Alexander Graham Bell’s newly patented (7 March 1876) telephone
Caller: I would like the number of the Scottish knitwear company in Woven.
Operator: I cannot find a town called ‘Woven.’ Are you sure of the name?
Caller: Yes. That’s what it says on the label - Woven in Scotland.
Are you receiving too many telemarketer calls? In the United States, call the Do Not Call Registry at 1-888-382-1222 or go to www.donotcall.gov. If you do not wish to be called by telemarketers, call the preceding number from the cell phone or landline phone you want to have placed on the Do Not Call Registry. Telephone numbers must be re-registered every five years, and people may continue to receive calls from politicians and pollsters, who are inexplicably exempt from the registry.
“We can hardly realize now the blissful quietude of the pre-telephone epoch.” -Norman Douglas (George Norman Douglas (1868 - 1952)): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
We are MFOL! . . . Ring, ring! . . . Hello? Hello? Is anybody there?
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Smarty: What is your phone number?
Brainy: I don’t know, because I have never had to call myself.
Nomophobia is a persistent fear of being out of mobile phone contact . . . and we had always thought it referred to a fear of gnomes . . . those annoying and yet terrifying little figures . . .
“Telephones [will] bring peace on Earth, eliminate Southern accents, and save the farm by making farmers less lonely.” -Author Unknown: as printed in “The Wall Street Journal” (1995) ‘Century-old Pronouncements’
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“You could answer a telephone with, “Hello?” However, you could also answer a telephone with, “Yellow?!” and people would simply regard you as being someone with a ‘colorful’ accent.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
The dial tone of a typical telephone is in the key of ‘F.’
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“So I got home, and the phone was ringing. I picked it up, and said, ‘Who’s speaking please?’ And a voice said, ‘You are.’” -Tim Vine (Timothy Mark ‘Tim’ Vine (born 1967))
Bill was a frequent user of a pay telephone at a popular truck stop, and was greatly inconvenienced when the phone went out of commission. Repeated requests for repair brought only promises. After several days, Bill again contacted the phone company and told them there was no longer a rush. The phone was now working fine, except that all money was being returned upon completion of each call . . . a repairman arrived within the hour!
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There are hundreds of millions of telephones in the world, so when you dial a number right in two tries, you are not doing badly at all.
“An amazing invention - but who would ever want to use one?” -attributed to Rutherford B. Hayes (Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822 - 1893)): telephone call from Washington, District of Columbia to Pennsylvania, using Alexander Graham Bell’s newly patented (7 March 1876) telephone
Caller: I would like the number of the Scottish knitwear company in Woven.
Operator: I cannot find a town called ‘Woven.’ Are you sure of the name?
Caller: Yes. That’s what it says on the label - Woven in Scotland.
Are you receiving too many telemarketer calls? In the United States, call the Do Not Call Registry at 1-888-382-1222 or go to www.donotcall.gov. If you do not wish to be called by telemarketers, call the preceding number from the cell phone or landline phone you want to have placed on the Do Not Call Registry. Telephone numbers must be re-registered every five years, and people may continue to receive calls from politicians and pollsters, who are inexplicably exempt from the registry.
“We can hardly realize now the blissful quietude of the pre-telephone epoch.” -Norman Douglas (George Norman Douglas (1868 - 1952)): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
We are MFOL! . . . Ring, ring! . . . Hello? Hello? Is anybody there?
“There is always something to be thankful for!” -Author Unknown
“Live in gratitude. When you are thankful for what you have, you are always rewarded with more.” -Author Unknown
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“Thank you, thank you very much!” -Elvis Presley (Elvis Aron Presley (1935 - 1977))
“An old gentleman got up once in a meeting and said he had lived nearly all his life on Grumble Street, but not long ago he had moved over on Thanksgiving Street.” -D. L. Moody (Dwight Lyman Moody (1837 - 1899)): “Power in Prayer” (23 and 24 July 1895) address delivered in the Northfield Auditorium
“The more you recognize and express gratitude for the things you have, the more things you will have to express gratitude for.” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))
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“There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.” -Ralph Blum
“No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.” -Alfred North Whitehead (1861 - 1947)
“It is a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation.” -Roberto Benigni (Roberto Remigio Benigni (born 1952))
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“The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.” -William Blake (1757 - 1827)
“Appreciation can make a day - even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.” -Margaret Cousins (Margaret Elizabeth Cousins (1878 - 1954))
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“You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have set in motion an ancient spiritual law: the more you have and are grateful for, the more will be given you.” -Sarah Ban Breathnach (born 1947): “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy” (1995) at http://www.sarahbanbreathnach.com/
Knock-knock.
Who’s there?
Hank.
Hank, who?
You’re welcome!
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“I believe that appreciation is a holy thing, that when we look for what’s best in the person we happen to be with at the moment, we’re doing what God does all the time; so, in appreciating our neighbor, we’re participating in something truly sacred.” -Fred Rogers (Fred McFeely Rogers (also known as Mr. Rogers (1928 - 2003)))
“Strive to find things to be thankful for, and just look for the good in who you are.” -Bethany Hamilton
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“I am grateful for what I am and have. My Thanksgiving is perpetual.” -Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862): letter (6 December 1856) to Harrison Gray Otis Blake, as published in “The Correspondence of Henry David Thoreau” (1958), page 444
“The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields, and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day. What the world needs more of is people to appreciate and enjoy it.” -Michael Josephson
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“How happy a person is depends upon the depth of his gratitude.” -John Miller (1923 - 1961): as quoted in Edythe Draper: “Draper’s Book of Quotations for the Christian World” (1992), Entry 5249
“People who live the most fulfilling lives are the ones who are always rejoicing at what they have.” -Richard Carlson (1961 - 2006)
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The Thank You Song
For soap and tissues
And useful things
For jungle gyms
And slides and swings
For music and stories
And pictures gay
We sing our thank you song today
For the blue of the sky
For the gold of the Sun
For mothers and fathers
And friends and fun
For bulbs in the soil
And fishes that play
We sing our thank you song today.
By Author Unknown
“Live in gratitude. When you are thankful for what you have, you are always rewarded with more.” -Author Unknown
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“Thank you, thank you very much!” -Elvis Presley (Elvis Aron Presley (1935 - 1977))
“An old gentleman got up once in a meeting and said he had lived nearly all his life on Grumble Street, but not long ago he had moved over on Thanksgiving Street.” -D. L. Moody (Dwight Lyman Moody (1837 - 1899)): “Power in Prayer” (23 and 24 July 1895) address delivered in the Northfield Auditorium
“The more you recognize and express gratitude for the things you have, the more things you will have to express gratitude for.” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))
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“There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.” -Ralph Blum
“No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.” -Alfred North Whitehead (1861 - 1947)
“It is a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation.” -Roberto Benigni (Roberto Remigio Benigni (born 1952))
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“The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.” -William Blake (1757 - 1827)
“Appreciation can make a day - even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.” -Margaret Cousins (Margaret Elizabeth Cousins (1878 - 1954))
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“You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have set in motion an ancient spiritual law: the more you have and are grateful for, the more will be given you.” -Sarah Ban Breathnach (born 1947): “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy” (1995) at http://www.sarahbanbreathnach.com/
Knock-knock.
Who’s there?
Hank.
Hank, who?
You’re welcome!
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“I believe that appreciation is a holy thing, that when we look for what’s best in the person we happen to be with at the moment, we’re doing what God does all the time; so, in appreciating our neighbor, we’re participating in something truly sacred.” -Fred Rogers (Fred McFeely Rogers (also known as Mr. Rogers (1928 - 2003)))
“Strive to find things to be thankful for, and just look for the good in who you are.” -Bethany Hamilton
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“I am grateful for what I am and have. My Thanksgiving is perpetual.” -Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862): letter (6 December 1856) to Harrison Gray Otis Blake, as published in “The Correspondence of Henry David Thoreau” (1958), page 444
“The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields, and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day. What the world needs more of is people to appreciate and enjoy it.” -Michael Josephson
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“How happy a person is depends upon the depth of his gratitude.” -John Miller (1923 - 1961): as quoted in Edythe Draper: “Draper’s Book of Quotations for the Christian World” (1992), Entry 5249
“People who live the most fulfilling lives are the ones who are always rejoicing at what they have.” -Richard Carlson (1961 - 2006)
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The Thank You Song
For soap and tissues
And useful things
For jungle gyms
And slides and swings
For music and stories
And pictures gay
We sing our thank you song today
For the blue of the sky
For the gold of the Sun
For mothers and fathers
And friends and fun
For bulbs in the soil
And fishes that play
We sing our thank you song today.
By Author Unknown
“The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more you will have to be grateful for. The most poverty stricken of all are the ungrateful. Gratitude can transform common days into Thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” -William A. Ward (William Arthur Ward (1921 - 1994))
“It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.” -Germany Kent (born 1975 as Evelyn LaShawn Palmer)
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“When we are grateful for the good we already have, we attract more good into our life. On the other hand, when we are ungrateful, we tend to shut ourselves off from the good we might otherwise experience.” -Margaret Stortz
“Gratitude makes everything turn into a gift.” -Author Unknown
“To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven.” -Johannes A. Gaertner (Johannes Alexander Gaertner (1912 - 1996))
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“Say thank you to everyone you meet for everything they do for you.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com
“Sometimes I just look up, smile, and say, ‘Thank you, God!’” -Author Unknown
“Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you.” -Eileen Caddy (1917 - 2006)
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“Express gratitude generously and sincerely; receive gratitude humbly and graciously; expect gratitude rarely if ever.” -William A. Ward (William Arthur Ward (1921 - 1994))
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” -Aesop (possibly about 620 B.C.E. - about 560 B.C.E. or about 550 B.C.E. - about 470 B.C.E.)
“Gratitude is something of which none of us can give too much. For on the smiles, the thanks we give, our little gestures of appreciation, our neighbors build up their philosophy of life.” -A. J. Cronin (Archibald Joseph Cronin (1896 - 1981))
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“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” -William A. Ward (William Arthur Ward (1921 - 1994))
“Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life.” -Christiane Northrup (born 1949) at https://www.drnorthrup.com/
“Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life.” -Northrup Christiane
“Gratitude is the memory of the heart.” -Jean-Baptiste Massieu (1772 - 1846)
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“Many people who order their lives rightly in all other ways, are kept in poverty by their lack of gratitude.” -Wallace D. Wattles (Wallace Delois Wattles (born Wallace Delois Walters (1860 - 1911)))
“Gratitude is a sign of maturity . . . Where there is appreciation, there is also courtesy and concern for the rights and property of others.” -Gordon B. Hinckley (Gordon Bitner Hinckley (1910 - 2008))
“My life isn’t perfect but I am thankful for everything I have.” -Author Unknown
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“Gratitude is Heaven itself.” -William Blake (1757 - 1827): as quoted in Alexander Gilchrist: “Life of William Blake” (1863), ‘1803 - 1804,’ page 200
“Never forget those who helped you along the way.” -Author Unknown
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“Be thankful for the smallest blessing, and you will deserve to receive greater. Value the least gifts no less than the greatest, and simple graces as special favors. If you remember the dignity of the Giver, no gift will seem small or mean, for nothing can be valueless that is given by the most high God.” -Thomas à Kempis (meaning Thomas of Kempen, born Thomas Hammerken (about 1379 - 1471))
“Gratitude in advance is the most powerful creative force in the Universe.” -Neale Donald Walsch (born 1943)
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“Once you start practicing being grateful and thankful for things, people, and events, you may notice that you start to attract more positive things, people, and events in your life.” -Stephanie Conkle
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“It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.” -Germany Kent (born 1975 as Evelyn LaShawn Palmer)
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“When we are grateful for the good we already have, we attract more good into our life. On the other hand, when we are ungrateful, we tend to shut ourselves off from the good we might otherwise experience.” -Margaret Stortz
“Gratitude makes everything turn into a gift.” -Author Unknown
“To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven.” -Johannes A. Gaertner (Johannes Alexander Gaertner (1912 - 1996))
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“Say thank you to everyone you meet for everything they do for you.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com
“Sometimes I just look up, smile, and say, ‘Thank you, God!’” -Author Unknown
“Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you.” -Eileen Caddy (1917 - 2006)
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“Express gratitude generously and sincerely; receive gratitude humbly and graciously; expect gratitude rarely if ever.” -William A. Ward (William Arthur Ward (1921 - 1994))
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” -Aesop (possibly about 620 B.C.E. - about 560 B.C.E. or about 550 B.C.E. - about 470 B.C.E.)
“Gratitude is something of which none of us can give too much. For on the smiles, the thanks we give, our little gestures of appreciation, our neighbors build up their philosophy of life.” -A. J. Cronin (Archibald Joseph Cronin (1896 - 1981))
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“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” -William A. Ward (William Arthur Ward (1921 - 1994))
“Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life.” -Christiane Northrup (born 1949) at https://www.drnorthrup.com/
“Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life.” -Northrup Christiane
“Gratitude is the memory of the heart.” -Jean-Baptiste Massieu (1772 - 1846)
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“Many people who order their lives rightly in all other ways, are kept in poverty by their lack of gratitude.” -Wallace D. Wattles (Wallace Delois Wattles (born Wallace Delois Walters (1860 - 1911)))
“Gratitude is a sign of maturity . . . Where there is appreciation, there is also courtesy and concern for the rights and property of others.” -Gordon B. Hinckley (Gordon Bitner Hinckley (1910 - 2008))
“My life isn’t perfect but I am thankful for everything I have.” -Author Unknown
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“Gratitude is Heaven itself.” -William Blake (1757 - 1827): as quoted in Alexander Gilchrist: “Life of William Blake” (1863), ‘1803 - 1804,’ page 200
“Never forget those who helped you along the way.” -Author Unknown
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“Be thankful for the smallest blessing, and you will deserve to receive greater. Value the least gifts no less than the greatest, and simple graces as special favors. If you remember the dignity of the Giver, no gift will seem small or mean, for nothing can be valueless that is given by the most high God.” -Thomas à Kempis (meaning Thomas of Kempen, born Thomas Hammerken (about 1379 - 1471))
“Gratitude in advance is the most powerful creative force in the Universe.” -Neale Donald Walsch (born 1943)
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“Once you start practicing being grateful and thankful for things, people, and events, you may notice that you start to attract more positive things, people, and events in your life.” -Stephanie Conkle
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“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” -William A. Ward (William Arthur Ward (1921 - 1994))
Anna: Thank you very much.
Elena: You’re welcome very much!
“A person who feels appreciated will always do more than is expected.” -Author Unknown
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“Persons thankful for little things are certain to be the ones with much to be thankful for.” -Frank A. Clark (Frank Atherton Clark (1911 - 1991))
“Be thankful for what you have. Your life, no matter how bad you think it is, is someone else’s fairytale.” -Wale Ayeni
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“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” -A.A. Milne (Alan Alexander Milne (1882 - 1956))
“Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944)
“Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude.” -Joseph Wood Krutch (1893 - 1970)
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“Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people.” -Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784): as quoted in James Boswell: “The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.” (1785), ‘September 20, 1773’
“An ungrateful man is like a hog under a tree eating acorns, but never looking up to see where they come from.” -Timothy Dexter (1747 - 1806)
“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” -Melody Beattie (Melody Lynn Beattie (born 1948))
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“No matter how good or bad you think life is, wake up each day and be thankful for life. Someone somewhere else is fighting to survive.” -Author Unknown
“‘Merry’ is a word for Christmas . . . ‘happy’ is a word for New Year’s . . . ‘thanks’ is a word for all year long.” -Author Unknown
“One act of thanksgiving made when things go wrong is worth a thousand when things go well.” -Author Unknown
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“Gratitude is like a magnet; the more grateful you are, the more you will receive to be grateful for.” -Iyanla Vanzant (born 1953 as Rhonda Eva Harris)
“Learn to say thank you every time.” -Jill Griffin
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” -William A. Ward (William Arthur Ward (1921 - 1994))
A grateful heart a garden is,
Where there is always room
For every lovely God-like grace,
To come to perfect bloom.
-Author Unknown: as quoted in “Christian Science Hymnal,” #3
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“A joyful and pleasant thing it is to be thankful.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “Book of Common Prayer” (1662), ‘Psalm 147,’ verse 16
“In everything give thanks.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘First Thessalonians,’ chapter 5, verse 18
“What if you woke up today with only the things you thanked God for yesterday?” -Author Unknown
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Hans: What do we often return but never borrow?
Grace: Thanks.
“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.” -John Milton (1608 - 1674)
“I woke up. I have clothes to wear. I have running water. I have food to eat. Life is good. I am thankful.” -Author Unknown
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“Who does not thank for little will not thank for much.” -Author Unknown
Anna: Thank you very much.
Elena: You’re welcome very much!
“A person who feels appreciated will always do more than is expected.” -Author Unknown
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“Persons thankful for little things are certain to be the ones with much to be thankful for.” -Frank A. Clark (Frank Atherton Clark (1911 - 1991))
“Be thankful for what you have. Your life, no matter how bad you think it is, is someone else’s fairytale.” -Wale Ayeni
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“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” -A.A. Milne (Alan Alexander Milne (1882 - 1956))
“Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944)
“Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude.” -Joseph Wood Krutch (1893 - 1970)
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“Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people.” -Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784): as quoted in James Boswell: “The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.” (1785), ‘September 20, 1773’
“An ungrateful man is like a hog under a tree eating acorns, but never looking up to see where they come from.” -Timothy Dexter (1747 - 1806)
“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” -Melody Beattie (Melody Lynn Beattie (born 1948))
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“No matter how good or bad you think life is, wake up each day and be thankful for life. Someone somewhere else is fighting to survive.” -Author Unknown
“‘Merry’ is a word for Christmas . . . ‘happy’ is a word for New Year’s . . . ‘thanks’ is a word for all year long.” -Author Unknown
“One act of thanksgiving made when things go wrong is worth a thousand when things go well.” -Author Unknown
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“Gratitude is like a magnet; the more grateful you are, the more you will receive to be grateful for.” -Iyanla Vanzant (born 1953 as Rhonda Eva Harris)
“Learn to say thank you every time.” -Jill Griffin
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” -William A. Ward (William Arthur Ward (1921 - 1994))
A grateful heart a garden is,
Where there is always room
For every lovely God-like grace,
To come to perfect bloom.
-Author Unknown: as quoted in “Christian Science Hymnal,” #3
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“A joyful and pleasant thing it is to be thankful.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “Book of Common Prayer” (1662), ‘Psalm 147,’ verse 16
“In everything give thanks.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘First Thessalonians,’ chapter 5, verse 18
“What if you woke up today with only the things you thanked God for yesterday?” -Author Unknown
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Hans: What do we often return but never borrow?
Grace: Thanks.
“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.” -John Milton (1608 - 1674)
“I woke up. I have clothes to wear. I have running water. I have food to eat. Life is good. I am thankful.” -Author Unknown
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“Who does not thank for little will not thank for much.” -Author Unknown
“For whatever we have, be it little or much, we should be grateful.” -Author Unknown
“Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.” -Jacques Maritain (1882 - 1973)
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“It is not happy people who are thankful, but thankful people who are happy.” -Author Unknown
“You really can change your life by appreciating what you already have.” -Michael Unks: “Awesome in Hours”
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In our daily lives, we must see
That it is not happiness that makes us grateful,
But the gratefulness that makes us happy.
-Albert Clarke
“Thank you for being a friend.” -Andrew Gold
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“The more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“The best way to show my gratitude is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy.” -Mother Teresa
Not for the mighty world, O Lord, tonight,
Nations and kingdoms in their fearful might -
Let me be glad the kettle gently sings,
Let me be grateful for little things.
-Edna Jaques (Edna Parliament Jaques (1891 - 1978))
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“The more you thank life, the more life gives you to be thankful for.” -Author Unknown
“Every day, be sure to tell somebody, ‘Thank You.’” -Author Unknown
“Upon waking, let your first thought be, ‘Thank you.’” -Author Unknown
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“Beggar that I am, I am even poor in thanks.” -William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark” (1601), Act 2, scene 2
“Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.” -Author Unknown
“Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you’ll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you’ll find that you have more of it.” -Ralph Marston (Ralph Seymour Marston, Junior (born 1955)) at https://GreatDay.com/
“Someone else is praying for the things you take for granted. Be thankful.” -Author Unknown
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“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
“This is a wonderful day. I’ve never seen this one before.” -Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Ann Johnson (1928 - 2014))
“The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live. He has penetrated the whole mystery of life: Giving thanks for everything.” -Albert Schweitzer (1875 - 1965)
“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more in life there will be to praise and celebrate.” -Author Unknown
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“Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.” -Henri-Frédéric Amiel (also known simply as Henri Amiel (1821 - 1881))
“The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.” -Henry Ward Beecher (1813 - 1887)
“Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.” -Author Unknown
“If we appreciate what we have, it becomes more; if we belittle what we have, it becomes less.” -Author Unknown
“Take time today to appreciate someone who does something you take for granted.” -Author Unknown
“Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.” -Jacques Maritain (1882 - 1973)
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“It is not happy people who are thankful, but thankful people who are happy.” -Author Unknown
“You really can change your life by appreciating what you already have.” -Michael Unks: “Awesome in Hours”
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In our daily lives, we must see
That it is not happiness that makes us grateful,
But the gratefulness that makes us happy.
-Albert Clarke
“Thank you for being a friend.” -Andrew Gold
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“The more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“The best way to show my gratitude is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy.” -Mother Teresa
Not for the mighty world, O Lord, tonight,
Nations and kingdoms in their fearful might -
Let me be glad the kettle gently sings,
Let me be grateful for little things.
-Edna Jaques (Edna Parliament Jaques (1891 - 1978))
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“The more you thank life, the more life gives you to be thankful for.” -Author Unknown
“Every day, be sure to tell somebody, ‘Thank You.’” -Author Unknown
“Upon waking, let your first thought be, ‘Thank you.’” -Author Unknown
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“Beggar that I am, I am even poor in thanks.” -William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark” (1601), Act 2, scene 2
“Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.” -Author Unknown
“Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you’ll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you’ll find that you have more of it.” -Ralph Marston (Ralph Seymour Marston, Junior (born 1955)) at https://GreatDay.com/
“Someone else is praying for the things you take for granted. Be thankful.” -Author Unknown
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“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
“This is a wonderful day. I’ve never seen this one before.” -Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Ann Johnson (1928 - 2014))
“The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live. He has penetrated the whole mystery of life: Giving thanks for everything.” -Albert Schweitzer (1875 - 1965)
“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more in life there will be to praise and celebrate.” -Author Unknown
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“Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.” -Henri-Frédéric Amiel (also known simply as Henri Amiel (1821 - 1881))
“The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.” -Henry Ward Beecher (1813 - 1887)
“Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.” -Author Unknown
“If we appreciate what we have, it becomes more; if we belittle what we have, it becomes less.” -Author Unknown
“Take time today to appreciate someone who does something you take for granted.” -Author Unknown
“Outcomes rarely turn on grand gestures or the art of the deal, but on whether you’ve sent someone a thank-you note.” -Bernie Brillstein and David Rensin: “The Little Stuff Matters Most” (2004)
“Don’t forget to get yourself a ‘Thank Me’ card to give to yourself for all of the things you have done for yourself.” -Author Unknown
“In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906 - 1945)
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“How do you say, ‘thank you,’ for sunshine or health . . . for clear days or gentle rains . . . for happiness, joy, or love? You say it by sharing what you have. You say it by making the world a better place in which to live.” -Thomas D. Willhite (1940 - 1983)
Let never day nor night unhallow’d pass,
But still remember what the Lord hath done.
-William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “King Henry VI” (about 1590 to about 1591), Part 2, Act 2, scene 1, line 85
“Praise the bridge that carried you over.” -George Colman (also known as George Colman the Younger (1762 - 1836)): ”Heir-at-Law,” Act I, scene 1
“Jesus, please teach me to appreciate what I have before time forces me to appreciate what I had.” -Susan L. Lenzkes
“Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.” -Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778)
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“Gratitude takes three forms; a feeling in the heart, an expression in words, and giving in return.” -Author Unknown
“In all things give thanks.” -Author Unknown: “The Bible,” ‘1st Thessalonians,’ chapter 5, verse 18
“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” -G. K. Chesterton (Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936))
“He who can give thanks for little will always find he has enough.” -Author Unknown
“Gratitude. It’s finding the blessings in each day.” -Karen Morrissey
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“An attitude of gratitude creates blessings.” -John Templeton (Sir)
“The enlightened give thanks for what most people take for granted . . . As you begin to be grateful for what most people take for granted, the vibration of gratitude makes you more receptive to good in your life.” -Michael Bernard Beckwith
O Lord, that lends me life,
Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness!
-William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “Henry VI” (about 1590 - 1591), Part II, Act I, scene 1
“If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily.” -Gerald Good
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“Ingratitude is one of our great sins.” -Ezra Taft Benson (1899 - 1994): as quoted in “Ensign” (May 1977), page 33
“Gratitude also opens your eyes to the limitless potential of the universe, while dissatisfaction closes your eyes to it.” -Stephen Richards
“No better words than ‘thank you’ have yet been discovered to express the sincere gratitude of one’s heart; when the two words are sincerely spoken.” -Alfred A. Montapert (Alfred Armand Montapert (1906 - 1997))
Overheard: Always say, “Thank you.”
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“I wish that people would take the time to show people that they are important in their lives either at work or at home. Too many times people take others for granted and I think that needs to change. People are so much nicer and willing to help you if you use those two little words that mean so much . . . Thank You!” -Gina Gillespie
“Gratitude is the best attitude.” -Author Unknown
“Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful.” -Al Jarreau
“Be thankful for what you have. Work hard for what you don’t have.” -Author Unknown
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I can no other answer make but thanks,
And thanks, and ever thanks.
-William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “Twelfth-Night” (about 1601 - about 1602), Act 3, scene 3
“A grateful heart is a magnet for miracles.” -Author Unknown
“Tell everybody I said, ‘Thanks.’” -Dick Roe
We are MFOL! . . . thank you for including us in your day . . . more fun and learning follows . . .
“Don’t forget to get yourself a ‘Thank Me’ card to give to yourself for all of the things you have done for yourself.” -Author Unknown
“In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906 - 1945)
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“How do you say, ‘thank you,’ for sunshine or health . . . for clear days or gentle rains . . . for happiness, joy, or love? You say it by sharing what you have. You say it by making the world a better place in which to live.” -Thomas D. Willhite (1940 - 1983)
Let never day nor night unhallow’d pass,
But still remember what the Lord hath done.
-William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “King Henry VI” (about 1590 to about 1591), Part 2, Act 2, scene 1, line 85
“Praise the bridge that carried you over.” -George Colman (also known as George Colman the Younger (1762 - 1836)): ”Heir-at-Law,” Act I, scene 1
“Jesus, please teach me to appreciate what I have before time forces me to appreciate what I had.” -Susan L. Lenzkes
“Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.” -Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778)
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“Gratitude takes three forms; a feeling in the heart, an expression in words, and giving in return.” -Author Unknown
“In all things give thanks.” -Author Unknown: “The Bible,” ‘1st Thessalonians,’ chapter 5, verse 18
“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” -G. K. Chesterton (Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936))
“He who can give thanks for little will always find he has enough.” -Author Unknown
“Gratitude. It’s finding the blessings in each day.” -Karen Morrissey
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“An attitude of gratitude creates blessings.” -John Templeton (Sir)
“The enlightened give thanks for what most people take for granted . . . As you begin to be grateful for what most people take for granted, the vibration of gratitude makes you more receptive to good in your life.” -Michael Bernard Beckwith
O Lord, that lends me life,
Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness!
-William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “Henry VI” (about 1590 - 1591), Part II, Act I, scene 1
“If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily.” -Gerald Good
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“Ingratitude is one of our great sins.” -Ezra Taft Benson (1899 - 1994): as quoted in “Ensign” (May 1977), page 33
“Gratitude also opens your eyes to the limitless potential of the universe, while dissatisfaction closes your eyes to it.” -Stephen Richards
“No better words than ‘thank you’ have yet been discovered to express the sincere gratitude of one’s heart; when the two words are sincerely spoken.” -Alfred A. Montapert (Alfred Armand Montapert (1906 - 1997))
Overheard: Always say, “Thank you.”
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“I wish that people would take the time to show people that they are important in their lives either at work or at home. Too many times people take others for granted and I think that needs to change. People are so much nicer and willing to help you if you use those two little words that mean so much . . . Thank You!” -Gina Gillespie
“Gratitude is the best attitude.” -Author Unknown
“Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful.” -Al Jarreau
“Be thankful for what you have. Work hard for what you don’t have.” -Author Unknown
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I can no other answer make but thanks,
And thanks, and ever thanks.
-William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “Twelfth-Night” (about 1601 - about 1602), Act 3, scene 3
“A grateful heart is a magnet for miracles.” -Author Unknown
“Tell everybody I said, ‘Thanks.’” -Dick Roe
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“Change yourself and your fortune will change with you.” -Author Unknown
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“How do we become true and good, happy and genuine, joyful and free? Only by getting in touch with good, true, happy, genuine human beings, only by seeking the company of the strong and the free, only by catching spontaneity and freedom from those who are themselves spontaneous and free.” -Charles Malike (1906 - 1988)
“If you improve 1 percent a day, then in 100 days, guess what? You’re 100 percent better.” -Kenny Ray Carter (also known as Coach Carter (born 1959)) at https://coachcarter.com/
“Improvement begins with I.” -Arnold H. Glasow (Arnold Henry Glasow (1905 - 1998))
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” -Carl Rogers (Carl Ransom Rogers (1902 - 1987))
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“Ignore the ones who say it’s too late to start over. Disregard those who say you’ll never amount to anything. Turn a deaf ear to those who say you aren’t smart enough, fast enough, tall enough, or big enough - ignore them.” -Max Lucado (born 1955)
“Identify and develop your unique talents and abilities, the things that make you special.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com/
“I have had more trouble with myself than with any other man I have ever met.” -D. L. Moody (Dwight Lyman Moody (1837 - 1899))
“The better person you become, the better people you will attract.” -Author Unknown
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“None will improve your lot if you yourself do not.” -Bertolt Brecht (Eugen Berthold Friedrich ‘Bertolt’ Brecht (1898 - 1956)) (1933)
“For a person to build a rich and rewarding life for himself, there are certain qualities and bits of knowledge that he needs to acquire. There are also things, harmful attitudes, superstitions, and emotions that he needs to chip away. A person needs to chip away everything that doesn’t look like the person he or she most wants to become.” -Earl Nightingale (1921 - 1989)
“Be yourself, everyone else is taken.” -Author Unknown
“Be the kind of person you want to meet.” -Author Unknown
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“You make the world a better place by making yourself a better person.” -Scott Sorrell
“Do not think of your faults; still less of others’ faults: in every person who comes near you, look for what is good and strong: honour that; rejoice in it; and, as you can, try to imitate it. Your faults will drop off, like dead leaves, when their time comes.” -John Ruskin (1819 - 1900): “The Ethics of the Dust” (1875), Lecture V: Crystal Virtues, section 57
“Commit yourself to constant self-improvement.” -H. Jackson Brown (Horace Jackson Brown, Junior (1940 - 2021)): “Life’s Little Instruction Book” (1991)
“Let’s build a better you . . . we will need some glue, pop-sickle sticks, pipe cleaners, glitter, crayons, yarn, construction paper . . . what, you say you are not made out of any of those things?” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“There’s only one corner of the Universe you can be certain of improving and that’s your own self . . . You have to begin there, not outside, not on other people. That comes afterwards, when you’ve worked on your own corner.” -Aldous Huxley (Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894 - 1963)): “Time Must Have a Stop” (1944)
“To become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are.” -Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
“Every day is a day you can be a better person than you were yesterday.” -Author Unknown
“In the long term the most important question . . . is not what you are but what you are becoming.” -Gary Hamel
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“No man is capable of self-improvement if he sees no other model but himself.” -Conrado I. Generoso (Conrado Isabedra ‘Ding’ Generoso (born 1960))
“Think of what others ought to be like, then start being like that yourself.” -Author Unknown
“If you are still searching for that one person who will change your life, take a look in the mirror.” -Author Unknown
“Everyone planning to make something worthwhile out of himself must be a self-remade man, and should be an intelligent remodeling job going on all the time.” -Sterling W. Sill (Sterling Welling Sill (1903 - 1994))
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“Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.” -Jean-Paul Sartre (Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (1905 - 1980))
“Might I give counsel to any man, I would say to him, try to frequent the company of your betters. In books and in life, that is the most wholesome society; learn to admire rightly; the great pleasure of life is that. Note what great men admire.” -William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 - 1863)
“Act the way you’d like to be and soon you’ll be the way you act.” -George W. Crane (George Washington Crane III (1901 - 1995))
“Build upon strengths, and weaknesses will gradually take care of themselves.” -Joyce C. Lock
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“What we shall be, we are becoming.” -Author Unknown
“How can there be self-help ‘groups’?” -Author Unknown
“People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.” -Oliver Goldsmith (1728 - 1774)
“Be yourself. No one can ever tell you you’re doing it wrong.” -James Leo Herlihy (1927 - 1993)
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“I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God’s help I shall succeed.” -Vincent van Gogh (Vincent Willem van Gogh (1853 - 1890))
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“How do we become true and good, happy and genuine, joyful and free? Only by getting in touch with good, true, happy, genuine human beings, only by seeking the company of the strong and the free, only by catching spontaneity and freedom from those who are themselves spontaneous and free.” -Charles Malike (1906 - 1988)
“If you improve 1 percent a day, then in 100 days, guess what? You’re 100 percent better.” -Kenny Ray Carter (also known as Coach Carter (born 1959)) at https://coachcarter.com/
“Improvement begins with I.” -Arnold H. Glasow (Arnold Henry Glasow (1905 - 1998))
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” -Carl Rogers (Carl Ransom Rogers (1902 - 1987))
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“Ignore the ones who say it’s too late to start over. Disregard those who say you’ll never amount to anything. Turn a deaf ear to those who say you aren’t smart enough, fast enough, tall enough, or big enough - ignore them.” -Max Lucado (born 1955)
“Identify and develop your unique talents and abilities, the things that make you special.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com/
“I have had more trouble with myself than with any other man I have ever met.” -D. L. Moody (Dwight Lyman Moody (1837 - 1899))
“The better person you become, the better people you will attract.” -Author Unknown
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“None will improve your lot if you yourself do not.” -Bertolt Brecht (Eugen Berthold Friedrich ‘Bertolt’ Brecht (1898 - 1956)) (1933)
“For a person to build a rich and rewarding life for himself, there are certain qualities and bits of knowledge that he needs to acquire. There are also things, harmful attitudes, superstitions, and emotions that he needs to chip away. A person needs to chip away everything that doesn’t look like the person he or she most wants to become.” -Earl Nightingale (1921 - 1989)
“Be yourself, everyone else is taken.” -Author Unknown
“Be the kind of person you want to meet.” -Author Unknown
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“You make the world a better place by making yourself a better person.” -Scott Sorrell
“Do not think of your faults; still less of others’ faults: in every person who comes near you, look for what is good and strong: honour that; rejoice in it; and, as you can, try to imitate it. Your faults will drop off, like dead leaves, when their time comes.” -John Ruskin (1819 - 1900): “The Ethics of the Dust” (1875), Lecture V: Crystal Virtues, section 57
“Commit yourself to constant self-improvement.” -H. Jackson Brown (Horace Jackson Brown, Junior (1940 - 2021)): “Life’s Little Instruction Book” (1991)
“Let’s build a better you . . . we will need some glue, pop-sickle sticks, pipe cleaners, glitter, crayons, yarn, construction paper . . . what, you say you are not made out of any of those things?” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“There’s only one corner of the Universe you can be certain of improving and that’s your own self . . . You have to begin there, not outside, not on other people. That comes afterwards, when you’ve worked on your own corner.” -Aldous Huxley (Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894 - 1963)): “Time Must Have a Stop” (1944)
“To become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are.” -Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
“Every day is a day you can be a better person than you were yesterday.” -Author Unknown
“In the long term the most important question . . . is not what you are but what you are becoming.” -Gary Hamel
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“No man is capable of self-improvement if he sees no other model but himself.” -Conrado I. Generoso (Conrado Isabedra ‘Ding’ Generoso (born 1960))
“Think of what others ought to be like, then start being like that yourself.” -Author Unknown
“If you are still searching for that one person who will change your life, take a look in the mirror.” -Author Unknown
“Everyone planning to make something worthwhile out of himself must be a self-remade man, and should be an intelligent remodeling job going on all the time.” -Sterling W. Sill (Sterling Welling Sill (1903 - 1994))
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“Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.” -Jean-Paul Sartre (Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (1905 - 1980))
“Might I give counsel to any man, I would say to him, try to frequent the company of your betters. In books and in life, that is the most wholesome society; learn to admire rightly; the great pleasure of life is that. Note what great men admire.” -William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 - 1863)
“Act the way you’d like to be and soon you’ll be the way you act.” -George W. Crane (George Washington Crane III (1901 - 1995))
“Build upon strengths, and weaknesses will gradually take care of themselves.” -Joyce C. Lock
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“What we shall be, we are becoming.” -Author Unknown
“How can there be self-help ‘groups’?” -Author Unknown
“People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.” -Oliver Goldsmith (1728 - 1774)
“Be yourself. No one can ever tell you you’re doing it wrong.” -James Leo Herlihy (1927 - 1993)
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“I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God’s help I shall succeed.” -Vincent van Gogh (Vincent Willem van Gogh (1853 - 1890))
“Seeing ourselves as we want to be is a key to personal growth. To successfully bring about change in our lives we need to implement a system of change that is built upon three assumptions. First Assumption: We change our lives by changing the attitudes of our minds. Second Assumption: We become what we think about all day long. Third Assumption: Our mind is naturally goal seeking. Please remember these assumptions. Our mind is always trying to accomplish something. We have a powerful machine wanting to achieve goals. It will set the goals that we allow it to.” -Hyrum W. Smith
“Those who seek a better life must first become a better person.” -Jim Rohn (Emanuel James ‘Jim’ Rohn (1930 - 2009)) at https://www.JimRohn.com
“In that worthiest of all struggles, the struggle for self-mastery and goodness, we are far less patient with ourselves than God is with us.” -J. G. Holland (Josiah Gilbert Holland (1819 - 1881))
“If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.” -Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967)
“A truly wise person will constantly move forward, striving for self-improvement.” -Marvin J. Ashton (Marvin Jeremy Ashton (1915 - 1994))
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“Self-help must precede help from others. Even for making certain of help from Heaven one has to help oneself.” -Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (1896 - 1995)
“Chiefly the mould of a man’s fortune is in his own hands.” -Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626): “Essays” (1625), ‘Of Fortune’
“Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.” -Julius Charles Hare (1795 - 1855)
“It doesn’t happen all at once. You become. It takes a long time.” -Margery Williams (Margery Williams Bianco (1881 - 1944)): “The Velveteen Rabbit” (1922)
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“It is not always possible to be the best, but it is always possible to improve your own performance.” -Jackie Stewart (John Young ‘Jackie’ Stewart (born 1939))
“Help thyself.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“If we are unduly absorbed in improving our lives we may forget altogether to live them.” -Alan Watts (Alan Wilson Watts (1915 - 1973))
“If you want a kinder world, then behave with kindness; if you want a peaceful world, make peace within.” -Dan Millman (born 1946)
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“The better I get, the more I realize how much better I can get.” -Martina Navratilova (born 1956)
“That’s the risk you take if you change: that people you’ve been involved with won’t like the new you. But other people who do will come along.” -Lisa Alther (born 1944)
September of each year is Self-Improvement Month. Why wait - let’s get started now!
“The simple part is, every thought we think and every word we speak is creating our future. If you change your thinking, you can change your life.” -Louise L. Hay (Louise Lynn Hay (1926 - 2017))
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“Seeing yourself as you want to be is the key to personal growth.” -Author Unknown
“There is no shame in having fallen. Nor any shame in being born into a lowly estate. There is only shame in not struggling to rise. And also shame for not wishing to attain the better. Or not dreaming about it and praying for it.” -Samuel Amalu
“Each person’s task in life is to become an increasingly better person.” -Leo Tolstoy (Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828 - 1910))
“It is right to be contented with what we have, but never with what we are.” -James Mackintosh (1765 - 1832): as attributed in “The True Briton” (7 July 1853) magazine
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“The first step to improvement, whether mental, moral, or religious, is to know ourselves - our weaknesses, errors, deficiencies, and sins, that, by divine grace, we may overcome and turn from them all.” -Tryon Edwards (1809 - 1894): as quoted in Tryon Edwards, editor: “A Dictionary of Thoughts: Being a Cyclopedia of Laconic Quotations from the Best Authors of the World, Both Ancient and Modern” (1891), page 517
“Before a person can achieve the kind of life he wants, he must think, act, walk, talk and conduct himself in all of his affairs as would the person he wishes to become.” -Zig Ziglar-Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))
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“Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew.” -Francis de Sales (1567 - 1622)
“Let us strive to improve ourselves, for we cannot remain stationary; one either progresses or retrogrades.” -Mademoiselle Du Deffand (Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, Marquise du Deffand (1697 - 1780))
“Try a little harder to be a little better.” -Gordon B. Hinckley (Gordon Bitner Hinckley (1910 - 2008))
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“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” -Judy Garland (Frances Gumm (1922 - 1969)): as quoted in ”The Reader’s Digest” (1998)
“If you want a quality, act as if you already had it. Try the ‘as if’ technique.” -William James (1842 - 1910)
“You don’t get better by chance; you get better by change.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in Kit Summers and Robert Schwarz: “Juggling with Finesse” (1987), page 19
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“People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher and better than themselves.” -Tryon Edwards (1809 - 1894): as quoted in Tryon Edwards, editor: “A Dictionary of Thoughts: Being a Cyclopedia of Laconic Quotations from the Best Authors of the World, Both Ancient and Modern” (1891), page 156
“You must begin to think of yourself as becoming the person you want to be.” -David Viscott (David Steven Viscott (1938 - 1996))
“The greatest gift you can give to somebody is your own personal development. I used to say, ‘If you will take care of me, I will take care of you.’ Now I say, ‘I will take care of me for you if you will take care of you for me.’” -Jim Rohn (Emanuel James ‘Jim’ Rohn (1930 - 2009)) at https://www.JimRohn.com
“I went to a bookstore today and asked the manager where the self-help section was. She said, ‘If I told you, that would defeat the whole purpose.’” -Brian Kiley (born 1962)
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“Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.” -James Allen (1864 - 1912)
“Everything comes by being! Be the love you seek. Be the friend you seek. Be the honesty you seek. Be the integrity you seek. Be the patience you seek. Be the tolerance you seek. Be the compassion you seek.” -Bryant McGill (Bryant Harrison McGill (born 1969)) at https://bryantmcgill.com/
“The Bible is the best self-help book - if you haven’t read it you should take a look. It is full of life stories that we all can see that life is, at times, not so easy.” -Catherine Pulsifer (born 1927): “Take A Look”
“Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” -William Faulkner (William Cuthbert ‘Will’ Faulkner (1897 - 1962))
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“It is necessary to try to surpass oneself always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.” -Queen Christina of Sweden (born Kristina Augusta Wasa, known later as Christina Alexandra (1626 - 1689))
“I am that which must ever surpass itself.” -Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900))
“If you want to attract happy, positive things . . . become a happy, positive person! Work from the inside out!” -Mandy Hale (born 1978)
“You are more likely to be successful at attempting to be better than yourself than to be better than someone else.” -Author Unknown
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“I am not what I ought to be. I am not what I want to be. I am not what I hope to be. But still, I am not what I used to be. And by the grace of God, I am what I am.” -John Newton (1725 - 1807)
“Take each new day you are given to better yourself.” -Amy Temple
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“Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are a success.” -William J. H. Boetcker (William John Henry Boetcker (1873 - 1962))
“There are times when a man should be content with what he has, but never with what he is.” -William George Jordan (1864 - 1928): “The Majesty of Calmness: Individual Problems and Possibilities” (1900)
“To be always intending to live a new life, but never to find time to set about it; this is as if a man should put off eating, and drinking, and sleeping, from one day and night to another, till he is starved and destroyed.” -John Tillotson (1630 - 1694): as attributed in “The Ladies’ Companion; or, Peoples’ Annual” (August 1842)
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“I have come to discover through earnest personal experience and dedicated learning that ultimately the greatest help is self-help; that there is no other help but self-help - doing one’s best, dedicating one’s self wholeheartedly to a given task, which happens to have no end but is an ongoing process.” -Bruce Lee (pseudonym of Lee Jun-fan (1940 - 1973)): “The Warrior Within: The Philosophies of Bruce Lee” (1996), page 133
“There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. True nobility comes from being superior to your previous self.” -Author Unknown: Hindustani proverb: as quoted in George Derby, compiler: “A Conspectus of American Biography” (1906), page 726
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“When you improve a little each day, eventually big things occur. When you improve conditioning a little each day, eventually you have a big improvement in conditioning. Not tomorrow, not the next day, but eventually a big gain is made. Don’t look for the big, quick improvement. Seek the small improvement. Seek the small improvement one day at a time. That’s the only way it happens - and when it happens, it lasts.” -John Wooden (John Robert Wooden (1910 - 2010))
“Be the best version of you.” -Author Unknown
We are MFOL! . . . and just like you, we’re always improving . . .
“Those who seek a better life must first become a better person.” -Jim Rohn (Emanuel James ‘Jim’ Rohn (1930 - 2009)) at https://www.JimRohn.com
“In that worthiest of all struggles, the struggle for self-mastery and goodness, we are far less patient with ourselves than God is with us.” -J. G. Holland (Josiah Gilbert Holland (1819 - 1881))
“If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.” -Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967)
“A truly wise person will constantly move forward, striving for self-improvement.” -Marvin J. Ashton (Marvin Jeremy Ashton (1915 - 1994))
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“Self-help must precede help from others. Even for making certain of help from Heaven one has to help oneself.” -Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (1896 - 1995)
“Chiefly the mould of a man’s fortune is in his own hands.” -Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626): “Essays” (1625), ‘Of Fortune’
“Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.” -Julius Charles Hare (1795 - 1855)
“It doesn’t happen all at once. You become. It takes a long time.” -Margery Williams (Margery Williams Bianco (1881 - 1944)): “The Velveteen Rabbit” (1922)
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“It is not always possible to be the best, but it is always possible to improve your own performance.” -Jackie Stewart (John Young ‘Jackie’ Stewart (born 1939))
“Help thyself.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“If we are unduly absorbed in improving our lives we may forget altogether to live them.” -Alan Watts (Alan Wilson Watts (1915 - 1973))
“If you want a kinder world, then behave with kindness; if you want a peaceful world, make peace within.” -Dan Millman (born 1946)
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“The better I get, the more I realize how much better I can get.” -Martina Navratilova (born 1956)
“That’s the risk you take if you change: that people you’ve been involved with won’t like the new you. But other people who do will come along.” -Lisa Alther (born 1944)
September of each year is Self-Improvement Month. Why wait - let’s get started now!
“The simple part is, every thought we think and every word we speak is creating our future. If you change your thinking, you can change your life.” -Louise L. Hay (Louise Lynn Hay (1926 - 2017))
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“Seeing yourself as you want to be is the key to personal growth.” -Author Unknown
“There is no shame in having fallen. Nor any shame in being born into a lowly estate. There is only shame in not struggling to rise. And also shame for not wishing to attain the better. Or not dreaming about it and praying for it.” -Samuel Amalu
“Each person’s task in life is to become an increasingly better person.” -Leo Tolstoy (Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828 - 1910))
“It is right to be contented with what we have, but never with what we are.” -James Mackintosh (1765 - 1832): as attributed in “The True Briton” (7 July 1853) magazine
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“The first step to improvement, whether mental, moral, or religious, is to know ourselves - our weaknesses, errors, deficiencies, and sins, that, by divine grace, we may overcome and turn from them all.” -Tryon Edwards (1809 - 1894): as quoted in Tryon Edwards, editor: “A Dictionary of Thoughts: Being a Cyclopedia of Laconic Quotations from the Best Authors of the World, Both Ancient and Modern” (1891), page 517
“Before a person can achieve the kind of life he wants, he must think, act, walk, talk and conduct himself in all of his affairs as would the person he wishes to become.” -Zig Ziglar-Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))
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“Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew.” -Francis de Sales (1567 - 1622)
“Let us strive to improve ourselves, for we cannot remain stationary; one either progresses or retrogrades.” -Mademoiselle Du Deffand (Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, Marquise du Deffand (1697 - 1780))
“Try a little harder to be a little better.” -Gordon B. Hinckley (Gordon Bitner Hinckley (1910 - 2008))
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“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” -Judy Garland (Frances Gumm (1922 - 1969)): as quoted in ”The Reader’s Digest” (1998)
“If you want a quality, act as if you already had it. Try the ‘as if’ technique.” -William James (1842 - 1910)
“You don’t get better by chance; you get better by change.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in Kit Summers and Robert Schwarz: “Juggling with Finesse” (1987), page 19
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“People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher and better than themselves.” -Tryon Edwards (1809 - 1894): as quoted in Tryon Edwards, editor: “A Dictionary of Thoughts: Being a Cyclopedia of Laconic Quotations from the Best Authors of the World, Both Ancient and Modern” (1891), page 156
“You must begin to think of yourself as becoming the person you want to be.” -David Viscott (David Steven Viscott (1938 - 1996))
“The greatest gift you can give to somebody is your own personal development. I used to say, ‘If you will take care of me, I will take care of you.’ Now I say, ‘I will take care of me for you if you will take care of you for me.’” -Jim Rohn (Emanuel James ‘Jim’ Rohn (1930 - 2009)) at https://www.JimRohn.com
“I went to a bookstore today and asked the manager where the self-help section was. She said, ‘If I told you, that would defeat the whole purpose.’” -Brian Kiley (born 1962)
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“Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.” -James Allen (1864 - 1912)
“Everything comes by being! Be the love you seek. Be the friend you seek. Be the honesty you seek. Be the integrity you seek. Be the patience you seek. Be the tolerance you seek. Be the compassion you seek.” -Bryant McGill (Bryant Harrison McGill (born 1969)) at https://bryantmcgill.com/
“The Bible is the best self-help book - if you haven’t read it you should take a look. It is full of life stories that we all can see that life is, at times, not so easy.” -Catherine Pulsifer (born 1927): “Take A Look”
“Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” -William Faulkner (William Cuthbert ‘Will’ Faulkner (1897 - 1962))
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“It is necessary to try to surpass oneself always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.” -Queen Christina of Sweden (born Kristina Augusta Wasa, known later as Christina Alexandra (1626 - 1689))
“I am that which must ever surpass itself.” -Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900))
“If you want to attract happy, positive things . . . become a happy, positive person! Work from the inside out!” -Mandy Hale (born 1978)
“You are more likely to be successful at attempting to be better than yourself than to be better than someone else.” -Author Unknown
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“I am not what I ought to be. I am not what I want to be. I am not what I hope to be. But still, I am not what I used to be. And by the grace of God, I am what I am.” -John Newton (1725 - 1807)
“Take each new day you are given to better yourself.” -Amy Temple
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“Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are a success.” -William J. H. Boetcker (William John Henry Boetcker (1873 - 1962))
“There are times when a man should be content with what he has, but never with what he is.” -William George Jordan (1864 - 1928): “The Majesty of Calmness: Individual Problems and Possibilities” (1900)
“To be always intending to live a new life, but never to find time to set about it; this is as if a man should put off eating, and drinking, and sleeping, from one day and night to another, till he is starved and destroyed.” -John Tillotson (1630 - 1694): as attributed in “The Ladies’ Companion; or, Peoples’ Annual” (August 1842)
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“I have come to discover through earnest personal experience and dedicated learning that ultimately the greatest help is self-help; that there is no other help but self-help - doing one’s best, dedicating one’s self wholeheartedly to a given task, which happens to have no end but is an ongoing process.” -Bruce Lee (pseudonym of Lee Jun-fan (1940 - 1973)): “The Warrior Within: The Philosophies of Bruce Lee” (1996), page 133
“There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. True nobility comes from being superior to your previous self.” -Author Unknown: Hindustani proverb: as quoted in George Derby, compiler: “A Conspectus of American Biography” (1906), page 726
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“When you improve a little each day, eventually big things occur. When you improve conditioning a little each day, eventually you have a big improvement in conditioning. Not tomorrow, not the next day, but eventually a big gain is made. Don’t look for the big, quick improvement. Seek the small improvement. Seek the small improvement one day at a time. That’s the only way it happens - and when it happens, it lasts.” -John Wooden (John Robert Wooden (1910 - 2010))
“Be the best version of you.” -Author Unknown
We are MFOL! . . . and just like you, we’re always improving . . .
“Competition is always a good thing. It forces us to do our best.” -Nancy Pearcy (Nancy Randolph Pearcey (born 1952))
“Your toughest competition in life is anyone who is willing to work harder than you.” -Casey Coleman
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“If your competition does 50 push-ups, you do 51. If they go the extra mile, you go the extra 10. If they are fast, be faster. If they are smart, be brilliant. If they have the bigger hammer, you have the sharper nail.” -Author Unknown
“Always seek to excel yourself. Put yourself in competition with yourself each day. Each morning look back upon your work of yesterday and then try to beat it.” -Charles Sheldon (Charles Monroe Sheldon (1857 - 1946))
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“Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve ever done before.” -Bonnie Blair
“You don’t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things - to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals. The intense effort, the giving of everything you’ve got, is a very pleasant bonus.” -Edmund Hillary (Edmund Percival Hillary (1919 - 2008))
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Girl: What did you get the little trophy for?
Boy: For singing.
Girl: What did you get the big trophy for?
Boy: For stopping!
“Winners need to have strategies that go beyond simply competing at every available opportunity. For example, people will lose interest in you if you win all the time, so you have to lose occasionally. That way, you keep them guessing and they have to think to themselves, ‘Will that guy or gal win or lose this time - I’ll just have to keep watching so I can find out!’” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“It is the contest that delights us, not the victory.” -Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)
Millie: I just won an apple-pie eating contest!
Sally: What did you receive as the winner?
Millie: All-you-can-eat apple-pie!
“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” -George Herman ‘Babe’ Ruth (1895 - 1948))
“No competition, no progress.” -Author Unknown
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“The only competition you will ever have is the competition between your disciplined and undisciplined mind.” -James A. Ray
“Becoming number one is easier than remaining number one.” -Bill Bradley (born 1943)
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“Two sketch artists had an art contest. It ended in a draw.” -Author Unknown
“Anybody can win unless there happens to be a second entry.” -George Ade
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“Your toughest competition in life is anyone who is willing to work harder than you.” -Casey Coleman
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“If your competition does 50 push-ups, you do 51. If they go the extra mile, you go the extra 10. If they are fast, be faster. If they are smart, be brilliant. If they have the bigger hammer, you have the sharper nail.” -Author Unknown
“Always seek to excel yourself. Put yourself in competition with yourself each day. Each morning look back upon your work of yesterday and then try to beat it.” -Charles Sheldon (Charles Monroe Sheldon (1857 - 1946))
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“Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve ever done before.” -Bonnie Blair
“You don’t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things - to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals. The intense effort, the giving of everything you’ve got, is a very pleasant bonus.” -Edmund Hillary (Edmund Percival Hillary (1919 - 2008))
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Girl: What did you get the little trophy for?
Boy: For singing.
Girl: What did you get the big trophy for?
Boy: For stopping!
“Winners need to have strategies that go beyond simply competing at every available opportunity. For example, people will lose interest in you if you win all the time, so you have to lose occasionally. That way, you keep them guessing and they have to think to themselves, ‘Will that guy or gal win or lose this time - I’ll just have to keep watching so I can find out!’” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“It is the contest that delights us, not the victory.” -Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)
Millie: I just won an apple-pie eating contest!
Sally: What did you receive as the winner?
Millie: All-you-can-eat apple-pie!
“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” -George Herman ‘Babe’ Ruth (1895 - 1948))
“No competition, no progress.” -Author Unknown
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“The only competition you will ever have is the competition between your disciplined and undisciplined mind.” -James A. Ray
“Becoming number one is easier than remaining number one.” -Bill Bradley (born 1943)
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“Two sketch artists had an art contest. It ended in a draw.” -Author Unknown
“Anybody can win unless there happens to be a second entry.” -George Ade
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“The race of life has become intense; the runners are treading upon each others’ heels. Woe be to him who stops to tie his shoe-strings!” -Carlyle
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“The race is long but in the end it is only with yourself.” -Author Unknown: “Everybody’s Free” (song)
“You don’t wish for success - you compete for it. You intentionally take action every day toward what you want.” -Jake Thompson
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“Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.” -Arthur Ashe (1943 - 1993)
“Competition is not about tearing others down, but about building yourself up.” -Jennifer Lynn Barnes: “The Long Game” (2016)
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“It is not enough to run, one must start in time.” -Author Unknown: French proverb
“Competition means decentralized planning by many separate persons.” -Friedrich August von Hayek
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“Accept challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.” -George S. Patton (George Smith Patton, Junior (1885 - 1945))
“There is a tendency among some businesses to criticize and belittle their competitors. This is a bad procedure. Praise them. Learn from them. There are times when you can co-operate with them to their advantage and to yours! Speak well of them and they will speak well of you. You can’t destroy good ideas. Take advantage of them.” -George Adams (George Matthew Adams (1878 - 1962))
“The principle is competing against yourself. It’s about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.” -Steve Young
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Jacob: I just entered an arm-wresting competition.
Bradly: What is the prize?
Jacob: I don’t know and I don’t care - I just want to compete!
“Two Dogs fight for a Bone, and a third runs away with it.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs, Wise Sentences, and Witty Sayings” (1732), number 5324
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“Rarely have I seen a situation where doing less than the other guy is a good strategy.” -Jimmy Spithill
“It’s okay to feel nervous before a competition because it means you care about doing well.” -Author Unknown
“Life is a competition, not with others, but with ourselves. We should seek each day to live stronger, better, truer lives; each day to master some weakness of yesterday; each day to repair a mistake; each day to surpass ourselves.” -David B. Haight (born 1906)
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“Competition whose motive is merely to compete, to drive some other fellow out, never carries very far. The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time.” -Henry Ford (1863 - 1947)
“Move fast. Speed is one of your main advantages over large competitors.” -Sam Altman (Samuel Harris Gibstine Altman (born 1985))
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“The race is long but in the end it is only with yourself.” -Author Unknown: “Everybody’s Free” (song)
“You don’t wish for success - you compete for it. You intentionally take action every day toward what you want.” -Jake Thompson
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“Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.” -Arthur Ashe (1943 - 1993)
“Competition is not about tearing others down, but about building yourself up.” -Jennifer Lynn Barnes: “The Long Game” (2016)
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“It is not enough to run, one must start in time.” -Author Unknown: French proverb
“Competition means decentralized planning by many separate persons.” -Friedrich August von Hayek
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“Accept challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.” -George S. Patton (George Smith Patton, Junior (1885 - 1945))
“There is a tendency among some businesses to criticize and belittle their competitors. This is a bad procedure. Praise them. Learn from them. There are times when you can co-operate with them to their advantage and to yours! Speak well of them and they will speak well of you. You can’t destroy good ideas. Take advantage of them.” -George Adams (George Matthew Adams (1878 - 1962))
“The principle is competing against yourself. It’s about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.” -Steve Young
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Jacob: I just entered an arm-wresting competition.
Bradly: What is the prize?
Jacob: I don’t know and I don’t care - I just want to compete!
“Two Dogs fight for a Bone, and a third runs away with it.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs, Wise Sentences, and Witty Sayings” (1732), number 5324
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“Rarely have I seen a situation where doing less than the other guy is a good strategy.” -Jimmy Spithill
“It’s okay to feel nervous before a competition because it means you care about doing well.” -Author Unknown
“Life is a competition, not with others, but with ourselves. We should seek each day to live stronger, better, truer lives; each day to master some weakness of yesterday; each day to repair a mistake; each day to surpass ourselves.” -David B. Haight (born 1906)
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“Competition whose motive is merely to compete, to drive some other fellow out, never carries very far. The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time.” -Henry Ford (1863 - 1947)
“Move fast. Speed is one of your main advantages over large competitors.” -Sam Altman (Samuel Harris Gibstine Altman (born 1985))
“When you compete, you gain more than you lose, even when you lose.” -Aaron Lauritsen
“There is no competition of sounds between a nightingale and a violin.” -Dejan Stojanovic
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“The problem with keeping up with the Jones is that it creates a world full of Jones.” -Julian Barton
“Competitors have doubts. Competitors have fears. Competitors have worries. But competitors don’t let these feelings stop them.” -Author Unknown
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“The only competition that matters the most in life, is the one between you and your old self.” -Edmond Mbiaka
“It is nice to have valid competition; it pushes you to do better.” -Gianni Versace
“Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves - to break our own records, to outstrip our yesterday by our today.” -Stewart B. Johnson
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“You can neither win nor lose if you don’t run the race.” -David Bowie (pseudonym of David Robert Jones (1947 - 2016))
“In all the pursuits and callings of life the competition is so keen and the need of a variety of accomplishments so great that no success in any undertaking is attainable without a large outlay of physical and mental resources. In order to be able to achieve much today in his chosen career, a man must be alert, discerning, prudent, sagacious, judicious, and persistent.” -Author Unknown
“The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself.” -Washington Allston (1779 - 1843)
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“Don’t knock your competitors. By boosting others, you will boost yourself.” -Jacob Kindleberger (1875 - 1947)
“Pater ipse colendi haud facilem esse viam voluit. He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.” -Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797): “Reflections on the Revolution in France” (1790), Volume iii, page 453
“The next best thing to winning is losing! At least you’ve been in the race.” -Nellie Hershey Smith
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“The ability to learn faster than your competitors may be only sustainable competitive advantage.” -Arie de Geus (1930 - 2019)
“I looked at my competitors and I thought that, if they could do it, I could do it. And if, they are popular and doing well, I could compete with them.” -Tommy Hilfiger (Thomas Jacob ‘Tommy’ Hilfiger (born 1951)
“All strategy depends on competition.” -Bruce D. Henderson
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“You have to be in it to win it.” -Author Unknown
“The only person you should ever compete with is yourself. You can’t hope for a fairer match.” -Todd Ruthman
“Competition gives me energy. It keeps me focused.” -Conor McGregor
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“Compete against yourself, not others, for that is who is truly your best competition.” -Peggy Fleming (Peggy Gale Fleming Jenkins (born 1948)) at www.PeggyFleming.com
“Being the best is rarely within our reach. Doing our best is always within our reach.” -Charles F. Glassman: “Brain Drain: The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life” (2009)
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“Winning is coming in fourth, exhausted and encouraged - because last time you came in fifth.” -Denis Waitley (Denis Edwin Waitley, Senior (born 1933)) at https://deniswaitley.com/
“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential - these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.” -Author Unknown
“The only person I must be better than is the person I was yesterday.” -Author Unknown
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“Competition on anything is good, because it makes everybody better.” -Eddy Cue
“Life is always a competition.” -James Marquess
We are MFOL! . . . and we declare that everybody is good at something - you only have to keep trying different things until you discover what interests you . . . and then work at them is until you excel at them . . .
“There is no competition of sounds between a nightingale and a violin.” -Dejan Stojanovic
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“The problem with keeping up with the Jones is that it creates a world full of Jones.” -Julian Barton
“Competitors have doubts. Competitors have fears. Competitors have worries. But competitors don’t let these feelings stop them.” -Author Unknown
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“The only competition that matters the most in life, is the one between you and your old self.” -Edmond Mbiaka
“It is nice to have valid competition; it pushes you to do better.” -Gianni Versace
“Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves - to break our own records, to outstrip our yesterday by our today.” -Stewart B. Johnson
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“You can neither win nor lose if you don’t run the race.” -David Bowie (pseudonym of David Robert Jones (1947 - 2016))
“In all the pursuits and callings of life the competition is so keen and the need of a variety of accomplishments so great that no success in any undertaking is attainable without a large outlay of physical and mental resources. In order to be able to achieve much today in his chosen career, a man must be alert, discerning, prudent, sagacious, judicious, and persistent.” -Author Unknown
“The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself.” -Washington Allston (1779 - 1843)
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“Don’t knock your competitors. By boosting others, you will boost yourself.” -Jacob Kindleberger (1875 - 1947)
“Pater ipse colendi haud facilem esse viam voluit. He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.” -Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797): “Reflections on the Revolution in France” (1790), Volume iii, page 453
“The next best thing to winning is losing! At least you’ve been in the race.” -Nellie Hershey Smith
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“The ability to learn faster than your competitors may be only sustainable competitive advantage.” -Arie de Geus (1930 - 2019)
“I looked at my competitors and I thought that, if they could do it, I could do it. And if, they are popular and doing well, I could compete with them.” -Tommy Hilfiger (Thomas Jacob ‘Tommy’ Hilfiger (born 1951)
“All strategy depends on competition.” -Bruce D. Henderson
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“You have to be in it to win it.” -Author Unknown
“The only person you should ever compete with is yourself. You can’t hope for a fairer match.” -Todd Ruthman
“Competition gives me energy. It keeps me focused.” -Conor McGregor
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“Compete against yourself, not others, for that is who is truly your best competition.” -Peggy Fleming (Peggy Gale Fleming Jenkins (born 1948)) at www.PeggyFleming.com
“Being the best is rarely within our reach. Doing our best is always within our reach.” -Charles F. Glassman: “Brain Drain: The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life” (2009)
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“Winning is coming in fourth, exhausted and encouraged - because last time you came in fifth.” -Denis Waitley (Denis Edwin Waitley, Senior (born 1933)) at https://deniswaitley.com/
“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential - these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.” -Author Unknown
“The only person I must be better than is the person I was yesterday.” -Author Unknown
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“Competition on anything is good, because it makes everybody better.” -Eddy Cue
“Life is always a competition.” -James Marquess
We are MFOL! . . . and we declare that everybody is good at something - you only have to keep trying different things until you discover what interests you . . . and then work at them is until you excel at them . . .
“There isn’t a ruler, a yard stick, or a measuring tape in the entire world long enough to compute the strength and capabilities inside you.” -Paul J. Meyer (Paul James Meyer, Senior (1928 - 2009)) at https://PaulJMeyer.com/
“Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt as though you’d rather hide in bed all day than face the people that make you feel small or powerless.” -Diana Agron (Dianna Elise Agron (born 1986))
“It doesn’t matter what other people think of you. All that matters is what you think of you.” -Author Unknown
“You are wonderful. Valuable. Worthwhile. Lovable. Not because others think so. Self-worth comes from only one place: Self.” -Karen Salmansohn
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“When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.” (Joseph William ‘Joe’ Namath (born 1943))
“Every achiever I have ever met says, ‘My life turned around when I began to believe in me.’” -Robert H. Schuller (Robert Harold Schuller (1926 - 2015))
I’m Not Good Enough
I don’t speak well enough.
I’m not attractive enough.
I don’t dress well enough.
I’m not confident enough.
I’m not educated enough.
I’m not talented enough.
I’m not creative enough.
I’m not smart enough.
I’m not good enough.
Sound familiar?
By Author Unknown
“You are as good as any.” -Author Unknown
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“Confidence is not something that comes out of nowhere. It is the result of months and years of practice, constant work, effort, and determination.” -Anurag Prakash Ray
“Listen to your heart above all other voices.” -Marta Kagan
“You’ve no idea of what a poor opinion I have of myself - and how little I deserve it.” -W. S. Gilbert (William Schwenck Gilbert (1836 - 1911)): “Ruddigore” (1887), act I
“The myth is that you get your confidence first and then you live your dream. The truth is that you do your dream, feeling scared, becoming it all the time. And through it you become your dream, you become the you, out loud, that you’ve always been hiding from, and hiding from others.” -Lucy H. Pearce
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Atelophobia (a-tel-o-pho-bia) is a persistent fear of never being good enough or a fear of an insurmountable personal imperfection. Often this fear can be rooted in the experience and upbringing we have had by others, such as families, neighborhoods, schools, relationships, friendships, and initial work experience. We may have to counter this effect by doing our own upbringing of ourselves and not allow other people to be the sole source of our own upbringing. We must raise ourselves.
“Millions of people would love to be you.” -Author Unknown
“Persons of high self-esteem are not driven to make themselves superior to others; they do not seek to prove their value by measuring themselves against a comparative standard. Their joy is being who they are, not in being better than someone else.” -Nathaniel Branden (born Nathan Blumenthal (1930 - 2014))
“Champions believe in themselves even if no one else does.” -Author Unknown
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“Confidence is a habit that can be developed by acting as if you already had the confidence you desire to have.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com/
“I have a problem with low self-esteem, which is really ridiculous when you consider how amazing I am.” -Author Unknown
“At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At 40, we don’t care what they think of us. At 60, we discover they haven’t been thinking of us at all.” -Ann Landers (pseudonym of Esther Pauline ‘Eppie’ Lederer (1918 - 2002))
“People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves, they have the first secret of success.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “Positive Thinking Every Day: An Inspiration for Each Day of the Year” (1993), ‘April 13’
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“Is it any coincidence then that the most incredibly successful people have the most confident and positive attitudes? Many people think that positive attitude is a by-product of having achieved wealth and success. In my experience, I have found that this attitude was more often the reason for, and not the result of, success.” -Mark A. Crouch: “Bouncing Off Paper Walls” (1 April 2002)
Overheard: I am really good at stuff until I find myself in a situation in which people are watching me do that stuff.
Overhead: I compare myself to every person I ever see . . . and I lose every time.
“Do not undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.” -Author Unknown
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“The only person you should ever compare yourself to is the person you were yesterday and the person you will be tomorrow.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
One way to improve your self-esteem is to tell clean funny jokes to people . . . no kidding, it really works! Practice until you can tell the jokes without making mistakes, even if you stutter or forget how the jokes go at first. And, on the Make Fun Of Life! Website, there are zillions of jokes and other funny stuff for you to tell to other people - but you cannot just post them on social media websites - you have to tell jokes in person to real people, face to face.
“Love not what you are, but what you may become.” -Miguel de Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547 - 1616))
“Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt as though you’d rather hide in bed all day than face the people that make you feel small or powerless.” -Diana Agron (Dianna Elise Agron (born 1986))
“It doesn’t matter what other people think of you. All that matters is what you think of you.” -Author Unknown
“You are wonderful. Valuable. Worthwhile. Lovable. Not because others think so. Self-worth comes from only one place: Self.” -Karen Salmansohn
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“When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.” (Joseph William ‘Joe’ Namath (born 1943))
“Every achiever I have ever met says, ‘My life turned around when I began to believe in me.’” -Robert H. Schuller (Robert Harold Schuller (1926 - 2015))
I’m Not Good Enough
I don’t speak well enough.
I’m not attractive enough.
I don’t dress well enough.
I’m not confident enough.
I’m not educated enough.
I’m not talented enough.
I’m not creative enough.
I’m not smart enough.
I’m not good enough.
Sound familiar?
By Author Unknown
“You are as good as any.” -Author Unknown
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“Confidence is not something that comes out of nowhere. It is the result of months and years of practice, constant work, effort, and determination.” -Anurag Prakash Ray
“Listen to your heart above all other voices.” -Marta Kagan
“You’ve no idea of what a poor opinion I have of myself - and how little I deserve it.” -W. S. Gilbert (William Schwenck Gilbert (1836 - 1911)): “Ruddigore” (1887), act I
“The myth is that you get your confidence first and then you live your dream. The truth is that you do your dream, feeling scared, becoming it all the time. And through it you become your dream, you become the you, out loud, that you’ve always been hiding from, and hiding from others.” -Lucy H. Pearce
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Atelophobia (a-tel-o-pho-bia) is a persistent fear of never being good enough or a fear of an insurmountable personal imperfection. Often this fear can be rooted in the experience and upbringing we have had by others, such as families, neighborhoods, schools, relationships, friendships, and initial work experience. We may have to counter this effect by doing our own upbringing of ourselves and not allow other people to be the sole source of our own upbringing. We must raise ourselves.
“Millions of people would love to be you.” -Author Unknown
“Persons of high self-esteem are not driven to make themselves superior to others; they do not seek to prove their value by measuring themselves against a comparative standard. Their joy is being who they are, not in being better than someone else.” -Nathaniel Branden (born Nathan Blumenthal (1930 - 2014))
“Champions believe in themselves even if no one else does.” -Author Unknown
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“Confidence is a habit that can be developed by acting as if you already had the confidence you desire to have.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com/
“I have a problem with low self-esteem, which is really ridiculous when you consider how amazing I am.” -Author Unknown
“At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At 40, we don’t care what they think of us. At 60, we discover they haven’t been thinking of us at all.” -Ann Landers (pseudonym of Esther Pauline ‘Eppie’ Lederer (1918 - 2002))
“People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves, they have the first secret of success.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “Positive Thinking Every Day: An Inspiration for Each Day of the Year” (1993), ‘April 13’
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“Is it any coincidence then that the most incredibly successful people have the most confident and positive attitudes? Many people think that positive attitude is a by-product of having achieved wealth and success. In my experience, I have found that this attitude was more often the reason for, and not the result of, success.” -Mark A. Crouch: “Bouncing Off Paper Walls” (1 April 2002)
Overheard: I am really good at stuff until I find myself in a situation in which people are watching me do that stuff.
Overhead: I compare myself to every person I ever see . . . and I lose every time.
“Do not undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.” -Author Unknown
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“The only person you should ever compare yourself to is the person you were yesterday and the person you will be tomorrow.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
One way to improve your self-esteem is to tell clean funny jokes to people . . . no kidding, it really works! Practice until you can tell the jokes without making mistakes, even if you stutter or forget how the jokes go at first. And, on the Make Fun Of Life! Website, there are zillions of jokes and other funny stuff for you to tell to other people - but you cannot just post them on social media websites - you have to tell jokes in person to real people, face to face.
“Love not what you are, but what you may become.” -Miguel de Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547 - 1616))
“Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in yourself.” -Robert J. Collier (Robert Joseph Collier (1876 - 1918))
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“Your faith in yourself is all you will ever have. Don’t let anyone take it away from you ever.” -Holly Marie Combs (born 1973)
“Don’t listen to those who say, “It’s not done that way.” Maybe it’s not, but maybe you will. Don’t listen to those who say, “You’re taking too big a chance.” Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor, and it would surely be rubbed out by today. Most importantly, don’t listen when the little voice of fear inside of you rears its ugly head and says, “They’re all smarter than you out there. They’re more talented, they’re taller . . . prettier, luckier, and have connections . . .” I firmly believe that if you follow a path that interests you, not to the exclusion of love, sensitivity, and cooperation with others, but with the strength of conviction that you can move others by your own efforts, and do not make success or failure the criteria by which you live, the chances are you’ll be a person worthy of your own respect.” -Neil Simon (born 1927)
“The best way to improve your self-esteem: Get your body in shape. It won’t fix everything, but the effort needed to get yourself lean and healthy is something that you can always look back on and be proud of.” -Dan Go
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“Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.” -Helen Keller (Helen Adams Keller (1880 - 1968))
“The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you.” -William Jennings Bryan (1860 - 1925): as quoted in Dale Carnegie (Dale Harbison Carnegie (born Dale Breckenridge Carnagey (1888 - 1955))): “How to Win Friends and Influence People” (October 1936)
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“Avoid negative people, for they are the greatest destroyers of self-confidence and self-esteem. Surround yourself with people who bring out the best in you.” -Author Unknown
“The foundation of lasting self-confidence and self-esteem is excellence, mastery of your work.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com/
“To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.” -Denis Waitley (Denis Edwin Waitley, Senior (born 1933))
“Dear Lord, when feelings of insecurity and self-doubt creep into my heart, help me to see myself the way you do.” -Author Unknown
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“Believe in yourself and you can do unbelievable things.” -Author Unknown
Ofttimes nothing profits more
Than self-esteem, grounded on just and right
Well manag’d.
-John Milton (1608 - 1674): “Paradise Lost” (1667; 1674), Book VIII, line 571
Also known in the paraphrased form:
“Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.” -John Milton (1608 - 1674)
“Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” -E. E. cummings (Edward Estlin Cummings (1894 - 1962))
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“Self-confidence can be learned, practiced, and mastered - just like any other skill. Once you master it, everything in your life will change for the better.” -Barrie Davenport at https://LiveBoldAndBloom.com/
“Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.” -Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784): “Lives of the English Poets” (1779 -1781), ‘The Life of Pope’
“If you believe in yourself, things are possible.” -Shannon MacMillan (Shannon Ann MacMillan (born 1974))
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“Our self-image, strongly held, essentially determines what we become.” -Maxwell Maltz (1899 - 1975)
“Don’t compare your chapter 1 to someone else’s chapter 20.” -Tom Bilyeu
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“One of the great tragedies of life, it seems to me, is when a person classifies himself as someone who has no talents and gifts. When, in disgust or discouragement, we allow ourselves to reach depressive levels of despair because of our demeaning self-appraisal, it is a sad day for us and a sad day in the eyes of God. For us to conclude that we have no gifts when we judge ourselves by stature, intelligence, grade-point average, wealth, power, position, or external appearance is not only unfair but unreasonable.” -Marvin J. Ashton (Marvin Jeremy Ashton (1915 - 1994)): ‘There are Many Gifts’ published in “Ensign” (November 1987) magazine, page 20
“Those with a high level of confidence may have as many or more weaknesses than those with low self-esteem. The difference is this: instead of dwelling on their handicaps, they compensate for them by dwelling on their strengths.” -Alan Loy McGinnis (1933 - 2005)
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“I am convinced all of humanity is born with more gifts than we know. Most are born geniuses and just get de-geniused rapidly.” -R. Buckminster Fuller (Richard Buckminster ‘Bucky’ Fuller (1895 - 1983))
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“Nothing builds Self-Esteem And Self-Confidence like accomplishment.” -Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881)
“Have confidence that if you have done a little thing well, you can do a bigger thing well, too.” -David Storey (David Malcolm Storey (1933 - 2017))
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“Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.” -Ted Rubin
“Put your future in good hands - your own.” -Author Unknown
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“Your faith in yourself is all you will ever have. Don’t let anyone take it away from you ever.” -Holly Marie Combs (born 1973)
“Don’t listen to those who say, “It’s not done that way.” Maybe it’s not, but maybe you will. Don’t listen to those who say, “You’re taking too big a chance.” Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor, and it would surely be rubbed out by today. Most importantly, don’t listen when the little voice of fear inside of you rears its ugly head and says, “They’re all smarter than you out there. They’re more talented, they’re taller . . . prettier, luckier, and have connections . . .” I firmly believe that if you follow a path that interests you, not to the exclusion of love, sensitivity, and cooperation with others, but with the strength of conviction that you can move others by your own efforts, and do not make success or failure the criteria by which you live, the chances are you’ll be a person worthy of your own respect.” -Neil Simon (born 1927)
“The best way to improve your self-esteem: Get your body in shape. It won’t fix everything, but the effort needed to get yourself lean and healthy is something that you can always look back on and be proud of.” -Dan Go
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“Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.” -Helen Keller (Helen Adams Keller (1880 - 1968))
“The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you.” -William Jennings Bryan (1860 - 1925): as quoted in Dale Carnegie (Dale Harbison Carnegie (born Dale Breckenridge Carnagey (1888 - 1955))): “How to Win Friends and Influence People” (October 1936)
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“Avoid negative people, for they are the greatest destroyers of self-confidence and self-esteem. Surround yourself with people who bring out the best in you.” -Author Unknown
“The foundation of lasting self-confidence and self-esteem is excellence, mastery of your work.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com/
“To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.” -Denis Waitley (Denis Edwin Waitley, Senior (born 1933))
“Dear Lord, when feelings of insecurity and self-doubt creep into my heart, help me to see myself the way you do.” -Author Unknown
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“Believe in yourself and you can do unbelievable things.” -Author Unknown
Ofttimes nothing profits more
Than self-esteem, grounded on just and right
Well manag’d.
-John Milton (1608 - 1674): “Paradise Lost” (1667; 1674), Book VIII, line 571
Also known in the paraphrased form:
“Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.” -John Milton (1608 - 1674)
“Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” -E. E. cummings (Edward Estlin Cummings (1894 - 1962))
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“Self-confidence can be learned, practiced, and mastered - just like any other skill. Once you master it, everything in your life will change for the better.” -Barrie Davenport at https://LiveBoldAndBloom.com/
“Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.” -Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784): “Lives of the English Poets” (1779 -1781), ‘The Life of Pope’
“If you believe in yourself, things are possible.” -Shannon MacMillan (Shannon Ann MacMillan (born 1974))
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“Our self-image, strongly held, essentially determines what we become.” -Maxwell Maltz (1899 - 1975)
“Don’t compare your chapter 1 to someone else’s chapter 20.” -Tom Bilyeu
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“One of the great tragedies of life, it seems to me, is when a person classifies himself as someone who has no talents and gifts. When, in disgust or discouragement, we allow ourselves to reach depressive levels of despair because of our demeaning self-appraisal, it is a sad day for us and a sad day in the eyes of God. For us to conclude that we have no gifts when we judge ourselves by stature, intelligence, grade-point average, wealth, power, position, or external appearance is not only unfair but unreasonable.” -Marvin J. Ashton (Marvin Jeremy Ashton (1915 - 1994)): ‘There are Many Gifts’ published in “Ensign” (November 1987) magazine, page 20
“Those with a high level of confidence may have as many or more weaknesses than those with low self-esteem. The difference is this: instead of dwelling on their handicaps, they compensate for them by dwelling on their strengths.” -Alan Loy McGinnis (1933 - 2005)
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“I am convinced all of humanity is born with more gifts than we know. Most are born geniuses and just get de-geniused rapidly.” -R. Buckminster Fuller (Richard Buckminster ‘Bucky’ Fuller (1895 - 1983))
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“Nothing builds Self-Esteem And Self-Confidence like accomplishment.” -Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881)
“Have confidence that if you have done a little thing well, you can do a bigger thing well, too.” -David Storey (David Malcolm Storey (1933 - 2017))
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“Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.” -Ted Rubin
“Put your future in good hands - your own.” -Author Unknown
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“Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks on great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself.” -Marcus Tullius Cicero (also known as Tully or simply Cicero (106 B.C.E. - 43 B.C.E.)): “Rhetorical Invention”
“I am going to make it.” -You
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“All things splendid have been achieved by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance.” -Bruce Barton (Bruce Fairchild Barton (1886 - 1967))
“Why should we worry about what others think of us - do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?” -Brigham Young (1801 - 1877)
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“What you think of yourself is much more important than what others think of you.” -Lucius Annaeus Seneca (also known as Seneca the Younger or simply Seneca (3 B.C.E. - C.E. 65))
“We should teach, particularly ourselves, that nobody is a nobody. We are someone, and with God’s help we can accomplish all things.” -Marvin. J. Ashton (1915 - 1994): ‘It’s No Fun Being Poor,’ in “Ensign” (September 1982) magazine, page 74
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“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” -Eleanor Roosevelt (Anna Eleanor ‘Eleanor’ Roosevelt (1884 - 1962)): “This is My Story” (1937)
“Don’t define yourself by negatives.” -Author Unknown
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Our doubts are traitors
And make us lose the good we oft might win
By fearing to attempt.
-William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “Measure for Measure” (1604) , Act I, scene 4, lines 434 through 436
“Believe in yourself a little more.” -Author Unknown
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“Confidence comes from being prepared.” -John Wooden (John Robert Wooden (1910 - 2010))
“You are officially the world’s okayest person.” -Author Unknown
“The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do.” -Author Unknown
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“Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture.” -Lydia M. Child (Lydia Maria Child (born Lydia Maria Francis (1802 - 1880)))
“Self-esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.” -Nathaniel Branden (born Nathan Blumenthal (1930 - 2014)): “The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem” (1994)
“You can’t let other people tell you who you are. You have to decide that for yourself.” -Author Unknown
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Overheard: I am going to be more assertive . . . if that’s okay with you?
“Self-assurance reassures others.” -Garry Willis
“Confident people are able to laugh at themselves.” -Author Unknown
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“The self-esteem to which I refer is something different. It is not blind, arrogant, vain love of self, but is self-respecting, unconceited, honest esteem of ourselves. It is born of inner peace and strength.” -James E. Faust (James Esdras Faust (1920 - 2007)): “Reach Up for the Light” (1 January 1990), page 31
Given the state of the world today, just about every neighborhood needs a Self-Esteem Shop. Website: www.SelfEsteemShop.com.
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“Good self-esteem does not happen overnight. You have to work at it. And that is completely okay.” -Author Unknown
“The only way to feel better about yourself is to do things worth feeling good about.” -Mark Manson
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“What you think of me is unimportant. What I think of myself is what matters.” -Robert T. Kiyosaki (Robert Toru Kiyosaki (born 1947))
“High above the noise and fear-mongering of critics and cynics softly speaks your true self.” -Mollie Marti
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“To have an incredible increase in self-esteem, all you have to do is start doing some little something. You don’t have to do spectacularly dramatic things for self-esteem to start going off the scale. Just make a commitment to any easy discipline. Then another one and another one.” -Jim Rohn (Emanuel James ‘Jim’ Rohn (1930 - 2009)) at https://www.jimrohn.com/
“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.” -Michael Jordan (born 1963)
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“Real people aren’t perfect. Perfect people aren’t real.” -Author Unknown
“Low self-esteem can leave us afraid to try new things because we fear that we will fail. However, the challenge of self-esteem building is to embrace new things and to give yourself the opportunity to enjoy them, just because you deserve it. Taking up a new hobby can be a fantastic step towards overcoming low self-esteem. Spending time with like-minded people and enjoying an activity purely for fun, with no pressure, is a good way to feel better about yourself. You may even discover a hidden talent into the bargain!” -Author Unknown
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“There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.” -Nathaniel Branden (born Nathan Blumenthal (1930 - 2014))
“There are many wonderful things that will never be done if you do not do them.” -Charles D. Gill
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“All that Adam had, all that Caesar could, you have and can do . . . Build, therefore, your own world.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882): “Nature” (1836)
“Don’t worry that you’re too much of one thing or not enough of another. You’re just the right amount of what you are, to be able to get started on all the things you want to do in life.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time.” -Anna Freud (1895 - 1982)
We are MFOL! . . . believe in yourself and you will go far . . .
“I am going to make it.” -You
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“All things splendid have been achieved by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance.” -Bruce Barton (Bruce Fairchild Barton (1886 - 1967))
“Why should we worry about what others think of us - do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?” -Brigham Young (1801 - 1877)
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“What you think of yourself is much more important than what others think of you.” -Lucius Annaeus Seneca (also known as Seneca the Younger or simply Seneca (3 B.C.E. - C.E. 65))
“We should teach, particularly ourselves, that nobody is a nobody. We are someone, and with God’s help we can accomplish all things.” -Marvin. J. Ashton (1915 - 1994): ‘It’s No Fun Being Poor,’ in “Ensign” (September 1982) magazine, page 74
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“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” -Eleanor Roosevelt (Anna Eleanor ‘Eleanor’ Roosevelt (1884 - 1962)): “This is My Story” (1937)
“Don’t define yourself by negatives.” -Author Unknown
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Our doubts are traitors
And make us lose the good we oft might win
By fearing to attempt.
-William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “Measure for Measure” (1604) , Act I, scene 4, lines 434 through 436
“Believe in yourself a little more.” -Author Unknown
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“Confidence comes from being prepared.” -John Wooden (John Robert Wooden (1910 - 2010))
“You are officially the world’s okayest person.” -Author Unknown
“The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do.” -Author Unknown
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“Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture.” -Lydia M. Child (Lydia Maria Child (born Lydia Maria Francis (1802 - 1880)))
“Self-esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.” -Nathaniel Branden (born Nathan Blumenthal (1930 - 2014)): “The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem” (1994)
“You can’t let other people tell you who you are. You have to decide that for yourself.” -Author Unknown
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Overheard: I am going to be more assertive . . . if that’s okay with you?
“Self-assurance reassures others.” -Garry Willis
“Confident people are able to laugh at themselves.” -Author Unknown
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“The self-esteem to which I refer is something different. It is not blind, arrogant, vain love of self, but is self-respecting, unconceited, honest esteem of ourselves. It is born of inner peace and strength.” -James E. Faust (James Esdras Faust (1920 - 2007)): “Reach Up for the Light” (1 January 1990), page 31
Given the state of the world today, just about every neighborhood needs a Self-Esteem Shop. Website: www.SelfEsteemShop.com.
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“Good self-esteem does not happen overnight. You have to work at it. And that is completely okay.” -Author Unknown
“The only way to feel better about yourself is to do things worth feeling good about.” -Mark Manson
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“What you think of me is unimportant. What I think of myself is what matters.” -Robert T. Kiyosaki (Robert Toru Kiyosaki (born 1947))
“High above the noise and fear-mongering of critics and cynics softly speaks your true self.” -Mollie Marti
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“To have an incredible increase in self-esteem, all you have to do is start doing some little something. You don’t have to do spectacularly dramatic things for self-esteem to start going off the scale. Just make a commitment to any easy discipline. Then another one and another one.” -Jim Rohn (Emanuel James ‘Jim’ Rohn (1930 - 2009)) at https://www.jimrohn.com/
“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.” -Michael Jordan (born 1963)
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“Real people aren’t perfect. Perfect people aren’t real.” -Author Unknown
“Low self-esteem can leave us afraid to try new things because we fear that we will fail. However, the challenge of self-esteem building is to embrace new things and to give yourself the opportunity to enjoy them, just because you deserve it. Taking up a new hobby can be a fantastic step towards overcoming low self-esteem. Spending time with like-minded people and enjoying an activity purely for fun, with no pressure, is a good way to feel better about yourself. You may even discover a hidden talent into the bargain!” -Author Unknown
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“There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.” -Nathaniel Branden (born Nathan Blumenthal (1930 - 2014))
“There are many wonderful things that will never be done if you do not do them.” -Charles D. Gill
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“All that Adam had, all that Caesar could, you have and can do . . . Build, therefore, your own world.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882): “Nature” (1836)
“Don’t worry that you’re too much of one thing or not enough of another. You’re just the right amount of what you are, to be able to get started on all the things you want to do in life.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time.” -Anna Freud (1895 - 1982)
We are MFOL! . . . believe in yourself and you will go far . . .
“The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write a book about it.” -Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
A four-year-old girl was diligently pounding away on her daddy’s laptop computer. She informed him that she was writing a story. “What is your story about?” he asked. “I don’t know,” she answered. “I can’t read.”
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Not like Homer would I write,
Not like Dante if I might,
Not like Shakespeare at his best,
Not like Goethe or the rest,
Like myself, however small,
Like myself, or not at all.
-William Allingham (1824 - 1889)
“When I left home, my mum said, ‘Don’t forget to write.’ I thought, ‘That’s unlikely . . . It’s a basic skill, isn’t it . . .’” -Timothy Mark ‘Tim’ Vine (born 1967)
“I can shake off everything if I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.” -Anne Frank (Annelies Marie “Anne” Frank (1929 - 1945)): “Diary of a Young Girl” (1952), ‘4 April 1944’
“If my books didn’t sell, I think I’d be a bear trainer. I like to wrestle with bears.” -Ernest Hemingway (Ernest Miller Hemingway (1899 - 1961)): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
“When audiences come to see us authors lecture, it is largely in the hope that we’ll be funnier to look at than to read.” -Sinclair Lewis (1885 - 1951)
“Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators.” -Olin Miller (Olin James Miller (1918 - 2002))
“Writers are a little below the clowns and a little above the trained seals.” -John Steinbeck (John Ernst Steinbeck, Junior (1902 - 1968)): as attributed in “Quote” (18 June 1961) magazine
“Words are an inexpensive, and an extremely fun, plaything.” -Author Unknown
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“A man would do well to carry a pencil in his pocket and write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable, and should be secured, because they seldom return.” -Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626): as attributed in E. Bridgewater: “Extracts from Ancient and Modern Authors” (1828)
“I’m writing a book. I’ve got the page numbers done, so now I just have to fill in the rest.” -Steven Wright (Steven Alexander Wright (born 1955))
“For several days after my first book was published, I carried it about in my pocket, and took surreptitious peeps at it to make sure that the ink had not faded.” -James Matthew Barrie (1860 - 1937): speech (26 May 1922) at the Critics’ Circle in London, England
“It took me 15 years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn’t give it up because by that time I was too famous.” -Robert Benchley (Robert Charles Benchley (1889 - 1945)): as quoted in “Reader’s Digest” (September 1949) magazine
Hugh: Hey, did you hear Stu’s writing a book?
Lou: Why doesn’t he just buy one? It’s faster.
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“Unprovided with original learning, unfound in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved - to write a book.” -Edward Gibbon (1737 - 1794): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
“Editing is a rewording activity.” -Author Unknown
“Anyone who can think clearly can write clearly. But neither is easy.” -William A. Feather (William Arthur Feather (1889 - 1981)): “The Business of Life” (1949)
“I shall be but a shrimp of an author.” -Thomas Gray (1716 - 1771): letter (25 February 1768) to Horace Walpole
“While the spoken word stands for something, the written word stands for something that stands for something.” -Author Unknown
“The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I would never be fit for real work, and that writing didn’t require any.” -Russell Baker (Russell Wayne Baker (1925 - 2019)): “Growing Up” (1982), chapter 9
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But words are things, and a small drop of ink,
Falling like dew, upon a thought, produces
That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.
-George Gordon Noel Byron (also known as Lord Byron (1788 - 1824)): “Don Juan” (1818 - 1824), stanza 88
Often paraphrased as, “A drop of ink may make a million think.”
A four-year-old girl was diligently pounding away on her daddy’s laptop computer. She informed him that she was writing a story. “What is your story about?” he asked. “I don’t know,” she answered. “I can’t read.”
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Not like Homer would I write,
Not like Dante if I might,
Not like Shakespeare at his best,
Not like Goethe or the rest,
Like myself, however small,
Like myself, or not at all.
-William Allingham (1824 - 1889)
“When I left home, my mum said, ‘Don’t forget to write.’ I thought, ‘That’s unlikely . . . It’s a basic skill, isn’t it . . .’” -Timothy Mark ‘Tim’ Vine (born 1967)
“I can shake off everything if I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.” -Anne Frank (Annelies Marie “Anne” Frank (1929 - 1945)): “Diary of a Young Girl” (1952), ‘4 April 1944’
“If my books didn’t sell, I think I’d be a bear trainer. I like to wrestle with bears.” -Ernest Hemingway (Ernest Miller Hemingway (1899 - 1961)): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
“When audiences come to see us authors lecture, it is largely in the hope that we’ll be funnier to look at than to read.” -Sinclair Lewis (1885 - 1951)
“Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators.” -Olin Miller (Olin James Miller (1918 - 2002))
“Writers are a little below the clowns and a little above the trained seals.” -John Steinbeck (John Ernst Steinbeck, Junior (1902 - 1968)): as attributed in “Quote” (18 June 1961) magazine
“Words are an inexpensive, and an extremely fun, plaything.” -Author Unknown
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“A man would do well to carry a pencil in his pocket and write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable, and should be secured, because they seldom return.” -Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626): as attributed in E. Bridgewater: “Extracts from Ancient and Modern Authors” (1828)
“I’m writing a book. I’ve got the page numbers done, so now I just have to fill in the rest.” -Steven Wright (Steven Alexander Wright (born 1955))
“For several days after my first book was published, I carried it about in my pocket, and took surreptitious peeps at it to make sure that the ink had not faded.” -James Matthew Barrie (1860 - 1937): speech (26 May 1922) at the Critics’ Circle in London, England
“It took me 15 years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn’t give it up because by that time I was too famous.” -Robert Benchley (Robert Charles Benchley (1889 - 1945)): as quoted in “Reader’s Digest” (September 1949) magazine
Hugh: Hey, did you hear Stu’s writing a book?
Lou: Why doesn’t he just buy one? It’s faster.
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“Unprovided with original learning, unfound in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved - to write a book.” -Edward Gibbon (1737 - 1794): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
“Editing is a rewording activity.” -Author Unknown
“Anyone who can think clearly can write clearly. But neither is easy.” -William A. Feather (William Arthur Feather (1889 - 1981)): “The Business of Life” (1949)
“I shall be but a shrimp of an author.” -Thomas Gray (1716 - 1771): letter (25 February 1768) to Horace Walpole
“While the spoken word stands for something, the written word stands for something that stands for something.” -Author Unknown
“The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I would never be fit for real work, and that writing didn’t require any.” -Russell Baker (Russell Wayne Baker (1925 - 2019)): “Growing Up” (1982), chapter 9
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But words are things, and a small drop of ink,
Falling like dew, upon a thought, produces
That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.
-George Gordon Noel Byron (also known as Lord Byron (1788 - 1824)): “Don Juan” (1818 - 1824), stanza 88
Often paraphrased as, “A drop of ink may make a million think.”
If you could write something to change the world, what would it be?
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Helga: What are you doing?
Glenn: I’m writing a book.
Helga: What is it about?
Glenn: Everything!
“Why had I become a writer in the first place? Because I wasn’t fit for society; I didn’t fit into the system.” -Brian Wilson Aldiss (1925 - 2017)
“I have tried simply to write the best I can; sometimes I have good luck and write better than I can.” -Ernest Hemingway (Ernest Miller Hemingway (1899 - 1961))
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Of all those arts in which the wise excel,
Nature’s chief masterpiece is writing well.
-John Sheffield (1648 - 1721): “Essay on Poetry”
“The Pythagorean Theorem employed 24 words, the Lord’s Prayer has 66 words, Archimedes Principle has 67 words, the 10 Commandments have 179 words, the Gettysburg Address has 286 words, the Declaration of Independence has 1,300 words, and finally the European Commission’s regulation on the sale of cabbage: 26,911 words.” -Author Unknown
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“I may write in silence, but my words will always be heard.” -Marie Summers
“The only end of writing is to enable the readers better to enjoy life, or better to endure it.” -Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784): as attributed in ‘A Review of Soame Jenyns’ ‘A Free Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Evil’’ published in “Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces” (1774), volume 1, page 23
“Writing is like walking in a deserted street. Out of the dust in the street you make a mud pie.” -John LeCarre
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“I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.” -Flannery O’Connor (Mary ‘Flannery’ O’Connor (1925 - 1964))
“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” -Toni Morrison (born 1931)
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“I have very little of Mr. Blake’s company; he is always in ‘Paradise.’” -Mrs. William Blake
“Writing isn’t hard, no harder than ditchdigging.” -Patrick Dennis
“A great many people now reading and writing would be better employed keeping rabbits.” -Edith Sitwell (1887 - 1964)
“The magic of the pen lies in the concentration of your thoughts upon one object.” -George Henry Lewes (1817 - 1878)
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“I am, really, a great writer; my only difficulty is in finding great readers.” -Frank Harris (born James Thomas Harris (1855 - 1931)): as quoted in George Jean Nathan: “The World of George Jean Nathan” (1952), page 252
“I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better.” -A. J. Liebling (Abbott Joseph ‘A. J.’ Liebling (1904 - 1963))
“The circumstance which gives authors an advantage above all these great masters, is this, that they can multiply their originals; or rather, can make copies of their works, to what number they please, which shall be as valuable as the originals themselves.” -Joseph Addison (1672 - 1719): as quoted in “The Spectator,” No. 166 (10 September 1711)
“Every writer I know has trouble writing.” -Joseph Heller (1923 - 1999)
“To write well is to think well, feel well, and to render well; it is to possess at once intellect, soul, and taste.” -Georges-Louis Leclerc (also known by the title Comte de Buffon (1707 - 1788))
“I write to discover what I think.” -Joan Didion (1934 - 2021) at https://www.joandidion.org/
“Novelists do not write as birds sing, by the push of nature. It is part of the job that there should be much routine and some daily stuff on the level of carpentry.” -William Golding (1911 - 1993): “Rough Magic” (16 February 1977) lecture
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“It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents - except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness.” -Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton (1803 - 1873)): “Paul Clifford” (1830), Book I, Chapter I
Ernest Vincent Wright was born in 1872. He is known as the author of the 50,000-word book, “Gadsby” (1939), which does not contain the letter ‘e,’ except in the introduction and in a note at the end of the book. Ernest Vincent Wright passed on at about 67 years of age on 7 October 1939.
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“Le Train de Nulle Part” (English: “The Train from Nowhere”) (2004) is a 233-page novel by a Frenchman named Michel Dansel, published under the pseudonym Michel Thaler. Set on a train, it features a series of caustic cameos of fellow passengers who, while not doing much, somehow bring out the vitriol in Thaler’s pen. It contains lengthy passages of flowery prose, but not a lot of action. A notable example of constrained writing, the novel does not contain a single verb. Thaler says he loves words, but not verbs. “The verb is like a weed in a field of flowers. You have to get rid of it to allow the flowers to grow and flourish. Take away the verbs and the language speaks for itself.”
“Imaging sending a message across hundreds or thousands of years. That’s what writing can do. It’s as simple as carving words into clay tablets or stone slabs, and then burying them in the ground, like ancient people did.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“I write when I’m inspired, and I see to it that I’m inspired at nine o’clock every morning.” -Peter DeVries
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“A man may write at any time, if he will set himself doggedly to it.” -Samuel Johnson: as quoted in James Boswell: “The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.” (1785), ‘August 16, 1773’
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Helga: What are you doing?
Glenn: I’m writing a book.
Helga: What is it about?
Glenn: Everything!
“Why had I become a writer in the first place? Because I wasn’t fit for society; I didn’t fit into the system.” -Brian Wilson Aldiss (1925 - 2017)
“I have tried simply to write the best I can; sometimes I have good luck and write better than I can.” -Ernest Hemingway (Ernest Miller Hemingway (1899 - 1961))
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Of all those arts in which the wise excel,
Nature’s chief masterpiece is writing well.
-John Sheffield (1648 - 1721): “Essay on Poetry”
“The Pythagorean Theorem employed 24 words, the Lord’s Prayer has 66 words, Archimedes Principle has 67 words, the 10 Commandments have 179 words, the Gettysburg Address has 286 words, the Declaration of Independence has 1,300 words, and finally the European Commission’s regulation on the sale of cabbage: 26,911 words.” -Author Unknown
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“I may write in silence, but my words will always be heard.” -Marie Summers
“The only end of writing is to enable the readers better to enjoy life, or better to endure it.” -Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784): as attributed in ‘A Review of Soame Jenyns’ ‘A Free Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Evil’’ published in “Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces” (1774), volume 1, page 23
“Writing is like walking in a deserted street. Out of the dust in the street you make a mud pie.” -John LeCarre
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“I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.” -Flannery O’Connor (Mary ‘Flannery’ O’Connor (1925 - 1964))
“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” -Toni Morrison (born 1931)
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“I have very little of Mr. Blake’s company; he is always in ‘Paradise.’” -Mrs. William Blake
“Writing isn’t hard, no harder than ditchdigging.” -Patrick Dennis
“A great many people now reading and writing would be better employed keeping rabbits.” -Edith Sitwell (1887 - 1964)
“The magic of the pen lies in the concentration of your thoughts upon one object.” -George Henry Lewes (1817 - 1878)
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“I am, really, a great writer; my only difficulty is in finding great readers.” -Frank Harris (born James Thomas Harris (1855 - 1931)): as quoted in George Jean Nathan: “The World of George Jean Nathan” (1952), page 252
“I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better.” -A. J. Liebling (Abbott Joseph ‘A. J.’ Liebling (1904 - 1963))
“The circumstance which gives authors an advantage above all these great masters, is this, that they can multiply their originals; or rather, can make copies of their works, to what number they please, which shall be as valuable as the originals themselves.” -Joseph Addison (1672 - 1719): as quoted in “The Spectator,” No. 166 (10 September 1711)
“Every writer I know has trouble writing.” -Joseph Heller (1923 - 1999)
“To write well is to think well, feel well, and to render well; it is to possess at once intellect, soul, and taste.” -Georges-Louis Leclerc (also known by the title Comte de Buffon (1707 - 1788))
“I write to discover what I think.” -Joan Didion (1934 - 2021) at https://www.joandidion.org/
“Novelists do not write as birds sing, by the push of nature. It is part of the job that there should be much routine and some daily stuff on the level of carpentry.” -William Golding (1911 - 1993): “Rough Magic” (16 February 1977) lecture
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“It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents - except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness.” -Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton (1803 - 1873)): “Paul Clifford” (1830), Book I, Chapter I
Ernest Vincent Wright was born in 1872. He is known as the author of the 50,000-word book, “Gadsby” (1939), which does not contain the letter ‘e,’ except in the introduction and in a note at the end of the book. Ernest Vincent Wright passed on at about 67 years of age on 7 October 1939.
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“Le Train de Nulle Part” (English: “The Train from Nowhere”) (2004) is a 233-page novel by a Frenchman named Michel Dansel, published under the pseudonym Michel Thaler. Set on a train, it features a series of caustic cameos of fellow passengers who, while not doing much, somehow bring out the vitriol in Thaler’s pen. It contains lengthy passages of flowery prose, but not a lot of action. A notable example of constrained writing, the novel does not contain a single verb. Thaler says he loves words, but not verbs. “The verb is like a weed in a field of flowers. You have to get rid of it to allow the flowers to grow and flourish. Take away the verbs and the language speaks for itself.”
“Imaging sending a message across hundreds or thousands of years. That’s what writing can do. It’s as simple as carving words into clay tablets or stone slabs, and then burying them in the ground, like ancient people did.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“I write when I’m inspired, and I see to it that I’m inspired at nine o’clock every morning.” -Peter DeVries
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“A man may write at any time, if he will set himself doggedly to it.” -Samuel Johnson: as quoted in James Boswell: “The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.” (1785), ‘August 16, 1773’
“A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.” -Thomas Mann (1875 - 1955)
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“The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible.” -Vladimir Nabakov
Writer: A word-dispensing machine.
“Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.” -Jules Renard (Pierre-Jules Renard (1864 - 1910))
“Altogether, the style of a writer is a faithful representative of his mind; therefore, if any man wish to write a clear style, let him be first clear in his thoughts; and if any would write in a noble style, let him first possess a noble soul.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) (14 April 1824): as quoted in “Conversations of Goethe with Eckermann and Soret” (1850)
“There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up the pen to write.” -William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 - 1863): “The History of Henry Esmond” (1852): Book II, chapter 1
“If you can’t annoy somebody, there’s little point in writing.” -Kingsley Amis (Kingsley William Amis (1922 - 1995))
“That writer does the most who gives his reader the most knowledge and takes from him the least time.” -C. C. Colton (Charles Caleb Colton (1780 - 1832))
“Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.” -Ray Bradbury
“I am always at a loss to know how much to believe of my own stories.” -Washington Irving (1783 - 1859)
“He has left off reading altogether, to the great improvement of his originality.” -Charles Lamb (1775 - 1834)
“Writing is manual labor of the mind: a job like laying pipe.” -John Gregory Dunne
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“Writing and rewriting are a constant search for what it is one is saying.” -John Updike (John Hoyer Updike (1932 - 2009))
Writer: A wordsmith.
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“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” -W. Somerset Maugham (William Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965))
“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” -Benjamin Franklin (Benjamin ‘Ben’ Franklin (1706 - 1790))
“Oliver Herford once dropped a remark in a little group of writers who were telling how much trouble they took with their work. One said he sometimes took weeks working over a single chapter. Another said, ‘That’s nothing, I sometimes spend days struggling with a single paragraph.’ ‘And I,’ said Oliver in his faraway voice, ‘frequently spend months polishing a single word.’” -Curtis Brown
“The fact that writers will go through so much to remain writers says something perhaps everything. It would be far easier (and nearly always more profitable) to become a real estate agent.” -Maria Lenhart
“I take the view and always have that if you cannot say what you are going to say in twenty minutes, you ought to go away and write a book about it.” -Reginald Lord Brabazon
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What is a ‘nom de plume’? The French phrase ‘nom de plume’ (pronounced as näm də ˈplo͞om) meaning ‘pen name,’ is a type of pseudonym. Pseudonyms are names people use for their professional work, typically that of a creative or entertainment nature. For example, singers and actors may use stage names, and writers may use ‘noms de plume.’
“A man named Samuel Langhorne Clemens named his pen ‘Mark Twain,’ and then he took the credit for all of the things his pen used his hand to write.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“To write a book is a task needing only pen ink and paper; to print a book is rather more difficult because genius often expresses itself illegibly; to read a book is more difficult still for one has to struggle with sleep; but to sell a book is the most difficult task of all.” -Frank Mumny
“The secret of successful writing lies in striking the right keys on the typewriter.” -Evan Esar (born Esar Levine (1899 - 1995))
“I always tell people that I became a writer not because I went to school but because my mother took me to the library. I wanted to become a writer so I could see my name in the card catalog.” -Sandra Cisneros
“I never understand anything until I have written about it.” -Horace Walpole (1717 - 1797)
“Write without pay until somebody offers pay. If nobody offers within three years the candidate may look upon this circumstance with the most implicit confidence as the sign that sawing wood is what he was intended for.” -Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910))
“The pen is mightier than the sword.” -Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton (Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton (1803 - 1873)): “Richelieu,” II, ii (1839)
“When I want to read a book, I write one.” -attributed to Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881): review of Lothair published in “Blackwood’s Magazine”
“My subject grows as I write.” [translation to English]
“Materia mihi crescit.” [original Latin]
-Author Unknown
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“‘Harry Potter’ author J.K. Rowling says she might not stop at 7 books and might make an 8th book about Harry as an adult. When asked why, she said, ‘There’s still money in the world that I don’t have yet’.” -Conan O’Brien
“There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they’ll take you.” -Beatrix Potter (Helen Beatrix Potter (1866 - 1943))
“You can make anything by writing.” -C. S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis (1898 - 1963))
This is MFOL! . . . brought to you by the magic of words . . . each one a tiny magician with astonishing power . . .
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“The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible.” -Vladimir Nabakov
Writer: A word-dispensing machine.
“Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.” -Jules Renard (Pierre-Jules Renard (1864 - 1910))
“Altogether, the style of a writer is a faithful representative of his mind; therefore, if any man wish to write a clear style, let him be first clear in his thoughts; and if any would write in a noble style, let him first possess a noble soul.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) (14 April 1824): as quoted in “Conversations of Goethe with Eckermann and Soret” (1850)
“There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up the pen to write.” -William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 - 1863): “The History of Henry Esmond” (1852): Book II, chapter 1
“If you can’t annoy somebody, there’s little point in writing.” -Kingsley Amis (Kingsley William Amis (1922 - 1995))
“That writer does the most who gives his reader the most knowledge and takes from him the least time.” -C. C. Colton (Charles Caleb Colton (1780 - 1832))
“Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.” -Ray Bradbury
“I am always at a loss to know how much to believe of my own stories.” -Washington Irving (1783 - 1859)
“He has left off reading altogether, to the great improvement of his originality.” -Charles Lamb (1775 - 1834)
“Writing is manual labor of the mind: a job like laying pipe.” -John Gregory Dunne
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“Writing and rewriting are a constant search for what it is one is saying.” -John Updike (John Hoyer Updike (1932 - 2009))
Writer: A wordsmith.
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“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” -W. Somerset Maugham (William Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965))
“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” -Benjamin Franklin (Benjamin ‘Ben’ Franklin (1706 - 1790))
“Oliver Herford once dropped a remark in a little group of writers who were telling how much trouble they took with their work. One said he sometimes took weeks working over a single chapter. Another said, ‘That’s nothing, I sometimes spend days struggling with a single paragraph.’ ‘And I,’ said Oliver in his faraway voice, ‘frequently spend months polishing a single word.’” -Curtis Brown
“The fact that writers will go through so much to remain writers says something perhaps everything. It would be far easier (and nearly always more profitable) to become a real estate agent.” -Maria Lenhart
“I take the view and always have that if you cannot say what you are going to say in twenty minutes, you ought to go away and write a book about it.” -Reginald Lord Brabazon
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What is a ‘nom de plume’? The French phrase ‘nom de plume’ (pronounced as näm də ˈplo͞om) meaning ‘pen name,’ is a type of pseudonym. Pseudonyms are names people use for their professional work, typically that of a creative or entertainment nature. For example, singers and actors may use stage names, and writers may use ‘noms de plume.’
“A man named Samuel Langhorne Clemens named his pen ‘Mark Twain,’ and then he took the credit for all of the things his pen used his hand to write.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“To write a book is a task needing only pen ink and paper; to print a book is rather more difficult because genius often expresses itself illegibly; to read a book is more difficult still for one has to struggle with sleep; but to sell a book is the most difficult task of all.” -Frank Mumny
“The secret of successful writing lies in striking the right keys on the typewriter.” -Evan Esar (born Esar Levine (1899 - 1995))
“I always tell people that I became a writer not because I went to school but because my mother took me to the library. I wanted to become a writer so I could see my name in the card catalog.” -Sandra Cisneros
“I never understand anything until I have written about it.” -Horace Walpole (1717 - 1797)
“Write without pay until somebody offers pay. If nobody offers within three years the candidate may look upon this circumstance with the most implicit confidence as the sign that sawing wood is what he was intended for.” -Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910))
“The pen is mightier than the sword.” -Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton (Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton (1803 - 1873)): “Richelieu,” II, ii (1839)
“When I want to read a book, I write one.” -attributed to Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881): review of Lothair published in “Blackwood’s Magazine”
“My subject grows as I write.” [translation to English]
“Materia mihi crescit.” [original Latin]
-Author Unknown
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“‘Harry Potter’ author J.K. Rowling says she might not stop at 7 books and might make an 8th book about Harry as an adult. When asked why, she said, ‘There’s still money in the world that I don’t have yet’.” -Conan O’Brien
“There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they’ll take you.” -Beatrix Potter (Helen Beatrix Potter (1866 - 1943))
“You can make anything by writing.” -C. S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis (1898 - 1963))
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“I dwell in possibility.” -Emily Dickinson (Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830 - 1886))
“Opportunity, sooner or later, comes to all who work and wish.” -Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley (1799 - 1869)
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“Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so.” -Doris Lessing (Doris May Lessing (born Doris May Tayler (1919 - 2013)))
“If you miss an opportunity, that is not the end. Another one will come. Just prepare yourself as best you can so that you do not miss the next one.” -Author Unknown
“Far too many people have no idea of what they can do because all they have been told is what they can’t do. They don’t know what they want because they don’t know what’s available for them.” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))
“No man can tell what the future may bring forth, and small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.” -Demosthenes (384 B.C.E. - 322 B.C.E.): “Ad Leptinem,” 162: as quoted in Thomas Benfield Harbottle: “Dictionary of Quotations (Classical)” (1897), page 511
“When opportunity knocks, don’t be the one to say, ‘Hey, can you get that?’” -Author Unknown
“Opportunity is often dressed up in work clothes.” -Croft M. Pentz (1931 - 2008)
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“If you’re looking for a big opportunity, seek out a big problem.” -H. Jackson Brown (Horace Jackson Brown, Junior (1940 - 2021))
“The bigger the challenge, the greater the opportunity.” -Author Unknown
“Make Hay, while the Sun shines.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs, Wise Sentences, and Witty Sayings” (1732), number 3314
“I’ve been lucky. Opportunities don’t often come along. So, when they do, you have to grab them.” -Audrey Hepburn (Audrey Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston (1929 - 1993))
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“Opportunity follows struggle. It follows effort. It follows hard work. It doesn’t come before.” -Shelby Steele
“A wise man will make more opportunities, than he finds.” -Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626): “Essays” (1625), ‘Of Ceremonies and Respect’
“Be ready when opportunity comes . . . Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet.” -Roy D. Chapin, Junior (Roy Dikeman Chapin, Junior (1915 - 2001))
“Many an opportunity is lost because a man is out looking for four-leaf clovers.” -Author Unknown
“Be a can-do, will-try person. Focus on what you have and not what you don’t have, what you can do rather than what you cannot do.” -Marian Wright Edelman (born 1939)
“Opportunity does not come and knock on our doors. We must ourselves go knocking on doors to find opportunity, persistently knocking until we have an answer, either yes or no, and then we go on to the next ten thousand doors, one at a time, without pausing between them, smiling as best we are able, and speaking our carefully prepared and memorized introductions in a polite conversational style.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“We must look for the opportunity in every difficulty instead of being paralyzed at the thought of the difficulty in every opportunity.” -Walter E. Cole, Junior (1926 - 2018)
“Opportunities multiply as they are seized.” -Sun-Tzu: “The Art of War” (3rd century B.C.E.)
“Your aspirations are your possibilities.” -Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)
“You may miss all of the good opportunities if you are willing to try only what you are fairly certain you can succeed at. You have to try many things that might, or might not, work out.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“If you don’t hear opportunity knocking, find another door.” -Author Unknown
“Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.” -John J. Ingalls (John James Ingalls (1833 - 1900))
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“The opportunities of man are limited only by his imagination.” -Charles F. Kettering (Charles Franklin Kettering (1876 - 1958))
Knock, knock!
Who’s there?
Opportunity.
Opportunity, who?
Fooled you - opportunity only knocks once!
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“Some say opportunity knocks only once, that is not true. Opportunity knocks all the time, but you have to be ready for it.” -Louis L’Amour (born Louis Dearborn LaMoore (1908 - 1988))
“If you’re looking for a big opportunity, seek out a big problem.” -H. Jackson Brown, Junior (Harriett Jackson Brown, Junior (born 1940))
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“Opportunity is a parade. Even as one chance passes, the next is a fife and drum echoing in the distance.” -Robert Brault (born 1938) at https://RBrault.blogspot.com/
“It is often hard to distinguish between the hard knocks in life and those of opportunity.” -Frederick Phillips
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“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as unsolvable problems.” -John W. Gardner (John William Gardner (1912 2002))
“Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.” -Chris Grosser
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“Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.” -F. Scott Fitzgerald (Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940)): “Tales of the Jazz Age” (1922), ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’
“Thou hast only to follow the wall far enough and there will be a door in it.” -Marguerite de Angeli (1889 - 1987): “The Door in the Wall” (1949)
“Opportunity seems to have an uncanny habit of favoring those who have paid the price of years of preparation.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “Highways of Happiness” magazine
“Opportunity is rare, and a wise man will never let it go by him.” -Bayard Taylor (1825 - 1878)
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“The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.” -John Burroughs (1837 - 1921)
“Opportunity is sometimes hard to recognize if you’re only looking for a lucky break.” -Monta Crane (Monta Mildred (Henrichs) Crane (1911 - 2009))
“Learn to listen. Opportunity sometimes knocks very softly.” -Author Unknown
“I dwell in possibility.” -Emily Dickinson (Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830 - 1886))
“Opportunity, sooner or later, comes to all who work and wish.” -Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley (1799 - 1869)
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“Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so.” -Doris Lessing (Doris May Lessing (born Doris May Tayler (1919 - 2013)))
“If you miss an opportunity, that is not the end. Another one will come. Just prepare yourself as best you can so that you do not miss the next one.” -Author Unknown
“Far too many people have no idea of what they can do because all they have been told is what they can’t do. They don’t know what they want because they don’t know what’s available for them.” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))
“No man can tell what the future may bring forth, and small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.” -Demosthenes (384 B.C.E. - 322 B.C.E.): “Ad Leptinem,” 162: as quoted in Thomas Benfield Harbottle: “Dictionary of Quotations (Classical)” (1897), page 511
“When opportunity knocks, don’t be the one to say, ‘Hey, can you get that?’” -Author Unknown
“Opportunity is often dressed up in work clothes.” -Croft M. Pentz (1931 - 2008)
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“If you’re looking for a big opportunity, seek out a big problem.” -H. Jackson Brown (Horace Jackson Brown, Junior (1940 - 2021))
“The bigger the challenge, the greater the opportunity.” -Author Unknown
“Make Hay, while the Sun shines.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs, Wise Sentences, and Witty Sayings” (1732), number 3314
“I’ve been lucky. Opportunities don’t often come along. So, when they do, you have to grab them.” -Audrey Hepburn (Audrey Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston (1929 - 1993))
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“Opportunity follows struggle. It follows effort. It follows hard work. It doesn’t come before.” -Shelby Steele
“A wise man will make more opportunities, than he finds.” -Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626): “Essays” (1625), ‘Of Ceremonies and Respect’
“Be ready when opportunity comes . . . Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet.” -Roy D. Chapin, Junior (Roy Dikeman Chapin, Junior (1915 - 2001))
“Many an opportunity is lost because a man is out looking for four-leaf clovers.” -Author Unknown
“Be a can-do, will-try person. Focus on what you have and not what you don’t have, what you can do rather than what you cannot do.” -Marian Wright Edelman (born 1939)
“Opportunity does not come and knock on our doors. We must ourselves go knocking on doors to find opportunity, persistently knocking until we have an answer, either yes or no, and then we go on to the next ten thousand doors, one at a time, without pausing between them, smiling as best we are able, and speaking our carefully prepared and memorized introductions in a polite conversational style.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“We must look for the opportunity in every difficulty instead of being paralyzed at the thought of the difficulty in every opportunity.” -Walter E. Cole, Junior (1926 - 2018)
“Opportunities multiply as they are seized.” -Sun-Tzu: “The Art of War” (3rd century B.C.E.)
“Your aspirations are your possibilities.” -Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)
“You may miss all of the good opportunities if you are willing to try only what you are fairly certain you can succeed at. You have to try many things that might, or might not, work out.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“If you don’t hear opportunity knocking, find another door.” -Author Unknown
“Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.” -John J. Ingalls (John James Ingalls (1833 - 1900))
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“The opportunities of man are limited only by his imagination.” -Charles F. Kettering (Charles Franklin Kettering (1876 - 1958))
Knock, knock!
Who’s there?
Opportunity.
Opportunity, who?
Fooled you - opportunity only knocks once!
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“Some say opportunity knocks only once, that is not true. Opportunity knocks all the time, but you have to be ready for it.” -Louis L’Amour (born Louis Dearborn LaMoore (1908 - 1988))
“If you’re looking for a big opportunity, seek out a big problem.” -H. Jackson Brown, Junior (Harriett Jackson Brown, Junior (born 1940))
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“Opportunity is a parade. Even as one chance passes, the next is a fife and drum echoing in the distance.” -Robert Brault (born 1938) at https://RBrault.blogspot.com/
“It is often hard to distinguish between the hard knocks in life and those of opportunity.” -Frederick Phillips
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“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as unsolvable problems.” -John W. Gardner (John William Gardner (1912 2002))
“Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.” -Chris Grosser
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“Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.” -F. Scott Fitzgerald (Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940)): “Tales of the Jazz Age” (1922), ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’
“Thou hast only to follow the wall far enough and there will be a door in it.” -Marguerite de Angeli (1889 - 1987): “The Door in the Wall” (1949)
“Opportunity seems to have an uncanny habit of favoring those who have paid the price of years of preparation.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “Highways of Happiness” magazine
“Opportunity is rare, and a wise man will never let it go by him.” -Bayard Taylor (1825 - 1878)
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“The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.” -John Burroughs (1837 - 1921)
“Opportunity is sometimes hard to recognize if you’re only looking for a lucky break.” -Monta Crane (Monta Mildred (Henrichs) Crane (1911 - 2009))
“Learn to listen. Opportunity sometimes knocks very softly.” -Author Unknown
“Our thoughts and imagination are the only real limits to our possibilities.” -Orison S. Marden (Orison Swett Marden (1848 - 1924))
“Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.” -Napoleon Hill (Oliver Napoleon ‘Napoleon’ Hill (1883 - 1970))
“A wise man doesn’t just wait for the right opportunity, he creates the right opportunity.” -Author Unknown
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“Let us seize, friends, our opportunity from the day as it passes.” -Quintus Horatius Flaccus (also known simply as Horace (65 B.C.E. - 8 B.C.E.))
“Opportunities are seldom labeled.” -John A. Shedd (John Augustus Shedd (1859 - 1928))
“Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being. They make use of a very small portion of their possible consciousness, and of their soul’s resources in general, much like a man who, out of his whole bodily organism, should get into a habit of using and moving only his little finger. Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed.” -William James (1842 - 1910): as quoted in Henry James, editor: “The Letters of William James” (1920): letter to W. Lutoslawski (6 May 1906)
“You are confined only by the walls you build yourself.” -Author Unknown
“Within our dreams and aspirations we find our opportunities.” -Sue Ebaugh (Sue Atchley Ebaugh)
“Men who are resolved to find a way for themselves will always find opportunities enough; and if they do not lie ready to their hand, they will make them.” -Samuel Smiles (1812 - 1904): “Self-Help” (1856), Chapter 5: ‘Helps and Opportunities: Scientific Pursuits’
“It is one of life’s laws that as soon as one door closes another opens. But the tragedy is we look at the closed door and disregard the open one.” -André Gide (André Paul Guillaume Gide (1869 - 1951))
“Opportunity seekers do not sit at home waiting by the telephone or the computer, nor do they hang out in familiar haunts and with the same old crowd. Opportunity seekers go out and knock on unfamiliar doors and enter intimidating buildings and go up and down on elevators and stairs. They do a lot of walking, dressed and groomed as best they can, doing best what they can with what they have until they have more and know more. They meet people who are better than they are, who outclass them in every way, and they continue on.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains or in yonder seas; they are in your own backyard, if you but dig for them.” -Russell H. Conwell (Russell Herman Conwell (1843 - 1945)): “Acres of Diamonds” (1890)
“Opportunity . . . often it comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.” -Napoleon Hill (Oliver Napoleon ‘Napoleon’ Hill (1883 - 1970))
“Don’t wait for the right opportunity; create it.” -George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
“Wherever there is danger, there lurks opportunity; whenever there is opportunity, there lurks danger. The two are inseparable. They go together.” -Earl Nightingale (1921 - 1989)
“Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.” -Ann Landers (pseudonym of Esther Pauline Friedman ‘Eppie’ Lederer (1918 - 2002))
“Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come; you have to get up and make them.” -Madam C. J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove, taking the C. J. from Charles Joseph Walker (1867 - 1919)) at https://madamcjwalker.com/
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“Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.” -Orison S. Marden (Orison Swett Marden (1848 - 1924))
“Sometimes opportunity knocks, but most of the time it sneaks up and then quietly steals away.” -Doug Larson (Douglas Lincoln ‘Doug’ Larson (1926 - 2017))
“Are you missing opportunities because you are too focused on obstacles?” -Jeffrey Gitomer (born 1946)
Awake! arise! the hour is late!
Angels are knocking at thy door!
They are in haste and cannot wait,
And once departed come no more.
Awake! arise! the athlete’s arm
Loses its strength by too much rest;
The fallow land, the untilled farm
Produces only weeds at best.
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882)
“It’s hard to hear when opportunity is knocking if you are too busy knocking the opportunity.” -Author Unknown
“What is opportunity, and when does it knock? It never knocks. You can wait a whole lifetime, listening, hoping, and you will hear no knocking. None at all. You are opportunity, and you must knock on the door leading to your destiny. You prepare yourself to recognize opportunity, to pursue and seize opportunity as you develop the strength of your personality, and build a self-image with which you are able to live - with your self-respect alive and growing.” -Maxwell Maltz (1899 - 1975)
“Opportunity knocks once at every man’s door and then keeps on knocking.” -George Ade (1866 - 1944)
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“Your only limitations are those you set up in your mind, or permit others to set up for you.” -Og Mandino (Augustine ‘Og’ Mandino II (1923 - 1996))
“Grasp your opportunities, no matter how poor your health; nothing is worse for your health than boredom.” -Mignon McLaughlin (1913 - 1983)
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” -Thomas A. Edison (Thomas Alva Edison (1847 - 1931)): as quoted in John L. Mason: “An Enemy Called Average” (1990), page 55
“Determine your future now by taking hold of every opportunity.” -Debbye Turner (Debbye Turner Bell (born 1965))
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“Look for opportunity. You can’t wait for it to knock on the door . . . You might not be home.” -Jinger Heath (Jinger L. Heath (born 1952))
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“Opportunity is more valuable than money.” -Grant Cardone (born 1958) at https://grantcardone.com/
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“Great minds must be ready not only to take the opportunities, but to make them.” -C. C. Colton (Charles Caleb Colton (1780 - 1832))
“In a world full of opportunities, we have only to choose a starting point, such as here and now, and a direction of travel. Go to your opportunities.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Opportunities . . . fall in the way of every man who is resolved to take advantage of them.” -Samuel Smiles (1812 - 1904)
“People wait for opportunity to come along . . . yet it is there every morning.” -Author Unknown: “Dennis the Menace”
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“Small opportunities are often the beginnings of great achievements.” -Calvin Coolidge (John Calvin Coolidge, Junior (1872 - 1933))
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” -Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
“Opportunity is always knocking. The problem is that most people have the self-doubt station in their head turned up way too loud to hear it.” -Brian Vaszily (Brian William Vaszily (born 1970))
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.” -Jesus of Nazareth: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Book of Matthew,’ chapter 7, verses 7 and 8 (see also verses 9 through 12)
“The activity you’re most avoiding contains your biggest opportunity.” -Robin Sharma (born 1965)
“When opportunity knocks, you can’t say, ‘Come back later.’” -Leonard Turkel (1930 - 2011)
“Learn to ask for what you want . . . The worst people can do is not give you what you ask for - which is precisely where you were before you asked.” -Peter McWilliams (Peter Alexander McWilliams (1949 - 2000))
“Little opportunities should be improved.” -François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon (1651 - 1715)
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“We have the power within, but the secret of success is to employ our power and talents and be prepared for opportunity when it comes.” -Walter Matthews (1926 - 2012)
“That old saying about opportunity only knocking once is as archaic as the flat-Earth theory and as patently untrue. Opportunity knocks all the time - and it rings your doorbell, calls you up, and sends you e-mails.” -Victoria Moran (born 1950) at https://mainstreetvegan.net/
“The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment, it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.” -Orison S. Marden (Orison Swett Marden (1850 - 1924))
“Jumping at several small opportunities may get us there more quickly than waiting for one big one to come along.” -Hugh Allen (Hugh Percy Allen (1869 - 1946))
“Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity presented to them. They have developed the opportunity that was at hand.” -Bruce Barton (Bruce Fairchild Barton (1886 - 1967))
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” -Milton Berle (born Mendel Berlinger (1908 - 2002))
“Opportunities are often things you haven’t noticed the first time around.” -Catherine Deneuve (pseudonym of Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 1943))
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“Arrange whatever pieces come your way.” -Virginia Woolf (Adeline Virginia ‘Virginia’ Woolf (born Adeline Virginia Stephen (1882 - 1941)))
“Every situation, properly perceived, becomes an opportunity.” -Helen Schucman (Helen Cohn Schucman (born Helen Dora Cohn (1909 - 1981)))
“Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor.” -H. Jackson Brown (Horace Jackson Brown, Junior (1940 - 2021))
“With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.” -Thomas Buxton (Thomas Fowell Buxton (1786 - 1845)): as quoted in Frank Leslie: “Sunday Magazine” (January - June 1886), Volume XIX, page 89
“When opportunity knocks, don’t question your ability based on your shortcomings. Know your strengths and start your journey!” -Author Unknown
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“Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ’em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.” -Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt (1858 - 1919))
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“Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.” -Napoleon Hill (Oliver Napoleon ‘Napoleon’ Hill (1883 - 1970))
“A wise man doesn’t just wait for the right opportunity, he creates the right opportunity.” -Author Unknown
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“Let us seize, friends, our opportunity from the day as it passes.” -Quintus Horatius Flaccus (also known simply as Horace (65 B.C.E. - 8 B.C.E.))
“Opportunities are seldom labeled.” -John A. Shedd (John Augustus Shedd (1859 - 1928))
“Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being. They make use of a very small portion of their possible consciousness, and of their soul’s resources in general, much like a man who, out of his whole bodily organism, should get into a habit of using and moving only his little finger. Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed.” -William James (1842 - 1910): as quoted in Henry James, editor: “The Letters of William James” (1920): letter to W. Lutoslawski (6 May 1906)
“You are confined only by the walls you build yourself.” -Author Unknown
“Within our dreams and aspirations we find our opportunities.” -Sue Ebaugh (Sue Atchley Ebaugh)
“Men who are resolved to find a way for themselves will always find opportunities enough; and if they do not lie ready to their hand, they will make them.” -Samuel Smiles (1812 - 1904): “Self-Help” (1856), Chapter 5: ‘Helps and Opportunities: Scientific Pursuits’
“It is one of life’s laws that as soon as one door closes another opens. But the tragedy is we look at the closed door and disregard the open one.” -André Gide (André Paul Guillaume Gide (1869 - 1951))
“Opportunity seekers do not sit at home waiting by the telephone or the computer, nor do they hang out in familiar haunts and with the same old crowd. Opportunity seekers go out and knock on unfamiliar doors and enter intimidating buildings and go up and down on elevators and stairs. They do a lot of walking, dressed and groomed as best they can, doing best what they can with what they have until they have more and know more. They meet people who are better than they are, who outclass them in every way, and they continue on.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains or in yonder seas; they are in your own backyard, if you but dig for them.” -Russell H. Conwell (Russell Herman Conwell (1843 - 1945)): “Acres of Diamonds” (1890)
“Opportunity . . . often it comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.” -Napoleon Hill (Oliver Napoleon ‘Napoleon’ Hill (1883 - 1970))
“Don’t wait for the right opportunity; create it.” -George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
“Wherever there is danger, there lurks opportunity; whenever there is opportunity, there lurks danger. The two are inseparable. They go together.” -Earl Nightingale (1921 - 1989)
“Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.” -Ann Landers (pseudonym of Esther Pauline Friedman ‘Eppie’ Lederer (1918 - 2002))
“Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come; you have to get up and make them.” -Madam C. J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove, taking the C. J. from Charles Joseph Walker (1867 - 1919)) at https://madamcjwalker.com/
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“Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.” -Orison S. Marden (Orison Swett Marden (1848 - 1924))
“Sometimes opportunity knocks, but most of the time it sneaks up and then quietly steals away.” -Doug Larson (Douglas Lincoln ‘Doug’ Larson (1926 - 2017))
“Are you missing opportunities because you are too focused on obstacles?” -Jeffrey Gitomer (born 1946)
Awake! arise! the hour is late!
Angels are knocking at thy door!
They are in haste and cannot wait,
And once departed come no more.
Awake! arise! the athlete’s arm
Loses its strength by too much rest;
The fallow land, the untilled farm
Produces only weeds at best.
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882)
“It’s hard to hear when opportunity is knocking if you are too busy knocking the opportunity.” -Author Unknown
“What is opportunity, and when does it knock? It never knocks. You can wait a whole lifetime, listening, hoping, and you will hear no knocking. None at all. You are opportunity, and you must knock on the door leading to your destiny. You prepare yourself to recognize opportunity, to pursue and seize opportunity as you develop the strength of your personality, and build a self-image with which you are able to live - with your self-respect alive and growing.” -Maxwell Maltz (1899 - 1975)
“Opportunity knocks once at every man’s door and then keeps on knocking.” -George Ade (1866 - 1944)
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“Your only limitations are those you set up in your mind, or permit others to set up for you.” -Og Mandino (Augustine ‘Og’ Mandino II (1923 - 1996))
“Grasp your opportunities, no matter how poor your health; nothing is worse for your health than boredom.” -Mignon McLaughlin (1913 - 1983)
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” -Thomas A. Edison (Thomas Alva Edison (1847 - 1931)): as quoted in John L. Mason: “An Enemy Called Average” (1990), page 55
“Determine your future now by taking hold of every opportunity.” -Debbye Turner (Debbye Turner Bell (born 1965))
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“Look for opportunity. You can’t wait for it to knock on the door . . . You might not be home.” -Jinger Heath (Jinger L. Heath (born 1952))
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“Opportunity is more valuable than money.” -Grant Cardone (born 1958) at https://grantcardone.com/
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“Great minds must be ready not only to take the opportunities, but to make them.” -C. C. Colton (Charles Caleb Colton (1780 - 1832))
“In a world full of opportunities, we have only to choose a starting point, such as here and now, and a direction of travel. Go to your opportunities.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Opportunities . . . fall in the way of every man who is resolved to take advantage of them.” -Samuel Smiles (1812 - 1904)
“People wait for opportunity to come along . . . yet it is there every morning.” -Author Unknown: “Dennis the Menace”
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“Small opportunities are often the beginnings of great achievements.” -Calvin Coolidge (John Calvin Coolidge, Junior (1872 - 1933))
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” -Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
“Opportunity is always knocking. The problem is that most people have the self-doubt station in their head turned up way too loud to hear it.” -Brian Vaszily (Brian William Vaszily (born 1970))
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.” -Jesus of Nazareth: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Book of Matthew,’ chapter 7, verses 7 and 8 (see also verses 9 through 12)
“The activity you’re most avoiding contains your biggest opportunity.” -Robin Sharma (born 1965)
“When opportunity knocks, you can’t say, ‘Come back later.’” -Leonard Turkel (1930 - 2011)
“Learn to ask for what you want . . . The worst people can do is not give you what you ask for - which is precisely where you were before you asked.” -Peter McWilliams (Peter Alexander McWilliams (1949 - 2000))
“Little opportunities should be improved.” -François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon (1651 - 1715)
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“We have the power within, but the secret of success is to employ our power and talents and be prepared for opportunity when it comes.” -Walter Matthews (1926 - 2012)
“That old saying about opportunity only knocking once is as archaic as the flat-Earth theory and as patently untrue. Opportunity knocks all the time - and it rings your doorbell, calls you up, and sends you e-mails.” -Victoria Moran (born 1950) at https://mainstreetvegan.net/
“The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment, it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.” -Orison S. Marden (Orison Swett Marden (1850 - 1924))
“Jumping at several small opportunities may get us there more quickly than waiting for one big one to come along.” -Hugh Allen (Hugh Percy Allen (1869 - 1946))
“Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity presented to them. They have developed the opportunity that was at hand.” -Bruce Barton (Bruce Fairchild Barton (1886 - 1967))
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” -Milton Berle (born Mendel Berlinger (1908 - 2002))
“Opportunities are often things you haven’t noticed the first time around.” -Catherine Deneuve (pseudonym of Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 1943))
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“Arrange whatever pieces come your way.” -Virginia Woolf (Adeline Virginia ‘Virginia’ Woolf (born Adeline Virginia Stephen (1882 - 1941)))
“Every situation, properly perceived, becomes an opportunity.” -Helen Schucman (Helen Cohn Schucman (born Helen Dora Cohn (1909 - 1981)))
“Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor.” -H. Jackson Brown (Horace Jackson Brown, Junior (1940 - 2021))
“With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.” -Thomas Buxton (Thomas Fowell Buxton (1786 - 1845)): as quoted in Frank Leslie: “Sunday Magazine” (January - June 1886), Volume XIX, page 89
“When opportunity knocks, don’t question your ability based on your shortcomings. Know your strengths and start your journey!” -Author Unknown
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“Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ’em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.” -Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt (1858 - 1919))
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“It’s never too late for a new beginning in your life.” -Joyce Meyer (born 1943 as Pauline Joyce Hutchison)
“Don’t be afraid to start over. It’s a chance to build something better this time.” -Author Unknown
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“Today is a new day. You will get out of it just what you put into it. If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you. And supposing you have tried and failed again and again, you may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” -Mary Pickford (born Gladys Louise Smith, also known as Gladys Marie Pickford (1893 - 1979)): as quoted in Carolyn Warner: “The Last Word - A Treasury of Women’s Quotes” (1992)
“Every day is a new beginning. Treat it that way. Stay away from what might have been, and look at what can be.” -Marsha Petrie Sue
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“Whatever problems we had back then don’t exist anymore. It’s why we have this second chance, and we can’t throw it away.” -Michelle Maddow
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“Big journeys begin with small steps.” -Author Unknown
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“Today I close the door to the past, open the door to the future, take a deep breath, step on through the door, and start a new chapter in my life.” -Author Unknown
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“Starting over in any aspect of life requires courage. It may not be easy, but it will surely be worth the work we put into it.” -Author Unknown
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“Don’t be afraid to start over. It’s a chance to build something better this time.” -Author Unknown
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“Today is a new day. You will get out of it just what you put into it. If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you. And supposing you have tried and failed again and again, you may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” -Mary Pickford (born Gladys Louise Smith, also known as Gladys Marie Pickford (1893 - 1979)): as quoted in Carolyn Warner: “The Last Word - A Treasury of Women’s Quotes” (1992)
“Every day is a new beginning. Treat it that way. Stay away from what might have been, and look at what can be.” -Marsha Petrie Sue
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“Whatever problems we had back then don’t exist anymore. It’s why we have this second chance, and we can’t throw it away.” -Michelle Maddow
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“Big journeys begin with small steps.” -Author Unknown
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“Today I close the door to the past, open the door to the future, take a deep breath, step on through the door, and start a new chapter in my life.” -Author Unknown
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“Starting over in any aspect of life requires courage. It may not be easy, but it will surely be worth the work we put into it.” -Author Unknown
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“For a brief moment, forget everyone else and everything else, and know that all it takes is you - you alone - to grant yourself a second chance in life. The realization of this is the surest way to attain what you seek. It will be a years’ long process and it will be the hardest work you will ever do.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“The best time for new beginnings is now.” -Author Unknown
“Forget the long ago. We are here and we are now, and that is all. We are making a new start.” -Doris Lessing (Doris May Lessing (1919 - 2013))
“Every day is a second chance.” -Author Unknown
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“Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it.” -L. M. Montgomery (Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874 - 1942))
“It is no disgrace to start all over. It is usually an opportunity.” -George Adams (George Matthew Adams (1878 - 1962))
“Much as we may wish to make a new beginning, some part of us resists doing so as though we were making the first step toward disaster.” -William Bridges (born 1934)
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“Where should I start? I texted my old Jiko this question, and she wrote back this: 現在地で始まるべき. You should start where you are.” -Ruth Ozeki (born 1956): “A Tale for the Time Being” (7 March 2013) novel
“If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again.” -Flavia Weedn (Flavia Marie Register Weedn (1929 - 2015)): “Flavia and the Dream Maker” (1988) at flaviastore.archivea.com
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“Never too old, never too bad, never too late, never too sick to start from scratch once again.” -Bikram Choudhury
“The best time for new beginnings is now.” -Author Unknown
“Forget the long ago. We are here and we are now, and that is all. We are making a new start.” -Doris Lessing (Doris May Lessing (1919 - 2013))
“Every day is a second chance.” -Author Unknown
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“Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it.” -L. M. Montgomery (Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874 - 1942))
“It is no disgrace to start all over. It is usually an opportunity.” -George Adams (George Matthew Adams (1878 - 1962))
“Much as we may wish to make a new beginning, some part of us resists doing so as though we were making the first step toward disaster.” -William Bridges (born 1934)
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“Where should I start? I texted my old Jiko this question, and she wrote back this: 現在地で始まるべき. You should start where you are.” -Ruth Ozeki (born 1956): “A Tale for the Time Being” (7 March 2013) novel
“If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again.” -Flavia Weedn (Flavia Marie Register Weedn (1929 - 2015)): “Flavia and the Dream Maker” (1988) at flaviastore.archivea.com
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“Never too old, never too bad, never too late, never too sick to start from scratch once again.” -Bikram Choudhury
Overheard: Any time is the right time for beginning anew.
“Second chances do come your way. Like trains, they arrive and depart regularly. Recognizing the ones that matter is the trick.” -Jill A. Davis
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“Dear God of New Beginnings And Second Chances - here I am again!” -Nancy Spielberg
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“The best time to start over is today. Keep your dreams and wishes alive by working a bit toward them each and every day.” -Author Unknown
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“Life always offers you a second chance . . . it’s called tomorrow.” -Nicholas Sparks
“There is no such thing as ‘going back to square one.’ Even if you feel like you’re having to start over, you are trying again with more knowledge, strength, and power than you had before. Your journey was never over, it was just waiting for you to find it again.” -Author Unknown
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“Every ending is creating the space and opening for an amazing new beginning.” -Bryant McGill (Bryant Harrison McGill (born 1969)) at https://bryantmcgill.com/
“It’s never too late to start something new.” -Author Unknown
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“Every single moment of a person’s life, both of the understanding and of the will, is a new beginning.” -Emanuel Swedenborg
“We’re given second chances every day of our life. We don’t usually take them, but they’re there for the taking.” -Andrew M. Greeley (Andrew Moran Greeley (1928 - 2013))
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“Second chances do come your way. Like trains, they arrive and depart regularly. Recognizing the ones that matter is the trick.” -Jill A. Davis
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“Dear God of New Beginnings And Second Chances - here I am again!” -Nancy Spielberg
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“The best time to start over is today. Keep your dreams and wishes alive by working a bit toward them each and every day.” -Author Unknown
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“Life always offers you a second chance . . . it’s called tomorrow.” -Nicholas Sparks
“There is no such thing as ‘going back to square one.’ Even if you feel like you’re having to start over, you are trying again with more knowledge, strength, and power than you had before. Your journey was never over, it was just waiting for you to find it again.” -Author Unknown
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“Every ending is creating the space and opening for an amazing new beginning.” -Bryant McGill (Bryant Harrison McGill (born 1969)) at https://bryantmcgill.com/
“It’s never too late to start something new.” -Author Unknown
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“Every single moment of a person’s life, both of the understanding and of the will, is a new beginning.” -Emanuel Swedenborg
“We’re given second chances every day of our life. We don’t usually take them, but they’re there for the taking.” -Andrew M. Greeley (Andrew Moran Greeley (1928 - 2013))
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“Every moment is a new beginning.” -Elie Wiesel (Eliezer ‘Elie’ Wiesel (1928 - 2016))
“If you have found yourself thinking, ‘I have tried so many times in so many places with so many different people in so many different ways, and here I am again - will I make it this time?’ know that your success will be as a result of your having attained the strength of mind and of will and applying everything you have learned along the way up to this point and every new discovery you can grab onto, that this is all about your ability to endure and persist, and that you will find or reach that point at which you can make it. You will arrive at your place and your time and you will soar to unimagined heights.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“I love the big fresh starts, the clean slates like birthdays and new years, but I also really like the idea that we can get up every morning and start over.” -Kristin Armstrong
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“One of the hardest lessons to learn in life is that good people deserve second chances, but bad people must not be given second chances by us, because they will continue to do wrong and harm others. We really do need to know people’s history and the character they have displayed throughout their lifetimes, evaluate them, and treat them accordingly. People exist who leave a trail of wreckage as they go from person to person and place to place, their whole lives long, and commonly these people express the mantra, ‘But I have changed, but I can change, but I will change,’ yet they change only for a moment, and then they soon change right back again into the destructive pattern which is at the permanent core of their personalities. Giving second chances to bad people will produce bad results and will cause the lives of innocent people to be ruined. Don’t let them ruin you, don’t do it for them, and don’t forget that you need to keep your life free from destruction by others. Some people we have to leave alone to find their own way in life, and if they ever tire of themselves, they can find someone else with the willingness, the means, and the know-how to guide them into becoming disciplined, morally upright persons; still, it is more likely that they will go on to the end of their days as wreckers, and we will separate ourselves from them in all ways if we are wise.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“When there’s a big disappointment, we don’t know if that’s the end of the story. It may just be the beginning of a great adventure. Life is like that. We don’t know anything. We call something bad; we call it good. But really we just don’t know.” -Pema Chödrön (born Deirdre Blomfield-Brown in 1936)
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“If you have found yourself thinking, ‘I have tried so many times in so many places with so many different people in so many different ways, and here I am again - will I make it this time?’ know that your success will be as a result of your having attained the strength of mind and of will and applying everything you have learned along the way up to this point and every new discovery you can grab onto, that this is all about your ability to endure and persist, and that you will find or reach that point at which you can make it. You will arrive at your place and your time and you will soar to unimagined heights.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“I love the big fresh starts, the clean slates like birthdays and new years, but I also really like the idea that we can get up every morning and start over.” -Kristin Armstrong
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“One of the hardest lessons to learn in life is that good people deserve second chances, but bad people must not be given second chances by us, because they will continue to do wrong and harm others. We really do need to know people’s history and the character they have displayed throughout their lifetimes, evaluate them, and treat them accordingly. People exist who leave a trail of wreckage as they go from person to person and place to place, their whole lives long, and commonly these people express the mantra, ‘But I have changed, but I can change, but I will change,’ yet they change only for a moment, and then they soon change right back again into the destructive pattern which is at the permanent core of their personalities. Giving second chances to bad people will produce bad results and will cause the lives of innocent people to be ruined. Don’t let them ruin you, don’t do it for them, and don’t forget that you need to keep your life free from destruction by others. Some people we have to leave alone to find their own way in life, and if they ever tire of themselves, they can find someone else with the willingness, the means, and the know-how to guide them into becoming disciplined, morally upright persons; still, it is more likely that they will go on to the end of their days as wreckers, and we will separate ourselves from them in all ways if we are wise.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“When there’s a big disappointment, we don’t know if that’s the end of the story. It may just be the beginning of a great adventure. Life is like that. We don’t know anything. We call something bad; we call it good. But really we just don’t know.” -Pema Chödrön (born Deirdre Blomfield-Brown in 1936)
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“The best thing you can give someone is a chance.” -Author Unknown
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“Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.” -F. Scott Fitzgerald (Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940))
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“Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.” -F. Scott Fitzgerald (Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940))
New Beginnings
It’s only the beginning now
. . . a pathway yet unknown
At times the sound of other steps
. . . sometimes we walk alone.
The best beginnings of our lives
May sometimes end in sorrow
But even on our darkest days
The Sun will shine tomorrow.
So we must do our very best
Whatever life may bring
And look beyond the Winter chill
To smell the breath of Spring.
Into each life will always come
A time to start anew
A new beginning for each heart
As fresh as morning dew.
Although the cares of life are great
And hands are bowed so low
The storms of life will leave behind
The wonder of a rainbow.
The years will never take away
Our chance to start anew
It’s only the beginning now
So dreams can still come true.
By Gertrude B. Mcclain
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It’s only the beginning now
. . . a pathway yet unknown
At times the sound of other steps
. . . sometimes we walk alone.
The best beginnings of our lives
May sometimes end in sorrow
But even on our darkest days
The Sun will shine tomorrow.
So we must do our very best
Whatever life may bring
And look beyond the Winter chill
To smell the breath of Spring.
Into each life will always come
A time to start anew
A new beginning for each heart
As fresh as morning dew.
Although the cares of life are great
And hands are bowed so low
The storms of life will leave behind
The wonder of a rainbow.
The years will never take away
Our chance to start anew
It’s only the beginning now
So dreams can still come true.
By Gertrude B. Mcclain
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“I think I finally understand life - it is an endeavor, a path, a road, a journey, that starts anew with each step . . . every golden moment is a new beginning, every golden moment is another chance to begin again.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“Every day is another chance to change your life.” -Author Unknown
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“Every day is another chance to change your life.” -Author Unknown
A New Chance
When doubts and fears are growing,
It’s hard to keep on going
From day to day not knowing
Just what the end will be.
Take each day as you find it,
If things go wrong, don’t mind it,
For each day leaves behind it
A chance to start anew.
By Gertrude Ellgas (Gertrude M. Ellgas (1896 - 1994))
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When doubts and fears are growing,
It’s hard to keep on going
From day to day not knowing
Just what the end will be.
Take each day as you find it,
If things go wrong, don’t mind it,
For each day leaves behind it
A chance to start anew.
By Gertrude Ellgas (Gertrude M. Ellgas (1896 - 1994))
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“It is never too late to change your life for the better. You don’t have to take huge steps to change your life. Making even the smallest changes to your daily routine can make a big difference in your life.” -Roy T. Bennett
“A fresh start isn’t a new place, it’s a new mindset.” -Author Unknown
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So take a deep breath,
Pick yourself up,
Dust yourself off,
Start all over again.
-Frank Sinatra (Francis Albert ‘Frank’ Sinatra (1915 - 1998))
“Then Peter came and said to him, ‘Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I ought to still forgive him? As many as seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.’” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Gospel of Matthew,’ chapter 18, verse 22
By way of further explanation, Peter desired to go beyond what the religious leaders of the time and place did, for they would only forgive a person as many as three times. Peter thought he could do more, so he asked Jesus if he ought to forgive his brother, “as many as seven times.” Jesus replied, “seventy times seven,” meaning we are to forgive our brothers and sisters in Christ as often as they need to be forgiven. Second chances are not something we seek for ourselves alone, but which we also are to give lovingly to others.
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“Never underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction.” -Germany Kent (born 1975 as Evelyn LaShawn Palmer)
“Good people deserves chances to try again.” -Author Unknown
“I’m not giving up, I’m just starting over.” -Author Unknown
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Should life include more do-overs and second chances, for good people? What is a ‘second chance’? Is it a miracle? Is it an example of love? Is it someone taking a risk? Are there times when you can afford to take the risk, and times when you cannot?
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“. . . forgetting those things which are behind . . . I press toward the mark . . .” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Philippians,’ chapter 3, verses 13 and 14
“The first step of your journey might be scary, but it is also full of so much possibility and wonder. It is full of excitement at all that could happen and faith that whatever is meant to happen, will happen. It might be hard to take that first step - to put your pen to paper, to move to the new city, to lace up your shoes - but don’t let that fear keep you from starting. Don’t let the fear keep you from feeling the excitement and wonder at everything in front of you, because I promise that once you take that first step, you’ll never look back.” -Nikki Banas at https://nikkibanas.com/
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“So long as you have courage and a sense of humor, it is never too late to start life afresh.” -Freeman Dyson
“You can start over as many times as you need.” -Author Unknown
We are MFOL! . . . the journey is just beginning . . .
“A fresh start isn’t a new place, it’s a new mindset.” -Author Unknown
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So take a deep breath,
Pick yourself up,
Dust yourself off,
Start all over again.
-Frank Sinatra (Francis Albert ‘Frank’ Sinatra (1915 - 1998))
“Then Peter came and said to him, ‘Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I ought to still forgive him? As many as seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.’” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Gospel of Matthew,’ chapter 18, verse 22
By way of further explanation, Peter desired to go beyond what the religious leaders of the time and place did, for they would only forgive a person as many as three times. Peter thought he could do more, so he asked Jesus if he ought to forgive his brother, “as many as seven times.” Jesus replied, “seventy times seven,” meaning we are to forgive our brothers and sisters in Christ as often as they need to be forgiven. Second chances are not something we seek for ourselves alone, but which we also are to give lovingly to others.
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“Never underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction.” -Germany Kent (born 1975 as Evelyn LaShawn Palmer)
“Good people deserves chances to try again.” -Author Unknown
“I’m not giving up, I’m just starting over.” -Author Unknown
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Should life include more do-overs and second chances, for good people? What is a ‘second chance’? Is it a miracle? Is it an example of love? Is it someone taking a risk? Are there times when you can afford to take the risk, and times when you cannot?
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“. . . forgetting those things which are behind . . . I press toward the mark . . .” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Philippians,’ chapter 3, verses 13 and 14
“The first step of your journey might be scary, but it is also full of so much possibility and wonder. It is full of excitement at all that could happen and faith that whatever is meant to happen, will happen. It might be hard to take that first step - to put your pen to paper, to move to the new city, to lace up your shoes - but don’t let that fear keep you from starting. Don’t let the fear keep you from feeling the excitement and wonder at everything in front of you, because I promise that once you take that first step, you’ll never look back.” -Nikki Banas at https://nikkibanas.com/
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“So long as you have courage and a sense of humor, it is never too late to start life afresh.” -Freeman Dyson
“You can start over as many times as you need.” -Author Unknown
We are MFOL! . . . the journey is just beginning . . .
Please proceed with all due caution . . .
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Sound Advice
When in danger,
Or in doubt,
Run in circles,
Scream, and shout!
By Author Unknown
Marvin: Safety first!
Vincent: Sounds good - then what comes after that?
Marvin: That’s a good question, and I’m glad you asked.
Vincent: So what’s the answer?
Marvin: I don’t know!
“Be always sure you’re right, then go ahead.” -Davy Crockett (David ‘Davy’ Crockett (1786 - 1836)): as quoted in Davy Crockett and Thomas Chilton: “A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee” (1834)
In the United States of America, forty people are sent to the hospital for dog bites every minute. Chained dogs are three times more likely to bite people than unchained dogs. This is amusing only if you happen to be a dog.
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A guy walked into work, and both of his ears were bandaged. The boss said, “What happened to your ears?” The guy said, “Yesterday I was ironing a shirt when the phone rang and I accidentally answered the iron.” The boss said, “Well, that explains one ear, but what happened to your other ear?” He said, “Well, I had to call the doctor!”
Approximately 40,000 people are bitten by cats in the United States of America annually. Kitty has claws - and teeth, too!
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Forty-four percent of people have broken at least one of their bones at some time in their lives.
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Sound Advice
When in danger,
Or in doubt,
Run in circles,
Scream, and shout!
By Author Unknown
Marvin: Safety first!
Vincent: Sounds good - then what comes after that?
Marvin: That’s a good question, and I’m glad you asked.
Vincent: So what’s the answer?
Marvin: I don’t know!
“Be always sure you’re right, then go ahead.” -Davy Crockett (David ‘Davy’ Crockett (1786 - 1836)): as quoted in Davy Crockett and Thomas Chilton: “A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee” (1834)
In the United States of America, forty people are sent to the hospital for dog bites every minute. Chained dogs are three times more likely to bite people than unchained dogs. This is amusing only if you happen to be a dog.
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A guy walked into work, and both of his ears were bandaged. The boss said, “What happened to your ears?” The guy said, “Yesterday I was ironing a shirt when the phone rang and I accidentally answered the iron.” The boss said, “Well, that explains one ear, but what happened to your other ear?” He said, “Well, I had to call the doctor!”
Approximately 40,000 people are bitten by cats in the United States of America annually. Kitty has claws - and teeth, too!
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Forty-four percent of people have broken at least one of their bones at some time in their lives.
Each year, more people meet their demise from donkeys than from airplane crashes.
Rubin: Who was responsible for the Green Car Crash in 1963?
Robin: “The Green Car Crash” is Andy Warhol’s most famous painting. It sold at auction on 16 May 2007 for 71.7 million U.S. dollars (about 42.3 million British pounds). Andy Warhol caused the Green Car Crash by applying paint to canvas.
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About thirteen people meet their end every year from vending machines, usually when they tip or shake the machines to try to get candy or soft drinks out of them, and the heavy machines fall over on top of the people.
“How did the accident happen?” the doctor asked the patient. “The sign said, ‘Stop, Look, Listen,’ and while I was doing that, a train ran over me.”
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“Safety is something a lot of people learn by accident.” -Author Unknown
Cows bring more people to an end than sharks do. About ten people meet their end by sharks every year but nearly one hundred people meet their end each year from being stepped on by cows.
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“I saw this water-safety manual that actually says if a shark attacks, you should poke it in the eyes! Who wrote that, the Three Stooges?” -Larry Reeb
Are coconut trees out to get people? It is true that more people meet their end when coconuts falling from coconut trees hit them on the head than from shark attacks.
“Safety is no accident.” -Author Unknown
Rubin: Who was responsible for the Green Car Crash in 1963?
Robin: “The Green Car Crash” is Andy Warhol’s most famous painting. It sold at auction on 16 May 2007 for 71.7 million U.S. dollars (about 42.3 million British pounds). Andy Warhol caused the Green Car Crash by applying paint to canvas.
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About thirteen people meet their end every year from vending machines, usually when they tip or shake the machines to try to get candy or soft drinks out of them, and the heavy machines fall over on top of the people.
“How did the accident happen?” the doctor asked the patient. “The sign said, ‘Stop, Look, Listen,’ and while I was doing that, a train ran over me.”
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“Safety is something a lot of people learn by accident.” -Author Unknown
Cows bring more people to an end than sharks do. About ten people meet their end by sharks every year but nearly one hundred people meet their end each year from being stepped on by cows.
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“I saw this water-safety manual that actually says if a shark attacks, you should poke it in the eyes! Who wrote that, the Three Stooges?” -Larry Reeb
Are coconut trees out to get people? It is true that more people meet their end when coconuts falling from coconut trees hit them on the head than from shark attacks.
“Safety is no accident.” -Author Unknown
In 2001, there were reportedly more than 300 banana-related accidents in Great Britain, most involving people slipping on banana peels.
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There was a young lady named Hannah,
Who slipped on a peel of banana.
More stars she espied
As she lay on her side
Than are found in the Star Spangled Banner.
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A gentleman sprang to assist her;
He picked up her glove and her wrister;
“Did you fall, Ma’am?” he cried;
“Do you think,” she replied,
“I sat down for the fun of it, Mister?”
-Author Unknown: as published in Charles Knowles Bolton (1867 - 1950), attributed editor: “The Smile on the Face of the Tiger: A Collection of Limericks” (1908)
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Who slipped on a peel of banana.
More stars she espied
As she lay on her side
Than are found in the Star Spangled Banner.
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A gentleman sprang to assist her;
He picked up her glove and her wrister;
“Did you fall, Ma’am?” he cried;
“Do you think,” she replied,
“I sat down for the fun of it, Mister?”
-Author Unknown: as published in Charles Knowles Bolton (1867 - 1950), attributed editor: “The Smile on the Face of the Tiger: A Collection of Limericks” (1908)
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“Do not ride in cars: they are responsible for 20 percent of all fatal accidents. . . Do not stay at home: 17 percent of all accidents occur in the home . . . Do not walk on the streets or pavements: 14 percent of all accidents occur to pedestrians . . . Do not travel by air, rail, or water: 16 percent of all accidents happen on these . . . Only .001 percent of all deaths occur in worship services in church, and these are usually related to previous physical disorders . . . Hence the safest place for you to be at any time is at church!” -Mark Leslie
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“Public service announcement: Had this been an actual emergency, we already would have fled in terror - and you would not have been notified!” -Author Unknown
“Charlie Brown got hit with a line-drive!”
“Does anyone here know anything about first-aid?”
“It’s probably not serious . . . Second or third-aid will do.”
-Charles M. Schulz (Charles Monroe ‘Sparky’ Schulze (1922 - 2000)): “The Complete Peanuts: 1965 to 1966” (August 2007)
In 1099, Christian knights trained as laypersons in medical care organized the Order of Saint John, specifically to treat battlefield injuries. In 1878, the term ‘first-aid’ appeared, as a combination of the terms ‘first treatment’ and ‘National Aid.’ First-aid is the act of giving immediate attention to injured, sickened, or otherwise adversely affected persons.
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“Public service announcement: Had this been an actual emergency, we already would have fled in terror - and you would not have been notified!” -Author Unknown
“Charlie Brown got hit with a line-drive!”
“Does anyone here know anything about first-aid?”
“It’s probably not serious . . . Second or third-aid will do.”
-Charles M. Schulz (Charles Monroe ‘Sparky’ Schulze (1922 - 2000)): “The Complete Peanuts: 1965 to 1966” (August 2007)
In 1099, Christian knights trained as laypersons in medical care organized the Order of Saint John, specifically to treat battlefield injuries. In 1878, the term ‘first-aid’ appeared, as a combination of the terms ‘first treatment’ and ‘National Aid.’ First-aid is the act of giving immediate attention to injured, sickened, or otherwise adversely affected persons.
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A first-aid kit consists of items used to treat injuries and illnesses, and typically includes bandages, absorbent cotton, gauze, medical tape, antimicrobial substances, aspirin, and anything that might be needed for specific medical conditions of family members, employees, students, passengers, or other persons. First aid kits, including lists of contents and instruction booklets or foldouts for treating common ailments, are recommended for placement in homes, businesses, jobsites, schools, vehicles, and hiking or camping backpacks. Any items with expiration dates will need to be replaced regularly. For lists of items to include in First Aid Kits, visit https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/anatomy-of-a-first-aid-kit.html.
“Remember, it is not first-aid kits or other equipment that saves lives, but people and their knowledge of how to use them that saves lives.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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First-aid training provides people with knowledge and mock practice in methods used to recognize, assess, and treat emergency medical and other conditions on the spot. The training typically covers how to respond to people who are choking or asphyxiating from blocked breathing passages, are found unconscious, have broken bones, bleeding wounds, seizures, or symptoms of shock or dehydration. Some advanced training courses include techniques used in treating severe allergic reactions, childbirth, determining if a person can be transported for medical care, and responding to people who are acting erratically. Among the first steps in first-aid care is contacting first responders or emergency services providers such as police, fire, rescue, and ambulance, or sending any available person to seek such assistance, while another person remains at the location with the person who is need of care. For information on First-Aid Training visit https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class.
“After hearing two eyewitness accounts of the same accident, you begin to wonder about history.” -Author Unknown
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“The pedestrian who always insists on getting his rights usually gets his rites.” -Author Unknown
Tania: What do you get when a dinosaur smashes everything in its path?
Nadia: Tyrannosaurus wrecks!
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The largest number of fatal car accidents occur on Saturdays.
“Remember, it is not first-aid kits or other equipment that saves lives, but people and their knowledge of how to use them that saves lives.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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First-aid training provides people with knowledge and mock practice in methods used to recognize, assess, and treat emergency medical and other conditions on the spot. The training typically covers how to respond to people who are choking or asphyxiating from blocked breathing passages, are found unconscious, have broken bones, bleeding wounds, seizures, or symptoms of shock or dehydration. Some advanced training courses include techniques used in treating severe allergic reactions, childbirth, determining if a person can be transported for medical care, and responding to people who are acting erratically. Among the first steps in first-aid care is contacting first responders or emergency services providers such as police, fire, rescue, and ambulance, or sending any available person to seek such assistance, while another person remains at the location with the person who is need of care. For information on First-Aid Training visit https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class.
“After hearing two eyewitness accounts of the same accident, you begin to wonder about history.” -Author Unknown
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“The pedestrian who always insists on getting his rights usually gets his rites.” -Author Unknown
Tania: What do you get when a dinosaur smashes everything in its path?
Nadia: Tyrannosaurus wrecks!
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The largest number of fatal car accidents occur on Saturdays.
Are some people ‘accident prone’? Possibly they are, or maybe they need to be made aware of safety measures and accident prevention. However, it is also worth looking into the conditions and surroundings in which people find themselves. Steps can be taken to make accidents less likely, such as keeping places clean of debris and making sure surfaces on which people walk are not slippery. Tools and machines should be unplugged and put away when not in use. All equipment should be maintained and kept in good working order. People who work with tools, equipment, supplies, vehicles, and so forth, should be trained on how to use them, how to maintain them, and what to do in the event of accidents, because truth be told, all humans and even our animal friends are to some extent ‘accident prone.’
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“Accident, noun: An inevitable occurrence due to the action of immutable natural laws.” -Ambrose Bierce (Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (1842 - 1914)): “The Cynic's Dictionary” (1906); later republished as “The Devil's Dictionary” (1911)
Dystychiphobia is a persistent fear that accidents will occur or that one might be the cause of accidents. Persons with this phobia may fear harming themselves or others or property. Dystychiphobia could be one reason some people are afraid of flying in airplanes and driving automobiles. However, it should be noted that it doesn’t necessarily apply to skiing, because if you go skiing, no matter who you are, you are definitely going to have an accident - we’re kidding - you should go skiing!
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“Protective measures will prevent costly disasters.” -Author Unknown
A little old lady who lived on the third floor of a boardinghouse broke her leg. As the doctor put the cast on it, he warned her not to climb any stairs. Several months later, the doctor took off the cast. “Can I climb stairs now?” asked the little old lady. “Yes,” the doctor replied. “Thank goodness!” she said. “I’m sick and tired of shinnying up and down that drain pipe.”
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Why is it called quicksand when it pulls you down in so slowly?
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By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you will not sink in quicksand. Now quick, where can we find some quicksand to try this out?
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“Accident, noun: An inevitable occurrence due to the action of immutable natural laws.” -Ambrose Bierce (Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (1842 - 1914)): “The Cynic's Dictionary” (1906); later republished as “The Devil's Dictionary” (1911)
Dystychiphobia is a persistent fear that accidents will occur or that one might be the cause of accidents. Persons with this phobia may fear harming themselves or others or property. Dystychiphobia could be one reason some people are afraid of flying in airplanes and driving automobiles. However, it should be noted that it doesn’t necessarily apply to skiing, because if you go skiing, no matter who you are, you are definitely going to have an accident - we’re kidding - you should go skiing!
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“Protective measures will prevent costly disasters.” -Author Unknown
A little old lady who lived on the third floor of a boardinghouse broke her leg. As the doctor put the cast on it, he warned her not to climb any stairs. Several months later, the doctor took off the cast. “Can I climb stairs now?” asked the little old lady. “Yes,” the doctor replied. “Thank goodness!” she said. “I’m sick and tired of shinnying up and down that drain pipe.”
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Why is it called quicksand when it pulls you down in so slowly?
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By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you will not sink in quicksand. Now quick, where can we find some quicksand to try this out?
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“Practical realist: Someone who looks both ways before crossing a one-way street.” -Author Unknown
“Accident: A condition in which presence of mind is good, but absence of body is better.” -Author Unknown
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Actions One Ought Not Do - For Safety Reasons!
- Stare at the Sun and go blind.
- Lick metal during the winter and have your tongue forever frozen to it.
- Tug on Superman’s cape.
- Go anywhere near a fallen electric power line.
- Pet or touch a wild animal.
- Drive a vehicle across railroad tracks when the signal indicates a train is approaching.
Can you think of anything else?
Spooky: What’s the scariest injury?
Specter: A boo-boo!
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“Accidents don’t just happen - they are caused!” -Author Unknown
We are MFOL! . . . as you head out into the world, always remember the motto, “Safety first” . . . and then just do whatever comes next . . .
“Accident: A condition in which presence of mind is good, but absence of body is better.” -Author Unknown
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Actions One Ought Not Do - For Safety Reasons!
- Stare at the Sun and go blind.
- Lick metal during the winter and have your tongue forever frozen to it.
- Tug on Superman’s cape.
- Go anywhere near a fallen electric power line.
- Pet or touch a wild animal.
- Drive a vehicle across railroad tracks when the signal indicates a train is approaching.
Can you think of anything else?
Spooky: What’s the scariest injury?
Specter: A boo-boo!
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“Accidents don’t just happen - they are caused!” -Author Unknown
We are MFOL! . . . as you head out into the world, always remember the motto, “Safety first” . . . and then just do whatever comes next . . .
“We can’t let the anger overshadow the good things in life.” -Author Unknown
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“Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.” -Robert G. Ingersoll (Robert Green ‘Bob’ Ingersoll (1833 - 1899))
“You can’t stay mad at someone who makes you laugh.” -Jay Leno (James Douglas Muir ‘Jay’ Leno (born 1950))
“Anything done in anger can be done better without it.” -Dallas Willard
“Every time you give someone a piece of your mind, you make your head a little emptier.” -Author Unknown
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“Anger helps straighten out a problem like a fan helps straighten out a pile of papers.” -Susan Marcotte
“The world needs anger. The world often continues to allow evil because it isn’t angry enough.” -Bede Jarrett (born Cyril Jarrett (1881 - 1934))
Riddle: What is round and has a bad temper?
Solution: A vicious circle.
“Don’t let the Sun go down upon your anger; forgive each other, help each other, and begin again tomorrow.” -Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888)
“Letting off steam always produces more heat than light.” -Neal A. Maxwell (Neal Ash Maxwell (1926 - 2004)): “Murmur Not” in “Ensign” (November 1989) magazine, page 84
“Where there is anger, there is always pain underneath.” -Eckhart Tolle (pseudonym of Ulrich Leonard Tölle (born 1948)) at https://eckharttolle.com/
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“Don’t become angry over little things: there are enough big ones.” -Donn Kushner (Donn Jean Kushner (1927 - 2001)): “A Book Dragon” (1987), chapter 2
“People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.” -Will Rogers (William Penn Adair ‘Will’ Rogers (1879 - 1935))
“Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were.” -Chérie Carter-Scott (born 1939) at www.drcherie.com
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Hangry (han-gree), adjective: A state of anger caused by lack of food; hunger causing a negative change in emotional state.
“The line between hunger and anger is a thin line.” -John E. Steinbeck (John Ernst Steinbeck (1902 - 1968)): “The Grapes of Wrath” (14 April 1939)
“A hungry man is an angry man.” -James Howell (1594 - 1666): “English Proverbs” (1659)
Anger makes us strong,
Blind and impatient
And it leads us wrong;
The strength is quickly lost;
We feel the error long.
-George Crabbe (1754 - 1832)
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“The broad general rule is that a person is no bigger than the things that make him or her angry.” -Author Unknown
“Temper tantrums, however fun they may be to throw, rarely solve whatever problem is causing them.” -Lemony Snicket (pseudonym of Daniel Handler (born 1970))
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“Sometimes when I’m angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn’t give me the right to be cruel.” -Author Unknown
“If a man does not control his temper, it is a sad admission that he is not in control of his thoughts.” -Ezra Taft Benson (1899 - 1994)
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“If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.” -Author Unknown
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“Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.” -Robert G. Ingersoll (Robert Green ‘Bob’ Ingersoll (1833 - 1899))
“You can’t stay mad at someone who makes you laugh.” -Jay Leno (James Douglas Muir ‘Jay’ Leno (born 1950))
“Anything done in anger can be done better without it.” -Dallas Willard
“Every time you give someone a piece of your mind, you make your head a little emptier.” -Author Unknown
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“Anger helps straighten out a problem like a fan helps straighten out a pile of papers.” -Susan Marcotte
“The world needs anger. The world often continues to allow evil because it isn’t angry enough.” -Bede Jarrett (born Cyril Jarrett (1881 - 1934))
Riddle: What is round and has a bad temper?
Solution: A vicious circle.
“Don’t let the Sun go down upon your anger; forgive each other, help each other, and begin again tomorrow.” -Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888)
“Letting off steam always produces more heat than light.” -Neal A. Maxwell (Neal Ash Maxwell (1926 - 2004)): “Murmur Not” in “Ensign” (November 1989) magazine, page 84
“Where there is anger, there is always pain underneath.” -Eckhart Tolle (pseudonym of Ulrich Leonard Tölle (born 1948)) at https://eckharttolle.com/
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“Don’t become angry over little things: there are enough big ones.” -Donn Kushner (Donn Jean Kushner (1927 - 2001)): “A Book Dragon” (1987), chapter 2
“People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.” -Will Rogers (William Penn Adair ‘Will’ Rogers (1879 - 1935))
“Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were.” -Chérie Carter-Scott (born 1939) at www.drcherie.com
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Hangry (han-gree), adjective: A state of anger caused by lack of food; hunger causing a negative change in emotional state.
“The line between hunger and anger is a thin line.” -John E. Steinbeck (John Ernst Steinbeck (1902 - 1968)): “The Grapes of Wrath” (14 April 1939)
“A hungry man is an angry man.” -James Howell (1594 - 1666): “English Proverbs” (1659)
Anger makes us strong,
Blind and impatient
And it leads us wrong;
The strength is quickly lost;
We feel the error long.
-George Crabbe (1754 - 1832)
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“The broad general rule is that a person is no bigger than the things that make him or her angry.” -Author Unknown
“Temper tantrums, however fun they may be to throw, rarely solve whatever problem is causing them.” -Lemony Snicket (pseudonym of Daniel Handler (born 1970))
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“Sometimes when I’m angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn’t give me the right to be cruel.” -Author Unknown
“If a man does not control his temper, it is a sad admission that he is not in control of his thoughts.” -Ezra Taft Benson (1899 - 1994)
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“If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.” -Author Unknown
A Bag Of Nails
Once upon a time, there lived a little boy, and he had a very bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the wooden fence that surrounded their home.
The first day, the boy hammered an entire handful of nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails he hammered into the fence each day became fewer in number. He had discovered that it was easier for him to hold his temper than it was to drive nails into the fence.
Finally, the day came when the boy did not lose his temper at all. He told his father about this, and his father suggested that the boy then pull out one nail for each day that he had been able to control his temper.
The days passed, and at last, the young boy could finally tell his father that all the nails he had hammered into the fence had been removed.
The father led his son to the fence. He said, “You have done well, my son, but look at all the holes in the fence. The nails are gone, but the fence itself will never be the same.”
The little boy then understood how powerful his words were. He looked up at his father and said, “I hope I can be forgiven for all the damage my anger has done to people.”
By Author Unknown
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Once upon a time, there lived a little boy, and he had a very bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the wooden fence that surrounded their home.
The first day, the boy hammered an entire handful of nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails he hammered into the fence each day became fewer in number. He had discovered that it was easier for him to hold his temper than it was to drive nails into the fence.
Finally, the day came when the boy did not lose his temper at all. He told his father about this, and his father suggested that the boy then pull out one nail for each day that he had been able to control his temper.
The days passed, and at last, the young boy could finally tell his father that all the nails he had hammered into the fence had been removed.
The father led his son to the fence. He said, “You have done well, my son, but look at all the holes in the fence. The nails are gone, but the fence itself will never be the same.”
The little boy then understood how powerful his words were. He looked up at his father and said, “I hope I can be forgiven for all the damage my anger has done to people.”
By Author Unknown
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“Don’t ever slam a door; you might want to go back.” -Author Unknown
“The best remedy for anger is delay.” -Lucius Annaeus Seneca (also known as Seneca the Younger (3 B.C.E. - C.E. 65)): “De ira” (English: “On Anger”)
“The best remedy for anger is delay.” -Lucius Annaeus Seneca (also known as Seneca the Younger (3 B.C.E. - C.E. 65)): “De ira” (English: “On Anger”)
Angrophobia is a persistent fear of anger or of becoming angry. Many folks look ridiculous and do regrettable actions or speak in haste when angry, so perhaps the phobia stems in part from a fear of ruining personal reputations and relationships.
“Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.” -Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826): as quoted in Benjamin S. Catchings: “Master Thoughts of Thomas Jefferson” (1907), page 82
“Anger is a bad adviser.” -Author Unknown: French proverb
“A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.” -Bruce Lee (pseudonym of Lee Jun-fan (1940 - 1973))
“A mild answer turns away rage, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” -Solomon: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Proverbs,’ chapter 15, verse 1
“Just try to be angry with someone who fed you something delicious.” -Miriam Lukken: “Mrs. Dunwoody’s Excellent Instructions for Homekeeping: Timeless Wisdom and Practical Advice” (15 April 2003); line of character Judge Dunwoody
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“He overcomes a stout enemy who overcomes his own anger.” -Aristotle (284 B.C.E. - 322 B.C.E.)
“Most people usually do not assume responsibility for their anger. Instead, what we typically hear is, “You made me angry.” “They made me upset,” etc. I trust it is evident that these types of statements are not true. No one else can ‘make’ you angry. We have to make ourselves angry. What others say and do is, yes, a part of the equation, but without our contribution to the equation, anger cannot arise nor exist. This can be a very threatening conception of anger, and yet it is also very freeing, for as long as we do determine our own emotional responses, we are free to change and to control them. If other people or events were, in fact, responsible for our emotional responses, then we would not have the freedom nor ability to change them - unless we could control other people and events, which is much more challenging and usually impossible. Thus, principle one in the case against anger is, we are ultimately responsible for our own anger.” -Burton C. Kelly (Burton Cleveland Kelly (1926 - 2015)): “Let All . . . Anger . . . Be Put Away from You . . . or the Case Against Anger” as published in the “AMCAP Journal” (February 1979), pages 6 through 13
“Speak when you’re angry and you’ll make the best speech you’ll ever regret.” -Henry Ward Beecher (1813 - 1887)
“Anger and worry are caused by phantoms that we create within ourselves and whose only strength is that with which we endow them.” -Horace Fletcher (1849 - 1919): “Menticulture, or, The ABC of True Living” (1895)
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“I understand the fury in your words, but not the words.” -William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “Othello” (about 1603)
“Put away from yourselves every kind of malicious bitterness, anger, wrath, screaming, and abusive speech, as well as everything injurious.” -Paul of Tarsus (C.E. 10 - C.E. 67): as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Ephesians,’ chapter 4, verse 31
“When angry, count ten, before you speak; if very angry, an hundred.” -Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826): Decalogue of Canons, number 10
“Anger is a feeling that makes your mouth work faster than your mind.” -Evan Esar (born Esar Levine (1899 - 1995))
“Others don’t make us angry. There is no force involved. Becoming angry is a conscious choice, a decision; therefore, we can make the choice not to become angry. We choose!” -Lynn G. Robbins
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“There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust.” -Francis de Sales (1567 - 1622): “Introduction to the Devout Life” (1609)
“There are some people who always seem angry and continuously look for conflict. Walk away; the battle they are fighting isn’t with you, it’s with themselves.” -Author Unknown
“An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.” -Publilius Syrus (85 B.C.E. - 43 B.C.E.)
“Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.” -Elizabeth I (1533 - 1603): as quoted in Francis Bacon: “Certain Apophthegms of Lord Bacon” (1625), number IV
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“When anger rises, think of the consequences.” -Confucius (a fifteenth-century Portuguese Jesuit scholars’ rendering of the Chinese name K’ung Fu-tzu or K’ung Ch’iu into Classical Latin (English: Master K’ung) about 551 B.C.E. - about 479 B.C.E.): as quoted in Yu-p’u Wang: “The Sacred Edict: Containing Sixteen Maxims of the Emperor Kang-He” (1817), page 298
“I always tumble into trouble when I lose my temper.” -Jane Louise Curry: “Robin Hood and His Merry Men” (1994)
“If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?” -Sydney J. Harris (Sydney Justin Harris (1917 - 1986))
“Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.” -Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826): as quoted in Benjamin S. Catchings: “Master Thoughts of Thomas Jefferson” (1907), page 82
“Anger is a bad adviser.” -Author Unknown: French proverb
“A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.” -Bruce Lee (pseudonym of Lee Jun-fan (1940 - 1973))
“A mild answer turns away rage, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” -Solomon: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Proverbs,’ chapter 15, verse 1
“Just try to be angry with someone who fed you something delicious.” -Miriam Lukken: “Mrs. Dunwoody’s Excellent Instructions for Homekeeping: Timeless Wisdom and Practical Advice” (15 April 2003); line of character Judge Dunwoody
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“He overcomes a stout enemy who overcomes his own anger.” -Aristotle (284 B.C.E. - 322 B.C.E.)
“Most people usually do not assume responsibility for their anger. Instead, what we typically hear is, “You made me angry.” “They made me upset,” etc. I trust it is evident that these types of statements are not true. No one else can ‘make’ you angry. We have to make ourselves angry. What others say and do is, yes, a part of the equation, but without our contribution to the equation, anger cannot arise nor exist. This can be a very threatening conception of anger, and yet it is also very freeing, for as long as we do determine our own emotional responses, we are free to change and to control them. If other people or events were, in fact, responsible for our emotional responses, then we would not have the freedom nor ability to change them - unless we could control other people and events, which is much more challenging and usually impossible. Thus, principle one in the case against anger is, we are ultimately responsible for our own anger.” -Burton C. Kelly (Burton Cleveland Kelly (1926 - 2015)): “Let All . . . Anger . . . Be Put Away from You . . . or the Case Against Anger” as published in the “AMCAP Journal” (February 1979), pages 6 through 13
“Speak when you’re angry and you’ll make the best speech you’ll ever regret.” -Henry Ward Beecher (1813 - 1887)
“Anger and worry are caused by phantoms that we create within ourselves and whose only strength is that with which we endow them.” -Horace Fletcher (1849 - 1919): “Menticulture, or, The ABC of True Living” (1895)
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“I understand the fury in your words, but not the words.” -William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “Othello” (about 1603)
“Put away from yourselves every kind of malicious bitterness, anger, wrath, screaming, and abusive speech, as well as everything injurious.” -Paul of Tarsus (C.E. 10 - C.E. 67): as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Ephesians,’ chapter 4, verse 31
“When angry, count ten, before you speak; if very angry, an hundred.” -Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826): Decalogue of Canons, number 10
“Anger is a feeling that makes your mouth work faster than your mind.” -Evan Esar (born Esar Levine (1899 - 1995))
“Others don’t make us angry. There is no force involved. Becoming angry is a conscious choice, a decision; therefore, we can make the choice not to become angry. We choose!” -Lynn G. Robbins
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“There was never an angry man that thought his anger unjust.” -Francis de Sales (1567 - 1622): “Introduction to the Devout Life” (1609)
“There are some people who always seem angry and continuously look for conflict. Walk away; the battle they are fighting isn’t with you, it’s with themselves.” -Author Unknown
“An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.” -Publilius Syrus (85 B.C.E. - 43 B.C.E.)
“Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.” -Elizabeth I (1533 - 1603): as quoted in Francis Bacon: “Certain Apophthegms of Lord Bacon” (1625), number IV
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“When anger rises, think of the consequences.” -Confucius (a fifteenth-century Portuguese Jesuit scholars’ rendering of the Chinese name K’ung Fu-tzu or K’ung Ch’iu into Classical Latin (English: Master K’ung) about 551 B.C.E. - about 479 B.C.E.): as quoted in Yu-p’u Wang: “The Sacred Edict: Containing Sixteen Maxims of the Emperor Kang-He” (1817), page 298
“I always tumble into trouble when I lose my temper.” -Jane Louise Curry: “Robin Hood and His Merry Men” (1994)
“If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?” -Sydney J. Harris (Sydney Justin Harris (1917 - 1986))
Temper
When I have lost my temper, I have lost my reason, too.
I’m never proud of anything which angrily I do.
When I have talked in anger and my cheeks were flaming red,
I have always uttered something which I wish I hadn’t said.
In anger I have never done a kindly deed or wise,
But many things for which I felt I should apologize.
In looking back across my life, and all I’ve lost or made,
I can’t recall a single time when fury ever paid.
So I struggle to be patient, for I’ve reached a wiser age;
I do not want to do a thing or speak a word in rage.
I have learned by sad experience that when my temper flies,
I never do a worthy thing, a decent deed or wise.
By Author Unknown
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When I have lost my temper, I have lost my reason, too.
I’m never proud of anything which angrily I do.
When I have talked in anger and my cheeks were flaming red,
I have always uttered something which I wish I hadn’t said.
In anger I have never done a kindly deed or wise,
But many things for which I felt I should apologize.
In looking back across my life, and all I’ve lost or made,
I can’t recall a single time when fury ever paid.
So I struggle to be patient, for I’ve reached a wiser age;
I do not want to do a thing or speak a word in rage.
I have learned by sad experience that when my temper flies,
I never do a worthy thing, a decent deed or wise.
By Author Unknown
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“Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one.” -George Savile (also known as Lord Halifax (1633 - 1695)): “Political, Moral, and Miscellaneous Thoughts and Reflections” (1750), ‘Of Anger’
“No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched.” -George Jean Nathan (1882 - 1958)
“No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched.” -George Jean Nathan (1882 - 1958)
“He who can suppress a moment’s anger may prevent a day of sorrow.” -Tryon Edwards (1809 - 1894)
“When you are angry say nothing and do nothing until you have recited the alphabet.” -Athenodorus Cananites (about 74 B.C.E. - C.E. 7)
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“We boil at different degrees.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
“A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.” Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Proverbs,’ chapter 15, verse 18
“When a wise man is angry, he is no longer wise.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Talmud” (C.E. 1st century - C.E. 6th century)
“We are all crazy when we are angry.” -Philemon (about 300 B.C.E.)
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“Whate’er’s begun in anger ends in shame.” -Benjamin Franklin (Benjamin ‘Ben’ Franklin (1706 - 1790)): “Poor Richard’s Almanack” (1734); in modern parlance: “Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.” -Benjamin Franklin
“He who angers you, controls you.” -Author Unknown
“Two things a Man should never be angry at; what he can help, and what he cannot help.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs, Wise Sentences, and Witty Sayings” (1732), number 5335
“The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.” -Joseph Joubert (1754 - 1824)
“Usually when someone is angry we hear their angry words. Instead, try hearing the unspoken, ‘I am scared, I am frustrated, I am insecure, I am vulnerable, I am threatened.’” -Charles F. Glassman: “Brain Drain: The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life” (2009)
“Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.” [translation to English]
“Ira furor brevis est: animum rege: qui nisi paret imperat.” [original Latin]
-Quintus Horatius Flaccus (also known simply as Horace (65 B.C.E. - 8 B.C.E.)): “Epistles” (20 B.C.E.), Book I, epistle ii, line 62
“Angry people are not always wise.” -Jane Austen (1775 - 1817)
“My life is in the hands of any fool who makes me lose my temper.” -Joseph Hunter
“Anger is the only thing to put off till tomorrow.” -Author Unknown: Slovakian proverb
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“Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love . . .” -George Eliot (pseudonym of Mary Anne Evans, possibly also known as Marian Evans Cross (1819 - 1880)): “The Mill on the Floss” (1860), Book I, chapter x
“Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance.” -Pythagoras of Samos (about 570 B.C.E. - about 495 B.C.E.): as quoted in Maturin Murray Ballou: “Treasury of Thought: Forming an Encyclopædia of Quotations from Ancient and Modern Authors” (1894)
“You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.” -Adlai Stevenson (Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (1900 - 1965))
“Do not teach your children never to be angry; teach them how to be angry.” -Lyman Abbott (Lyman J. Abbott (1835 - 1922))
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“For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
“He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Proverbs,’ chapter 16, verse 32
“When you understand the roots of anger in yourself and in the other, your mind will enjoy true peace, joy, and lightness.” -Thích Nhất Hạnh: “Teachings on Love” (1998)
“He owned and operated a ferocious temper.” -T. R. Ybarra (Thomas Russell Ybarra (born 1880)): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.” -Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910))
“Explain your anger instead of expressing it, and you will find solutions instead of arguments.” -Author Unknown
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“Anger manages everything badly.” -Johannes Stadius (born Jan Van Ostaeyen (1527 - 1579))
“Never respond to an angry person with a fiery comeback, even if he deserves it . . . Don’t allow his anger to become your anger.” -Bohdi Sanders
“Temper, if ungoverned, governs the whole man.” -Anthony Ashley-Cooper (also known as 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury (1671 - 1713)
Anger is a strong feeling of displeasure, often resulting from a perceived injustice or unfairness. While anger is often momentary, rage is usually thought of as being a period of sustained, intense anger.
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“How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.” -Marcus Aurelius (also known as Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (C.E. 121 - C.E. 180))
“Anybody can become angry, that is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to the right degree, and at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way, that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.” -Aristotle (384 B.C.E. - 322 B.C.E.): as quoted in Edith M. Leonard, Lillian E. Miles, and Catherine S. Van der Kar: “The Child: At Home and School” (1944), page 203
“Before you give someone a piece of your mind, make sure you can get by with what is left.” -Author Unknown
“To seek to extinguish anger utterly is but a bravery of the Stoics.” -Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626): “The Essays of Francis Bacon” (1597), LVII, ‘Of Anger’
“The prudent man does not let his temper boil over lest he get into hot water.” -Author Unknown
“Men are like steel. When they lose their temper, they lose their worth.” -attributed to Chuck Norris (Carlos Ray ‘Chuck’ Norris (born 1940))
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“Anger is one letter short of danger.” -Eleanor Roosevelt (Anna Eleanor ‘Eleanor’ Roosevelt (1884 - 1962))
“Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.” -Baltasar Gracián (Baltasar Gracián y Morales (1601 - 1658))
“Nobody ‘makes’ you angry. You ‘decide’ to use anger as a response.” -Author Unknown
“I’m sorry for the unkind words I spoke out of anger.” -Author Unknown
“Use your anger for good purposes.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“My recipe for dealing with anger and frustration: set the kitchen timer for twenty minutes, cry, rant, and rave, and at the sound of the bell, simmer down, and go about business as usual.” -Phyllis Diller (pseudonym of Phyllis Ada Driver (1917 - 2012))
We are MFOL! . . . let cooler heads prevail . . .
“When you are angry say nothing and do nothing until you have recited the alphabet.” -Athenodorus Cananites (about 74 B.C.E. - C.E. 7)
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“We boil at different degrees.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
“A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.” Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Proverbs,’ chapter 15, verse 18
“When a wise man is angry, he is no longer wise.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Talmud” (C.E. 1st century - C.E. 6th century)
“We are all crazy when we are angry.” -Philemon (about 300 B.C.E.)
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“Whate’er’s begun in anger ends in shame.” -Benjamin Franklin (Benjamin ‘Ben’ Franklin (1706 - 1790)): “Poor Richard’s Almanack” (1734); in modern parlance: “Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.” -Benjamin Franklin
“He who angers you, controls you.” -Author Unknown
“Two things a Man should never be angry at; what he can help, and what he cannot help.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs, Wise Sentences, and Witty Sayings” (1732), number 5335
“The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.” -Joseph Joubert (1754 - 1824)
“Usually when someone is angry we hear their angry words. Instead, try hearing the unspoken, ‘I am scared, I am frustrated, I am insecure, I am vulnerable, I am threatened.’” -Charles F. Glassman: “Brain Drain: The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life” (2009)
“Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.” [translation to English]
“Ira furor brevis est: animum rege: qui nisi paret imperat.” [original Latin]
-Quintus Horatius Flaccus (also known simply as Horace (65 B.C.E. - 8 B.C.E.)): “Epistles” (20 B.C.E.), Book I, epistle ii, line 62
“Angry people are not always wise.” -Jane Austen (1775 - 1817)
“My life is in the hands of any fool who makes me lose my temper.” -Joseph Hunter
“Anger is the only thing to put off till tomorrow.” -Author Unknown: Slovakian proverb
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“Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love . . .” -George Eliot (pseudonym of Mary Anne Evans, possibly also known as Marian Evans Cross (1819 - 1880)): “The Mill on the Floss” (1860), Book I, chapter x
“Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance.” -Pythagoras of Samos (about 570 B.C.E. - about 495 B.C.E.): as quoted in Maturin Murray Ballou: “Treasury of Thought: Forming an Encyclopædia of Quotations from Ancient and Modern Authors” (1894)
“You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.” -Adlai Stevenson (Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (1900 - 1965))
“Do not teach your children never to be angry; teach them how to be angry.” -Lyman Abbott (Lyman J. Abbott (1835 - 1922))
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“For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
“He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Proverbs,’ chapter 16, verse 32
“When you understand the roots of anger in yourself and in the other, your mind will enjoy true peace, joy, and lightness.” -Thích Nhất Hạnh: “Teachings on Love” (1998)
“He owned and operated a ferocious temper.” -T. R. Ybarra (Thomas Russell Ybarra (born 1880)): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.” -Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910))
“Explain your anger instead of expressing it, and you will find solutions instead of arguments.” -Author Unknown
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“Anger manages everything badly.” -Johannes Stadius (born Jan Van Ostaeyen (1527 - 1579))
“Never respond to an angry person with a fiery comeback, even if he deserves it . . . Don’t allow his anger to become your anger.” -Bohdi Sanders
“Temper, if ungoverned, governs the whole man.” -Anthony Ashley-Cooper (also known as 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury (1671 - 1713)
Anger is a strong feeling of displeasure, often resulting from a perceived injustice or unfairness. While anger is often momentary, rage is usually thought of as being a period of sustained, intense anger.
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“How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.” -Marcus Aurelius (also known as Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (C.E. 121 - C.E. 180))
“Anybody can become angry, that is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to the right degree, and at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way, that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.” -Aristotle (384 B.C.E. - 322 B.C.E.): as quoted in Edith M. Leonard, Lillian E. Miles, and Catherine S. Van der Kar: “The Child: At Home and School” (1944), page 203
“Before you give someone a piece of your mind, make sure you can get by with what is left.” -Author Unknown
“To seek to extinguish anger utterly is but a bravery of the Stoics.” -Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626): “The Essays of Francis Bacon” (1597), LVII, ‘Of Anger’
“The prudent man does not let his temper boil over lest he get into hot water.” -Author Unknown
“Men are like steel. When they lose their temper, they lose their worth.” -attributed to Chuck Norris (Carlos Ray ‘Chuck’ Norris (born 1940))
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“Anger is one letter short of danger.” -Eleanor Roosevelt (Anna Eleanor ‘Eleanor’ Roosevelt (1884 - 1962))
“Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.” -Baltasar Gracián (Baltasar Gracián y Morales (1601 - 1658))
“Nobody ‘makes’ you angry. You ‘decide’ to use anger as a response.” -Author Unknown
“I’m sorry for the unkind words I spoke out of anger.” -Author Unknown
“Use your anger for good purposes.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“My recipe for dealing with anger and frustration: set the kitchen timer for twenty minutes, cry, rant, and rave, and at the sound of the bell, simmer down, and go about business as usual.” -Phyllis Diller (pseudonym of Phyllis Ada Driver (1917 - 2012))
We are MFOL! . . . let cooler heads prevail . . .
