“Happiness and self-confidence come naturally when you feel yourself moving and progressing toward becoming the very best person you can possibly be.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com
“Every day you can take a tiny step in the right direction.” -Author Unknown
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“I’ve always tried to go a step past wherever people expected me to end up.” -Beverly Sills (pseudonym of Belle Miriam ‘Bubbles’ Silverman (1929 - 2007)): “Beverly: An Autobiography” (1988), page 356
“Don’t worry if you’re not where you want to be yet. Great things take time.” -Author Unknown
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“Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.” -Plato (about 427 B.C.E. - about 347 B.C.E.): “Sophist” (360 B.C.E.)
“A little progress each day can add up to big results.” -Author Unknown
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If you can’t fly then run,
If you can’t run then walk,
If you can’t walk then crawl,
But whatever you do,
You have to keep
Moving forward.
-Author Unknown
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“I didn’t come this far to only come this far.” -Author Unknown
“It is those who concentrate on but one thing at a time who advance in this world.” -Og Mandino (Augustine ‘Og’ Mandino II (1923 - 1996))
“Little progress can be made merely by repressing what is bad. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.” -Author Unknown
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“Men have no more time to understand anything. They buy things ready-made at the shops. But there is no shop anywhere where one can buy friendship, and so men have no friends anymore.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint-Exupéry (1900 - 1944))
“Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection.” -Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910))
“No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying.” -Author Unknown
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“It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop.” -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.))
“In the final analysis, there is no solution to man’s progress but the day’s honest work, the day’s honest decisions, the day’s generous utterances, and the day’s good deed.” -Clare Boothe Luce (1903 -1987)
“By the time it came to the edge of the Forest the stream had grown up, so that it was almost a river, and, being grown-up, it did not run and jump and sparkle along as it used to do when it was younger, but moved more slowly. For it knew now where it was going, and it said to itself, ‘There is no hurry. We shall get there some day.’” -A. A. Milne (Alan Alexander Milne (1882 - 1956)): “The House at Pooh Corner” (1928): Chapter Six
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“In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress.” -Booker T. Washington (Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856 - 1915)): “Up from Slavery” (1901), Chapter XIV: ‘The Atlanta Exposition Address’
“I make progress by having people around me who are smarter than I am - and listening to them. And I assume that everyone is smarter about something than I am.” -Henry J. Kaiser (Henry John Kaiser (1882 - 1967))
“All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions. All change is the result of a change in the contemporary state of mind. Don’t be afraid of being out of tune with your environment, and above all pray God that you are not afraid to live, to live hard and fast. To my way of thinking, it is not the years in your life but the life in your years that count in the long run. You’ll have more fun, you’ll do more and you’ll get more, you’ll give more satisfaction the more you know, the more you have worked, and the more you have lived. For yours is a great adventure at a stirring time in the annals of men.” -Adlai Stevenson (Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (1900 - 1965)): “The Educated Citizen” (22 March 1954) address at Princeton University
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“Yield not to misfortunes, but advance all the more boldly against them.” [translation to English]
“Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito.” [original Latin]
-Publius Vergilius Maro (also known simply as Vergil or Virgil (70 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.)): “Aeneid” (29 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.), ‘Book VI,’ line 95
“All experiences of life seems to prove that the impediments thrown in the way of the human advancement may for the most part be overcome by steady good conduct, honest zeal, activity, perseverance and above all, by a determined resolution to surmount difficulties and stand up manfully against misfortune.” -Samuel Smiles (1812 - 1904): “Self-help, with Illustrations of Character and Conduct” (1861), page 312
“Progress in every age results only from the fact that there are some men and women who refuse to believe that what they know to be right cannot be done.” -Russell W. Davenport
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“Be content with what you have, but never with what you are.” -Author Unknown
“If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.” -Banksy
“Results happen over time, not overnight. Work hard, stay consistent, and be patient.” -Author Unknown
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“Great ideas are the fuel of progress. Act on your ideas. Ideas in action solve problems, achieve goals and, as much as anything can, assure a happy life.” -Earl Nightingale (1921 - 1989)
“Every day you can take a tiny step in the right direction.” -Author Unknown
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“I’ve always tried to go a step past wherever people expected me to end up.” -Beverly Sills (pseudonym of Belle Miriam ‘Bubbles’ Silverman (1929 - 2007)): “Beverly: An Autobiography” (1988), page 356
“Don’t worry if you’re not where you want to be yet. Great things take time.” -Author Unknown
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“Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.” -Plato (about 427 B.C.E. - about 347 B.C.E.): “Sophist” (360 B.C.E.)
“A little progress each day can add up to big results.” -Author Unknown
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If you can’t fly then run,
If you can’t run then walk,
If you can’t walk then crawl,
But whatever you do,
You have to keep
Moving forward.
-Author Unknown
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“I didn’t come this far to only come this far.” -Author Unknown
“It is those who concentrate on but one thing at a time who advance in this world.” -Og Mandino (Augustine ‘Og’ Mandino II (1923 - 1996))
“Little progress can be made merely by repressing what is bad. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.” -Author Unknown
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“Men have no more time to understand anything. They buy things ready-made at the shops. But there is no shop anywhere where one can buy friendship, and so men have no friends anymore.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint-Exupéry (1900 - 1944))
“Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection.” -Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910))
“No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying.” -Author Unknown
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“It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop.” -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.))
“In the final analysis, there is no solution to man’s progress but the day’s honest work, the day’s honest decisions, the day’s generous utterances, and the day’s good deed.” -Clare Boothe Luce (1903 -1987)
“By the time it came to the edge of the Forest the stream had grown up, so that it was almost a river, and, being grown-up, it did not run and jump and sparkle along as it used to do when it was younger, but moved more slowly. For it knew now where it was going, and it said to itself, ‘There is no hurry. We shall get there some day.’” -A. A. Milne (Alan Alexander Milne (1882 - 1956)): “The House at Pooh Corner” (1928): Chapter Six
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“In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress.” -Booker T. Washington (Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856 - 1915)): “Up from Slavery” (1901), Chapter XIV: ‘The Atlanta Exposition Address’
“I make progress by having people around me who are smarter than I am - and listening to them. And I assume that everyone is smarter about something than I am.” -Henry J. Kaiser (Henry John Kaiser (1882 - 1967))
“All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions. All change is the result of a change in the contemporary state of mind. Don’t be afraid of being out of tune with your environment, and above all pray God that you are not afraid to live, to live hard and fast. To my way of thinking, it is not the years in your life but the life in your years that count in the long run. You’ll have more fun, you’ll do more and you’ll get more, you’ll give more satisfaction the more you know, the more you have worked, and the more you have lived. For yours is a great adventure at a stirring time in the annals of men.” -Adlai Stevenson (Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (1900 - 1965)): “The Educated Citizen” (22 March 1954) address at Princeton University
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“Yield not to misfortunes, but advance all the more boldly against them.” [translation to English]
“Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito.” [original Latin]
-Publius Vergilius Maro (also known simply as Vergil or Virgil (70 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.)): “Aeneid” (29 B.C.E. - 19 B.C.E.), ‘Book VI,’ line 95
“All experiences of life seems to prove that the impediments thrown in the way of the human advancement may for the most part be overcome by steady good conduct, honest zeal, activity, perseverance and above all, by a determined resolution to surmount difficulties and stand up manfully against misfortune.” -Samuel Smiles (1812 - 1904): “Self-help, with Illustrations of Character and Conduct” (1861), page 312
“Progress in every age results only from the fact that there are some men and women who refuse to believe that what they know to be right cannot be done.” -Russell W. Davenport
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“Be content with what you have, but never with what you are.” -Author Unknown
“If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.” -Banksy
“Results happen over time, not overnight. Work hard, stay consistent, and be patient.” -Author Unknown
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“Great ideas are the fuel of progress. Act on your ideas. Ideas in action solve problems, achieve goals and, as much as anything can, assure a happy life.” -Earl Nightingale (1921 - 1989)
To reach a goal, we must continue onward . . . standing still and wishing accomplishes nothing . . .
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“He who moves not forward goes backward.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
“You are making progress if each mistake is a new one.” -Author Unknown
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“At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done. Then they begin to hope it can be done. Then they see it can be done. Then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries ago.” -Frances Hodgson Burnett (Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (1849 - 1924))
“All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance.” -Edward Gibbon (1737 - 1794): “The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire: Volume 1” (1776), Chapter 71
“Sometimes we have one thing we have left undone which occupies our minds so completely that we cannot do all of the other many things we also must do. It seems that only if we deliberately take the time and effort to complete or finish that one thing which blocks all other progress, can we then move on to accomplish other things. Sometimes it is simply a chore or talking to one specific person about some specific matter.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“Progress is not created by contented people.” -Frank Tyger (1929 - 2011)
“Emergencies have always been necessary to progress. It was darkness which produced the lamp. It was fog that produced the compass. It was hunger that drove us to exploration. And it took a depression to teach us the real value of a job.” -Victor Hugo (Victor Marie Hugo (1802 - 1885))
“In order to get from what was to what will be, you must go through what is.” -Author Unknown
“It is by tiny steps that we ascend [to] the stars.” -Jack Leedstrom
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“Strive for progress, not perfection.” -Author Unknown
“If we attend continually and promptly to the little that we can do, we shall ere* long be surprised to find how little remains that we cannot do.” -Samuel Butler (also known as Samuel Butler the Younger (1835 - 1902))
ere: before*
“Experience teaches that men are often so much governed by what they are accustomed to see and practice, that the simplest and most obvious improvements, in the most ordinary occupations, are adopted with hesitation, reluctance, and by slow gradations.” -Alexander Hamilton (1755 - 1804): “Report on Manufactures” (5 December 1791)
“The course of true anything never does run smooth.” -Samuel Butler (also known as Samuel Butler the Younger (1835 - 1902))
“Little by little, one travels far.” -J. R. R. Tolkien (John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892 - 1973))
“I may not be there yet, but I’m closer than I was yesterday.” -Author Unknown
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“If the world ever advances beyond what it is today, it must be led by men who express their real opinions.” -Robert G. Ingersoll (Robert Green ‘Bob’ Ingersoll (1833 - 1899))
“It’s not who you are that holds you back. It’s who you think you’re not that does.” -Author Unknown
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“Standing still is the fastest way of moving backwards in a rapidly changing world.” -Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske (1924 - 2014))
“The blessed work of helping the world forward, happily does not wait to be done by perfect men.” -George Eliot (pseudonym of Mary Ann Evans, possibly also known as Marian Evans Cross (1819 - 1880)): “Scenes of Clerical Life” (1858), ‘Janet’s Repentance,’ Chapter 10
“When we feel stuck, going nowhere - even starting to slip backward - we may actually be backing up to get a running start.” -Dan Millman (Daniel Jay ‘Dan’ Millman (born 1946)) at https://www.peacefulwarrior.com/
“Progress was all right. Only it went on too long.” -James Thurber (James Grover Thurber (1894 - 1961))
“Every moment of one’s existence, one is growing into more or retreating into less.” -Norman Mailer (Norman Kingsley Mailer (pseudonym of Nachem Malech Mailer (1923 - 2007)))
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“Look at your past. Your past has determined where you are at this moment. What you do today will determine where you are tomorrow. Are you moving forward or standing still?” -Tom Hopkins (born 1944)
“Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still.” -Author Unknown
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“Following-through is the only thing that separates dreamers from people that accomplish great things.” -Gene Hayden
“It is by those who have suffered that the world has been advanced.” -Leo Tolstoy (Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828 - 1910))
“If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears.” -Glenn Clark
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“Not to go back is somewhat to advance.” -Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744)
“If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don’t just stick there scowling at the problem. But don’t make telephone calls or go to a party; if you do, other people’s words will pour in where your lost words should be. Open a gap for them, create a space. Be patient.” -Hilary Mantel
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“Start from wherever you are. You can go anywhere - you decide what direction.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“He who moves not forward goes backward.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
“You are making progress if each mistake is a new one.” -Author Unknown
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“At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done. Then they begin to hope it can be done. Then they see it can be done. Then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries ago.” -Frances Hodgson Burnett (Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (1849 - 1924))
“All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance.” -Edward Gibbon (1737 - 1794): “The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire: Volume 1” (1776), Chapter 71
“Sometimes we have one thing we have left undone which occupies our minds so completely that we cannot do all of the other many things we also must do. It seems that only if we deliberately take the time and effort to complete or finish that one thing which blocks all other progress, can we then move on to accomplish other things. Sometimes it is simply a chore or talking to one specific person about some specific matter.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“Progress is not created by contented people.” -Frank Tyger (1929 - 2011)
“Emergencies have always been necessary to progress. It was darkness which produced the lamp. It was fog that produced the compass. It was hunger that drove us to exploration. And it took a depression to teach us the real value of a job.” -Victor Hugo (Victor Marie Hugo (1802 - 1885))
“In order to get from what was to what will be, you must go through what is.” -Author Unknown
“It is by tiny steps that we ascend [to] the stars.” -Jack Leedstrom
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“Strive for progress, not perfection.” -Author Unknown
“If we attend continually and promptly to the little that we can do, we shall ere* long be surprised to find how little remains that we cannot do.” -Samuel Butler (also known as Samuel Butler the Younger (1835 - 1902))
ere: before*
“Experience teaches that men are often so much governed by what they are accustomed to see and practice, that the simplest and most obvious improvements, in the most ordinary occupations, are adopted with hesitation, reluctance, and by slow gradations.” -Alexander Hamilton (1755 - 1804): “Report on Manufactures” (5 December 1791)
“The course of true anything never does run smooth.” -Samuel Butler (also known as Samuel Butler the Younger (1835 - 1902))
“Little by little, one travels far.” -J. R. R. Tolkien (John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892 - 1973))
“I may not be there yet, but I’m closer than I was yesterday.” -Author Unknown
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“If the world ever advances beyond what it is today, it must be led by men who express their real opinions.” -Robert G. Ingersoll (Robert Green ‘Bob’ Ingersoll (1833 - 1899))
“It’s not who you are that holds you back. It’s who you think you’re not that does.” -Author Unknown
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“Standing still is the fastest way of moving backwards in a rapidly changing world.” -Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske (1924 - 2014))
“The blessed work of helping the world forward, happily does not wait to be done by perfect men.” -George Eliot (pseudonym of Mary Ann Evans, possibly also known as Marian Evans Cross (1819 - 1880)): “Scenes of Clerical Life” (1858), ‘Janet’s Repentance,’ Chapter 10
“When we feel stuck, going nowhere - even starting to slip backward - we may actually be backing up to get a running start.” -Dan Millman (Daniel Jay ‘Dan’ Millman (born 1946)) at https://www.peacefulwarrior.com/
“Progress was all right. Only it went on too long.” -James Thurber (James Grover Thurber (1894 - 1961))
“Every moment of one’s existence, one is growing into more or retreating into less.” -Norman Mailer (Norman Kingsley Mailer (pseudonym of Nachem Malech Mailer (1923 - 2007)))
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“Look at your past. Your past has determined where you are at this moment. What you do today will determine where you are tomorrow. Are you moving forward or standing still?” -Tom Hopkins (born 1944)
“Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still.” -Author Unknown
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“Following-through is the only thing that separates dreamers from people that accomplish great things.” -Gene Hayden
“It is by those who have suffered that the world has been advanced.” -Leo Tolstoy (Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828 - 1910))
“If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears.” -Glenn Clark
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“Not to go back is somewhat to advance.” -Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744)
“If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don’t just stick there scowling at the problem. But don’t make telephone calls or go to a party; if you do, other people’s words will pour in where your lost words should be. Open a gap for them, create a space. Be patient.” -Hilary Mantel
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“Start from wherever you are. You can go anywhere - you decide what direction.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Day by day, moment by moment, and experience by experience, we work and we make progress, until the past pulls us back less and less.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more.” -Louis L’Amour (born Louis Dearborn LaMoore (1908 - 1988))
“Take pride in how far you have come, have faith in how far you can go.” -Author Unknown
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“Our business in life is not to get ahead of other people, but to get ahead of ourselves.” -Maltbie Davenport Babcock (1858 - 1901)
“We should not only make progress but we should keep happy and harmonious.” -Orison S. Marden (Orison Swett Marden (1848 - 1924)): “How to Get What You Want” (1917)
“The power of a man increases steadily by continuing in one direction.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
“Do not let time pass without accomplishing something. Otherwise you will regret it when your hair turns gray.” -Yue Fei (C.E. 1103 - C.E. 1141)
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“You are not judged by the height you have risen, but from the depth you have climbed.” -Frederick Douglass (pseudonym of Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey (1817 - 1895)): “Life and Times of Frederick Douglass” (1881); type of work: autobiography
“We are either progressing or retrograding all the while; there is no such thing as remaining stationary in this life.” -James F. Clarke (James Freeman Clarke (1810 - 1888)): as quoted in Maturin M. Ballou: “Edge-Tools of Speech” (1886), page 397
“Win or lose, every time you do something in life be positive about it, be proud of the progress you’re making.” -Troy Mullins (2018)
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“Whatever one man is capable of imagining, other men will prove themselves capable of realizing.” -Jules Verne
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” -George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950): “Man and Superman” (1903) play, ‘Maxims for Revolutionists’
“It does not matter how long it takes you as long as you never give up.” -Author Unknown
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“The most important thing is not where we are but where we are going.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
“We all want progress, but if you’re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn, and walking back to the right road.” -C. S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis (1898 - 1963))
“Where will you be in five years? Develop a plan, and then activate that plan to put yourself where you want to be in five years. Be sure to update your five-year plan at least annually in order to stay ahead of the game.” -Tom Hopkins (born 1944)
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“Not to go back is somewhat to advance.” -Quintus Horatius Flaccus (also known simply as Horace (65 B.C.E. - 8 B.C.E.))
“We conquer - not in any brilliant fashion - we conquer by continuing.” -George Matheson (1842 - 1906)
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“Keep on going, and chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.” -Charles F. Kettering (Charles Franklin Kettering (1876 - 1958))
“The distance a person goes is not as important as the direction.” -Author Unknown
“There was that law of life, so cruel and so just, that one must grow or else pay more for remaining the same.” -Norman Mailer (Norman Kingsley Mailer (pseudonym of Nachem Malech Mailer (1923 - 2007)))
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“Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.” -Napoleon Hill (Oliver Napoleon ‘Napoleon’ Hill (1883 - 1970))
“Success each day should be judged by the seeds sown, not the harvest reaped.” -John C. Maxwell (John Calvin Maxwell (born 1947))
“I may not be there yet, but I’m on my way!” -Author Unknown
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“We do more talking progress than we do progressing.” -Will Rogers (William Penn Adair ‘Will’ Rogers (1879 - 1935)): as quoted in Ben Yagoda: “Will Rogers: A Biography” (1993)
“All progress occurs because people dare to be different.” -Harry Millner
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“Nothing so obstinately stands in the way of all sorts of progress as pride of opinion; while nothing is so foolish and baseless.” -Josiah Gilbert Holland (1819 - 1881)
“Stop this Progress!” -H. G. Wells (Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946)): “Things to Come” (1936) movie; line spoken by fictional character Theotocopulos
“The issue of time is not what we have done but what we have become. It soon becomes apparent that the critical element is progress, not longevity. The question is not how much time we have logged, but how far we have progressed.” -Dallin H. Oaks (Dallin Harris Oaks (born 1932))
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“It takes many inches to make a mile. We can only move by inches, one inch at a time. It’s when we look miles ahead and wonder ‘how are we going to get so far?’ that we fail to move forward at all. The paradox is that we can choose to live life ‘in the rear view mirror’ and remain so far back that moving forward, even an inch, is most difficult. Most important, we must always keep in mind that anytime we suffer a setback while moving forward, it will always be just a matter of inches, and not miles.” -Rick Beneteau (Richard ‘Rick’ Beneteau) at https://richardbeneteau.com/
“The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can’t be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.” -Elbert Hubbard (Elbert Green Hubbard (1856 - 1915)): as quoted in Evan Esar: “The Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1951), page 103
“Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring.” -Henry Miller (Henry Valentine Miller (1891 - 1980))
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“I may not be where I want to be, but thank God I am not where I used to be.” -Joyce Meyer (born 1943 as Pauline Joyce Hutchison)
“Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we’re curious . . . and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” -Walt Disney (Walter Elias ‘Walt’ Disney (1901 - 1965)): as quoted in “Meet the Robinsons” (30 March 2007), movie closing credits; also in Jane Sutcliffe: “Walt Disney” (2009), page 45
“Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.” -Kahlil Gibran: “A Handful of Sand on the Shore,” as quoted in Karen Fiala: “Alterquest: the Alternative Quest for Answers” (2006), page 127
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“And gain is gain, however small.” -Robert Browning (1812 - 1889): “Paracelsus” (1835), Part 4
“Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see farther.” -Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881)
“Do your best every day, and your life will gradually expand into satisfying fullness.” -Horatio W. Dresser (Horatio Willis Dresser (1866 - 1954))
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We are MFOL! . . . you’ve come a long way . . .
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“Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more.” -Louis L’Amour (born Louis Dearborn LaMoore (1908 - 1988))
“Take pride in how far you have come, have faith in how far you can go.” -Author Unknown
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“Our business in life is not to get ahead of other people, but to get ahead of ourselves.” -Maltbie Davenport Babcock (1858 - 1901)
“We should not only make progress but we should keep happy and harmonious.” -Orison S. Marden (Orison Swett Marden (1848 - 1924)): “How to Get What You Want” (1917)
“The power of a man increases steadily by continuing in one direction.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
“Do not let time pass without accomplishing something. Otherwise you will regret it when your hair turns gray.” -Yue Fei (C.E. 1103 - C.E. 1141)
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“You are not judged by the height you have risen, but from the depth you have climbed.” -Frederick Douglass (pseudonym of Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey (1817 - 1895)): “Life and Times of Frederick Douglass” (1881); type of work: autobiography
“We are either progressing or retrograding all the while; there is no such thing as remaining stationary in this life.” -James F. Clarke (James Freeman Clarke (1810 - 1888)): as quoted in Maturin M. Ballou: “Edge-Tools of Speech” (1886), page 397
“Win or lose, every time you do something in life be positive about it, be proud of the progress you’re making.” -Troy Mullins (2018)
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“Whatever one man is capable of imagining, other men will prove themselves capable of realizing.” -Jules Verne
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” -George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950): “Man and Superman” (1903) play, ‘Maxims for Revolutionists’
“It does not matter how long it takes you as long as you never give up.” -Author Unknown
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“The most important thing is not where we are but where we are going.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
“We all want progress, but if you’re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn, and walking back to the right road.” -C. S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis (1898 - 1963))
“Where will you be in five years? Develop a plan, and then activate that plan to put yourself where you want to be in five years. Be sure to update your five-year plan at least annually in order to stay ahead of the game.” -Tom Hopkins (born 1944)
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“Not to go back is somewhat to advance.” -Quintus Horatius Flaccus (also known simply as Horace (65 B.C.E. - 8 B.C.E.))
“We conquer - not in any brilliant fashion - we conquer by continuing.” -George Matheson (1842 - 1906)
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“Keep on going, and chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.” -Charles F. Kettering (Charles Franklin Kettering (1876 - 1958))
“The distance a person goes is not as important as the direction.” -Author Unknown
“There was that law of life, so cruel and so just, that one must grow or else pay more for remaining the same.” -Norman Mailer (Norman Kingsley Mailer (pseudonym of Nachem Malech Mailer (1923 - 2007)))
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“Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.” -Napoleon Hill (Oliver Napoleon ‘Napoleon’ Hill (1883 - 1970))
“Success each day should be judged by the seeds sown, not the harvest reaped.” -John C. Maxwell (John Calvin Maxwell (born 1947))
“I may not be there yet, but I’m on my way!” -Author Unknown
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“We do more talking progress than we do progressing.” -Will Rogers (William Penn Adair ‘Will’ Rogers (1879 - 1935)): as quoted in Ben Yagoda: “Will Rogers: A Biography” (1993)
“All progress occurs because people dare to be different.” -Harry Millner
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“Nothing so obstinately stands in the way of all sorts of progress as pride of opinion; while nothing is so foolish and baseless.” -Josiah Gilbert Holland (1819 - 1881)
“Stop this Progress!” -H. G. Wells (Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946)): “Things to Come” (1936) movie; line spoken by fictional character Theotocopulos
“The issue of time is not what we have done but what we have become. It soon becomes apparent that the critical element is progress, not longevity. The question is not how much time we have logged, but how far we have progressed.” -Dallin H. Oaks (Dallin Harris Oaks (born 1932))
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“It takes many inches to make a mile. We can only move by inches, one inch at a time. It’s when we look miles ahead and wonder ‘how are we going to get so far?’ that we fail to move forward at all. The paradox is that we can choose to live life ‘in the rear view mirror’ and remain so far back that moving forward, even an inch, is most difficult. Most important, we must always keep in mind that anytime we suffer a setback while moving forward, it will always be just a matter of inches, and not miles.” -Rick Beneteau (Richard ‘Rick’ Beneteau) at https://richardbeneteau.com/
“The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can’t be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.” -Elbert Hubbard (Elbert Green Hubbard (1856 - 1915)): as quoted in Evan Esar: “The Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1951), page 103
“Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring.” -Henry Miller (Henry Valentine Miller (1891 - 1980))
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“I may not be where I want to be, but thank God I am not where I used to be.” -Joyce Meyer (born 1943 as Pauline Joyce Hutchison)
“Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we’re curious . . . and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” -Walt Disney (Walter Elias ‘Walt’ Disney (1901 - 1965)): as quoted in “Meet the Robinsons” (30 March 2007), movie closing credits; also in Jane Sutcliffe: “Walt Disney” (2009), page 45
“Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.” -Kahlil Gibran: “A Handful of Sand on the Shore,” as quoted in Karen Fiala: “Alterquest: the Alternative Quest for Answers” (2006), page 127
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“And gain is gain, however small.” -Robert Browning (1812 - 1889): “Paracelsus” (1835), Part 4
“Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see farther.” -Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881)
“Do your best every day, and your life will gradually expand into satisfying fullness.” -Horatio W. Dresser (Horatio Willis Dresser (1866 - 1954))
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“Ask yourself who you want to help today, then put on your cape and do it.” -Scottie Somers
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Judy: Who can leap higher than a tall building?
Jody: Anybody, because tall buildings cannot leap!
Overheard: I am not saying I am Batman, I am just saying that no one has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.
Superman first appeared in “Action Comics no. 1” (June 1938).
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“The superhero’s mission is to fight evil and protect the innocent; this fight is universal, prosocial, and selfless.” -Robin S. Rosenberg
Myrna: What is Batman’s favorite part of a joke?
Verna: The ‘punch’ line!
We have a great idea for a new superhero: Spudman. Like all potato people, he has many ‘eyes’ so he can simultaneously see in all directions without having to turn and look. His secret hideout is underground in a farm field, although he is often spotted in the produce section at grocery stores. He has to contend with a number of villainous chefs who want to turn him into garlic mashed potatoes, onion-potato cakes, a bacon-and-chives topped stuffed baked potato, or other fabulous foodstuffs, while he tries to save the people of Vegopolis from a massive celery famine, all the while being distracted by Sweet Potato and Candied Yam, both of whom are competing for his attention . . . what’s that . . . oh, gotta go, the boss is yelling at us to stop goofing around and get back to work!
Kirby: How does the butler Alfred Pennyworth call Batman to dinner?
Herbie: “Dinner-dinner-dinner-dinner-dinner-dinner-Batman!!!” (Sing it to the tune of the 1960’s “Batman” television show theme music to get the full effect of the joke.)
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Judy: Who can leap higher than a tall building?
Jody: Anybody, because tall buildings cannot leap!
Overheard: I am not saying I am Batman, I am just saying that no one has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.
Superman first appeared in “Action Comics no. 1” (June 1938).
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“The superhero’s mission is to fight evil and protect the innocent; this fight is universal, prosocial, and selfless.” -Robin S. Rosenberg
Myrna: What is Batman’s favorite part of a joke?
Verna: The ‘punch’ line!
We have a great idea for a new superhero: Spudman. Like all potato people, he has many ‘eyes’ so he can simultaneously see in all directions without having to turn and look. His secret hideout is underground in a farm field, although he is often spotted in the produce section at grocery stores. He has to contend with a number of villainous chefs who want to turn him into garlic mashed potatoes, onion-potato cakes, a bacon-and-chives topped stuffed baked potato, or other fabulous foodstuffs, while he tries to save the people of Vegopolis from a massive celery famine, all the while being distracted by Sweet Potato and Candied Yam, both of whom are competing for his attention . . . what’s that . . . oh, gotta go, the boss is yelling at us to stop goofing around and get back to work!
Kirby: How does the butler Alfred Pennyworth call Batman to dinner?
Herbie: “Dinner-dinner-dinner-dinner-dinner-dinner-Batman!!!” (Sing it to the tune of the 1960’s “Batman” television show theme music to get the full effect of the joke.)
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Eunice: Why is Superman’s shirt so tight?
Eustice: Because it is a size ‘S’!
People tend to think they are physically stronger when wearing Superman t-shirts.
Superboy: Why could Batman and Robin not go fishing?
Superman: Why?
Superboy: Because Robin ate all the worms!
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Every episode of the television show “Seinfeld” has a Superman picture, action figure, or reference somewhere in it.
Spiderman went to the video rental store and asked if he could have “Batman Forever.” The clerk said, “No, just 24 hours like everyone else.”
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Overheard: If I could be a superhero, I would be called Ironic. That way, when there is any trouble and I am running away from it, people would say, “Isn’t that Ironic?”
Emma: How does Spiderman repair holes in his costume?
Emmit: With super glue!
“What is a superhero? They’re supposed to represent hope, opportunity, and strength for everybody.” -Aldis Hodge
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“If you had asked me back in grade school what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would have said my first choice was an actor, but if I couldn’t be that, I’d want to be a superhero.” -Vin Diesel
Archie: What is green and sour and flies?
Archibald: Super Pickle!
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Alvin: What is Spiderman’s favorite month?
Vincent: Webruary.
“Not all superheroes wear capes . . . some of them wear funny hats.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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Charlene: What would you get if Batman and his sidekick Robin were run over by a herd of stampeding elephants?
Darlene: Flatman and Ribbon.
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The unassuming Clark Kent wears regular-people clothes, but when he becomes Superman, he rapidly changes into a colorful red-and-blue spandex suit with a cape - so what does he do with his regular clothes when he is in super-mode? Rumor has it that he wears his superhero outfit under his regular clothes, and that he has a hidden pocket in his cape, into which he places his super-neatly-folded regular clothes. Mystery solved!
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Jingle Bells, Batman smells,
Robin laid an egg,
The bat-mobile lost its wheels,
And Joker got away!
-Author Unknown
Customer: Where do superheroes shop for groceries?
Cashier: At the Supermarket!
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Eustice: Because it is a size ‘S’!
People tend to think they are physically stronger when wearing Superman t-shirts.
Superboy: Why could Batman and Robin not go fishing?
Superman: Why?
Superboy: Because Robin ate all the worms!
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Every episode of the television show “Seinfeld” has a Superman picture, action figure, or reference somewhere in it.
Spiderman went to the video rental store and asked if he could have “Batman Forever.” The clerk said, “No, just 24 hours like everyone else.”
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Overheard: If I could be a superhero, I would be called Ironic. That way, when there is any trouble and I am running away from it, people would say, “Isn’t that Ironic?”
Emma: How does Spiderman repair holes in his costume?
Emmit: With super glue!
“What is a superhero? They’re supposed to represent hope, opportunity, and strength for everybody.” -Aldis Hodge
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“If you had asked me back in grade school what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would have said my first choice was an actor, but if I couldn’t be that, I’d want to be a superhero.” -Vin Diesel
Archie: What is green and sour and flies?
Archibald: Super Pickle!
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Alvin: What is Spiderman’s favorite month?
Vincent: Webruary.
“Not all superheroes wear capes . . . some of them wear funny hats.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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Charlene: What would you get if Batman and his sidekick Robin were run over by a herd of stampeding elephants?
Darlene: Flatman and Ribbon.
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The unassuming Clark Kent wears regular-people clothes, but when he becomes Superman, he rapidly changes into a colorful red-and-blue spandex suit with a cape - so what does he do with his regular clothes when he is in super-mode? Rumor has it that he wears his superhero outfit under his regular clothes, and that he has a hidden pocket in his cape, into which he places his super-neatly-folded regular clothes. Mystery solved!
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Jingle Bells, Batman smells,
Robin laid an egg,
The bat-mobile lost its wheels,
And Joker got away!
-Author Unknown
Customer: Where do superheroes shop for groceries?
Cashier: At the Supermarket!
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Darla: Why did the superhero cross the superhighway?
Marla: To get to the supermarket.
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“I need a day when there aren’t twenty crises to deal with, but I don’t see that coming any time soon.” -Iron Man
Superman, also known as Clark Kent, was created in 1934 by Jerome ‘Jerry’ Siegel, a graduate of Glenville High School in Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America. Mr. Siegel’s partner, Joseph ‘Joe’ Shuster, improved the character with tights, a cape, and a handsome face. They moved to New York City, where they faced hard times and sold all rights to the comic-strip character to DC Comics for a mere $130. In June 1938, the first Superman comic appeared, and the muscle-bound flying man ‘really took off.’
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“Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves back up.” -Batman
Merlin: What was Batman doing in a tree?
Marlena: Looking for Robin.
“We must be careful with our words; we’re like superheroes and words are like our super powers. Super powers should always be used to help others.” -Dianna Hardy
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Superheroes wear costumes made of space-age materials such as Spandex and Mylar.
As the mild-mannered Clark Kent, Superman is afraid of girls. He is probably worried that he will run into the one he stole the red-and-blue outfit he wears from.
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Amy: Why did Batman cross the road?
Jamie: To be a good example by showing people how to cross safely!
“Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound! Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman!” -George Lother, making the program introduction for the “Superman” radio show (first broadcast 12 February 1940)
Marla: To get to the supermarket.
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“I need a day when there aren’t twenty crises to deal with, but I don’t see that coming any time soon.” -Iron Man
Superman, also known as Clark Kent, was created in 1934 by Jerome ‘Jerry’ Siegel, a graduate of Glenville High School in Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America. Mr. Siegel’s partner, Joseph ‘Joe’ Shuster, improved the character with tights, a cape, and a handsome face. They moved to New York City, where they faced hard times and sold all rights to the comic-strip character to DC Comics for a mere $130. In June 1938, the first Superman comic appeared, and the muscle-bound flying man ‘really took off.’
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“Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves back up.” -Batman
Merlin: What was Batman doing in a tree?
Marlena: Looking for Robin.
“We must be careful with our words; we’re like superheroes and words are like our super powers. Super powers should always be used to help others.” -Dianna Hardy
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Superheroes wear costumes made of space-age materials such as Spandex and Mylar.
As the mild-mannered Clark Kent, Superman is afraid of girls. He is probably worried that he will run into the one he stole the red-and-blue outfit he wears from.
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Amy: Why did Batman cross the road?
Jamie: To be a good example by showing people how to cross safely!
“Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound! Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman!” -George Lother, making the program introduction for the “Superman” radio show (first broadcast 12 February 1940)
It’s just an ordinary day in the life of a superhero . . . who lives by the code, “Do a good deed each day.”
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The Lone Ranger + Time Travel Machine = Batman?
“DC Comics is reviving Superman’s old outfit. I never understood Superman’s clothes. We all got used to the fact that he wears his underpants over the leotard. But why do his underpants have a belt on them?” -Jay Leno (James Douglas Muir ‘Jay’ Leno (born 1950))
The name ‘Clark Kent’ (Superman) was derived from the names of actors Clark Gable and Kent Taylor.
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Ernest: What is the difference between the Green Lantern and a leprechaun?
Nestor: Nothing; they are both fictional characters.
In brightest day, in blackest night,
No evil shall escape my sight
Let those who worship evil’s might,
Beware my power . . .
Green Lantern’s light!
-Green Lantern
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“There is a right and a wrong in the universe, and the distinction is not hard to make.” -Superman
Mathilda: Where do superheroes hold their annual convention?
Hilda: Cape Town.
“I made a choice, this is my path.” -Spiderman
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“Superheroes are fascinating to many children, and we can help them know it’s not an imaginary superself but each person’s real self that does the really important things in life.” -Fred Rogers (Fred McFeely Rogers (also known as Mr. Rogers (1928 - 2003)))
Does ‘Spiderman’ have a ‘website’?
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“Not everyone is meant to make a difference. But for me, the choice to lead an ordinary life is no longer an option.” -Spiderman
Unlikely Superheroes
- Vacuum Cleaner Sales & Repair Man: He not only sells you a vacuum cleaner, but he also fixes it if is ever broken.
- Shoe Collector Woman: Travels through the air in a flying shoe and throws shoes at criminals.
- Hysterical Parrot: Shows up and causes so much chaos and confusion that villains give up and flee the scene.
- Ironman: Saves people by removing the wrinkles from their clothes, as for example, just before their job interviews and weddings.
- The Historian: Has the power to become any person in history.
- The Caped Politician: Watches over polling places to make sure nobody cheats by voting more than once.
- The Cheapskate: A superhero who saves the world by showing people how to do everything for less money.
- The Element: A superhero who can become anything on the Periodic Table.
- The Grenade: A superhero who explodes and then later reassembles.
- The Ponderer: A superhero who stands by with his finger to his cheek and once in a while says, “Hmmm . . .”
- Catwoman: Lives in a mobile home with 41 cats, and you can imagine the rest.
Can you think of others?
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The Lone Ranger + Time Travel Machine = Batman?
“DC Comics is reviving Superman’s old outfit. I never understood Superman’s clothes. We all got used to the fact that he wears his underpants over the leotard. But why do his underpants have a belt on them?” -Jay Leno (James Douglas Muir ‘Jay’ Leno (born 1950))
The name ‘Clark Kent’ (Superman) was derived from the names of actors Clark Gable and Kent Taylor.
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Ernest: What is the difference between the Green Lantern and a leprechaun?
Nestor: Nothing; they are both fictional characters.
In brightest day, in blackest night,
No evil shall escape my sight
Let those who worship evil’s might,
Beware my power . . .
Green Lantern’s light!
-Green Lantern
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“There is a right and a wrong in the universe, and the distinction is not hard to make.” -Superman
Mathilda: Where do superheroes hold their annual convention?
Hilda: Cape Town.
“I made a choice, this is my path.” -Spiderman
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“Superheroes are fascinating to many children, and we can help them know it’s not an imaginary superself but each person’s real self that does the really important things in life.” -Fred Rogers (Fred McFeely Rogers (also known as Mr. Rogers (1928 - 2003)))
Does ‘Spiderman’ have a ‘website’?
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“Not everyone is meant to make a difference. But for me, the choice to lead an ordinary life is no longer an option.” -Spiderman
Unlikely Superheroes
- Vacuum Cleaner Sales & Repair Man: He not only sells you a vacuum cleaner, but he also fixes it if is ever broken.
- Shoe Collector Woman: Travels through the air in a flying shoe and throws shoes at criminals.
- Hysterical Parrot: Shows up and causes so much chaos and confusion that villains give up and flee the scene.
- Ironman: Saves people by removing the wrinkles from their clothes, as for example, just before their job interviews and weddings.
- The Historian: Has the power to become any person in history.
- The Caped Politician: Watches over polling places to make sure nobody cheats by voting more than once.
- The Cheapskate: A superhero who saves the world by showing people how to do everything for less money.
- The Element: A superhero who can become anything on the Periodic Table.
- The Grenade: A superhero who explodes and then later reassembles.
- The Ponderer: A superhero who stands by with his finger to his cheek and once in a while says, “Hmmm . . .”
- Catwoman: Lives in a mobile home with 41 cats, and you can imagine the rest.
Can you think of others?
William Moulton Marston was the creator of the fictional superhero character Wonder Woman. Additionally, he invented the polygraph, also known as ‘the lie detector.’ Perhaps then it is then no coincidence that Wonder Woman possesses a ‘golden lasso of truth’?
Things Robin, The Boy Wonder, Never Said
- We’re doomed for sure this time, Batman!
- You’re Batman, I’m Robin - let’s just flap our wings and fly out of this predicament.
- So, I’ve been trying to figure this out, Batman - are you really half man, half bat, or is that just a costume?
- After we finish our next crime-fighting caper, can we stop at the ice cream shop for Sundaes?
Can you think of others things Robin never said?
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If Iron Man and the Silver Surfer ever teamed up, would they become ‘alloys’?
Why do superheroes wear their underpants on the outside of their clothes? Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman all wear elaborate costumes. The trio of superhero characters was created between 1935 and 1945. They were meant to be men and women of action, so their costumes were based on the men and women of action of the time. Superman’s costume was originally like that of a circus strongman. Wonder Woman’s was modeled on the costume of a trapeze artist. Their costumes were meant to be flashy and exciting and glamorous. Batman’s costume was based more on the black-and-white ‘film noir’ movies of the times, which were about dark avengers who skulked about in the shadows, scaring the wits out of criminals (Sounds like fun, right? Maybe you should consider a career in law enforcement.). Because Batman was meant to be a scary character, his costume made him look like a creepy creature from the shadows. Those costume styles stuck and became clichéd, particularly since the three characters had become instant hits of that time period. So, when new superheroes began to arrive, they also tended to have capes and tights just like circus-strongman Superman wears, or colorful trapeze outfits like Wonder Woman wears, or dark cloaks and scary masks like Batman wears. Because superhero creators are competitive, the result over time was that superhero costumes became more and more show-offish. And, what looks like underwear worn on the outside of their superhero costumes is actually tight shorts commonly worn by circus performers of the time, which gave them freedom of movement as they did their stunts to entertain audiences. What may look like belts holding up their ‘underpants’ are ‘utility belts’ which can hold any number of tools and devices the superheroes deploy in their crime-fighting adventures.
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“It’s every boy’s dream to play a superhero.” -Sam Heughan
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Things Robin, The Boy Wonder, Never Said
- We’re doomed for sure this time, Batman!
- You’re Batman, I’m Robin - let’s just flap our wings and fly out of this predicament.
- So, I’ve been trying to figure this out, Batman - are you really half man, half bat, or is that just a costume?
- After we finish our next crime-fighting caper, can we stop at the ice cream shop for Sundaes?
Can you think of others things Robin never said?
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If Iron Man and the Silver Surfer ever teamed up, would they become ‘alloys’?
Why do superheroes wear their underpants on the outside of their clothes? Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman all wear elaborate costumes. The trio of superhero characters was created between 1935 and 1945. They were meant to be men and women of action, so their costumes were based on the men and women of action of the time. Superman’s costume was originally like that of a circus strongman. Wonder Woman’s was modeled on the costume of a trapeze artist. Their costumes were meant to be flashy and exciting and glamorous. Batman’s costume was based more on the black-and-white ‘film noir’ movies of the times, which were about dark avengers who skulked about in the shadows, scaring the wits out of criminals (Sounds like fun, right? Maybe you should consider a career in law enforcement.). Because Batman was meant to be a scary character, his costume made him look like a creepy creature from the shadows. Those costume styles stuck and became clichéd, particularly since the three characters had become instant hits of that time period. So, when new superheroes began to arrive, they also tended to have capes and tights just like circus-strongman Superman wears, or colorful trapeze outfits like Wonder Woman wears, or dark cloaks and scary masks like Batman wears. Because superhero creators are competitive, the result over time was that superhero costumes became more and more show-offish. And, what looks like underwear worn on the outside of their superhero costumes is actually tight shorts commonly worn by circus performers of the time, which gave them freedom of movement as they did their stunts to entertain audiences. What may look like belts holding up their ‘underpants’ are ‘utility belts’ which can hold any number of tools and devices the superheroes deploy in their crime-fighting adventures.
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“It’s every boy’s dream to play a superhero.” -Sam Heughan
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This looks like a job for a superhero . . . or perhaps it is a job for you . . .
“Intelligence is a privilege, and it needs to be used for the greater good of people.” -Dr. Octopus
“You only have your thoughts and dreams ahead of you. You are someone. You mean something.” -Batman
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Legal disclaimer on an actual superhero costume: Wearing this costume does not enable its wearer to fly.
Heather: Where does Spiderman hang out?
Heath: On the worldwide web.
Some superheroes have sidekicks, or partners, and some superheroes have no sidekicks.
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Thaddeus: Why did Batman go to the pet shop?
Tad: To buy a Robin.
“It sounds clichéd, but superheroes can be lonely, vain, arrogant, and proud. Often they overcome these human frailties for the greater good.” -Tom Hiddleston
“Life is locomotion. If you’re not moving, you’re not living.” -The Flash
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Superman climbed the Empire State Building to challenge King Kong to a fight. King Kong said, “I don’t have time - I’ve got to catch a plane!”
Superheroes Quiz
- What characteristics or traits do superheroes have in common with you?
- If you were a superhero, what would you choose as your alter-ego name?
- Which superhero would you like to have lunch with?
- If you were a superhero, what would your costume look like?
- Other than as entertainment, do superheroes serve any useful purpose?
- What people from history most resemble superheroes?
Mel: What was Batman’s ‘real’ name?
Nel: Bruce Wayne.
Overheard: If I could be any superhero, I would be Aluminum Man, and so my superpower would be ‘foiling’ crime . . . If you could have one superpower, which would you choose?
Hope: How many caped crusaders does it take to change a light bulb?
Faith: None; for some reason, they actually seem to prefer the dark.
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“It’s never as bad as it seems. You’re much stronger than you think you are. Trust me.” -Superman: “Being Superman”
Aaron: What position did Bruce Wayne play on his little-league team?
Erin: He was the batboy.
“Which will hold greater rule over you? Your fear or your curiosity?” -Wonder Woman
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Despite his name, ‘Spiderman’ does not eat bugs. He eats regular people food, just like the rest of us do.
“When you decide not to be afraid, you can find friends in super unexpected places.” -Ms. Marvel
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“If I had to choose a superhero to be, I would pick Superman. He’s everything that I’m not.” -Stephen Hawking (Stephen William Hawking (1942 - 2018))
“I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” -Superman
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“You’re going to make a difference. A lot of times it won’t be huge, it won’t be visible even. But it will matter just the same.” -James Gordon
“Being a superhero is a lot of fun.” -Chris Hemsworth
We are MFOL! . . . remember to smile often . . . it’s your superpower . . . now go out into the world and do something awesome!
“Intelligence is a privilege, and it needs to be used for the greater good of people.” -Dr. Octopus
“You only have your thoughts and dreams ahead of you. You are someone. You mean something.” -Batman
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Legal disclaimer on an actual superhero costume: Wearing this costume does not enable its wearer to fly.
Heather: Where does Spiderman hang out?
Heath: On the worldwide web.
Some superheroes have sidekicks, or partners, and some superheroes have no sidekicks.
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Thaddeus: Why did Batman go to the pet shop?
Tad: To buy a Robin.
“It sounds clichéd, but superheroes can be lonely, vain, arrogant, and proud. Often they overcome these human frailties for the greater good.” -Tom Hiddleston
“Life is locomotion. If you’re not moving, you’re not living.” -The Flash
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Superman climbed the Empire State Building to challenge King Kong to a fight. King Kong said, “I don’t have time - I’ve got to catch a plane!”
Superheroes Quiz
- What characteristics or traits do superheroes have in common with you?
- If you were a superhero, what would you choose as your alter-ego name?
- Which superhero would you like to have lunch with?
- If you were a superhero, what would your costume look like?
- Other than as entertainment, do superheroes serve any useful purpose?
- What people from history most resemble superheroes?
Mel: What was Batman’s ‘real’ name?
Nel: Bruce Wayne.
Overheard: If I could be any superhero, I would be Aluminum Man, and so my superpower would be ‘foiling’ crime . . . If you could have one superpower, which would you choose?
Hope: How many caped crusaders does it take to change a light bulb?
Faith: None; for some reason, they actually seem to prefer the dark.
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“It’s never as bad as it seems. You’re much stronger than you think you are. Trust me.” -Superman: “Being Superman”
Aaron: What position did Bruce Wayne play on his little-league team?
Erin: He was the batboy.
“Which will hold greater rule over you? Your fear or your curiosity?” -Wonder Woman
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Despite his name, ‘Spiderman’ does not eat bugs. He eats regular people food, just like the rest of us do.
“When you decide not to be afraid, you can find friends in super unexpected places.” -Ms. Marvel
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“If I had to choose a superhero to be, I would pick Superman. He’s everything that I’m not.” -Stephen Hawking (Stephen William Hawking (1942 - 2018))
“I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” -Superman
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“You’re going to make a difference. A lot of times it won’t be huge, it won’t be visible even. But it will matter just the same.” -James Gordon
“Being a superhero is a lot of fun.” -Chris Hemsworth
We are MFOL! . . . remember to smile often . . . it’s your superpower . . . now go out into the world and do something awesome!
“The best conversationalists are curious about everything. That’s why they are good at listening and why they have broad horizons - they’re always learning something new.” -Larry King
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“Words fail me. Thank goodness I can make gestures.” -Mark Hughes
“Communication - the human connection - is the key to personal and career success.” -Paul J. Meyer (Paul James Meyer, Senior (1928 - 2009)) at https://PaulJMeyer.com/
“Whenever I meet people for the first time, I assume that they have a great story to tell and that it’s my job to find it.” -Sarah, Duchess of York (born Sarah Margaret Ferguson in 1959): “What I Know Now: Simple Lessons Learned the Hard Way” (2003)
In spoken communications, which includes conversations, there are two main parts: 1. Speaking, and 2. Listening. Ideally, each participant spends some time speaking and some time listening.
Sign in a shop: For Your Convenience, Our Staff Is Fluent In Monosyllabic Grunts!
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“Conversation takes practice; the more we do it, the better we get, and the more easily we do it.” -Susan RoAne (born Susan Rosenberg in about 1945) at https://www.susanroane.com/
“There is a disease terrible that strikes 10 out of 1 people 15 every minutes. Vocal Dyslexia it’s called. An elment I’ve been lifing all my fight. It can warn without striking and has no regard for case, read, or crolor. Symptoms include speechaled garb, backs coming out wordward, and an inability to sent a complete putence together. The victims: innocent people like thou and me. Sadly, Vocal Dyslexia is wilding liek spreadfire and there is no cureful symp, butthere is hope. The dyslexia foundation has recommended these things 3: 3rd: at the first trub of signale phonsult a confition; 2nd: stay in bed and drink flenty of pluids; 1st: read as can as you much. For more information write: 999 Teenfifth Street, Grand Mapids, Ricaghan. Thank you muchy ver.” -Author Unknown
“Conversations are the most direct way to connect with people.” -Padgett Powell
“Every conversation is an opportunity for success.” -Debra Fine
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“Conversation may be compared to a lyre with seven chords - philosophy, art, poetry, love, scandal, and the weather.” -Anna Brownell Jameson (1794 - 1860)
Overheard: Say it straight, simple, and with a smile.
“The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next, good sense, the third, good humor, and the fourth, wit.” -William Temple (1628 - 1699)
“A conversation is so much more than words, a conversation is eyes, smiles, the silences between words.” -Annika Thor
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“A soft answer turneth away wrath.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Proverbs,’ chapter 15, verse 1
How To Be A Good Conversationalist
- Make eye contact.
- Allow the other person to speak his or her mind.
- Ask questions and allow the other person to answer.
- Do not interrupt a person when he or she is speaking if at all possible.
- Use polite words and do not use offensive language such as cursing and swearing.
- Do not use slang, jargon, abbreviations, or other nonstandard and obscure terms or words.
- Show an interest in what the other person is saying.
- Speak in a calm, civil tone.
- Be agreeable even when you disagree.
- Be polite so that you always leave them liking you.
What can you add to this list?
“When trying to make your way through a crowd of people, and you find that saying, ‘Excuse me,’ or ‘Pardon me,’ isn’t getting you anywhere, just say, ‘Beep, beep!’ because everybody, regardless of language or dialect, speaks and understands car.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“Fine words butter no parsnips.” -Walter Scott (1771 - 1832)
“Keep your conversation throughout the day consistent with what you really want to happen.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com
Be careful of the words you say,
And keep them soft and sweet.
For you never know from day to day,
Which ones you’ll have to eat.
-Author Unknown
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“Talk is cheap, and that’s why barbers give it away for free with haircuts.” -Author Unknown
“After all, when you come right down to it, how many people speak the same language even when they speak the same language?” -Russell Hoban (Russell Conwell Hoban (1925 - 2011))
“When in doubt, mumble.” -Author Unknown
“Conversation is an exchange of thoughts that leave all parties to it a grain wiser.” -Alfred Whitney Griswold (Alfred Whitney ‘Whitney’ Griswold 1906 - 1963)
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“It does seem so pleasant to talk with an old acquaintance who knows what you know. I see so many new folks nowadays who seem to have neither past nor future. Conversation has got to have some root in the past, or else you have got to explain every remark you make, and it wears a person out.” -Sarah Orne Jewett (1849 - 1909)
THINK Before You Speak
T: Is it True?
H: Is it Helpful?
I: Is it Inspiring?
N: Is it Necessary?
K: Is it Kind?
By Author Unknown
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“Words fail me. Thank goodness I can make gestures.” -Mark Hughes
“Communication - the human connection - is the key to personal and career success.” -Paul J. Meyer (Paul James Meyer, Senior (1928 - 2009)) at https://PaulJMeyer.com/
“Whenever I meet people for the first time, I assume that they have a great story to tell and that it’s my job to find it.” -Sarah, Duchess of York (born Sarah Margaret Ferguson in 1959): “What I Know Now: Simple Lessons Learned the Hard Way” (2003)
In spoken communications, which includes conversations, there are two main parts: 1. Speaking, and 2. Listening. Ideally, each participant spends some time speaking and some time listening.
Sign in a shop: For Your Convenience, Our Staff Is Fluent In Monosyllabic Grunts!
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“Conversation takes practice; the more we do it, the better we get, and the more easily we do it.” -Susan RoAne (born Susan Rosenberg in about 1945) at https://www.susanroane.com/
“There is a disease terrible that strikes 10 out of 1 people 15 every minutes. Vocal Dyslexia it’s called. An elment I’ve been lifing all my fight. It can warn without striking and has no regard for case, read, or crolor. Symptoms include speechaled garb, backs coming out wordward, and an inability to sent a complete putence together. The victims: innocent people like thou and me. Sadly, Vocal Dyslexia is wilding liek spreadfire and there is no cureful symp, butthere is hope. The dyslexia foundation has recommended these things 3: 3rd: at the first trub of signale phonsult a confition; 2nd: stay in bed and drink flenty of pluids; 1st: read as can as you much. For more information write: 999 Teenfifth Street, Grand Mapids, Ricaghan. Thank you muchy ver.” -Author Unknown
“Conversations are the most direct way to connect with people.” -Padgett Powell
“Every conversation is an opportunity for success.” -Debra Fine
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“Conversation may be compared to a lyre with seven chords - philosophy, art, poetry, love, scandal, and the weather.” -Anna Brownell Jameson (1794 - 1860)
Overheard: Say it straight, simple, and with a smile.
“The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next, good sense, the third, good humor, and the fourth, wit.” -William Temple (1628 - 1699)
“A conversation is so much more than words, a conversation is eyes, smiles, the silences between words.” -Annika Thor
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“A soft answer turneth away wrath.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Proverbs,’ chapter 15, verse 1
How To Be A Good Conversationalist
- Make eye contact.
- Allow the other person to speak his or her mind.
- Ask questions and allow the other person to answer.
- Do not interrupt a person when he or she is speaking if at all possible.
- Use polite words and do not use offensive language such as cursing and swearing.
- Do not use slang, jargon, abbreviations, or other nonstandard and obscure terms or words.
- Show an interest in what the other person is saying.
- Speak in a calm, civil tone.
- Be agreeable even when you disagree.
- Be polite so that you always leave them liking you.
What can you add to this list?
“When trying to make your way through a crowd of people, and you find that saying, ‘Excuse me,’ or ‘Pardon me,’ isn’t getting you anywhere, just say, ‘Beep, beep!’ because everybody, regardless of language or dialect, speaks and understands car.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“Fine words butter no parsnips.” -Walter Scott (1771 - 1832)
“Keep your conversation throughout the day consistent with what you really want to happen.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com
Be careful of the words you say,
And keep them soft and sweet.
For you never know from day to day,
Which ones you’ll have to eat.
-Author Unknown
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“Talk is cheap, and that’s why barbers give it away for free with haircuts.” -Author Unknown
“After all, when you come right down to it, how many people speak the same language even when they speak the same language?” -Russell Hoban (Russell Conwell Hoban (1925 - 2011))
“When in doubt, mumble.” -Author Unknown
“Conversation is an exchange of thoughts that leave all parties to it a grain wiser.” -Alfred Whitney Griswold (Alfred Whitney ‘Whitney’ Griswold 1906 - 1963)
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“It does seem so pleasant to talk with an old acquaintance who knows what you know. I see so many new folks nowadays who seem to have neither past nor future. Conversation has got to have some root in the past, or else you have got to explain every remark you make, and it wears a person out.” -Sarah Orne Jewett (1849 - 1909)
THINK Before You Speak
T: Is it True?
H: Is it Helpful?
I: Is it Inspiring?
N: Is it Necessary?
K: Is it Kind?
By Author Unknown
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“For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to talk.” -Stephen Hawking (Stephen William Hawking (1942 - 2018))
“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.” -Robert McCloskey
“Learning to speak, therefore, and the power it brings of intelligent converse with others, is a most impressive further step along the path of independence.” -Maria Montessori
“I’m trying to elevate small talk to medium talk.” -Larry David
“Things cat people do: You answer your cat’s random meows with, ‘Yes, yes, I know!’” -Author Unknown
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“Language was given to us that we might say pleasant things to each other.” -Author Unknown
“Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.” -Robert Benchley (Robert Charles Benchley (1889 - 1945))
“The best of life is conversation, and the greatest success is confidence, or perfect understanding between sincere people.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Grunts and squeals were fine in the beginning, but eventually humans needed more precise means of communication . . . and so, words were invented, which were a combination of grunts and squeals.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“There are two kinds of people who don’t say much: those who are quiet and those who talk a lot.” -Author Unknown
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On average, women say 7,000 words per day. Men on average manage slightly more than 2,000 words in a day. However, this is neither good nor bad. Men and women are different, and therefore do things differently based on their plans and goals. Women place priority in connections with other people, which they do primarily through communication. Men place importance in accomplishment, using communication primarily as a means to that end, and in fact, are quite likely to talk while at the same time doing something.
“A great conversation is the bridge between minds.” -Author Unknown
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“If you want to be a good conversationalist, be a good listener. To be interesting, be interested.” -Dale Carnegie (Dale Harbison Carnegie (born Dale Breckenridge Carnagey (1888 - 1955)))
“Everyone hears only what they understand.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
“Speech is a mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so is he.” -Publilius Syrus (85 B.C.E. - 43 B.C.E.): as attributed in Darius Lyman: “The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave: From the Latin” (1856): “Sententiae,” Maxim 1073
“Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters.” -Margaret Wheatley
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And I oft have heard defended -
Little said is soonest mended.
-George Wither (1588 - 1667): “The Shepherd’s Hunting” (1615)
“I felt it shelter to speak to you.” -Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
“A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years’ mere study of books.” -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882): “Hyperion” (1839), Chapter VII
“Eventually it may be possible for humans to speak with another species.” -John Lily: “Man and Dolphins” (1961)
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“If you have learned how to disagree without being disagreeable, then you have discovered the secret of getting along - whether it be in business, family relations, or life itself.” -Bernard Meltzer (Bernard C. Meltzer (1916 - 1998))
“Men’s conversation is like their life.” [translation to English]
“Talis hominibus est oratio qualis vita.” [original Latin]
-Lucius Annaeus Seneca (also known as Seneca the Younger (3 B.C.E. - C.E. 65)): “Epistolæ Ad Lucilium,” 114
“Speech is conveniently located midway between thought and action, where it often substitutes for both.” -John Andrew Holmes (1773 - 1843): “Wisdom in Small Doses” (1927)
“Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person they are almost indistinguishable.” -David Augsburger (David W. Augsburger (born 1938))
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“The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.” -Author Unknown
“Before you say something, stop and think how you’d feel if someone said that to you.” -Author Unknown
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Book of Proverbs,’ chapter 25, verse 11
“The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.” -Dorothy Nevill (Dorothy Fanny Nevill (1826 - 1913)): “Under Five Reigns” (1910), page 26
“Don’t take up a man’s time talking about the smartness of your children; he wants to talk to you about the smartness of his children.” -Edgar W. Howe (Edgar Watson ‘Ed’ Howe, also known as E. W. Howe (1853 - 1937)): “Country Town Sayings” (1911)
Riddle: What can you break with just one word?
Answer: Silence.
“While the spoken word stands for something, the written word stands for something that stands for something.” -Author Unknown
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“If nobody spoke unless they had something to say, the human race would very soon lose the use of speech.” -W. Somerset Maugham (William Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965))
“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.” -Robert McCloskey
“Learning to speak, therefore, and the power it brings of intelligent converse with others, is a most impressive further step along the path of independence.” -Maria Montessori
“I’m trying to elevate small talk to medium talk.” -Larry David
“Things cat people do: You answer your cat’s random meows with, ‘Yes, yes, I know!’” -Author Unknown
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“Language was given to us that we might say pleasant things to each other.” -Author Unknown
“Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.” -Robert Benchley (Robert Charles Benchley (1889 - 1945))
“The best of life is conversation, and the greatest success is confidence, or perfect understanding between sincere people.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Grunts and squeals were fine in the beginning, but eventually humans needed more precise means of communication . . . and so, words were invented, which were a combination of grunts and squeals.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“There are two kinds of people who don’t say much: those who are quiet and those who talk a lot.” -Author Unknown
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On average, women say 7,000 words per day. Men on average manage slightly more than 2,000 words in a day. However, this is neither good nor bad. Men and women are different, and therefore do things differently based on their plans and goals. Women place priority in connections with other people, which they do primarily through communication. Men place importance in accomplishment, using communication primarily as a means to that end, and in fact, are quite likely to talk while at the same time doing something.
“A great conversation is the bridge between minds.” -Author Unknown
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“If you want to be a good conversationalist, be a good listener. To be interesting, be interested.” -Dale Carnegie (Dale Harbison Carnegie (born Dale Breckenridge Carnagey (1888 - 1955)))
“Everyone hears only what they understand.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
“Speech is a mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so is he.” -Publilius Syrus (85 B.C.E. - 43 B.C.E.): as attributed in Darius Lyman: “The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, a Roman Slave: From the Latin” (1856): “Sententiae,” Maxim 1073
“Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters.” -Margaret Wheatley
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And I oft have heard defended -
Little said is soonest mended.
-George Wither (1588 - 1667): “The Shepherd’s Hunting” (1615)
“I felt it shelter to speak to you.” -Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
“A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years’ mere study of books.” -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882): “Hyperion” (1839), Chapter VII
“Eventually it may be possible for humans to speak with another species.” -John Lily: “Man and Dolphins” (1961)
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“If you have learned how to disagree without being disagreeable, then you have discovered the secret of getting along - whether it be in business, family relations, or life itself.” -Bernard Meltzer (Bernard C. Meltzer (1916 - 1998))
“Men’s conversation is like their life.” [translation to English]
“Talis hominibus est oratio qualis vita.” [original Latin]
-Lucius Annaeus Seneca (also known as Seneca the Younger (3 B.C.E. - C.E. 65)): “Epistolæ Ad Lucilium,” 114
“Speech is conveniently located midway between thought and action, where it often substitutes for both.” -John Andrew Holmes (1773 - 1843): “Wisdom in Small Doses” (1927)
“Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person they are almost indistinguishable.” -David Augsburger (David W. Augsburger (born 1938))
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“The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.” -Author Unknown
“Before you say something, stop and think how you’d feel if someone said that to you.” -Author Unknown
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Book of Proverbs,’ chapter 25, verse 11
“The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.” -Dorothy Nevill (Dorothy Fanny Nevill (1826 - 1913)): “Under Five Reigns” (1910), page 26
“Don’t take up a man’s time talking about the smartness of your children; he wants to talk to you about the smartness of his children.” -Edgar W. Howe (Edgar Watson ‘Ed’ Howe, also known as E. W. Howe (1853 - 1937)): “Country Town Sayings” (1911)
Riddle: What can you break with just one word?
Answer: Silence.
“While the spoken word stands for something, the written word stands for something that stands for something.” -Author Unknown
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“If nobody spoke unless they had something to say, the human race would very soon lose the use of speech.” -W. Somerset Maugham (William Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965))
“He had occasional flashes of silence that made his conversation perfectly delightful.” -Sydney Smith (1771- 1845)
“Before beginning any conversation, ask yourself if this is the proper time, place, and person to have the conversation with. If you use wild hand gestures when you talk, make an effort to keep your hands under control so that you do not appear to be physically menacing or ridiculous to the other person. Understand that you have goals in talking to people, and they also have their goals, and the best conversations are those in which both people move closer to achieving their goals.” -Author Unknown
“Chatter is not quite conversation.” -Charles M. Schulz (Charles Monroe ‘Sparky’ Schulz (1922 - 2000))
“There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.” -Michel de Montaigne (Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533 - 1592))
“Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.” -William Penn (1644 - 1718)
“People should talk less and draw more. Personally, I would like to renounce speech altogether and, like organic nature, communicate everything I have to say visually.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
“There are three things in speech that ought to be considered before some things are spoken - the manner, the place, and the time.” -Robert Southey (1774 - 1843): as attributed in S. Austin Allibone: “Prose Quotations from Socrates to Macaulay” (1880)
“When we speak harshly or yell at people, the words can hit their ears so hard that they bounce right off them and are not heard, or are interpreted by their instinctual defenses as threats. If we speak reasonably and calmly, we have a chance of being heard and understood.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“I can hold conversations by myself. What do you call this?” -Alice Oseman (Alice May Oseman (born 1994)): “Solitaire” (2014) book
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“Everyone should be quick to listen. Slow to speak.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible” (NIV), ‘James,’ chapter 1, verse 19
“We have two ears and only one tongue in order that we may hear more and speak less.” -Diogenes Laërtius (lived about C.E. 3rd century)
“The secret of success in conversation is to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.” -Author Unknown
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Plato: What can you hold without ever touching it?
Aristotle: A conversation.
“In conversation avoid the extremes of forwardness and reserve.” -Marcus Porcius Cato (also known as Cato the Elder (233 B.C.E. - 148 B.C.E.)): as quoted in “Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations” (1922), page 137
“The words you speak today should be soft and tender, for tomorrow you may have to eat them.” -Author Unknown
“Conversation is the image of the mind; as the man, so is his speech.” [translation to English]
“Sermo animi est imago; qualis vir, talis et oratio est.” [original Latin]
-Publilius Syrus (also known simply as Syrus (85 B.C.E. - 43 B.C.E.)): “Maxims”
“Life is a conversation. Make it a good one.” -Glennon Doyle Melton
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“We’re always talking about talking, but we never seem to get around to actually talking.” -Author Unknown
“To disagree, one does not have to be disagreeable.” -Barry M. Goldwater and Jack Casserly: “Goldwater” (12 October 1988)
“Contradiction and flattery both make poor conversation.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
“The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man’s observation, not overturning it.” -Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton (1803 - 1873))
“One way to prevent conversation from being boring is to say the wrong thing.” -Frank Sheed
“If you want to be listened to, you should put in time listening.” -Marge Piercy (born 1936)
“Conversation means being able to disagree and still continue the discussion.” -Dwight MacDonald
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“The value of the average conversation could be enormously improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.” -André Maurois (born Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog (1885 - 1967))
“Some people live in harsh surroundings filled with difficult or impossible people, and so they have lost the ability to engage in conversation and can only do what everyone around them is doing, which is to ‘bark’ at people. Because people do not like to be barked at, they stop listening to each other, and when problems arise, solutions are never found.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“One good conversation can shift the direction of the change forever.” -Linda Lambert
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“Miss not the discourse of the elders.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Ecclesiaticus,’ chapter VIII, verse 9
“To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation.” -François de La Rochefoucauld (also known as François Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680))
“It was mortifying to find how strong the habit of idle speech may become in one’s self. One need not always be saying something in this noisy world.” -Sarah Orne Jewett (1849 - 1909): “The Country of Pointed Firs and Other Fiction” (1896)
“A gossip is one who talks to you about others; a bore is one who talks to you about himself; and a brilliant conversationalist is one who talks to you about yourself.” -Lisa Kirk (born Elsie Kirk (1925 - 1990))
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“There is only one rule for being a good talker: learn to listen.” -Christopher Morley (Christopher Darlington Morley (1890 - 1957)): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
“Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation.” -Oscar Wilde (Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 - 1900))
With good and gentle humour’d hearts
I choose to chat where e’er I come;
Whate’er the subject be that starts . . .
-John Byrom: “Miscellaneous Poems by John Byrom” (1773), Volume I, page 78, ‘Careless Content,’ Stanza II
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“Change the conversation of the world by dwelling on what’s gone right.” -Mary Anne Radmacher (born 1957)
We are MFOL! . . . now let us all engage in happy talk, serious talk, silly talk . . . or we could just make wild animal noises . . .
“Before beginning any conversation, ask yourself if this is the proper time, place, and person to have the conversation with. If you use wild hand gestures when you talk, make an effort to keep your hands under control so that you do not appear to be physically menacing or ridiculous to the other person. Understand that you have goals in talking to people, and they also have their goals, and the best conversations are those in which both people move closer to achieving their goals.” -Author Unknown
“Chatter is not quite conversation.” -Charles M. Schulz (Charles Monroe ‘Sparky’ Schulz (1922 - 2000))
“There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.” -Michel de Montaigne (Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533 - 1592))
“Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.” -William Penn (1644 - 1718)
“People should talk less and draw more. Personally, I would like to renounce speech altogether and, like organic nature, communicate everything I have to say visually.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
“There are three things in speech that ought to be considered before some things are spoken - the manner, the place, and the time.” -Robert Southey (1774 - 1843): as attributed in S. Austin Allibone: “Prose Quotations from Socrates to Macaulay” (1880)
“When we speak harshly or yell at people, the words can hit their ears so hard that they bounce right off them and are not heard, or are interpreted by their instinctual defenses as threats. If we speak reasonably and calmly, we have a chance of being heard and understood.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“I can hold conversations by myself. What do you call this?” -Alice Oseman (Alice May Oseman (born 1994)): “Solitaire” (2014) book
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“Everyone should be quick to listen. Slow to speak.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible” (NIV), ‘James,’ chapter 1, verse 19
“We have two ears and only one tongue in order that we may hear more and speak less.” -Diogenes Laërtius (lived about C.E. 3rd century)
“The secret of success in conversation is to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.” -Author Unknown
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Plato: What can you hold without ever touching it?
Aristotle: A conversation.
“In conversation avoid the extremes of forwardness and reserve.” -Marcus Porcius Cato (also known as Cato the Elder (233 B.C.E. - 148 B.C.E.)): as quoted in “Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations” (1922), page 137
“The words you speak today should be soft and tender, for tomorrow you may have to eat them.” -Author Unknown
“Conversation is the image of the mind; as the man, so is his speech.” [translation to English]
“Sermo animi est imago; qualis vir, talis et oratio est.” [original Latin]
-Publilius Syrus (also known simply as Syrus (85 B.C.E. - 43 B.C.E.)): “Maxims”
“Life is a conversation. Make it a good one.” -Glennon Doyle Melton
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“We’re always talking about talking, but we never seem to get around to actually talking.” -Author Unknown
“To disagree, one does not have to be disagreeable.” -Barry M. Goldwater and Jack Casserly: “Goldwater” (12 October 1988)
“Contradiction and flattery both make poor conversation.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
“The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man’s observation, not overturning it.” -Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton (1803 - 1873))
“One way to prevent conversation from being boring is to say the wrong thing.” -Frank Sheed
“If you want to be listened to, you should put in time listening.” -Marge Piercy (born 1936)
“Conversation means being able to disagree and still continue the discussion.” -Dwight MacDonald
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“The value of the average conversation could be enormously improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.” -André Maurois (born Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog (1885 - 1967))
“Some people live in harsh surroundings filled with difficult or impossible people, and so they have lost the ability to engage in conversation and can only do what everyone around them is doing, which is to ‘bark’ at people. Because people do not like to be barked at, they stop listening to each other, and when problems arise, solutions are never found.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“One good conversation can shift the direction of the change forever.” -Linda Lambert
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“Miss not the discourse of the elders.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Ecclesiaticus,’ chapter VIII, verse 9
“To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation.” -François de La Rochefoucauld (also known as François Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680))
“It was mortifying to find how strong the habit of idle speech may become in one’s self. One need not always be saying something in this noisy world.” -Sarah Orne Jewett (1849 - 1909): “The Country of Pointed Firs and Other Fiction” (1896)
“A gossip is one who talks to you about others; a bore is one who talks to you about himself; and a brilliant conversationalist is one who talks to you about yourself.” -Lisa Kirk (born Elsie Kirk (1925 - 1990))
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“There is only one rule for being a good talker: learn to listen.” -Christopher Morley (Christopher Darlington Morley (1890 - 1957)): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
“Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation.” -Oscar Wilde (Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 - 1900))
With good and gentle humour’d hearts
I choose to chat where e’er I come;
Whate’er the subject be that starts . . .
-John Byrom: “Miscellaneous Poems by John Byrom” (1773), Volume I, page 78, ‘Careless Content,’ Stanza II
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“Change the conversation of the world by dwelling on what’s gone right.” -Mary Anne Radmacher (born 1957)
We are MFOL! . . . now let us all engage in happy talk, serious talk, silly talk . . . or we could just make wild animal noises . . .
“Love the life you have while you create the life of your dreams.” -Hal Elrod (Hal Austin Elrod (born 1979)) at https://halelrod.com/
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“Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.” -Lu Xun (also known as Lusin (1881 - 1936)): as quoted in Lin Yutang, editor and translator, “The Wisdom of China and India” (1942), ‘The Epigrams of Lusin’
“To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.” [translation to English]
“Pour accomplir de grandes choses il ne suffit pas d’agir, il faut rêver; il ne suffit pas de calculer, il faut croire.” [original French]
-Anatole France (pseudonym of Jacques Anatole François Thibault (1844 - 1924)): “Discours de réception, Séance De L’académie Française” (24 December 1896) (introductory speech at a session of the French Academy), commenting on Ferdinand de Lesseps’ work on the Suez Canal
“Everything that is done in the world is done by hope.” -Martin Luther (1483 - 1546)
“Everything begins as a dream.” -Author Unknown
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“Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.” -Les Brown (Leslie Calvin ‘Les’ Brown (born 1945))
“Hope has two beautiful daughters, named Anger and Courage; Anger at the way things are, and Courage to change them.” -Augustine of Hippo (also known as Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis (C.E. 354 - C.E. 430))
“You need hope to get you going, but then by taking action, you generate more hope. It’s a circular thing.” -Jane Goodall: “The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times” (2021), page 10
“HOPE: Hanging Onto Positive Expectations.” -Author Unknown
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“The hopeful man sees success where others see failure; sunshine where others see shadows and storm.” -Orison S. Marden (Orison Swett Marden (1848 - 1924))
“The Sun always shines above the clouds.” -Paul F. Davis at https://PaulFDavis.com/
“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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“Hope costs nothing.” -Colette (Sidonie Gabrielle Colette (1873 - 1954))
“Here I possessed nothing in the world. I was no more than a mortal strayed between sand and stars, conscious of the single blessing of breathing. And yet I discovered myself filled with dreams.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint-Exupéry (1900 - 1944)) at https://www.antoinedesaintexupery.com/
“Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.” -Helen Keller (Helen Adams Keller (1880 - 1968))
“Dream. Then Do.” -Ferdi Scheepers
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“Do all you can to make your dreams come true.” -Joel Osteen (born 1963)
“Hold on to your dreams, for they are, in a sense, the stuff of which reality is made. It is through our dreams that we maintain the possibility of a better, more meaningful life.” -Leo Buscaglia (Felice Leonardo ‘Leo’ Buscaglia, also known as Leo F. Buscaglia (1924 - 1998))
“Dreams come a size too big so you can grow into them.” -Author Unknown
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“Have big dreams. You will grow into them.” -Author Unknown
“No dreamer is ever too small; no dream is ever too big.” -Author Unknown
“Hope is not the lucky gift of circumstance or disposition, but a virtue like faith and love, to be practiced whether or not we find it easy or even natural, because it is necessary to our survival as human beings.” -Clara Park
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“What steps could you take right now to begin turning your dreams into realities?” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com
“While there’s life, there’s hope.” -Publius Terentius Afer (also known simply as Terence (185 B.C.E. - 159 B.C.E.)): “Heuton timoroumenos,” line 981
“Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.” -Gail Devers
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“The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope.” -Barbara Kingsolver (born 1955)
“Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.” -John Updike (John Hoyer Updike (1932 - 2009)): Self-Consciousness: Memoirs” (1989), Chapter 3
“Hope doesn’t require a massive chain where heavy links of logic hold it together. A thin wire will do . . . just strong enough to get us through the night until the winds die down.” -Charles R. Swindoll (Charles Rozell ‘Chuck’ Swindoll (born 1934))
“Don’t lose hope. When the Sun goes down, the stars come out.” -Author Unknown
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Hope, like the gleaming taper’s light,
Adorns and cheers our way;
And still, as darker grows the night,
Emits a brighter ray.
-Oliver Goldsmith (1728 - 1774): “The Captivity, An Oratorio” (1764), Act II, scene 1
“Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.” -Dale E. Turner (Dale Emerson Turner (1917 - 2006)) at https://www.reverenddaleturner.org/
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“Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall at last unveil.” -John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)
“When the world says, ‘Give up,’ Hope whispers, ‘Try one more time.’” -Author Unknown
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“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.” -Jesse Owens (1913 - 1980)
“Set out each day believing in your dreams. Know without a doubt that you were made for amazing things.” -Josh Hinds (Josh Stephen Hinds (born 1973))
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“Hope is necessary in every condition. The miseries of poverty, of sickness, or captivity, would, without this comfort, be insupportable; nor does it appear that the happiest lot of terrestrial existence can set us above the want of this general blessing; or that life, when the gifts of nature and of fortune are accumulated upon it, would not still be wretched, were it not elevated and delighted by the expectation of some new possession, of some enjoyment yet behind, by which the wish shall at last be satisfied, and the heart filled up to its utmost extent.” -Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784): as quoted in “The Rambler” (1750 - 1752), Number 67 (6 November 1750)
“Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.” -Robert H. Schuller (Robert Harold Schuller (1926 - 2015))
“So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.” -Christopher Reeve (Christopher D’Olier Reeve (1952 - 2004))
“Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.” -Léo Joseph Suenens (1904 - 1996)
“At the darkest moment comes the light.” -Joseph Campbell (Joseph John Campbell (1904 - 1987)): “The Power of Myth” book based on “Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth” television documentary (broadcast 21 through 26 June 1988), Chapter 2: ‘The Journey Inward’
“Hope is something that brings sunshine into the shadows of our lives. It is our link to a better tomorrow. When hope is gone, so too is our force, and when hope is kept alive, so too is our determination to go on.” -Author Unknown: dedication to George Mahdesian (1927 - 1998)
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“One’s thoughts turn towards Hope.” -Leonardo da Vinci (Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (1452 - 1519)): as quoted in Edward MacCurdy, translator: “The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci” (1938), ‘Studies and Sketches for Pictures and Decorations’
“In all things it is better to hope than to despair.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
“A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement.” -Bo Bennett (Robert Foster ‘Bo’ Bennett (born 1972))
“Dreams are necessary to life.” -Anaïs Nin (born Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell (1903 - 1977))
“Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous.” -Thornton Wilder (Thornton Niven Wilder (1897 - 1975))
“Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.” -H. Jackson Brown (Horace Jackson Brown, Junior (1940 - 2021)): “Life’s Little Instruction Book” (1991)
“Hope ever urges on, and tells us to-morrow will be better.” [translation to English]
“Spes fovet, et fore eras semper ait melius.” [original Latin]
-Tibullus: “Carmina,” II, 6, 20
“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” -Thích Nhất Hanh (born 1926 as Nguyễn Xuân Bảo)
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“It may be that those who do most, dream most.” -Stephen Butler Leacock (1869 - 1944)
‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -
And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -
And sore must be the storm -
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm -
I’ve heard it in the chillest land -
And on the strangest sea -
Yet, never - in extremity -
It asked a crumb of me -
-Emily Dickinson (Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830 - 1886)): as published in Thomas H. Johnson, editor: “The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson” (1960), Poem 254
“He who has hope has everything.” -Author Unknown
“The path to a dream is paved with sacrifices and lined with determination. And although it has many stumbling blocks along the way and may go in more than one direction, it is marked with faith. It is traveled by belief in you and others but requires courage, persistence, and hard work. It is conquered with a willingness to face challenges and take chances, to fail and try again and again. Along the way, you may have to confront doubts, setbacks, and unfairness. But when the path comes to an end, you will find that there is no greater joy than making your dream come true.” -Author Unknown
“Nature has fixed no limits on our hopes.” -Bjōrk: ‘Hope’ on “Volta” (2007)
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“Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.” -Lu Xun (also known as Lusin (1881 - 1936)): as quoted in Lin Yutang, editor and translator, “The Wisdom of China and India” (1942), ‘The Epigrams of Lusin’
“To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.” [translation to English]
“Pour accomplir de grandes choses il ne suffit pas d’agir, il faut rêver; il ne suffit pas de calculer, il faut croire.” [original French]
-Anatole France (pseudonym of Jacques Anatole François Thibault (1844 - 1924)): “Discours de réception, Séance De L’académie Française” (24 December 1896) (introductory speech at a session of the French Academy), commenting on Ferdinand de Lesseps’ work on the Suez Canal
“Everything that is done in the world is done by hope.” -Martin Luther (1483 - 1546)
“Everything begins as a dream.” -Author Unknown
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“Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.” -Les Brown (Leslie Calvin ‘Les’ Brown (born 1945))
“Hope has two beautiful daughters, named Anger and Courage; Anger at the way things are, and Courage to change them.” -Augustine of Hippo (also known as Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis (C.E. 354 - C.E. 430))
“You need hope to get you going, but then by taking action, you generate more hope. It’s a circular thing.” -Jane Goodall: “The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times” (2021), page 10
“HOPE: Hanging Onto Positive Expectations.” -Author Unknown
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“The hopeful man sees success where others see failure; sunshine where others see shadows and storm.” -Orison S. Marden (Orison Swett Marden (1848 - 1924))
“The Sun always shines above the clouds.” -Paul F. Davis at https://PaulFDavis.com/
“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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“Hope costs nothing.” -Colette (Sidonie Gabrielle Colette (1873 - 1954))
“Here I possessed nothing in the world. I was no more than a mortal strayed between sand and stars, conscious of the single blessing of breathing. And yet I discovered myself filled with dreams.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint-Exupéry (1900 - 1944)) at https://www.antoinedesaintexupery.com/
“Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.” -Helen Keller (Helen Adams Keller (1880 - 1968))
“Dream. Then Do.” -Ferdi Scheepers
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“Do all you can to make your dreams come true.” -Joel Osteen (born 1963)
“Hold on to your dreams, for they are, in a sense, the stuff of which reality is made. It is through our dreams that we maintain the possibility of a better, more meaningful life.” -Leo Buscaglia (Felice Leonardo ‘Leo’ Buscaglia, also known as Leo F. Buscaglia (1924 - 1998))
“Dreams come a size too big so you can grow into them.” -Author Unknown
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“Have big dreams. You will grow into them.” -Author Unknown
“No dreamer is ever too small; no dream is ever too big.” -Author Unknown
“Hope is not the lucky gift of circumstance or disposition, but a virtue like faith and love, to be practiced whether or not we find it easy or even natural, because it is necessary to our survival as human beings.” -Clara Park
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“What steps could you take right now to begin turning your dreams into realities?” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com
“While there’s life, there’s hope.” -Publius Terentius Afer (also known simply as Terence (185 B.C.E. - 159 B.C.E.)): “Heuton timoroumenos,” line 981
“Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.” -Gail Devers
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“The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope.” -Barbara Kingsolver (born 1955)
“Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.” -John Updike (John Hoyer Updike (1932 - 2009)): Self-Consciousness: Memoirs” (1989), Chapter 3
“Hope doesn’t require a massive chain where heavy links of logic hold it together. A thin wire will do . . . just strong enough to get us through the night until the winds die down.” -Charles R. Swindoll (Charles Rozell ‘Chuck’ Swindoll (born 1934))
“Don’t lose hope. When the Sun goes down, the stars come out.” -Author Unknown
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Hope, like the gleaming taper’s light,
Adorns and cheers our way;
And still, as darker grows the night,
Emits a brighter ray.
-Oliver Goldsmith (1728 - 1774): “The Captivity, An Oratorio” (1764), Act II, scene 1
“Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.” -Dale E. Turner (Dale Emerson Turner (1917 - 2006)) at https://www.reverenddaleturner.org/
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“Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall at last unveil.” -John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)
“When the world says, ‘Give up,’ Hope whispers, ‘Try one more time.’” -Author Unknown
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“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.” -Jesse Owens (1913 - 1980)
“Set out each day believing in your dreams. Know without a doubt that you were made for amazing things.” -Josh Hinds (Josh Stephen Hinds (born 1973))
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“Hope is necessary in every condition. The miseries of poverty, of sickness, or captivity, would, without this comfort, be insupportable; nor does it appear that the happiest lot of terrestrial existence can set us above the want of this general blessing; or that life, when the gifts of nature and of fortune are accumulated upon it, would not still be wretched, were it not elevated and delighted by the expectation of some new possession, of some enjoyment yet behind, by which the wish shall at last be satisfied, and the heart filled up to its utmost extent.” -Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784): as quoted in “The Rambler” (1750 - 1752), Number 67 (6 November 1750)
“Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.” -Robert H. Schuller (Robert Harold Schuller (1926 - 2015))
“So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.” -Christopher Reeve (Christopher D’Olier Reeve (1952 - 2004))
“Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.” -Léo Joseph Suenens (1904 - 1996)
“At the darkest moment comes the light.” -Joseph Campbell (Joseph John Campbell (1904 - 1987)): “The Power of Myth” book based on “Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth” television documentary (broadcast 21 through 26 June 1988), Chapter 2: ‘The Journey Inward’
“Hope is something that brings sunshine into the shadows of our lives. It is our link to a better tomorrow. When hope is gone, so too is our force, and when hope is kept alive, so too is our determination to go on.” -Author Unknown: dedication to George Mahdesian (1927 - 1998)
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“One’s thoughts turn towards Hope.” -Leonardo da Vinci (Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (1452 - 1519)): as quoted in Edward MacCurdy, translator: “The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci” (1938), ‘Studies and Sketches for Pictures and Decorations’
“In all things it is better to hope than to despair.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
“A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement.” -Bo Bennett (Robert Foster ‘Bo’ Bennett (born 1972))
“Dreams are necessary to life.” -Anaïs Nin (born Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell (1903 - 1977))
“Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous.” -Thornton Wilder (Thornton Niven Wilder (1897 - 1975))
“Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.” -H. Jackson Brown (Horace Jackson Brown, Junior (1940 - 2021)): “Life’s Little Instruction Book” (1991)
“Hope ever urges on, and tells us to-morrow will be better.” [translation to English]
“Spes fovet, et fore eras semper ait melius.” [original Latin]
-Tibullus: “Carmina,” II, 6, 20
“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” -Thích Nhất Hanh (born 1926 as Nguyễn Xuân Bảo)
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“It may be that those who do most, dream most.” -Stephen Butler Leacock (1869 - 1944)
‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -
And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -
And sore must be the storm -
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm -
I’ve heard it in the chillest land -
And on the strangest sea -
Yet, never - in extremity -
It asked a crumb of me -
-Emily Dickinson (Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830 - 1886)): as published in Thomas H. Johnson, editor: “The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson” (1960), Poem 254
“He who has hope has everything.” -Author Unknown
“The path to a dream is paved with sacrifices and lined with determination. And although it has many stumbling blocks along the way and may go in more than one direction, it is marked with faith. It is traveled by belief in you and others but requires courage, persistence, and hard work. It is conquered with a willingness to face challenges and take chances, to fail and try again and again. Along the way, you may have to confront doubts, setbacks, and unfairness. But when the path comes to an end, you will find that there is no greater joy than making your dream come true.” -Author Unknown
“Nature has fixed no limits on our hopes.” -Bjōrk: ‘Hope’ on “Volta” (2007)
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“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work; you don’t give up.” -Anne ‘Annie’ Lamott (born 1954)
“Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they’ve got a second. Give your dreams all you’ve got and you’ll marvel at the energy that comes out of you.” -William James (1842 - 1910)
“Miracles start to happen when you give as much energy to your dreams as you do to your fears.” -Richard Wilkins (Richard Stephen Wilkins (born 1954))
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“The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn; the bird waits in the egg; and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs. Dreams are the seedlings of realities.” -James Allen (1864 - 1912): “As a Man Thinketh” (1902), ‘Visions and Ideals’
“Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” -Helen Keller (Helen Adams Keller (1880 - 1968)): “Optimism” (1903)
“There is always hope.” -Frances Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson: “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” film (2002) film based on J. R. R. Tolkien: “The Lord of the Rings” published as three volumes, “The Fellowship of the Ring,” “The Two Towers,” and “Return of the King” (29 July 1954 to 20 October 1955)
“I have had dreams and I have had nightmares. I overcame the nightmares because of my dreams.” -Jonas Salk (Jonas Edward Salk (1914 - 1995))
“Don’t let someone who gave up on their dreams talk you out of going after yours.” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))
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“The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started.” -Norman Cousins (1915 - 1990)
“It is good to dream, but it is better to dream and work. Faith is mighty, but action with faith is mightier. Desiring is helpful, but work and desire are invincible.” -Thomas Robert Gaines (1877 - 1965)
“Of all the people I have ever known, those who have pursued their dreams and failed have lived a much more fulfilling life than those who have put their dreams on a shelf for fear of failure.” -Author Unknown
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“The only thing that stands in between you and your dreams is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible.” -Joel Brown at https://www.IAmJoelBrown.com/
“Hope is like the Sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.” -Samuel Smiles (1812 - 1904): “Self-help, with Illustrations of Character and Conduct” (1861), page 67
The heart bowed down by weight of woe
To weakest hope will cling.
-Alfred Bunn: “Bohemian Girl” as quoted in “Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations” (1922), pages 375 through 378
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“Hope is as cheap as Despair.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs” (1732), number 2542
“The hopes of men have been justly called waking dreams.” -Basil (C.E. 330 - C.E. 379): letter to Gregory of Nazianzus: as quoted in S. Baring-Gould (Sabine Baring-Gould (1834 - 1924)): “The Lives of the Saints” (1873)
“Dream big and dare to fail.” -Norman D. Vaughan
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“At every crossroad, follow your dream. It is courageous to let your heart lead the way.” -Thomas Leland (1722 - 1785)
“Never stop believing in hope because miracles happen every day.” -Author Unknown
Our greatest good, and what we least can spare,
Is hope: the last of all our evils, fear.
-John Armstrong: “Art of Preserving Health” (1744), Book IV, line 318
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“Dreams don’t work unless you do.” -John C. Maxwell (John Calvin Maxwell (born 1947))
“When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go.” -Carol Burnett (Carol Creighton Burnett (born 1933))
“Dreams can come true if you take the time to think about what you want in life.” -Author Unknown
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“My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.” [translation to English]
“Et res non semper, spes mihi semper adest.” [original Latin]
-Publius Ovidius Naso (also known simply as Ovid (43 B.C.E. - C.E. 17)): “Heroides,” XVIII, 178
“Every moment is another chance to make your dreams come true.” -Author Unknown
“Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
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“False hope is better than no hope at all.” -Lois Greiman (Lois Denise Greiman (born 1959))
“Hope is both the earliest and the most indispensable virtue inherent in the state of being alive. If life is to be sustained hope must remain, even where confidence is wounded, trust impaired.” -Erik Erikson (1902 - 1994)
“I’ve always said there’s no hope without endeavor. Hope has no meaning unless we are prepared to work to realize our hopes and dreams, but in order to that we do need to have friends. We need those who believe in us. Friends are those who believe in us and who want to help us whatever it is that we are trying to achieve.” -Aung San Suu Kyi: “Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought Acceptance Speech” (22 October 2013) Strasbourg
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“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that.” -J. K. Rowling (pseudonym of Joanne ‘Jo’ Rowling (born 1965)): “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (1997)
“Where there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.” -Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784): as quoted in “The Rambler” (6 April 1751), Number 110
“Hope is never lost. There are always possibilities.” -Pavel Chekov
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“For hope is but the dream of those that wake.” -Matthew Prior (1664 - 1721): “Solomon on the Vanity of the World,” book iii, line 102
“All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.” -Orison S. Marden (Orison Swett Marden (1848 - 1924))
“If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.” -Clement of Alexandria (also known as Titus Flavius Clemens (about C.E. 150 - about C.E. 215))
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“Successful people are dreamers who have found a dream too exciting, too important, to remain in the realm of fantasy. Day by day, hour by hour, they toil in the service of their dream until they can see it with their eyes and touch it with their hands.” -Earl Nightingale (1921 - 1989)
“All men of action are dreamers.” -James G. Huneker (James Gibbons Huneker (1860 - 1921))
“Nothing is as real as a dream. The world can change around you, but your dream will not. Responsibilities need not erase it. Duties need not obscure it. Because the dream is within you, no one can take it away.” -Tom Clancy (Thomas Leo Clancy, Junior (1947 - 2013))
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“Trust your hopes, not your fears.” -David Mahoney (David Joseph Mahoney, Junior (1923 - 2000))
“Never laugh at anyone’s dreams. People who don’t have dreams don’t have much.” -Author Unknown
“Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.” -Suzanne Collins
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“Hope never abandons you; you abandon it.” -George Weinberg (1929 - 2017)
“Great Hopes make great Men.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs” (1732), number 1759
“Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.” -Gloria Steinem (born 1934)
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“People too weak to follow their own dreams typically tend to find a way to discourage yours.” -Author Unknown
“Always chase your dreams instead of running from your fears.” -Author Unknown
“If you don’t have a dream, how are you going to make a dream come true?” -Oscar Hammerstein
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“If it were not for Hopes, the Heart would break.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages And Proverbs” (1732), number 2689
“Hope against hope, and ask till ye receive.” -James Montgomery: “The World Before the Flood,” Canto V
“Nothing happens unless first a dream.” -Carl Sandburg (Carl Augustus Sandburg (1878 - 1967))
“Once you choose hope, anything is possible.” -Christopher Reeve (Christopher D’Olier Reeve (1952 - 2004))
“If you can dream it, you can do it.” -Tom Fitzgerald (Thomas Bartholomew Fizgerald, Junior (1932 - 2022)): as quoted in Dave Smith: “Disney Trivia from the Vault” (2012), page 243; quotation misattributed to Walt Disney in the “Science of Imagineering” DVD series and by others
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“Everything that is done in the world is done by the hopeful. No matter your age. No matter your circumstances. No matter your financial wealth. Without hope, nothing is possible. But with hope . . . well . . . watch out.” -Martin Luther (1483 - 1546)
“Your dreams tell you what to do; your reason tells you how to do it.” -Jonas Salk (1914 - 1995)
“Hope is what enables us to keep going in the face of adversity. It is what we desire to happen, but we must be prepared to work hard to make it so.” -Jane Goodall: “The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times” (2021), page 8
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“Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords.” -Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784): letter (8 June 1762) as quoted in James Boswell: “The Life of Samuel Johnson” (1791), Volume 1, page 103
“Don’t tell people your dreams; show them.” -Author Unknown
“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places - and there are many - where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction. And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.” -Howard Zinn (1922 - 2010): “A Power Governments Cannot Suppress” (1 December 2006), page 270
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Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it!
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832): “Faust” (1806) lines 214 and 215, as translated by John Anster (1835)
“In both children and adults, there can be a hard-to-deny link between a robust sense of hope and either work productivity or academic achievement.” -Jeffrey Kluger (born 1954)
I live in hope and that I think do all
Who come into this world.
-Robert Bridges: “The Growth of Love” (1898), Sonnet 63
“Always believe that something wonderful is about to happen.” -attributed to Coco Chanel (Gabrielle Bonheur ‘Coco’ Chanel (1883 - 1971))
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“There is nothing like a dream to create the future.” -Victor Hugo (Victor Marie Hugo (1802 - 1885))
“Dream and give yourself permission to envision a You that you choose to be.” -Joy Page
“Keep your heart open to dreams. For as long as there’s a dream, there is hope, and as long as there is hope, there is joy in living.” -Author Unknown
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“Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they’ve got a second. Give your dreams all you’ve got and you’ll marvel at the energy that comes out of you.” -William James (1842 - 1910)
“Miracles start to happen when you give as much energy to your dreams as you do to your fears.” -Richard Wilkins (Richard Stephen Wilkins (born 1954))
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“The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn; the bird waits in the egg; and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs. Dreams are the seedlings of realities.” -James Allen (1864 - 1912): “As a Man Thinketh” (1902), ‘Visions and Ideals’
“Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” -Helen Keller (Helen Adams Keller (1880 - 1968)): “Optimism” (1903)
“There is always hope.” -Frances Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson: “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” film (2002) film based on J. R. R. Tolkien: “The Lord of the Rings” published as three volumes, “The Fellowship of the Ring,” “The Two Towers,” and “Return of the King” (29 July 1954 to 20 October 1955)
“I have had dreams and I have had nightmares. I overcame the nightmares because of my dreams.” -Jonas Salk (Jonas Edward Salk (1914 - 1995))
“Don’t let someone who gave up on their dreams talk you out of going after yours.” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))
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“The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started.” -Norman Cousins (1915 - 1990)
“It is good to dream, but it is better to dream and work. Faith is mighty, but action with faith is mightier. Desiring is helpful, but work and desire are invincible.” -Thomas Robert Gaines (1877 - 1965)
“Of all the people I have ever known, those who have pursued their dreams and failed have lived a much more fulfilling life than those who have put their dreams on a shelf for fear of failure.” -Author Unknown
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“The only thing that stands in between you and your dreams is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible.” -Joel Brown at https://www.IAmJoelBrown.com/
“Hope is like the Sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.” -Samuel Smiles (1812 - 1904): “Self-help, with Illustrations of Character and Conduct” (1861), page 67
The heart bowed down by weight of woe
To weakest hope will cling.
-Alfred Bunn: “Bohemian Girl” as quoted in “Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations” (1922), pages 375 through 378
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“Hope is as cheap as Despair.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs” (1732), number 2542
“The hopes of men have been justly called waking dreams.” -Basil (C.E. 330 - C.E. 379): letter to Gregory of Nazianzus: as quoted in S. Baring-Gould (Sabine Baring-Gould (1834 - 1924)): “The Lives of the Saints” (1873)
“Dream big and dare to fail.” -Norman D. Vaughan
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“At every crossroad, follow your dream. It is courageous to let your heart lead the way.” -Thomas Leland (1722 - 1785)
“Never stop believing in hope because miracles happen every day.” -Author Unknown
Our greatest good, and what we least can spare,
Is hope: the last of all our evils, fear.
-John Armstrong: “Art of Preserving Health” (1744), Book IV, line 318
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“Dreams don’t work unless you do.” -John C. Maxwell (John Calvin Maxwell (born 1947))
“When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go.” -Carol Burnett (Carol Creighton Burnett (born 1933))
“Dreams can come true if you take the time to think about what you want in life.” -Author Unknown
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“My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.” [translation to English]
“Et res non semper, spes mihi semper adest.” [original Latin]
-Publius Ovidius Naso (also known simply as Ovid (43 B.C.E. - C.E. 17)): “Heroides,” XVIII, 178
“Every moment is another chance to make your dreams come true.” -Author Unknown
“Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
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“False hope is better than no hope at all.” -Lois Greiman (Lois Denise Greiman (born 1959))
“Hope is both the earliest and the most indispensable virtue inherent in the state of being alive. If life is to be sustained hope must remain, even where confidence is wounded, trust impaired.” -Erik Erikson (1902 - 1994)
“I’ve always said there’s no hope without endeavor. Hope has no meaning unless we are prepared to work to realize our hopes and dreams, but in order to that we do need to have friends. We need those who believe in us. Friends are those who believe in us and who want to help us whatever it is that we are trying to achieve.” -Aung San Suu Kyi: “Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought Acceptance Speech” (22 October 2013) Strasbourg
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“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that.” -J. K. Rowling (pseudonym of Joanne ‘Jo’ Rowling (born 1965)): “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (1997)
“Where there is no hope, there can be no endeavor.” -Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784): as quoted in “The Rambler” (6 April 1751), Number 110
“Hope is never lost. There are always possibilities.” -Pavel Chekov
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“For hope is but the dream of those that wake.” -Matthew Prior (1664 - 1721): “Solomon on the Vanity of the World,” book iii, line 102
“All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.” -Orison S. Marden (Orison Swett Marden (1848 - 1924))
“If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.” -Clement of Alexandria (also known as Titus Flavius Clemens (about C.E. 150 - about C.E. 215))
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“Successful people are dreamers who have found a dream too exciting, too important, to remain in the realm of fantasy. Day by day, hour by hour, they toil in the service of their dream until they can see it with their eyes and touch it with their hands.” -Earl Nightingale (1921 - 1989)
“All men of action are dreamers.” -James G. Huneker (James Gibbons Huneker (1860 - 1921))
“Nothing is as real as a dream. The world can change around you, but your dream will not. Responsibilities need not erase it. Duties need not obscure it. Because the dream is within you, no one can take it away.” -Tom Clancy (Thomas Leo Clancy, Junior (1947 - 2013))
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“Trust your hopes, not your fears.” -David Mahoney (David Joseph Mahoney, Junior (1923 - 2000))
“Never laugh at anyone’s dreams. People who don’t have dreams don’t have much.” -Author Unknown
“Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.” -Suzanne Collins
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“Hope never abandons you; you abandon it.” -George Weinberg (1929 - 2017)
“Great Hopes make great Men.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs” (1732), number 1759
“Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.” -Gloria Steinem (born 1934)
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“People too weak to follow their own dreams typically tend to find a way to discourage yours.” -Author Unknown
“Always chase your dreams instead of running from your fears.” -Author Unknown
“If you don’t have a dream, how are you going to make a dream come true?” -Oscar Hammerstein
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“If it were not for Hopes, the Heart would break.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages And Proverbs” (1732), number 2689
“Hope against hope, and ask till ye receive.” -James Montgomery: “The World Before the Flood,” Canto V
“Nothing happens unless first a dream.” -Carl Sandburg (Carl Augustus Sandburg (1878 - 1967))
“Once you choose hope, anything is possible.” -Christopher Reeve (Christopher D’Olier Reeve (1952 - 2004))
“If you can dream it, you can do it.” -Tom Fitzgerald (Thomas Bartholomew Fizgerald, Junior (1932 - 2022)): as quoted in Dave Smith: “Disney Trivia from the Vault” (2012), page 243; quotation misattributed to Walt Disney in the “Science of Imagineering” DVD series and by others
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“Everything that is done in the world is done by the hopeful. No matter your age. No matter your circumstances. No matter your financial wealth. Without hope, nothing is possible. But with hope . . . well . . . watch out.” -Martin Luther (1483 - 1546)
“Your dreams tell you what to do; your reason tells you how to do it.” -Jonas Salk (1914 - 1995)
“Hope is what enables us to keep going in the face of adversity. It is what we desire to happen, but we must be prepared to work hard to make it so.” -Jane Goodall: “The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times” (2021), page 8
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“Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords.” -Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784): letter (8 June 1762) as quoted in James Boswell: “The Life of Samuel Johnson” (1791), Volume 1, page 103
“Don’t tell people your dreams; show them.” -Author Unknown
“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places - and there are many - where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction. And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.” -Howard Zinn (1922 - 2010): “A Power Governments Cannot Suppress” (1 December 2006), page 270
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Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it!
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832): “Faust” (1806) lines 214 and 215, as translated by John Anster (1835)
“In both children and adults, there can be a hard-to-deny link between a robust sense of hope and either work productivity or academic achievement.” -Jeffrey Kluger (born 1954)
I live in hope and that I think do all
Who come into this world.
-Robert Bridges: “The Growth of Love” (1898), Sonnet 63
“Always believe that something wonderful is about to happen.” -attributed to Coco Chanel (Gabrielle Bonheur ‘Coco’ Chanel (1883 - 1971))
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“There is nothing like a dream to create the future.” -Victor Hugo (Victor Marie Hugo (1802 - 1885))
“Dream and give yourself permission to envision a You that you choose to be.” -Joy Page
“Keep your heart open to dreams. For as long as there’s a dream, there is hope, and as long as there is hope, there is joy in living.” -Author Unknown
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“Take your dreams up off the shelf! Put your goals in front of you, and follow them. Focus. Strive. This is what you should be doing; this is what you are here for! You are here to dream, and to live your dreams! This is how things were meant to be. It is time to get back to basics. The essence of your life is your dream! What have you always been dreaming about, ever since you were a youngster? Visualize it, define it, and then go for it! Become happy and share that happiness with the world.” -Author Unknown
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“The most important thing about having goals is having one.” -Geoffrey Abert
“I have come up with a plan so cunning you could stick a tail on it and call it a weasel.” -Rowan Atkinson (born 1955): “Black Adder the Third” (British television show)
“If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. Whatever good things we build end up building us.” -Jim Rohn (Emanuel James ‘Jim’ Rohn (1930 - 2009)) at https://www.jimrohn.com/
“If ‘Plan A’ fails, remember there are twenty-five more letters.” -Claire Cook
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“One simple mental trick has changed my life. A wise retired railway worker named Danny Breslin told me about it. When you are faced with a task you do not want to perform, do not think of the task as a whole. Do not focus on the hardest part of it. Instead, ask yourself, ‘What is the least I can do towards accomplishing this task? What is the irreducible minimum?’ Do that and you have started on the task itself. So, for instance, if you are procrastinating about a letter you have to write, put aside the thought of the letter itself and what you will say in it. Instead, think of the least you can do towards it, which is getting a pen and paper ready. By doing this you will usually find that you can then actually start writing the letter itself.” -Celia Haddon (born 1945)
“To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time.” -Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990)
“Some goals are so worthy, it’s glorious even to fail.” -Author Unknown
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When any great design thou dost intend,
Think on the means, the manner, and the end.
-John Denham (1615 - 1669): “Of Prudence”
“The weakest living creature, by concentrating his powers on a single object, can accomplish something; whereas the strongest, by dispersing his over many, may fail to accomplish anything.” -Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881)
“Plan your work and work your plan.” -Author Unknown
“Don’t be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so.” -Belva Davis (born as Belvagene Melton in 1932) at http://www.belvadavis.com/
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“It takes a mad genius to reach some goals.” -Daniel Akst (born 1956)
“We rarely succeed at anything unless we have fun doing it.” -Author Unknown
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“Determine what specific goal you want to achieve. Then dedicate yourself to its attainment with unswerving singleness of purpose.” -Paul J. Meyer (Paul James Meyer, Senior (1928 - 2009)) at https://PaulJMeyer.com/
Work diligently toward a goal;
On plans and dreams often dwell;
Don’t wait until you are thirsty,
Before you dig a well.
-Rosemary Perry
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“Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.” -H. L. Hunt (Haroldson Lafayette ‘H. L.’ Hunt, Junior (1889 - 1974))
“Goals give us purpose, which, in turn, motivates us to make ourselves the best version in all aspects of your life.” -Hannah Bronfman
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“The person with a fixed goal, a clear picture of his desire, or an ideal always before him, causes it, through repetition, to be buried deeply in his subconscious mind and is thus enabled, thanks to its generative and sustaining power, to realize his goal in a minimum of time and with a minimum of physical effort. Just pursue the thought unceasingly. Step by step you will achieve realization, for all your faculties and powers become directed to that end.” -Claude M. Bristol (Claude Myron Bristol (1891 - 1951))
“The vital, successful people I have met all had one common characteristic. They had a plan.” -Marilyn Van Derbur (Marilyn Elaine Van Derbur (born 1937))
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“The most important thing about having goals is having one.” -Geoffrey Abert
“I have come up with a plan so cunning you could stick a tail on it and call it a weasel.” -Rowan Atkinson (born 1955): “Black Adder the Third” (British television show)
“If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. Whatever good things we build end up building us.” -Jim Rohn (Emanuel James ‘Jim’ Rohn (1930 - 2009)) at https://www.jimrohn.com/
“If ‘Plan A’ fails, remember there are twenty-five more letters.” -Claire Cook
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“One simple mental trick has changed my life. A wise retired railway worker named Danny Breslin told me about it. When you are faced with a task you do not want to perform, do not think of the task as a whole. Do not focus on the hardest part of it. Instead, ask yourself, ‘What is the least I can do towards accomplishing this task? What is the irreducible minimum?’ Do that and you have started on the task itself. So, for instance, if you are procrastinating about a letter you have to write, put aside the thought of the letter itself and what you will say in it. Instead, think of the least you can do towards it, which is getting a pen and paper ready. By doing this you will usually find that you can then actually start writing the letter itself.” -Celia Haddon (born 1945)
“To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time.” -Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990)
“Some goals are so worthy, it’s glorious even to fail.” -Author Unknown
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When any great design thou dost intend,
Think on the means, the manner, and the end.
-John Denham (1615 - 1669): “Of Prudence”
“The weakest living creature, by concentrating his powers on a single object, can accomplish something; whereas the strongest, by dispersing his over many, may fail to accomplish anything.” -Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881)
“Plan your work and work your plan.” -Author Unknown
“Don’t be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so.” -Belva Davis (born as Belvagene Melton in 1932) at http://www.belvadavis.com/
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“It takes a mad genius to reach some goals.” -Daniel Akst (born 1956)
“We rarely succeed at anything unless we have fun doing it.” -Author Unknown
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“Determine what specific goal you want to achieve. Then dedicate yourself to its attainment with unswerving singleness of purpose.” -Paul J. Meyer (Paul James Meyer, Senior (1928 - 2009)) at https://PaulJMeyer.com/
Work diligently toward a goal;
On plans and dreams often dwell;
Don’t wait until you are thirsty,
Before you dig a well.
-Rosemary Perry
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“Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.” -H. L. Hunt (Haroldson Lafayette ‘H. L.’ Hunt, Junior (1889 - 1974))
“Goals give us purpose, which, in turn, motivates us to make ourselves the best version in all aspects of your life.” -Hannah Bronfman
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“The person with a fixed goal, a clear picture of his desire, or an ideal always before him, causes it, through repetition, to be buried deeply in his subconscious mind and is thus enabled, thanks to its generative and sustaining power, to realize his goal in a minimum of time and with a minimum of physical effort. Just pursue the thought unceasingly. Step by step you will achieve realization, for all your faculties and powers become directed to that end.” -Claude M. Bristol (Claude Myron Bristol (1891 - 1951))
“The vital, successful people I have met all had one common characteristic. They had a plan.” -Marilyn Van Derbur (Marilyn Elaine Van Derbur (born 1937))
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“People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going.” -Earl Nightingale (1921 - 1989)
“You will have wonderful surges forward. Then there must be a time of consolidating before the next forward surge. Accept this as part of the process and never become downhearted.” -Eileen Caddy (1917 - 2006)
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“I love it when a plan comes together.” -Author Unknown: “A-Team” (1983 - 1987) television series; catch phrase of character John ‘Hannibal’ Smith (portrayed by actor George Peppard (1928 - 1994))
“The basic goal-reaching principle is to understand that you go as far as you can see, and when you get there you will be able to see farther.” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))
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“What you get by reaching your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012)): “Biscuits, Fleas, and Pump Handles” (1974), ‘Segment 4: Goals,’ Chapter 4: Reaching Your Goals, page 171
“You will have wonderful surges forward. Then there must be a time of consolidating before the next forward surge. Accept this as part of the process and never become downhearted.” -Eileen Caddy (1917 - 2006)
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“I love it when a plan comes together.” -Author Unknown: “A-Team” (1983 - 1987) television series; catch phrase of character John ‘Hannibal’ Smith (portrayed by actor George Peppard (1928 - 1994))
“The basic goal-reaching principle is to understand that you go as far as you can see, and when you get there you will be able to see farther.” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))
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“What you get by reaching your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012)): “Biscuits, Fleas, and Pump Handles” (1974), ‘Segment 4: Goals,’ Chapter 4: Reaching Your Goals, page 171
Achieving Your Goals
1. Break your goals into smaller parts.
- Many people abandon their goals because the goals are too big and vague.
- Break goals down into smaller parts.
- Decide on concrete and measurable actions.
- Have solid ideas of what a successful completion of a goal looks like.
2. Commit time daily to goals.
- You do not have necessarily have to commit hours at a time to accomplish a goal, you just have to be focused.
- The greatest advances often occur as the sum total of a series of small efforts.
- Commit to spending at least 15 minutes a day on specific goals.
- Do something that moves you closer to accomplishing your goals.
3. Talk to yourself.
- Repetition is the root of success.
- Remind yourself of your goals every day.
- Turn your most important goal into a one-sentence affirmation.
- Phrase it as though you have already accomplished your goal.
- Repeat regularly and it becomes your natural way of thinking.
4. Make a serious commitment to your goals.
- Make yourself accountable by telling a few trustworthy people of your plans.
- Hope they become interested in your progress and check in with you.
- This will inspire you to keep going and overcome obstacles.
- It is hard not to achieve goals when others are watching and encouraging us.
5. Write your goals down.
- If you write goals down, they are more likely to come to pass.
- Invest time and energy writing your goals down.
- Putting goals on paper makes you more committed to the outcome.
- Reread your goals list periodically.
- It is beneficial to cross items off when they are completed.
6. Review your goals and your progress weekly.
- Re-evaluate each goal as circumstances change.
- If your priorities change, drop goals from your list or add new ones.
- Ask yourself ‘why’ if you have not made progress; find out what is in your way.
- Question if unachieved goals are still important to you.
7. If possible, find a friend.
- Try to get friends to help out with your project.
- Offer to reciprocate and help your friend in return.
- Two can get more done in a shorter period of time than one.
- You hold each other accountable to accomplishing your goals.
8. Reward yourself.
- As you plan your goals, attach specific rewards to each goal.
- The reward should be commensurate with the amount of work.
- Be consistent about rewarding yourself for every accomplishment.
- Each completion deserves a reward, no matter how small.
9.Take time to enjoy success.
- Take time to acknowledge the fact that you have accomplished a goal.
- Don’t simply charge into the next task or in time, you will likely burn out.
- Remember the time and effort you invested.
- Savor the feeling of completion.
- Refresh and renew your enthusiasm before you continue.
1. Break your goals into smaller parts.
- Many people abandon their goals because the goals are too big and vague.
- Break goals down into smaller parts.
- Decide on concrete and measurable actions.
- Have solid ideas of what a successful completion of a goal looks like.
2. Commit time daily to goals.
- You do not have necessarily have to commit hours at a time to accomplish a goal, you just have to be focused.
- The greatest advances often occur as the sum total of a series of small efforts.
- Commit to spending at least 15 minutes a day on specific goals.
- Do something that moves you closer to accomplishing your goals.
3. Talk to yourself.
- Repetition is the root of success.
- Remind yourself of your goals every day.
- Turn your most important goal into a one-sentence affirmation.
- Phrase it as though you have already accomplished your goal.
- Repeat regularly and it becomes your natural way of thinking.
4. Make a serious commitment to your goals.
- Make yourself accountable by telling a few trustworthy people of your plans.
- Hope they become interested in your progress and check in with you.
- This will inspire you to keep going and overcome obstacles.
- It is hard not to achieve goals when others are watching and encouraging us.
5. Write your goals down.
- If you write goals down, they are more likely to come to pass.
- Invest time and energy writing your goals down.
- Putting goals on paper makes you more committed to the outcome.
- Reread your goals list periodically.
- It is beneficial to cross items off when they are completed.
6. Review your goals and your progress weekly.
- Re-evaluate each goal as circumstances change.
- If your priorities change, drop goals from your list or add new ones.
- Ask yourself ‘why’ if you have not made progress; find out what is in your way.
- Question if unachieved goals are still important to you.
7. If possible, find a friend.
- Try to get friends to help out with your project.
- Offer to reciprocate and help your friend in return.
- Two can get more done in a shorter period of time than one.
- You hold each other accountable to accomplishing your goals.
8. Reward yourself.
- As you plan your goals, attach specific rewards to each goal.
- The reward should be commensurate with the amount of work.
- Be consistent about rewarding yourself for every accomplishment.
- Each completion deserves a reward, no matter how small.
9.Take time to enjoy success.
- Take time to acknowledge the fact that you have accomplished a goal.
- Don’t simply charge into the next task or in time, you will likely burn out.
- Remember the time and effort you invested.
- Savor the feeling of completion.
- Refresh and renew your enthusiasm before you continue.
Make a written plan . . . and re-read it often . . .
“You can do anything you want in your life and in your career if you have written goals and a plan to get there, and also the commitment to follow through.” -Carol Halsey
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“Cultivate the habit of setting clearly-defined written goals; they are the road maps that guide you to your destination.” -Roy T. Bennett
The goal shapes the plan.
The plan shapes the action.
The action achieves the results.
The results bring success.
-Author Unknown
“You must keep your mind on the objective, not on the obstacle.” -William Randolph Hearst (1863 - 1951)
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“Do you know people who are doing absolutely nothing with their lives, such as neighbors, relatives, co-workers, and others? Do they spend their days watching television, scrolling through social media posts, or hanging out with other similar people, also known as ‘the wrong crowd,’ and chattering about sports, celebrities, politicians, and criminals? Do they never talk about what they are doing, and only talk about what other people are doing? Do they have a lot of bad habits and few or no good habits? Beware of them! You cannot lift them out of their circumstances, which they themselves created, and you cannot hope to motivate them as you are motivated. If you try, you might lose yourself and who you are in the process. If these do-nothing and never-do-well people find out you have goals, they will try to talk you out of them, disparage you, tell you that you are incapable of doing them, even try to ruin you. Never let them break your resolve, and do not let these people make you into one of them. You are an active person, and a doer! Stay with your goals no matter what, and if you can find people who are doing something with their lives, gravitate towards them instead.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Laboring toward distant aims sets the mind in a higher key and puts us at our best.” -Charles H. Parkhurst (Charles Henry Parkhurst (1842 - 1933))
“Goals are simply tools to focus your energy in positive directions, these can be changed as your priorities change, new ones added, and others dropped.” -O. Carl Simonton (Oscar Carl Simonton, Junior (1942 - 2009))
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“The secret to productive goal setting is in establishing clearly defined goals, writing them down and then focusing on them several times a day with words, pictures, and emotions as if we’ve already achieved them.” -Denis Waitley (Denis Edwin Waitley, Senior (born 1933)) at https://www.deniswaitley.com/
“Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life.” -Les Brown (Leslie Calvin ‘Les’ Brown (born 1945))
“Don’t let anyone steal your dream. It’s your dream, not theirs.” -Dan Zadra (Daniel W. Zadra, Senior (born 1946)) at http://zadracreative.com/
“Each step forward is one less step that has to be taken.” -Brian Adams
“Goals seem impossible only when you are not heading toward them.” -Mike Hawkins
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Write Down Your Goals!
If you don’t write your goal down on paper,
Beware, it may try to be an escaper.
But when you do write your goal in your journal,
What you have done is planted a kernel.
And everyone, who knows anything knows,
That what a man reaps is what a man sows!
So write down your hopes and journal your goals
And press on through the highs and the lows.
Through the thick and through the thin,
If you never, never quit - eventually you win.
In every failure is a seed of success,
So keep trying, keep trying -
And you’ll be the best.
Write down your goals
And surprise the rest.
By Al Argo
“A goal is created three times. First, as a mental picture. Second, when written down to add clarity and dimension. And third, when you take action towards its achievement.” -Gary Ryan Blair
“As you begin to define your life in terms of goals, you automatically increase your level of excitement, aliveness, enthusiasm, self-confidence, and self-motivation.” -Author Unknown
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“Have the dogged determination to follow through to achieve your goal; regardless of circumstances or whatever other people say, think, or do.” -Paul J. Meyer (Paul James Meyer, Senior (1928 - 2009)) at https://PaulJMeyer.com/
“Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer the goal.” -Elbert Hubbard (Elbert Green Hubbard (1856 - 1915))
“You can do anything you want in your life and in your career if you have written goals and a plan to get there, and also the commitment to follow through.” -Carol Halsey
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“Cultivate the habit of setting clearly-defined written goals; they are the road maps that guide you to your destination.” -Roy T. Bennett
The goal shapes the plan.
The plan shapes the action.
The action achieves the results.
The results bring success.
-Author Unknown
“You must keep your mind on the objective, not on the obstacle.” -William Randolph Hearst (1863 - 1951)
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“Do you know people who are doing absolutely nothing with their lives, such as neighbors, relatives, co-workers, and others? Do they spend their days watching television, scrolling through social media posts, or hanging out with other similar people, also known as ‘the wrong crowd,’ and chattering about sports, celebrities, politicians, and criminals? Do they never talk about what they are doing, and only talk about what other people are doing? Do they have a lot of bad habits and few or no good habits? Beware of them! You cannot lift them out of their circumstances, which they themselves created, and you cannot hope to motivate them as you are motivated. If you try, you might lose yourself and who you are in the process. If these do-nothing and never-do-well people find out you have goals, they will try to talk you out of them, disparage you, tell you that you are incapable of doing them, even try to ruin you. Never let them break your resolve, and do not let these people make you into one of them. You are an active person, and a doer! Stay with your goals no matter what, and if you can find people who are doing something with their lives, gravitate towards them instead.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Laboring toward distant aims sets the mind in a higher key and puts us at our best.” -Charles H. Parkhurst (Charles Henry Parkhurst (1842 - 1933))
“Goals are simply tools to focus your energy in positive directions, these can be changed as your priorities change, new ones added, and others dropped.” -O. Carl Simonton (Oscar Carl Simonton, Junior (1942 - 2009))
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Changing And Adjusting Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“The secret to productive goal setting is in establishing clearly defined goals, writing them down and then focusing on them several times a day with words, pictures, and emotions as if we’ve already achieved them.” -Denis Waitley (Denis Edwin Waitley, Senior (born 1933)) at https://www.deniswaitley.com/
“Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life.” -Les Brown (Leslie Calvin ‘Les’ Brown (born 1945))
“Don’t let anyone steal your dream. It’s your dream, not theirs.” -Dan Zadra (Daniel W. Zadra, Senior (born 1946)) at http://zadracreative.com/
“Each step forward is one less step that has to be taken.” -Brian Adams
“Goals seem impossible only when you are not heading toward them.” -Mike Hawkins
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Write Down Your Goals!
If you don’t write your goal down on paper,
Beware, it may try to be an escaper.
But when you do write your goal in your journal,
What you have done is planted a kernel.
And everyone, who knows anything knows,
That what a man reaps is what a man sows!
So write down your hopes and journal your goals
And press on through the highs and the lows.
Through the thick and through the thin,
If you never, never quit - eventually you win.
In every failure is a seed of success,
So keep trying, keep trying -
And you’ll be the best.
Write down your goals
And surprise the rest.
By Al Argo
“A goal is created three times. First, as a mental picture. Second, when written down to add clarity and dimension. And third, when you take action towards its achievement.” -Gary Ryan Blair
“As you begin to define your life in terms of goals, you automatically increase your level of excitement, aliveness, enthusiasm, self-confidence, and self-motivation.” -Author Unknown
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“Have the dogged determination to follow through to achieve your goal; regardless of circumstances or whatever other people say, think, or do.” -Paul J. Meyer (Paul James Meyer, Senior (1928 - 2009)) at https://PaulJMeyer.com/
“Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer the goal.” -Elbert Hubbard (Elbert Green Hubbard (1856 - 1915))
“Goals that are not written down are just wishes.” -Author Unknown
“Reduce your plan to writing . . . The moment you complete this, you will have definitely given concrete form to the intangible desire.” -Napoleon Hill (Oliver Napoleon Hill (1883 - 1970))
“Once you have a clear objective, think and talk only in terms of ‘How?’” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com
“If you have no goals, another day of your life just passes you by.” -Author Unknown
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“To reach a goal you have never before attained, you must do things you have never before done.” -Richard G. Scott (Richard Gordon Scott (1928 - 2015))
“Every minute you spend in your life is either spent bringing you closer to your goals or moving you away from your goals.” -Bo Bennett (Robert Foster ‘Bo’ Bennett (born 1972))
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“Even if I don’t reach all my goals, I’ve gone higher than I would have if I hadn’t set any.” -Danielle Fotopoulos (Danielle Ruth Garrett Fotopoulos (born 1976))
“You can achieve almost any goal if you just do what other successful people have done to achieve the same goals before you.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com
“You must have long-range goals to keep you from being frustrated by short-range failures.” -Charles C. Noble
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“The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don’t define them, or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them.” -Denis Waitley (Denis Edwin Waitley, Senior (born 1933)) at https://www.deniswaitley.com/
“Review your goals twice every day in order to be focused on achieving them.” -Les Brown (Leslie Calvin ‘Les’ Brown (born 1945))
“The secret of life is to have a task, something you devote your entire life to, something you bring everything to, every minute of the day for the rest of your life. And the most important thing is, it must be something you cannot possibly do.” -Henry Moore (1898 - 1986)
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“The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.” -Lee Iacocca (Lido Anthony ‘Lee’ Iacocca (1924 - 2019))
“Whether or not you reach your goals in life depends entirely on how well you prepare for them and how badly you want them.” -Ronald McNair (1950 - 1986)
“Find a peaceful place where you can make plans for the future. Clear away all distractions: everything within your visual field, everything in your periphery vision, all noises . . . now get to the work of considering what you want to achieve, writing it down in simple yet specific words.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“You’ve got to think about big things while you’re doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.” -Alvin Toffler (1928 - 2016)
“Define your goals in terms of the activities necessary to achieve them, and concentrate on those activities.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com
“Don’t be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can’t cross a chasm in two small steps.” -David Lloyd George (1863 - 1945)
“You can do what you want to do, accomplish what you want to accomplish, attain any reasonable objective you may have in mind - not all of a sudden, perhaps not in one swift and sweeping act of achievement - but you can do it gradually, day by day and play by play, if you want to do it, if you work to do it, over a sufficiently long period of time.” -William E. Holler (William E. ‘Bill’ Holler (1888 - 1969))
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“The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score.” -Bill Copeland
“Keep true to the dreams of thy youth.” -Friedrich von Schiller (Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805))
“Instead of thinking about where you are, think about where you want to be.” -Diana Rankin
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“Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.” -John Dewey (1859 - 1952)
“Goal setting is the most important aspect of all improvement and personal development plans. It is the key to all fulfillment and achievement.” -Paul J. Meyer (Paul James Meyer, Senior (1928 - 2009)) at https://PaulJMeyer.com/
“Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.” -Pablo Picasso (Pablo Diego Jose Francisco do Paulo Juan Nepomuceno Cipriano de la Santissima Trinidad (1881 - 1973))
“If you really want something, and really work hard, and take advantage of opportunities, and never give up, you will find a way.” -Jane Goodall (born 1934)
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“Goals. There’s no telling what you can do when you get inspired by them. There’s no telling what you can do when you believe in them. There’s no telling what will happen when you act upon them.” -Jim Rohn (Emanuel James ‘Jim’ Rohn (1930 - 2009)) at https://www.JimRohn.com
“There is only one perfect time to start working towards a goal: right now.” -Byron Pulsifer (Byron R. Pulsifer) at https://www.QuotesChristian.com
“I will do one thing today.” -Authors Unknown
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We are MFOL! . . . our goal is to make the internet awe-inspiring . . . and there is lots of room for others to do likewise . . .
“Reduce your plan to writing . . . The moment you complete this, you will have definitely given concrete form to the intangible desire.” -Napoleon Hill (Oliver Napoleon Hill (1883 - 1970))
“Once you have a clear objective, think and talk only in terms of ‘How?’” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com
“If you have no goals, another day of your life just passes you by.” -Author Unknown
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“To reach a goal you have never before attained, you must do things you have never before done.” -Richard G. Scott (Richard Gordon Scott (1928 - 2015))
“Every minute you spend in your life is either spent bringing you closer to your goals or moving you away from your goals.” -Bo Bennett (Robert Foster ‘Bo’ Bennett (born 1972))
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“Even if I don’t reach all my goals, I’ve gone higher than I would have if I hadn’t set any.” -Danielle Fotopoulos (Danielle Ruth Garrett Fotopoulos (born 1976))
“You can achieve almost any goal if you just do what other successful people have done to achieve the same goals before you.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com
“You must have long-range goals to keep you from being frustrated by short-range failures.” -Charles C. Noble
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“The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don’t define them, or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them.” -Denis Waitley (Denis Edwin Waitley, Senior (born 1933)) at https://www.deniswaitley.com/
“Review your goals twice every day in order to be focused on achieving them.” -Les Brown (Leslie Calvin ‘Les’ Brown (born 1945))
“The secret of life is to have a task, something you devote your entire life to, something you bring everything to, every minute of the day for the rest of your life. And the most important thing is, it must be something you cannot possibly do.” -Henry Moore (1898 - 1986)
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“The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.” -Lee Iacocca (Lido Anthony ‘Lee’ Iacocca (1924 - 2019))
“Whether or not you reach your goals in life depends entirely on how well you prepare for them and how badly you want them.” -Ronald McNair (1950 - 1986)
“Find a peaceful place where you can make plans for the future. Clear away all distractions: everything within your visual field, everything in your periphery vision, all noises . . . now get to the work of considering what you want to achieve, writing it down in simple yet specific words.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“You’ve got to think about big things while you’re doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.” -Alvin Toffler (1928 - 2016)
“Define your goals in terms of the activities necessary to achieve them, and concentrate on those activities.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com
“Don’t be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can’t cross a chasm in two small steps.” -David Lloyd George (1863 - 1945)
“You can do what you want to do, accomplish what you want to accomplish, attain any reasonable objective you may have in mind - not all of a sudden, perhaps not in one swift and sweeping act of achievement - but you can do it gradually, day by day and play by play, if you want to do it, if you work to do it, over a sufficiently long period of time.” -William E. Holler (William E. ‘Bill’ Holler (1888 - 1969))
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“The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score.” -Bill Copeland
“Keep true to the dreams of thy youth.” -Friedrich von Schiller (Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805))
“Instead of thinking about where you are, think about where you want to be.” -Diana Rankin
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“Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.” -John Dewey (1859 - 1952)
“Goal setting is the most important aspect of all improvement and personal development plans. It is the key to all fulfillment and achievement.” -Paul J. Meyer (Paul James Meyer, Senior (1928 - 2009)) at https://PaulJMeyer.com/
“Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.” -Pablo Picasso (Pablo Diego Jose Francisco do Paulo Juan Nepomuceno Cipriano de la Santissima Trinidad (1881 - 1973))
“If you really want something, and really work hard, and take advantage of opportunities, and never give up, you will find a way.” -Jane Goodall (born 1934)
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“Goals. There’s no telling what you can do when you get inspired by them. There’s no telling what you can do when you believe in them. There’s no telling what will happen when you act upon them.” -Jim Rohn (Emanuel James ‘Jim’ Rohn (1930 - 2009)) at https://www.JimRohn.com
“There is only one perfect time to start working towards a goal: right now.” -Byron Pulsifer (Byron R. Pulsifer) at https://www.QuotesChristian.com
“I will do one thing today.” -Authors Unknown
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The sun came out again
It made everyone smile
Even the flowers looked happy
-A.D. in California
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Sea Turtles
In the deep blue sea
Sea turtles are roaming free
And glad to be
By Author Unknown
dandelion seed
floating in the summer breeze
carries special wish
-David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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I hope you enjoy
haiku as much as I do
and have fun all day
-Author Unknown
Yes, what you have just read is a haiku, as are the following.
The cat ran inside
He chased the gray mouse around
Little paws, pit pat!
-A.D. in California
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I don’t have a clue -
How does one write a haiku?
It’s so confusing!
-Author Unknown
Row, row, row your boat,
Row gently, row merrily,
Life is but a dream.
-David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966): adaptation of the song “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” to haiku form
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I’ll give it a try
So that perhaps by and by
A haiku will come from me
-Author Unknown
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“He who creates three to five haiku poems during a lifetime is a haiku poet. He who completes ten is a master.” -Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
man struggles with lid,
at last bottle is open . . .
he’s superhero!
-David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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It made everyone smile
Even the flowers looked happy
-A.D. in California
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Sea Turtles
In the deep blue sea
Sea turtles are roaming free
And glad to be
By Author Unknown
dandelion seed
floating in the summer breeze
carries special wish
-David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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I hope you enjoy
haiku as much as I do
and have fun all day
-Author Unknown
Yes, what you have just read is a haiku, as are the following.
The cat ran inside
He chased the gray mouse around
Little paws, pit pat!
-A.D. in California
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I don’t have a clue -
How does one write a haiku?
It’s so confusing!
-Author Unknown
Row, row, row your boat,
Row gently, row merrily,
Life is but a dream.
-David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966): adaptation of the song “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” to haiku form
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I’ll give it a try
So that perhaps by and by
A haiku will come from me
-Author Unknown
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“He who creates three to five haiku poems during a lifetime is a haiku poet. He who completes ten is a master.” -Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
man struggles with lid,
at last bottle is open . . .
he’s superhero!
-David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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Well, hello there, and welcome! You have entered the amazing world of haiku, more examples of which follow this short learning section. There is no time to waste, so let us just jump in and get started right away with these important words . . .
What is the origin of haiku? A renga is a collaborative (people working together), linked-verse poem of Japanese origin that has an opening stanza called hokku. Masaoka Shiki (1867 - 1902), a Japanese poet, was a force in reviving hokku, building upon the work of earlier poets in using it as a standalone form, which he renamed with his own newly created word: haiku, which is a contraction of the Japanese phrase ‘haikai no ku’ meaning ‘light verse.’
Fun Facts About Haiku
- A haiku is a brief ‘economical’ poem that is rhyme optional, title optional, capitalization optional, and often requires little or no punctuation.
- Haiku is pronounced as ‘high-koo.’
- ‘Haiku’ is the singular form of the word, with the formal plural form ‘haiku,’ though the informal plural form ‘haikus’ is also recognized.
- Haiku began in Japan and has since spread around the world.
- Haiku is written in Japanese as 俳句.
- Haiku poetry initially focused on aspects of nature within their seasons, though some recent haikus have other subjects, such as people and their life circumstances, inspiration, humor, and whatever else minds can imagine.
- Haikus can have different forms, or structures.
- The ‘English haiku,’ also known as a ‘5-7-5 haiku,’ is a common haiku form, and follows a pattern of 3 lines -
Line 1 has 5 syllables.
Line 2 has 7 syllables.
Line 3 has 5 syllables.
- The aim of haiku is to create imagery, or mental pictures, in the minds of readers or listeners, and sometimes to evoke emotions or feelings or have other effects, by using descriptive words to capture the moment’s impression, much as a camera might capture a moment in a photograph.
Haiku exists in a strict sense, as well as in a less-strict sense.
Starting with the strictest sense of the word, haiku is poetry composed of 17 Japanese ‘on’ (morae) or ‘sounds,’ working together to capture for all time a fleeting moment’s impression of the natural world within its season. Among the 17 ‘on’ is one or a tiny few called the ‘kigo,’ either a word or phrase, which places the haiku in its season. For example, the kigo ‘sakura’ meaning ‘cherry blossoms’ hints at the season of Spring; ‘fuji’ meaning ‘wisteria’ creates in the mind a picture of Summer; ‘tsuki’ meaning ‘moon, is an often brightly-illuminated orb visible in the nighttime sky through the bare tree branches in the season of Autumn; and ‘samushi’ meaning ‘cold,’ is a feeling or a tactile sensation in Winter.
Now let us consider the less-strict sense of haiku. The ‘ons’ or ‘sounds’ in the Japanese language do not always readily translate to an equivalent in English and other languages, so in translating Japanese, the shortcut of substituting syllables for ons is used. Rather than being composed of 17 sounds more or less, most haikus and translations of haikus are commonly set to 17 syllables.
Haiku in the Japanese language, written as single line poems, have an intuitive ‘break’ within the line, recognizable to native speakers and readers of Japanese due to the cadence or rhymical nature of the Japanese language. Because the break in the line can be unapparent to rhythmically-challenged speakers and readers of other languages, the single-line form haiku is broken into the 3-line form to assist them.
While haiku was originally meant for describing nature and seasons, there are variants and takeoffs on the original intent, and while many haiku are still written about nature, some are also written on a variety of other subjects.
And that’s just the way it is! Yes, we have omitted much more that can be known about haiku, a smidgeon of which can be found in other spots in this article and even more will be found in future revisions of this article. On www.MakeFunOfLife.net, the haiku are mostly of the less-strict sort, which are, luckily enough for us, still considered by many to be haiku; otherwise, we might be laughed at for being haiku-ku.
What is the origin of haiku? A renga is a collaborative (people working together), linked-verse poem of Japanese origin that has an opening stanza called hokku. Masaoka Shiki (1867 - 1902), a Japanese poet, was a force in reviving hokku, building upon the work of earlier poets in using it as a standalone form, which he renamed with his own newly created word: haiku, which is a contraction of the Japanese phrase ‘haikai no ku’ meaning ‘light verse.’
Fun Facts About Haiku
- A haiku is a brief ‘economical’ poem that is rhyme optional, title optional, capitalization optional, and often requires little or no punctuation.
- Haiku is pronounced as ‘high-koo.’
- ‘Haiku’ is the singular form of the word, with the formal plural form ‘haiku,’ though the informal plural form ‘haikus’ is also recognized.
- Haiku began in Japan and has since spread around the world.
- Haiku is written in Japanese as 俳句.
- Haiku poetry initially focused on aspects of nature within their seasons, though some recent haikus have other subjects, such as people and their life circumstances, inspiration, humor, and whatever else minds can imagine.
- Haikus can have different forms, or structures.
- The ‘English haiku,’ also known as a ‘5-7-5 haiku,’ is a common haiku form, and follows a pattern of 3 lines -
Line 1 has 5 syllables.
Line 2 has 7 syllables.
Line 3 has 5 syllables.
- The aim of haiku is to create imagery, or mental pictures, in the minds of readers or listeners, and sometimes to evoke emotions or feelings or have other effects, by using descriptive words to capture the moment’s impression, much as a camera might capture a moment in a photograph.
Haiku exists in a strict sense, as well as in a less-strict sense.
Starting with the strictest sense of the word, haiku is poetry composed of 17 Japanese ‘on’ (morae) or ‘sounds,’ working together to capture for all time a fleeting moment’s impression of the natural world within its season. Among the 17 ‘on’ is one or a tiny few called the ‘kigo,’ either a word or phrase, which places the haiku in its season. For example, the kigo ‘sakura’ meaning ‘cherry blossoms’ hints at the season of Spring; ‘fuji’ meaning ‘wisteria’ creates in the mind a picture of Summer; ‘tsuki’ meaning ‘moon, is an often brightly-illuminated orb visible in the nighttime sky through the bare tree branches in the season of Autumn; and ‘samushi’ meaning ‘cold,’ is a feeling or a tactile sensation in Winter.
Now let us consider the less-strict sense of haiku. The ‘ons’ or ‘sounds’ in the Japanese language do not always readily translate to an equivalent in English and other languages, so in translating Japanese, the shortcut of substituting syllables for ons is used. Rather than being composed of 17 sounds more or less, most haikus and translations of haikus are commonly set to 17 syllables.
Haiku in the Japanese language, written as single line poems, have an intuitive ‘break’ within the line, recognizable to native speakers and readers of Japanese due to the cadence or rhymical nature of the Japanese language. Because the break in the line can be unapparent to rhythmically-challenged speakers and readers of other languages, the single-line form haiku is broken into the 3-line form to assist them.
While haiku was originally meant for describing nature and seasons, there are variants and takeoffs on the original intent, and while many haiku are still written about nature, some are also written on a variety of other subjects.
And that’s just the way it is! Yes, we have omitted much more that can be known about haiku, a smidgeon of which can be found in other spots in this article and even more will be found in future revisions of this article. On www.MakeFunOfLife.net, the haiku are mostly of the less-strict sort, which are, luckily enough for us, still considered by many to be haiku; otherwise, we might be laughed at for being haiku-ku.
Five syllables here
And seven syllables here
Five syllables here
-Author Unknown
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Pandas
The black and white bears
sitting under leafy trees
eating bamboo shoots
By Rebecca Schauer
wolf in sheep’s clothing
meets sheep in wolf’s clothing
confusion abounds
-Author Unknown
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Spring wind combs
here and there -
the weeping willow’s hair
-Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
Haikus can be intended not as an end in themselves, but as a starting point to stimulate classroom discussion on a particular subject.
With every gust of wind
the butterfly changes its place
on the willow
-Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
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And seven syllables here
Five syllables here
-Author Unknown
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Pandas
The black and white bears
sitting under leafy trees
eating bamboo shoots
By Rebecca Schauer
wolf in sheep’s clothing
meets sheep in wolf’s clothing
confusion abounds
-Author Unknown
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Spring wind combs
here and there -
the weeping willow’s hair
-Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
Haikus can be intended not as an end in themselves, but as a starting point to stimulate classroom discussion on a particular subject.
With every gust of wind
the butterfly changes its place
on the willow
-Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
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A snapshot of downtown Ukiah, California, United States of America. The haiku was not invented here, but it is celebrated here . . . more about that later . . .
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Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Haiku.
Haiku, who?
Bless you!
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After weeks of watching the roof leak
I fixed it tonight
by moving a single board
-Gary Snyder
Advice for those in
a difficult position
First, be flexible
-Author Unknown
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While the subject of many haikus is nature, as for example, trees, rabbits, flowers, or breezes, other subjects can be used. A senryū (pronounced sen-ree-yoo), also known as a ‘human haiku,’ is a haiku poem that has as its subject human nature, irony, or humor, rather than the natural world. Like a haiku, it is composed of three lines of five, seven, and five syllables.
I’m sure I’ll feel great
once this workout is over
right now, not so much
-Author Unknown
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The laundry piles up.
I cannot keep up with it.
Will someone please help me?
-Mrs. Cline
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Once beyond the gate
I too am a traveler
in the Autumn twilight.
-Buson (Yosa Buson, also Yosa no Buson (1716 - 1783))
The following is a humorous (that’s what we’ve been told!) crossover poem, either a Haiku-Limerick or a Limerick-Haiku.
there was a young man
from Cork who got Limericks
and Haikus confused
-Attributed to Douglas J. Steele
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The humor lies in its dual structure: it reads like a limerick when spoken aloud, yet its lines are in 5-7-5 syllable pattern, and it visually follows the haiku format, creating a playful confusion between the two poetic forms.
A carpenter’s son
Left the Woodworkers’ Union
Formed new splinter group
-Guy Ben-Moshe
Ice
Water, when a rock
Is as a cold winter
And spelled i, c, e
By David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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Haikus are easy
But sometimes don’t make much sense
Hippopotamus
-Author Unknown
Winter Solitude
Winter solitude -
in a world of one color
the sound of wind.
By Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
Clarinet players
Are smarter than trombonists
Because they can reed
-Guy Ben-Moshe
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The ocean is big,
And also it is really,
Really, really wet.
-Author Unknown
Wanna* go outside.
Oh no! Help! I got outside!
Let me back inside!
-Author Unknown
*wanna: want to
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Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Haiku.
Haiku, who?
Bless you!
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After weeks of watching the roof leak
I fixed it tonight
by moving a single board
-Gary Snyder
Advice for those in
a difficult position
First, be flexible
-Author Unknown
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While the subject of many haikus is nature, as for example, trees, rabbits, flowers, or breezes, other subjects can be used. A senryū (pronounced sen-ree-yoo), also known as a ‘human haiku,’ is a haiku poem that has as its subject human nature, irony, or humor, rather than the natural world. Like a haiku, it is composed of three lines of five, seven, and five syllables.
I’m sure I’ll feel great
once this workout is over
right now, not so much
-Author Unknown
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The laundry piles up.
I cannot keep up with it.
Will someone please help me?
-Mrs. Cline
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Once beyond the gate
I too am a traveler
in the Autumn twilight.
-Buson (Yosa Buson, also Yosa no Buson (1716 - 1783))
The following is a humorous (that’s what we’ve been told!) crossover poem, either a Haiku-Limerick or a Limerick-Haiku.
there was a young man
from Cork who got Limericks
and Haikus confused
-Attributed to Douglas J. Steele
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The humor lies in its dual structure: it reads like a limerick when spoken aloud, yet its lines are in 5-7-5 syllable pattern, and it visually follows the haiku format, creating a playful confusion between the two poetic forms.
A carpenter’s son
Left the Woodworkers’ Union
Formed new splinter group
-Guy Ben-Moshe
Ice
Water, when a rock
Is as a cold winter
And spelled i, c, e
By David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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Haikus are easy
But sometimes don’t make much sense
Hippopotamus
-Author Unknown
Winter Solitude
Winter solitude -
in a world of one color
the sound of wind.
By Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
Clarinet players
Are smarter than trombonists
Because they can reed
-Guy Ben-Moshe
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The ocean is big,
And also it is really,
Really, really wet.
-Author Unknown
Wanna* go outside.
Oh no! Help! I got outside!
Let me back inside!
-Author Unknown
*wanna: want to
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So much work to do
I begin
by putting it off
-John Brandi: “Weeding the Cosmos” (1994); type of work: collected haikus by a single author
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Ukiah is haiku spelled backwards. It is a deliberate ‘anagram’ of the word for the form of poetry called ‘haiku.’ Anagrams are made by taking the letters in a word or phrase and rearranging them to spell another word or phrase. Ukiah is the name of a city where an annual haiku festival is held, in an afternoon devoted to haiku poems. A program of music is followed by a presentation of certificates and awards for the winning haikus. Poets of all ages read their winning poems. A reception with refreshments follows, during which the audience has the opportunity to read through an exhibit of selected poems submitted to the festival. You can learn how to submit haikus online for the next annual Ukiah Haiku Festival at www.ukiahaiku.org. Good luck with your entries!
Ukiah
Blue sky, clouds, oak trees,
Sunshine almost every day . . .
This is Ukiah
By Author Unknown
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The lemon pickers
And the orchard owners had
A bitter dispute
-Guy Ben-Moshe
Is “Haiku!” the sound made by a sneezing poet?
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This haiku poem
Is written about a sneeze -
And ends with, “Atchoo!”
-David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
A giant frog and I
Glare at each other
Sitting face to face
In silence
-Issa
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You use computers,
Tablets, mobiles, cameras -
Why not write letters?
-Author Unknown
A poem, or a stanza within a poem consisting of one line only, is usually called a monostich. However, a one-line haiku is more frequently referred to as a monoku, created the same way that a three-line haiku is created, but bringing the lines together. As has been noted elsewhere in this article, the single-line form of haiku is the form that has been recognized traditionally in Japan. Following is an example.
Old pond: frog jump in water-sound [translation to English]
Furu ike ya kawazu tobikomu mizu no oto [original Japanese in English characters]
古池や蛙飛び込む水の音 [original Japanese in Japanese characters]
-Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
A 3-line rendition, in a variant translation to English from the original Japanese of the above poem, follows.
An old pond
A frog jumps in
The sound of water
[translation to English set in 3 lines]
-Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
In the following haiku, the author has slightly modified the usual 3-line, 5-7-5 syllable-count ‘English haiku’ form by using punctuation and by indenting the second and thirds lines, using an innovative variant form with a visually natural flow.
Absence of problems
does not lead to happiness.
Dealing with them does.
-J. Benson: “Haiku to Live by: Life Affirming Messages, to Hearten Your Day” (2010) book, 54 pages in length
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Based in Tokyo, Japan, the Haiku International Association has a website, in the visitor’s choice of either a Japanese or an English version. Visitors can read haikus submitted from people around the world, find out about news and upcoming events, learn about various haiku contests, become a member, and more. Visit https://www.haiku-hia.com/index_en.html.
What kind of person can write haiku? If you can count on your fingers while sounding out the syllables in words, you can write haiku.
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Writer of haikus
Will never be said of me
I will dig ditches
-David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
My breakfast today,
bacon, eggs, and ice water.
I feel so healthy.
-Author Unknown
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Now how about you -
Please won’t you write a haiku?
It’s more fun than bugs!
-Author Unknown
Walking around
an early spring garden -
going nowhere.
-Kyoshi
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My cow gives less milk
now that it has been eaten
by a fierce dragon
-Author Unknown
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Some of the haikus shown in this article tend to be a little on the silly side, perhaps because that is the side of life we often find ourselves on here at www.MakeFunOfLife.net. Most haikus, however, are about nature and other somewhat serious subjects. Still, creating silly haikus could be a good beginning point, until you have mastered the art of haiku writing. Whatever is begun as play, and is later taken up as a serious endeavor without ever completely losing the element of play, has a good chance of being wildly successful.
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First Winter Rain
First Winter rain -
even the monkey
seems to want a raincoat.
By Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
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And Now One Last Haiku
Please share your haikus
With us - we’d love to read them,
And get to know you!
By David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
We are MFOL! . . . life is like a bird that needs two wings to fly, one serious and one silly . . . how many one-winged birds fly in the sky?
I begin
by putting it off
-John Brandi: “Weeding the Cosmos” (1994); type of work: collected haikus by a single author
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Ukiah is haiku spelled backwards. It is a deliberate ‘anagram’ of the word for the form of poetry called ‘haiku.’ Anagrams are made by taking the letters in a word or phrase and rearranging them to spell another word or phrase. Ukiah is the name of a city where an annual haiku festival is held, in an afternoon devoted to haiku poems. A program of music is followed by a presentation of certificates and awards for the winning haikus. Poets of all ages read their winning poems. A reception with refreshments follows, during which the audience has the opportunity to read through an exhibit of selected poems submitted to the festival. You can learn how to submit haikus online for the next annual Ukiah Haiku Festival at www.ukiahaiku.org. Good luck with your entries!
Ukiah
Blue sky, clouds, oak trees,
Sunshine almost every day . . .
This is Ukiah
By Author Unknown
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The lemon pickers
And the orchard owners had
A bitter dispute
-Guy Ben-Moshe
Is “Haiku!” the sound made by a sneezing poet?
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Questions And Queries Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
This haiku poem
Is written about a sneeze -
And ends with, “Atchoo!”
-David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
A giant frog and I
Glare at each other
Sitting face to face
In silence
-Issa
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Mary Had A Little Frog By Author Unknown.
You use computers,
Tablets, mobiles, cameras -
Why not write letters?
-Author Unknown
A poem, or a stanza within a poem consisting of one line only, is usually called a monostich. However, a one-line haiku is more frequently referred to as a monoku, created the same way that a three-line haiku is created, but bringing the lines together. As has been noted elsewhere in this article, the single-line form of haiku is the form that has been recognized traditionally in Japan. Following is an example.
Old pond: frog jump in water-sound [translation to English]
Furu ike ya kawazu tobikomu mizu no oto [original Japanese in English characters]
古池や蛙飛び込む水の音 [original Japanese in Japanese characters]
-Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
A 3-line rendition, in a variant translation to English from the original Japanese of the above poem, follows.
An old pond
A frog jumps in
The sound of water
[translation to English set in 3 lines]
-Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
In the following haiku, the author has slightly modified the usual 3-line, 5-7-5 syllable-count ‘English haiku’ form by using punctuation and by indenting the second and thirds lines, using an innovative variant form with a visually natural flow.
Absence of problems
does not lead to happiness.
Dealing with them does.
-J. Benson: “Haiku to Live by: Life Affirming Messages, to Hearten Your Day” (2010) book, 54 pages in length
Book available on Amazon.com - simply copy and paste the following link into your web browser -
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1505626951/?coliid=III763O37PKQD&colid=18N1CUAVCVBFA&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it_im
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Based in Tokyo, Japan, the Haiku International Association has a website, in the visitor’s choice of either a Japanese or an English version. Visitors can read haikus submitted from people around the world, find out about news and upcoming events, learn about various haiku contests, become a member, and more. Visit https://www.haiku-hia.com/index_en.html.
What kind of person can write haiku? If you can count on your fingers while sounding out the syllables in words, you can write haiku.
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Writer of haikus
Will never be said of me
I will dig ditches
-David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
My breakfast today,
bacon, eggs, and ice water.
I feel so healthy.
-Author Unknown
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Now how about you -
Please won’t you write a haiku?
It’s more fun than bugs!
-Author Unknown
Walking around
an early spring garden -
going nowhere.
-Kyoshi
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My cow gives less milk
now that it has been eaten
by a fierce dragon
-Author Unknown
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Some of the haikus shown in this article tend to be a little on the silly side, perhaps because that is the side of life we often find ourselves on here at www.MakeFunOfLife.net. Most haikus, however, are about nature and other somewhat serious subjects. Still, creating silly haikus could be a good beginning point, until you have mastered the art of haiku writing. Whatever is begun as play, and is later taken up as a serious endeavor without ever completely losing the element of play, has a good chance of being wildly successful.
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First Winter Rain
First Winter rain -
even the monkey
seems to want a raincoat.
By Bashō (Matsuo Bashō (1644 - 1694))
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And Now One Last Haiku
Please share your haikus
With us - we’d love to read them,
And get to know you!
By David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
We are MFOL! . . . life is like a bird that needs two wings to fly, one serious and one silly . . . how many one-winged birds fly in the sky?
If you could have one wish granted, what would it be?
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“May you get all your wishes but one, so you always have something to strive for.” -Author Unknown: Irish blessing
“We will receive not what we idly wish for but what we justly earn. Our rewards will always be in exact proportion to our service.” -Earl Nightingale (1921 - 1989)
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“Work while others are wishing.” -William A. Ward (William Arthur Ward (1921 - 1994))
Far better to do a thing, than to merely wish for it,
Far better to work for it, than to merely long for it.
Unfulfilled wishes fade to nothing, going nowhere,
While actual attainments can lead on to ever more.
-David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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Wishing Objects
- Birthday cake candles
- Coins tossed into wishing wells or fountains
- Dandelion seed tufts
- Stars
- Stones
- Wishbones
Can you think of other wishing objects?
“Dare to dream! If you did not have the capability to make your wildest wishes come true, your mind would not have the capacity to conjure such ideas in the first place. There is no limitation on what you can potentially achieve, except for the limitation you choose to impose on your own imagination. What you believe to be possible will always come to pass - to the extent that you deem it possible. It really is as simple as that.” -Anthon St. Maarten
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“May you get all your wishes but one, so you always have something to strive for.” -Author Unknown: Irish blessing
“We will receive not what we idly wish for but what we justly earn. Our rewards will always be in exact proportion to our service.” -Earl Nightingale (1921 - 1989)
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“Work while others are wishing.” -William A. Ward (William Arthur Ward (1921 - 1994))
Far better to do a thing, than to merely wish for it,
Far better to work for it, than to merely long for it.
Unfulfilled wishes fade to nothing, going nowhere,
While actual attainments can lead on to ever more.
-David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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Wishing Objects
- Birthday cake candles
- Coins tossed into wishing wells or fountains
- Dandelion seed tufts
- Stars
- Stones
- Wishbones
Can you think of other wishing objects?
“Dare to dream! If you did not have the capability to make your wildest wishes come true, your mind would not have the capacity to conjure such ideas in the first place. There is no limitation on what you can potentially achieve, except for the limitation you choose to impose on your own imagination. What you believe to be possible will always come to pass - to the extent that you deem it possible. It really is as simple as that.” -Anthon St. Maarten
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Some see a weed, some see a wish . . . have you ever made a wish on a dandelion flower that has gone to seed, and then blew the tiny seed-carrying tufts off to be carried away by the breeze?
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I’ve often wished that I had clear,
For life, six hundred pounds a year,
A handsome house to lodge a friend,
A river at my garden’s end,
A terrace walk, and half a rood
Of land, set out to plant a wood.
-Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745): “Imitation of Horace,” Book II, Satire 6
“If wishes were butter cakes, beggars might bite.” -Author Unknown
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“If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible.” -Søren Kierkegaard (Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813 - 1855))
“Better do it than wish it done.” -Author Unknown
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“We can do whatever we wish to do, provided our wish is strong enough. But the tremendous effort needed - one doesn’t always want to make it - does one? . . . But what else can be done? What’s the alternative? What do you want most to do? That’s what I have to keep asking myself, in the face of difficulties.” -Katherine Mansfield (pseudonym of Kathleen Mansfield Murry (born Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp (1888 - 1923))) at http://www.katherinemansfield.com/
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“If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.” -James Kelly: “Scottish Proverbs” (1721)
Wishes
If wishes were horses,
Beggars would ride.
If turnips were watches,
I’d wear one by my side.
If ‘ifs’ and ‘ands’
Were pots and pans,
There’d be no work
For tinkers’ hands!
By Author Unknown
“If wishes were horses, I’d need a very big stable.” -Greg Curtis
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“The most important thing in life is to stop saying, ‘I wish,’ and start saying, ‘I will.’” -Charles Dickens (Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812 - 1870)): “David Copperfield” (1849 - 1850)
“What man really wishes to do he will find a means of doing.” -George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
“Many of us spend half our time wishing for things we could have if we didn’t spend half our time wishing.” -Alexander Woollcott (Alexander Humphreys Woollcott (1887 - 1943)): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
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“Make a wish . . . then make it happen!” -Author Unknown
“He who works shall have what he wills.” -Lailah Gifty Akita
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I’ve often wished that I had clear,
For life, six hundred pounds a year,
A handsome house to lodge a friend,
A river at my garden’s end,
A terrace walk, and half a rood
Of land, set out to plant a wood.
-Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745): “Imitation of Horace,” Book II, Satire 6
“If wishes were butter cakes, beggars might bite.” -Author Unknown
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“If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible.” -Søren Kierkegaard (Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813 - 1855))
“Better do it than wish it done.” -Author Unknown
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“We can do whatever we wish to do, provided our wish is strong enough. But the tremendous effort needed - one doesn’t always want to make it - does one? . . . But what else can be done? What’s the alternative? What do you want most to do? That’s what I have to keep asking myself, in the face of difficulties.” -Katherine Mansfield (pseudonym of Kathleen Mansfield Murry (born Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp (1888 - 1923))) at http://www.katherinemansfield.com/
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“If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.” -James Kelly: “Scottish Proverbs” (1721)
Wishes
If wishes were horses,
Beggars would ride.
If turnips were watches,
I’d wear one by my side.
If ‘ifs’ and ‘ands’
Were pots and pans,
There’d be no work
For tinkers’ hands!
By Author Unknown
“If wishes were horses, I’d need a very big stable.” -Greg Curtis
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“The most important thing in life is to stop saying, ‘I wish,’ and start saying, ‘I will.’” -Charles Dickens (Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812 - 1870)): “David Copperfield” (1849 - 1850)
“What man really wishes to do he will find a means of doing.” -George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
“Many of us spend half our time wishing for things we could have if we didn’t spend half our time wishing.” -Alexander Woollcott (Alexander Humphreys Woollcott (1887 - 1943)): as quoted in Herbert V. Prochnow and Herbert V. Prochnow, Junior, editors: “A Treasury of Humorous Quotations” (1969)
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“Make a wish . . . then make it happen!” -Author Unknown
“He who works shall have what he wills.” -Lailah Gifty Akita
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Wish Upon A Star
Starlight, star bright,
The first star I see tonight,
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Have the wish I wish tonight.
By Author Unknown
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“Few wishes come true by themselves.” -June Smith
“There’s no point having wishes if you don’t at least try to do them.” -Sally Nicholls (born 1943): “Ways to Live Forever” (2008) at http://www.sallynicholls.com/
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“It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.” -Eleanor Roosevelt (Anna Eleanor ‘Eleanor’ Roosevelt (1884 - 1962))
“Will you look back on life and say, ‘I wish I had,’ or ‘I’m glad I did’?” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))
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“If you have but one wish, let it be for an idea.” -Percy Sutton
“Instead of wishing that your life could be different, get up and make it happen.” -Alex Fitel: “Excuses: How to Stop Making Them and Start Living”
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“It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good and we must hunger after them.” -George Eliot (pseudonym of Mary Anne Evans, possibly also known as Marian Evans Cross (1819 - 1880)): “The Mill on the Floss” (1860)
“It is always wise to stop wishing for things long enough to enjoy the fragrance of those now flowering.” -Patricia Clafford (Mary ‘Patricia’ (Wise) Clafford (1900 - 1998)))
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“Any Fish You Wish.” -Author Unknown: sign at Larry’s Fish House in “The Flamingo Kid” (21 December 1984) movie
This one makes a net,
This one stands and wishes.
Would you like to make a bet -
Which one gets the fishes?
-Author Unknown
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“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don’t let yourself indulge in vain wishes.” -Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
“Everything can be achieved through gradual steps - one small step at a time: overcoming fears, fulfilling dreams . . . anything you wish to be different from the way it is.” -A. J. Darkholme: “Rise of the Morningstar”
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“Our deepest wishes are whispers of our authentic selves. We must learn to respect them. We must learn to listen.” -Sarah Ban Breathnach (born 1947) at http://www.sarahbanbreathnach.com/
“As you are, so shall you wish. As you wish, so shall you be.” -Author Unknown
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“There are five types of wishes: to have, to give, to meet, to be, and to go.” -Author Unknown
Starlight, star bright,
The first star I see tonight,
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Have the wish I wish tonight.
By Author Unknown
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“Few wishes come true by themselves.” -June Smith
“There’s no point having wishes if you don’t at least try to do them.” -Sally Nicholls (born 1943): “Ways to Live Forever” (2008) at http://www.sallynicholls.com/
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“It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.” -Eleanor Roosevelt (Anna Eleanor ‘Eleanor’ Roosevelt (1884 - 1962))
“Will you look back on life and say, ‘I wish I had,’ or ‘I’m glad I did’?” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))
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“If you have but one wish, let it be for an idea.” -Percy Sutton
“Instead of wishing that your life could be different, get up and make it happen.” -Alex Fitel: “Excuses: How to Stop Making Them and Start Living”
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“It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good and we must hunger after them.” -George Eliot (pseudonym of Mary Anne Evans, possibly also known as Marian Evans Cross (1819 - 1880)): “The Mill on the Floss” (1860)
“It is always wise to stop wishing for things long enough to enjoy the fragrance of those now flowering.” -Patricia Clafford (Mary ‘Patricia’ (Wise) Clafford (1900 - 1998)))
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“Any Fish You Wish.” -Author Unknown: sign at Larry’s Fish House in “The Flamingo Kid” (21 December 1984) movie
This one makes a net,
This one stands and wishes.
Would you like to make a bet -
Which one gets the fishes?
-Author Unknown
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“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don’t let yourself indulge in vain wishes.” -Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
“Everything can be achieved through gradual steps - one small step at a time: overcoming fears, fulfilling dreams . . . anything you wish to be different from the way it is.” -A. J. Darkholme: “Rise of the Morningstar”
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“Our deepest wishes are whispers of our authentic selves. We must learn to respect them. We must learn to listen.” -Sarah Ban Breathnach (born 1947) at http://www.sarahbanbreathnach.com/
“As you are, so shall you wish. As you wish, so shall you be.” -Author Unknown
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“There are five types of wishes: to have, to give, to meet, to be, and to go.” -Author Unknown
It’s your birthday . . . close your eyes and make a wish . . . and blow out the candles! What did you wish for - wait, it’s a ‘secret’ wish, so you can’t tell anyone or it might not come true!
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“Do not wish it were easier, wish you were better.” -Jim Rohn (Emanuel James ‘Jim’ Rohn (1930 - 2009))
“I’ve wished for things and never really had the chance . . . It’s time to stop dreaming and do something about it. You’ve got to know what you want, then . . . go.” -Deb Caletti (Debora Lynn Caletti (born 1963)): “The Six Rules of Maybe” (16 March 2010) at https://www.debcaletti.com/
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“Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.” -Clementine Paddleford (1898 - 1967)
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“Do not wish it were easier, wish you were better.” -Jim Rohn (Emanuel James ‘Jim’ Rohn (1930 - 2009))
“I’ve wished for things and never really had the chance . . . It’s time to stop dreaming and do something about it. You’ve got to know what you want, then . . . go.” -Deb Caletti (Debora Lynn Caletti (born 1963)): “The Six Rules of Maybe” (16 March 2010) at https://www.debcaletti.com/
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“Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.” -Clementine Paddleford (1898 - 1967)
Away With Wishing!
If wishing were being, we’d all be beautiful,
Healthy and wealthy, wise and dutiful;
If wishing were having - what pleasure untold;
With a heartful of joy and purseful of gold!
But wishes, alas! are but empty bubbles,
And the longing heart may teem with troubles,
So idle wishing is vain, forsooth
As the endless search for the fountain of youth.
But work that holds wealth may be had for the taking,
Though it may not bring health, ‘tis a balm for heart-aching;
And study makes wise, and love, people say,
Gives the beauty that’s truest, which lasts for aye.
Then away with wishing; and ho! for labor!
And ho! for love - each one for his neighbor!
For a life of labor and study and love
Is the life that fits for the joy above.
By Emma C. Dowd (1851 - 1938)
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If wishing were being, we’d all be beautiful,
Healthy and wealthy, wise and dutiful;
If wishing were having - what pleasure untold;
With a heartful of joy and purseful of gold!
But wishes, alas! are but empty bubbles,
And the longing heart may teem with troubles,
So idle wishing is vain, forsooth
As the endless search for the fountain of youth.
But work that holds wealth may be had for the taking,
Though it may not bring health, ‘tis a balm for heart-aching;
And study makes wise, and love, people say,
Gives the beauty that’s truest, which lasts for aye.
Then away with wishing; and ho! for labor!
And ho! for love - each one for his neighbor!
For a life of labor and study and love
Is the life that fits for the joy above.
By Emma C. Dowd (1851 - 1938)
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“I wish I knew the good of wishing.” -Henry S. Leigh (Henry Sambrooke Leigh (1837 - 1883)): “Carols of Cockayne” (1869), ‘Wishing,’ page 156
Wishing is all fine and dandy,
As long as you don’t make it handy.
Wishing is for you to dream,
If you want success, you’re better to scheme.
-Julie Hebert: “I Wish”
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“Wishes are the easy pleasures of the poor.” -Douglas Jerrold (Douglas William Jerrold (1803 - 1857))
“Stop wishing, start doing.” -Author Unknown
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“They told us not to wish in the first place, not to aspire, not to try; to be quiet, to play nice, to shoot low, and aspire not at all. They are always wrong. Follow your dreams. Make your wishes. Create the future. And above all, believe in yourself.” -J. Michael Straczynski
“Don’t wish for it . . . work for it!” -Author Unknown
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Wishing is all fine and dandy,
As long as you don’t make it handy.
Wishing is for you to dream,
If you want success, you’re better to scheme.
-Julie Hebert: “I Wish”
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“Wishes are the easy pleasures of the poor.” -Douglas Jerrold (Douglas William Jerrold (1803 - 1857))
“Stop wishing, start doing.” -Author Unknown
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“They told us not to wish in the first place, not to aspire, not to try; to be quiet, to play nice, to shoot low, and aspire not at all. They are always wrong. Follow your dreams. Make your wishes. Create the future. And above all, believe in yourself.” -J. Michael Straczynski
“Don’t wish for it . . . work for it!” -Author Unknown
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“We wish upon stars, coins tossed into fountains and wishing wells, birthday candles, wishbones, and dandelion tufts . . . perhaps it is time we placed our wishes upon hard work and made our dreams come true.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“Work will win when wishy washy wishing won’t.” -Thomas S. Monson (Thomas Spencer Monson (1927 - 2018))
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“Make your wish list, then take the action steps to make each and every one of your wishes a reality. Don’t wait, get started today, this very moment.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Wishers and woulders be small householders.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “Vulgaria Stambrigi” (published by Wynkyn de Worde (early 16th century))
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“A wish is a desire without an attempt.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “Farmer’s Digest” and in “Reader’s Digest”
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“Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and to be that perfectly.” -Francis de Sales (1567 - 1622)
“Wishes are not just idle thoughts - they are reflections of inner truth, passion, and the courage to pursue dreams. When aligned with action, belief, and perseverance, they become powerful forces of creation.” -Author Unknown
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“You don’t get what you want in life just by wishing.” -Author Unknown
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“Wishing consumes as much energy as planning.” -Author Unknown
“Make a wish, it might come true.” -Author Unknown
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“An intense anticipation itself transforms possibility into reality; our desires being often but precursors of the things which we are capable of performing.” -Samuel Smiles (1812 - 1904)
“Great minds have purpose. Others have wishes.” -Washington Irving (1783 - 1859)
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“You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.” -Richard Bach (Richard David Bach (born 1936)): “Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah” (1977)
Henry: There ain’t no such thing as magic, is there?
Bollie: I guess not, Henry. Or maybe . . . maybe there is magic. And maybe there’s wishes, too. I guess the trouble is . . . there’s not enough people around to believe . . .
-Rod Serling (Rodman Edward Serling (1924 - 1975)): “The Twilight Zone,” episode 27: ‘The Big Tall Wish’ (8 April 1960)
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We are MFOL! . . . may your every good wish come true . . .
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“Work will win when wishy washy wishing won’t.” -Thomas S. Monson (Thomas Spencer Monson (1927 - 2018))
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“Make your wish list, then take the action steps to make each and every one of your wishes a reality. Don’t wait, get started today, this very moment.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Wishers and woulders be small householders.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “Vulgaria Stambrigi” (published by Wynkyn de Worde (early 16th century))
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“A wish is a desire without an attempt.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “Farmer’s Digest” and in “Reader’s Digest”
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“Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and to be that perfectly.” -Francis de Sales (1567 - 1622)
“Wishes are not just idle thoughts - they are reflections of inner truth, passion, and the courage to pursue dreams. When aligned with action, belief, and perseverance, they become powerful forces of creation.” -Author Unknown
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“You don’t get what you want in life just by wishing.” -Author Unknown
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“Wishing consumes as much energy as planning.” -Author Unknown
“Make a wish, it might come true.” -Author Unknown
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“An intense anticipation itself transforms possibility into reality; our desires being often but precursors of the things which we are capable of performing.” -Samuel Smiles (1812 - 1904)
“Great minds have purpose. Others have wishes.” -Washington Irving (1783 - 1859)
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“You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.” -Richard Bach (Richard David Bach (born 1936)): “Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah” (1977)
Henry: There ain’t no such thing as magic, is there?
Bollie: I guess not, Henry. Or maybe . . . maybe there is magic. And maybe there’s wishes, too. I guess the trouble is . . . there’s not enough people around to believe . . .
-Rod Serling (Rodman Edward Serling (1924 - 1975)): “The Twilight Zone,” episode 27: ‘The Big Tall Wish’ (8 April 1960)
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We are MFOL! . . . may your every good wish come true . . .
“If you are ever in real trouble, don’t panic. Sit down and think about it. Remember two things, always. There must be some way out of it, and there must be humor in it somewhere.” -Louise Fitzhugh (Louise Perkins Fitzhugh (1928 - 1974))
“Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before, how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no importance whatsoever.” -Isak Dinesen (pseudonym of Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke (1885 - 1962))
“Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I’ve had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh.” -Katharine Hepburn (Katharine Houghton Hepburn (1907 - 2003))
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“Our way is not soft grass, it’s a mountain path with lots of rocks. But it goes upwards, forward, toward the Sun.” -Ruth Westheimer (born 1928)
“Some falls are means the happier to arise.” -William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “Cymbeline, King of Britain” (1609), Act IV, scene 2, line 2822; words of character Caius Lucius, general of the Roman forces
“Life is tough, but I’m tougher.” -Author Unknown
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“When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” -Frank Leahy (1908 - 1973): as quoted in the “Daily Mail” (4 May 1954) newspaper of Charleston, West Virginia
“Even the most daring and accomplished people have undergone tremendous difficulty. In fact, the more successful they became, the more they attributed their success to the lessons learned during their most difficult times.” -Barbara Rose
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“Trouble can always be borne when it is shared.” -Katherine Paterson (born 1932): “The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks” (1 January 1990)
“Determination, patience, and courage are the only things needed to improve any situation.” -Author Unknown
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“No man lives without jostling and being jostled; in all ways he has to elbow himself through the world, giving and receiving offence.” -Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881): ‘Sir Walter Scott,’ published in the “London and Westminster Review” (12 November 1838)
“It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.” [translation to English]
“Confragosa in fastigium dignitatis via est.” [original Latin]
-Lucius Annaeus Seneca (also known as Seneca the Younger (3 B.C.E. - C.E. 65)): “Epistles,” letter to Lucilius
“I truly believe that we can overcome any hurdle that lies before us and create the life we want to live. I have seen it happen time and time again.” -Gillian Anderson (Gillian Leigh Anderson (born 1968))
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“The highest grades of humanity have passed through the millstones more than once.” -Henry S. Haskins (Henry Stanley Haskins (1875 - 1957)): as quoted in Albert Jay Nock, editor: “Meditations in Wall Street” (1940), book originally published anonymously, page 92
“The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it.” -Author Unknown
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“By perseverance the snail reached the ark.” -C. H. Spurgeon (Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834 - 1892)): “The Salt-cellars: Being a Collection of Proverbs, Together with Homely Notes Thereon” (1889), ‘Proverbs,’ page 89
“Greatness is best measured by how well an individual responds to the happenings in life that appear to be totally unfair, unreasonable, and undeserved.” -Marvin J. Ashton (Marvin Jeremy Ashton (1915 - 1994)): as quoted in “Ensign” (November 1984), page 22
“If things go wrong, don’t go with them.” -Roger Babson (Roger Ward Babson (1875 - 1967))
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“I am an old man and have known a great many troubles. But most of them never happened.” -Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910)): as attributed in “Reader’s Digest” (April 1934) and in Alex Ayres, editor: “The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain” (1987)
“People need trouble - a little frustration to sharpen the spirit on, toughen it. Artists do; I don’t mean you need to live in a rat hole or gutter, but you have to learn fortitude, endurance. Only vegetables are happy.” -William Faulkner (William Cuthbert ‘Will’ Faulkner (1897 - 1962))
“No life is so hard that you can’t make it easier by the way you take it.” -Ellen Glasgow (1873 - 1945)
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“There are no hopeless situations; there are only men who have grown helpless about them.” -Clare Boothe Luce (1903 - 1987)
“Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties.” -C. H. Spurgeon (Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834 - 1892))
“Remember, if you ever get into a difficult situation, you can always count on your fingers and toes!” -Author Unknown
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“Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.” -F. Scott Fitzgerald (Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940))
“Through difficulty to heights.” [English]
“Per ardua ad alta.” [Latin]
-Author Unknown
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“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.” -Bernice Reagon (Bernice Johnson Reagon (born 1942))
“Adversity in immunological doses has its uses; more than that crushes.” -John Updike (John Hoyer Updike (1932 - 2009))
“Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before, how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no importance whatsoever.” -Isak Dinesen (pseudonym of Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke (1885 - 1962))
“Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I’ve had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh.” -Katharine Hepburn (Katharine Houghton Hepburn (1907 - 2003))
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“Our way is not soft grass, it’s a mountain path with lots of rocks. But it goes upwards, forward, toward the Sun.” -Ruth Westheimer (born 1928)
“Some falls are means the happier to arise.” -William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “Cymbeline, King of Britain” (1609), Act IV, scene 2, line 2822; words of character Caius Lucius, general of the Roman forces
“Life is tough, but I’m tougher.” -Author Unknown
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“When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” -Frank Leahy (1908 - 1973): as quoted in the “Daily Mail” (4 May 1954) newspaper of Charleston, West Virginia
“Even the most daring and accomplished people have undergone tremendous difficulty. In fact, the more successful they became, the more they attributed their success to the lessons learned during their most difficult times.” -Barbara Rose
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“Trouble can always be borne when it is shared.” -Katherine Paterson (born 1932): “The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks” (1 January 1990)
“Determination, patience, and courage are the only things needed to improve any situation.” -Author Unknown
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“No man lives without jostling and being jostled; in all ways he has to elbow himself through the world, giving and receiving offence.” -Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881): ‘Sir Walter Scott,’ published in the “London and Westminster Review” (12 November 1838)
“It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.” [translation to English]
“Confragosa in fastigium dignitatis via est.” [original Latin]
-Lucius Annaeus Seneca (also known as Seneca the Younger (3 B.C.E. - C.E. 65)): “Epistles,” letter to Lucilius
“I truly believe that we can overcome any hurdle that lies before us and create the life we want to live. I have seen it happen time and time again.” -Gillian Anderson (Gillian Leigh Anderson (born 1968))
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“The highest grades of humanity have passed through the millstones more than once.” -Henry S. Haskins (Henry Stanley Haskins (1875 - 1957)): as quoted in Albert Jay Nock, editor: “Meditations in Wall Street” (1940), book originally published anonymously, page 92
“The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it.” -Author Unknown
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“By perseverance the snail reached the ark.” -C. H. Spurgeon (Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834 - 1892)): “The Salt-cellars: Being a Collection of Proverbs, Together with Homely Notes Thereon” (1889), ‘Proverbs,’ page 89
“Greatness is best measured by how well an individual responds to the happenings in life that appear to be totally unfair, unreasonable, and undeserved.” -Marvin J. Ashton (Marvin Jeremy Ashton (1915 - 1994)): as quoted in “Ensign” (November 1984), page 22
“If things go wrong, don’t go with them.” -Roger Babson (Roger Ward Babson (1875 - 1967))
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“I am an old man and have known a great many troubles. But most of them never happened.” -Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910)): as attributed in “Reader’s Digest” (April 1934) and in Alex Ayres, editor: “The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain” (1987)
“People need trouble - a little frustration to sharpen the spirit on, toughen it. Artists do; I don’t mean you need to live in a rat hole or gutter, but you have to learn fortitude, endurance. Only vegetables are happy.” -William Faulkner (William Cuthbert ‘Will’ Faulkner (1897 - 1962))
“No life is so hard that you can’t make it easier by the way you take it.” -Ellen Glasgow (1873 - 1945)
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“There are no hopeless situations; there are only men who have grown helpless about them.” -Clare Boothe Luce (1903 - 1987)
“Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties.” -C. H. Spurgeon (Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834 - 1892))
“Remember, if you ever get into a difficult situation, you can always count on your fingers and toes!” -Author Unknown
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“Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.” -F. Scott Fitzgerald (Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940))
“Through difficulty to heights.” [English]
“Per ardua ad alta.” [Latin]
-Author Unknown
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“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.” -Bernice Reagon (Bernice Johnson Reagon (born 1942))
“Adversity in immunological doses has its uses; more than that crushes.” -John Updike (John Hoyer Updike (1932 - 2009))
When your life is difficult, just remember this furry fellow, who lives in a garbage can. Of course, your expectations in life may be a little different than his . . .
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“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” -C. S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis (1898 - 1963))
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“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” -C. S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis (1898 - 1963))
The Test Of A Man
There’s little satisfaction to be
gained from doing things
That hold no difficulties: it’s the tough
old task that brings
Keen sense of worth and power to the
man who wins the fight;
His failures test his courage and his
problems prove his might:
Until a man has conquered loss and
overcome defeat,
He can not fully understand just why
success is sweet.
I’m thankful for my disappointments,
for the battles lost,
And for mistakes that seemed to charge
an overwhelming cost:
I’m thankful for the days of doubt
when it was hard to see
That all things work together for the
good that is to be;
I’m glad for all that Life has brought,
because today I know
That men must brave adversities if
they would greater grow.
By O. Lawrence Hawthorne (Orin Lawrence Hawthorne (1890 - 1956))
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There’s little satisfaction to be
gained from doing things
That hold no difficulties: it’s the tough
old task that brings
Keen sense of worth and power to the
man who wins the fight;
His failures test his courage and his
problems prove his might:
Until a man has conquered loss and
overcome defeat,
He can not fully understand just why
success is sweet.
I’m thankful for my disappointments,
for the battles lost,
And for mistakes that seemed to charge
an overwhelming cost:
I’m thankful for the days of doubt
when it was hard to see
That all things work together for the
good that is to be;
I’m glad for all that Life has brought,
because today I know
That men must brave adversities if
they would greater grow.
By O. Lawrence Hawthorne (Orin Lawrence Hawthorne (1890 - 1956))
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“Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.” -Lou Holtz (Louis Leo ‘Lou’ Holtz (born 1937))
“Every adversity can make you bitter or better.” -Mary Kay Mueller (born 1953)
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“While troubles will come, they are always temporary - nothing lasts forever. Thus, there is the famous legend that King Solomon, the wisest man of all times, had a ring inscribed with the words, ‘This too shall pass.’” -Aryeh Kaplan (Aryeh Moshe Eliyahu Kaplan (1934 - 1983))
“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor can man be perfected without trials.” -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.))
“For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again.” -Author Unknown: “The Bible,” ‘Proverbs,’ chapter 24, verse 16
“History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.” -B. C. Forbes (Robert Charles ‘Bertie’ Forbes (1880 - 1954)): as quoted in “Forbes” (1958)
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“I’ve traveled a long way and some of the roads weren’t paved.” -Will Rogers (William Penn Adair ‘Will’ Rogers (1879 - 1935))
“If you get up one more time than you fall, you will make it through.” -Author Unknown
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“It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering, for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive.” -W. Somerset Maugham (William Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965)): “The Moon and Sixpence” (1919), Chapter 17
“The brook would lose its song if you removed the rocks.” -Author Unknown
“Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.” -William E. Channing (William Ellery Channing (1780 - 1842)): “Self-Culture: An address introductory to the Franklin lectures, delivered at Boston, September, 1838” (1839), page 42
“Expecting life to treat you well because you are a good person is like expecting an angry bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian.” -Author Unknown
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“People don’t ever seem to realize that doing what’s right’s no guarantee against misfortune.” -William McFee (1881 - 1966)
“There is no education like adversity.” -Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
“I have never known anyone to achieve anything without overcoming adversity.” -Lou Holtz (Louis Leo ‘Lou’ Holtz (born 1937))
“Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.” -James Buckham (1858 - 1908): as quoted in Mary Allette Ayer, editor: “Keep up Your Courage: Key-Notes to Success” (1908)
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“Nothing lasts forever - not even your troubles.” -Arnold Glasow (Arnold Henry Glasow (1905 - 1991))
“The mind which does not wholly sink under misfortune rises above it, more lofty than before, and is strengthened by affliction.” -Richard Chenevix Trench (known simply as Richard Trench until 1873 (1807 - 1886)): “An Essay Upon National Character” (1832), book I, part II, chapter III
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“He that falls to-day, may be up again to-morrow.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs” (1732), number 2097
“Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn’t make me stronger.” -Lou Holtz (Louis Leo ‘Lou’ Holtz (born 1937))
“Adversity is no match for tenacity.” -Author Unknown
“Every adversity can make you bitter or better.” -Mary Kay Mueller (born 1953)
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“While troubles will come, they are always temporary - nothing lasts forever. Thus, there is the famous legend that King Solomon, the wisest man of all times, had a ring inscribed with the words, ‘This too shall pass.’” -Aryeh Kaplan (Aryeh Moshe Eliyahu Kaplan (1934 - 1983))
“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor can man be perfected without trials.” -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.))
“For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again.” -Author Unknown: “The Bible,” ‘Proverbs,’ chapter 24, verse 16
“History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.” -B. C. Forbes (Robert Charles ‘Bertie’ Forbes (1880 - 1954)): as quoted in “Forbes” (1958)
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“I’ve traveled a long way and some of the roads weren’t paved.” -Will Rogers (William Penn Adair ‘Will’ Rogers (1879 - 1935))
“If you get up one more time than you fall, you will make it through.” -Author Unknown
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“It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering, for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive.” -W. Somerset Maugham (William Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965)): “The Moon and Sixpence” (1919), Chapter 17
“The brook would lose its song if you removed the rocks.” -Author Unknown
“Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.” -William E. Channing (William Ellery Channing (1780 - 1842)): “Self-Culture: An address introductory to the Franklin lectures, delivered at Boston, September, 1838” (1839), page 42
“Expecting life to treat you well because you are a good person is like expecting an angry bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian.” -Author Unknown
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“People don’t ever seem to realize that doing what’s right’s no guarantee against misfortune.” -William McFee (1881 - 1966)
“There is no education like adversity.” -Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
“I have never known anyone to achieve anything without overcoming adversity.” -Lou Holtz (Louis Leo ‘Lou’ Holtz (born 1937))
“Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.” -James Buckham (1858 - 1908): as quoted in Mary Allette Ayer, editor: “Keep up Your Courage: Key-Notes to Success” (1908)
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“Nothing lasts forever - not even your troubles.” -Arnold Glasow (Arnold Henry Glasow (1905 - 1991))
“The mind which does not wholly sink under misfortune rises above it, more lofty than before, and is strengthened by affliction.” -Richard Chenevix Trench (known simply as Richard Trench until 1873 (1807 - 1886)): “An Essay Upon National Character” (1832), book I, part II, chapter III
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“He that falls to-day, may be up again to-morrow.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs” (1732), number 2097
“Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn’t make me stronger.” -Lou Holtz (Louis Leo ‘Lou’ Holtz (born 1937))
“Adversity is no match for tenacity.” -Author Unknown
“When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.” -Peter Marshall (1902 - 1949)
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“Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.” -Quintus Horatius Flaccus (also known simply as Horace (65 B.C.E. - 8 B.C.E.)): “Satires” (about 35 B.C.E. and 30 B.C.E.)
“What on Earth would a man do with himself if something did not stand in his way?” -H. G. Wells (Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946))
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“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” -Oliver Goldsmith (1728 - 1774): “The Citizen of the World, Or, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher, Residing in London, to His Friends in the East by Lien Chi Altangi” (1762), Letter VII and Letter XXII
“Life begins to become truly livable once we have learned how to get back up after we stumble and fall. The mastery of that knowledge may come about only following many falls but it finally comes to us and softens the pain and humiliation on each occasion that we stumble after that, and so we are able to face life with some courage because of what we have learned after falling. Everything eventually becomes easier with time and experience.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“Strong men are made by opposition; like kites they go up against the wind.” -Frank Harris (born James Thomas Harris (1855 - 1931)): “Oscar Wilde” (1916), chapter 6, page 59
“If there is no struggle there is no progress.” -Frederick Douglass (pseudonym of Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey (1817 - 1895)): personal letter (30 March 1849) to Gerrit Smith
“The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that precedes the victory.” -Karen Bliss Livingston (born 1963)
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“The real world is not easy to live in. It is rough; it is slippery. Without the most clear-eyed adjustments, we fall and get crushed.” -Clarence Day (1874 - 1935)
“I admire people who choose to shine even after all the storms they’ve been through.” -Author Unknown
“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” -Arnold Schwarzenegger (Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born 1947)) at http://www.schwarzenegger.com/
“Life has its peaks and its valleys.” -Author Unknown
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“When you get into a tight place, and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a moment longer, never give up then - for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” -Harriet Beecher Stowe (Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe (1811 - 1896)): “Old Town Folks” (1869), chapter 39: ‘Last Days in Cloudland’
“Never let life’s hardships disturb you . . . no one can avoid problems, not even saints or sages.” -Nichiren Daishonen (1222 - 1282)
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“Life, misfortunes, isolation, abandonment, poverty, are battlefields which have their heroes; obscure heroes, sometimes greater than the illustrious heroes.” -Victor Hugo (Victor Marie Hugo (1802 - 1885))
“If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart.” -Solon (about 630 B.C.E. - about 560 B.C.E.)
“Defeat is nothing but the first step to something better.” -Author Unknown
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“Fight the good fight with all thy might.” -John S. B. Monsell (John Samuel Bewley Monsell (1811 - 1875)): “Fight the Good Fight” (1863) hymn
“The work of many of the greatest men, inspired by duty, has been done amidst suffering and trial and difficulty. They have struggled against the tide, and reached the shore exhausted.” -Samuel Smiles (1812 - 1904)
“However hard the road, however difficult today, tomorrow things will be better.” -Benjamin E. Mays (Benjamin Elijah Mays (1894 - 1984)): as quoted in Dorothy Winbush Riley: “My Soul Looks Back, ’Less I Forget” (1995)
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“Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.” -Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
“I would never have amounted to anything were it not for adversity. I was forced to come up the hard way.” -J. C. Penney (James Cash ‘J. C.’ Penney, Junior (1875 - 1971))
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.” -Walter Elliott
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“The difficulties and struggles of today are but the price we must pay for the accomplishments and victories of tomorrow.” -William J. H. Boetcker (William John Henry Boetcker (1873 - 1962))
“I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.” -John D. Rockefeller (John Davison Rockefeller, Senior (1839 - 1937)): as quoted in Orison Swett Marden: “How They Succeeded” (1901)
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“Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.” -Robert Leighton (1611 - 1684)
“One of the most difficult things everyone has to learn is that for your entire life you must keep fighting and adjusting if you hope to survive. No matter who you are or what your position is you must keep fighting for whatever it is you desire to achieve.” -George H. Allen (George Herbert Allen, Senior (1918 - 1990))
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“Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts; not amidst joy.” -Felicia Hemans (Felicia Dorothea Hemans (1793 - 1835))
“Those who turn back know only the ordeal, but those who persevere remember the adventure.” -Milo Arnold
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“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” -Molière (pseudonym of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622 - 1673))
“The conquering of adversity produces strength of character, forges self-confidence, engenders self-respect, and assures success in righteous endeavor.” -Richard G. Scott
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“With every victory over adversity, you grow in wisdom, stature, and experience. You become a better, bigger person each time you meet a problem.” -W. Clement Stone (William Clement Stone (1902 - 2002))
“The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need tomorrow.” -Robert Tew
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“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” -Dolly Parton (Dolly Rebecca Parton (born 1946)): as quoted in Bob Phillips: “Phillips’ Book of Great Thoughts” (1993), page 264
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“Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.” -Quintus Horatius Flaccus (also known simply as Horace (65 B.C.E. - 8 B.C.E.)): “Satires” (about 35 B.C.E. and 30 B.C.E.)
“What on Earth would a man do with himself if something did not stand in his way?” -H. G. Wells (Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946))
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“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” -Oliver Goldsmith (1728 - 1774): “The Citizen of the World, Or, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher, Residing in London, to His Friends in the East by Lien Chi Altangi” (1762), Letter VII and Letter XXII
“Life begins to become truly livable once we have learned how to get back up after we stumble and fall. The mastery of that knowledge may come about only following many falls but it finally comes to us and softens the pain and humiliation on each occasion that we stumble after that, and so we are able to face life with some courage because of what we have learned after falling. Everything eventually becomes easier with time and experience.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“Strong men are made by opposition; like kites they go up against the wind.” -Frank Harris (born James Thomas Harris (1855 - 1931)): “Oscar Wilde” (1916), chapter 6, page 59
“If there is no struggle there is no progress.” -Frederick Douglass (pseudonym of Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey (1817 - 1895)): personal letter (30 March 1849) to Gerrit Smith
“The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that precedes the victory.” -Karen Bliss Livingston (born 1963)
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“The real world is not easy to live in. It is rough; it is slippery. Without the most clear-eyed adjustments, we fall and get crushed.” -Clarence Day (1874 - 1935)
“I admire people who choose to shine even after all the storms they’ve been through.” -Author Unknown
“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” -Arnold Schwarzenegger (Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born 1947)) at http://www.schwarzenegger.com/
“Life has its peaks and its valleys.” -Author Unknown
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“When you get into a tight place, and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a moment longer, never give up then - for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” -Harriet Beecher Stowe (Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe (1811 - 1896)): “Old Town Folks” (1869), chapter 39: ‘Last Days in Cloudland’
“Never let life’s hardships disturb you . . . no one can avoid problems, not even saints or sages.” -Nichiren Daishonen (1222 - 1282)
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“Life, misfortunes, isolation, abandonment, poverty, are battlefields which have their heroes; obscure heroes, sometimes greater than the illustrious heroes.” -Victor Hugo (Victor Marie Hugo (1802 - 1885))
“If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart.” -Solon (about 630 B.C.E. - about 560 B.C.E.)
“Defeat is nothing but the first step to something better.” -Author Unknown
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“Fight the good fight with all thy might.” -John S. B. Monsell (John Samuel Bewley Monsell (1811 - 1875)): “Fight the Good Fight” (1863) hymn
“The work of many of the greatest men, inspired by duty, has been done amidst suffering and trial and difficulty. They have struggled against the tide, and reached the shore exhausted.” -Samuel Smiles (1812 - 1904)
“However hard the road, however difficult today, tomorrow things will be better.” -Benjamin E. Mays (Benjamin Elijah Mays (1894 - 1984)): as quoted in Dorothy Winbush Riley: “My Soul Looks Back, ’Less I Forget” (1995)
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“Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.” -Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
“I would never have amounted to anything were it not for adversity. I was forced to come up the hard way.” -J. C. Penney (James Cash ‘J. C.’ Penney, Junior (1875 - 1971))
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.” -Walter Elliott
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“The difficulties and struggles of today are but the price we must pay for the accomplishments and victories of tomorrow.” -William J. H. Boetcker (William John Henry Boetcker (1873 - 1962))
“I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.” -John D. Rockefeller (John Davison Rockefeller, Senior (1839 - 1937)): as quoted in Orison Swett Marden: “How They Succeeded” (1901)
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“Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.” -Robert Leighton (1611 - 1684)
“One of the most difficult things everyone has to learn is that for your entire life you must keep fighting and adjusting if you hope to survive. No matter who you are or what your position is you must keep fighting for whatever it is you desire to achieve.” -George H. Allen (George Herbert Allen, Senior (1918 - 1990))
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“Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts; not amidst joy.” -Felicia Hemans (Felicia Dorothea Hemans (1793 - 1835))
“Those who turn back know only the ordeal, but those who persevere remember the adventure.” -Milo Arnold
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“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” -Molière (pseudonym of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622 - 1673))
“The conquering of adversity produces strength of character, forges self-confidence, engenders self-respect, and assures success in righteous endeavor.” -Richard G. Scott
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“With every victory over adversity, you grow in wisdom, stature, and experience. You become a better, bigger person each time you meet a problem.” -W. Clement Stone (William Clement Stone (1902 - 2002))
“The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need tomorrow.” -Robert Tew
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“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” -Dolly Parton (Dolly Rebecca Parton (born 1946)): as quoted in Bob Phillips: “Phillips’ Book of Great Thoughts” (1993), page 264
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“You are only one decision away from a totally different life.” -Wilfred A. Peterson
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“Choose well. Your choice is brief, and yet endless.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
“You are the possessor of a great and wonderful power. This power, when properly applied, will bring confidence instead of timidity, calmness instead of confusion, poise instead of restlessness, and peace of mind in place of heartache. What is your greatest power? The power to choose.” -J. Martin Kohe (Jack Martin Kohe (1902 - 1960)): “Your Greatest Power” (1953)
“We are our decisions.” -Author Unknown
“There are always two choices, two paths to take. One is easy . . . and its only reward is that it’s easy.” -Author Unknown
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“Sir, what is the secret of your success?” a reporter asked a bank president. “Two words.” “And, sir, what are they?” “Right decisions.” “And how do you make right decisions?” “One word.” “And, sir, what is that?” “Experience.” “And how do you get experience?” “Two words.” “And, sir, what are they?” “Wrong decisions.”
“Every day brings new choices.” -Martha Beck
“Choices can change our lives profoundly. The choice to mend a broken relationship, to say ‘yes’ to a difficult assignment, to lay aside some important work to play with a child, to visit some forgotten person - these small choices may affect our lives eternally.” -Gloria Gaither
When faced with a decision, decide.
When faced with a choice, choose.
Sitting on the fence will leave you too tense,
Because you neither win nor lose!
-Barry Spilchuk (born 1957)
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“Our lives are, in reality, the sum total of our seemingly unimportant decisions and of our capacity to live by those decisions.” -Gordon B. Hinckley (Gordon Bitner Hinckley (1910 - 2008))
“You can never successfully determine beforehand which side of the bread to butter.” -Author Unknown
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“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” -J. K. Rowling (Joanne Kathleen ‘Jo’ Rowling (born 1965)): “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (1998); line spoken by fictional character Professor Dumbledore
“Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.” -Roy T. Bennett: “The Light in the Heart” (25 February 2016)
“I must have a prodigious amount of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up!” -Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910)): “The Innocents Abroad” (1869)
“Life is the sum of all your choices.” -Albert Camus (1913 - 1960)
“Our lives will depend upon the decisions which we make, for decisions determine destiny.” -Thomas S. Monson (Thomas Spencer Monson (1927 - 2018))
“We are a product of the choices we make, not the circumstances that we face.” -Roger Crawford
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“Doing isn’t difficult. Deciding is.” -Foster Hibbard
“Between two evils, choose neither; between two goods, choose both.” -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 68
Overheard: I used to think I was indecisive, but now I am not even sure about that.
“The choices you make determine the life you live.” -Author Unknown
“Don’t base your decisions on the advice of people who don’t have to deal with the result.” -Author Unknown
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“The most important choice we make is what we choose to make important.” -Michael Neill
“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” -Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt (1858 - 1919))
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“Choose well. Your choice is brief, and yet endless.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
“You are the possessor of a great and wonderful power. This power, when properly applied, will bring confidence instead of timidity, calmness instead of confusion, poise instead of restlessness, and peace of mind in place of heartache. What is your greatest power? The power to choose.” -J. Martin Kohe (Jack Martin Kohe (1902 - 1960)): “Your Greatest Power” (1953)
“We are our decisions.” -Author Unknown
“There are always two choices, two paths to take. One is easy . . . and its only reward is that it’s easy.” -Author Unknown
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“Sir, what is the secret of your success?” a reporter asked a bank president. “Two words.” “And, sir, what are they?” “Right decisions.” “And how do you make right decisions?” “One word.” “And, sir, what is that?” “Experience.” “And how do you get experience?” “Two words.” “And, sir, what are they?” “Wrong decisions.”
“Every day brings new choices.” -Martha Beck
“Choices can change our lives profoundly. The choice to mend a broken relationship, to say ‘yes’ to a difficult assignment, to lay aside some important work to play with a child, to visit some forgotten person - these small choices may affect our lives eternally.” -Gloria Gaither
When faced with a decision, decide.
When faced with a choice, choose.
Sitting on the fence will leave you too tense,
Because you neither win nor lose!
-Barry Spilchuk (born 1957)
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“Our lives are, in reality, the sum total of our seemingly unimportant decisions and of our capacity to live by those decisions.” -Gordon B. Hinckley (Gordon Bitner Hinckley (1910 - 2008))
“You can never successfully determine beforehand which side of the bread to butter.” -Author Unknown
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“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” -J. K. Rowling (Joanne Kathleen ‘Jo’ Rowling (born 1965)): “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (1998); line spoken by fictional character Professor Dumbledore
“Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.” -Roy T. Bennett: “The Light in the Heart” (25 February 2016)
“I must have a prodigious amount of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up!” -Mark Twain (pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910)): “The Innocents Abroad” (1869)
“Life is the sum of all your choices.” -Albert Camus (1913 - 1960)
“Our lives will depend upon the decisions which we make, for decisions determine destiny.” -Thomas S. Monson (Thomas Spencer Monson (1927 - 2018))
“We are a product of the choices we make, not the circumstances that we face.” -Roger Crawford
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“Doing isn’t difficult. Deciding is.” -Foster Hibbard
“Between two evils, choose neither; between two goods, choose both.” -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 68
Overheard: I used to think I was indecisive, but now I am not even sure about that.
“The choices you make determine the life you live.” -Author Unknown
“Don’t base your decisions on the advice of people who don’t have to deal with the result.” -Author Unknown
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“The most important choice we make is what we choose to make important.” -Michael Neill
“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” -Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt (1858 - 1919))
“We are living in a time when the best of things are on the Earth . . . and the worst of things. Are we taking advantage of the best of things . . . and staying away from the worst of things?” -Author Unknown
“We make our choices, then our choices make us. Choose carefully.” -Author Unknown
“You cannot make progress without making decisions.” -Jim Rohn (Emanuel James ‘Jim’ Rohn (1930 - 2009)) at https://www.JimRohn.com
“Your life becomes the thing you have decided it shall be.” -Raymond Charles Barker
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“It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide what to do.” -Elbert Hubbard (Elbert Green Hubbard (1856 - 1915))
Overheard: It is terrible to be indecisive. I feel like a centipede that has just been told to put its best foot forward!
“Always go with the choice that scares you the most, because that’s the one that is going to require the most from you.” -Caroline Myss (born 1952)
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“There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.” -Denis Waitley (Denis Edwin Waitley, Senior (born 1933)) at https://deniswaitley.com/
Matthew: Yippee, I get to make a decision! Yahoo! I finally get to decide something!
Martha: Yes . . . so would you like liver and onions or tripe and turnips for dinner?
“There is but bad Choice, where the whole Stock is bad.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs, Wise Sentences, and Witty Sayings” (1732), number 4889
“Choice, not chance, determines one’s destiny.” -Author Unknown
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“The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides.” -Henri-Frédéric Amiel (also known simply as Henri Amiel (1821 - 1881))
“We make our decisions, and then our decisions turn around and make us.” -R. W. Boreham
“The only way to avoid all frightening choices is to leave society and become a hermit, and that is a frightening choice.” -Richard Bach (Richard David Bach (born 1936))
“The best time to make a decision is before you have to make one.” -J. P. Morgan (John Pierpont Morgan, Senior (1837 - 1913))
“The difficulty in life is the choice.” -George Augustus Moore (1852 - 1933): “The Bending of the Bough” (1900), Act IV
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“It is better to make a wrong decision than build up a habit of indecision. If you’re wallowing in indecision, you certainly can’t act - and action is the basis of success.” -Marie Beynon Ray (1886 - 1969)
“Life presents many choices, the choices we make determine our future.” -Catherine Pulsifer (born 1927) at https://www.QuotesChristian.com and https://www.StressLessCountry.com/quotes/
Now let us consider the pros and cons of making a Pros and Cons List . . .
“We make our choices, then our choices make us. Choose carefully.” -Author Unknown
“You cannot make progress without making decisions.” -Jim Rohn (Emanuel James ‘Jim’ Rohn (1930 - 2009)) at https://www.JimRohn.com
“Your life becomes the thing you have decided it shall be.” -Raymond Charles Barker
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“It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide what to do.” -Elbert Hubbard (Elbert Green Hubbard (1856 - 1915))
Overheard: It is terrible to be indecisive. I feel like a centipede that has just been told to put its best foot forward!
“Always go with the choice that scares you the most, because that’s the one that is going to require the most from you.” -Caroline Myss (born 1952)
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“There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.” -Denis Waitley (Denis Edwin Waitley, Senior (born 1933)) at https://deniswaitley.com/
Matthew: Yippee, I get to make a decision! Yahoo! I finally get to decide something!
Martha: Yes . . . so would you like liver and onions or tripe and turnips for dinner?
“There is but bad Choice, where the whole Stock is bad.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs, Wise Sentences, and Witty Sayings” (1732), number 4889
“Choice, not chance, determines one’s destiny.” -Author Unknown
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“The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides.” -Henri-Frédéric Amiel (also known simply as Henri Amiel (1821 - 1881))
“We make our decisions, and then our decisions turn around and make us.” -R. W. Boreham
“The only way to avoid all frightening choices is to leave society and become a hermit, and that is a frightening choice.” -Richard Bach (Richard David Bach (born 1936))
“The best time to make a decision is before you have to make one.” -J. P. Morgan (John Pierpont Morgan, Senior (1837 - 1913))
“The difficulty in life is the choice.” -George Augustus Moore (1852 - 1933): “The Bending of the Bough” (1900), Act IV
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“It is better to make a wrong decision than build up a habit of indecision. If you’re wallowing in indecision, you certainly can’t act - and action is the basis of success.” -Marie Beynon Ray (1886 - 1969)
“Life presents many choices, the choices we make determine our future.” -Catherine Pulsifer (born 1927) at https://www.QuotesChristian.com and https://www.StressLessCountry.com/quotes/
Now let us consider the pros and cons of making a Pros and Cons List . . .
One way to weigh difficult decisions is to make a Pros and Cons List, writing the good points under the word ‘Pros’ meaning ‘In Favor Of’ and the bad points under the word ‘Cons’ meaning ‘Against.’
Example: Jeremiah is trying to decide if he wants to paint his gray car red, so he makes a Pros and Cons List. The ‘pros’ or ‘advantages’ he writes in his list are that his vehicle would be more noticeable to other drivers, possibly leading to a lower risk of vehicular collisions, and that he prefers the color red to the color gray. The ‘cons’ or disadvantages’ he writes are that statistically drivers of red cars are more likely to receive tickets for moving violations such as speeding, and that he would have to be sure the red paint available is a shade he can live with.
“Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com
“There’s small choice in rotten apples.” -William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “The Taming of the Shrew” (about 1593 - 1594): Act I, scene 1, line 138
“Dwelling on past bad decisions you’ve made only allows those decisions to keep defining you. Forgive yourself and move on.” -Mandy Hale (born 1978) at https://mandyhale.com
“Sometimes walking away is the best decision.” -Kimberley Blaine
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“Don’t mourn over your bad decisions. Just start overcoming them with good ones.” -Joyce Meyer (born 1943 as Pauline Joyce Hutchison) at www.JoyceMeyer.org
“Five frogs are sitting on a log. Four decide to jump off. How many are left? Five, because there’s a difference between deciding and doing.” -Mark L. Feldman & Michael F. Spratt: “Five Frogs on a Log” (1999)
“Everything in your life is a reflection of a choice you have made. If you want a different result, make a different choice.” -Author Unknown
“Choices are the hinges of destiny.” -Pythagoras of Samos (about 570 B.C.E. - about 496 B.C.E.):
“Before deciding, HALT, which stands for hungry, angry, lonely, and tired. You should never make an important decision when you are any of those things.” -Author Unknown
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“Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself.” -Robert F. Bennett
“Be decisive. Right or wrong, make a decision. The road of life is paved with flat squirrels who couldn’t make a decision.” -Author Unknown
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“When faced with two equally tough choices, most people choose the third choice: to not choose.” -Jarod Kintz (born 1982): “This Book Title Is Invisible”
“Your life is a result of the choices you make . . . If you do not like your life, it is time to start making better choices.” -Author Unknown
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“My basic principle is that you don’t make decisions because they are easy; you don’t make them because they are cheap; you don’t make them because they’re popular; you make them because they’re right.” -Theodore Hesburgh (Theodore Martin Hesburgh (born 1917))
“Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com
“It is not so much the major events as the small day-to-day decisions that map the course of our living.” -Gordon B. Hinckley (Gordon Bitner Hinckley (1910 - 2008))
“Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.” -Tony Robbins (Anthony Jay ‘Tony’ Robbins (born 1960)) at https://www.tonyrobbins.com/
“Remember this, the choices you make in life, make you.” -John Wooden (John Robert Wooden (1910 - 2010))
“There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.” -William James (1842 - 1910): “The Principles of Psychology” (1890), Volume 1, Chapter 4
“We cannot lead a choiceless life. Every day, every moment, every second, there is a choice.” -Ernest Holmes (Ernest Shurtleff Holmes (1887 - 1960))
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“When possible, make the decisions now, even if action is in the future. A revised decision usually is better than one reached at the last moment.” -William B. Given
“The choices we make today determine the life we live tomorrow, and sometimes they determine the rest of our lives.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
Example: Jeremiah is trying to decide if he wants to paint his gray car red, so he makes a Pros and Cons List. The ‘pros’ or ‘advantages’ he writes in his list are that his vehicle would be more noticeable to other drivers, possibly leading to a lower risk of vehicular collisions, and that he prefers the color red to the color gray. The ‘cons’ or disadvantages’ he writes are that statistically drivers of red cars are more likely to receive tickets for moving violations such as speeding, and that he would have to be sure the red paint available is a shade he can live with.
“Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com
“There’s small choice in rotten apples.” -William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616): “The Taming of the Shrew” (about 1593 - 1594): Act I, scene 1, line 138
“Dwelling on past bad decisions you’ve made only allows those decisions to keep defining you. Forgive yourself and move on.” -Mandy Hale (born 1978) at https://mandyhale.com
“Sometimes walking away is the best decision.” -Kimberley Blaine
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“Don’t mourn over your bad decisions. Just start overcoming them with good ones.” -Joyce Meyer (born 1943 as Pauline Joyce Hutchison) at www.JoyceMeyer.org
“Five frogs are sitting on a log. Four decide to jump off. How many are left? Five, because there’s a difference between deciding and doing.” -Mark L. Feldman & Michael F. Spratt: “Five Frogs on a Log” (1999)
“Everything in your life is a reflection of a choice you have made. If you want a different result, make a different choice.” -Author Unknown
“Choices are the hinges of destiny.” -Pythagoras of Samos (about 570 B.C.E. - about 496 B.C.E.):
“Before deciding, HALT, which stands for hungry, angry, lonely, and tired. You should never make an important decision when you are any of those things.” -Author Unknown
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“Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself.” -Robert F. Bennett
“Be decisive. Right or wrong, make a decision. The road of life is paved with flat squirrels who couldn’t make a decision.” -Author Unknown
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“When faced with two equally tough choices, most people choose the third choice: to not choose.” -Jarod Kintz (born 1982): “This Book Title Is Invisible”
“Your life is a result of the choices you make . . . If you do not like your life, it is time to start making better choices.” -Author Unknown
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“My basic principle is that you don’t make decisions because they are easy; you don’t make them because they are cheap; you don’t make them because they’re popular; you make them because they’re right.” -Theodore Hesburgh (Theodore Martin Hesburgh (born 1917))
“Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women.” -Brian Tracy (born 1944) at https://www.briantracy.com
“It is not so much the major events as the small day-to-day decisions that map the course of our living.” -Gordon B. Hinckley (Gordon Bitner Hinckley (1910 - 2008))
“Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.” -Tony Robbins (Anthony Jay ‘Tony’ Robbins (born 1960)) at https://www.tonyrobbins.com/
“Remember this, the choices you make in life, make you.” -John Wooden (John Robert Wooden (1910 - 2010))
“There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.” -William James (1842 - 1910): “The Principles of Psychology” (1890), Volume 1, Chapter 4
“We cannot lead a choiceless life. Every day, every moment, every second, there is a choice.” -Ernest Holmes (Ernest Shurtleff Holmes (1887 - 1960))
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“When possible, make the decisions now, even if action is in the future. A revised decision usually is better than one reached at the last moment.” -William B. Given
“The choices we make today determine the life we live tomorrow, and sometimes they determine the rest of our lives.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“The choices we make in life determine our destiny.” -Catherine Pulsifer (born 1927) at https://www.QuotesChristian.com and https://www.StressLessCountry.com/quotes/
“We have a choice: to plow new ground or let the weeds grow.” -Jonathan Westover (a fictional person)
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“The small choices and decisions we make a hundred times a day add up to determining the kind of world we live in.” -Harold S. Kushner (Harold Samuel Kushner (born 1935))
“Scan. Select. Move on.” -Author Unknown
“Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you.” -John C. Maxwell (John Calvin Maxwell (born 1947)) at https://www.maxwellleadership.com/
Decidophobia is a fear of making decisions. Perhaps one approach to overcoming the fear would be to start out with making small or minor decisions. Decide which decisions are small.
“There’s an alternative. There’s always a third way, and it’s not a combination of the other two ways - it’s a different way.” -David Carradine (born John Arthur Carradine (1936 - 2009))
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“You make what seems a simple choice: choose a spouse or a job or a neighborhood - and what you have chosen is not a spouse or a job or a neighborhood but a life.” -Jessamyn West
“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” -Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey (1932 - 2012))
So much to win, so much to lose,
No marvel that I fear to choose.
-Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802 - 1838): “The Golden Violet” (1827), title, poem, closing lines
“Weigh well what you can only once decide.” -Author Unknown
“Truly successful decision-making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking.” -Malcolm Gladwell
“You’ve got a lot of choices. If getting out of bed in the morning is a chore and you’re not smiling on a regular basis, try another choice.” -Steven D. Woodhull (born 1976)
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“Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile.” -Bertrand Russell (Bertrand Arthur William Russell (1872 - 1970)): “The Conquest of Happiness” (1930)
““It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.” -Tony Robbins (Anthony Jay ‘Tony’ Robbins (born 1960))
“Indecisiveness is the key to flexibility.” -Author Unknown
“Whatever you decide to do, make sure it makes you happy.” -Paulo Coelho (born 1947)
“Every decision brings with it some good, some bad, some lessons, and some luck. The only thing that’s for sure is that indecision steals many years from many people who wind up wishing they’d just had the courage to leap.” -Doe Zantamata
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“Make choices today you can live with tomorrow.” -Author Unknown
“I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime.” -Elizabeth Kübler-Ross (1926 - 2004)
“The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.” -Voltaire (pseudonym of François-Marie Arouet (1694 - 1778))
“We almost always have choices, and the better the choice, the more we will be in control of our lives.” -William Glasser (1925 - 2013)
“Some decisions in life are difficult, like when you are asked if you will trade your truck-load of bananas for a car-load of monkeys.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.” -George Eliot (pseudonym of Mary Anne Evans, possibly also known as Marian Evans Cross (1819 - 1880)): “Daniel Deronda” (1876), Book VI, Chapter XLII
Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.” -Keri Russell
“We are the choices we make.” -Meryl Streep
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“We have a choice: to plow new ground or let the weeds grow.” -Jonathan Westover (a fictional person)
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“The small choices and decisions we make a hundred times a day add up to determining the kind of world we live in.” -Harold S. Kushner (Harold Samuel Kushner (born 1935))
“Scan. Select. Move on.” -Author Unknown
“Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you.” -John C. Maxwell (John Calvin Maxwell (born 1947)) at https://www.maxwellleadership.com/
Decidophobia is a fear of making decisions. Perhaps one approach to overcoming the fear would be to start out with making small or minor decisions. Decide which decisions are small.
“There’s an alternative. There’s always a third way, and it’s not a combination of the other two ways - it’s a different way.” -David Carradine (born John Arthur Carradine (1936 - 2009))
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“You make what seems a simple choice: choose a spouse or a job or a neighborhood - and what you have chosen is not a spouse or a job or a neighborhood but a life.” -Jessamyn West
“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” -Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey (1932 - 2012))
So much to win, so much to lose,
No marvel that I fear to choose.
-Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802 - 1838): “The Golden Violet” (1827), title, poem, closing lines
“Weigh well what you can only once decide.” -Author Unknown
“Truly successful decision-making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking.” -Malcolm Gladwell
“You’ve got a lot of choices. If getting out of bed in the morning is a chore and you’re not smiling on a regular basis, try another choice.” -Steven D. Woodhull (born 1976)
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“Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile.” -Bertrand Russell (Bertrand Arthur William Russell (1872 - 1970)): “The Conquest of Happiness” (1930)
““It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.” -Tony Robbins (Anthony Jay ‘Tony’ Robbins (born 1960))
“Indecisiveness is the key to flexibility.” -Author Unknown
“Whatever you decide to do, make sure it makes you happy.” -Paulo Coelho (born 1947)
“Every decision brings with it some good, some bad, some lessons, and some luck. The only thing that’s for sure is that indecision steals many years from many people who wind up wishing they’d just had the courage to leap.” -Doe Zantamata
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“Make choices today you can live with tomorrow.” -Author Unknown
“I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime.” -Elizabeth Kübler-Ross (1926 - 2004)
“The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.” -Voltaire (pseudonym of François-Marie Arouet (1694 - 1778))
“We almost always have choices, and the better the choice, the more we will be in control of our lives.” -William Glasser (1925 - 2013)
“Some decisions in life are difficult, like when you are asked if you will trade your truck-load of bananas for a car-load of monkeys.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.” -George Eliot (pseudonym of Mary Anne Evans, possibly also known as Marian Evans Cross (1819 - 1880)): “Daniel Deronda” (1876), Book VI, Chapter XLII
Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.” -Keri Russell
“We are the choices we make.” -Meryl Streep
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Forgiveness is a funny thing;
It warms the heart and cools the sting.
-William A. Ward (William Arthur Ward (1921 - 1994))
“Forgiving is not forgetting, it’s letting go of the hurt.” -Mary McLeod Bethune (Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (1875 - 1955))
“Don’t carry a grudge. While you’re carrying the grudge the other guy’s out dancing.” -Buddy Hackett (1924 - 2003)
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“Forgiveness is better than punishment; for the one is proof of a gentle, the other of a savage, nature.” -Pittacus of Mytilene: justifying his release of his captured enemy Alcaeus, as quoted by Diogenes Laërtius: “Life of Pittacus,” I, 76; citing Heraclitus as his source
“Without forgiveness life is governed by . . . an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.” -Roberto Assagioli (1888 - 1974)
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“The act of forgiveness is the act of returning to present time. And that’s why when one has become a forgiving person, and has managed to let go of the past, what they’ve really done is they’ve shifted their relationship with time.” -Caroline Myss (born 1952)
“Time spent in getting even would be better spent in getting ahead.” -Author Unknown
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“The best revenge is a vow to never be like the one who hurt you.” -Author Unknown
“Forgiveness means letting go of the past.” -Gerald Jampolsky (Gerald Gersham Jampolsky (born 1925))
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“When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free.” -Catherine Ponder (born 1927)
“The best revenge is massive success.” -Frank Sinatra (Francis Albert ‘Frank’ Sinatra (1915 - 1998))
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“Life is an adventure in forgiveness.” -Norman Cousins (1915 - 1990): as quoted in the “Saturday Review” (15 April 1978)
“Forgiving someone doesn’t mean pretending nothing happened. Rather, it means releasing the burden of anger and obsession so you can move on with your life.” -Charles F. Glassman: “Brain Drain: The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life” (2009)
“Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.” -Oscar Wilde (Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 - 1900))
“There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.” -Josh Billings (pseudonym of Henry Wheeler Shaw (1818 - 1885)): as quoted in Josh Billings and Thomas Nast (1840 - 1902) “Josh Billings: His Works, Complete” (1876), page 235
“Resentment or grudges do no harm to the person against whom you hold these feelings but every day and every night of your life, they are eating at you.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
It warms the heart and cools the sting.
-William A. Ward (William Arthur Ward (1921 - 1994))
“Forgiving is not forgetting, it’s letting go of the hurt.” -Mary McLeod Bethune (Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (1875 - 1955))
“Don’t carry a grudge. While you’re carrying the grudge the other guy’s out dancing.” -Buddy Hackett (1924 - 2003)
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“Forgiveness is better than punishment; for the one is proof of a gentle, the other of a savage, nature.” -Pittacus of Mytilene: justifying his release of his captured enemy Alcaeus, as quoted by Diogenes Laërtius: “Life of Pittacus,” I, 76; citing Heraclitus as his source
“Without forgiveness life is governed by . . . an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.” -Roberto Assagioli (1888 - 1974)
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“The act of forgiveness is the act of returning to present time. And that’s why when one has become a forgiving person, and has managed to let go of the past, what they’ve really done is they’ve shifted their relationship with time.” -Caroline Myss (born 1952)
“Time spent in getting even would be better spent in getting ahead.” -Author Unknown
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“The best revenge is a vow to never be like the one who hurt you.” -Author Unknown
“Forgiveness means letting go of the past.” -Gerald Jampolsky (Gerald Gersham Jampolsky (born 1925))
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“When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free.” -Catherine Ponder (born 1927)
“The best revenge is massive success.” -Frank Sinatra (Francis Albert ‘Frank’ Sinatra (1915 - 1998))
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“Life is an adventure in forgiveness.” -Norman Cousins (1915 - 1990): as quoted in the “Saturday Review” (15 April 1978)
“Forgiving someone doesn’t mean pretending nothing happened. Rather, it means releasing the burden of anger and obsession so you can move on with your life.” -Charles F. Glassman: “Brain Drain: The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life” (2009)
“Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.” -Oscar Wilde (Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 - 1900))
“There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.” -Josh Billings (pseudonym of Henry Wheeler Shaw (1818 - 1885)): as quoted in Josh Billings and Thomas Nast (1840 - 1902) “Josh Billings: His Works, Complete” (1876), page 235
“Resentment or grudges do no harm to the person against whom you hold these feelings but every day and every night of your life, they are eating at you.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt ever without error, and nothing we achieve without some measure of finitude and fallibility we call humanness, we are saved by forgiveness.” -David Augsburger (David W. Augsburger (born 1938))
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“I think there are two kinds of forgiveness: the kind that when you forgive you’re also giving them another chance, or the kind where you forgive, but move on without them. Use both wisely.” -S. B.
“Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.” -Suzanne Marie Somers (born Suzanne Marie Mahoney (1946 - 2023)) at www.suzannesomers.com
“If you hug to yourself any resentment against anybody else, you destroy the bridge by which God would come to you.” -Peter Marshall (1902 - 1949)
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“I think there are two kinds of forgiveness: the kind that when you forgive you’re also giving them another chance, or the kind where you forgive, but move on without them. Use both wisely.” -S. B.
“Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.” -Suzanne Marie Somers (born Suzanne Marie Mahoney (1946 - 2023)) at www.suzannesomers.com
“If you hug to yourself any resentment against anybody else, you destroy the bridge by which God would come to you.” -Peter Marshall (1902 - 1949)
Let Bygones Be Bygones
Let’s let bygones be bygones
And start all over again.
Let us forget we parted
And be the same as we started.
Remember, the sunshine
Must always follow the rain.
So, let’s let bygones be bygones
And start all over again.
By Joseph George Gilbert (1933), stanzas 1 and 2
Let’s let bygones be bygones
And start all over again.
Let us forget we parted
And be the same as we started.
Remember, the sunshine
Must always follow the rain.
So, let’s let bygones be bygones
And start all over again.
By Joseph George Gilbert (1933), stanzas 1 and 2
“A grudge is a heavy thing to carry.” -Author Unknown
“You must forgive those who trespass against you before you can look to Heaven for forgiveness.” -Author Unknown: “The Talmud”
“When you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you.” -Author Unknown
“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” -Paul Boese (Paul Lewis Boese (1923 - 1976)): as quoted in “Quote: The Weekly Digest” (19 February 1967), Volume 53, Number 8, page 146 (19 February 1967)
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“The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.” -Marianne Williamson (born 1952)
Good, to forgive;
Best, to forget.
-Robert Browning (1812 - 1889): “Dedication to La Saisiaz,” ‘Prologue,’
“I bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing.” -Bette Midler (born 1945)
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“He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself, for every man hath* need to be forgiven.” -Edward Herbert (1583 - 1648): as quoted in Sidney Lee, editor: “The Autobiography of Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury” (1906), page 34
*hath: has
“The best revenge is to live on and prove yourself.” -Eddie Vedder (born 1964)
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“Let us forget and forgive injuries.” -Miguel de Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547 - 1616)): “Don Quixote de la Mancha” (1605 - 1615), Part I, Book IV, Chapter 3
“When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.” -Alan Paton (Alan Stewart Paton (1903 - 1988))
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“The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us.” -Jane Porter (1776 - 1850)
“Don’t get even . . . get odd!” -Author Unknown
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“This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.” -Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626): “Essays” (1597)
“Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” -Jesus of Nazareth: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Luke,’ chapter 23, verse 34
“How often could things be remedied by a word. How often is it left unspoken.” -Norman Douglas (1868 - 1952)
“Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.” -Jonathan Lockwood Huie (born 1945)
“You must forgive those who trespass against you before you can look to Heaven for forgiveness.” -Author Unknown: “The Talmud”
“When you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you.” -Author Unknown
“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” -Paul Boese (Paul Lewis Boese (1923 - 1976)): as quoted in “Quote: The Weekly Digest” (19 February 1967), Volume 53, Number 8, page 146 (19 February 1967)
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“The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.” -Marianne Williamson (born 1952)
Good, to forgive;
Best, to forget.
-Robert Browning (1812 - 1889): “Dedication to La Saisiaz,” ‘Prologue,’
“I bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing.” -Bette Midler (born 1945)
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“He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself, for every man hath* need to be forgiven.” -Edward Herbert (1583 - 1648): as quoted in Sidney Lee, editor: “The Autobiography of Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury” (1906), page 34
*hath: has
“The best revenge is to live on and prove yourself.” -Eddie Vedder (born 1964)
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“Let us forget and forgive injuries.” -Miguel de Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547 - 1616)): “Don Quixote de la Mancha” (1605 - 1615), Part I, Book IV, Chapter 3
“When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.” -Alan Paton (Alan Stewart Paton (1903 - 1988))
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“The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us.” -Jane Porter (1776 - 1850)
“Don’t get even . . . get odd!” -Author Unknown
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“This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.” -Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626): “Essays” (1597)
“Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” -Jesus of Nazareth: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Luke,’ chapter 23, verse 34
“How often could things be remedied by a word. How often is it left unspoken.” -Norman Douglas (1868 - 1952)
“Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.” -Jonathan Lockwood Huie (born 1945)
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is an attribute of the strong.” -Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand ‘Mahatma’ Gandhi (1869 - 1948))
“Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err.” -Euripides (480 B.C.E. - 406 B.C.E.)
“Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.” -Buddha (also known as Siddhārtha Guatama or Shakyamuni Buddha (about 563 B.C.E. - about 483 B.C.E.))
“It is easier to forgive and forget than to resent and remember.” -Author Unknown
“We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it’s absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.” -T. D. Jakes (Thomas Dexter Jakes, Senior (born 1957))
“Forgiveness is the final form of love.” -Reinhold Niebuhr (Karl Paul Reinhold ‘Reinhold’ Niebuhr (1892 - 1971)): “The Irony of American History” (1952)
“Holding on to anger, resentment, and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache, and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life.” -Joan Lunden (born 1950)
“Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs.” -Charlotte Brontë (1816 - 1855): “Jane Eyre” (1847), chapter VI
“Nothing produces such odd result as trying to get even.” -Franklin P. Jones (Franklin Pierce Jones (1908 - 1980))
“Let It Go: Forgive So That You Can Be Forgiven” (2013): title of book by T. D. Jakes (Thomas Dexter Jakes, Senior (born 1957))
“Hold hands, not grudges.” -Author Unknown
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“If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man’s life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.” -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882): “Table-Talk” (1857), ‘Driftwood’
“To forgive and forget means to throw away dearly bought experience.” -Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 - 1860)
“Forgiveness is just another name for freedom.” -Byron Katie (born 1942)
“Sometimes the best revenge is to smile and move on.” -Author Unknown
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“People are more than the worst thing they have ever done in their lives.” -Helen Prejean (born 1939)
“Forgiveness takes the burden of hate, guilt, and bitterness off your back and, with a lighter load, you can climb higher and faster, and be much happier in the process.” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))
“I must forgive without noise or fuss.” -Albert Schweitzer (1875 - 1965)
“Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.” -Les Brown (Leslie Calvin ‘Les’ Brown (born 1945))
“Forgive thyself little, and others much.” -Robert Leighton (1611 - 1684)
“Forgiving is not a gift to someone else. Forgiving is your gift to yourself - a great gift - the gift of happiness.” -Jonathan Lockwood Huie (born 1945)
“Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err.” -Euripides (480 B.C.E. - 406 B.C.E.)
“Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.” -Buddha (also known as Siddhārtha Guatama or Shakyamuni Buddha (about 563 B.C.E. - about 483 B.C.E.))
“It is easier to forgive and forget than to resent and remember.” -Author Unknown
“We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it’s absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.” -T. D. Jakes (Thomas Dexter Jakes, Senior (born 1957))
“Forgiveness is the final form of love.” -Reinhold Niebuhr (Karl Paul Reinhold ‘Reinhold’ Niebuhr (1892 - 1971)): “The Irony of American History” (1952)
“Holding on to anger, resentment, and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache, and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life.” -Joan Lunden (born 1950)
“Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs.” -Charlotte Brontë (1816 - 1855): “Jane Eyre” (1847), chapter VI
“Nothing produces such odd result as trying to get even.” -Franklin P. Jones (Franklin Pierce Jones (1908 - 1980))
“Let It Go: Forgive So That You Can Be Forgiven” (2013): title of book by T. D. Jakes (Thomas Dexter Jakes, Senior (born 1957))
“Hold hands, not grudges.” -Author Unknown
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“If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man’s life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.” -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882): “Table-Talk” (1857), ‘Driftwood’
“To forgive and forget means to throw away dearly bought experience.” -Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 - 1860)
“Forgiveness is just another name for freedom.” -Byron Katie (born 1942)
“Sometimes the best revenge is to smile and move on.” -Author Unknown
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“People are more than the worst thing they have ever done in their lives.” -Helen Prejean (born 1939)
“Forgiveness takes the burden of hate, guilt, and bitterness off your back and, with a lighter load, you can climb higher and faster, and be much happier in the process.” -Zig Ziglar (Hilary Hinton ‘Zig’ Ziglar (1926 - 2012))
“I must forgive without noise or fuss.” -Albert Schweitzer (1875 - 1965)
“Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.” -Les Brown (Leslie Calvin ‘Les’ Brown (born 1945))
“Forgive thyself little, and others much.” -Robert Leighton (1611 - 1684)
“Forgiving is not a gift to someone else. Forgiving is your gift to yourself - a great gift - the gift of happiness.” -Jonathan Lockwood Huie (born 1945)
“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.
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“He who forgives ends the quarrel.” -Author Unknown
“Holding a grudge does not hurt the person against whom the grudge is held, it hurts the one who holds it.” -Booker T. Washington (Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856 - 1915))
“Some people insist - often very forcefully - that we must both forgive and forget, or that we have to either forgive or forget . . . as if those are our only options. Those are not our only options. When what has been done to us is horrendous, it becomes unforgiveable and unforgettable, so we can only choose an eventual third option: We neither forgive nor forget, but we learn to move past the pain, the fear, the disappointment, and the constant awareness, to a point at which we can live our lives.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Forgiveness is not an emotion, it’s a decision.” -Randall Worley
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“The more a man knows, the more he forgives.” -Catherine II (also known as Catherine the Great (1729 - 1796))
“Forgotten is forgiven.” -F. Scott Fitzgerald (Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940))
“Do not burn bridges that you might have to cross again someday.” -Author Unknown
“Any man can seek revenge; it takes a king or prince to grant a pardon.” -Arthur J. Rehrat
“Forgiveness does not mean excusing.” -C. S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis (1898 - 1963))
“The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway.” -Henry Boye
“To err is human; to forgive, divine.” -Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744): “An Essay on Criticism” (1711), lines 322 through 325
I forgive myself for having believed for so long that . . .
I was never good enough to have, get, be what I wanted.
-Ceanne DeRohan
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“Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.” -Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626): “Essays” (1625), ‘Of Revenge’
“Let not the Sun go down upon your wrath.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” Ephesians,’ chapter 4, verse 26
“Forgiveness is not something we do for other people. We do it for ourselves to get well and move on.” -Author Unknown
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“Behold affronts and indignities which the world thinks it right never to pardon, which the Son of God endures with a Divine meekness! Let us cast at the feet of Jesus that false honor, that quick sense of affronts, which exaggerates every thing, and pardons nothing, and, above all, that devilish determination in resenting injuries.” -Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1533 - 1603): as quoted in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert: “Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), edited by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, page 252
“Holding a grudge is letting someone live rent free in your head.” -Author Unknown
“I once met a man who had forgiven an injury. I hope some day to meet the man who has forgiven an insult.” -Thomas Buxton (Thomas Fowell Buxton (1786 - 1845))
“Forgive all who have offended you, not for them, but for yourself.” -Harriet Nelson (Harriet Uts Nelson)
“I forgive people, but that doesn’t mean I trust them.” -Author Unknown
“Forgiving people can be extremely difficult, if not impossible, when you fear that people will wrong you again, and that once again, just as before, you will be powerless to stop them.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.” -Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (C.E. 121 - C.E. 180): “The Meditations” (C.E. 167), Book 6, meditation 5
“Forgiveness is freeing up and putting to better use the energy once consumed by holding grudges, harboring resentments, and nursing unhealed wounds.” -Sidney and Suzanne Simon
“Nothing on Earth consumes a man more quickly than the passion of resentment.” -Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)): “Ecce Homo” (English: “Behold the Man”) (1888)
“Forgive, forget. Bear with the faults of others as you would have them bear with yours. Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.” -Phillips Brooks (1835 - 1893)
“Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it forgoes revenge, and dares forgive an injury.” -E. H. Chapin (Edwin Hubbell Chapin (1814 - 1880)): “Living Words” (1861)
“Forgiveness is the noblest vengeance.” -H. G. Bohn (Henry George Bohn (1796 - 1884))
“Living well is the best revenge.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert (1593 - 1633): “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651), proverb 520
“We may not know how to forgive, and we may not want to forgive; but the very fact we say we are willing to forgive begins the healing practice.” -Louise L. Hay (Louise Lynn Hay (1926 - 2017)) at www.LouiseHay.com
“It is never too late to mend.” -Author Unknown
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“When you forgive, you heal. When you let go, you grow.” -Louise L. Hay (Louise Lynn Hay (1926 - 2017)) at www.LouiseHay.com
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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.
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read New Beginnings And Second Chances Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“He who forgives ends the quarrel.” -Author Unknown
“Holding a grudge does not hurt the person against whom the grudge is held, it hurts the one who holds it.” -Booker T. Washington (Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856 - 1915))
“Some people insist - often very forcefully - that we must both forgive and forget, or that we have to either forgive or forget . . . as if those are our only options. Those are not our only options. When what has been done to us is horrendous, it becomes unforgiveable and unforgettable, so we can only choose an eventual third option: We neither forgive nor forget, but we learn to move past the pain, the fear, the disappointment, and the constant awareness, to a point at which we can live our lives.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“Forgiveness is not an emotion, it’s a decision.” -Randall Worley
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Choices And Decisions Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“The more a man knows, the more he forgives.” -Catherine II (also known as Catherine the Great (1729 - 1796))
“Forgotten is forgiven.” -F. Scott Fitzgerald (Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940))
“Do not burn bridges that you might have to cross again someday.” -Author Unknown
“Any man can seek revenge; it takes a king or prince to grant a pardon.” -Arthur J. Rehrat
“Forgiveness does not mean excusing.” -C. S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis (1898 - 1963))
“The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway.” -Henry Boye
“To err is human; to forgive, divine.” -Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744): “An Essay on Criticism” (1711), lines 322 through 325
I forgive myself for having believed for so long that . . .
I was never good enough to have, get, be what I wanted.
-Ceanne DeRohan
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Self-Regard And Self-Acceptance Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.” -Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626): “Essays” (1625), ‘Of Revenge’
“Let not the Sun go down upon your wrath.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in “The Bible,” Ephesians,’ chapter 4, verse 26
“Forgiveness is not something we do for other people. We do it for ourselves to get well and move on.” -Author Unknown
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Continuing And Progressing Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“Behold affronts and indignities which the world thinks it right never to pardon, which the Son of God endures with a Divine meekness! Let us cast at the feet of Jesus that false honor, that quick sense of affronts, which exaggerates every thing, and pardons nothing, and, above all, that devilish determination in resenting injuries.” -Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1533 - 1603): as quoted in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert: “Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), edited by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, page 252
“Holding a grudge is letting someone live rent free in your head.” -Author Unknown
“I once met a man who had forgiven an injury. I hope some day to meet the man who has forgiven an insult.” -Thomas Buxton (Thomas Fowell Buxton (1786 - 1845))
“Forgive all who have offended you, not for them, but for yourself.” -Harriet Nelson (Harriet Uts Nelson)
“I forgive people, but that doesn’t mean I trust them.” -Author Unknown
“Forgiving people can be extremely difficult, if not impossible, when you fear that people will wrong you again, and that once again, just as before, you will be powerless to stop them.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.” -Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (C.E. 121 - C.E. 180): “The Meditations” (C.E. 167), Book 6, meditation 5
“Forgiveness is freeing up and putting to better use the energy once consumed by holding grudges, harboring resentments, and nursing unhealed wounds.” -Sidney and Suzanne Simon
“Nothing on Earth consumes a man more quickly than the passion of resentment.” -Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)): “Ecce Homo” (English: “Behold the Man”) (1888)
“Forgive, forget. Bear with the faults of others as you would have them bear with yours. Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.” -Phillips Brooks (1835 - 1893)
“Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it forgoes revenge, and dares forgive an injury.” -E. H. Chapin (Edwin Hubbell Chapin (1814 - 1880)): “Living Words” (1861)
“Forgiveness is the noblest vengeance.” -H. G. Bohn (Henry George Bohn (1796 - 1884))
“Living well is the best revenge.” -Author Unknown: as quoted in George Herbert (1593 - 1633): “Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert” (1651), proverb 520
“We may not know how to forgive, and we may not want to forgive; but the very fact we say we are willing to forgive begins the healing practice.” -Louise L. Hay (Louise Lynn Hay (1926 - 2017)) at www.LouiseHay.com
“It is never too late to mend.” -Author Unknown
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Beginning And Starting Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
“When you forgive, you heal. When you let go, you grow.” -Louise L. Hay (Louise Lynn Hay (1926 - 2017)) at www.LouiseHay.com
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