Quotes

“There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword” Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
“I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants” Sir Isaac Newton
“The doors of wisdom are never shut” Benjamin Franklin
“In this life we cannot always do great things, but we can do small thing with great love”

Mother Teresa
“All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles have strengthened me…you may not realize it when it happens, but at kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world the world for you” Walt Disney
“The time is always right to do the right thing” Martin Luther King, Jr.
“There is only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give everything. I do and I demand that my players do” Vince Lombardi
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony” Gandhi
“Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently” Henry Ford
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are” and also “I care not what other think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do. That is character”

Theodore Roosevelt
“Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorry, but only saps today of it’s strength”

A.J. Cronin

“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used to create them”

Albert Einstein
“The point is not to pay back kindness but to pass it on” Julia Alvarez
Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone elses
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
“When one door of happiness closes, another one opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us” Helen Keller
“I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be” Groucho Marx

Life is a Gift

Life Is a Gift
Today Before you say an unkind word - Think of someone who can't speak.

Before you complain about your food -Think of someone who has nothing to eat.

Before you complain about your husband/wife -

Think of someone who's crying to GOD for a companion.

Today Before you complain about life - Think of someone who went too early to heaven.

Before whining about the distance you drive -

Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet.

And when you are tired and complain about your job -

Think of the Unemployed, the disabled, and those who wish they had your Job.

And when Depressing thoughts seem to get you down - Put a smile on your face and think: you're alive and still around.

Anger is a condition where the tongue works faster than the mind
You can’t change the past but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future
God always gives his best to those that leave their choice with him
A hug is a small gift, and one size fits all
If anyone speaks badly of you live so none will believe it
"A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval." Mark Twain
"I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure:

Try to please everybody all the time.”
Herbert Swope
Use what talents you possess:

the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.

Henry Van Dyke

More Great Sayings

Of all the things I wear, my expression is the most important.
The heaviest thing I can carry is a grudge.
One thing I can give and still keep...is my word.
I lie the loudest when I lie to myself.

If I lack the courage to start, I have already finished.

One thing I can't recycle is wasted time.
Ideas won't work unless 'I' do.
My mind is like a parachute...it functions only when open.
The 10 commandments are not a multiple choice.

Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right.

Forget about the one's who don't.

Believe everything happens for a reason.

If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands.

If it changes your life, let it.

Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.

Sometimes we are so caught up in who's right and who's wrong that we

forget what's right and wrong.

"I have an irrepressible desire to live till I can be assured that the world is a

little better for my having lived in it."– Abraham Lincoln

I love this one:
'Never argue with an idiot; they'll drag you down to their level

and beat you with experience.' ~ anonymous

Everybody wants things to be different but nobody wants things to change.

If I want my dreams to come true, I mustn't oversleep. -Pat Parelli

Sayings

Its not what you take when you leave this world behind, its what you leave behind you when your gone – "3 Wooden Crosses" Randy Travis
I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn’t, then to live my life as if there isn’t a God and die to find out there is.
Do not go where there is a path, go instead where there is none and leave a trail
The most important thing a father can do for his children is love their mother - one of my favorites
Holding onto anger is like grasping onto a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else. You are the one who gets burned. Buddha
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do" – Freya Star
A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself.– Alexandre Duma
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.– Lin Yutan
Think how the human brain often works when our status changes. Only a very few remember what life was like before, and who was always by their side in the most painful situations.

Quotes

What you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing;

it also depends on what sort of person you are. -- C. S. Lewis.
To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it. -Confucius -

Forgiving releases the power a grudge holds over you. Once you have forgiven someone for a wrong they have done to you, you cancel out the wrong completely.
It the root is strong then the fruit is sweet - Bob Marley
The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him,

but because he loves what is behind him." ~G. K. Chesterton
Exposure to the SON will prevent burning

More Great Sayings

Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.
Life can be complicated but happiness is really pretty simple
The heart that gives gathers
Change your thoughts and change your world
If you don’t stand for something you’ll fall for anything
Burn brightly without burning out
Nothing happens..,.but first a dream
Sometimes in the winds of change we find out true directions
Throw your heart over the fence the rest will follow
Laughter is in instant vacation
Courage doesn’t not always roar sometimes it’s a quiet voice saying Ill try again tomorrow
The best sermons are lived not preached
Enjoy the little things for 1 day you will look back and realize they were the big things
To love and be loves is to feel the sun from both sides
Keep you face to the sunshine and you will not see shadows
Kind words can be short and easy to speak but echoes are truly endless
Even if you are on the right track you will get run over if you just sit there
Find you joy and share it with others
Step up to the microphone,

speak and be heard because the power of the human voice begins with you.
"You miss 100% of the shots you never take." – Wayne Gretsky
"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock."– Thomas Jefferson

Photo taken with my new camera

Quotes

Opportunity dances with those who are already on the dance floor
You become successful the moment you start moving toward a worthwhile goal
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
A loyal sister is worth a thousand friends
One of the best things about being an adult is the realization that you can share with your sister and still have plenty for yourself.
Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.Men are from earth. Women are from earth. Deal with it.Opportunities always look bigger going than coming.People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it
You may make mistakes but you are not a failure until you start blaming someone else
Have the courage to live, anyone can die
I have never had a bad day when I didn't choose to
Don’t push the river it flows by itself
The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention
To talk without thinking is to shoot without aiming
Happiness is not wanting everything but wanting what you have
If you want the rainbow you've got to put up with the rain
The early bird gets the worm but the 2nd mouse gets the cheese
It is easy to take liberty for granted when you have never had it taken from you
He who has not Christmas in his hear will never find it under a tree
Of all the things I wear, my expression is the most important.
The best vitamin for making friends: B-1
I should keep my words soft and sweet in case I have to eat them.
The heaviest thing I can carry is a grudge.
One thing I can give and still keep: my word.
One thing I can't recycle is wasted time.
The happiest people don't necessarily have the best Of everything;

they just make the best of everything they have

Life isn't about how to survive the storm,

but how to dance in the rain.

Nothing to do with quotes but I love this photo I took in North Florida