“We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.”
“So live and learn within yourself, then pass along your message - Deliver it with warm intent, some beauty and some courage. A strength will then go on and on to teach you something new, the value of real wisdom with keep forever true.” (SB)
“Paint a crooked rainbow to smooth a wondrous arc, a learning curve of beauty between the dawn ‘til dark.” (SB)
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| "Colour is the essence of what we see... Can you think of anything without it that is really fun?" (SB) |
“A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes."
"Man needs colour to live; it's just as necessary an element as fire and water."
3rd March 2011
“Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives…”
“Loving yourself is better than hating yourself!” (SB)
Older Quotes...
“It's not the load that breaks you but the way you carry it.”
“Never blame any day in your life... Good days give you happiness - Bad days give you experience.“
“Cheerful people are like sunlight. They shine in to the corners of the heart and offer bright mornings and fresh hopes... BE HAPPY :@).“ (SB)
"The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate."
“The most valuable lesson man has learned from his dog is to kick a few blades of grass over it and move on.“
“A day will never be anymore than what you make of it.“
"Turn your wounds into wisdom"
"Any messages you have learnt, pass along the way. Your lessons are a truth for all to learn another day. But any clues are grateful and will keep your future bright. Give and you'll be gifted back, a warm and selfless light." (SB)
“What you do today can improve all your tomorrows. “
"To be a true winner, you must also know how to lose and see your failures as the tools of your successes. So, be a good loser and learn how to win!" (SB)
"A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body - but a heart makes a good home for the friend."
“All people are created equal, it is only 'certain' people who place themselves above equality. “
“Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. “
"I have far more respect for the person with a single idea who gets there than for the person with a thousand ideas who does nothing"
"Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right."
"It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting."
“Alter your attitude and you can alter your life.“
“In order to be somebody, first you must be yourself.“
“Never take life too seriously, nobody gets out alive anyway.“
“Always laugh, it's cheaper than pills.“
"Don't send me flowers when I'm dead. If you like me, send them while I'm alive."
“Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive and express who we really are. Face your fear...“
"The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one's destiny to do, and then do it."
"Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart."
“A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.“
“The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.“
"Keep smiling, it makes people wonder what you're up to."
“Laugh at yourself first, before anyone else can.“
“Victory always starts in the head. It's a state of mind. It then spreads with such radiance and such affirmations that destiny can do nothing but obey.“
“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.“
“People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily.“
“A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.“
“If you want to be successful, it's just this simple: Know what you're doing. Love what you're doing. And believe in what you're doing.“
“Don't think of yourself as an ugly person; think of yourself as a beautiful monkey."
“Dreams are today's answers to tomorrow's questions.“
“Believe you can and you're halfway there.“
“Opera is when a someone gets stabbed in the back and, instead of bleeding, they sing!“
“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them.“
“Thereafter make them brighter still, challenge all you do, your future is a splendid gift and it all belongs to you. “ (SB)
“Welcome to another day, the first of many more, make it brighter than the past and all you've known before...“
“Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.“
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.“
“Life is what YOU make it.“
“Every one should keep a mental wastepaper basket, the older you grow the more things you'll consign to it, torn into irrecoverable tatters.“
“Excess, on occasion, is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.“
“I will not waste my life in friction when it can be turned into momentum.“
“Action is the foundational key to all success.“
"“Like yourself, you're the only one who truly can - Know yourself, you're the only one who truly does." (SB)
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."
"You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it."
"If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play."
"Roses are red, Violets are blue, one's for the heart, and one keeps it true." (SB)
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.“
“Good art is not what it looks like, but what it does to us.“
“A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.“
“Do all things with love.“
“A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world.“
“A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.“
“A word to the wise isn’t necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.“
“Friendship is like peeing yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.“
“If you have picture where you look old, keep them. In twenty years you can prove that you have not changed a bit.“
“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.“
"I work extremely hard in my own little way." (SB)
"Eyes Front!" (SB)
“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.“
"Pluck a thistle and plant a flower..."
“To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent*.“
(*Adjective) • approving careful and using a lot of effort… Leo is very diligent in/about his work.
• done in a careful and detailed way.
“Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.“
"If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves"
"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honourable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing."
"The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique."
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.“
“There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.“
“Always forgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.“
“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.“
“The road to success is always under construction.“
“Toss your dashed hopes not into a bin but into a drawer where you are likely to rummage some bright morning.“
“Patience is the companion of wisdom.“
"Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil."
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."
"At least three times every day take a moment and ask yourself what is really important. Have the wisdom and the courage to build your life around your answer."
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
“Simplicity is the key to brilliance.“
“Everyone has photographic memory; some just don't have the film.“
“If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?“
“The real test of friendship is: can you literally do nothing with them and enjoy those moments of life that are utterly simple?“
"I’ve come to believe that all my past failure & frustrations were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy."
(Stella Bella... “That being said, if I'd known how bloody simple 'IT' really was I would have done 'IT' years ago!!!“)
“Birdie, birdie, in the sky, left a poopie in my eye. Me don't care, me don't cry, me just happy that a cow can't fly!!“
- Wisdom -
“Occupy your mind, before it occupies you.“
"Life is all about balance, the slightest slant can throw you back on the floor." (SB)
"Store like with like, you'll like it that way." (SB)
"Know what's good, know what's bad, know that one will make you sad." (SB)
“How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.“
“Your future depends on many things, but mostly on you.“
"Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are."
“Today I "swished!" my brain by adding yet more knowledge... it's all part of the plan :@) !!“
(Stella Bella… "Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.")
"Live and learn... it's the best education there is!" (SB)
“Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.“
- Computers -
“lol = loss of language.“
“Life is a dictionary full of definitions.“
“I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches.“
“Don't get your knickers in a knot. Nothing is solved and it just makes you walk funny.“
“Life is half spent before we know what it is.“
“Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.“
“Don't take life too seriously. You'll never get out of it alive.“
“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who'll take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.“
“Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.“
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning.“
"Store like with like, you'll like it that way." (SB)
"Just relax and most things will be sorted." (SB)
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts."
"The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year."
"It's only banter if it's said with the right kind of smile." (SB)
“The more you judge, the less you love.“
"Ideas come from everything."
“Confidence is a habit that can be developed by acting as if you already had the confidence you desire to have.“
“Our strength grows out of our weakness.“
“Always remember that the future comes one day at a time.“
“Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; & all good things are yours.“
"No one has ever become poor by giving."
“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn't matter.“
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.“
"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned."
"Patience is the companion of wisdom.“
"There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour."
“My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me."
“The better part of happiness is to wish to be what you are.“
“It always seems impossible until it's done."
"Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not."
"It’s taken 30 years and a little pill to learn that love's the greatest instrument of rage!" (Thea Gilmore)
(Stella Bella… “Well mine was almost 41 years but I'm not one to brag, lol!! Get in there.... x”)
"A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing."
"There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be..."
"Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again."
