Archives - March 2011

We are each entitled to our own opinion, but no one is entitled to
his own facts.

When you reread a classic, you do not see more in the book than you
did before; you see more in you than there was before.

A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

It is a cliché to say that most clichés are true, but
then like most clichés, that cliché is untrue.

I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up
where I need to be.

I was thought to be “stuck up.†I
wasn’t. I was just sure of myself. This is and
always has been an unforgivable quality to the unsure.

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no
loss of enthusiasm.

Order is not pressure which is imposed on society from without, but
an equilibrium which is set up from within.

If I could I would work always in silence and obscurity, and let my
efforts be known by their results.

If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater,
suggest that he wear a tail.

I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much
sooner one tires of anything than of a book! When I have a house of
my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent
library.

Whenever you’re in conflict with someone, there
is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your
relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.

Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life
delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your
situation might be, you can survive it.

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.

Truly successful decision making relies on a balance between
deliberate and instinctive thinking.

Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for
music.

May the Irish hills caress you.
May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to
acquire it.

If you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you
watch a lot of TV, you're not considered well viewed.

Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning
yawn.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you
something else is the greatest accomplishment.

If you always do what interests you, at least one person is
pleased.

A book is a gift you can open again and again.

The consequences of our actions are so complicated, so diverse,
that predicting the future is a very difficult business
indeed.

It is well to give when asked but it is better to give unasked,
through understanding.

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One
must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another
person.

There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or
an opera diva.

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your
arm, as you get older, remember you have another hand: The first is
to help yourself, the second is to help others.

If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.

I have only one superstition. I touch all the bases when I hit a
home run.

This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three hundred and sixty-four.