Archives - May 2013

The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety.

Engrave this Quote If you don't believe in yourself, then who will believe in you? The next man's way of getting there might not necessarily work for me, so I have to create my own ways of getting there.

Sometimes what seems like surrender isn't surrender at all. It's about what's going on in our hearts. About seeing clearly the way life is and accepting it and being true to it, whatever the pain, because the pain of not being true to it is far, far greater.

I have failed many times, and that's why I am a success.

True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable.

The artist doesn't have time to listen to the critics. The ones who want to be writers read the reviews, the ones who want to write don't have the time to read reviews.

In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semi-human. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog.

Nursing is not for everyone. It takes a very strong, intelligent, and compassionate person to take on the ills of the world with passion and purpose and work to maintain the health and well-being of the planet. No wonder we're exhausted at the end of the day!

Never ignore a gut feeling, but never believe that it's enough

Sometimes it helps to know that I just can't do it all. One step at a time is all that's possible --- even when those steps are taken on the run.

Imagination... its limits are only those of the mind itself.

Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same --- and most mothers kiss and scold together.

Chocolate is not cheating! After a salty meal, you need a little bit of sweet. This is living, not cheating.

Learn to smile at every situation. See it as an opportunity to prove your strength and ability.

The one thing children wear out faster than shoes is parents.

Trees are your best antiques.

Think of bicycles as rideable art that can just about save the world.

I hate to lull the audience into letting them think that something is something. It's always fun to defy expectations.

Those big-shot writers could never dig the fact that there are more salted peanuts consumed than caviar.

That's the thing about Mother Nature, she really doesn't care what economic bracket you're in.

The first day, a guest; the second, a burden; the third, a pest.

I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music.

You don't just luck into things as much as you would like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it is friendships or opportunities.

No matter what business you're in, you can't run in place or someone will pass you by. It doesn't matter how many games you've won.

Having a two-year-old is like having a blender that you don't have the top for.

Making a decision to have a child --- it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.

The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.

The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary.

We construct a narrative for ourselves, and that's the thread that we follow from one day to the next. People who disintegrate as personalities are the ones who lose that thread.

A bargain is something you can't use at a price you can't resist. 

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute.