Archive for the ‘QOTD’ Category

QOTD September 27 2013

Friday, September 27th, 2013

Ecclesiastes: “Give not over thy soul to sorrow; and afflict not thyself in thy own counsel. Gladness of heart is the life of man and the joyfulness of man is length of days.”

QOTD September 26 2013

Thursday, September 26th, 2013

Joseph Conrad: “Facing it, always facing it, that’s the way to get through. Face it.”

QOTD September 25 2013

Wednesday, September 25th, 2013

Robert A. Ward: “I wish you sunshine on your path and storms to season your journey. I wish you peace in the world in which you live… More I cannot wish you except perhaps love to make all the rest worthwhile.”

QOTD September 24 2013

Tuesday, September 24th, 2013

Ellen Metcalf: “You have to recognize when the right place and the right time fuse and take advantage of that opportunity. There are plenty of opportunities out there. You can’t sit back and wait.”

QOTD September 23 2013

Monday, September 23rd, 2013

Thomas Paine: “What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly.”

QOTD September 22 2013

Sunday, September 22nd, 2013

Frida Kahlo: “I think that little by little I’ll be able to solve my problems and survive.”

QOTD September 21 2013

Saturday, September 21st, 2013

Jennifer Hudson: “Extreme exercise doesnโ€™t save you from poor food choices. It can be difficult to exercise and erase away that chocolate cake or pizza pie. It doesnโ€™t work that way.”

QOTD September 20 2013

Friday, September 20th, 2013

Edward Everett Hale: “If you have accomplished all that you planned for yourself, you have not planned enough.”

QOTD September 19 2013

Thursday, September 19th, 2013

George Santayana: “Before you contradict an old man, my fair friend, you should endeavor to understand him.”

QOTD September 18 2013

Wednesday, September 18th, 2013

Salman Rushdie: “A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.”

QOTD September 17 2013

Tuesday, September 17th, 2013

Chuck Palahniuk: “Your parents, they give you your life, but then they try to give you their life.”

QOTD September 16 2013

Monday, September 16th, 2013

Henry S. Haskins: “The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.”

QOTD September 15 2013

Sunday, September 15th, 2013

Lane Olinghouse: “Those who flee temptation generally leave a forwarding address.”

QOTD September 14 2013

Saturday, September 14th, 2013

Benjamin Franklin: “Anger is never without Reason, but seldom with a good One.”

QOTD September 13 2013

Friday, September 13th, 2013

John Barrymore: “Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.”

QOTD September 12 2013

Thursday, September 12th, 2013

Lillian Hellman: “I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year’s fashions.”

QOTD September 11 2013

Wednesday, September 11th, 2013

Edward Chapin: “Do not judge men by mere appearances; for the light laughter that bubbles on the lip often mantles over the depths of sadness, and the serious look may be the sober veil that covers a divine peace and joy.”

QOTD September 10 2013

Tuesday, September 10th, 2013

William Shakespeare: “Our bodies are our gardens to which our wills are gardeners.”

QOTD September 9 2013

Monday, September 9th, 2013

Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jed Whedon: “I am interested in the homeless, but they’re a symptom. You’re treating a symptom and the disease rages on and consumes the human race. I’m talking about an overhaul of the system: putting power in different hands.”

QOTD September 8 2013

Sunday, September 8th, 2013

Seneca: “Let tears flow of their own accord: their flowing is not inconsistent with inward peace and harmony.”