American folk and blues singer, guitarist and song writer, Dave Van Ronk said, Honesty is the cruelest game of all, because not only can you hurt someone - and hurt them to the bone - you can feel self-righteous about it at the same time.I agree with the man.
French pilot and author Antoine de Saint-Exupery remarks on love, Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.Antoine must not have found the right lady.
As i wait in the airport with a 5-hour delay, i am reminded of these words from Scottish Historian and notable essayist of the Victorian era Thomas Carlyle, Endurance is patience concentrated.
American writer, editor and publisher Elbert Hubbard said, He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.Silence is a wonderful form of communication rarely used.
British Conservative and once Aithest turned Anglican, the Right Honourable Enoch Powell said these words, For a politician to complain about the press is like a ship's captain complaining about the sea.It is amazing how politician's learn to ride the wave. Surf's up!
Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo said, I talk and talk and talk, and I haven't taught people in fifty years what my father taught me by example in one week.We learn by example.
The United Kingdom's only jewish Prime Minister, Benjamin Disreali is credited with starting the Conservative Party and was most known in his day for wearing fancy clothes. I feel a very unusual sensation - if it's not indigestion, I think it must be gratitude.There's no sensation quite like that of gratitude.
A native of Johannesburg, South Africa, Basil Rathbone is most worldly known for his role as Sherlock Holmes, although he was commonly also casted as the sauve villian for such movies as The Adventures of Robin Hood, A Tale of Two Cities and David Copperfield in the 1930's. It is even rumored that he was screen-tested and interviewed for the role of Rhett Butler. Never regret anything you have done with a sincere affection; nothing is lost that is born of the heart.We must choose to live our passions and not look back.
Actress Uta Hagen was involved with over 22 Broadway Productions and is credited as one of the most important acting teachers in America. She wrote with wit and clarity about the technical craft of acting. We must overcome the notion that we must be regular...it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.Think. Stand. Jump. Be Creative and follow your dreams and passion. We must live the life we feel inside us, just waiting to be free.
Intrigued by Western and Eastern philosophies, 1946 Literature Nobel Laurerate Hermann Hesse was awarded with these words, "for his inspired writings which, while growing in boldness and penetration, exemplify the classical humanitarian ideals and high qualities of style."His last work was The Glass Bead Game. Interesting to note, his popularity in America occurred during the late 1960's and into the out-spoken 1970's. Hesse died in August 1962.
If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us.All cut from the same cloth, should we mend our own imperfections, others would also be no longer visible.
Until the 1920's, this man was known chiefly in avant-garde and esoteric literary circles. The 1947 Nobel Prize of Literature went to French writer André Paul Guillaume Gide with this statement, "for his comprehensive and artistically significant writings, in which human problems and conditions have been presented with a fearless love of truth and keen psychological insight."It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in finding themselves.I think we determine its an adventure when we're already on the roller coaster, or when the ride has come to its stop.
Once-time ambulance driver Ernest Hemingway was honored with the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature with these stated remarks, "...for his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in The Old Man and the Sea, and for the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style."il faut d'abord durer
1978 Nobel Laureate of Literature, Gabriel García Márquez wrote various novels, screenplays and most known for his journalistic writings traveling through Mexico and Europe. A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father.I don't know why, but i am shocked when told of the 'spitting-image' resemblance, mannerism and habits of his.
In his will, Alfred Bernhard Nobel established an Award to recognize and inspire those of genius, creativity and perserverance. If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied.I wonder sometimes the unlimited potential I could have, if only I focused my energies.
2000 Nobel Prize Winner of Literature, Gao Xingjian is revered for his writings and story=telling. In time, he was banned by the Chinese government for his expressions of life, politics and society.I find the expression of thoughts in writing or in speech to cleanse my mind and clarity of spirit.
When you use words, you're able to keep your mind alive. Writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.
Britian's Margaret Thatcher is the only woman to be Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Her reign lasted 11 years and 2 US Presidents.Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.As a dear friend often tells, "If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything." Whether right or wrong, we must make a decision, stand by it, learn and live.
God has his way of opening up our eyes to see reality.No matter of social status, it seems to me that we too often get caught up in our lives failing to see reality. If we were only to sit back, open our eyes and see what is around us, perhaps we would all be more grateful.
Business mogul and Richest Man in the World Andrew Carnegie said, As I grow older, I pay less attention to what people say. I just watch what they do.Carnegie publicly stated his wealth was given to benefit the community, he called philanthropy a moral obligation. During his life, he donated over $350 Million and was directly responsible for establishing over 2500 public libraries believing every person had the right to self-educate themself.
The famous War-Time Prime Minister and British Leader Sir Winston Churchill said, Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.When I feel compelled to speak, it is sometimes tougher to stay silent than is to speak my mind, and other times, it is more righteous to speak than let be overshadowed in silence. For this reason, it is not in speaking or listening that courage is found, but in the decisive action of doing one lest the other.
Author and Pulitzer-Prize Columnist Anna Quindlen tell us, The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you was?"The man's got a point.
On this day of birth, we remember the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Aruthur Conan Doyle, Sr. Though most notable as a writer with over 50 books to his name, Conan was also a respected Physician and merritime surgeon.Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.
Former US Secretary of State and revered Nobel Peace Prize honoree Henry Kissinger said, Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.
Belovedly known to many as Mr. October, Reggie Jackson is a Hall-of-Famer who has inspired many on and off the field.I didn't come to New York to be a star, I brought my star with me.
Olympic gold medalist and World Champion Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard jabs...You have to know you can win. You have to think you can win. You have to feel you can win.
The 40th American President Ronald Reagan stated...There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle gives us the words of Legendary Detective, Sherlock Holmes...The temptation to form premature theories upon insufficient data is the bane of our profession.Do we not all form judgements with incomplete and limited knowledge?
My dear friend Charlie Brown and his creator Charles M. Schulz had this to say...In the book of life, the answers aren't in the back.How often we attempt to use shortcuts to find success. Start at page 1 and read it through.
American Dance Legend Martha Graham shaped the Art of Dance for more than a century."Dance is the hidden language of the soul of the body."
Born in 1859, Jerome K. Jerome was a master playwright and a heralded author of his day. He is mostly well-known for his comedic work, Three Men in a Boat. Time is but the shadow of the world upon the background of Eternity.From his message, let's not watch our shadows, but make them move.
Author, Philosopher and Jesuit Priest Teilhard de Chardin shares with us...You are not a human being in search of a spiritual experience. You are a spiritual being immersed in a human experience.
Life is a challenge, meet it! Life is a dream, realize it! Life is a game, play it! Life is Love, enjoy it!
As K-Sra ponders the human need for revenge, we learn from Civil War Commander and the 18th American President, Ulysses S. Grant who gives us insightful wisdom in response. Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves.
It is not words which credence integrity, but action.
April 26th marks the Birthday of Roman Emperor and Stoic Philosopher Marcus Aurelius. Aurelius penned a series of writings now called Meditations.To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.Created uniquely, why do we revert to imitation.
Today we learn from the words of Radio and Journalism Icon Edward R. Murrow.Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.How often do we use 'difficulty' to explain our hesitations and failure to act.
Emigrating to America in 1849 from Scotland, Explorer and Naturalist John Muir was responsible for establishing Yosemite as a National Park. Mr. Muir is pictued on the California State Quarter issued in 2005. In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.
Had the doctrines of Jesus been preached always as pure as they came from his lips, the whole civilized world would now have been Christians.And if I may add, the world would be filled with Love, rightfully so.
Image is from the collection of Danny Hahlbohm
If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.
Greek philosopher Epicurus quoted so wisely...Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.How true it is that we often do not appreciate the little things, the blessings of life in earnest for more - but at the same time, not really understanding why we want 'more.'
On this day of Holy Thursday in Christian society, we hear from the 3rd American President and Declaration of Independence author, Thomas Jefferson.Of all the systems of morality, ancient or modern, which have come under my observation, none appear to me so pure as that of Jesus.
To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization.I guess that means no television. =(
The real-to-life Mark Twain hath writ...Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did.
So throw off your bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Negative emotions are the either triggered by fear of loss or fear of failure.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing.
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