Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Shakespeare Quote

Eye of newt, and toe of frog, wool of bat, and tongue of dog, adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting, lizard's leg, and owlet's wing. For a charm of powerful trouble, like a hell-broth boil and bubble.

- Witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth

Alfred Lord Tennyson Quote

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers
-- Alfred Lord Tennyson

Insight

Dress a goat in silk and it's still a goat.
-- Celtic Proverb

He is ill clothed that is bare of virtue.
-- Benjamin Franklin

Monday, June 29, 2009

Importance of being Nice

It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

- Church billboard in Kentucky

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Grace in Small Things 15 of 365

  1. The air was working at church last night -- it was sweltering the week before!

  2. The VBS (Vacation Bible School) Kids singing before the end of the service ~ so cute!

  3. Good Times with Good Friends!

  4. Good Music that makes you smile and dance!

  5. Being open to and learning new things!

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Words o' Wisdom

Yesterday is experience. Tomorrow is hope. Today is getting from one to the other as best we can.

John M. Henry

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Pooh Musings

“If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together.. there is something you must always remember. you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. but the most important thing is, even if we're apart.. I'll always be with you.”
-- Winnie the Pooh

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Louisa May Alcott Quote

Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.

- Louisa May Alcott, author

Saturday, June 20, 2009

You are Unique

Light a Candle

Your presence is a present to the world.
You are unique and one of a kind.
Your life can be what you want it to be.
Take the days just one at a time.
Count your blessings, not your troubles.
You will make it through whatever comes along.
Within you are so many answers.
Understand, have courage, be strong.
Do not put limits on yourself.
So many dreams are waiting to be realized.
Decisions are too important to leave to chance.
Reach for your peak, your goal and you prize.
Nothing wastes more energy than worrying.
The longer one carries a problem the heavier it gets.
Do not take things too seriously.
Live a life of serenity, not a life of regrets.
Remember that a little love goes a long way.
Remember that a lot … goes forever.
Remember that friendship is a wise investment.
Life’s treasures are people together.
Realize that it is never too late.
Do ordinary things in an extraordinary way.
Have hearth and hope and happiness.
Take the time to wish upon a start.
AND DO NOT EVER FORGET …
FOR EVEN A DAY
HOW VERY SPECIAL YOU ARE!

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Linda Fairstein Quotes

For Librarians --
Guardian Angels of the Mind and the Soul.

My earliest childhood memories of books are of those from which my mother read to me every night before I went to sleep. I still have the frayed volumes of poems by Robert Louis Stevenson and A.A. Milne, and the stories of Beatrix Potter and E.B. White. I remember the first time she took me to the public library in our small city, and with what delight I left that day carrying the three books the librarian entrusted to me. Our favorite weekly excursion - an hour of pure happiness with my mother - was the trip downtown to return the small stack I had selected and replace it with another.

Wherever you are, use your libraries and support them. And when you are in New York City, come visit the great New York Public Library and behold its treasures.

My mother was the kindest person I have ever known, with the most enormous heart and a dazzling smile that invited all comers to share in her happiness. Among the very best things she ever did for me - and there are many - was to nurture my love of books and reading.

NYPL Mission:
Making the accumulated knowledge of the world freely accessible to all, without distinction as to income, religion, nationality, or other human condition.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Susan B. Anthony Wisdom

Forget conventionalisms; forget what the world thinks of you stepping out of your place; think your best thoughts, speak your best words, work your best works, looking to your own conscience for approval.

Susan B. Anthony

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Irish Proverb

A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book.

- Irish Proverb

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I LOVE to LAUGH!

Zig Ziglar Quote

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing--that's why we recommend it daily.

- Zig Ziglar, motivational speaker

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Quotable Quotes

A quarrel is like buttermilk, the more you stir it,the more sour it grows.
-- Bolivian Proverb

Words can't break bones, but they can break hearts.
-- Roadside Church Signs Across America

Monday, June 8, 2009

Kindness Quote

Kindness is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back.

- Church billboard in Louisiana

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Elvis Quote

When things go wrong don't go with them.

- Elvis Presley

Friday, June 5, 2009

Grace in Small Things 14 of 365

  1. The smell of magnolia flowers

  2. The TINGLE of Burt's Bees Chapstick on your lips

  3. Real Smiles

  4. Leftovers

  5. J-E-L-L-O Pudding

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Retired Hurricane Names

Agnes (1972)
Alicia (1983)
Allen (1980)
Allison (2001)
Andrew (1992)
Anita (1977)
Audrey (1957)
Betsy (1965)
Beulah (1967)
Bob (1991)
Camille (1969)
Carla (1961)
Carmen (1974)
Carol (1954)
Celia (1970)
Cesar (1996)
Charley (2004)
Cleo (1964)
Connie (1955)
David (1979)
Dean (2007)
Dennis (2005)
Diana (1990)
Diane (1955)
Donna (1960)
Dora (1964)
Edna (1968)
Elena (1985)
Eloise (1975)
Fabian (2003)
Felix (2007)
Fifi (1974)
Flora (1963)
Floyd (1999)
Fran (1996)
Frances (2004)
Frederic (1979)
Georges (1998)
Gilbert (1988)
Gloria (1985)
Gustav (2008)
Hattie (1961)
Hazel (1954)
Hilda (1964)
Hortense (1996)
Hugo (1989)
Ike (2008)
Inez (1966)
Ione (1955)
Iris (2001)
Isabel (2003)
Isidore (2002)
Ivan (2004)
Janet (1955)
Jeanne (2004)
Joan (1988)
Juan (2003)
Katrina (2005)
Keith (2000)
Klaus (1990)
Lenny (1999)
Lili (2002)
Luis (1995)
Marilyn (1995)
Michelle (2001)
Mitch (1998)
Noel (2007)
Opal (1995)
Paloma (2008)
Rita (2005)
Roxanne (1995)
Stan (2005)
Wilma (2005)

via Mags

Malcolm X Quote

The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.

- Malcolm X

Monday, June 1, 2009

There She/He Blows

2009 Hurricane and Tropical Storm Names - Atlantic

  1. Ana
  2. Bill
  3. Claudette
  4. Danny
  5. Erika
  6. Fred
  7. Grace
  8. Henri
  9. Ida
  10. Joaquin
  11. Kate
  12. Larry
  13. Mindy
  14. Nicholas
  15. Odette
  16. Peter
  17. Rose
  18. Sam
  19. Teresa
  20. Victor
  21. Wanda

2009 Hurricane and Tropical Storm Names - Eastern North Pacific

  1. Andres
  2. Blanca
  3. Carlos
  4. Dolores
  5. Enrique
  6. Felicia
  7. Guillermo
  8. Hilda
  9. Ignacio
  10. Jimena
  11. Kevin
  12. Linda
  13. Marty
  14. Nora
  15. Olaf
  16. Patricia
  17. Rick
  18. Sandra
  19. Terry
  20. Vivian
  21. Waldo
  22. Xina
  23. York
  24. Zelda
Found by Merrily via The Daily Green

Esther Dyson Quote

The Internet is like alcohol in some sense. It accentuates what you would do anyway. If you want to be a loner, you can be more alone. If you want to connect, it makes it easier to connect.

-Esther Dyson, Interview in Time Magazine, October 2005

via The Quotations Page