Quotations
Quotations
Dr Seuss: On Smiling
Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened. — Dr. Seuss, children’s book author
Victor Hugo: On Love
To love another person is to see the face of God. — Victor Hugo, novelist, Les Miserables
Immanuel Kant: How to Judge the Heart of a Man
We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. — Immanuel Kant, philosopher On my Facebook post of this quote, friends shared other ways that you can judge a good man: You can tell a good man by the way he reacts to three situations: lost luggage, wet newspapers, and tangled […]
Tibetan Proverb: Love Is Your Home
Wherever you have friends, that’s your country. Wherever you receive love, that’s your home. — Tibetan Proverb
Laura Ingalls Wilder: On What Makes You Happy
It is not the things you have that make you happy. It is love and kindness and helping each other and just plain being good. — Laura Ingalls Wilder, novelist
Making a Hundred Friends Is Not a Miracle
Making 100 friends is not a miracle. The miracle is to make a single friend who will stand by your side even when hundreds are against you! And you don’t even need to ask!
Scarlett Johansson on Parenting
I don’t profess to know anything about parenting, anything more than anybody else. Being a working mom is an incredible challenge. And it’s an incredible gift. — Scarlett Johansson, actress
Welsh Proverb: Be a Bridge
He that would be a leader must be a bridge. — Welsh proverb
George Foreman: On America
America is the home of the first, second, and even third chance. Whatever you wanna do, all you gotta do is get up in the morning, put your feet on the floor and say, ‘I’m gonna do it.’ And don’t let anyone tell you you can’t. Don’t worry about it. This is the greatest thing […]
Joy Villa: Make a Choice for Tolerance and Love
Go big, or go home. You can either stand for what you believe or fall for what you don’t. Above all make a choice for tolerance and love. Agree to disagree. See the person over the politics. Carry yourself with dignity, always. Life is made to be lived, so go boldly and give no effs! […]