Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Life is like.....


Life is like the dice that, falling, still show a different face.
So life, though it remains the same, is always presenting different aspects.

Alexis

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Dare....


All glory comes from daring to begin.
Eugene F. Ware

photograph by Marc Isolda

Monday, December 29, 2008

A little kinder....


Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight - always try to be a little kinder than is necessary.
Sir James M. Barrie

Sunday, December 28, 2008

True Family


The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.
Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof.

Richard Bach

Friday, December 26, 2008

Persistence


Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence.

Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.

Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.

Calvin Coolidge

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Be Thyself....


"Resolve to be thyself; and know that he who finds himself loses his misery."
Matthew Arnold

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

What is Genius?


What is genius but the power of expressing a new individuality?
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Monday, December 22, 2008

Originality...


"Originality is unexplored territory.
You get there by carrying a canoe -- you can't take a taxi."

Alan Alda

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Kind Words.....


Kind words will unlock an iron door.
Turkish Proverb

Friday, December 19, 2008

If you must....


If you must speak ill of another, do not speak it - write it in the sand near the water's edge.
Napoleon Hill

Thursday, December 18, 2008

A New Canvas


Each day is a new canvas to paint upon.
Make sure your picture is full of life and happiness,
and at the end of the day you don't look at it
and wish you had painted something different.

Author Unknown

painting is titled RENEWED by European Artist T. White

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Determination


It is the size of one's will which determines success.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Your Mind


"It is your mind that creates this world."
Buddha

Sunday, December 14, 2008

At the end....


At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict, or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent.
Barbara Bush

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Each Morning.....


Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself:
I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today.
I can choose which it shall be.
Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet.
I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.

Groucho Marx

Friday, December 12, 2008

He who waits......


He who waits to do a great deal of good at once, will never do anything.
Samuel Johnson

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Cultivate Kindness


To cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.
Samuel Johnson

Monday, December 8, 2008

Saturday, December 6, 2008

One Earth.....


Be firm like a rock, deep and serious like the sea.
Think of the Earth as a Mother. This is one Earth.
Don't be divided by thinking of yourself as belonging to different countries.
This is one Earth.

Friday, December 5, 2008

Try?


Try not. Do or do not, there is no try.
Yoda

Thursday, December 4, 2008

A Spark...



At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person.
Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.

Albert Schweitzer

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Sing Your Song


"Find out what you really like if you can.
Find out what is really important to you.
Then sing your song.
You will have something to sing about and your whole heart will be in the singing."

Robert Henri, The Art Spirit