Inspiring Quotes

[jcribb16]

"Life is not holding a good hand; Life is playing a poor hand well."
~ Danish proverb ~

[DeliriousKris]

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
 – Mark Twain

[jcribb16]

"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."

~ Beverly Sills ~

[jcribb16]

"Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not."
~ Henry Fielding ~


Adversity can be difficult to handle at times.  However, down the road, past the adversity, there's a sense of contentment and confidence knowing the trial was gone through, and the goal achieved, and that we can do it!

[jcribb16]

"If you want to be successful, it's just this simple: Know what you're doing. Love what you're doing. And believe in what you're doing."
-- Will Rogers --


I heard today that the Will Rogers Museum is being closed down for business now.  This is a sad end to a great cowboy era of a great man and his wife. 

[jcribb16]

"Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson -   

[kaitsilva]

I've always loved this one about being true to yourself:

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”

[jcribb16]

“If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.” - Milton Berle -

[jcribb16]

"A person's way of doing things is the direct result of the way he thinks about things."
-- Wallace D. Wattles --

[remediagirl]

A smile is a light in the window of the soul indicating that the heart is at home.
       - Anonymous

[remediagirl]

Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.
        - Melba Colgrove

[jcribb16]

A smile is a light in the window of the soul indicating that the heart is at home.
       - Anonymous

I love that one!  It reminds me of Thomas Kinkade's paintings with a warm light glowing in the windows showing a welcoming heart at home.

[jcribb16]

Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.
        - Melba Colgrove

Nice one!  What an adorable picture!

[remediagirl]

Beauty is the gift of God.
       - Aristotle

[amaravee]

Love yourself, so no one else has to.
-Unknown