“As long as you're over the hill, you might as well enjoy the view.” - Anonymous
Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 63.
Thursday, December 31, 2020
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
No One, Terrorize a Whole Nation, Edward R. Murrow
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Forty, Old Age of Youth, Fifty, Youth of Old Age, French Proverb
“Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age.” - French proverb
Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 44.
Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 44.
Monday, December 28, 2020
They Have Never Been, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Men on the Court
“They have never been a 13-year-old girl.” - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, About men on the court, after her male colleagues appeared indifferent about a girl's strip-search by school administrators.
Found on CNN at https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/19/politics/best-ruth-bader-ginsburg-quotes-trnd/index.html.
Found on CNN at https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/19/politics/best-ruth-bader-ginsburg-quotes-trnd/index.html.
Sunday, December 27, 2020
Contribution to the World, Draw, Keith Haring
“My contribution to the world is my ability to draw. I will draw as much as I can for as many people as I can for as long as I can.” - Keith Haring
Found at Speaking of Art: Colorful Quotes by Famous Painters, edited by Bob Raczka, page 27.
Found at Speaking of Art: Colorful Quotes by Famous Painters, edited by Bob Raczka, page 27.
Saturday, December 26, 2020
Life, Infinitely Happier, Mark Twain
“Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen.” - Mark Twain
Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 1.
Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 1.
Friday, December 25, 2020
No Great Things, Small Things, Great Love, Mother Teresa
“We can do no great things – only small things with great love.” - Mother Teresa
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 96.
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 96.
Thursday, December 24, 2020
Always Do More, Required, George S. Patton, Jr.
“Always do more than is required of you.” - George S. Patton, Jr.
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 119.
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 119.
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Only Those, Risk, How Far One Can Go, T. S. Eliot
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” - T. S. Eliot, poet, playwright, publisher
Found in Quotes to Live By: Words That Inspire Those Who Inspire Us, by F+W Media, Inc., page 23.
Found in Quotes to Live By: Words That Inspire Those Who Inspire Us, by F+W Media, Inc., page 23.
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Scariest Moment, Before You Start, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“The scariest moment is always just before you start.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Found on Goodreads.
Found on Goodreads.
Monday, December 21, 2020
It Helps, A Little Deaf, Marriage, Workplace, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“It helps sometimes to be a little deaf (in marriage and in) every workplace, including the good job I have now.” - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, about marriage and work
Found on CNN at https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/19/politics/best-ruth-bader-ginsburg-quotes-trnd/index.html.
Found on CNN at https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/19/politics/best-ruth-bader-ginsburg-quotes-trnd/index.html.
Sunday, December 20, 2020
Pause to Wonder, Good as Dead, Albert Einstein
“He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.” - Albert Einstein
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 89.
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 89.
Saturday, December 19, 2020
Middle Age, Turning Out Lights, John Marion
“Middle age is the time a guy starts turning out lights for economic rather than romantic reasons.” - John Marion
Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 3.
Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 3.
Friday, December 18, 2020
Force, All-Conquering, Victories, Short-Lived, Abraham Lincoln
“Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.” - Abraham Lincoln
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 26.
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 26.
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Understand a Person, His Point of View, Atticus Finch, Harper Lee
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” (Atticus Finch) ― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
Found on Goodreads, at https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/3275794-to-kill-a-mockingbird.
Found on Goodreads, at https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/3275794-to-kill-a-mockingbird.
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Make Life Less Difficult, George Eliot
“What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?” - George Eliot
Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 41.
Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 41.
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Fight, Things You Care About, Lead Others to Join You, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Leadership
"Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you." - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, on leadership
Found on CNN at https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/19/politics/best-ruth-bader-ginsburg-quotes-trnd/index.html.
Found on CNN at https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/19/politics/best-ruth-bader-ginsburg-quotes-trnd/index.html.
Monday, December 14, 2020
Ever Tried, Fail Better, Samuel Beckett
“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” - Samuel Beckett, playwright, novelist, winner of the Nobel Prize in literature
Found in Quotes to Live By: Words That Inspire Those Who Inspire Us, by F+W Media, Inc., page 101.
Found in Quotes to Live By: Words That Inspire Those Who Inspire Us, by F+W Media, Inc., page 101.
Sunday, December 13, 2020
Last Tree, Last River, Last Fish, Money, Cree Indian Proverb, Prophecy
"Only when the last tree has been cut down; Only when the last river has been poisoned; Only when the last fish has been caught; Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten." - Cree Indian Proverb/Prophecy
This can be found at Quoteland.com on this page.
This can be found at Quoteland.com on this page.
Saturday, December 12, 2020
At My Age, Flirts, Popcorn, Milton Berle
“At my age, when a girl flirts with me in the movies, she's after my popcorn.” - Milton Berle
Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 16.
Found in Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older, Selected by Bruce Lansky, page 16.
Friday, December 11, 2020
No Pessimist, Secrets of the Stars, Human Spirit, Helen Keller
“No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.” - Helen Keller
Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 21.
Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 21.
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Defense, Women and Children, Pat Schroeder
“When men talk about defense, they always claim to be protecting women and children, but they never ask the women and children what they think.” - Pat Schroeder
Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 103.
Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 103.
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Want to be a Writer, Read, Write, Stephen King
“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” ― Stephen King
Found on GoodReads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/3389.Stephen_King.
Found on GoodReads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/3389.Stephen_King.
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
At Last Beginning, History Books, Token Woman, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“We are at last beginning to relegate to the history books the idea of the token woman.” - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, about her legacy
Found on CNN at https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/19/politics/best-ruth-bader-ginsburg-quotes-trnd/index.html.
Found on CNN at https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/19/politics/best-ruth-bader-ginsburg-quotes-trnd/index.html.
Monday, December 7, 2020
Gonna Be Here, Make a Difference, Will Smith's Grandmother
“If you gonna be here, then there's a necessity to make a difference.” - Will Smith's (actor) grandmother
Found in Quotes to Live By: Words That Inspire Those Who Inspire Us, by F+W Media, Inc., page 34.
Found in Quotes to Live By: Words That Inspire Those Who Inspire Us, by F+W Media, Inc., page 34.
Sunday, December 6, 2020
Disappointed, Fail, Doomed, Beverly Sills
“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.” - Beverly Sills
Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 25.
Found in The Quotable Woman, by Running Press, Editor, page 25.
Saturday, December 5, 2020
Adults, Asking Little Kids, Looking for Ideas, Paula Poundstone
"Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up because they're looking for ideas." - Paula Poundstone
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren.
Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren.
Friday, December 4, 2020
Fiction Reveals the Truth, Jessamy West
“Fiction reveals the truth that reality obscures.” - Jessamyn West, author
Found in Quotes to Live By: Words That Inspire Those Who Inspire Us, by F+W Media, Inc., page 75.
Found in Quotes to Live By: Words That Inspire Those Who Inspire Us, by F+W Media, Inc., page 75.
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Truth is Found, Free to Pursue It, Franklin D. Roosevelt
“The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 72.
Found in Great Quotes from Great Leaders, by Peggy Anderson, page 72.
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Life, Glorious Cycle of Song, Marie of Romania, Dorothy Parker
"Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,
A medley of extemporanea;
And love is a thing that can never go wrong;
And I am Marie of Romania."
Dorothy Parker, Not So Deep as a Well (1937), "Comment" US author, humorist, poet, & wit (1893 - 1967), Quotation #126 at Michael Moncur's (Cynical) Quotations.
A medley of extemporanea;
And love is a thing that can never go wrong;
And I am Marie of Romania."
Dorothy Parker, Not So Deep as a Well (1937), "Comment" US author, humorist, poet, & wit (1893 - 1967), Quotation #126 at Michael Moncur's (Cynical) Quotations.
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
When Spiderwebs Unite, Halt Even the Lion, African Proverb
“When spiderwebs unite, they can halt even the lion.” - African proverb
Found in Quotes to Live By: Words That Inspire Those Who Inspire Us, by F+W Media, Inc., page 149.
Found in Quotes to Live By: Words That Inspire Those Who Inspire Us, by F+W Media, Inc., page 149.
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