Archive for the 'Choice Quotes' Category

19 Apr

“A life spent making mistakes…” George Bernard Shaw

“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but most useful than a life spent doing nothing.” George Bernard Shaw
Popularity: 36% [?]

Popularity: 36% [?]

07 Nov

“A man with a watch…” Segal’s Law

“A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.” Segal’s Law
Popularity: 72% [?]

Popularity: 72% [?]

21 Nov

“A taste for irony has…” Jessamyn West

“A taste for irony has kept more hearts from breaking than a sense of humor, for it takes irony to appreciate the joke which is on oneself.” Jessamyn West
Popularity: 80% [?]

Popularity: 80% [?]

18 Oct

“Always do right…” Mark Twain

“Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” Mark Twain
Popularity: 21% [?]

Popularity: 21% [?]

21 Nov

“As long as you are…” Donald Trump

“As long as you are going to be thinking anyway, think big.” Donald Trump
Popularity: 100% [?]

Popularity: 100% [?]

19 Apr

“Do not follow where the…” Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Popularity: 44% [?]

Popularity: 44% [?]

08 Nov

“Enjoy life. There’s plenty of…” Anonymous

“Enjoy life. There’s plenty of time to be dead.” Anonymous
Popularity: 84% [?]

Popularity: 84% [?]

26 Sep

“Given a choice between…” Blore’s Razor

“Given a choice between two theories, take the one which is funnier.” Blore’s Razor
Popularity: 13% [?]

Popularity: 13% [?]

18 Oct

“God didn’t call us to be…” Mother Teresa

“God didn’t call us to be successful, just faithful.” Mother Teresa
Popularity: 36% [?]

Popularity: 36% [?]

21 Nov

“He who asks is a…” Chinese Proverb

“He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.” Chinese Proverb
Popularity: 88% [?]

Popularity: 88% [?]

18 Oct

“Health is something we do…” Elliott Dacher

“Health is something we do for ourselves, not something that is done to us; a journey rather than a destination; a dynamic, holistic, and purposeful way of living.” Elliott Dacher
Popularity: 46% [?]

Popularity: 46% [?]

18 Oct

“I am an old man…” Mark Twain

“I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them have never happened.” Mark Twain
Popularity: 48% [?]

Popularity: 48% [?]

08 Oct

“I may not have gone…” Douglas Adams

“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” Douglas Adams
Popularity: 22% [?]

Popularity: 22% [?]

02 Oct

“I’m an idealist…” Carl Sandburg

“I’m an idealist. I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way.” Carl Sandburg
Popularity: 31% [?]

Popularity: 31% [?]

08 Oct

“If a man will begin…” Francis Bacon

“If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties.” Francis Bacon
Popularity: 27% [?]

Popularity: 27% [?]

08 Oct

“If you want to be happy…” Anonymous

“If you want to be happy for a year, win the lottery. If you want to be happy for a lifetime, love what you do.” Anonymous
Popularity: 26% [?]

Popularity: 26% [?]

18 Oct

“It is not only wrong…” Oswald Chambers

“It is not only wrong to worry, it is unbelief; worrying means we do not believe that God can look after the practical details of our lives, and it is never anything but those details that worry us.” Oswald Chambers
Popularity: 52% [?]

Popularity: 52% [?]

08 Oct

“It isn’t that they can’t…” G.K. Chesterton

“It isn’t that they can’t see the solution. It is that they can’t see the problem.” G.K. Chesterton
Popularity: 14% [?]

Popularity: 14% [?]

19 Apr

“Nobody gets to live life…” Ann Landers

“Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies.” Ann Landers
Popularity: 42% [?]

Popularity: 42% [?]

03 Oct

“Open your arms to change…” Dalai Lama

“Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.” Dalai Lama
Popularity: 15% [?]

Popularity: 15% [?]

21 Oct

“The desire to take medicine…” Sir William Osler

“The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals.” Sir William Osler
Popularity: 36% [?]

Popularity: 36% [?]

07 Nov

“The main things which seem…” Bertrand Russell

“The main things which seem to me important on their own account, and not merely as means to other things, are knowledge, art, instinctive happiness, and relations of friendship or affection.” Bertrand Russell
Popularity: 71% [?]

Popularity: 71% [?]

08 Oct

“The more I want to…” Richard Bach

“The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.” Richard Bach
Popularity: 18% [?]

Popularity: 18% [?]

19 Apr

“The person who gets the farthest…” Dale Carnegie

“The person who gets the farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.” Dale Carnegie
Popularity: 39% [?]

Popularity: 39% [?]

03 Oct

“There are always flowers…” Henri Matisse

“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.” Henri Matisse
Popularity: 24% [?]

Popularity: 24% [?]

09 Oct

“Thou should’st eat to live…” Cicero

“Thou should’st eat to live; not live to eat.” Cicero
Popularity: 16% [?]

Popularity: 16% [?]

09 Oct

“Time is the coin of…” Carl Sandberg

“Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.” Carl Sandberg
Popularity: 25% [?]

Popularity: 25% [?]

02 Oct

“We choose our joys…” Kahlil Gibran

“We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.” Kahlil Gibran
Popularity: 15% [?]

Popularity: 15% [?]

29 Sep

“We don’t see things…” Anais Nin

“We don’t see things as they are, we see things as we are.” Anais Nin
Popularity: 14% [?]

Popularity: 14% [?]

18 Oct

“Worry is a thin stream…” Anonymous

“Worry is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained. Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.” Anonymous
Popularity: 45% [?]

Popularity: 45% [?]

20 Oct

“Write the bad things that…” Arabic Parable

“Write the bad things that are done to you in sand, but write the good things that happen to you on a piece of marble.” Arabic Parable
Popularity: 47% [?]

Popularity: 47% [?]