It is always darkest before the dawn.
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It is always darkest before the dawn.
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You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star.Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844 - 1900)
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Irish blessing:
May the best of your past be the worst of your future...
"A double blind date is like a Wrigley's commercial for losers"
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I remember Joe mentioning this in a thread.
"Apathy is the enemy of Democracy"
Fishermen, get involved in the causes that affect you before it is too late.
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Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. - Benjamin Franklin
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45 lessons life taught me
JimmyZ sent me this, thought I would post it up.
Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio
"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me.It is the most-requested column I've ever written.
My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first pay check.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will this matter?'
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."
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"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but habit"
Aristotle
"If you can't accept losing, you can't win."
Vince Lombardi
The Aristotle quote is something I try to maintain in Business,
Vince Lombardi quote is for fishing.
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“We can ignore reality,” author Ayn Rand once said, “but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.”
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Originally Posted by dogfish
"A double blind date is like a Wrigley's commercial for losers"
Here's one:
Better to keep silent and be thought a fool, then to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
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German philosopher (1844 - 1900)
I like this, the corollary could be that there is no progress in your life without pain.
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I see it as without turmoil there will be no enlightenment.
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