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~art of Christy Babrick~
Ray O'GranGran's Gems!
When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us. --Helen Keller
Don't knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn't start a conversation if it didn't change once in a while. --Kin Hubbard
Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you did not do than by the things 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
The most amazing thing about a miracle is that it can’t happen until all else has failed. That’s God’s favorite time to work. -- Cindy Davis
Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory. - Albert Schweitzer
Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail. --Unknown
If I have to sit in the corner for sayin' it, at least you could tell me what it means! --Dennis the Menace
A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world. - George Santayana
Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the chance to be helpful. -- Country Magazine
When you travel, remember to pack some patience." - H Jackson Brown
Creativity is...seeing something that doesn't exist already. You need to find out how you can bring it into being and that way be a playmate with God." - Michele Shea
The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it. --George C. Scott
Learn to live with your actions, learn to hold with your hands, but learn to love with your heart. --unknown
Advice is like snow -- the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper in sinks into the mind. --Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Live among men as if God beheld you; speak to God as if men were listening. - Seneca
Conscience is the inner voice warning us that someone may be looking. --HL Mencken
A pessimist keeps blowing out the light to see how dark it is. --Unknown
Remember that the truly wealthy person is the one who realizes that it is his family, friends, and good health that make him so. - H. Jackson Brown
Don’t count the days, make the days count. --Muhammad Ali
Think wrongly if you please... But in all cases think for yourself. --Louisa May Alcott
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. - Seneca
The difficulties of life are intended to make us better, not bitter. --Unknown
Good actions are the invisible hinges on the doors of heaven. --Victor Hugo
Beware of people who lie for you; they'll also lie to you. - H. Jackson Brown
The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." --Albert Einstein
The man who insists on seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. -Henri Fredric Amiel
Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow. --Ronald E. Osborn
Never look down on anyone...unless you are helping them up. --Erin Majors
The world is divided into two groups: people who do things--and people who get the credit. --Dwight Morrow
Smile a lot. It's an instant face-lift. - H. Jackson Brown
The smallest deed is far greater than the grandest intention." - Author Unknown
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. --e.e. cummings
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction. -- E. F. Schumacher
My formula for success is rise early, work late and strike oil. --Paul Getty
Diet: A plan for putting off tomorrow what you put on today. --Ivern Ball
Learn from the birds; sing after the storms. --unknown
If I advance, follow me. If I stop, push me. If I fall, inspire me. --Robert Cushing
Mirrors don't talk, and luckily they don't laugh either! --unknown
It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. --Noël Coward
A friend is someone who believes in you before you believe in yourself. - Unknown
You must give some time to your fellow men. Even if it's a little thing, do something for others - something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it." - Albert Schweitzer
Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door. --Laura Schlessinger
As long as you’re going to think anyway, think big. --Donald Trump
Respect and recognize the contributions of others. We never accomplish anything just by ourselves" - H Jackson Brown
I don’t now the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. --Bill Cosby
Refrain from envy. No one has it as good as it seems. - H Jackson Brown
Learn to get in touch with silence within yourself and know that everything in this life has a purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from.
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. ~ Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970)
Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and repeat to yourself the most comforting words of all : This, too, shall pass." --Ann Landers
Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on. --Maxwell Maltz
Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart. --Unknown
I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. --Jewish Proverb
Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest of pleasures, costs nothing and conveys much! --Unknown
The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self respect springs. -- Joan Didion
Making a lot of money will buy you a good mattress, but don't think it will guarantee a good night's sleep. - H. Jackson Brown
You can’t shake hands with a clenched fist. --Indira Gandhi
There isn’t a person anywhere that isn’t capable of doing more than he thinks he can. --Henry Ford
More and more these days I find myself pondering how to reconcile my net income with my gross habits. --John Nelson
No problem is so formidable that you can't walk away from it. --Charles M. Schulz
Misers aren't much fun to live with. But they make wonderful ancestors. -- Terry Glaspey
As human beings, we share what is real. Joy, sorrow, care, courage, and tenderness are real. Tears are real, and so is laughter. These are the currency of the heart. They are meant to be exchanged. ~Anonymous
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. --Abraham Lincoln
Remember that there are few revelations more important than realizing
that life is too precious to take any of it for granted. - H Jackson Brown
Fears over tomorrow and regrets over yesterday are twin thieves that rob us of the moment. --Anonymous
Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible to find. The quickest way to receive love is to give; The fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; And the best way to keep love is to give it wings." --Anonymous
Don't confuse knowledge with wisdom. Don't confuse talking with conversation. Don't confuse feelings with truth. Don't confuse movement with progress. - H Jackson Brown
We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like other people. --Arthur Schopenhauer
To me, old age is always fifteen years older than I am. --Bernard M. Baruch
The only abnormality is the incapacity to love. ~Anaïs Nin
A man is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has. --Unknown
Let tears flow of their own accord: their flowing is not inconsistent with inward peace and harmony. - Seneca
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~as submitted by the Pearl herself, Ray O'GranGran~
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Bravenet
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© 2002 Ruth
Norman aka Ray O' Sunshine
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