Take Your Pick

Occasionally, we all need a quick retort or a short reminder to keep something going -- or to stop it. In those cases, it's always nice to use someone else's words, preferably someone of some stature, because we're obviously not being listened to.

We humbly offer the following selection, and sources, to cover many such situations:

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. (Lao Tsu)

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. (Marie Curie)

The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless. (Jean Jacques Rousseau)

The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose. (John Brown)

Of all things you wear, your expression is the most important. (Janet Lane)

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. (Theodore Roosevelt)

Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently. (Henry Ford)

In youth we learn, in age we understand. (Marie Eschenbach)

Experiment to me is everyone I meet. (Emily Dickinson)

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without suffering. (Chinese Proverb)

All things come to him who waits -- provided he knows what he is waiting for. (Woodrow Wilson)

Life is not always what one wants it to be, but to make the best of it as it is, is the only way of being happy! (Jennie Churchill)

If you see any job as "fun" it will be fun -- no matter how dull. (Phyllis Clark)

When you ask me how I feel, I'm the only one who can tell you! And I like that! (Anonymous kindergarten student)


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