Thursday, December 31, 2009

Thought of the Day

You struggle with money. You struggle without money. You struggle with love. You struggle without love. But it's how you manage. You have to keep laughing, you have to be fun to be with, and you have to live with style--not fancy-schmancy, but in a way which is present and meaningful and has some beauty to it.

Pierce Brosnan

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Thought of the Day

Ingenuity plus courage plus work equals miracles.
Bob Richards

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Thought of the Day

Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.
Bill Cosby

Monday, December 28, 2009

Thought of the Day

Often we remain silent when we need to speak. Without words, it is hard to love well. It is not always easy to express our love directly in words. Butwhenever we do, we discover we have offered a blessing that will be longremembered.
Henri J. M. Nouwen

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Thought of the Day

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.
Anne Frank

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Thought of the Day

The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within--strength, courage, dignity.

Ruby Dee

Friday, December 25, 2009

Thought of the Day

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

John F. Kennedy

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Thought of the Day

As bread is the staff of life, the simple sustenance of the body, so appreciation is the food of the soul.
Priscilla Wayne

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Thought of the Day

The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.
Hubert H. Humphrey

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Thought of the Day

When you finally allow yourself to trust joy and embrace it, you will find you dance with everything.
Pat Rodegast

Monday, December 21, 2009

Thought of the Day

The cure for anything is salt water--sweat, tears, or the sea.
Isak Dinesen

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Thought of the Day

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute.
Gil Stern

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Thought of the Day

What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul.
Yiddish proverb

Friday, December 18, 2009

Thought of the Day

People will a ccept your ideas much more readily if you tell them that Benjamin Franklin said it first.
David H. Comins

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Thought of the Day

A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the first word you thought of.
Burt Bacharach

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Thought of the Day

Recognize a failure early and go on to the next idea.
Bill Heinecke

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Thought of the Day

Learn to...be what you are, and learn to resign with good grace all that you are not.
Henri Frederic Amiel

Monday, December 14, 2009

Thought of the Day

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reasons for remaining ashore.
Vincent Van Gogh

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Thought of the Day

In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.
Deepak Chopra

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Thought of the Day

Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.
William S. Burroughs

Friday, December 11, 2009

Thought of the Day

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
Socrates

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Thought of the Day

Change your thoughts, and you change your world.
Norman Vincent Peale

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Thought of the Day

Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together.
Vesta M. Kelly

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Thought of the Day

Those who do not know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either.
Golda Meir

Monday, December 7, 2009

Thought of the Day

First a person should put his house together, then his town, then the world.
Rabbi Israel Salanter

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Thought of the Day

Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals.
James Naismith

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Thought of the Day

And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Anais Nin

Friday, December 4, 2009

Thought of the Day

The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.
James Oppenheim

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Thought of the Day

Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
Vince Lombardi

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Thought of the Day

Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within your control, and some things are not. It is only after you have faced up to this fundamental role and learned to distinguish between what you can and can't control that inner tranquility and outer effectiveness become possible.
Epictetus

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Thought of the Day

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Confucius