Kisses are like tears, the only real ones are the ones you can't hold back. ~Author Unknown
For peace of mind, resign as general manager of the universe. ~Author Unknown
In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semi human. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog. ~Edward Hoagland
How glorious it is - and also how painful - to be an exception. ~Alfred de Musset
I wish I could have known earlier that you have all the time you'll need right up to the day you die. ~William Wiley
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. ~Truman Capote
We've heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know that is not true. ~Robert Wilensky, 1996
Those who wish to sing, always find a song. ~Swedish Proverb
Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you - not because they are nice, but because you are. ~Author Unknown
Following straight lines shortens distances, and also life. ~Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
I was told that whistling wasn't ladylike, but I knew even then that women were simply not supposed to be that happy. ~Anonymous, quoted in Kindling the Spirit by Lois P. Frankel
Middle age is when we can do just as much as ever - but would rather not. ~Author Unknown
Applause, mingled with boos and hisses, is about all that the average voter is able or willing to contribute to public life. ~Elmer Davis
If you aren't sure who you are, you might as well work on who you want to be. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
The race advances only by the extra achievements of the individual. You are the individual. ~Charles Towne
Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is. ~Albert Camus
Middle age is having a choice between two temptations and choosing the one that'll get you home earlier. ~Dan Bennett
Reflexes and instincts are not pretty. It is their decoration that initiates art. ~Martin H. Fischer
Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully. ~Max Eastman
Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart. ~Seneca
You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by; but some of them are golden only because we let them slip by. ~James Matthew Barrie
There are worlds in an opal. ~Astrid Alauda
No one should have to dance backward all of their lives. ~Jill Ruckelshaus
Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth, more than ruin, more even than death. Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought looks into the pit of hell and is not afraid. Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, and the chief glory of man. ~Bertrand Russell
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