There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and having to say something.
~ John Dewey
Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional.
~ Roger Crawford
~ Roger Crawford
Labels:
Experience,
Suffering,
Wisdom
Opportunities are never lost; someone will take the one you miss.
~ Unknown
~ Unknown
Labels:
Experience,
Morals,
Wisdom
Nothing is as frustrating as arguing with someone who knows what he is talking about.
~ Sam Ewing
~ Sam Ewing
Labels:
Experience,
Wisdom
Why do we tend to love actors' portrayals of misery when we would never wish such suffering upon ourselves?
~ St. Augustine of Hippo
~ St. Augustine of Hippo
Labels:
Christianity,
Suffering,
Truth,
Wisdom
The Distraction Addiction: When you are constantly interrupted by external things - the phone, texts, people with 'just one quick question', clients, children - by self-generated interruptions, or by your own efforts to multitask and juggle several tasks at once. The chronic distractions erode your sense of having control of your life. They don't just derail your train of thought; they make you lose yourself.
~ Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
~ Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
Labels:
Experience,
Society,
Wisdom
Dad's idea of adventure was driving his Ford Taurus to town without the wiper fluid filled to the top.
~ Monique Parsons
~ Monique Parsons
Labels:
Experience,
Wisdom
An intellectual is a person who is knowledgable in one field but speaks out only in others.
~ Tom Wolfe
~ Tom Wolfe
Labels:
Character,
Experience,
Opinion,
Wisdom
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