"Being mysterious is nothing more than withholding the truth. Therefore I don't find mysterious men intriguing or sexy. Just dishonest." - The Vera Wood Files

Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things are judged by their jackets.
~Baltasar Gracián

“To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.”
--G.K. Chesterton

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.
~John Muir

It is a Rumi kind of day
 

“I have no intention of dying. In fact, it will be the last thing I do!”
― Milton Erickson


“IT IS BY CHOICE AND NOT BY CHANCES THAT WE CHANGE OUR CIRCUMSTANCES.” ― Nadia Sahari


"Me and you, we got more yesterday than anybody. We need some kind of tomorrow."-Paul D”

“What I am suggesting is that each of us turn from the negativism that permeates our society and look for the remarkable good among those with whom we associate, that we speak of one another’s virtues more than we speak of one another’s faults, that optimism replace pessimism, that our faith exceed our fears. When I was a young man and was prone to speak critically, my father would say: “Cynics do not contribute, skeptics do not create, doubters do not achieve.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley


“You are essentially who you create yourself to be and all that occurs in your life is the result of your own making.”
― Stephen Richards, Think Your way to Success: Let Your Dreams Run Free

In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.
~John Muir

“People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
― Abraham Lincoln


To be so strong that nothing
can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity
to every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel
that there is something in them
To look at the sunny side of everything
and make your optimism come true.

To think only the best, to work only for the best,
and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others
as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past
and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times
and give every living creature you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself
that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,
and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world,
not in loud words but great deeds.
To live in faith that the whole world is on your side
so long as you are true to the best that is in you.”
― Christian D. Larson, Your Forces and How to Use Them

Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying.



~Fran Lebowitz

Love is energy of life.--Robert Browning

“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” -― Albert Einstein


“A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.” -― Francis Bacon


“Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.”― Brian Tracy

"As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves." Gandhi

I have taught myself to sew, cook, fix plumbing, build furniture, … I can even pat myself on the back when necessary. All so I don’t have to ask anyone for anything. There’s nothing I need from anyone except for love and respect. And anyone who can’t give me those two things has no place in my life.
— Harvey Fierstein (Arnold), Torch Song Trilogy