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"The difference between
genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits."
--Albert Einstein
"I dont know why i did it, i dont know why
i enjoyed it, and i dont know why I'll do it again."
--Bart Simpson
"There is only one difference between a mad
man and me, I am not mad."
--Salvador Dali
Adventure is worthwhile in itself."
--Amelia Earhart
"Enjoy
your own life without comparing it with that of another." --Condorcet
"All serious daring starts from within."
--Eudora
Welty
When parenting really gets to you, step back and laugh:
"Never raise your hand to your children, it leaves
your midsection unprotected."
--Robert Orben
"Literature is mostly about having sex and not much about having children.
Life is the other way around."
--David Lodge
"Never have children, only grandchildren."
--Gore Vidal
"To
carry care to bed is to sleep with a pack on your back."
--Thomas C. Haliburton
"You will do foolish things, but
do them with enthusiasm."
--Colette
"No man is free who is not master of himself."
--Epictetus
In bad
times, keep your perspective:
"The crisis of today is the joke of tomorrow."
--H. G. Wells
"Sadness flies
away on the wings of time."
--Jean de La Fontaine
"Sometimes I find that in my happy moments I could not believe
that I had ever been miserable."
--Joanna Field
"One way to evaluate your own reputation is to think about what
would be said of you at your eulogy."
--Brian Koslow
"For me, singing sad songs often has a way of healing a situation.
It gets the hurt out in the open and into the light, out of the darkness." --Reba McEntire
"Confidence is contagious.
So is lack of confidence."
--Vince Lombardi
You have more choices in life than you might think:
"Life is
like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will."
--Jawaharlal
Nehru
"Living is a constant process of deciding what we are going to do." --Jose Ortega y Gasset
"The strongest
principle of growth lies in human choice."
--George Eliot
KIDS INSTRUCTIONS
ON LIFE
Never trust a dog to watch your food. --Patrick, Age 10
When you want something expensive,
ask your grandparents. --Matthew, Age 12
Never smart off to a teacher whose eyes and ears are twitching.
--Andrew, Age 9
Wear a hat when feeding seagulls. --Rocky, Age 9
Sleep in your clothes so
you'll be dressed in the morning. --Stephanie, Age 8
Never try to hide a piece of broccoli in a glass
of milk. --Rosemary, Age 7
Don't flush the toilet when you dad's in the shower. --Lamar, Age 10
Never ask for anything that costs more than five dollars when your parents are doing taxes. --Carrol, Age 9
Never bug a pregnant mom. --Nicholas, Age 11
Don't ever be too full for dessert. --Kelly,
Age 10
When your dad is mad and asks you, "Do I look stupid?" don't answer him. --Heather, Age 16
Never tell your mom her diet's not working. --Michael, Age 14
Don't pick on your sister when she's
holding a baseball bat. --Joel, Age 12
When you get a bad grade in school, show it to your mom when she's
on the phone. --Alyesha, Age 13
Never try to baptize a cat. --Laura, Age 13
Never
spit when on a roller coaster. --Scott, Age 11
Never do pranks at a police station. --Sam, Age 10
Beware of cafeteria food when it looks like it's moving. --Rob, Age 10
Never tell your little brother
that you're not going to do what your mom told you to do. --Hank, Age 12
Remember you're never too old to hold
your father's hand. --Molly, Age 11
Listen to your brain. It has lots of information. --Chelsey, Age 7
Stay away from prunes. --Randy, Age 9
Never dare your little brother to paint the family car.
--Phillip, Age 13
Forget the cake. Go for the icing! --Cynthia, Age 8
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