Wisdom of Others
I believe in the power of thinking positive and find the internet seems to be overly negative. This page is to underscore how great our lives could be when we strive to be our personal best, not only for ourselves but for our community.
"Look to the future because that's where you'll spend the rest of your life."
George Burns
(Photo source: Daily News)
1896 - 1996
Comedian, Radio + TV Personality, Author
We've all done things we regret. No one lives a perfect life. The past is the past, and it can't be ...
"You can have it all. Just not all at once."
Oprah Winfrey
(Source CNBC)
1954 -
TV Host, Publisher and Book Critic
Remember making a list for Santa as a child? It was a time when we believed we could have anything. What ...
"And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."
Abe Lincoln
1809 - 1865
16th President of the United States
Are there days when you feel you're only going through the motions? Or maybe you have months like that ...
"A smile is a curve that sets everything straight."
Phyllis Diller
(Photo courtesy of People Magazine)
1917 - 2012
Comedian, Author, Musician, Visual Artist
Smile. It's one of the easiest things to do. And the one thing that offers the greatest reward for the ...
"Most conversations are simply monologues delivered in the presence of a witness."
Margaret Millar
(Photo courtesy of Soho Press)
1915 - 1994
Author
Oftentimes when we are listening to someone speak, we're not listening at all. Are we? Frequently, we ...
"Many people die at twenty-five and aren't buried until they are seventy-five."
Benjamin Franklin
1706 - 1790
American Polymath
Writer, Scientist, Scientist, Inventor, Statesman, Diplomat, Printer, Publisher
Just getting through another day is not good enough. Live your life the way it was meant to be lived ...
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily.”
Zig Ziglar
1926 - 2012
Author and Motivational Speaker
Initially, we take our cues from our parents. They become the original source of our learning and ...
“It’s not that I’m so smart. It’s just that I stay with problems longer.”
Albert Einstein
1879 – 1955
Father of Modern Physics
Okay, so you may have no desire to be a genius. And yet, you have within you the ability to do ...
