HAPPY NEW YEAR!

“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.”

                                                                          ― Neil Gaiman

Above All

 “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.”

             — Nora Ephron

Benefits of Failure

Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach.

                                          - Roger von Oech

Laughing at Nothing

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Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or have gone stark raving mad.  

                                                                  -Norm Papernick

Of Life and Cheese

"Life is great. Cheese makes it better." 

               -Avery Aames

I love sweets. Anything chocolate, sugary frosting covered cupcakes, rich and decadent cheesecakes...And I love anything bread based - muffins, croissants, bagels...

        But if I'm looking for a special treat, nothing is better then a good sized hunk of cheese. Bonus points if it's melty.

  

Life is a Canvas

Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.  

                         -Danny Kaye

There is a Theory...

There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

                                                Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)

Today was Douglas Adam's Birthday! Since he is my favorite author, I decided it would quite fitting to throw up one of my favorite Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Quotes (well, technically it's from The Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Whatever.). Any Douglas Adams fans out there? Got a favorite Douglas Adams quote?

Everyone is a Genius

Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
                          -Albert Einstein

Out of Focus

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"You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus."

                                                                                       -Mark Twain

Sweet Success

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“Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.”

                                                                                  -Malcolm S. Forbes

Fighting Maturity

                    The purpose of life is to fight maturity. 
                                                            Dick Werthimer

Laughter and Sleep

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A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book.  
                                                                                                                           ~Irish Proverb

Change is a measure of time

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Change is a measure of time and, in the autumn, time seems speeded up. What was is not and never again will be; what is is change.

         - Edwin Way Teale

Be Thankful

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Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.

   -Oprah Winfrey

Advice on Choosing a Path from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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'Cheshire Puss,' she began, rather timidly,as she did not at all know whether it would like the name: however, it only grinned a little wider. `Come, it's pleased so far,' thought Alice, and she went on. `Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?'
'That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,' said the Cat.
`I don't much care where--' said Alice.
`Then it doesn't matter which way you go,' said the Cat.
`--so long as I get SOMEWHERE,' Alice added as an explanation.
`Oh, you're sure to do that,' said the Cat, `if you only walk long enough.'

-Lewis Carroll from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

You've Got Choices

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You've got a lot of choices.  If getting out of bed in the morning is a chore and you're not smiling on a regular basis, try another choice.  ~Steven D. Woodhull

Inspiration and Guidance

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"The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge." 

                              -Bertrand Russell

Why Not Be Happy?

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"Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy."  -Cynthia Nelms

Quotes to Get You Through Wednesday

Mondays and Wednesdays are my too least favorite days of the week. Monday, well, that's pretty obvious. Back to work, the weekend is over. Wednesday...right in the middle. The weekend seems impossibly far away, and all I want to do is sleep in. Or at least not go to work. I know I need help to put a little oomph in my Wednesday. How about you? I was saving these four motivation inducing quotes for just such an occasion. Enjoy!

"Intelligence is real, it's lasting, and no one can take it away from you. Ever. And take it from me, nothing can take the place of the confidence that comes from developing your intelligence - not beauty, or fame, or anything else "superficial"." -Danica McKellar

"If you want your life to have impact, focus it! Stop dabbling. Stop trying to do it all. Do less. Prune away even good activities and do only that which matters most. Never confuse activity with productivity. You can be busy without a purpose, but what's the point?" -Rick Warren

"Over achievement is aimed at people who want to maximize their potential. And to do that, I insist you throw caution at the wind, ignore the pleas of parents, coaches, spouses, and bosses to be "realistic." Realistic people do not accomplish extraordinary things because the odds of success stymie them. The best performers ignore the odds. I will show that instead of limiting themselves to what's probable, the best will pursue the heart-pounding, exciting, really big, difference-making dreams--so long as catching them might be possible. -Dr. John Eliot

"One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

What are some quotes that make you feel motivated? 

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"Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why." - Eddie Cantor