Ray Charles on Living Right
Live every day like it’s going to be your last, because one day you’re going to be right. — Ray Charles
What Is the Opposite of Love?
The opposite of love is not hate; it is indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy; it is indifference. And the opposite of life is not death; it is indifference. Because of indifference, one dies before one actually dies. — Elie Wiesel
What Is The Ugliest, Most Awful Thing? Maybe Not What You Think!
War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a […]
On Dreaming
It does not do … to dwell on dreams and forget to live. — Professor Dumbledore, in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Without Sorrow, Can There Be Joy?
Those who don’t know how to weep with their whole heart, don’t know how to laugh either. — Golda Meir
Lee Marvin, Captain Kangaroo, and Mr.Rogers
Quite a few of us grew up with Captain Kangaroo and Mr. Rogers, as you or your children probably did. I knew nothing of their backgrounds, only that their shows were both entertaining, educational, and as kids, we looked forward to them with great anticipation. Lee Marvin was a genuine hero. He won the Navy […]
What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Love is not blind — it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is willing to see less. — Rabbi Julius Gordon
On Life’s Changes
How do you pick up the threads of an old life left behind? How do you go on, when in your heart you begin to understand that there is no going back? That there are some things that time cannot mend. Some hurts that go too deep … that have taken hold. — spoken by […]
Would Renee Zellweger Find You Attractive?
I like to have nice conversations with a man that teach me something, make me mad, make me curious. Then I find him attractive. — Renee Zellweger in Cosmopolitan, as quoted in Reader’s Digest
On Taking Risks
Whatever you want to do, just do it. Don’t worry about making a fool of yourself. Making a fool of yourself is absolutely essential. — Gloria Steinem