Linda's List of Blog Quotes

• "The Road to friend's house is never long"...Danish Proverb, from:  Sibshops

• "Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family", from:  Family Sports Time

• "Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life."...Christiane Northrup, from:  A Plate Of Homemade Wishes

• "A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty", from:  Happy Father's Day

• "It's the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative art and expression"...Albert Einstein, from:  Welcome Back Kotter

• "Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those who sang best"...Henry Van Dyke, from:  On With The Show - This Is It

• "Resolve to be strong and fight for yourselves, and for others and those you love, and that part of God will be fighting within you all the way"...Poseidon Adventure, from:  Just Like Reverend Scott

• " A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present and the hope and promise of the future"...author unknown, from:  Oh, The Places You'll Go!

• " I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country.  This freedom of heritage I plan to uphold for myself and for all mankind."...John Diefenbaker, from:  Happy Canada Day!!

• "Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits"...Thomas Jefferson, from:  Happy 4th of July

• "Everything is nicer when shared with an Uncle, be it a funny story, a piece of cake, a game of cards, a proud moment, a car ride, or a big hug."..from:  Uncle Buddy

• "Friendship cheers like a sunbeam; charms like a good story; inspires like a brave leader; binds like a golden chain; guides like a heavenly vision."...Newill D. Hillis, from:  Thank You For Being A Friend

• "Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people - your family, friends, co-workers and even strangers you meet along the way."...Barbara Bush, from:  Perfect Strangers

• "Please don't give up, Des.  Because all we really need to survive is one person who truly loves us, and you have her."...Penny Widmore in a letter to Desmond Hume of Lost, from:  The Words of Penny Widmore

• "Our job is not to take on the role of advocate.  Rather, our job is to provide the individuals or parents with the resources and support so that they have the skills, knowledge and strength to take on whatever issues are facing them.  Sometimes they just need someone to listen to them, but other times they need to know where to turn and what to do."...Ivor Weiner, from:  The Art Of Advocacy

• "Just living is not enough.  One must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower."...Hans Christian Anderson, from:  The Best Things In Life Are Free

• "Another person's choice is nothing more than another alternative for you to consider." ...Dr. Shad Helmstetter, from: Choices

• "I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder."...G.K. Chesterton, from:  Gratitude Rocks!

• "The capacity for getting along with our neighbor depends to a large extent on the capacity for getting along with ourselves.  The self respecting individual will try to be as tolerant of his neighbor's shortcomings as he is of his own."...Eric Hoffer, from:   Getting Along

• "The outcome of any serious research can only be to make two questions grow where only one grew before."...Thorstein Veblen, from:  It's Time To Listen

• "It's not easy taking my problems one at a time when they refuse to get in line."...Ashleigh Brilliant, from:  They're Gonna Wash Away

• "Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant with the weak and the wrong.  Some time in your life, you will have been all of these."...Dr. Robert H. Goddard, from:  The Squeeze Of The Sandwich Generation

• "The best husband is the one who can sense when you need a good laugh and then has the skill to deliver a great line"...lulu, from:  Happy Birthday Husband

• "Leadership is about empathy.  It is about having the ability to relate to and connect with people for the purpose of inspiring and empowering their lives."...Oprah Winfrey, from:  It's All About Empathy

• "People who receive empathy from others report feeling validated, supported and connected.  Having someone else understand the nature of their trouble reduces their pain or suffering or increases their pleasure.  A person receiving empathy feels enriched, loved and understood."...author unknown, from:  It's All About Empathy - Part Two

• "Our memories of the water will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone"...author unknown, from:  Vacation For Thought

• "My friends, love is better than anger.  Hope is better than fear.  Optimism is better than despair.  So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic.  And we'll change the world."...Jack Layton, from:  Love, Hope and Believe

• "The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way."...Dale Carnegie, from:  Admitting Mistakes - Part One

• "It is the highest form of self respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them.  To make a mistake is only an error in judgment, but to adhere to it when it is discovered shows infirmity of character."...Dale E. Turner, from:  Admitting Mistakes - Part Two

• "Character cannot be developed by ease and quiet.  Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired and success achieved."...Helen Keller, from:  I Shall Not Walk Alone

• "Dad, you're someone to look up to no matter how tall I've grown."...author unknown, from:  First Sunday In September

• "Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start."...Nido Quebein, from:  New Beginnings

• "Work harder to appreciate your ordinary day."...Gretchen Rubin, from:  My Happiness Project

• "To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world."...Heather Cortez, from:  When I'm Sixty-Four