Wisdom Jar final week

I can't believe I actually got 365 quotes.  I don't think I have any duplicates, but the folks I am giving these to as a present will certainly let me know if I do, although there are some that I could have duplicated about 30 quotes and they never would have known.  I have a diverse group of friends.

Just getting over the stomach flue and I am leaving for Florida on the weekend.  It has been an insane week and month so far.  I am so looking forward to some down time.

1. people, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed; never throw out anyone. - Audrey Hepburn
2. At one point or another in our lives, we’re going to fail at something. The more risks you take, the more chances you’ll have at failing.  -Steve Kamb
3. Thomas Edison failed with 1,000 different filaments before finally perfecting the light bulb. Fortunately, he took each failure as “one more thing that didn’t work” so he could move onto the next thing. - Steve Kamb
4. “Debt is like any other trap, easy enough to get into, but hard enough to get out of.” -Henry Wheeler Shaw
5. Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. -- Scott Adams
6. How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. -- Annie Dillard
7. When things go wrong don't go with them. - Elvis Presley, rock idol
8. “We all live in suspense, from day to day, from hour to hour; in other words, we are the hero of our own story.” ~Mary McCarthy
9. A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality. - John Lennon
10. The more I see the less I know for sure.  John Lennon
11. Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.  ~Henry Ford
12. It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.  ~Edmund Hillary
13. The important thing is not to stop questioning.  ~Albert Einstein
14. The difference between try and triumph is a little umph.  ~Author Unknown
15. You don't have to brush your teeth - just the ones you want to keep.  ~Author Unknown
16. You know, by the time you reach my age, you've made plenty of mistakes if you've lived your life properly.” Ronald Regan
17. Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst ~  Marcus Aurelius
18. Everyone is gifted - but some people never open their package - Author Unknown
19. Bad Habits are at first cobwebs, then cables. Spanish Proverb
20. If speaking is silver, then listening is gold. ~ Turkish Proverb
21. To lengthen your life, shorten your meals. ~ Unknown
22. Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow ~  Swedish Proverb
23. Trouble is to man what rust is to iron  ~ Yiddish Proverb
24. Fools and obstinate men make rich lawyers. ~ Spanish Proverb
25. Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet ~ African Proverb
26. I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it. - Harry Emerson Fosdick

Wisdom Jar Week 13

This is the second last week of posting these.  We are deep into Hanukkah now and Christmas is approaching fast.  With the ongoing renovation in the house at the moment, I have not even begun to think of anything Christmas related.  What I need right now is a Christmas miracle.

The quotes at the end are from Katherine Hepburn.   I always admired her fierce independence.

1. It’s possible to stay alive for 99 years without every really having lived. Jason Kotecki
2. “Some people use one half their ingenuity to get into debt, and the other half to avoid  paying it.” -George Prentice
3. "What could be more beautiful than a dear old lady growing wise with age? Every     age can be enchanting, provided you live within it." ~ Brigitte Bardot
4. “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
5. "Be who you are, and say what you feel, because those that mind don’t matter and those that matter don’t mind." 
 -Dr. Seuss
6. You will make all kinds of mistakes but as long as you are generous and true and fierce you cannot hurt the world or even seriously distress her.  - Winston Churchill
7. Have no fear of perfection - you’ll never reach it.  Salvador Dali
8. Courage is very important.  like a muscle, it is strengthened by use.  - Ruth Gordon
9. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars - Ralph Emerson
10. A man’s wife has more power over him than the state has. - Ralph Emerson
11. Don’t limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time. - Rabbinical Saying
12. Truth stands the test of time, lies are soon exposed - proverb
13. stupid people always think they are right. Wise people listen to advice.  proverb
14. Canada is a country whose main exports are hockey players and cold fronts. Our main imports are baseball players and acid rain.  Pierre Trudeau
15. It is no use saying we are doing our best.  You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary - Winston Churchill
16. Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm Winston Churchill
17. It’s not the hours you put in your work that counts, it’s the work you put in the hours. Sam Ewig
18. Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow - Ralph Emerson
19. Humor is also a way of saying something serious. T.S. Eliot
20. When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere. - Rochefouchuld
21. Only the mediocre are always at their best. - Jean Giraudoux
22. Plain women know more about men than beautiful ones do. -Katherine Hepburn
23. Enemies are so stimulating. Katherine Hepburn
24. If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead get married. - Katherine Hepburn
25. If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun. - Katherine Hepburn
26. Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other.  Perhaps they should just live next door and just visit now and then. - Katherine Hepburn

Wisdom Jar Week 12

While reading Unauthomate your finances by Adam Baker, http://manvsdebt.com/unautomate-your-finances/ I have taken quite a few of the quotes he has in the book. I highly recommend this ebook.

1. "If geek means you're willing to study things, and if you think science and engineering matter, I plead guilty. If your culture doesn't like geeks, you are in real trouble." -- Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft.
2. “Enjoy today because the older you get, the faster time goes by.”
3. “It doesn’t work to leap a twenty-foot chasm in two ten foot jumps” -American Proverb
4. “Faith is a process of leaping into the abyss not on the basis of any certainty about where we shall land, but rather on the belief that we shall land.” -Carter Heyward
5. “All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous, unpremeditated act without benefit of experience.” -Henry Miller
6. “We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.” -Henry David Thoreau
7. “When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.” -Cynthia Heimel
8. “The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.” -John Burrough
9. ‘The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.’ ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
10. Stop living life for what's around the corner and start enjoying the walk down the street. - Grant L. Miller
11. “let the wild rumpus begin!” —  Maurice Sendak
12. “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” -Albert Einstein
13. “A mighty flame followeth a tiny spark.” -Dante
14. “I am, as I’ve said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.”  - Billy Joel
15. “Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.” -Samuel Johnson
16. “My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income.” -Errol Flynn
17. “The things you own end up owning you.” -Tyler Durden
18. “Even the smallest victory is never to be taken for granted. Each victory must be applauded...” -Audre Lorde
19. Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day.  - Sally Koch
20. Even if you‘re on the right track, you‘ll get run over if you just sit there.  – Will Roger
21. “What’s a soup kitchen?” -Paris Hilton
22. “You have to find something that you love enough to be able to take risks, jump over the hurdles and break through the brick walls that are always going to be placed in front of you.” -George Lucas
23. “Math is like love -- a simple idea but it can get complicated.” -Anonymous
24. “If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of car payments.” -Earl Wilson
25. “Christmas is the season when you buy this year’s gifts with next year’s money.” -Unknown
26. Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength. - Corrie Ten Boom, author and human rights activist

Wisdom Jar Week 11

This week I have quotes from the "little book of calm" by Paul Wilson.  If anyone has seen the BBC series Black Books than you will know that these are very funny.  Take them howevery you want though.  The other half are from fortune cookies, some are evil, some are funny and some make you stop and think.  I am really having fin finding all of the quotes and little tidbits that are going into making up this list.

1. Concentrate on silence. When it comes, dwell on what it sounds like. Then strive to carry that quiet with you wherever you go. Paul Wilson
2. invest in a fruit bowl. the more beautiful your fruit bowl, the better stocked it is, the sell likely you are to turn to stress-enhancing snack foods.Paul Wilson
3. Admit you feel calm.  If you want to trick your subconscious into helping you feel calm, simply repeat: “Every moment I feel calmer and calmer.” Paul Wilson
4. pretend you're human. Leave it to others to be perfect, to be wonderful.  Be content with what you are - you’ll be much more relaxed as a result. Paul Wilson
5. Think Calm. have calm thoughts, Picture calm scenes, recall calm sounds.  And guess what you’ll be feeling... Paul Wilson
6. Stimulate with intent. Recognise that there is a time for stimulation and a time for calm.  This means never trying to fool yourself that a stimulant can help you to relax.Paul Wilson
7. Wear donald duck underpants.  choose a few child like accouterments to remind you of the irreverent, uninhibited, joyous side of life. Paul Wilson
8. Pretend it’s Saturday Paul Wilson
9. make friends with a masseur, or a beauty therapist. Paul Wilson
10. Expect nothing, but know that great things lie ahead for you” Paul Wilson
11. The most important skill in staying calm is not to lose sleep over small issues. The second most important skill is to be able to view all issues as small issues. Paul Wilson
12. Declare today a holiday -- imagine every day is a holiday. Do one little thing that stimulates this holiday mood each day, then watch your worries fade away. Paul Wilson
13. be positive about being positive.  Work on having positive thoughts, pay attention to speaking positive works then let the resultant positive feelings take care of everything else.Paul Wilson
14. You like the color green - fortune cookie saying
15. It is not wise to throw stones at tigers- fortune cookie saying
16. Blue eyes are about to change the course of your life- fortune cookie saying
17. "Because of your melodic nature, the moonlight never misses an appointment." - fortune cookie saying
18. "Never wear your best pants when you go to fight for freedom - fortune cookie saying
19. Good sense is the master of human life." - fortune cookie saying
20. "You are free to invent your life. - fortune cookie saying
21. "Your smile will tell you what makes you feel good." - fortune cookie saying
22. May the pork-fried rice you just ate not give you abdominal cramps or diarrhea. - fortune cookie saying
23. You've been served... - fortune cookie saying
24. Don't lose face! Insist on buying dinner for your tablemates. - fortune cookie saying
25. Excitement and intrigue follow you closely wherever you go! - fortune cookie saying
26. He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at. - fortune cookie saying

Wisdom Jar week 8

There seems to be a celebrity/movie theme with this grouping. My favourite has always been the George Burns one at the end.

1. I have always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I have to be more specific.- Lily Tomlin,
2. If there is no wind, row." - Latin Proverb
3. "If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." - Milton Berle
4. "Things come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle- Abraham Lincoln
5. The palest ink is better than the best memory.- Chinese Proverb
6. The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults. - Peter de Vries
7. When things go wrong don't go with them.- Elvis Presley
8. If you spend too much time working on your weaknesses, all you end up with is a lot of strong weaknesses.- Dan Sullivan
9. The man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.- James Crook
10. When eating a fruit, think of the person who planted the tree.- Vietnamese saying
11. It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.- Mohandas Ghandi
12. If you let your head get too big it'll break your neck.- Elvis Presley
13. Don't be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of.- Charles Richards
14. It is the path of least resistance that makes rivers and men crooked.- B.J. Palmer
15. They who give have all things; they who withhold have nothing.- Hindu Proverb
16. Know your limits...but never stop trying to exceed them.- Anonymous
17. Self-love is the only weight-loss aid that really works in the long run.- Jenny Craig
18. It's bizarre that the produce manager is more important to my children's health than the pediatrician.- Meryl Streep,
19. Vacation is what you take when you can't take what you've been taking any longer.- Lion from Wizard of Oz
20. It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. Anonymous
21. One person working toward a dream is worth 99 people just working. -Lani Kraus,
22. No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.- Aesop,
23. Stop living life for what's around the corner and start enjoying the walk down the street.- Grant L. Miller
24. Fall seven times. Stand up eight. - Japanese Proverb
25. We should consider every day lost in which we have not danced at least once.- Nietzsche
26. Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.- George Burns

Wisdom Jar Week Seven

I can't believe I am already half way through with the quotes.  I haven't really been slowing down in finding them.  It is truly amazing where you can find inspiration.  Most of the quotes I have been adding have had the theme of change and finding inner peace.  I guess that is what my main focus has been lately.  I think my goal for the remainder of  quotes should be to find quotes and sayings that would be fun for others to read as well.  Funny how I have to be reminded that it's not all about me.

1. The most successful people are those who are good at Plan B. – James Yorke
2. The key to change… is to let go of fear. – Roseanne Cash
3. It’s kind of fun to do the impossible. – Walt Disney
4. The empires of the future are the empires of the mind. – Winston Churchill
5. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. – Michael Jordan
6. An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war. – Charles de Montesquieu
7. A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business. – Henry Ford
8. There are two great days in a person’s life – the day we are born and the day we discover why. – William Barclay
9. There is no shortage of good days. It is good lives that are hard to come by. – Annie Dillard
10. It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change – Charles Darwin
11. Hire character.  Train skill – Peter Schultz
12. The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.  – St. Augustine
13. “Don’t limit yourself by telling others what you’re not; tell them what you are.” Colin Wright
14. “Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.” Emily Dickinson
15. “Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the whole world revolves – slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future. Live the actual moment. Only this actual moment is life.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh
16. Shut out all of your past except that which will help you weather your tomorrows. - William Osler,
17. People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing--that's why we recommend it daily. - Zig Ziglar,
18. It's never too late--in fiction or in life--to revise - Nancy Thayer,
19. Most barriers to your success are man-made. And most often, you're the man who made them. - Frank Tyger
20. Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but doesn't get you anywhere. - Anonymous
21. A healthy body is a guest-chamber for the soul; a sick body is a prison. - Francis Bacon
22. Stand for something or fall for anything. - Anonymous
23. Do not be afraid to ask dumb questions. They are easier to handle than dumb mistakes.- Unknown
24. We can't become what we need by remaining what we are.- Max Dupree
25. To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.- Edmund Burke
26. A smile is a curve that can set a lot of things straight.- V. Borge

Wisdom Jar Week 3

There are quite a few Yogi Berra quotes in this group, mostly because they made me laugh so much.  They also reminded me of quotes from a good friend of ours Cathy, who always messes up quotes and sayings, so I've added a few of hers to the end.

1. No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings. - William Blake
2. Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars. - Les Brown
3. Do not judge by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat Scottish Proverb
4. Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change. - Golnik Eric
5. Events will take their course, it is no good of being angry at them; he is happiest who wisely turns them to the best account. - Euripides
6. It's how you deal with failure that determines how you achieve success. David Feherty
7. The world is a mess and I just need to rule it - Dr. Horrible
8. Some have been thought brave because they didn't have the courage to run away. - Proverb
9. You've got to jump off cliffs and build your wings on the way down.  Ray Bradbury
10. The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'.  - Anonymous
11. Confess you were wrong yesterday; it will show you are wise today. - Proverb
12. Honesty is the best policy. - Benjamin Franklin
13. Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. - Thomas Jefferson
14. Assurance is two-thirds of success. - Scottish Proverb
15. A man should go on living -- if only to satisfy his curiosity. Yiddish Proverb
16. "It's like déjà vu all over again."  Yogi Berra
17. "When you get to a fork in the road, take it" Yogi Berra
18. "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore" Yogi Berra
19. If you don’t know where you’re going, chances are you will end up somewhere else.Yogi Berra
20. " The future ain't what it used to be " Yogi Berra
21. You can observe a lot by watching." Yogi Berra
22. A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. Anonymous
23. Spel chekers, hoo neeeds em? -Alan James Bean
24. A bird in the hand is worth two bushes - Cathy Shaw
25. I’m tired of being a basketball case - Cathy Shaw
26. Hindsight is 50 50 - Cathy Shaw