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Teri Moderator
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Things dreaded require double time to accomplish them. ~James Lendall Basford _________________
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JohnT Aruba Fanatic
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“All of us might wish at times that we lived in a more tranquil world, but we don't. And if our times are difficult and perplexing, so are they challenging and filled with opportunity.”
― Robert Kennedy (1925 - 1968)
'Bobby' was a US Attorney General, US Senator from NY, assassinated. _________________ Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be - Grandma Moses (1860 - 1961) |
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JohnT Aruba Fanatic
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“The root of joy is gratefulness...It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.”
― Brother David Steindl-Rast (born 1926)
He is an American Catholic Benedictine monk, author, and lecturer. He is committed to interfaith dialogue and has dealt with the interaction between spirituality and science. _________________ Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be - Grandma Moses (1860 - 1961) |
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JohnT Aruba Fanatic
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A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day.
-- Emily Dickinson (1830 - 18886) was an American poet. _________________ Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be - Grandma Moses (1860 - 1961) |
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Reality is an illusion caused by a lack of good beer. ~Author Unknown _________________
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I know the quivering of the fragrant petals at the touch of the pollen-legged bees. ~Muriel Strode _________________
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"What makes your heart sing? Forget the practical--that will come. Find something that will make your heart sing, and the rest will fall into place."
-- Minor Myers, Jr. (1942 - 2003)
He was the former president of Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington and a strong defender of liberal arts education. _________________ Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be - Grandma Moses (1860 - 1961) |
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Understand that the people who care about you are not trying to discourage you — they’re trying to protect you from disappointment. You must appreciate them, and, of course, ignore them. ~Robert Brault _________________
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“Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia.”
-- Charles Schulz (1922 - 2000) was an American cartoonist and creator of the the Peanuts comic strip. _________________ Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be - Grandma Moses (1860 - 1961) |
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I was raised among books, making invisible friends in pages that seemed cast from dust and whose smell I carry on my hands to this day. ~Carlos Ruiz Zafón _________________
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Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness. ~Seneca _________________
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Kindness is the most tender and effective form of leaving a memory inside people's hearts. ~Dodinsky _________________
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Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!
Dr. Seuss (1904 - 1991)
Theodor Seuss Geisel was a children's author and more. He wrote and illustrated more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss. _________________ Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be - Grandma Moses (1860 - 1961) |
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Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.
-- Ray Kroc (1902 - 1984) was a fast-food tycoon. _________________ Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be - Grandma Moses (1860 - 1961) |
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Once, in my father’s bookshop, I heard a regular customer say that few things leave a deeper mark on a reader than the first book that finds its way into his heart. ~Carlos Ruiz Zafón _________________
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