M. Scott Peck quote on our finest moments…

24 07 2008

The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.

 

M. Scott Peck  MD.





Heath Ledger quote on “Brokeback Mountain”

18 07 2008

“It transcends a label. It’s a story of two human beings that are in love; get over the fact that it’s two men — that’s the point.”

 

Heath Ledger — Late Austrailian Actor





Heath Ledger quote on planning….

18 07 2008

“I’m not good at future planning. I don’t plan at all. I don’t know what I’m doing tomorrow. I don’t have a day planner and I don’t have a diary. I completely live in the now, not in the past, not in the future.”

 

Heath Ledger — Late Austrailian Actor– A.K.A The Joker





Richard Bach quote on work.

18 07 2008

The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.
Richard Bach





Japanese proverb on a merry companion.

18 07 2008

A merry companion on the road is as good as a nag.
Source: (Japanese)

Not real real sure that this is a compliment to the companion, but I thought I would put this quote in any way!

Onecoolsoul





Ghandi quote on the roots of violence….

18 07 2008

The Roots of Violence:
Wealth without work,
Pleasure without conscience,
Knowledge without character,
Commerce without morality,
Science without humanity,
Worship without sacrifice,
Politics without principles.

 

Ghandi….





Barrack Obama quote on realizing your true potential…

18 07 2008

Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it’s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.

Illinois Senator Barrack Obama — US Presidential Candidate.





Tom Bergeron quote on being nominated for an Emmy…

18 07 2008

“It was an acknowledgment by the Emmy people finally that reality television has a considerable presence both on network television and cable.”…”And folks like me and Jeff and Heidi and Howie and Ryan all do … we all have a particular skill set, more or less, that they were finally willing to recognize. Which was very flattering.”

 

Tom Bergeron — Host of Dancing With The Stars





Aristotle quote on anger…

20 06 2008

Anybody can become angry, that is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to the right degree, and at the right time, and for the right purpose, and in the right way, that is not within everybody’s power, that is not easy.

 

Aristotle –  Greek Philosopher  (384 - 322 BC)





Albert Einstein quote on love…

12 06 2008

How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love?

Albert Einstein — Famous  U.S.  scientist