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When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'.
When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'.
The world is your mirror and your mind is a magnet. What you perceive is in this world is largely read more
The world is your mirror and your mind is a magnet. What you perceive is in this world is largely a reflection of your own attitudes and beliefs. Life will give you what you attract with your thoughts think, act and talk negatively and your world will be negative. Think and act and talk with enthusiasm and you will attract positive results.
Look alive. Here comes a buzzard.
Look alive. Here comes a buzzard.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Stupid is as stupid does.
I got in trouble with the police, and that was a rude awakening. That was it. I'd seen the bottom read more
I got in trouble with the police, and that was a rude awakening. That was it. I'd seen the bottom of the pit, and it was time to scrape myself out of it.
The best current evidence is that media are mere vehicles that deliver instruction but do not influence student achievement any read more
The best current evidence is that media are mere vehicles that deliver instruction but do not influence student achievement any more than the truck that delivers groceries causes change in our nutrition.
Some fear the dark; I embrace it. It is the only place where my eyes are blind, and my soul read more
Some fear the dark; I embrace it. It is the only place where my eyes are blind, and my soul wanders freely from the truth of reality.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they read more
Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they are like secret agents on a delicate mission, they must airily pass by a stinking mess with barely so much as a nod of the head, make their point of constructive criticism and continue on in calm forbearance. Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.
