If it is to be it is up to me.
~ Anonymous
Some pursue happiness others create it.
If a man wants his dreams to come true he must wake up.
When you blame others you give up your power to change.
Somerset House in London where at one time English vital statistics were kept - birth marriage and death records - was known as the egg factory where they hatch 'em match 'em and dispatch 'em.
Twenty per cent of the people in volunteer groups do ninety per cent of the work.
Gentleman: one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.
What you are afraid to do is a clear indicator of the next thing you need to do.
Fear knocked at the door. Faith answered. And lo no one was there.
Tact is the intelligence of the heart.
A distinguished diplomat could hold his tongue in ten languages.
If the student fails to learn the teacher fails to teach.
The secret of teaching is to appear to have known all your life what you learned this afternoon.
I've always been well liked. I was so popular in school everybody hated me.
A closed mouth gathers no foot.
Some people speak from experience while others from experience don't speak.
The best way to save face is keep the bottom half shut.
Don't worry if your you is small and your rewards are few: Remember that the mighty oak was once a nut like you.
A sense of humor is what makes you laugh at something that would make you mad if it happened to you.
If Noah found himself back on Earth you can bet all he would recognize would be the jokes.
There are no perfect people - except of course my wife's first husband.
I love a finished speaker I really truly do. I don't mean one who's polished I just mean one who's through.
Remember if God had wanted this to be perfect he never would have had me up here.
I noticed you weren't checking your watches - you've been shaking them.
Here's to one of the most beautiful kind thoughtful people I have ever known . . . You are getting more like me every day.
If it weren't for the last minute nothing would get done.
The early North American Indian made a great mistake by not having an immigration bureau.
Old men and far travellers may lie with authority.
Some love lasts a lifetime. True love lasts forever.
True love cannot be found where it truly does not exist nor can it be hidden where it truly does.
He could sell the Pope on financing a Mormon tabernacle.
The rich can be eccentric the poor have to be considered nuts.
The ability to sin differs among people. For example a short-armed fisherman isn't as big a liar as a long-armed one.
The worst thing about a bore is not that he won't stop talking but that he won't let you stop listening.
It gives me great strength to know that half the people I meet are below average.
I'm not at all stuck up . . . although judging from those around me I have every right to be.
Let's just say he has too many pigeons on his antenna.
Men never cling to their dreams with such tenacity as at the moment when they are losing faith in them and know it but do not dare confess it to themselves.
Drink no longer water but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake.
