Perpsective

Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but she did it backwards and in high heels. ~Faith Whittlesey

Dreams

People need dreams, there's as much nourishment in 'em as food. ~Dorothy Gilman

Dragon

It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him. ~J.R.R. Tolkien


When I think of dragons, I think of fireworks - Happy 4th!

Self-Realized

For a long time I thought I wanted to be a nun. Then I realized that what I really wanted to be was a lesbian. ~Mabel Maney

Summer

In summer, the song sings itself. ~William Carlos Williams

Normal

Normal is in the eye of the beholder. ~Whoopi Goldberg

Progress

Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. ~Frank Zappa

...of Nature

Look at the optimism of Nature. Nothing can stop it. Only the ego makes humans pessimistic, and this causes suffering. ~Amma (Mata Amritanandamayi Devi)

Spring

Science has never drummed up quite as effective a tranquilizing agent as a sunny spring day. ~W. Earl Hall

Own Feelings

We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private, solitary pain is more terrifying than what anyone else can inflict. ~Jim Morrison

Teaching

Teaching is the greatest act of optimism.

~Colleen Wilcox


Foolishness

Each day, and the living of it, has to be a conscious creation in which discipline and order are relieved with some play and pure foolishness. ~May Sarton

Admonishments

The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love heterosexuals. It's just that they need more supervision. ~Lynn Lavner

Humor

Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it. ~Bill Cosby