Success in a Mediocre World

Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world. ~Lily Tomlin

Success Can Make You

Success can make you go one of two ways. It can make you a prima donna, or it can smooth the edges, take away the insecurities, let the nice things come out. ~Barbara Walters

Pinnacle of Success

You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity. ~Thomas Wolfe

Painter

The painter should not paint what he sees, but what will be seen. ~Paul Klee

Yogi

Yoga is difficult for the one whose mind is not subdued. ~Bhagavad Gita

Politician

A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation. ~James Freeman Clarke

Poet

All poetry has to do is to make a strong communication. All the poet has to do is listen. The poet is not an important fellow. There will also be another poet. ~Stevie Smith

Scientist

What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what's going on. ~Jacques Cousteau

Don't Worry

Don't worry about a thing, every little thing is gonna be alright. ~Bob Marley

Chained

If you're going to hold someone down you're going to have to hold on by the other end of the chain. You are confined by your own repression. ~Toni Morrison

Brain & Heart

I hope people realize that there is a brain underneath the hair and a heart underneath the boobs. ~Dolly Parton

Seek Truth

Seek truth in meditation, not in moldy books. Look in the sky to find the moon, not in the pond. ~Persian Proverb

Open Your Eyes

One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, 'What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again? ~Rachel Carson

Dirty Sex

I thank God I was raised Catholic, so sex will always be dirty. ~John Waters

Fall to Pieces

You want me to act like we've never kissed, you want to forget; pretend we've never met, and I've tried and I've tried, but I haven't yet... You walk by, and I fall to pieces. ~Patsy Cline

No Boundary Line

Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art. ~Charlie "Bird" Parker

Universal Feelings

Feelings or emotions are the universal language and are to be honored. They are the authentic expression of who you are at your deepest place. ~Judith Wright

Showing Up

Eighty percent of success is showing up. ~Woody Allen

How Things Are

There are times to cultivate and create, when you nurture your world and give birth to new ideas and ventures. There are times of flourishing and abundance, when life feels in full bloom, energized and expanding. And there are times of fruition, when things come to an end. They have reached their climax and must be harvested before they begin to fade. And finally of course, there are times that are cold, and cutting and empty, times when the spring of new beginnings seems like a distant dream. Those rhythms in life are natural events. They weave into one another as day follows night, bringing, not messages of hope and fear, but messages of how things are. ~Chögyam Trungpa

Don't Cry

Don't cry when the sun is gone, because the tears won't let you see the stars. ~Violeta Parra

Songs of Hope

Blues are the songs of despair, but gospel songs are the songs of hope. ~Mahalia Jackson

Democracy

Democracy! Bah! When I hear that word I reach for my feather Boa! ~Allen Ginsberg

Happy New Year!

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. ~Buddha