Tag Archives: quotes

Once In A Lifetime

Posted on July 8, 2017 by Ray V.

Readers take note as this is the first and probably last time you will find me quoting Opra, but here goes. . . “I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity”  

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Wisdom

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Ray V.

“The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom” H. L. Mencken

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A Comparison

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Ray V.

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” G.K. Chesterton

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Onions

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Ray V.

“Life is like an onion. You peel it off one layer at a time and sometimes you weep” Carl Sandburg

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Faster Than A Speeding Bullet

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Ray V.

“What makes superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he has the wisdom and maturity to use the power wisely” Christopher Reeve  

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Untitled Post*

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Ray V.

“The easiest way to knock the chip off a shoulder is a pat on the back” Zig Ziglar *  I had a difficult time thinking of a name for this post.  Any suggestions?

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On Gratitude

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Ray V.

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” – William Arthur Ward Found at one of my daily reads, Swiss Miss

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An Acknowledgement

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Ray V.

If he were to be alive, G.K. Chesteron would be 143 years old today. In honor of his birthday and Memorial Day (in the US), I found the following quote: “The true soldier fights not because he hates what is … Continue reading →

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No Argument From Me

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Ray V.

“Yesterday’s answer usually has nothing to do with today’s problem.” – Bill Gates Ain’t that the truth.

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In The End. . .

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Ray V.

. . .  when all is said and done, This  reminds me of a variation of a popular bumper sticker from the 1980’s:  “He who dies with the most toys, . . .  is still dead.”   (We had it … Continue reading →

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Thoughts To Ponder On A Saturday Morning

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Ray V.

Since we are always thinking, why not think about things that matter? I had amnesia once — or twice.     ***** Protons have mass? I didn’t even know they were Catholic.     ***** I am neither for nor against apathy. … Continue reading →

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Bones

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Ray V.

“Success requires three bones—wishbone, backbone and funnybone”,   Kobi Yamada             

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Considering Greatness

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Ray V.

  “The greatness of a man’s power is the measure of his surrender.”   William Booth If you didn’t click on his name, Booth was the founder of The Salvation Army.

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Your Life

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Ray V.

“Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery that it is . . . in the last analysis all moments are sacred moments and life itself is grace.”   Frederick Buechner  

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Arise

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Ray V.

“I am not concerned that you have fallen; I am concerned that you arise.” Abraham Lincoln.

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