“He who would be
what he ought to be
must stop being
what he is.”
-Meister Eckhart
Category Archives: Quotes
And the day came . . .
And the day came when
the risk to remain tight in a bud
was more painful than
the risk it took
to blossom.
-Anais Nin
Persistence
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.
Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
The slogan “press on” has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
– Calvin Coolidge (30th US president, 1872-1933)
Yogi Berra Quotes
Yogi Berra, a baseball legend, died on Tuesday, September 23 at the age of 90 years old. He was not only one of baseball’s greatest catchers, but was one of baseball’s most interesting characters and is credited with many Yogi-isms some of which he said and perhaps some he did not. Here is a sampling of his famous sayings.
No one goes there anymore, it’s too crowded.
If you don’t know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.
You should always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise, they won’t come to yours.
REST IN PEACE, YOGI