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Sage sayings, maxims and quotable quotes
These are the ingenious observations of George Carlin – comments to take to heart and commit to memory… The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger…
Vote for the man who promises least. He’ll be the least disappointing. — Bernard Baruch Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right? — Robert Orben Our elections are free – it’s in the results where eventually we pay. — Bill…
Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery. Work at something you enjoy and that’s worthy of your time and talent. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know. Be forgiving of yourself and others. Be generous….
Bill Murphy Jr., the Executive Editor of TheMid.com, recently listed his top 30 most inspirational quotes in inc.com. What a remarkable list of quotes! “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” — Helen Keller “Do what you can, where you are, with what you have.” –Teddy Roosevelt “You take your life in…
Recently we came across a selection of remarkable quotes by modern day star Oprah Winfrey. Her inspirational outlook on life is summed up in her observation, “I don’t think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who, from an early age, knew I was responsible…
Readers of By George Journal will know one of our oft-quoted authors is Ernest Hemingway. Here are some favourite quotes. Courage is grace under pressure. Man is not made for defeat. Never mistake motion for action. Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. Nobody knows what’s in him until he tries to…
People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily. — Zig Ziglar We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld What we see depends mainly on what we look for. — Sir John Lubbock Comfort the afflicted,…
Life is a promise; fulfill it. –Mother Theresa Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds. –George Elliot Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. — Margaret Mead Always bear in mind that your own resolution to…
I re-discovered this gem from back issues of the By George Journal. In building a firm foundation for success, here are a few stones to remember: 1. The wisdom of preparation. 2. The value of confidence. 3. The worth of honesty. 4. The privilege of working. 5. The discipline of struggle. 6. The magnetism of…
Man’s Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl is a must-read. Here’s Amazon’s description of what has become a modern day classic: Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl’s memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl labored in four different…
An apt quotation is as good as an original remark. – Proverb The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations. – Benjamin Disraeli I quote others only the better to express myself. – Michel de Montaigne I hate quotations, tell me what you know. – Ralph Waldo Emerson…
Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it. Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste. Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into…
Here are some FAV “poignant” quotes from the last two weeks (as found on our Twitter feed). “Your future depends on many things, but mostly on you.” – Frank Tyger “Have a goal, make a plan, and take action! Stop allowing your day-to-day life to be clouded by busy nothings.” – Steve Maraboli “I’d rather…
Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light. — Joseph Pulitzer Easy reading is damn hard writing. — Nathaniel Hawthorne Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it….
Through each day, By George provides motivational and inspiration tweets for its followers. Here are 25 of our latest favourite quotes from the past month – found on @ByGeorgeJournal “The poor, the unsuccessful, the unhappy, the unhealthy are the ones who use the word tomorrow the most.” – Robert Kiyosaki “Perseverance is not a long…
All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts – (As You Like It – Act II, Scene VII) Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness…
Here are some of our favourite “election” quotes for this election year: The only thing we learn from new elections is we learned nothing from the old. – (American) Proverb Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody. — Franklin P. Adams The election is…
Through the last three years, routinely each day, By George has posted an inspirational or motivational quote to enliven our followers’ morning surfs. This next week, we will be posting the “Top 10 By George posts of 2014” on our Facebook page. To prime you for what you can expect with our 2014 countdown, here…
Jennifer Schaffer of BuzzFeed compiled wonderful sentences from throughout the arts and published her list – 51 Of The Most Beautiful Sentences In Literature. Here are the top-10 of those 51, as picked by By George. To read and enjoy the full list, go here. “There is a sense in which we are all each…
“Chess is the art of analysis.” – Mikhail Botvinnik “Chess is a unique cognitive nexus, a place where art and science come together in the human mind and are refined and improved by experience.” – Garry Kasparov “Chess creates brains and hones strategies.” – Gennady Barsky “Chess is like body-building. If you train every day,…