THOUGHTS OF THE DAY

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Always the courage to stand up for what you believe in
and always have the confidence to stand behind it

"More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly."

"Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."

"Be not too hasty to trust or admire the teachers of morality; they discourse like angels, but they live like men."

"When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us."

"A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control."

"The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up."

"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well."

"Fun is a good thing but only when it spoils nothing better."

"I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose."

"I absolutely cannot stand, hate and detest contemptuous people."

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

There are no original ideas. There are only original people.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

Fortunately analysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself still remains a very effective therapist.

God writes a lot of comedy... the trouble is, he's stuck with so many bad actors who don't know how to play funny.

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see.

I think I've discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it.

We can't plan life. All we can do is be available for it.

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me".