Joys of Yacht Racing
If you want to experience the joys of yacht racing in the comfort of your own home, simply stand fully clothed in an ice cold shower and tear up $100 bills.
— Unknown
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Every crowd has a silver lining
ByHeatherEvery crowd has a silver lining.
— Phineas Taylor Barnum
Certainty / Doubt
ByHeatherThe whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.
— Bertrand Russell, philosopher, mathematician, author, Nobel laureate (1872-1970)
There is Nothing Worse Than Nothing
ByHeatherBad things are not the worst things that can happen to us. NOTHING is the worst thing that can happen to us.
— Richard Bach
Misunderstanding Others
ByHeatherIt is hard for a free fish to understand what is happening to a hooked one.
— Karl A. Menninger, The Human Mind
This quote is a more poetic version of the one I posted yesterday that said, “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
According to Dr. George Watson at the University of Delaware, Karl Menninger was an early psychoanalyst who was probably referring to the criminal mind in this quote. Dr. Watson provides an expanded context of the quote.
Silence is Golden
ByHeatherI have nothing to say, and I am saying it.
— Unknown
For the last few weeks I have been intensely focused on the launch of the web site for Rizers, my new company. I haven’t had much to add to the daily quote file. Stay tuned for the official Rizers’ announcement.
Possessions
ByHeatherI started with nothing and I still have most of it left.
— Unknown