Dalton Family: Quotes


Christmas 2003 E-Mail Us Erin's Essays Family News Fun Gracie Green Cleaning Tips Inspiration Jake's Page Keith's Memorial Links Mareta's Memorial Pictures Quotes Recipes	Affirmations Bumper Stickers Quotes Who Said That??? Women on Women Affirmations: From a wonderful journal: Unspoken Visions: An Inner Journey. by Kikanza Nuri Robins, Illustrated by Melinda Baker. Visit Kikanza Nuri Robins Web site There are many things that I love. My goal is excellence, not perfection. I know when I've done a good job. I know the lessons I must learn during my life. Sometimes a baby step is the best progress I can make. I do not use blame and guilt as excuses for avoiding the important issues. The qualities I look for in a mate are a reflection of what I think of myself. I solve my problems the way I untangle a knot in my necklace. I remember to breathe. At this moment, my life is good. Most people would rather like me than not. I ask for what I want. When I look in the mirror, I see the face of God. I focus my full attention on one thing at a time. Growing up is not easy, but every day I grow. I take good care of me. I no longer hold others responsible for my happiness. I chose my birth family to learn some important life lessons. I don't have to wait to make good choices. The way I love myself is an example of the way I want others to love me. Every day I do something to make a difference. I retreat often to the space where peace resides within me. I am grateful for many things. I am perfectly me. I am clear about my boundaries. When I am depressed, I call on my real friends. I will work to get the material things I want. I ask for help when I need it. I share my gifts with others. I know what I want from my life. I always have a choice. I reward myself. Failure is a sign that I have chosen to grow. When I know I have chosen the wrong path, I turn around. Sometimes I go away to talk with myself. I celebrate my life. I know who I am. I respect the boundaries of others. It is better to have nothing than to be stuck with an inferior something. My true friends love me just the way I am. My life is good today; in three years, my life will be even better. I can have everything I want in life; I just can't have it all at once. I trust my intuition. It only hurts until I get the point. I prepare for each journey with my destination in mind. I breathe out the inhibitions that stifle me; I breathe in love. Right now, there is joy in my life. I support and nurture myself. I am clear about what I want. My relationship with my mate is a partnership. If I want to change my life, I must change my mind. I forgive myself. My gentleness is a sign of my strength. As long as I live, I will continue to learn. I walk on two paths, inward and upward. I create spaces, and I go to places where I can be my best self. I love myself even when I think others don't. I defend my boundaries from those who would hurt me. Sometimes the best thing I can do is listen. I know the difference between a hope and a plan. The person I can always count on is me. If I can ask the question, I can find the answer. I stay present in the moment. The path of my journey is not always straight. When I get stressed, I breathe deeply. The most important relationship I have is with myself. I can give gifts that mean a lot and cost very little. I visualize my future. I express my anger in healthy ways. I am a gracious receiver. I learn from each failure. I focus on the journey, as well as the destination. I am talented and gifted. I admit when I blow it. I name my fears and face them. I am peace. My beauty is not skin deep. When I am hurt, I say, "Ouch." When I am still, I hear the voice of God. I will make a difference today. I say "No" when I mean it. My tears reflect the truth I know. Sometimes I give myself flowers. I treat myself as a dear and beloved friend. The key to my success is knowing when to... There is goodness within me. My circle of friends support me in being my best self. My body is beautiful just the way it is. When I hurt someone, I make amends. I give myself unconditional love. I do not sit waiting to be chosen; I go out and choose. I resist most what I need most. I create a life that works for me. The work I do presents me with lessons I need to learn. I don't push the river; I let it flow. Top of page Bumper Stickers : Oddly enough I don't put bumper stickers on my car because they don't come off, but I have tattoos. Go figure! Here are some worth repeating. Feel free to e-mail me if you see one that should be added to the list. He who dies with the most toys, is, nonetheless still dead. Sorry, but my karma just ran over your dogma. No matter where you go, there you are. Huh? Don't take life so seriously... It's not permanent! YES this is my truck, NO I won't help you move!. A nuclear war can ruin your whole day. In theory, everything works. Don't let schooling get in the way of your education. If it is a man made world, why can't we remake it? Do not believe in miracles - rely on them. Why be normal? Mean people suck!!! Have you ever had deja vu? Have you ever had deja vu? Be nice to your kids. They'll choose your nursing home. What would Scooby Do? What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about? Top of page Quotes: “More people would learn from their mistakes if they weren't so busy denying them.” ~ Harold J. Smith “When solving problems, dig at the roots instead of just hacking at the leaves.” ~ Anthony J. D'Angelo “Duct tape is like The Force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.” ~ Carl Zwanzig “A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they’re not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they’re not so bad.” ~ Arnold Glasgow “Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don’t matter at all, because once you are Real you can’t be ugly, except to people who don’t understand.” ~Margery Williams, "The Velveteen Rabbit “The odds of hitting a target go up dramatically when you aim at it.” ~Mal Pancoast “If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.” ~Yogi Berra “How does one become a butterfly? You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.” ~Trina Paulus “If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything.” ~Steve Bartkowski “To find a fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.” ~Plutarch “People who matter are most aware that everyone else does, too.” ~Malcolm Forbes “Losers make promises they often break. Winners make commitments they always keep.” ~Denis Waitley “Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?” ~Thich Nhat Hanh “If you don't fail now and again, it's a sign you're playing it safe.” ~Woody Allen “We probably wouldn’t worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do.” ~Olin Miller “Silent gratitude isn’t much good to anyone.” ~Gladys Browyn Stern “People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun's out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light within.” ~Elizabeth Kubler-Ross “The miracle is this--the more we share, the more we have.” ~Leonard Nimoy “Worry is as useless as a handle on a snowball.” ~Mitzi Chandler “The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet. ~ James Oppenheim “You’ve got to continue to grow, or you’re just like last night’s cornbread--stale and dry.” ~Loretta Lynn “A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they’re not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they’re not so bad.” ~Arnold Glasgow “Your children need your presence more than your presents.” ~Jesse Jackson “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt “ We do not deal much in facts when we are contemplating ourselves.” ~Mark Twain “Nine-tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.” ~Teddy Roosevelt “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” ~ Mother Teresa “I was strongest when I laughed at my weakness.” ~Elmer Diktonius “Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself.” ~Charles de Gaulle “Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved piece, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming-- WOW-WHAT A RIDE!” ~Author Unknown “The only way to have a friend is to be one.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson “The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; the optimist the opportunity in every difficulty.” ~L.P. Jacks “Ultimately we have just one moral duty: To reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it to others. And the more peace there is in us, The more peace there will be in our troubled world.” ~Etty Hillesum (1914-1943) “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, nor touched...but are felt in the heart.” ~Helen Keller “Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.” ~Burton Hills “When I hear somebody sigh, Life is hard, I am always tempted to ask, Compared to what?” ~ Sydney J. Harris “Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process.” ~John F. Kennedy “Joy is a net of love by which you catch souls.” ~Mother Teresa “You grow up the day you have your first real laugh at yourself.” ~Ethel Barrymore “When you choose the behavior, you choose the consequences.” ~Dr. Phil “Those who cannot forgive others break the bridge over which they themselves must pass.” ~Confucius “Before you speak, ask yourself: Is it kind, is it necessary, is it true, does it improve on the silence?” ~Shirdi Sai Baba “The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” ~Carl Rogers “There is a light in this world, a healing spirit more powerful than any darkness we may encounter. We sometimes lose sight of this force when there is suffering, too much pain. Then suddenly, the spirit will emerge through the lives of ordinary people who hear a call and answer in extraordinary ways.” ~ Mother Teresa “Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ~Harold Whitman “Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.” ~ Janis Joplin “Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today.” ~Mark Twain “The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.” ~James Openheim “I will judge my success by how well I live my truth, not by how well my truth is received.” ~Jan Denise, "Naked Relationships" “The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it's the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him with his friendship.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt “What the mind dwells on, expands.” ~Norman Vincent Peale “Every person, all the events of your life are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you.” ~Richard Bach, Illusions “Here's a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you're alive, it isn't.” ~Richard Bach, Illusions “The beauty of the world around us is only according to what we, ourselves, bring to it.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson “A small trouble is like a pebble. Hold it too close to your eye and it fills the whole world and puts everything out of focus. Hold it at a proper distance and it can be examined and properly classified. Throw it at your feet and it can be seen in its true setting, just one more tiny bump on the pathway to life.” ~Celia Luce Top of page Who said that??? Question: If you could live forever, would you and why? Answer: "I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever," ~Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss USA contest "Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff." ~ Mariah Carey "Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life," ~ Brooke Shields, during an interview to become Spokesperson for federal anti-smoking campaign "I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body," ~ Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky basketball forward- "Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country," ~ Mayor Marion Barry, Washington , DC "I'm not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers. We are the president." ~ Hillary Clinton commenting on the release of subpoenaed documents "That lowdown scoundrel deserves to be kicked to death by a jackass, and I'm just the one to do it," ~ A congressional candidate in Texas "Half this game is ninety percent mental." ~ Philadelphia Phillies manager, Danny Ozark "It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it." ~ Al Gore, Vice President "I love California . I practically grew up in Phoenix ." ~ Dan Quayle " It's no exaggeration to say that the undecideds could go one way or another" ~ George Bush , US President "We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?" ~ Lee Iacocca "I was provided with additional input that was radically different from the truth. I assisted in furthering that version." ~ Colonel Oliver North, from his Iran-Contra testimony "The word "genius" isn't applicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." ~ Joe Theisman, NFL football quarterback & sports analyst "We don't necessarily discriminate. We simply exclude certain types of people." ~ Colonel Gerald Wellman, ROTC Instructor "If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." ~ Bill Clinton, President "We are ready for an unforeseen event that may or may not occur." ~ Al Gore, VP "Traditionally, most of Australia 's imports come from overseas." ~ Keppel Enderbery "Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992 because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may reapply if there is a change in your circumstances." ~ Department of Social Services, Greenville , South Carolina "If somebody has a bad heart, they can plug this jack in at night as they go to bed and it will monitor their heart throughout the night. And the next morning, when they wake up dead, there'll be a record." ~ Mark S. Fowler, FCC Chairman Top of page Women on Women Quotations from women about women... Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission. ~Eleanor Roosevelt Inside every older person is a younger person - wondering what the hell happened. ~Cora Harvey Armstrong The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy. ~Helen Hayes (at 73) I refuse to think of them as chin hairs. I think of them as stray eyebrows. ~Janette Barber Whoever thought up the word “Mammogram”? Every time I hear it, I think I'm supposed to put my breast in an envelope and send it to someone. ~Jan King Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse. ~Lily Tomlin You know the hardest thing about having cerebral palsy and being a woman? It's plucking your eyebrows. That's how I originally got pierced ears. ~Geri Jewell A male gynecologist is like an auto mechanic who never owned a car. ~Carrie Snow Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and you cry with your girlfriends. ~Laurie Kuslansky My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint. ~Erma Bombeck Old age ain't no place for sissies. ~Bette Davis A man's got to do what a man's got to do. A woman must do what he can't. ~Rhonda Hansome The phrase "working mother" is redundant. ~Jane Sellman Every time I close the door on reality it comes in through the windows. ~Jennifer Unlimited Whatever women must do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult. ~Charlotte Whitton Thirty-five is when you finally get your head together and your body starts falling apart. ~Caryn Leschen I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once. ~Jennifer Unlimited If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning. ~Catherine Aird When I was young, I was put in a school for retarded kids for two years before they realized I actually had a hearing loss. And they called ME slow! ~Kathy Buckley I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb . . . and I'm also not blonde. ~Dolly Parton You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy. ~Erica Jong If high heels were so wonderful, men would still be wearing them. ~Sue Grafton I'm not going to vacuum 'til Sears makes one you can ride on. ~Roseanne Barr I think---therefore I'm single. ~Lizz Winstead When women are depressed they either eat or go shopping. Men invade another country. ~Elayne Boosler Behind every successful man is a surprised woman. ~Maryon Pearson In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man--if you want anything done, ask a woman. ~Margaret Thatcher I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career. ~Gloria Steinem If men can run the world, why can't they stop wearing neckties? How intelligent is it to start the day by tying a noose around your neck? ~Linda Ellerbee I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man I keep his house. ~Zsa Zsa Gabor Top of page