O THOU, in whom we live and move—
Who made the sea and shore;
Thy goodness constantly we prove,
And grateful would adore;
And, if it please Thee, Power above!
Still grant us, with such store,
The friend we trust, the fair we love—
And we desire no more. Amen!
- 358. A Grace after Dinner by Robert Burns
I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.
- Julia Child
Do any of you have a completely unremarkable friend or maybe a houseplant I could go to dinner with on Saturday night?
Wal-Mart doesn't really care about your faith. Wal-Mart cares if you have money to spend, and it is going to be as generic as possible in exploiting the holiday season for every buck it can make.
Places among the stars,
Soft gardens near the sun,
Keep your distant beauty;
Shed no beams upon my weak heart.
Since she is here
In a place of blackness,
Not your golden days
Nor your silver nights
Can call me to you.
Since she is here
In a place of blackness,
Here I stay and wait.
I've been sitting watching life pass from the sidelines
Been waiting for a dream to seep in through my blinds
I wondered what might happen if I left this all behind
Would the wind be at my back ? Could I get you off my mind
This time.
the days flew by just like a fast train
and nothing else has been on my brain
except the thought of how she makes me
the man i wanna be
and she's the one i want for a million reasons
loving her its just like breathing
its easy and it obvious
she was made for me
ohh the it happend one night looking in her eyes
ohh and i popped the question
and much to my suprise
He said, ''The wedding took a year to plan You talk about an anxious man, I was nervous Waitin' on a woman.'' And then he nudged my arm like old men do And said, ''I'll say this about the honeymoon, it was worth it Waitin' on a woman.''
You wouldn't believe how we wow shit out. Burn it till it's burned out. Turn it till it's turned out. Act up from north, west, east, south. Everybody, everybody, let's get into it. Get stupid. Get it started, get it started, get it started.
- Black Eyed Peas, "Let's Get It Started"
Anyplace is better Starting from zero got nothing to lose Maybe we'll make something But me myself I got nothing to prove ...
As I have practiced it, photography produces pleasure by simplicity. I see something special and show it to the camera. A picture is produced. The moment is held until someone sees it. Then it is theirs.
- Sam Abell
Just as your car runs more smoothly and requires less energy to go faster and farther when the wheels are in perfect alignment, you perform better when your thoughts, feelings, emotions, goals, and values are in balance.
When you're alone
And life is making you lonely,
You can always go downtown
When you've got worries,
All the noise and the hurry
Seems to help, I know, downtown
Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty
How can you lose?
My answer is I don't have the first damn clue. Maybe he was an early riser and liked to pack in the morning. And maybe he didn't have any friends. I'm an educated man, but I'm afraid I can't speak intelligently about the travel habits of William Santiago. What I do know is that he was set to leave the base at 0600. Now, are these the questions I was really called here to answer? Phone calls and foot lockers? Please tell me that you have something more, Lieutenant. These two Marines are on trial for their lives. Please tell me their lawyer hasn't pinned their hopes to a phone bill.
Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach.
- Earl Nightingale
Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light. It will enable you to live pleasantly, to do good, and, when summoned away, to leave without regret.
It's so strange
when you're down
and lying on the floor
how you rise
shake your head
get up and ask for more
clear-headed and open-eyed
with nothing left untried
standing calmly at the crossroads
no desire to run
there's no hurry any more
when all is said and done.
I don't know exactly what makes people cross over. I mean, souls. I think they see light where others cannot. I think they see a chance to become something else. Someone else.
If you go long enough without a bath, even the fleas will leave you alone.
- Ernie Pyle
Morning is the best of all times in the garden. The sun is not yet hot. Sweet vapors rise from the earth. Night dew clings to the soil and makes plants glisten. Birds call to one another. Bees are already at work.
- William Longgood
What do you call this? Is this not a plant? If you have a problem with my plants, I can always call my landscape architect! Solved!