Al’s Quotes & Quips for December
- “Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.” (Ronald Reagan, quoted in the Victory Baptist Press)
- “Good things happen slowly, bad things happen fast.” (Abigail Thomas, quoted in The Boston Globe)
- “I don’t know that there are any short cuts to doing a good job.” (Sandra Day O’Connor, quoted in Reader’s Digest)
- “Ambition is a dream with a V-8 engine.” (Elvis Presley, quoted in The Wall Street Journal)
- “Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.” (Hedy Lamarr, quoted in Time magazine)
- “If you can accept losing, you can’t win.” (Vince Lombardi, quoted in The Orlando Sentinel)
- “Outside of a dog, a book is your best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.” (Groucho Marx, quoted in The Denver Post)
- “Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never tried to fall asleep with a mosquito in the room.” (Christine Todd Whitman, quoted in BookReporter.com)
- “It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.” (Leorardo da Vinci)
QUOTE OF THE MONTH: Upon being named the Most Beautiful Woman in the World by People magazine, Sandra Bullock said, “Real beauty is quiet. Especially in this town [Hollywood]. It’s just hard not to say ‘Oh, I need to look like that … No, be a good person, be a good Mom… do a good job with lunch… let someone cut in from of you who looks like they’re in a bigger hurry. The people I find most beautiful are the ones who aren’t trying.” (What a classy lady. AH).
