Al’s Quotes & Quips for May
- “Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.” (Albert Einstein, quoted in the Weekly Economic Update)
- “Behavior is a mirror in which every one displays his own image.” (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
- “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.” (Antoine de Saint-Exupery, quoted in Forbes.com)
- “Nonsense wakes up the brain cells.” (Dr. Seuss, quoted in Chattanooga, Tenn. Times Free Press)
- “The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity.” (Amelia Earhart, quoted in Entrepreneur.com)
- “People who are trying to make this world worse are not taking a day off—So why should I?” (Bob Marley, quoted in Breitbart.com)
- “There are two kinds of people in the world: Givers and Takers. The takers may eat better, but the givers sleep better.” (Marlo Thomas)
- “Death plucks my ear and says ‘Live—I am coming.’” (Ancient Roman poet Virgil, quoted in Daily in the Word)
- “The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.” (Abraham Lincoln, quoted in the Huntington, W.VA., Herald-Dispatch) [NOTE: That is a very scary quote when you consider what is being taught in classrooms today! AH]
- “Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world is watching.” (Thomas Jefferson, quoted in DallasNews.com) [NOTE: Better yet, act as if God is watching, because He is! AH]
