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11 razor-sharp quotes from some of life’s greatest wits

September 25, 2018 by Roy Sutton Leave a Comment

I love a razor-sharp quote. So here are 11 from my journal which I thought I’d share just with you dear reader. They all made me smile and I hope they brighten your day too. Enjoy.

Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that’s what gets you. ~Jeremy Clarkson
Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same. ~Oscar Wilde
I wouldn’t say I was the best manager in the business, but I was in the top one. ~Brian Clough
The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue. ~Dorothy Parker
Contraceptives should be used on every conceivable occasion. ~Spike Milligan
He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire. ~Winston Churchill
I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally. ~WC Fields
I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. ~Noel Coward
You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred. ~Woody Allen
A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it; it would be hell on earth. ~George Bernard Shaw
The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d rather not. ~Mark Twain

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21 thought-provoking quotes about ignorance

September 24, 2018 by Roy Sutton Leave a Comment

To be ignorant, one lacks education and knowledge. Therefore ignorance implies a lack of awareness.

Additionally it means that we are unaware of information and facts.

Also it means we lack an understanding and/or appreciation of other people and their ways.

It can also mean that we deliberately ignore or disregard what’s going on around us and the impact of our actions on other people and society.

It can also imply technical ignorance whereby we’re unaware of how some is done or should be done.

So today I offer you 21 thought-provoking quotes about ignorance to help you to reflect a little more on its significance.

Being ignorant reflects badly on us generally and it should never be seen as a ‘badge of honour’.

Ignorance goes together with stupidity, and that’s not something of which we can be proud.

The cure for ignorance is education and that is a lifelong process.

You don’t have to go to college or university but you must educate yourself constantly, to hone your skills and avoid making stupid mistakes through ignorance.

Investing in your own education throughout life will pay the best dividends I can assure you.

Quotes about ignorance:

Ignorance is never better than knowledge. ~Enrico Fermi
There is no darkness but ignorance. ~William Shakespeare
Ignorance is the mother of all evils. ~Francois Rabelais
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance. ~Plato
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance. ~Confucius
Stupidity is the deliberate cultivation of ignorance. ~William Gaddis
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance. ~Jeff Rich
There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance. ~Hippocrates
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. ~Martin Luther King, Jr
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. ~George Bernard Shaw
Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief or ignorance. ~W. Clement Stone
Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire. ~William Penn
The truest characters of ignorance are vanity, pride and arrogance. ~Samuel Butler
The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance; and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding. ~Albert Camus
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. ~Winston Churchill
Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance. ~Robert Quillen
Ignorance is by far the biggest danger and threat to humankind. ~Moza bint Nasser
It’s innocence when it charms us, ignorance when it doesn’t. ~Mignon McLaughlin
You can rule ignorance; you can manipulate the illiterate; you can do whatever you want when a people are uneducated, so that goes in line with corrupt business and corrupt politics. ~will.i.am
Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace. ~Dalai Lama
Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. ~H.L. Mencken

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10 truly inspiring quotes that will motivate you to be the best

September 23, 2018 by Roy Sutton

Your life is too important to be little. Be what you want to be. ~Michael Josephson.

True happiness is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. ~Helen Keller

Character is the basis of happiness and happiness is the reward of character. ~George Santayana

Being sure is not the same as being right. ~Author Unknown

Tough times never last but tough people do. ~Robert H Schuller

When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe then you’ll be successful. ~Eric Thomas

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. ~Tim Notke

A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done. ~Vince Lombardi

Every great story on the planet happened when someone decided not to give up, but kept going no matter what. ~Spryte Loriano

Intelligent people ask questions. It’s perfectly reasonable to seek clarification if you don’t quite understand or to ask “Could you explain that to me please?” Only a fool would proceed in ignorance. ~Roy Sutton

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21 Clever One-Liners Guaranteed to Make You Smile

September 22, 2018 by Roy Sutton Leave a Comment

I love funny one liners and over time I collect them in a journal. And when I’ve got enough I like to share them with readers. Anything that makes readers smile always results in a great reaction.

So today I offer you my latest collection, which I think are all very clever one-liners.

Unfortunately I haven’t been able to identify the original authors, so I must classify them all as Author Unknown. However I’d be happy to add acknowledgements to each individual quote where readers are able enlighten me accordingly.

So if you know who wrote them originally then please do let me know.

I’m sharing these clever one-liners with you because I am confident they’ll make you smile dear reader. Certainly they all made me smile, so I do hope you enjoy them too.

Clever One-liners:

Education is important but other stuff is more importanter.
Arguing with your wife is unwise. Even if you win you lose.
I can keep secrets, of course. It’s the people I tell them to who can’t.
Don’t you hate it when someone answers their own questions? I do.
When I found out my toaster wasn’t waterproof, I was shocked.
Refusing to go to the gym counts as resistance training, right?
My mind’s made up, don’t confuse me with facts.
Red meat is not bad for you. Fuzzy green meat is bad for you.
You can’t make me do what you want me to do, you’re not my cat.
Support bacteria. They’re the only culture some people have.
The best way to get back on your feet is to miss a couple of car payments.
If you take away looks, money, intelligence, charm and success, there’s no difference between me and George Clooney.
I really hate it when people ask for likes on social media. Like if you agree!
You know you’re fat when you step on a ‘speak your weight’ scale and it says “one at a time please”.
When I was at school 52% of the class were good at maths. I was one of the other 38%.
My resolution was to read more, so I put the subtitles on my television.
I wonder what my parents did to fight boredom before the internet. I asked my 17 siblings but they didn’t know either.
The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs, one step at a time.
I got called pretty yesterday and it felt really good. Well the full sentence was “You’re pretty annoying” but I like to focus on the positive.
You can’t lose a homing pigeon. If your homing pigeon doesn’t return then what you’ve lost is a pigeon.
My wife just found out I replaced our bed with a trampoline; she hit the roof.

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25 funny witty quotes that will seriously tickle you

September 21, 2018 by Roy Sutton Leave a Comment

I’ve said this before but it’s true. I get the best reaction from readers with posts that are full of content to make you smile. And that’s natural of course. We all need a good laugh, don’t we?

With that in mind I’ve been trawling the Internet and my personal journals looking for funny witty quotes which I hope you’ll enjoy dear reader.

So here are today’s 25 funny witty quotes that I’m confident will tickle you.

They’re all by Authors Unknown but they’re razor sharp and funny nevertheless.

So go on have a laugh right now and enjoy them all.

Funny witty quotes:

‘Be yourself’ is the worst piece of advice you can give to some people.
Some people just need a sympathetic pat on the head, with a hammer.
HIM: How is it your single? HER: Surely you mean you’re?
Arguing with a fool serves only to prove that there are two.
Only dead fish go with the flow.
The only reason I’m fat is because a tiny body couldn’t hold this much personality.
Life is not a fairy tale. If you lose your shoe at midnight you’re drunk.
There are only two rules in life. No 1: Never ever give out all the information.
You never realise how weird you are until you have a kid who acts just like you.
If you have nothing to be grateful for check your pulse.
Chocolate doesn’t ask silly questions. Chocolate understands.
I’ve learned so much from my mistakes I’m thinking of making a few more.
I started out with nothing and I still have most of it.
We mature with damage, not with years.
Life is short. So smile while you still have teeth.
Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it most never use it.
Sarcasm is not an attitude. It’s an art.
I have an irrational fear of wasting a good outfit on an insignificant day.
Whoever said that nothing is impossible has never tried slamming a revolving door.
The only time a woman is helpless is when her nail polish is drying. Otherwise, watch out.
The first thing you lose on a diet is your sense of humour.
Everyone has the right to be stupid but you’re abusing the privilege.
If you don’t like the way I drive then stay off the sidewalk.
If at first you don’t succeed then skydiving’s not for you.
129% of people exaggerate.

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7 great stay focused quotes

September 20, 2018 by Roy Sutton Leave a Comment

If you don’t know exactly what you want then you’ll never get it. That much is philosophically self-evident to you I am sure dear reader. However how can you know what you want?

Well if necessary keep trying stuff until you find something you really enjoy and at which you excel.

And once you’ve found something you love, stay focused on it and take it as far as you can possibly go.

That’s the way to achieve real success.

Here are 7 great stay focused quotes to help you on your way.

Stay focused quotes:

Stay focused, go after your dreams and keep moving toward your goals. ~LL Cool J
Know what you want and focus on how you’ll get it. And never, ever give up. ~Roy Sutton
Courage is like a muscle; it is strengthened by use. ~Ruth Gordon
Do not be afraid to ask dumb questions; they are easier to handle than dumb mistakes. ~Author Unknown
Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them. ~Albert Einstein
Aim higher; stay focused. ~Brandon Adams
I always want to stay focused on who I am, even as I’m discovering who I am. ~Alicia Keys

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15 amusing quotes by Mae West

September 19, 2018 by Roy Sutton Leave a Comment

Mae West was one of the most controversial movie stars of her day, making comedy out of the prudish, conventional mores of that time. Nevertheless Depression-era audiences loved her for it.

Born Mary Jane West in Brooklyn, New York in 1893 she was an actress, singer, playwright, screenwriter, comedian and sex symbol whose entertainment career spanned seven decades.

Some might dismiss her for her light-hearted bawdy double entendres and breezy sexual independence but she knew what she was doing and she was clearly very smart.

She was a woman who lived life on her own terms.

Asked about the various efforts to impede her career, Mae West replied, “I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.”

Here are 15 quotes by Mae West, many of which I’m sure will make you smile.

Quotes by Mae West:

A dame that knows the ropes isn’t likely to get tied up. ~Mae West
I used to be Snow White but I drifted. ~Mae West
Too much of a good thing can be wonderful. ~Mae West
To err is human but it feels divine. ~Mae West
I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it. ~Mae West
It is better to be looked over than overlooked. ~Mae West
You only live once but if you do it right, once is enough. ~Mae West
Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly. ~Mae West
I never loved another person the way I loved myself. ~Mae West
He who hesitates is a damned fool. ~Mae West
Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office. ~Mae West
Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before. ~Mae West
When I’m good, I’m very good but when I’m bad I’m better. ~Mae West
I’ll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure. ~Mae West
Marriage is a great institution but I’m not ready for an institution. ~Mae West

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How to avoid being constrained by perception

September 18, 2018 by Roy Sutton Leave a Comment

How many potentially stellar careers have been crushed before they even began by discouraging words from those we think must be right because they know us so well? People like mum, dad or a teacher?

Consider this scenario; a child says to mum and dad, “When I grow up I want to be a footballer.”

Mum and dad respond by saying, “You’ll never succeed at football son, you’re not good enough. You’d be better thinking about a different career.”

Now what would be the impact of such an exchange on a child? Just think about it for a second.

Mum and dad will have meant well, almost certainly. They’d think they were giving their child an honest response based on their perception of the child’s ability.

No doubt they were thinking that getting to the top in professional sport is tough and few actually make it. And perhaps they perceive the child as being a bit less than sporty and feel he’d be better off pursuing a different line of work. Their thinking would be to save the child from disappointment in the future.

Regardless of any good intentions on mum and dad’s part however, how would the child be affected here? Firstly what he will actually have heard was, “You’re not good enough” regardless of any sugar-coating mum and dad may have applied to their words.

Such negativity oft repeated is extremely damaging to a child. A child’s dreams are easily crushed.

Gradually they are conditioned to believe they have little to offer the world and they will go through life acting accordingly, with little in the way of dreams or ambition.

The limits of perception:

The person others perceive us to be can be hard to escape. Perception is everything.

Our progress in life, as well as in our careers, can be constrained by the perception others have of us.

We have many sides to our personality and the capacity and talent to do many things. And yet few people, if any, see the full extent of what we have to offer.

So people put us in imaginary pigeon holes of where they believe our place in life should be.

People struggle to see beyond the limits of what they perceive us to be.

And sadly, all too often our own actions serve only to reinforce this limited view.

You have no limits, only untapped potential:

How we’re perceived to be is rarely an accurate reflection of what we have to offer. Most people are in fact a bottomless reservoir of untapped potential.

Most things can be achieved if you want them badly enough and you’re prepared to work hard enough to get them.

And it doesn’t matter whether other people believe you can achieve it, as long as you believe you can achieve it.

Believe you can and you will. The converse of that is true too. So be positive and avoid the siren voices of negativity.

Know what you want:

It really is important to know what you want.

However, how can we know what we really want? This is particularly true when we’re young and have little experience of life to use as a basis for judgement.

Well if you’re not sure about what you want, just keep looking. Move around regularly if you have to, trying different experiences until you find something that really ‘floats your boat’.

Showcase your ability and talents as much as you can too. That way, people may approach you with potential experiences you hadn’t even considered.

Focus on your goal:

Once you know what you want, that becomes a goal on which to focus.

Decide what you need to do to achieve that goal and then pursue it with determination and as much hard work as is necessary.

Don’t forget lives need balance too:

Pursuing your goal is a worthy aim. However in doing so, make sure you have some balance in your life.

That means having a sense of purpose but also a pastime and someone special in your life too.

Achieving all three is what balance is all about.

Visibility matters:

Take every opportunity to show other people what you can do.

You must make sure that people have full visibility of everything you have to offer.

Never hide your light under a bushel. There’s nothing wrong with self-promotion.

If you don’t look after your own interests then no one else will.

Dream big and ignore negative people:

Life is what you make it. You’re not constrained by how others see you. The only limits are the artificial ones that act like invisible walls. However they can only be limits if you allow them to be.

And you don’t have to allow them to get in the way. Simply refuse to be constrained and pursue your dreams.

Don’t be afraid to dream big and ignore anyone who suggests you cannot achieve your ambition.

You can and you should. Making your mark and leaving a legacy is a worthy aim.

So go on; be the person you really could be.

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21 thought-provoking quotes about not giving up

September 17, 2018 by Roy Sutton Leave a Comment

Life’s not easy and the world can be a tough place.

You’ll find that nothing worth having ever comes easy.

For anything worth having there’s always a price to be paid and that price must always be paid first.

You’ll get nothing unless you’ve earned the right to it.

The price you pay is not necessarily in money. Much more likely the price you pay will be in blood, sweat and tears.

Success can be yours but you have to keep going and you must persevere until you get to where you want to be.

Don’t allow other peoples’ negativity to shake your belief in what’s possible.

If you believe it’s possible then keep going until you get to where you want to be.

Here are 21 thought-provoking quotes about not giving up that will encourage you to keep going.

Quotes about not giving up:

Never, never, never give up. ~Winston Churchill
Your victory is right around the corner. Never give up. ~Nicki Minaj
Never give up. You only get one life. Go for it! ~Richard E Grant
Survival can be summed up in three words, never give up. That’s the heart of it really. Just keep trying. ~Bear Grylls
Never give up; for even rivers someday wash dams away. ~Arthur Golden
My parents taught me to never give up and to always believe that my future could be whatever I dreamt it to be. ~Susana Martinez
There is no substitute for hard work. Never give up. Never stop believing. Never stop fighting. ~Hope Hicks
I never give up when I encounter obstacles in my way. I just continue going until I reach my career objectives. ~Henrikh Mkhitaryan
I never made it to the school choir because the music teacher didn’t like my voice. I was pretty sad. But he was probably right; I did have a voice a bit like a goat, but my dad told me to never give up and to keep going, and it’s paid off. ~Shakira
My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However down I am, I fight until the last ball. My list of matches shows that I have turned a great many so-called irretrievable defeats into victories. ~Bjorn Borg
Stay true to yourself, yet always be open to learn. Work hard, and never give up on your dreams, even when nobody else believes they can come true but you. These are not clichés but real tools you need no matter what you do in life to stay focused on your path. ~Phillip Sweet
Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than the one with all the facts. ~H Jackson Brown, Jr
I will keep smiling, be positive and never give up! I will give 100 percent each time I play. These are always my goals and my attitude. ~Yani Tseng
When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. ~Harriet Beecher Stowe
Don’t quit. Never give up trying to build the world you can see, even if others can’t see it. Listen to your drum and your drum only. It’s the one that makes the sweetest sound. ~Simon Sinek
The one thing you’ve gotta do is that you need to always do the best you can do, no matter what the given situation, no matter what comes up against you. You do the best you can do, and you never give up. Never quit. ~James Corden
A lot of people have their big dreams and get knocked down and don’t have things go their way. And you never give up hope, and you really just hold on to it. Hard work and perserverance. You just keep getting up and getting up, and then you get that breakthrough. ~Robert Kraft
If you really believe in what you’re doing, work hard, take nothing personally and if something blocks one route, find another. Never give up. ~Laurie Notaro
Never quit believing that you can develop in life. Never give up. Don’t deny the inward spirit that provides the drive to accomplish great things in life. ~Jon Huntsman, Sr
There are no right and wrong ways to work in this business but there are some basic common-sense practices. Work very, very hard and always be prepared; never give up; and once you get the job, give them more than they ever expected. Shine! ~Jimmy Smits
Write every day; never give up; it’s supposed to be difficult; try to find some pleasure and reward in the act of writing, because you can’t look for praise from editors, readers, or critics. In other words, tips that are much easier to give than to take. ~JR Moehringer

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If wealth is your aim then this is the best way to get rich

September 16, 2018 by Roy Sutton Leave a Comment

Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming. ~Richard Branson

How would you like to be seriously rich dear reader? Never having to worry about money again? Would that appeal to you? I’m sure it would.

I’m sure everyone dreams of being a millionaire, at least occasionally. However what is the best path to achieving riches?

Well one excellent way, without doubt, is to start a business. Some of the world’s richest people achieved wealth through starting a business. People like Jeff Bezos for instance, and Richard Branson of course.

Now you might question whether this is a good time to start a business. However it’s always a good time to start a business, if you approach it in the right way.

There will always be customers for goods and services, that’s the nature of human existence. Jobs may be in short supply but there will always be plenty of customers.

Essentially business is about providing people with solutions to their problems. A customer has a problem and business offers a product which provides a solution. It’s that simple.

People will always have problems for which they need help. And over time those problems tend to change. So there will always be a constant stream of business opportunities there for the fleet-footed entrepreneur.

If wealth is your aim, then there will always be opportunities to make serious amounts of money in business.

If you can see the world through the customer’s eyes and think about what customers may need to solve their problems then you can succeed in business.

If you can spot a problem for which currently there is no obvious solution then that’s a gap in the market and it’s the basis for a business opportunity.

However even when there is a solution available to a customer problem, if you can offer a better solution, or the same solution cheaper, then that too is a business opportunity.

Just think about customers and what they may need and how you can provide it for them.

If you can learn to look for customers, rather than jobs, and hunt down the skills and know-how to get and then serve those customers then you’ll always have work and you’ll have wealth too.

So what is the best way to get rich? Think customer; think business opportunity. Spot an opportunity; start a business; and get going on the road to wealth.

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