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21 thought-provoking quotes that will inspire you

06/06/2020 by Roy Sutton

Quotes that will inspire you:

Stop underestimating yourself. ~Michael Josephson
Every artist was first an amateur. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. ~Agatha Christie
Whoever is happy will make others happy, too. ~Mark Twain
You are what you think about all day long. ~Dr Robert Schuller
Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. ~Henry Ford
It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are. ~E.E. Cummings
Do not let what you cannot do; interfere with what you can do. ~John Wooden
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. ~Steve Jobs
The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy. ~Malcolm Forbes
The most important thing is to be whatever you are without shame. ~Rod Steiger
That’s precisely the question everyone should be asking—why the hell not? Why not you, why not now? ~Timothy Ferriss
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit. ~Conrad Hilton
The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavour. ~Vince Lombardi
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome. ~Samuel Johnson
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. ~Dale Carnegie
You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. ~Christopher Columbus
Use what talents you possess. The woods will be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best. ~Henry Van Dyke
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 are alive. ~Howard Thurman
Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier. ~Mother Teresa
One of the tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon, instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today. ~Dale Carnegie

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10 short inspirational quotes to increase your motivation

06/05/2020 by Roy Sutton

Do you have a problem getting enthusiastic about what you’re doing? Here are 10 short inspirational quotes to help you increase your motivation.

Short inspirational quotes:

Use those talents you have. You will make it. You will give joy to the world. Take this tip from nature: The woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except those who sang best. ~Bernard Meltzer
The mind is for seeing, the heart is for hearing. ~Arab Proverb
I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. ~Bill Cosby
I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate. ~George Burns
If you want to achieve things in life, you’ve just got to do them, and if you’re talented and smart, you’ll succeed. ~Juliana Hatfield
You have the same number of hours in the day as everyone else. What you accomplish depends on how wisely they are used. ~Roy Sutton
You can make more friends in two months by becoming really interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you. ~Bernard Meltzer
Making a hundred friends is not a miracle. The miracle is to make a single friend who will stand by your side even when hundreds are against you. ~Author Unknown
True love isn’t about being inseparable; it’s about two people being true to each other even when they are separated. ~Author Unknown
Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. ~Mark Twain

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15 Quotes by Marcus Aurelius

06/04/2020 by Roy Sutton

Marcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor who ruled jointly with Lucius Verus and then later with his son, Commodus. He was the last of the so-called Five Good Emperors.

Marcus Aurelius was a practitioner of Stoicism and his untitled writing, commonly known as Meditations, is regarded as a significant source of our modern understanding of ancient Stoic philosophy.

It is considered by many commentators to be one of the greatest works of philosophy.

Here are 15 quotes by Marcus Aurelius which will provide some insight into his own personal philosophy.

Quotes by Marcus Aurelius:

Each day provides its own gifts. ~Marcus Aurelius
Our life is what our thoughts make it. ~Marcus Aurelius
A man’s worth is no greater than his ambitions. ~Marcus Aurelius
The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing. ~Marcus Aurelius
Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears. ~Marcus Aurelius
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. ~Marcus Aurelius
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. ~Marcus Aurelius
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. ~Marcus Aurelius
Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one. ~Marcus Aurelius
Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart. ~Marcus Aurelius
You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. ~Marcus Aurelius
That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees. ~Marcus Aurelius
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. ~Marcus Aurelius
He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe. ~Marcus Aurelius
The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away. ~Marcus Aurelius

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19 Best Homer Simpson quotes that’ll make you smile

06/02/2020 by Roy Sutton

These have got to be 19 of the very best Homer Simpson quotes and I’m confident they’ll raise a smile or two with readers.

I love the Simpson’s and, in particular, Homer Simpson’s philosophy on life never fails to get me laughing out loud. So today I thought I’d take a look back at some of his most memorable quotes.

If you like the Simpson’s then I’m sure you too will enjoy looking back at Homer’s words of wisdom.

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Best Homer Simpson quotes:

Trying is the first step towards failure.
Operator! Give me the number for 911!
If he’s so smart, how come he’s dead?
I never apologize. I’m sorry but that’s the way I am.
Marge, you know it’s rude to talk when my mouth is full.
Stupidity got us into this mess, and stupidity will get us out.
If I could say a few words, I would be a better public speaker.
Kids, just because I don’t care doesn’t mean I’m not listening.
I’ll make the money by selling one of my livers. I can get by with one.
The problem in the world today is communication; too much communication.
It’s so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don’t say it.
I thought I had an appetite for destruction, but all I wanted was a club sandwich.
If God didn’t want me to eat chicken in church, then he would have made gluttony a sin.
I’ve learned that life is one crushing defeat after another until you just wish Flanders was dead.
Volunteering is for suckers. Did you know that volunteers don’t even get paid for the stuff they do?
Weaseling out of things is important to learn; it’s what separates us from the animals; except the weasel.
Kids are great. You can teach them to hate what you hate and, with the Internet and all, they practically raise themselves.
Marge, try to understand. There are two types of college students, jocks and nerds. As a jock, it is my duty to give nerds a hard time.
I want to share something with you: The three little sentences that will get you through life. Number 1: Cover for me. Number 2: Oh, good idea, Boss! Number 3: It was like that when I got here.

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31 quotes from Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm

06/01/2020 by Roy Sutton

Today I thought it might be amusing to look back at some of the many memorable quotes from Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm.

If you’re not familiar with this sitcom, Curb Your Enthusiasm is a very funny comedy starring Larry David, playing a fictionalized version of himself. Essentially the series follows Larry in his life as a semi-retired television writer and producer in his attempt to deal with life’s frustrations and quirks.

There are plenty of Curb Your Enthusiasm clips on YouTube if you want to check out this comedy, and that’s well worth doing when you have a little free time.

So go ahead and take a look, but not before you’ve enjoyed these memorable quotes now.

Quotes from Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm:

I’m yelling for society.
I find human contact repulsive.
Can I apologise for the apology?
I’m married. I can wear whatever I want.
By sundown? What are you, Gary Cooper?
I’m trying to elevate small talk to medium talk.
Hey, mind your own business. How about that?
I’ve got ideas, but I choose not to carry them out.
I always think of nice things, but I never act on them.
It seems silly to me to put a napkin on an old pair of pants.
Why does everybody have to have pictures of everything?
I’m feeling pretty good. Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good.”
Anybody want to help a semi-retarded individual change a tire?
We’re fighting because you’re a moron. That’s why we’re fighting.
I’m sorry if you’re offended. I don’t think I said anything offensive.
You know who wears sunglasses inside? Blind people and assholes.
I don’t like talking to people I know, but strangers I have no problem with.
Bald asshole? That’s a hate crime. We consider ourselves to be a group.
He wanted to stop and chat with me, and I don’t know him well enough for a stop and chat.
Can I tell you something about apricots? 1 in 30 is a good one. It’s such a low percentage fruit.
A date is an experience you have with another person that makes you appreciate being alone.
Nobody likes a tattle-tale, NOBODY! So go ahead and squeal and you’ll end up in HELL! OKAY!
You can put my colon up next to your colon; we’ll see who has a cleaner, healthier colon.
What is this compulsion to have people over at your house and serve them food and talk to them?
It’s completely unprofessional. And I know because my whole career’s been based on being unprofessional.
An employee is told that the customer’s always right and, in fact, the customer is usually a moron and an asshole.
You’re nothing without your health. Some people are nothing even with their health. I fall in that category, sometimes.
I’d rather have the thieves than the neighbours. The thieves don’t impose. Thieves just want your things. Neighbours want your time.
I did, once, try and stop a woman who was about to get hit by a car. I screamed out ‘Watch out!’ and she said ‘Don’t you tell me what to do!’
You know what? Never mind, alright! I-I’ll take my liver out! I’ll walk around with a dialysis machine hanging out of me for the rest of my life, no problem!
You know what it is? You’re always attracted to someone who doesn’t want you, right? Well, here you have somebody who not only doesn’t want you; doesn’t even acknowledge your right to exist; wants your destruction! That’s a turn-on.

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5 truly inspirational quotes worthy of a moment’s reflection

05/31/2020 by Roy Sutton

Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to. ~Lao-Tzu.

Time is not something you FIND or MAKE. The clock and the calendar move on at their own pace with or without you. Your choice is how you use it. ~Michael Josephson

Sometimes life doesn’t turn out how you had expected or hoped. That doesn’t mean you can’t or won’t be happy. If you don’t limit yourself to your first version of your life there is always a bright future ahead. If you believe that the best is yet to come you will be right. ~Michael Josephson

Doing what you like is FUN. Doing what you love is HAPPINESS. Doing what you want is FREEDOM. Doing what you say is INTEGRITY. Doing what you can is SERVICE. Doing what you must is DUTY. Doing what you should is CHARACTER. ~Michael Josephson

It is not enough to exist, you must LIVE. It is not enough to survive, you must THRIVE. It is not enough to care, you must COMMIT. It is not enough to seek success, you must seek SIGNIFICANCE. It is not enough to live long, you must LIVE WELL. ~Michael Josephson

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13 quotes to inspire you to be better than you are

05/30/2020 by Roy Sutton

If you’re looking for a little inspiration dear reader then you’re not alone. We could all use a little inspiration occasionally.

I’m inspired by quotes from great thinkers and opinion formers. So I start each day spending a few minutes thumbing through the quotes books in my library.

Here are some of the best quotes to inspire that I came across this morning. Enjoy them all.

Quotes to inspire:

If you’ve learned how to disagree without being disagreeable, then you’ve discovered the secret of getting along, whether it be business, family relations or life itself. ~Bernard Meltzer
Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown. ~Ross Perot
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome. ~Booker T. Washington
The toughest thing about success is that you’ve got to keep on being a success. ~Irving Berlin
The man who has done his level best is a success, even though the world may write him down a failure. ~BC Forbes
Life is too short to waste it doing nothing. Make every day count! ~Author Unknown
Self-pity is a losing strategy. It repels others and weakens you. ~Michael Josephson
What we’ve done for ourselves dies with us; what we’ve done for others and the world remains and is immortal. ~Albert Pike
One of the deep secrets of life is that all that is really worth doing is what we do for others. ~Lewis Carroll
The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one. ~Malcolm Forbes
When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, never give up then, for that is just the time that the tide will turn. ~Harriet Beecher Stowe
People take different roads seeking fulfilment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost. ~Dalai Lama
Let go of your attachment to being right, and suddenly your mind is more open. You’re able to benefit from the unique viewpoints of others, without being crippled by your own judgment. ~Ralph Marston

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21 thought-provoking quotes by women

05/26/2020 by Roy Sutton

The late, former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher once said, “If you want something said, ask a man but if you want something done, ask a woman.”

Certainly if you want anything done then it’s probably better if you ask a woman. In my experience, they’ll do a good job for you and they’ll do it when they say they’ll do it.

However women are perfectly capable of saying something profound too.

To prove the point, here are 21 quotes by women.

Quotes by Women:

I was smart enough to go through any door that opened. ~Joan Rivers
You can’t give up! If you give up, you’re like everybody else. ~Chris Evert
I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life ~Louise Hay
In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different. ~Coco Chanel
One cannot accomplish anything without fanaticism. ~Eva Perón
Done is better than perfect. ~Sheryl Sandberg
If you don’t risk anything, you risk even more. ~Erica Jong
The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice. ~Peggy O’Mara
If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one. ~Dolly Parton
Knowing what must be done does away with fear. ~Rosa Parks
Power’s not given to you. You have to take it. ~Beyoncé
A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence. ~Sonia Sotomayor
You can’t please everyone, and you can’t make everyone like you. ~Katie Couric
You are the one that possesses the keys to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness. ~Diane von Furstenberg
Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement. ~Golda Meir
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. ~Amelia Earhart
The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves. ~Barbara Corcoran
I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done. ~Lucille Ball
If you think taking care of yourself is selfish, change your mind. If you don’t, you’re simply ducking your responsibilities. ~Ann Richards
One of the secrets to staying young is to always do things you don’t know how to do, to keep learning. ~Ruth Reichl
Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create. ~Oprah Winfrey

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5 powerful quotes to propel you down the road to success

05/25/2020 by Roy Sutton

Looking for some powerful quotes, dear reader?

You won’t be alone if you are. We all need a little inspiration to fire a spark within us occasionally, The question is, where to start?

Quotes from successful people are always a good place to start, I think.

It’s always worth listening to people who’ve achieved real success.

If they’ve done it successfully, whatever it is, then we can always copy their approach.

And if we copy their approach then there’s a good chance we can achieve success too. If it worked for them, it might just work for us.

So here are 5 powerful quotes from some very successful people. I hope they provide a spark to propel you down the road to success.

Powerful quotes:

Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do. ~Steve Jobs

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. ~Harriet Tubman

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life – think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success. ~Swami Vivekananda

If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. ~Jim Rohn

You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life. ~Steve Jobs

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21 Del Boy quotes fans of Only Fools and Horses will love

05/23/2020 by Roy Sutton

Fans of the British television sitcom Only Fools and Horses really do love its lead character, the irrepressible Derek ‘Del Boy’ Trotter, played by the brilliant actor David Jason. So today I’ve put together a series of some memorable Del Boy quotes which I’m confident fans will love.

If you’re not familiar with the sitcom Only Fools and Horses then I can recommend the many clips you’ll find on YouTube. They’re all very funny.

So take a look at them all when you can but not before you’ve taken a few minutes to enjoy all these memorable Del Boy quotes first. If you’re a loyal fan you’ll love them all, I’m sure.

Del Boy Quotes:

You plonker, Rodney!
Lovely jubbly!
He who dares wins!
You know it makes sense.
I’m a black belt in origami.
This time next year we’ll be millionaires!
They’re yuppies. They don’t speak proper English like what we do.
Rodney, everything between you and I is split straight down the middle: 60-40.
It’s a well-known fact that 90 per cent of all foreign tourists come from abroad.
You can’t trust the Old Bill, can ya? Look at that time they planted six gas cookers in my bedroom.
You’ve always been the same, even at school. Nothing but books, learning, education. That’s why you’re no good at snooker.
As Macbeth said to Hamlet in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, ‘We’ve been done up like a couple of kippers.’
Asking a Trotter if he knows anything about chandeliers is like asking Mr Kipling if he knows anything about cakes.
Not only have you managed to sink every battleship and aircraft carrier that you’ve ever sailed on, but now you’ve gone and knackered a gravy boat.
There’s no point in running away. Running away only wears out your shoes.
She used to say, ‘It’s better to know you’ve lost than not to know you’ve won.’ Dear old Mum, she used to say some bloody stupid things.
One of my most favourites meals is Duck à l’Orange, but I don’t know how to say that in French.
If you had been in charge of The Last Supper it would have been a takeaway.
I got a Persian rug with more food on it than a menu.
It’s the toughest chicken I’ve ever known. It’s asked me for a fight in the car park twice.
No chance of this happening with Rodney, is there? World War Three! This plonker can’t even get Channel Three!

Bonus Quotes 1:

Fans of this series will know that some of Del Boy’s most memorable quotes are his attempts to display his mastery of the French language. Needless to say, he had no mastery of French, but his attempts at it were very funny.

So here are six of Del Boy’s best French phrases with a note on what he actually meant when he used them:-

Pot Pourri! (By which Del Boy meant: ‘I don’t believe it!’)
Au contraire! (By which Del Boy meant: ‘Hang on a minute!)
Bain-marie! (By which Del Boy meant: ‘No problem!)
Bonnet de douche! (By which Del Boy meant: Excellent!)
Chateauneuf du Pape! (By which Del Boy meant: ‘It’s all gone crazy!’)
Creme de la Menthe! (By which Del Boy meant: ‘The very best.’)

Bonus Quotes 2:

Whilst this post was intended to pay tribute to Del Boy and his many memorable lines in the show, I think it would be remiss of me not to include some honourable mentions of classic lines from other characters.

So here are three that make me smile every time I hear them:-

He died a couple of years before I was born. ~Colin ‘Trigger’ Ball talking about his father.
We might go out, get to know each other a bit, you know. Might like each other, then who knows? In time maybe she might do some ironing for me. ~Denzil Tulser talking about a potential date.
Derek, will you get it into your thick skull, I’m not trying to meet intelligent and sensitive people, I’m happy with you. ~Raquel Turner, in reference to Del Boy’s jealous nature.

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