23 quotes by Taylor Swift to inspire you

02/26/2025 by

Today I thought it would be interesting to explore some quotes by Taylor Swift, currently one of the biggest names in music.

Taylor Alison Swift is best known as an American singer-songwriter. She is recognized for her songwriting, musical versatility, artistic reinventions, and her influence on the current music scene.

Arguably, she is one of the most prominent cultural figures of the 21st century so far.

You can’t argue with success. Talent helps, of course, but achieving great success requires much more than talent alone.

If you want to be successful, you’d be wise to listen to what successful people have to say.

That’s why I think it’s important to explore quotes by successful people.

So here are 23 quotes by Taylor Swift, and I hope at least some of them serve as an inspiration for you, dear reader.

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Quotes by Taylor Swift (1-12)

I’m intimidated by the fear of being average.

All you need to do to be my friend is like me.

I’m always worried about everything. Like spiders.

Nothing ruins your day more than getting a bad review.

I know my flaws before other people point them out to me.

My ultimate goal is to end up being happy. Most of the time.

I never want to change so much that people can’t recognize me.

Anytime someone tells me that I can’t do something, I want to do it more.

We don’t need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful.

In a relationship each person should support the other; they should lift each other up.

I have this really high priority on happiness and finding something to be happy about.

I think I am smart unless I am really, really in love, and then I am ridiculously stupid.

Quotes by Taylor Swift (13-23)

Even if you’re happy with the life you’ve chosen, you’re still curious about the other options.

I think every girl’s dream is to find a bad boy at the right time when he wants to not be bad anymore.

No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.

Anything you put your mind to and add your imagination into can make your life a lot better and a lot more fun.

Silence speaks so much louder than screaming tantrums. Never give anyone an excuse to say that you’re crazy.

If you are lucky enough to find something that you love, and you have a shot at being good at it, don’t stop, don’t put it down.

The only way to conquer stage fright is to get up on stage and play. Every time you play another show, it gets better and better.

I think the tiniest little thing can change the course of your day, which can change the course of your year, which can change who you are.

I don’t compare myself to anyone else; I don’t make comments about anyone else because they do what feels right for them, and that’s okay by me.

The cool thing about reading is that when you read a short story or you read something that takes your mind and expands where your thoughts can go, that’s powerful.

I never give advice unless someone asks me for it. One thing I’ve learned, and possibly the only advice I have to give, is to not be that person giving out unsolicited advice based on your own personal experience.

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21 thought-provoking one-liners you’ll love

02/25/2025 by

Today I’m exploring thought-provoking one-liners.

I love a good one-line quote.

They can be powerful and useful when you need to reinforce a point during a presentation or when you’re trying to make your case in a debate or argument.

Here are 21 great, thought-provoking one-liners, all of which made me think.

Enjoy them all.

Thought-provoking one-liners (1 – 10)

People may hear your words but they feel your attitude. ~John C. Maxwell

The only source of knowledge is experience. ~Albert Einstein

There is no substitute for hard work. ~Thomas A. Edison

To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries. ~Aldous Huxley

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved. ~George MacDonald

Thinking will not overcome fear but action will. ~W. Clement Stone

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. ~Thomas A. Edison

The most violent element in society is ignorance. ~Emma Goldman

Lost time is never found again. ~Benjamin Franklin

The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows. ~Aristotle Onassis

Thought-provoking one-liners (11 – 21)

You have to dream before your dreams can come true. ~APJ Abdul Kalam

Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live. ~Jim Rohn

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. ~Joseph Addison

Health is not valued till sickness comes. ~Thomas Fuller

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich. ~Napoleon Bonaparte

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. ~Dalai Lama

Fame is fickle food upon a shifting plate. ~Emily Dickinson

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain. ~Bob Marley

Anybody who thinks money will make you happy hasn’t got money. ~David Geffen

Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway. ~John Wayne

Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art. ~Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

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30 great sports quotes to inspire you today

02/25/2025 by

Today I’m exploring great sports quotes.

If success is your goal, listen to successful people, as the saying goes. Sport is one area where success matters.

So listening to successful people in sports has to be a good idea, surely?

So, here are 30 great sports quotes that I hope you’ll love:

GREAT SPORTS QUOTES (1-10)

Life is about timing. ~Carl Lewis

I’ll let the racket do the talking. ~John McEnroe

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game. ~Michael Jordan

A lifetime of training for just ten seconds. ~Jesse Owens

You wouldn’t have won if we’d beaten you. ~Yogi Berra

You win some, lose some, and wreck some. ~Dale Earnhardt

Sports do not build character. They reveal it. ~Heywood Broun

Sport is imposing order on what was chaos. ~Anthony Starr

Champions keep playing until they get it right. ~Billie Jean King

You can’t win unless you learn how to lose. ~Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Show me a good loser, and I’ll show you a loser. ~Vince Lombardi

Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you. ~Satchel Paige

If winning isn’t everything, why do they keep score? ~Vince Lombardi

The breakfast of champions is not cereal, it’s the opposition. ~Nick Seitz

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records. ~William Arthur Ward

One man practising sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it. ~Knute Rockne

You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get. ~Michael Phelps

The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer rules there are for players to break. ~John Madden

If you think it’s hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball. ~Jack Lemmon

It’s just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up. ~Muhammad Ali

GREAT SPORTS QUOTES (21-30)

Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don’t rush. Be quick, but don’t hurry. ~Earl Monroe

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they’ve got a second. ~William James

Football is football and talent is talent. But the mindset of your team makes all the difference. ~Robert Griffin III

A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be. ~Wayne Gretzky

Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts. ~Dan Gable

My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump, feeling bad, or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging. ~Hank Aaron

The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime. ~Babe Ruth

Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday’s success or put its failures behind and start over again. That’s the way life is, with a new game every day, and that’s the way baseball is. ~Bob Feller

The difference between the old ballplayer and the new ballplayer is the jersey. The old ballplayer cared about the name on the front. The new ballplayer cares about the name on the back. ~Steve Garvey

Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting. ~George Orwell

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31 sarcasm quotes that are the sharpest form of wit

02/24/2025 by

Today I’m sharing some excellent sarcasm quotes.

They say sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but I’m not so sure.

I admire a clever put-down or a few sharp words intended to put someone squarely in their place.

In today’s post, I offer you 31 sarcasm quotes that are sharp and funny, and they made me smile. So I hope they provide you with some ammunition next time you need it.

These are some of the sharpest sarcasm quotes I’ve seen recently, so enjoy them all and make a mental note of the best ones for future use: 

Sarcasm Quotes

Me? Sarcastic? Never!

Zombies eat brains. You’re safe.

Well, that was almost interesting.

Am I free tomorrow? No, I’m expensive.

Stupidity is not a crime. You’re free to go

I’m not insulting you. I’m describing you.

I disagree, but I respect your right to be stupid.

Well, you never learn anything by doing it right.

I’d agree with you, but then we’d both be wrong.

If only closed minds came with closed mouths.

I stopped listening, so why don’t you stop talking?

I can only hope your day is as pleasant as you are.

I’m guessing you don’t get invited to many parties.

I’m returning your nose, dear! I found it in my business.

Sarcasm is the body’s natural defence against stupidity.

Well, that’s several minutes of my life I’ll never get back.

Keep rolling your eyes. Maybe you’ll find a brain back there.

I’m not sarcastic. I’m just intelligent beyond your understanding.

If you don’t want a sarcastic answer, don’t ask a stupid question.

Just because you’re raising your voice doesn’t mean you’re right.

If I wanted to kill myself, I would climb your ego and jump to your IQ.

If you want to lose weight, love, have you thought of shaving your legs?

I’m only being patient with you because there are too many witnesses.

That joke is so old, I’m sure the first person to hear it fell off his dinosaur.

Oh, you’re talking to me. I thought there was something wrong with you.

If somehow you persuaded someone to marry you, they have my sympathy.

The trouble with you is you lack the power of conversation but not the power of speech.

From the moment I saw you, I knew I was going to spend the rest of my life avoiding you.

Yes, I walked away mid-conversation. You were boring me to death and my survival instincts kicked in.

You could shake my pelvis and call me Elvis, but I’d still be willing to bet no one spends time with you willingly.

Your flexibility amazes me. How do you get your foot in your mouth and your head up your ass at the same time?

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50 wise and wonderful proverbs from around the world

02/22/2025 by

Today I thought it would be interesting to look at some proverbs from around the world.

If you enjoy pithy sayings that express a general truth, then here are some wise and wonderful proverbs from around the world to inspire you, dear reader.

I love proverbs. The more memorable they are, the more inspired I feel by them. I think they’re great to use when you’re finishing off a presentation and you want to reinforce an underlying message.

Now people will often say that proverbs are little more than clichés, but I disagree. Proverbs are the wisdom of the ancients, and they do express general truths, regardless of how clichéd they seem to have become.

So take a few moments to review these proverbs and see whether there are any you can put to good use in your daily life.

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Proverbs from around the world: 1 – 20

All beginnings are hard. ~German Proverb

Well begun is half done. ~Italian Proverb

Deceit sleeps with greed. ~Norse Proverb

Be contrary and be known. ~Arab Proverb

A tree is known by its fruit. ~Zulu Proverb

A parasite cannot live alone. ~African Proverb

The pillar of the world is hope. ~Nigerian Proverb

The bitter heart eats its owner. ~Bantu Proverb

A beautiful thing is never perfect. Egyptian Proverb

Do not draw your sword to kill a fly. ~Korean Proverb

Nothing seems expensive on credit. ~Czech Proverb

Better to ask the way than go astray. ~Korean Proverb

Sunshine all the time makes a desert. ~Arab Proverb

Beware the person with nothing to lose. ~Italian Proverb

Patience is bitter, but it bears sweet fruit. ~Turkish Proverb

He who begins many things finishes few. ~German Proverb

Sharp acids corrode their own containers. ~Albanian Proverb

While the grass grows, the steed starves. ~Romanian Proverb

Fire and gunpowder do not sleep together. ~Ghanaian Proverb

Peace is costly, but it’s worth the expense. ~Kenyan Proverb

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Proverbs from around the world: 21 – 40

It is difficult to steal when the boss is a thief. ~Icelandic Proverb

If you want to build high, you must dig deep. ~Mongolian Proverb

He who wants a rose must respect the thorn. ~Persian Proverb

A hungry wolf is stronger than a satisfied dog. ~Ukranian Proverb

Do not scare the birds you are going to shoot. ~Malagasy Proverb

If you speak too much, you will learn too little. ~Armenian Proverb

Don’t bargain for fish that are still in the water. ~Indian Proverb

There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb

If you don’t want anyone to find out, don’t do it. ~Chinese Proverb

The goat’s business is not the sheep’s business. ~Haitian Proverb

Better to light a candle than curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb

A joke is often a hole through which truth whistles. ~Japanese Proverb

A pretty face and fine clothes do not make character. ~Congolese Proverb

Do not stand in a place of danger trusting in miracles. ~African Proverb

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others. ~Galician Proverb

A donkey carrying a pile of holy books is still a donkey. ~Zen Proverb

A dog will always be a dog, even if he is raised by lions. ~Lebanese Proverb

He who buys what he does not need steals from himself. ~Swedish Proverb

When poverty comes in the door, love goes out the window. ~English Proverb

Never wrestle with a strong man nor bring a rich man to court. ~Latvian Proverb

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Proverbs from around the world: 41 – 50

The coroner and the lawyer grow fat on the quarrels of fools. ~Gaelic Proverb

A man in this world without learning is as the beast of the field. ~Hindu Proverb

A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures for anything. ~Irish Proverb

A fool says what he knows, and a wise man knows what he says. ~Yiddish Proverb

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb

There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb

Do not judge by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat. ~Scottish Proverb

What an old man can see while seated, a young man cannot see standing. ~Eritrean Proverb

To learn a language is to have one more window from which to look at the world. ~Chinese Proverb

If you want to know who your friends are, lie by the roadside and pretend to be drunk. ~Jamaican Proverb

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15 Quotes by Betty White to inspire you

02/21/2025 by

Today I am exploring some quotes by Betty White.

The late Betty Marion White Ludden, known professionally as Betty White, was an American actor and comedian born in 1922.

She’s had the longest television career of any female entertainer.

Not only was she an actor, she was also one of the first women to have control both in front of and behind the camera, and she was recognized as the first woman to produce a sitcom.

She was probably best known for her roles in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Golden Girls, and Hot in Cleveland.

However, she had a successful career spanning more than 75 years, and she received eight Emmy awards in various categories.

What made her interesting to me was her positive attitude.

Whenever you heard her speak or give advice, she was always positive, and that’s a quality I admire in people.

So here are 15 quotes by Betty White to illustrate my point.

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Quotes by Betty White (1-8)

I may be a senior, but so what? I’m still hot.

I just make it my business to get along with people so I can have fun. It’s that simple.

It’s your outlook on life that counts. If you take yourself lightly and don’t take yourself too seriously, pretty soon you can find humour in our everyday lives. And sometimes it can be a lifesaver.

I think it’s your mental attitude. So many of us start dreading age in high school, and that’s a waste of a lovely life. ‘Oh… I’m 30, oh, I’m 40, oh, 50.’ Make the most of it.

I have a two-story house and a bad memory, so I’m up and down those stairs all the time. That’s my exercise. 

The bottom line is, I’m blessed with good health. On top of that, I don’t go around thinking ‘Oh, I’m 90, I better do this or I better do that.’ I’m just Betty. I’m the same Betty that I’ve always been. Take it or leave it. 

Retirement is not in my vocabulary. They aren’t going to get rid of me that way. 

Don’t try to be young. Just open your mind. Stay interested in stuff. There are so many things I won’t live long enough to find out about, but I’m still curious about them. You know people who are already saying, ‘I’m going to be 30 – oh, what am I going to do?’ Well, use that decade! Use them all! 

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Quotes by Betty White (9-15)

I really don’t care with whom you sleep. I just care what kind of a decent human being you are. 

I’m having the time of my life and the fact that I’m still working – how lucky can you get? I’m 90 years old and still able to work as much as I do. That’s a privilege. 

I didn’t know what Facebook was, and now that I do know what it is, I have to say, it sounds like a huge waste of time. 

The audience today has heard every joke. They know every plot. They know where you’re going before you even start. That’s a tough audience to surprise, and a tough audience to write for. It’s much more competitive now because the audience is so much more – I want to say ‘sophisticated.’ 

A lot of people think this is a goody-two-shoes talking. But we do have a tendency to complain rather than celebrate who we are. I learned at my mother’s knee it’s better to appreciate what’s happening. I think we kind of talk ourselves into the negative sometimes. 

Animals don’t lie. Animals don’t criticize. If animals have moody days, they handle them better than humans do. 

If you’re walking with your lady on the sidewalk, I still like to see a man walking street-side, to protect the lady from traffic. I grew up with that, and I hate to see something like that get lost. I still like to see that a man opens the door. I like those touches of chivalry that are fast disappearing. If I sound old-fashioned, it’s because I’m as old as I am! But it’s just polite. 

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27 Wisest Quotes You’ll Read Today

02/20/2025 by

If you’re looking for some of the wisest quotes, then some of these little gems might just get you thinking.

Many of these reflect the wisdom of the ancients. These are truths that have stood the test of time and still resonate with people today.

If you love a good quote, dear reader, then I’m confident you’ll love some of these.

So, grab a coffee and then take a few moments to absorb all this wisdom.

And feel free to pass them on, or simply use one or two of them to make a point during your working day.

Without further ado, here are 27 of the wisest quotes you’ll read today.

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Wisest Quotes (1-9)

The good and the wise lead quiet lives. ~Euripides

It is impossible to love and to be wise. ~Francis Bacon

Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man. ~William Penn

Wise men argue causes; fools decide them. ~Anacharsis

The fool wonders, the wise man asks. ~Benjamin Disraeli

The wise learn many things from their enemies. ~Aristophanes

A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool. ~Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. ~Lao Tzu

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure but to avoid pain. ~Aristotle

Wisest Quotes (10-18)

Wise musicians are those who play what they can master. ~Duke Ellington

Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men. ~Harry Day

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally. ~Niccolo Machiavelli

A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart. ~Jonathan Swift

A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half. ~Jeff Cooper

Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise. Wisdom makes life endurable. ~John Patrick

It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see. ~Winston Churchill

A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion. ~Grantland Rice

Be as smart as you can but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart. ~Alan Alda

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Wisest Quotes (18-27)

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people. ~William Butler Yeats

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. ~William Shakespeare

A wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim. ~Maya Angelou

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. ~Lucius Annaeus Seneca

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, and wise people are diligent. ~Buddha

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. ~Naguib Mahfouz

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. ~Alfred North Whitehead

The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise. ~Alden Nowlan

A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise man finds a smart man and learns from him how to avoid the mistake altogether. ~Roy H. Williams

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21 Quotes by Boris Johnson and I love the first one

02/19/2025 by

Today I’ve curated some of the many quotes by Boris Johnson.

Boris Johnson is undoubtedly one of the most colourful characters in recent British politics, so I thought it would be interesting to reflect on what he’s had to say.

He’s always been a controversial character, and he’s probably loved and loathed in equal measure. However, he’s not a man easily ignored. Certainly, he can be relied upon occasionally to offer us a memorable quote.

So here are 21 quotes by Boris Johnson and my particular favourite is definitely No 1. I’m sure when it comes to cake, we’re all pro-having it and pro-eating it.

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Quotes by Boris Johnson (1-7)

My policy on cake is pro-having it and pro-eating it.

It is easy to make promises. It is hard work to keep them.

I lead a life of blameless domesticity and always have done.

I am supporting David Cameron purely out of cynical self-interest.

Never in my life did I think I would be congratulated by Mick Jagger for achieving anything.

I am hoping very much to get re-elected but it is going to be a tough fight.

I’ve always sort of thought that politics was a high and noble calling and a good thing to do.

Quotes by Boris Johnson (1-14)

The dreadful truth is that when people come to see their MP they have run out of better ideas.

It would be a sad day if we British stopped being cynical, but you sometimes wonder whether we overdo it.

I have more in common with a three-toed sloth or a one-eyed pterodactyl or a Kalamata olive than I have with Winston Churchill.

My friends, as I have discovered myself, there are no disasters, only opportunities. And, indeed, opportunities for fresh disasters.

I’m not particularly politically correct, so I tend to reflect what I think are the terrible realities of life, which I think are, generally speaking, conservative.

If we judged everybody by the stupid, unguarded things they blurt out to their nearest and dearest, then we wouldn’t ever get anywhere.

I love tennis with a passion. I challenged Boris Becker to a match once and he said he was up for it but he never called back. I bet I could make him run around.

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Quotes by Boris Johnson (15-21)

What I really think about Banksy is I think he’s a genius; he’s a great artist, and I like his stuff. But he’s got to accept it if, from time to time, someone will need to paint over his work.

There is absolutely no one, apart from yourself, who can prevent you, in the middle of the night, from sneaking down to tidy up the edges of that hunk of cheese at the back of the fridge.

The beauty and riddle in studying the motives of any politician are in trying to decide what is idealism, and what is self-interest, and often we are left to conclude that the answer is a mixture of the two.

My speaking style was criticised by no less an authority than Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was a low moment, my friends, to have my rhetorical skills denounced by a monosyllabic Austrian cyborg.

I’m not one of those people who believes in going endlessly around finger-wagging and ticking people off for the occasional colourful use of language.

It is possible to have a pretty good life and career being a leech and a parasite in the media world, gadding about from TV studio to TV studio, writing inconsequential pieces and having a good time.

It’s not reasonable for companies that have chief executives and board members who are paid very considerable sums to subsidise low pay through in-work benefits.

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15 Quotes by Penny Marshall to inspire you

02/18/2025 by

Today I’ve curated some excellent quotes by Penny Marshall.

The late film director, producer, and actress Penny Marshall was a great talent, and I’m sure she’s missed by all who knew her well.

Penny Marshall rose to fame in the 1970s with her role in the hit US television sitcom Laverne & Shirley.

Playing the role of Laverne DeFazio, she was funny. She created a character that has proved to be one of the standout comedy characters from the golden age of situation comedy.

If you’re not familiar with the sitcom Laverne & Shirley, there are plenty of clips available on YouTube to give you an idea of how good it was back in the day.

You might also find this ABC News tribute to Penny Marshall well worth a couple of minutes of your time:

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In recent years, there has been an improvement in the availability of opportunities for women, particularly in show business. And of course, that’s how it should be.

However, we have to admire those strong and talented women from previous generations who managed to succeed in their chosen profession, despite a system that was rigged against them. In Penny Marshall, women had a great role model.

She managed to become a successful director of films, an area of entertainment that is still heavily dominated by men to this day.

She was a very smart lady. So here are 15 quotes by Penny Marshall that reflect her philosophy.

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Quotes by Penny Marshall

I think everyone’s mother is slightly nuts.

My family is well, and that’s what’s important.

I want you to laugh and cry. That’s what I do.

I wasn’t like a girly girl. I was a tomboy.

If you’re not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

I have a strange combination of fearlessness and massive insecurity.

In my opinion, life’s more important than show business.

When I’m working, I’m obsessively working.

I do feel it’s important to entertain people. I try to.

The truth is that I’m not a frump. I just enjoy being laid back.

I would much rather feel comfortable and feel beautiful than to feel uncomfortable, but look fantastic.

Once I commit to something, I complete it. If I say ‘No,’ I mean ‘No.’ I just have to learn how to say ‘No’ more.

I’ll try anything. What are they gonna do, kick me out of show business?

Movie stars are insecure like everyone else. That’s why they go into acting!

Look at YouTube, how many talented people there are. It’s a whole new world of how to express yourself. I don’t know how to work that world but take advantage of it.

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21 thought-provoking quotes about change to inspire you

02/17/2025 by

Today I want to explore some quotes about change.

As the old saying goes, “Change is inevitable except from a vending machine.”

We cannot avoid change because it will happen whether we like it or not.

Trying to stop it is like trying to hold back the tide. It can’t be done.

Change is a force of nature.

If you hate change, you’re not alone. Most people hate change. That’s perfectly natural.

When we think we have everything under control, a significant change happens, and suddenly, we’re scrambling to get ourselves back to equilibrium.

Change can make life seem like a giant game of Snakes and Ladders at times.

So in today’s post, I offer 21 thought-provoking quotes about change just to underline the point.

Quotes about change (1-10)

There is nothing permanent except change. ~Heraclitus

Change is the end result of all true learning. ~Leo Buscaglia

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change. ~Stephen Hawking

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me. ~Carol Burnett

Just when I think I’ve learned the way to live, life changes. ~Hugh Prather

To improve is to change. To be perfect is to change often. ~Winston Churchill

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude. ~Oprah Winfrey

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. ~Viktor E. Frankl

The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance. ~Nathaniel Branden

You must be the change you wish to see in the world. ~Mahatma Gandhi

Quotes about change (11-21)

No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world. ~Robin Williams

Change your thoughts, and you change your world. ~Norman Vincent Peale

If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. ~Wayne Dyer

I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. ~Jimmy Dean

If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. ~Maya Angelou

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. ~Barack Obama

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. ~George Bernard Shaw

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. ~William Arthur Ward

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. ~John F. Kennedy

Without change, there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable. ~William Pollard

So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservation, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality, nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit. ~Christopher McCandless

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