January 17, 2013: Quote Collector

I recently read a bio of an individual who described themselves as a collector of quotes. While other people read poetry or collected baseball cards, they liked to collect quotes. I have hung on to that and have since thought of myself as a quote collector as well. There is probably a direct connection here to my love for fortune cookies.

Every time someone shares a great quote or I read a "keeper" from a random place, I add it to my computerized list (never know when I will need to refer back to one). Below are some favorites, but in no particular order and certainly not exclusive (I have a good inventory!)...

"Slow down and everything you are chasing will come around and catch you". ~ John DePaola

“Laughter is your heart’s way of telling your face to smile.” ~ D. Green

“It’s not the things you get, but the hearts you touch, that will determine your success in life.” ~ Author Unknown

“Love doesn’t make the world go round.  Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” ~ Franklin P. Jones

“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.”

~ Mother Teresa

 "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - 

they must be felt with the heart." ~ Helen Keller

"A resourceful person can see opportunity when others only see obstacles."

~ Garrett Gunderson

"Success is getting what you want.
Happiness is wanting what you get." ~ Author Unknown

"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals."

— Zig Ziglar

"To love and to be loved is to feel the sun from both sides." ~ David Viscott

"Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm." ~ Earl Nightingale

Happiness keeps you sweet

Trials keep you strong

Sorrows keep you human

Failures keep you humble

Success keeps you growing

But only God keeps you going

~Author Unknown