Author: Jeff

STATUS QUOtes — 20240706

Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Be a disciple of depth in a shallow world.” — Cal Newport

“The least of us is improved by the things done by the best of us, because if we are not able to land at least we are able to follow.” (July 20, 1969 CBS Moon Landing Coverage) — Walter Cronkite

“An unkind remark is like a killing frost – no matter how much it warms up, the damage is already done.” — Suzanne Woods Fisher

“Sometimes what is legal isn’t what is right, and sometimes it needs a witch to tell the difference.” — Terry Pratchett

 

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“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”
— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20240703

Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“We can, after all, learn much from lessons we did not sign up for.” — Alexander Jablokov

“May I forget what ought to be forgotten; and recall, unfailing, all that ought to be recalled, each kindly thing, forgetting what might sting.” — Mary Caroline Davies

“A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that’s unlocked and opens inwards; as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push it.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein

“When your first baby drops her pacifier, you sterilize it. When your second baby drops her pacifier, you tell the dog: ‘Fetch!'” — Bruce Lansky

 

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“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”
— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20240701

Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“The apprenticeship of difficulty is one which the greatest have had to serve [ed].” — Samuel Smiles

“Today is the parent of tomorrow. The present casts its shadow far into the future. That is the law of life, individual and social.” — Emma Goldman

“If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner.” — Omar Bradley

“When I was 40, my doctor advised me that a man in his 40s shouldn’t play tennis. I heeded his advice carefully and could hardly wait until I reached 50 to start again.” — Hugo Black

 

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“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”
— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20240629

Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Let what is unfair teach you.” — David Foster Wallace

“Life is a compromise of what your ego wants to do, what experience tells you to do, and what your nerves let you do.” — Bruce Crampton

“Don’t dismiss a good idea simply because you don’t like the source.” — H. Jackson Brown Jr.

“I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a very bad mood for 40 years!” — Shirley MacLaine

 

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“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”
— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20240627

Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“The Lizard had the tree in mind when challenging the dog to a fight.” — African Proverb

“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” — Coretta Scott King

“If you dispense your own wisdom, others often dismiss it; if you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable.” — Randy Pausch

“The freelance writer is one who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps.” — Robert Benchley

 

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“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”
— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20240625

Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Quotations in conversation are torches in darkness.” — Vikrant Parsai

“Whatever you do, do it to the purpose; do it thoroughly, not superficially. Go to the bottom of things. Any thing half done, or half known, is in my mind, neither done nor known at all. Nay, worse, for it often misleads.” — Lord Chesterfield

“If I don’t practice one day, I know it; two days, the critics know it; three days, the public knows it.” — Jascha Heifetz, “widely regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time”

“We were taught as kids to not get in strangers’ cars or meet strangers from the internet, and now we literally summon strangers from the internet and get in their cars.” — via Dave Vescio, Twitter

 

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“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”
— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20240623

Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Every promise is a debt.” — Italian Proverb

“A jest’s prosperity lies in the ear of him that hears it, never in the tongue of him that makes it.” — William Shakespeare

“I wasn’t the best hitter, Ted Williams was. I wasn’t the best fielder, Roberto Clemente was. I wasn’t the best base stealer, Maury Wills was. But I was among the best in everything.” — Willie Mays 

“My evening visitors, if they cannot see the clock, should find the time in my face.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

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“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”
— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20240621

Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Don’t use yesterday’s state of mind to make today’s decision.” — C. Nzingha Smith

“To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism — this is the art of living.” — Jean de La Fontaine

“Though all people be equally frail before the world, the differences between them are terrifying.” — R. Scott Bakker

“We learn from experience. A man never wakes up his second baby just to see it smile.” — Grace Williams

 

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“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”
— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20240619

Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“When cat and mouse agree, the farmer has no chance.” — Danish Proverb

“I love the rebelliousness of snail mail, and I love anything that can arrive with a postage stamp. There’s something about that person’s breath and hands on the letter.” — Diane Lane

“Having come to live in this age is as though one were to have entered another country. Learn its language or risk being left out.” — Theodore Bikel

“The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business.” — George Bernard Shaw

 

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“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”
— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20240617

Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Times change and we with them.” — British Proverb

“The applause is a celebration not only of the actors but also of the audience. It constitutes a shared moment of delight.” — John Charles Polanyi

“It was the possibility of darkness that made the day seem so bright.” — Stephen King

“Marriage is like a train that makes intermittent stops at children, new house, new job, new car and cruises, just to keep the trip interesting.” — Erma Bombeck

 

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“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”
— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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