STATUS QUOtes — 20230102

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

— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.” — Rainer Maria Rilke

“Stolen pleasures are always more thrilling than those come by honestly.” — Ann Leary

“Celebrate diversity, practice acceptance and may we all choose peaceful options to conflict.” — Donzella Michele Malone

“I enjoy using the comedy technique of self-deprecation – but I’m not very good at it.” — Arnold Brown

 

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— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20221222

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

— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Sometimes taking time is actually a shortcut.” — Haruki Murakami

“Each day, and the living of it, has to be a conscious creation in which discipline and order are relieved with some play and pure foolishness.” — Mary Sarton

“The cheap, no matter how charming, how immediate, does not wear so well. It has a way of telling its whole story the first time through.” — William Littler

“Thank goodness we’re living in a country where the sky’s the limit, the stores are open late and you can shop in bed thanks to the Internet.[ed]” — Joan Rivers

 

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— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20221220

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

— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Leave well – even ‘pretty well’ – alone that is what I learn as I get old.” — Edward Fitzgerald

“I think that’s one of the biggest signs a person has matured—knowing how to appreciate things that matter to others, even if they don’t matter very much to you.” — Colleen Hoover

“Family not only need to consist of merely those whom we share blood, but also for those whom we‘d give blood.” — Charles Dickens

“Don’t eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food.” — Michael Pollan

 

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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 — 20221218

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

— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 


“Strive strenuously; live gently.” — The Saturday Evening Post

“It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world away than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home.” — Carl T. Rowan

“I don’t believe in draining the reservoir, do you see? I believe in getting up from the typewriter, away from it, while I still have things to say.” — Henry Miller

“Sometimes I think that the one thing I love most about being an adult is the right to buy candy whenever and wherever I want.” — Ryan Gosling

 

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— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20221216

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

— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Neighbors see better than foxes.” — Greek Saying

“When a thing is new, people say ‘It is not true.’ Later, when its truth becomes obvious, they say ‘It is not important.’ Finally, when its importance cannot be denied, they say ‘Anyway, it is not new.'” — William James

“Being disappointed is one thing and being discouraged is something else. I am disappointed but I am not discouraged.” — Tennessee Williams

“I just wanted to give my players some technical advice. I told them the game had started.” — Ron Atkinson, an English former soccer manager


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“Knowing that something is unhelpful is helpful.” — Shower Thoughts@showerfeelings

 

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— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20221214

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

— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 


“Dreams shed light on the dim places where reason itself has yet to voyage.” — Jordan B. Peterson

“Organisms in nature have survived and thrived for three and a half billion years, and they’ve done it without any kind of planning or predicting, or anything that we spend so much of our time doing.” — Rafe Sagarin

“A man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied.” — Henri Frederic Amiel

“The only person who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.” — Jules Renard

 

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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 — 20221212

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

— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them.” — Leo Rosten

“Goodness and truth are the same for all. But what is pleasant is different from person to person [ed].” — Democritus

“If you don’t understand, ask questions. If you’re uncomfortable about asking questions, say you are uncomfortable about asking questions and then ask anyway.” — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“Authors want their names down in history; I want to keep the smoke coming out of the chimney.” — Mickey Spillane, American crime novelist

 

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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 — 20221208

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

— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Praise a small ship, but put your freight in a large one.” — Hesiod

“I don’t want people who want to dance, I want people who have to dance.” — George Balanchine, influential 20th-century ballet choreographer

“We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen.” — Calvin Coolidge

“Please don’t tell me there’s no need to worry, it’s the only thing I’m any good at.” — Ashleigh Brilliant

 

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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 — 20221206

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

— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Would the child you were be proud of the adult you are?” — Laurence J. Peter

“Be sceptical, ask questions, demand proof. Demand evidence. Don’t take anything for granted. But here’s the thing: When you get proof, you need to accept the proof. And we’re not that good at doing that.” — Michael Specter

“Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and to have nonsense respected.” — Charles Lamb

“If you tell someone you’re divorced, they don’t even blink, but tell them you’ve never been married and they wonder what’s wrong with you.” — Stephanie Bond

 

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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 — 20221201

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

— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Acquittal of the guilty damns those who judge.” — Horace

“If you do the same thing every day at the same time for the same length of time, you’ll save yourself from many a sink. Routine is a condition of survival.” — Flannery O’Connor

“What ANY person in the world can learn, almost ALL people in the world can learn. If provided with proper learning conditions.” — Carol Dweck

“I was reading a book… The History of Glue – I couldn’t put it down.” — Tim Vine

 

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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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