STATUS QUOtes — 20150922

“We all have our time machines, don’t we. Those that take us back are memories…And those that carry us forward, are dreams.” — H.G. Wells

“It is better to play than do nothing.” — Confucius

“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.” — Madeleine Albright

“There’s ‘Fantasy Golf’? Apparently, there’s a level of boredom I’ve never experienced.” — Paula Poundstone

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20150905

“Treat your friends as you do your pictures, and place them in their best light.” — Jennie Jerome Churchill

“A woman asked me recently, ‘What are the blocks to my happiness?’ I said, ‘The belief that you have blocks.'” — Wayne Dyer

“Indecision with the passing of time becomes decision.” — Bill Wilson

“He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.” — Confucius

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20150423

“Every time someone gives you a formula for what you should be and what you should do, you should know they’re giving you a pair of handcuffs.” — Junot Díaz

“When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.” — Confucius

“Nothing is easy to the unwilling.” — Nikki Giovanni

“Politicians who complain about the media are like ships’ captains who complain about the sea.” — Enoch Powell

STATUS QUOtes — 20150324 — Plus a Factoid

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” — Confucius

“Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember…the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.” — Zig Ziglar

“Ubiquitous doesn’t mean forever, and popular isn’t permanent. Someone is going to fade, and someone is going to be next to take their place.” — Seth Godin

“There is no thief like a bad book.” — Italian proverb

 

Factoid — “Lots of people think, well, we’re humans; we’re the most intelligent and accomplished species; we’re in charge. Bacteria may have a different outlook: more bacteria live and work in one linear centimeter of your lower colon than all the humans who have ever lived. That’s what’s going on in your digestive tract right now. Are we in charge, or are we simply hosts for bacteria? It all depends on your outlook.” – Neil DeGrasse Tyson