Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

STATUS QUOtes — 20231028

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

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“Oh how sweet it is to hear one’s own convictions from another’s lips.” — ​Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“You build a tower then you also build the chance it will fall. To think of life as foolproof is a fallacy of fools, he thought. Things happen, he believed, and there’s nothing you can do to keep them from occurring.” — Marianne Wiggins

“It’s not how long it glows. It’s not how long the light lasts. It’s what it says while it’s still visible.” — ​Sahil Bloom

“You can say this for ready-mixes – the next generation isn’t going to have any trouble making pies exactly like mother used to make.” — ​Earl Wilson

 

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— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20210117

Jeff

“To be amused by what you read —
that is the great spring of happy quotations.”
— C. E. Montague —

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“When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses before zebras.” — Harley S. Smyth

“The truth is that most of life will unfold in accordance with forces far outside your control, regardless of what your mind says about it.” — Michael Singer

“One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid.” — Mark Twain

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20201209

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

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“Success is about having. Excellence is about Being!” — Mike Ditka

“The youth gets together this material to build a bridge to the moon, or perchance, a palace or temple on earth, and at length, the middle-aged man concludes to build a woodshed with them.” — Henry David Thoreau

“It is a great error to take oneself for more than one is, or for less than one is worth.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“I get those maternal feelings; like when I’m laying on the couch and I can’t reach the remote control.” — Kathleen Madigan

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20190308

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“We are all special cases.” — Albert Camus

“There is nothing more dreadful than imagination without taste.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“They say that he who flies highest, falls farthest. But we can’t forget that he who doesn’t flap his wings, never flies at all.” — Hunter S. Thompson

“I understand the concept of cooking and cleaning, just not as it applies to me.” — Unknown

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20190108

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“Things forbidden have a secret charm.” — Tacitus

The spirit in which we act is the chief matter. Action can only be understood and represented by the spirit. No one knows what he is doing while he is acting rightly, but of what is wrong we are always conscious.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A person is not considered a good person because they are a good talker. [ed]” — Buddha

“Even a mosquito doesn’t get a slap on the back until it starts to work.” — Unknown

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20180903

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“If it makes you uncomfortable, it means that something needs to be done.” — Freida Pinto

“The class met on Tuesdays. No books were required. The subject was the meaning of life. It was taught from experience. The teaching goes on.” — Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie

“When you don’t know what to do, get still. Get very still until you do know what to do.” — Oprah Winfrey

“If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

 

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20180719

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“The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing while in pursuit of something else.” — Lawrence Block

“Equality is not when a female Einstein gets promoted to assistant professor; equality is when a female schlemiel moves ahead as fast as a male schlemiel.” — Ewald Nyquist

“Some of our folks went to Washington to drain the swamp and made a partnership with the alligators instead.” — Fred Thompson, Former U.S. Senator & actor

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20180607

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“When it hurts, observe – Life is trying to teach you something.” — Anita Krizzan

“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool.” — Richard Phillips Feynman

“Love and desire are the spirit’s wings to great deeds.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Google Maps really needs to start their directions on # 5. I’m pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood. At least I did yesterday.” — Unknown

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20180502

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“The secret of happiness is something to do.” — John Burroughs

“If doubt arises in your discipline, let it come. You do your work and let doubt go about its work. Let’s see which one gives up first.” — B.K.S. Iyengar

“Nothing is worse than active ignorance.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“A guy gave me a job at an information booth – no questions asked.” — Jay London

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20171112

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“The deed is everything, the glory nothing.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Beware of the stories you read or tell; subtly, at night, beneath the waters of consciousness, they are altering your world.” — Ben Okri

“All problems have histories, and the wisest route to a successful solution to nearly any problem begins with understanding its history.” — David McCullough

“Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the hell happened.” — Cora Harvey Armstrong

 
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