Rumi

STATUS QUOtes — 20240106

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom.” — Hermann Hesse

“Unfortunately sometimes one can’t do what one thinks is right without making someone else unhappy.” — Somerset Maugham

“In order to understand the dance you must be still. And in order to truly understand stillness you must dance.” — Rumi

“What kind of person actually sits down and decides that no one should be allowed to end a sentence with a preposition? Not even decide what ideas you should or shouldn’t talk about, but to actually make rules about what order to put your words in … It’s such an amazing kind of petty tyranny.” — Jonathan Blum

 

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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 — 20231126

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“If you want money more than anything, you’ll be bought and sold your whole life.” — ​Rumi

“There’s a fine line between heroic persistence and foolish stubbornness. Sometimes the best kind of grit is gritting our teeth and turning around.” — ​Adam M. Grant

“Real unselfishness consists in sharing the interests of others.” — ​George Santayana

“Appearances are deceitful, I know, but so long as they are, there’s nothing like having them deceive for us instead of against us.” — ​George Horace Lorimer

 

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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 — 20230208

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“If the sweet is too much, it is no sweet any more.” — Greek proverb

“When someone beats a rug, the blows are not against the rug, but against the dust in it.” — Rumi

“One can fight evil but against stupidity one is helpless. … I have accepted the fact, hard as it may be, that human beings are inclined to behave in ways that would make animals blush.” — Henry Miller

“I love you no matter what you do, but do you have to do so much of it?” — Jean Illsley Clarke

 

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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 — 20220828

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 
“Take time to celebrate aspirations met.” — Jim VandeHei

“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Start a huge, foolish project, like Noah. It makes absolutely no difference what people think of you.” — Rumi

“Daily, something new happens to remind me of my encroaching decrepitude. Today it was me explaining to a teenager what it was like to go door to door selling Encyclopædia Britannica books. Had no idea of what Encyclopedia Britannica was. Was also shocked to hear about books!” — Scott Bourne

 

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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 — 20220307

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Whatever lifts the corners of your mouth, trust that.” — Rumi

“You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go.” — Jeannette Rankin

“None of us is in a position to eliminate war, but it is our obligation to denounce it and expose it in all its hideousness. War leaves no victors, only victims.” — Elie Wiesel

“I like maxims that don’t encourage behavior modification.” — Bill Watterson

 

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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 — 20210907

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“What was once thought can never be unthought.” — Carl J. Friedrich

“The really happy person is the one who can enjoy the scenery, even when they have to take a detour.” — Sir James Jeans

“One of the marvels of the world: The sight of a soul sitting in prison with the key in its hand.” — Rumi

When his wife asked him to change clothes to meet the German Ambassador: “If they want to see me, here I am. If they want to see my clothes, open my closet and show them my suits.” — Albert Einstein

 

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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 — 20210606

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Altruism is often an alibi.” — Jean Rostand

“Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.” — Rumi

“My house is my refuge, an emotional piece of architecture, not a cold piece of convenience.” — Luis Barragan

“Where would I be without my sense of direction?” — 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 — 20201210

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 
“I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.” — Rumi

“Not the poem which we have read, but that to which we return, with the greatest pleasure, possesses the genuine power, and claims the name of essential poetry.” — Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“Absolutes are rare birds. We should choose assessments over assertions.” — Laurence Endersen

“A bad habit never disappears miraculously, it’s an undo-it-yourself project.” — Abigail Van Buren

 

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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 — 20201008

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 
“Sweet childish days, that were as long as twenty days are now.” — William Wordsworth

“It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel towards our distant goal.” — Helen Keller

“Wisdom tells us we are not worthy; love tells us we are. My life flows between the two.” — Rumi

“I was born when my dad was 50; it’s weird growing up with a dad that much older than you… we’d go to the movies, we’re both getting discounts.” — Gary Gulman

 

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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 — 20200817

Jeff

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

 

Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 
“We rarely hear the inward music, but we’re all dancing to it nevertheless.” — Rumi

“There’s a balance between what you want to give the world and what it needs. If you’re lucky, your work is in the middle.” — Austin Kleon

“An effort made for the happiness of others lifts us above ourselves.” — Lydia M. Child

“2-in-1 is a foolish term, because 1 is not big enough to hold 2; that’s why 2 was created.” — Mitch Hedberg

 
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