V.J. Erickson's Blog, page 23
September 6, 2012
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the..."
“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
- Mark Twain
- Mark Twain
September 5, 2012
"It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might..."
““It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default.”
- J.K. Rowling
- J.K. Rowling
September 4, 2012
"It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you..."
“It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.”
- Oscar Wilde
- Oscar Wilde
September 3, 2012
"One of the advantages of being disorganized is that one is always having surprising discoveries."
“One of the advantages of being disorganized is that one is always having surprising discoveries.”
- A.A. Milne
- A.A. Milne
September 2, 2012
"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."
“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
- Mark Twain
- Mark Twain
September 1, 2012
"It is our choices, Harry, that show us what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
“It is our choices, Harry, that show us what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
- J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
August 31, 2012
"Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much."
“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
- Oscar Wilde
- Oscar Wilde
August 30, 2012
"It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn’t use long, difficult words but rather short,..."
“It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn’t use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like “What about lunch?”
- A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
- A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
August 29, 2012
"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education."
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”
- Mark Twain
- Mark Twain
August 28, 2012
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
- Oscar Wilde
- Oscar Wilde
