Thursday Thirteen 174: Random Quotes

I'm always copying down quotes or passages I see in books, on calendars--heck, even lines of dialogue from TV or movies. Some are witty, some inspirational; a few are both. Here are thirteen random quotes I've come across this year.


1. The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
~Sally Berger

2. The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without the work.
~ Emile Zola

3. Big results require big ambition.
~ James Champy

4. Above all, do not appear to others what you are not.
~ Robert E. Lee

5. We are what we imagine ourselves to be.
~ Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

6. Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
~ Greek proverb

7. The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not.
~ Mark Twain

8. There's always time to read. Don't trust a writer who doesn't read. It's like eating food by a cook who doesn't eat.
~ Laura Lippman

9. Within our dreams and our aspirations we find our opportunities.
~ Sue Atchley Ebaugh

10. Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.
~ Paul Bryant

11. Love dictates, but a kiss writes the secrets of the heart.
~ Anonymous

12. Giving is a necessity sometimes...more urgent, indeed, than having.
~ Margaret Lee Runbeck

13. If people did not sometimes do silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done.
~ Ludwig Wittgenstein



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