Best Quotes

 "Those who make  worst use of their time , most complain  about its shortness ".

                                                                                                             - JEAN DE LA BRUYERE .

"Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good ; try to use ordinary situations".

                                                                                                          -JOHANN  PAUL RICHTER.

"Choose a profession  you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life ".

                                                                                                                           -CONFUCIUS

"Even if you are on right track, you will get run over  if you just sit there".

                                                                                                                    -WILL ROGERS

Quotes on Gratitude

" Gratitude is an art of painting an adversity into a lovely picture". - KAK SRI

"If you have lived, take thankfully the past". -JOHN DRYDEN

"Praise the bridge that carried you over". GEORGE COLMAN

"If you count all your assets, you always show a profit". -ROBERT QUILLEN

"If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness.

 It will change your life mightily ".                       

                                                                                    -GERALD GOOD

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Paul Klee

"Art does not reproduce the visible, rather, it makes visible."

— Paul Klee

Swiss Painter

1879 - 1940

Commentary:

Art does not simply copy the physical world in which we inhabit.  Whether the person is an abstract painter or a realistic painter, each painter must transform the world and make it visible to us.  The same is true of the writer.  Even the novelist with the most realistic dialogue has altered the world so that we can better understand it.  Painting or stories that simply duplicate the visible world fail to inspire us.  They must somehow make the real world more visible to us.

What is your creative vision of the world in which you live?  How does your artistic vision alter the world?  What do you bring to the table that changes the way we see?

Creative Practice:

Write down your artistic vision.  Be sure to write for a minimum of 15 minutes.  Keep writing until you have said everything you can think to say.  Don't try to be perfect or creative.  Don't worry about grammar or spelling.  Simply write and until you have nothing more to say.  If you have nothing to say, keep writing the same thing over and over until something comes.  Start with the phrase, "I see ...."  When you run into a roadblock, start over with "I see..."

About the Painter:

Klee's father was a German music teacher and his mother was a Swiss singer.  Although he was born in Switzerland, he is considered both a Swiss and German painter.  Early in his life, Klee studied music at the encouragement of his parents.  He was very talented on the violin, but chose to become a painter during his teenage years.  He studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich.  He married a pianist and fathered one child.  In 1910 Klee had his first solo exhibition in Bern.  His artistic breakthrough came in 1914 when he visited Tunisia and was impressed by the quality of light.  He wrote, "Color has taken possession of me; no longer do I have to chase after it, I know that it has hold of me forever... Color and I are one.  I am a painter."



Paintings:

Red Balloon

1922

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

New York

Flower Myth (1918)

Sprengel Museum

Hannover, Germany

Fire in the Evening

1929

Museum of Modern Art

Quote Source: Clint Brown, Artist to Artist, p. 11.

Joseph McClendon Quotes

Here are some interesting quotes from Joseph McClendon, author of Change Your Breakfast Change Your Life. You will find many effective quotes on self improvement.

“…what we put in our bodies and when we do it will determine the quality of our lives.” Joseph McClendon

“…there is a huge connection between an insufficient breakfast and your overall health and wellbeing, including energy, serious diseases, excess weight and even looks and aging.” Joseph McClendon

“When we don’t have the right nutrition in the morning, it sets up a chain reaction by which the way we feel physically will determine our outward actions and behaviors.” Joseph McClendon

“without one’s health, wellbeing, and happiness, there is no real quality of life.” Joseph McClendon

“Inside each and every one of us exists a seed of absolute magnificence that yearns to be tended so that we may grow and contribute and be, do, and have all that life offers for ourselves and the ones that we love.” Joseph McClendon

“Into every life falls trauma and tragedy. From these fertile episodes, we take the reasoning and knowledge to either carry on in the same way or to shift our being.” Joseph McClendon

“A great deal of change can happen very quickly with just a little bit of knowledge and some simple shifts in our behaviors.” Joseph McClendon

“Legacy is the intellectual property you will pass on to the next generation. It’s the wisdom and knowledge your children and grandchildren will glean from you, and your actions either seen or unseen.” Joseph McClendon

“Your life is one big journey, and regardless of the stage of your journey in which you are, it is a real good idea to decide now that there are great things coming. Expect the best, and you will feel better and move faster in the process.” Joseph McClendon

“Fortune favors the bold and life is exactly what you dare to make it. So, let’s boldly dare to make your life MAGNIFICENT!” Joseph McClendon

“The fact of the matter is anything that is more than the average that is worth attaining will usually carry with it a level of discomfort in terms of hard work or discipline.” Joseph McClendon

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Clutter Quotes

These quotes on eliminating clutter are idea for anyone trying to get organized and get rid of confusion in daily life.

“Make a list of areas in your life where you have incompletes and messes.  Throw out clutter and feel how easier it is to think!  Fix and organize the things in your house that annoy you.  Free yourself from the mental burden of incompletes and messes and you’ll make space for the things you do want in your life.  Trust that you have it in your power to create an environment that you want to live in; that by getting rid of things you no longer need, you will create the space for what you do need.  And you will fill that space!”

“Beginning your war against clutter with a small success provides welcome motivation for the long haul. When you feel yourself starting to flag, returning to that one clear space, shelf or drawer will remind you of the goal--and give a new burst of energy for the next step.”Cynthia Ewer

“Just as clutter arises gradually, over time, so it must be fought gradually and over time. Beating clutter requires building new habits, applying new organizational methods, and creating new household routines.” Cynthia Ewer

“…tomorrow has no more time or energy than today—and…putting off decisions drags down each new day with yesterday's unfinished business.” Cynthia Ewer

“We are more likely to get something done when we are convinced that the result will really please us. That the result will make us feel really good. The stronger that belief the more likely we are to actually take, and complete, the needed actions.” Sharon Crosby

“We do have a relationship of sorts with our belongings. And those belongings are either nurturing you, your life, and dreams...or it is poisoning it. It is either adding to your life, or it is detracting from it…This is what I believe should be the main basis of whether you keep an item or not. Is it contributing to the life you want? Does it add to your happiness or well being? If it's not then take a good hard look at why you're keeping it.” Sharon Crosby

“Anytime we feel we should keep something based upon a negative emotion such as Indecisiveness, guilt, fear that throwing it out might be a mistake or wasteful, etc. it disempowers us. Also, when we are reluctant to throw something out because deep down we really want it, but think we *should* throw it out anyway, we are creating inner conflict. And inner conflict drains our emotional energy.” Sharon Crosby

 



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Inspirational travel quotes

These traveling quotes show the many benefits and joys of visiting new places and meeting new people.  You’ll be surprised at how therapeutic it can be.

“There comes a moment when the things one has written, even a traveler's memories, stand up and demand a justification. They require an explanation. They query, 'Who am I? What is my name? Why am I here?” Anne Morrow Lindbergh

“The use of traveling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.” Samuel Johnson

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” St. Augustine

“For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” Robert Louis Stevenson

“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail” Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Whatever aggregate frustration or culture shock or negativity I’ve built up, even when things feel like they’ve hit rock bottom, it could always be worse. This is one of the many gifts that travel gives us. We always say “try to put yourself in their shoes to understand.”  But when your travels necessitate that you do so – be it for a moment, or a week or a sleepless night in a tiny river town –  the comparison solidifies into something you can come back to, time and time again.” Jodi

“When you travel, you learn that people in other parts of the world have basically the same wants and needs, the same hopes and dreams, as you do. You begin to understand people on a whole different level.” Teresa Bitler

“Travel throws curve balls at you constantly. Flights get cancelled, hotels don’t meet expectations, the restaurant you wanted to try closed three months ago. In order to keep your sanity, you learn to roll with the punches. The more you travel, the better you become at this. It makes you flexible.” Teresa Bitler

“Traveling can help bring about that excitement that you're doing something completely different from your day-to-day routine. Even just knowing you have a vacation planned can help motivate you to push harder to get things done at your job.” Loren Romano

“Travel empties out everything you’ve into the box called your life, all the things you accumulate to tell you who you are” Claire Fontaine

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Jean-Paul Sartre

"A man is always a teller of tales, he lives surrounded by his stories and the stories of others, he sees everything that happens to him through them, and he tries to live his own life as if he were telling a story."

— Jean-Paul Sartre

French Writer

1905 - 1980

Commentary

What stories are you telling others?  What stories are you telling yourself?  Stories are vital to our understanding of who we are.  Stories connect us with others.  Stories connect us with ourselves.  Stories are the lenses through which we understand the world we inhabit.



My story:  One summer while in college I attempted to read Sartre's novel, Nausea, but the book made me sick to my stomach and I never finished it.

Creative Practice

Tell a new personal story this week -- one you have never told before.  Tell the story several times to different people.  Let the story grow and evolve.  Retell the story with new emphasis.

About the Author

Jean-Paul Sartre was a French existentialist philospher, novelist and playwright.  He was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize for Literature  but he declined it.


 

Quote Source:

Jack Maguire, The Power of Personal Storytelling, p. 46.