“It’s always good to remember where you come from and celebrate it. To remember where you come from is part of where you’re going.” — Anthony Burgess, 1917 - 1993
“Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning to night, as from the cradle to the grave, it is but a succession of changes so gentle and easy that we can scarcely mark their progress.” — Charles Dickens, 1812 - 1870
“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
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“Those who refuse to make New Year’s resolutions because they always break them anyway miss the point. Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self-assessment and repentance that demands personal honesty and reinforces humility. Breaking them is part of the cycle.” — Eric Zorn
“If you believe, unbelievable things can sometimes be possible,” — Tim Tebow, 12/11/11
“You traverse the world in search of happiness, which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.” — Horace, 65 - 8 BC
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“A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read.” —
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense.” —
“So long as we love we serve; so long as we are loved by others, I would almost say that we are indispensable; and no man is useless while he has a friend.” — Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850 - 1894
Yellow Lids Could Mean Heart Risk | Medical News and Health Information -
If you have yellow, raised patches of skin around your upper or lower eyelids, you may be at an increased risk of having a heart attack or suffering from heart disease, according to new research.
Previous research has shown these raised yellow patches — known as xanthelasmata — are deposits of cholesterol. White or grey rings around the cornea — known as arcus corneae — are also deposits of cholesterol, but researchers in this study found they were not linked to an increased risk of heart problems… Read more…
“Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.” — Henri-Frédéric Amiel, 1821 - 1881
“Does running in place while on Facebook count as exercise?” — Coca-Cola Facebook Post
“A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depends on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the measure as I have received and am still receiving.” — Albert Einstein, 1879 - 1955