Awesome Quotes

Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world. Mother Teresa

Good people are good because they've come to wisdom through failure. We get very little wisdom from success, you know. William Saroyan

The most difficult thing I have ever had to do is follow the guidance I prayed for. Albert Schweitzer

They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. Andy Warhol

Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty. It merely moves from their faces to their hearts. Martin Buxbaum

The door of opportunity won't open unless you do some pushing. Anonymous

A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle. Benjamin Franklin

The fly cannot be driven away by getting angry at it. African proverb

The person who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. Anonymous

Never fear shadows. They simply mean there's a light shining somewhere nearby. Ruth E. Renkel

Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. William Shedd

Enthusiasm is a kind of faith that has been set on fire. George Matthew Adams

One of life's gifts is that each of us, no matter how tired and downtrodden, finds reasons for thankfulness. J. Robert Maskin

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. Helen Keller

Columbus went around the world in 1492. That isn't a lot of strokes when you consider the course. Lee Trevino

I'm not saying my golf game went bad, but if I grew tomatoes, they'd come up sliced. Lee Trevino

If you're caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a 1-iron. Not even God can hit a 1-iron. Lee Trevino

We implore the mercy of God, not that He may leave us at peace in our vices, but that He may deliver us from them. Blaise Pascal

God is not disillusioned with us. He never had any illusions to begin with. Luis Palau

Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself ~~"Lillian, you should have remained a virgin." Lillian Carter (mother of Jimmy Carter)

The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible. George Burns

Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year. Victor Borge

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. Mark Twain

By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher. Socrates

I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury. Groucho Marx

My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she stops to breathe. Jimmy Durante

I have never hated a man enough to give his diamonds back. Zsa Zsa Gabor

My luck is so bad that if I bought a cemetery, people would stop dying. Rodney Dangerfield

Money can't buy you happiness .. But it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery. Spike Milligan

Until I was thirteen, I thought my name was SHUT UP. Joe Namath

I don't feel old. I don't feel anything until noon. Then it's time for my nap. Bob Hope

I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it. W.C. Fields

We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress. Will Rogers

Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you. Winston Churchill

Maybe it's true that life begins at fifty .. But everything else starts to wear out, fall out, or spread out. Phyllis Diller

By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he's too old to go anywhere. Billy Crystal

You don't have to be like the world to have an impact on the world. You don't have to be like the crowd to change the crowd. You don't have to lower yourself down to their level to lift them up to your level. Holiness doesn't seek to be odd. Holiness seeks to be like God. Max Lucado (A Gentle Thunder)

Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic. Anonymous