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How about: Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint on it you can.
Its by Danny Kaye
I like the idea of making a big splash!

By Biro11 on 2009 10 12

Thanks Biro11.

That’s a vivid image to go with the philosophy of “what you get out of life depends on what you put in”.

Who is Danny Kaye btw?

By Jenny Bedwell on 2009 10 13

My favourite quotation is in Neapolitan dialect and it is taken from a play (Napoli Milionaria - Millionnaire Naples ) by Eduardo de Filippo, the famous Neapolitan actor and playwright. The sentence closes the play : Eduardo de Filippo and his wife are waiting for a medicine to save their sick daughter, and in the end he says to his wife Amalia: ADDA PASSA’ A’ NUTTATA. It means “night must go by”, and it has currently become widely employed by Neapolitans. It is a sentence of hope,  because even facing the worst tragedy, something better will always come and rescue a desperate person. Personally, I consider this quotation a very wise and philosophical one, which contains in itself the tragedy and hope that the city of Naples embodies so perfectly.

Best regards
Cristina Di Maio, Naples.

By Jenny Bedwell on 2009 10 15

Thank you for sharing that with us Cristina.

By Jenny Bedwell on 2009 10 15

the quote: ” Even the word impossible says,‘I-M-POSSIBLE ‘,impossible is nothing.”

By apoorva on 2009 11 01

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This quotation is in Russian. It means that youth is such a defect which is recovering through passing days, months and years.
I love this qoutation because it’s so true and real. If you didn’t do something in your youth sometimes you can’t do it later.

By samgul on 2009 11 14

Thanks Samgul. Is this a quotation or a Russian proverb. Do you know who originally said it?

By Jenny Bedwell on 2009 11 15

“If you would thoroughly know anything, teach it to others.”

This is one of my very favorite quotes and I first time heard it from my teacher during our workshop on “Strategic Time Management” in Lahore University of Management Science. Our teacher/instructor presented this quote while trying to let us feel that what so ever we study and learn here should be taught to other in our surroundings who they cannot attend this workshop. The reason why I like this quotation so much is nothing but it make me feel like “I will teach people about the importance of time and what are the strategic techniques that one must use to efficiently manage the time”. Till today I have taught more than 50 students (without charging them) and realized that if you teach someone then its not an ordinary thing because you are teaching almost a nation.

I always pray for my teacher who quoted this quotation in front of us and make me work for a very noble cause and the noble cause is teaching.

By Zeshan Yousaf on 2009 11 15

This is a quotation of the famous russian poet V. F. Odoevskiy.

By samgul on 2009 11 16

Thank you very much samgul. This is really informative atleast for me.

thank you once again.

Regards,
Zeshan Yousaf

By Zeshan Yousaf on 2009 11 16

“Those who have the courage to ride are the ones of who will fall and the rest will crawl. So, don’t crawl and ride like a Knight towards your dreams.”

By Shah Rukh Khan

This quote inspires me to achieve my dreams when they appear to be unattainable. A really nice quote from one of the most recognized faces on the planet Earth.

By Navinder Singh on 2009 11 18

“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” by Epicurus, a Greek philosopher. This quote always remind me of becoming optimistic when I fail to get what I’m desire. This is because by grieving over your failure, you will lose the important things in your life: happiness, joy, and laughter. Not all people possess these qualities and they are long for it, and even you were yearning for it before. It is also important to be satisfied with what you have in order to live your life to the fullest. For example, do not destroy your family ties or your own health while you are trying to pursue certain material things.

By Ray on 2009 11 20

Hello Jenny and Nigel
I’m very glad to come back again to this very rich website!! Thanks a lot for your great job.
Well my most favorite quote is this one:
“Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.” - John Quincy Adams, 1767-1848
I believe in this saying a lot. I think all successful human beings do beleive so. If you don’t have courage, you can’t overcome your fears about the future and also you won’t be able to challenge yourself with new ways. If you are not a perseverant and determined to finish your various tasks then you won’t survive or say live happilly. This is true with every one of us; whether a student, a worker, a mom of many children, adirector of a company..or even a little pupil.
So it’s all about courage and perseverance. I will add patience and wisdom.
I hope the readers will get inspired by my favorite quote.
All the best

By Bia on 2009 11 20

Nice to hear from you again Bia. Thanks for your words of inspiration! Great quote!

By Jenny on 2009 11 20

I want to share this “The greatest weakness lies in giving up.  The most certain way to succeed is always to try one more time.”—Thomas Edison

this message inspired me as i am not giving up until i succeed in my goals to achieve even if a try and try many times. Richelle

By Richelle on 2009 11 24

Happiness is the greatest paradox in nature. It can grow in any soil, live under any conditions. It defies environment. It comes from within; it is the revelation of the depths of the inner life as light and heat proclaim the sun from which they radiate. Happiness consists not of having but of being; not of possessing but of enjoying. A martyr at the stake may have happiness that a king on his throne might envy. Man is the creator of his own happiness; it is the aroma of a life lived in harmony with high ideals. For what a man has, he may depend on others; what he is rests on him alone. Happiness is the soul’s joy in possession of the intangible. It is the warm glow of a heart at peace with itself.
—William George Jordan
I truly believe that happiness comes from within. We make our own happiness.-Richelle

By Richelle on 2009 11 24

” The most important thing in this life is to help others to WIN. Even if that means slowing down and changing our own RACE”.... No matter who we are in life, we all represent a shining candle that has the responsibility to light another one. Parents are bright candles in their own special ways, they provide by all means the best for their children to succeed..Educators/Mentors on the other hand, patiently and unselfishly extend their valued wisdom, knowledge and skills, even knowing that sooner or later their light will fade and a brighter candle is sure to emerge to the fullest.

By anicor on 2009 11 27