George Matthew Allen
People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest.
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He who has never learned to obey can not be a good commander.
Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right.
A ship is safe in harbor, but thats not what ships are for.
But because I am mad, I hate you. Because I am mad, I have betrayed you. And because I'm mad, I'm rejoicing in my heart, without a shred of pity, without a shred of regret, watching you go with glory in my heart !
Live as if you were to die tomorrow , Learn as if you were to live forever.
Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.
I love you - those three words have my life in them.
Joy is not in things, it is in us.
There is no surprise more magical than the surprise of being loved , it is God's finger on man's shoulder.
All love shifts and changes. I don't know if you can be wholeheartedly in love all the time.
You can not shake hands with a clenched fist.
No one became poor by giving alms.
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
A time comes when you need to stop waiting for the man you want to become and start being the man you want to be.
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.
If I'd been a ranch, they would've named me the Bar Nothing.
The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.
To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.
I deal with the obvious. I present, reiterate and glorify the obvious -- because the obvious is what people need to be told.
The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may become the rule.
Oh, love is real enough, you will find it someday, but it has one archenemy and that is life.
Was there ever a more horrible blasphemy than the statement that all the knowledge of god is confined to this or that book ? How dare men call god infinite, and yet try to compress him within the covers of a little book !
Must you flirt ?
The ability to concentrate and to use your time well is everything if you want to succeed in business or in anything else, for that matter.
To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people And the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure The betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded
There is no greatness without a passion to be great, whether it's the aspiration of an athlete or an artist, a scientist, a parent, or a businessperson.
Smile ! and the world will smile with you !
If money helps a man to do good to others, it is of some value , but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.
Your current safe boundaries were once unknown frontiers.
In every difficult situation is potential value. Believe this, then begin looking for it.
The giving of love is an education in itself.
If you're not sure where you're going, you'll probably end up somewhere else.
Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds.
Freedom from the known is death, and then you are living.
Most people resist change, so a key part of innovating is convincing other people that your idea is a good one -- by enlisting their help, and, in doing so, by helping them see the usefulness of the idea.
Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be.
A healthy outside starts from the inside
Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to conceive.
The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck.
Success based on anything but internal fulfillment is bound to be empty. - Dr
Fear nothing, for every renewed effort raises all former failures into lessons, all sins into experience.
Each person's life is a story that is telling itself in the living.
Every dog has his day.
Never giving up and pushing forward will unlock all the potential we are capable of.
Dreams don't work unless you do.
What's another word for thesaurus ?
All misfortune is but a stepping stone to fortune.
If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep.
Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future.
The earth is enjoyed by heroes, this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, I have no fear.
None are homely who smile.
The storm also beats on the house that is built on the rock.
Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations
Unless a man undertakes more than he possibly can do, he will never do all that he can.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
To gain more abundance a person needs more skills and needs to be more creative and cooperative.
No man or woman is an island. To exist just for yourself is meaningless. You can achieve the most satisfaction when you feel related to some greater purpose in life, something greater than yourself.
My biological clock is ticking like this, and the way this case is going, I ain't never getting married !
Of course it's the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.
Love isn't blind, it just only sees what matters.
Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.
Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.
No great man ever complains of want of opportunities.
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
One mistake will never kill you. The same mistake over and over again will.
Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.
Your children will become what you are, so be what you want them to be.
Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.
A kind speech and forgiveness is better than alms followed by injury.
Success is neither magical or mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.
If the student thinks he is the spirit, he will be a better student. If the lawyer thinks he is the spirit, he will be a better lawyer, and so on.
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face.
Your attitude determines your altitude.
Love is a moment that lasts forever.
Learning is finding out what we already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it. Teaching is reminding others that they know just as well as you. You are all learners, doers, and teachers.
The best way out is always through.
Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.
Give all to love.
I'd love to kiss you, but I just washed my hair.
Within us all there are wells of thought and dynamos of energy which are not suspected until emergencies arise. Then oftentimes we find that it is comparatively simple to double or treble our former capacities and to amaze ourselves by the results achieved. Quotas, when set up for us by others, are challenges which goad us on to surpass ourselves. The outstanding leaders of every age are those who set up their own quotas and constantly achieve them.
Don't dream it be it.
This world will always continue to be a mixture of good and evil. Our duty is to sympathize with the weak and to love even the wrongdoer.
Hey, Johnny, what are you rebelling against ?
We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.
Go forward confidently, energetically attacking problems, expecting favorable outcomes.
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child.
The world is more malleable than you think and it's waiting for you to hammer it into shape.
Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness -- great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.
Stop makin noises like a husband.
He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails is a failure in his whole being.
Remember tonight, for it is the beginning of always.
La-dee-da, la-dee-da.
I am your father.
Your level of brilliance will determine the size of your opportunities in life.
Play it, Sam. Play As Time Goes By.