Theodore Isaac Rubin
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.
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Love is the greatest refreshment in life.
Commit yourself to a dream nobody who tries to do something great but fails is a total failure. Why ? Because he can always rest assured that he succeeded in life's most important battle -- he defeated the fear of trying.
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
Doomed are the hotheads ! Unhappy are they who lose their cool and are too proud to say, ''I'm sorry. ''
The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting, by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.
A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor
I am both pleased but astonished by the fact that mankind has not yet begun to use all the means and devices that are available for destruction. I hope that such weapons are never manufactured in quantity.
Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far. quotes
Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter can not understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.
Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.
I am quite correctly described as 'more of a sponge than an inventor'.
Bad news, compadres, this place is magic as hell.
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there. Philip Brooks Children are the reward of life.
Love doesn't make the world go'round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.
Love is like a mustard seed, planted by god and watered by men.
Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.
How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.
Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.
It is no sin to attempt and fail. The only sin is to not make the attempt.
Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.
Life is the first gift, love is the second.
Always do right, this will gratify some and astonish the rest.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
To God, there is no zero. I still exist.
Successful people make decisions quickly (as soon as all the facts are available) and change them very slowly (if ever). Unsuccessful people make decisions very slowly, and change them often and quickly.
Do not let the reasons for your challenges become the excuses for your failure.
Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be.
Soul meets soul on lover's lips.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.
You are what you repeatedly do. Excellence is not an event - it is a habit.
Rock and roll is the music of America, of youth, of rebellion, and of the common spirit that ties all that together.
Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it.
There's no crying in baseball !
Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they shall never cease to be amused.
The day will come when, after harnessing space, the winds, the tides and gravitation, we shall harness for god the energies of love. And on that day, for the second time in the history of the world, we shall have discovered fire.
The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.
It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.
Many hands make light work.
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.
Why hesitate? Upon the plains of hesitation are the bleached bones of countless millions, who on the threshold of victory sat down to wait, and in waiting they died.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
We are what our thoughts have made us, so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live, they travel far.
The leader has a clear idea of what he wants to do -- professionally and personally -- and the strength to persist in the face of setbacks, even failures.
If one has to submit, it is wasteful not to do so with the best grace possible.
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Come to the edge. We can't. We're afraid. We can't. We will fall ! Come to the edge. And they came. And he pushed them. And they flew.
All the technology in the world will never replace a positive attitude.
While we pursue happiness, we flee from contentment.
Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better.
Girls got balls. They're just a little higher up, that's all.
For every disciplined effort there is a multiple reward.
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
The calla lilies are in bloom again.
Minds are like parachutes, they function only when open.
Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.
Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love.
In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort that might have saved the world.
You become what you think about.
Oh, yeah, woody ! I've known that guy my whole life: Two days.
Every truth has four corners, as a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three.
With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.
Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.
Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.
Don't quit.
Without courage, all others virtues lose their meaning.
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it.
Laughter is the best medicine.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
In this world a man must either be an anvil or hammer.
Love is a verb.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
But, in the opinion of the court, you are not only sane but you're the sanest man that ever walked into this courtroom.
Okay, but I get to be on top.
What greater thing is there for two human souls that to feel that they are joined, to strengthen each other, to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.
Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.
I know god will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much.
This was love at first sight, love everlasting, a feeling unknown, unhoped for, unexpected in so far as it could be a matter of conscious awareness, it took entire possession of him, and he understood, with joyous amazement, that this was for life.
Love like you'll never be hurt.
I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.
You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time.
I want to be alone.
We judge of man's wisdom by his hope.
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement.
Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant ?
In matters of style, swim with the current, in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
Concentration of wealth and power has been built upon other people's money, other people's business, other people's labor. Under this concentration, independent business has been a menace to American society.
It is possible to fail in many ways while to succeed is possible only in one way.
You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.
The heart has reasons that reason does not understand.
Rather than focusing on things and time, focus on preserving and enhancing relationships and on accomplishing results.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Nothing real can be threatened, nothing unreal exists. Love is all there is.
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving ; they make mistakes, but they do not quit.
Get busy living or get busy dying.
If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only win.