14 Johnny Carson Quotes to Commemorate the Birthday

14 Johnny Carson Quotes to Commemorate the Birthday of a TV Legend

Author:Noel Jameson

October 23rd will commemorate Johnny Carson's birthday, and what better way to do it than with a few great Johnny Carson quotes. Let's celebrate the years we had with a man who entertained us all. He came into our living rooms each and every week, making us laugh and creating memories to last a lifetime. These fourteen quotes are a reminder of just how much we lost the day Johnny left us.

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1. 'Democracy means that anyone can grow up to be president, and anyone who doesn't grow up can be vice president.'

2. 'I was so naive as a kid I used to sneak behind the barn and do nothing.'

3. 'Never continue in a job you don't enjoy. If you're happy in what you're doing, you'll like yourself, you'll have inner peace. And if you have that, along with physical health, you will have had more success than you could possibly have imagined.'

4. 'If life was fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead.'

5. 'Talent alone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the right time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are your ready?''

6. 'The only thing money gives you is the freedom of not worrying about money.'

7. 'The difference between a divorce and a legal separation is that a legal separation gives a husband time to hide his money.'

8. 'I Like this quote I dislike this quote'People will pay more to be entertained than educated.'

9. 'Ronald Reagan just signed the new tax law. But I think he was in Hollywood too long. He signed it, 'Best wishes, Ronald Reagan.''

10. 'Did you know Richard Nixon is the only president whose formal portrait was painted by a police sketch artist?'

11. 'Democracy is the eagle on the back of a dollar bill, with 13 arrows in one claw, 13 leaves on a branch, 13 tail feathers, and 13 stars over its head -- this signifies that when the white man came to this country, it was bad luck for the Indians, bad luck for the trees, bad luck for the wildlife, and lights out for the American eagle.'

12. 'The worst gift is a fruitcake. There is only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people keep sending it to each other.'

13. 'If it weren't for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of television, we'd still be eating frozen radio dinners.'

14. 'Never use a big word when a little filthy one will do.'

Johnny made millions of us laugh, and on the day he passed those same millions took a moment to cry. Let us commemorate the birth of this amazing entertainer and celebrate his humor with the above fourteen Johnny Carson quotes.

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10 Jimmy Carter Quotes to Celebrate a Birthday

10 Jimmy Carter Quotes to Celebrate a Birthday and Remember a Wiser Era

Author:Noel Jameson

The first of October will mark Jimmy Carter's 84th birthday and it's time to honor him with some Jimmy Carter quotes. Let these quotes not only kick off Jimmy's birthday celebration, but let them also remind us of a time when the people seemed to be a bit wiser and the world hadn't gone so astray. Whether you're a republican or a democrat, these ten quotes will have you admitting that Jimmy has been right about more than a few things.

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1. 'War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.'

2. 'America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense, it is the other way round. Human rights invented America.'

3. 'The awareness that health is dependent upon habits that we control makes us the first generation in history that to a large extent determines its own destiny.'

4. 'Because we are now running out of gas and oil, we must prepare quickly for a third change, to strict conservation and to the use of coal and permanent renewable energy sources, like solar power.'

5. 'I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.'

6. 'It is difficult for the common good to prevail against the intense concentration of those who have a special interest, especially if the decisions are made behind locked doors.'

7. 'The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation.'

8. 'We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.'

9. 'Our American values are not luxuries but necessities, not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself. Our common vision of a free and just society is our greatest source of cohesion at home and strength abroad, greater than the bounty of our material blessings.'

10. 'I have one life and one chance to make it count for something . . . I'm free to choose what that something is, and the something I've chosen is my faith. Now, my faith goes beyond theology and religion and requires considerable work and effort. My faith demands -- this is not optional -- my faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.'

If there's one thing we can agree on, it's that the views of politicians (and their views of what their job entails) have definitely changed over the years. Whether you were a supporter of President Carter or not, you must admit that he had some good ideas and wise insights. These Jimmy Carter quotes are just a small demonstration of that fact.

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10 Bruce Springsteen Quotes to Celebrate the Birthday

10 Bruce Springsteen Quotes to Celebrate the Birthday of "the Boss"

Author:Noel Jameson

If you're a fan of 'The Boss' then September is the perfect time of year for Bruce Springsteen quotes. Why? Because Bruce's birthday is on September 23rd, and we're ready to help him celebrate. Whether you've been a fan since the early years or are new to Mr. Springsteen's music, these ten quotes will help you get to know him a little bit better.

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1. 'Blind faith in your leaders, or in anything, will get you killed.'

2. 'Poor men wanna be rich, rich men wanna be kings, and a king ain't satisfied till he rules everything.'

3. 'Music was my way of keeping people from looking through and around me. I wanted the heavies to know I was around.'

4. 'I was nine years old when I saw Elvis on 'Ed Sullivan', and I had to get a guitar the next day. I stood in front of my mirror with that guitar on. . . and I knew then that's what had been missing.'

5. 'Basically, I was pretty ostracized in my hometown. Me and a few other guys were the town freaks- and there were many occasions when we were dodging getting beaten up ourselves.'

6. 'I can sing very comfortably from my vantage point because a lot of the music was about a loss of innocence, there's innocence contained in you but there's also innocence in the process of being lost.'

7. 'If they had told me I was the janitor and would have to mop up and clean the toilets after the show in order to play, I probably would have done it.'

8. 'We learned more from a three minute record than we ever learned in school.'

9. 'If my work was about anything, it was about the search for identity, for personal recognition, for acceptance, for communion, and for a big country. I've always felt that's why people come to my shows, because they feel that big country in their hearts.'

10. 'This music is forever for me. It's the stage thing, that rush moment that you live for. It never lasts, but that's what you live for.'

Bruce Springsteen isn't just a good performer or a great singer. He's actually a man of wisdom too. When he sings his songs, he's not just doing it to entertain -- sometimes he's trying to teach us something too. These ten Bruce Springsteen quotes give us some insight into that fact.

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12 Tommy Lasorda Quotes to Celebrate the Birthday of a Baseball Star

12 Tommy Lasorda Quotes to Celebrate the Birthday of a Baseball Star

Author:Noel Jameson

Ready for some Tommy Lasorda quotes? His birthday is right around the corner, and I figured this was the perfect way to celebrate this baseball superstar. From pitching to managing, Tommy knows the ins and the outs of the baseball world, and he picked up quite a bit about life in general along the way. Here are twelve quotes that prove it.

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1. 'Pressure is a word that is misused in our vocabulary. When you start thinking of pressure, it's because you've started to think of failure.'

2. 'About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure.'

3. 'The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.'

4. 'Eighty percent of the people who hear them (your troubles) don't care and the other twenty percent are glad you're having them.'

5. 'I walk into the clubhouse and it's like walking into the Mayo Clinic. We have four doctors, three therapists and five trainers. Back when I broke in, we had one trainer who carried a bottle of rubbing alcohol and by the seventh inning he had drunk it all.'

6. 'The only way I'd worry about the weather is if it snows on our side of the field and not theirs.'

7. 'My wife tells me one day, 'I think you love baseball more than me.' I say, 'Well, I guess that's true, but hey, I love you more than football and hockey.''

8. 'I believe managing is like holding a dove in your hand. If you hold it too tightly you kill it, but if you hold it too loosely, you lose it.'

9. 'There are three types of baseball players: those who make things happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happens.'

10. 'I motivate players through communication, being honest with them, having them respect and appreciate your ability and your help.'

11. 'Guys ask me, don't I get burned out? How can you get burned out doing something you love? I ask you, have you ever got tired of kissing a pretty girl?'

12. 'Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it, not hard enough and it flies away.'

And there you have it - twelve quotes from one of the most famous people in baseball history. Whether you're a Dodgers fan or not, you have to admit that Tommy Lasorda is quite an impressive guy. Let these twelve Tommy Lasorda quotes kick off his birthday celebration.

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10 Hank Williams Sr. Quotes to Celebrate a Country Western Great

10 Hank Williams Sr. Quotes to Celebrate a Country Western Great

Author:Noel Jameson

All real country western fans know who Hank Williams Sr. is, and it's time to commemorate the birthday of this great American singer and songwriter with ten memorable Hank Williams Sr. quotes. Think you knew the man behind the songs? These quotes give some insight as to who he really was.

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1. 'I don't know what you mean by country music. I just make music the way I know how.'

2. 'You got to have smelt a lot of mule manure before you can sing like a hillbilly.'

3. 'Of the legions of Drunk Hank Stories that have amassed in his wake, not one of them takes place anywhere near a recording session. The studio was sacrosanct.'

4. 'If a song can't be written in 20 minutes, it ain't worth writing.'

5. 'I get more kick out of writing than I do singing. I reckon I've written a thousand songs and had over 300 published.'

Wondering if you know any of Hank Williams' songs? While the above quotes were spoken candidly, the thought he put into his songs also reflected some of who he was.

6. 'There's a tear in my beer, cause I'm cryin' for you dear. You are on my lonely mind.'

7. 'Your cheatin' heart, will make you weep. You'll cry and cry, and try to sleep. But sleep won't come, the whole night through. Your cheatin' heart, will tell on you.'

8. 'Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and a fillet gumbo, 'cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio. Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o, son of a gun we'll have big fun on the bayou.'

9. 'Came in last night at half past ten, that baby of mine wouldn't let me in. So move it on over (move it on over). Move it on over (move it on over). Move over little dog 'cause the big dog's movin' in.'

10. 'Do you recall when we parted, the story to me you revealed. You said you could live without love dear, in your loveless mansion on the hill.'

So as September 17th rolls around, let's remember one of the most celebrated country western songwriters to ever live. He may have been a character but he was a talented character at that. Country music was forever changed by him. Let's celebrate the birth of Hank Williams Sr. with these ten Hank Williams Sr. quotes.

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13 Stephen King Quotes to Celebrate the Birthday of a Horror Fiction Great

13 Stephen King Quotes to Celebrate the Birthday of a Horror Fiction Great

Author:Noel Jameson

True horror fiction fans will be celebrating Stephen King's birthday this month, and what better way to kick off the celebration than with some great Stephen King quotes? Whether you love him for his novels, or the movies his novels inspire, these thirteen spooky quotes remind us of why this author is so good at what he does.

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1. 'It's better to be good than evil, but one achieves goodness at a terrific cost.'

2. 'People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them I have the heart of a small boy -- and I keep it in a jar on my desk.'

3. 'We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.'

4. 'When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, 'Why god? Why me?' and the thundering voice of God answered, 'There's just something about you that pisses me off.'

5. 'Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.'

6. 'Time takes it all whether you want it to or not, time takes it all. Time bares it away, and in the end there is only darkness. Sometimes we find others in that darkness, and sometimes we lose them there again.'

7. 'If I have to spend time in purgatory before going to one place or the other, I guess I'll be all right as long as there's a lending library.'

8. 'If I cannot horrify, I'll go for the gross-out. I'm not proud.'

9. 'Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.'

10. 'We fall from womb to tomb, from one blackness and toward another, remembering little of the one and knowing nothing of the other ... except through faith.'

11. 'Sorry is the Kool-Aid of human emotions. It's what you say when you spill a cup of coffee or throw a gutterball when you're bowling with the girls in the leage. True sorrow is as rare as true love.'

12. 'No one ever does live happily ever after, but we leave the children to find that out for themselves.'

13. 'Get busy living, or get busy dying.'

There are those who have questioned Mr. King's sanity. After all, how can a sane man write such horrific tales? Sane or not, he's one of the best horror writers of our time and these thirteen Stephen King quotes are just one way to celebrate that fact.

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20 Popular Quotations About Babies

20 Popular Quotations About Babies

By Bridget Mwape

1. "A baby is God's way of saying the world should go on." - Doris Smith

2. "My Dad knew I was going to be a comedian. When I was a baby he said, 'Is this a joke?" - Ken Dodd

3. "Being touched and caressed, being massaged, is food for the infant; food as necessary as minerals, vitamins, and proteins. Deprived of this food, the name of which is love, Babies would rather die. And often they do." - Frederick Leboyer

4. "I always wondered why babies spend so much time sucking their thumbs. Then I tasted "baby food." - Robert Orben

5. "Did you ever notice that a new baby always seem to bear a striking resemblance to the relative who has the most money?" - Robert Paul

6. "There are three reasons for breast-feeding: the milk is always at the right temperature; it comes in attractive containers; and the cat can't get it." - Irena Chalmers

7. "You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment." - Dave Barry, "Things That It Took Me 50 Years to Learn"

8. "It sometimes happens, even in the best of families, that a baby is born. This is not necessarily cause for alarm. The important thing is to keep your wits about you and borrow some money." - Elinor Goulding Smith

9. "Getting down on all fours and imitating a rhinoceros stops babies from crying. (Put an empty cigarette pack on your nose for a horn and make loud "snort" noises.) I don't know why parents don't do this more often. Usually it makes the kid laugh. Sometimes it sends him into shock. Either way it quiets him down. If you're a parent, acting like a rhino has another advantage. Keep it up until the kid is a teenager and he definitely won't have his friends hanging around your house all the time." - P.J. O'Rourke

10. "It is a pleasant thing to reflect upon, and furnishes a complete answer to those who contend for the gradual degeneration of the human species, that every baby born into the world is a finer one than the last." - Charles Dickens

11. "If you desire to drain to the dregs the fullest cup of scorn and hatred that a fellow human being can pour out for you, let a young mother hear you call dear baby 'it'." -Jerome K. Jerome

12. "Every new baby is a blind desperate vote for survival: people who find themselves unable to register an effective political protest against extermination do so by a biological act." - Lewis Mumford

13. "Babies are necessary to grown-ups. A new baby is like the beginning of all things - wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities. In a world that is cutting down its trees to build highways, losing its earth to concrete... babies are almost the only remaining link with nature, with the natural world of living things from which we spring." - Eda J. Le Shan

14. "A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy - the smile that accepts a lover before words are uttered, and the smile that lights on the first born babe, and assures it of a mother's love." - Thomas C. Haliburton

15. "I don't know any parents that look into the eyes of a newborn baby and say, How can we screw this kid up." - Russell Bishop

16. "Families with babies and families without are so sorry for each other." - Ed Howe

17. "If you want a baby, have a new one. Don't baby the old one." - Jessamyn West

18. "There is no finer investment for any community than putting milk into babies." - Winston Churchill

19. "People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one." -Leo J. Burke

20. "A baby is born with a need to be loved and never outgrows it." - Frank A. Clark

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17 Popular Quotes about Chocolate

17 Popular Quotes about Chocolate

By Bridget Mwape

1. "Chocolate causes certain endocrine glands to secrete hormones that affect your feelings and behavior by making you happy. Therefore, it counteracts depression, in turn reducing the stress of depression. Your stress-free life helps you maintain a youthful disposition, both physically and mentally. So, eat lots of chocolate!" - Elaine Sherman, Book of Divine Indulgences

2. "Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar in four pieces with your bare hands--and then just eating one piece" - Judith Viorst

3. "Self-discipline implies some unpleasant things to me, including staying away from chocolate and keeping my hands out of women's pants." - Oleg Kiselev

4. "It's not that chocolates are a substitute for love. Love is a substitute for chocolate. Chocolate is, let's face it, far more reliable than a man." - Miranda Ingram

5. "Life is like a box of chocolates...You never know what you're gonna get." - Forrest Gump in Forrest Gump

6. "The superiority of chocolate, both for health and nourishment, will soon give it the same preference over tea and coffee in America which it has in Spain." - Thomas Jefferson

7. "Research tells us fourteen out of any ten individuals likes chocolate." - Sandra Boynton

8. "If one swallows a cup of chocolate only three hours after a copious lunch, everything will be perfectly digested and there will still be room for dinner." - Brillat-Savarin

9. "It has been shown as proof positive that carefully prepared chocolate is as healthful a food as it is pleasant; that it is nourishing and easily digested... that it is above all helpful to people who must do a great deal of mental work." - Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

10. "If you are not feeling well, if you have not slept, chocolate will revive you. But you have no chocolate! I think of that again and again! My dear, how will you ever manage?" - Marquise de Sévigné

11. "Chocolate is a perfect food, as wholesome as it is delicious, a beneficent restorer of exhausted power. It is the best friend of those engaged in literary pursuits." - Baron Justus von Liebig

12. "Nine out of ten people like chocolate. The tenth person always lies." - John Q. Tullius

13. "There are two kinds of people in the world: those who love chocolate, and communists." - Leslie Moak Murray

14. "Forget love... I'd rather fall in chocolate!" - Author Unknown

15. "There are four basic food groups: milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate and chocolate truffles." - Author Unknown

16. "My favorite thing in the world is a box of fine European chocolates which is, for sure, better than sex." - Alicia Silverstone

17. "After about 20 years of marriage, I'm finally starting to scratch the surface of that one. And I think the answer lies somewhere between conversation and chocolate." - Mel Gibson in What Women Want.

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12 Agatha Christie Quotes to Commemorate the Birth of Arguably the Best Mystery Writer Ever

12 Agatha Christie Quotes to Commemorate the Birth of Arguably the Best Mystery Writer Ever

Author:Noel Jameson

If you're a fan of mystery novels, it's time to celebrate the birth of one of the best mystery authors ever with a few good Agatha Christie quotes. September 15th marks this remarkable woman's day of birth, and we couldn't let that day go by unnoticed! After all, Agatha has provided us with hours and hours of reading enjoyment. These twelve quotes go out to Agatha and all of her mystery-loving fans.

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1.  'An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her.'


2. 'Crime is terribly revealing. Try and vary your methods as you will, your tastes, your habits, your attitude of mind, and your soul is revealed by your actions.'


3. 'I live now on borrowed time, waiting in the anteroom for the summons that will inevitably come. And then -- I go on to the next thing, whatever it is. One doesn't, luckily, have to bother about that.'


4. 'I've always believed in writing without a collaborator, because where two people are writing the same book, each believes he gets all the worry and only half the royalties.'


5. 'If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody.'


6.  'It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.'


7.  'One doesn't recognize the really important moments in one's life until it's too late.'


8.  'The happy people are failures because they are on such good terms with themselves they don't give a damn.'


9. 'There is nothing so dangerous for anyone who has something to hide as conversation! A human being, Hastings, cannot resist the opportunity to reveal himself and express his personality which conversation gives him. Every time he will give himself away.'


10. 'Every murderer is probably somebody's old friend.'


11. 'The human mind prefers to be spoon-fed with the thoughts of others, but deprived of such nourishment it will, reluctantly, begin to think for itself - and such thinking, remember, is original thinking and may have valuable results.'


12.  'Everything that has existed, lingers in the Eternity.'

Agatha Christie may be gone, but she is definitely not forgotten. Her memory lives on in our hearts and in our favorite Agatha Christie books. Let's celebrate this wonderful author on the anniversary of her birth. The above twelve Agatha Christie quotes are a great place to start.

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Quotes About Neil Armstrong

Quotes About Neil Armstrong

Quotes about Neil Armstrong, who was the first human to walk on the moon, who died on 25th August 2012 at age 82.

"This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind"

- Neil Armstrong

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"Next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink."

- Armstrong's family

"Neil was among the greatest of American heroes - not just of his time, but of all time."

- President Barack Obama

 "We will miss him as a friend, mentor, explorer and ambassador for the American spirit of ingenuity."

- Bob Behnken, chief of the Astronaut Office, NASA.

 "Neil Armstrong understood that we should reach beyond the stars. His 'one giant leap for mankind' was taken by a giant of a man."

- U.S. Senetor Bill Nelson.

"He was the best, and I will miss him terribly."

- Michael Collins

 "We enter this next era of space exploration, we do so standing on the shoulders of Neil Armstrong."

- Charles Bolden, NASA administrator.

11 Kenny Rogers Quotes

11 Kenny Rogers Quotes to Celebrate the Birth of a Country Western Great

Author:Noel Jameson

Ready for some Kenny Rogers quotes? Whether you love him or hate him, you have to admit that Kenny Rogers is one of country western music's most famous players. His birthday is right around the corner and I'm kicking off a quotes celebration to honor it. Let's celebrate with Kenny with these 11 quotes from life and from his music.

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1. 'Growing older is not upsetting; being perceived as old is.'

2. 'There is a trade off -- as you grow older you gain wisdom but you lose spontaneity.'

3. 'Don't be afraid to give up the good for the great.'

4. I never had a doubt in my mind. I always knew that, with the right material, I could pop a hit.'

5. 'Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man.'

6. 'All good things must end. Like two heroes in a story, let's go out like we came in -- in a blaze of glory.'

7. It seems to me some fine things have been laid upon your table, but you only want the ones you can't get.

8. Some folks called me a dreamer, other folks left and called me a fool. All I ever wanted to be was a winner, because I know a winner can never lose.'

9. 'Have I told you lately that I love you?'

10. 'And the ball goes up like the moon so bright, the boy swings his bat with all his might. and the world's so still as still can be, and the baseball falls, and that's strike three. Now it's supper time and his mama calls, little boy starts home with his bat and ball, says I am the greatest that is a fact, but even I didn't know I could pitch like that.'

11. 'You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run.'

and how about this version: 'Know when to hold 'um, know when to fold 'um and know when to walk away from cameramen.'

While some of the words Kenny has spoken throughout his life have definitely held meaning, his songs hold a lot of depth too. As his August birthday quickly approaches, let's remember the man who told us it's okay to fold em, let us know we sometimes need to fight and taught us a bit about being optimistic with these eleven Kenny Rogers quotes.

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12 Madonna Quotes to Celebrate the Birth of a Music Icon

12 Madonna Quotes to Celebrate the Birth of a Music Icon

Author:Noel Jameson

Ready for some Madonna quotes? And, no, I don't mean the the religious one. I'm talking about Madonna Louise Ciccone, the one and only music icon who changed the face of fashion and music forever. If you grew up in the 80s, you've seen her go from rebellious to downright controversial and back to popular beyond belief. It's only fitting that we celebrate her August 16th birthday with some fun and flirty quotes from none other than the music queen herself.

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1. 'A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That's why they don't get what they want.'

2. 'When I'm hungry, I eat. When I'm thirsty, I drink. When I feel like saying something, I say it.'

3. 'I am my own experiment. I am my own work of art.'

4. 'Better to live one year as a tiger, than a hundred as a sheep.'

5. 'I always thought I should be treated like a star.'

6. 'My father was very strong. I don't agree with a lot of the ways he brought me up. I don't agree with a lot of his values, but he did have a lot of integrity, and if he told us not to do something, he didn't do it either.'

7. 'To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give. That takes courage, because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.'

8. 'I wouldn't have turned out the way I was if I didn't have all those old-fashioned values to rebel against.'

9. 'I've always wanted to be taller. I feel like a shrimp, but that's the way it goes. I'm five-foot four-and-a-half-inches - that's actually average. Everything about me is average. Everything's normal, in the books. It's the things inside me that make me not average.'

10. 'Being blonde is definitely a different state of mind. I can't really put my finger on it, but the artifice of being blonde has some incredible sort of sexual connotation. Men really respond to it. I love blonde hair but it really does something different to you. I feel more grounded when I have dark hair, and I feel more ethereal when I have light hair. It's unexplainable. I also feel more Italian when my hair is dark.'

11. 'My having a child is not for public consumption. It's not a career move. It's not a performance to be judged or rated. Nor is my role as a mother.'

12. 'I think the ultimate challenge is to have some kind of style and grace, even though you haven't got money, or standing in society, or formal education. I had a very middle, lower-middle class sort of upbringing, but I identify with people who've had, at some point in their lives to struggle to survive. It adds another color to your character.'

How could the critics have ever hated her? Sure, she's done some pretty 'out there' things, but when push comes to shove it seems she's a pretty deep person who has her head on straight. Let's join the birthday celebration. The above 12 Madonna quotes are a great way to start.

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10 Julia Child Quotes

10 Julia Child Quotes to Celebrate American Class

Author:Noel Jameson

We'll be celebrating Julia Child's birthday on August 15th and I thought it would be the perfect time to dig up some great Julia Child quotes. After all, not many female celebrities can compare to the class and culture this woman exhibited -- even if she didn't manage to match them in beauty.

Of course, Julia is most well known for teaching us the finer things in culinary life. From eating right (and that did not, in her book, mean dieting) to enjoying your life to the fullest, Julia had quite a few tidbits of sound advice to offer. Let's remember her on the anniversary of her birth with these ten insightful quotes.

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1. 'The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.'

2. 'I think the inner person is the most important. . . . I would like to see an invention that keeps the mind alert. That's what is important.'

3. 'Being tall is an advantage, especially in business. People will always remember you. And if you're in a crowd, you'll always have some clean air to breathe.'

4. 'In department stores, so much kitchen equipment is bought indiscriminately by people who just come in for men's underwear.'

5. 'Dining with one's friends and beloved family is certainly one of life's primal and most innocent delights, one that is both soul-satisfying and eternal.'

6. 'Non-cooks think it's silly to invest two hours' work in two minutes' enjoyment; but if cooking is evanescent, so is the ballet.'

7. 'The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a 'What the hell?' attitude.'

8. 'You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients.'

9. 'In spite of food fads, fitness programs, and health concerns, we must never lose sight of a beautifully conceived meal.'

10. 'Life itself is the proper binge.'

For those of you who would like to believe that living long doesn't mean avoiding all of life's most delicious foods, Julia Child could be your hero. She lived to be more than 90 years old, and we all know she ate foods with fats and butters and creams (and she drank gin to boot!). Take that you Atkins fanatics! Take that you low-fat, low-calorie diet freaks! If you didn't love her before, these ten Julia Child quotes might just change your mind.

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Inspiration in the Form of 10 Helen Keller Quotes

Inspiration in the Form of 10 Helen Keller Quotes

Author: Noel Jameson

Helen Keller's June 27th birthday is right around the corner and I thought it would be fitting to honor her with a few of her famous Helen Keller quotes. After all, the world can really learn something from Helen's determination, compassion and ability to grow. Here are ten quotes to commemorate the day of her birth.

Helen Keller Quotes

1. '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.'

2. 'Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn whatever state I am in, therein to be content.'

3. 'Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all - the apathy of human beings.'

4. 'When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.'

5. 'There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his.'

6. 'Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything good in the world.'

7. 'Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.'

8. 'Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.'

9. 'I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.'

10. 'Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see.'

I wonder how different Helen's life would have been if she hadn't had such spirit. Where would she have been without the fire and drive that impressed everyone who met her? Helen is proof of the fact that we can look inside ourselves to make change in the world around us. Let these ten Helen Keller quotes remind us of that.

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10 Wilma Rudolph Quotes to Commemorate Her June Birthday

10 Wilma Rudolph Quotes to Commemorate Her June Birthday

Author:Noel Jameson

If you want sports quotes that aren't just about athletics, but are about overcoming adversity and overwhelming odds, then Wilma Rudolph quotes are just what the doctor ordered. As we prepare to commemorate her birthday this June, let's reflect on how special she was, what she taught us and the legacy she left us...

10 Wilma Rudolph Quotes to Commemorate Her June Birthday

1. 'Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion. The potential for greatness lives within each of us.'

2. 'The triumph can't be had without the struggle. And I know what struggle is. I have spent a lifetime trying to share what it has meant to be a woman first in the world of sports so that other young women have a chance to reach their dreams.'

3. 'My doctors told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother.'

4. 'When I was going through my transition of being famous, I tried to ask God why was I here? What was my purpose? Surely, it wasn't just to win three gold medals. There has to be more to this life than that.'

5. 'My mother taught me very early to believe I could achieve any accomplishment I wanted to. The first was to walk without braces.'

6. 'I had a series of childhood illnesses; scarlet fever, pneumonia, polio. I walked with braces until I was at least nine years old. My life wasn't like the average person who grew up and decided to enter the world of sports.'

7. 'What do you do after you are world famous and nineteen or twenty and you have sat with prime ministers, kings and queens, the Pope? Do you go back home and take a job? What do you do to keep your sanity? You come back to the real world.'

8. 'It doesn't matter what you're trying to accomplish. It's all a matter of discipline. I was determined to discover what life held for me beyond the inner-city streets.'

9. 'No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helps you.'

10. 'Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.'

For someone who was never supposed to walk again, winning three Olympic gold medals was quite the accomplishment. More impressive, though, was the person Wilma Rudolph continued to be through all the fame and all the attention.

She was a woman of character, taken too soon from this world by the ugly disease of cancer. Her legacy lives on, however. These ten Wilma Rudolph quotes are just a part of it.

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14 Judy Garland Quotes to Celebrate the Birthday of Oz's Star

14 Judy Garland Quotes to Celebrate the Birthday of Oz's Star

Author:Noel Jameson

Ready for a few Judy Garland quotes to remember her by on the anniversary of her birth? They might not be what you're expecting. While many of us remember Judy as the happy-go-lucky Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, there was much more to her than just that.

Judy Garland Quotes to Celebrate the Birthday

For instance, she was the mother of world-famous Liza Minelli! Not many people know that one. She was also very under-appreciated and conflicted during her lifetime. If you want to get to know the real Judy, these fourteen quotes are a good place to start.

1. 'Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.'

2. 'How strange when an illusion dies. It's as though you've lost a child.'

3. 'If I'm such a legend, then why am I so lonely? Let me tell you, legends are all very well if you've got somebody around who loves you.'

4. 'We cast away priceless time in dreams, born of imagination, fed upon illusion, and put to death by reality.'

5. 'I was born at the age of twelve on an MGM lot.'

6. 'My life, my career has been like a roller coaster. I've either been an enormous success or just a down-and-out failure.'

7. 'Behind every cloud is another cloud.'

8. 'I can live without money, but I cannot live without love.'

9. 'In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of love from one man, rather than the applause of thousands of people.'

10. 'I'm the original take-orders girl.'

11. 'It's lonely and cold on the top... lonely and cold.'

12. 'I've always taken 'The Wizard of Oz' very seriously, you know. I believe in the idea of the rainbow. And I've spent my entire life trying to get over it.'

13. 'For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.'

14. 'I've never looked through a keyhole without finding someone was looking back.'

When the world lost Judy Garland, we lost someone special. She didn't just sing about 'over the rainbow', she really believed in it. Perhaps she finally made her way there. After all, it's been rumored that a tornado hit Kansas on the day of Judy's death. On the anniversary of her birthday, let's remember her for the amazing person she was and the legacy she left behind with these fourteen Judy Garland quotes.

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12 Famous John F. Kennedy Quotes

12 Famous John F. Kennedy Quotes to Commemorate the Day of His Birth

Author:Noel Jameson

This year, let's commemorate JFK's birthday with some famous John F. Kennedy quotes. Eighty-nine years ago on May 29th a man was born who would change our country forever. A man who, while not perfect, was adored by the nation he served. Here are twelve famous John F. Kennedy quotes to remember him by.

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1. 'Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.'

2. 'Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation.'

3. 'We stand for freedom. That is our conviction for ourselves; that is our only commitment to others.'

4. 'A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality.'

5. 'And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.'

6. 'Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has so joined together, let no man put asunder.'

7. 'We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.'

8. 'Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource.'

9. 'The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways.'

10. 'Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.'

11. 'A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.'

12. 'A revolution is coming - a revolution which will be peaceful if we are wise enough; compassionate if we care enough; successful if we are fortunate enough - but a revolution which is coming whether we will it or not. We can affect its character, we cannot alter its inevitability.'

He was a man taken before his time. The words he spoke are a legacy -- a gift of wisdom and insight to future generations. Let us remember these truths as we commemorate the day of his birth with these twelve John F Kennedy quotes.

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16 Music Quotes to Celebrate Stevie Wonder's Birthday

16 Music Quotes to Celebrate Stevie Wonder's Birthday

Author:Noel Jameson

May 13th is a day for music quotes. Why? Because it's Stevie Wonder's birthday, and what better way to celebrate than with some quotes relating to the art that he loves? Even if you're not a huge fan of his music, you have to admit that he is quite an inspiring man. Overcoming the obstacles in his life to become one of the greatest musicians of all time ' the world needs more role models like Stevie. So these music quotes go out to Stevie Wonder and all his fans to celebrate the day of his birth.

1. 'Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.' ~ Stevie Wonder

2. 'Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.' ~ Berthold Auerbach

3. 'Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul.' ~ Plato

4. 'Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven.' ~ Walter Savage Landor

5. 'Music happens to be an art form that transcends language.' ~ Herbie Hancock

6. 'Without music, life would be a mistake.' ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

7. 'I really do seek to create music that is timeless, ... Each project takes on its own life, and the songs from A Time To Love are the most appropriate for the statement I wanted to make.' ~ Stevie Wonder

8. 'There are more love songs than anything else. If songs could make you do something we'd all love one another.' ~ Frank Zappa

9. 'Music isn't just learning notes and playing them, You learn notes to play to the music of your soul.' ~ Katie Greenwood

10. 'I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music.' ~ Billy Joel

11. 'Music is the vernacular of the human soul.' ~ Geoffrey Latham

12. 'My mother would cry about my blindness and the hopelessness of my ever seeing, but I told her I wasn't sad. I believed God had something for me to do.' ~ Stevie Wonder

So there you have it -- twelve famous music quotes to celebrate the birthday of Stevie Wonder. Whether you're a fan of Stevie, a fan of triumph or just a fan of music in general, let's celebrate this great man's accomplishments together this year. It is not everyday we get to know someone this special, insightful and courageous. Let's celebrate Stevie Wonder's birthday with these great music quotes.

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Great Quotes About Mothers - Perfect for Mother's Day

Great Quotes About Mothers - Perfect for Mother's Day

By Brandi Banks

Choosing the perfect quote can complete a scrapbook project and makes it more personal. It adds a perspective that cannot always be stated in journaling. Adding a great quote to your scrapbook project can express emotion and feelings that can be revisited each time you see those pictures and quote again.

Some project ideas for Mother's Day include a mini album from over the years of pictures with you and your mother, a decorative photo frame with a picture that means something between the two of you, a scrapbook page dedicated to your mother, or a homemade card for her from the heart.

If you are having trouble coming up with your own scrapbooking quotes here are some great ones for your use. Some are serious and others are funny, all are perfect for a project about mother.

Great Quotes about Mothers:

With Mother's Day just around the corner the below quotes would be perfect for any of your scrapbook projects. Whether it's for a mini album as a gift, a scrapbook page, or a decorative project you are sure to find the perfect quote from great quotes.

"All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his." -Oscar Wilde

"Any mother could perform the jobs of several air traffic controllers with ease." -Lisa Alther

"If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?" -Milton Berle

"My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it." -Mark Twain

"The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new." -Rajneesh

Not only can you use a quote that is from someone but definitions and lyrics from songs that make you think of mother make great quotes as well. It's always a good idea to have a place where you can jot down quotes that you like and could use in the future. Either keep a notebook that you can write these down in or have a document on your computer that you use to organize the quotes. When writing about a mother another great quote could be a saying that she often used and brings back memories.

When adding the quote to your scrapbook project you can print the quote onto cardstock, vellum, or transparency. Then use adhesive or brads to attach it to your project. You could also hand write or even hand stitch a quote to add a little whimsy to your project. If you have a quote that is a rub-on you can add it to a photograph itself for a different affect.

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12 Mother's Day Quotes to Celebrate the Mother's Day

12 Mother's Day Quotes to Celebrate the Most Important Person in Your Life

Author: Noel Jameson

If you want to bring a sparkle to mom's eye, share these twelve Mother's Day quotes with her. After all, Mother's Day will be here before you know it and you want to make sure mom understands just how important she is to you. She's the only person in the world you could never have lived without ' literally. These twelve Mother's Day quotes go out to all of the overworked, underpaid and definitely underappreciated mothers in the world...

1. 'The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.' ~ Honore de Balzac

2. 'A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.' ~ Tenneva Jordan

3. 'Who ran to help me when I fell, And would some pretty story tell, Or kiss the place to make it well? My mother.' ~ Ann Taylor 4. 'No gift to your mother can ever equal her gift to you -- life.' ~ Author Unknown

5. 'A mother's love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, it never fails or falters, even though the heart is breaking.' ~ Helen Rice

6. 'All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.' ~ Oscar Wilde

7. 'Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.' ~ Marion C. Garretty

8. 'Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.' ~ Oprah Winfrey

9. 'Mother's Day is in honor of the best Mother who ever lived -the Mother of your heart.' ~ Anna Jarvis

10. 'In the eyes of its mother every beetle is a gazelle.' ~ Moroccan proverb

11. 'Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.' ~ Robert Browning

12. 'A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.' ~ Washington Irving

It's true what they say -- we should honor our mothers every day of the year, not just on Mother's Day. If life has taken you by surprise and time seems to be flying by faster than you can catch it, sometimes mom is the one who gets put on the back burner. Let's get back in touch with how important she really is by reflecting on the Mother's Day quotes above.

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12 Dr. Spock Quotes to Celebrate His May Birthday

12 Dr. Spock Quotes to Celebrate His May Birthday

Author:Noel Jameson

If you have a child or are interested in childcare, you know who Dr. Spock is and you probably have at least a few Dr. Spock quotes committed to memory. As we remember the anniversary of his birthday this May, let's reflect on the words that made Dr. Spock such a remarkable individual and worldwide authority on children and their needs.

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1. 'I've come to the realization that a lot of our problems are because of a dearth of spiritual values.'

2. 'There are only two things a child will share willingly -- communicable diseases and his mother's age.'

3. 'Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.'

4. 'Every child senses, with all the horse sense that's in him, that any parent is angry inside when children misbehave and they dread more the anger that is rarely or never expressed openly, wondering how awful it might be.'

5. 'All the time a person is a child he is both a child and learning to be a parent. After he becomes a parent he becomes predominantly a parent reliving childhood.'

6. 'Perhaps a child who is fussed over gets a feeling of destiny; he thinks he is the world for something important, and it gives him drive and confidence.'

7. 'Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.'

8. 'In automobile terms, the child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering.'

9. 'In our country today, very few children are raised to believe that their principal destiny is to serve their family, their country, or God.'

10. 'The fact is that child rearing is a long, hard job, the rewards are not always immediately obvious, the work is undervalued, and parents are just as human and almost as vulnerable as their children.'

11. 'I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is the harmony, style, joy, and dignity he creates in his marriage, and the pleasure and inspiration he provides for his spouse.'

12. 'What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all.'

Some of his advice was controversial. There's no question that the man has been in and out of favor as often as the world's fads and views change. What it all comes down to is the truth of the matter, and that is this -- Dr. Spock had some wonderful insight to offer and these twelve Dr. Spock quotes are testimony to that fact.

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Shakespeare Quotes to Celebrate the Birthday

14 Shakespeare Quotes to Celebrate the Birth of a Literary Genius

Author:Noel Jameson

Shakespeare's birthday is right around the corner and what better way to celebrate the birth of this literary genius than with some thought-provoking and soul-stirring Shakespeare quotes? For all of you Shakespeare fans out there, these 14 quotes from some of his most famous works go out to you...

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1. 'What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.'

2. 'All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.'

3. 'To be, or not to be, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,or to take arms against a sea of troubles.'

4. 'What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and admirable. In action, how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god!'

5. 'Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy. He hath bore me on his back a thousand times, and now how abhorr'd in my imagination it is! My gorge rises at it.'

6. 'Cowards die many times before their deaths. The valiant never taste of death but once.'

7. 'My words fly up, my thoughts remain below. Words without thoughts never to heaven go.'

8. 'Why then the world's mine oyster, which I with sword will open.'

9. 'All that glisters is not gold, often have you heard that told. Many a man his life hath sold, but my outside to behold gilded tombs do worms enfold.'

10. 'The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.'

11. 'The course of true love never did run smooth.'

12. 'Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears! I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them, the good is oft interred with their bones -- so let it be with Caesar.'

13. 'There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.'

14. 'Oft expectation fails, and most oft there where most it promises; and oft it hits here hope is coldest, and despair most fits.'

It takes a cultured and educated individual to appreciate the works of Shakespeare. As we celebrate the anniversary of his birth this month, let these 14 Shakespeare quotes serve as a remembrance of how brilliant his works and his imagination really were.

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15 David Letterman Quotes

15 David Letterman Quotes to Celebrate the Comedian's Birthday

Author: Noel Jameson

Why is now the perfect time for some fun and entertaining David Letterman quotes? Because his birthday is right around the corner! Dave's going to be 61! Let's help him celebrate by reflecting on these 15 hilarious David Letterman quotes.

1. 'Dick Cheney said he was running again. He said his health was fine, 'I've got a doctor with me 24 hours a day.' Yeah, that's always the sign of a man in good health, isn't it?'

2. 'Last night the United States dropped four 2,000 pound bombs on Saddam Hussein. I don't know anything about explosives, but, my God, do those things even need to explode?'

3. 'President Bush has been silent on Schwarzenegger. Of course, he can't pronounce Schwarzenegger.'

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4. 'President Bush has said that he does not need approval from the UN to wage war, and I'm thinking, well, hell, he didn't need the approval of the American voters to become president, either.'

5. 'There is no 'off' position on the genius switch.'

6. 'Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.'

7. 'There is a new billboard outside Time Square. It keeps an up-to-minute count of gun-related crimes in New York. Some goofball is going to shoot someone just to see the numbers move.'

8. 'I got some good news earlier today before the show. Thanks to Alex Rodriguez, I am no longer the most overpaid disappointment in New York City.'

9. 'I'm fifty, and I look like a regular guy. You look like a poodle.'

10. 'This is TV the way it's supposed to be, ain't it?'

11. 'I don't know if you've ever seen this show. Hell, I don't even know if you're watching now.'

12. 'For the love of God, folks, don't try this at home.'

13. 'USA Today has come out with a new survey - apparently, three out of every four people make up 75of the population.'

14. 'New York now leads the world's great cities in the number of people around whom you shouldn't make a sudden move.'

15. 'I cannot sing, dance or act; what else would I be but a talk show host.'

Very few people can get me on the floor rolling with laughter. David Letterman is one of them. He truly has a gift for making people laugh. Let's help him celebrate his birthday this year. These David Letterman quotes are a great way to start.

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12 Easter Quotes to Celebrate a Miracle

12 Easter Quotes to Celebrate a Miracle That Changed the World

Author: Noel Jameson

Easter will be here before you know it, making now the perfect time for some delightful Easter quotes. After all, miracles may happen every day but this miracle -- the miracle of Christ rising from the cross to free all mankind from our sins -- is one that we must never forget. With that in mind, let's reflect on just how wondrous this gift was with these 12 lovely Easter quotes.

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1. 'The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances.' ~ Robert Flatt

2. 'Let every man and woman count himself immortal. Let him catch the revelation of Jesus in his resurrection. Let him say not merely, 'Christ is risen,' but 'I shall rise.' ~ Phillips Brooks

3. 'Christianity begins where religion ends...with the resurrection.' ~ Herbert Booth Smith

4. 'Easter says you can put truth in a grave, but it won't stay there.' ~ Clarence W. Hall

5. 'It was inevitable that Jesus Christ should be crucified. It was also inevitable that He should rise again.' ~ H. R. L. Sheppard

6. 'The great gift of Easter is hope - Christian hope which makes us have that confidence in God, in his ultimate triumph, and in his goodness and love, which nothing can shake.' ~ Basil C. Hume

7. 'The story of Easter is the story of God's wonderful window of divine surprise.' ~ Carl Knudsen

8. 'On Easter Day the veil between time and eternity thins to gossamer.' ~ Douglas Horton

9. 'And he departed from our sight that we might return to our heart, and there find Him. For He departed, and behold, He is here.' ~ St. Augustine

10. 'Let the resurrection joy lift us from loneliness and weakness and despair to strength and beauty and happiness.' ~ Floyd W. Tomkins

11. 'The joyful news that He is risen does not change the contemporary world. Still before us lie work, discipline, sacrifice. But the fact of Easter gives us the spiritual power to do the work, accept the discipline, and make the sacrifice.' ~ Henry Knox Sherrill

12. 'In every grave on earth's green sward is a tiny seed of the resurrection life of Jesus Christ, and that seed cannot perish. It will germinate when the warm south wind of Christ's return brings back the spring-tide to this cold sin-cursed earth of ours; and then they that are in their graves, and we who shall lie down in ours, will feel in our mortal bodies the power of His resurrection, and will come forth to life immortal.' ~ David Gregg

So as spring comes and the grass and flowers come back to life, let it remind us of the miracle of the true Resurrection. And while the bunny and the eggs may all be fun, let these 12 Easter quotes remind us of the true reason for this holiday.

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Funny Quotes to Celebrate April Fool's Day

14 Funny Quotes to Celebrate April Fool's Day

Author: Noel Jameson

April Fool's Day is almost upon us, and what better way to warm up our laughter than with a few funny quotes? Chances are, you're going to pull a few pranks (and be the center of one or two) when April 1st rolls around. Let these funny quotes get your humorous side ready for this day of great fun.

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1. 'April 1. This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three hundred and sixty-four.' ~ Mark Twain

2. 'It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor.' ~ Max Eastman

3. 'Isn't it appropriate that the month of the tax begins with April Fool's Day and ends with cries of 'May Day!'?' ~ Author Unknown

4. 'Here cometh April again, and as far as I can see the world hath more fools in it than ever.' ~ Charles Lamb

5. 'I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.' ~ Oscar Wilde

6. 'Love is like a booger. You keep picking at it until you get it, then wonder what to do with it.' ~ Author Unknown

7. 'You grow up the day you have your first real laugh -- at yourself.' ~ Ethel Barrymore

8. 'You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you this look that says, 'My God, you're right! I never would've thought of that!' ~ Dave Barry

9. 'The full area of ignorance is not mapped. We are at present only exploring the fringes.' ~ JD Bernal

10. 'Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you.' ~ Carl Gustav Jung

11. 'A word to the wise ain't necessary -- it's the stupid ones that need the advice' ~ Bill Cosby

12. Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. ~ Will Rogers

13. 'I sometimes wonder if the manufacturers of foolproof items keep a fool or two on their payroll to test things.' ~ Alan Coren

14. 'A sense of humor is the only divine quality of man.' ~ Arthur Schopenhauer

While the phrase 'April fool' started out as a way to ridicule those who refused to change with the times (back in the 1500's) it's now a way to share our humorous side with family, friends and colleagues. This year, make a promise to yourself to play at least one April Fool\'s joke and to be a good sport when you're the butt of one. After all, the ability to laugh at one's self is a sure sign that you're not really a fool, regardless of what day or month it is. Get yourself in the laughing mood with the above 14 funny quotes.

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Top 15 Goals Quotations

Top 15 Goals Quotations

By Danielle Hollister

Examine your own personal goals and find methods to achieve your desires with these valuable quotations about setting goals...

1. "The most important thing about having goals is having one."
   -- Geoffrey F. Abert


2. "It takes a little courage, and a little self-control. And some grim determination, If you want to reach the goal. It takes a deal of striving, and a firm and stern-set chin. No matter what the battle, If you really want to win. There's no easy path to glory, There's no road to fame. Life, however we may view it, Is no simple parlor game; But it's prizes call for fighting, For endurance and for grit; For a rugged disposition and don't know when to quit."
   -- Anonymous


3. "No set goal achieved satisfies. Success only breeds a new goal. The golden apple devoured has seeds. It is endless."
   -- Bette Davis


4. "A goal is a dream that has an ending. "
   -- Duke Ellington


5. "The timid and fearful first failures dismay, but the stout heart stays trying by night and by day. He values his failures as lessons that teach The one way to get to the goal he would reach."
   -- Edgar A. Guest


6. "Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal."
   -- Elbert Hubbard


7. "Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude."
   -- Thomas Jefferson


8. "It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal."
   -- Helen Keller


9. "A goal properly set is halfway reached."
   -- Abraham Lincoln


10. "It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy of life lies in having no goal to reach."
    -- Benjamin E. Mays


11. "Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It's our goal in life to find it and to keep it lit."
    -- Mary Lou Retton


12. "Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal."
    -- Ralph Vaull Starr


13. "We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success."
    -- Henry David Thoreau


14. "Goals are your personal statements of what you are truly willing to do to achieve what you really want to achieve."
    -- Denis Waitley


15. "What you get by achieving your goals is to as important as what you become by achieving your goals."
    -- Zig Ziglar

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