“That came from my mother. She was the biggest influence on my life. I remember once refusing to get on a bus with her because she was wearing a mink, and I thought we should be taking a taxi. She just said, 'Who cares what people think?' and I remember sitting on that bus, being utterly embarrassed, but knowing somehow that she was totally correct.”
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Grateful Quotes — page 90 of 709
“Everything beautiful has a mark of eternity.”
“How many things I can do without!”
“...the greatest thing each person can do is to give himself to God utterly and unconditionally - weaknesses, fears, and all. For God loves obedience more than good intentions or second-best offerings, which are all too often made under the guise of weakness.”
“Free your heart from hatred - forgive. Free your mind from worries - most never happen. Live simply and appreciate what you have. Give more. Expect less.”
“Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts, Teach us something please, Whether we be old and bald, Or young with scabby knees, Our heads could do with filling With some interesting stuff, For now they're bare and full of air, Dead flies and bits of fluff, So teach us something worth knowing, Bring us back what we've forgot, Just do your best, we'll do the rest, And learn until our brains all rot.”
“To build your self image, you need to join the smile, firm handshake and compliment club.”
“Being prime minister isn't the only job in life! As far as I'm concerned, I could live in a village and be satisfied.”
“Man rarely places a proper valuation upon his womankind, at least not until deprived of them.”
“The easiest beneficence is a smile. The simplest release is to have a vegetarian meal.”
“Spend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money can’t buy.”
“The Constitution that we have is an excellent one, if we can keep it where it is.”
“So long as you have food in your mouth, you have solved all questions for the time being.”
“A candle loses nothing of its light by lighting another candle.”
“Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.”
“It is how we feel about ourselves that provides the greatest reward from any activity. It is not what we get that makes us valuable, it is what we become in the process of doing that brings value into our lives.”
“The longer I live, the more my mind dwells upon the beauty and the wonder of the world.”
“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.”
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread.”
“Success is just being happy. And I try so many different things. I do a lot of different things. Because I think God has helped me to love myself. I know who God is, and I love God.”