2 things

First off, did you ever notice that when something seems to be going along really easily, that you have misread the directions?

Then, secondly, the following is a small collection of statements that seems to reflect some minor truths in my life.

Enjoy!

There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept. (Ansel Adams)

When we ask advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice. (Joseph Addison)

Definition of Insanity: Doing the same thing the same way and expecting a different outcome. (anonymous)

Life isn't like a box of chocolates - it's more like a box of jalapenos. What you do today might burn your rear tomorrow. (anonymous)

Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you? (Fanny Brice)

Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have. (H. Jackson Brown, Jr.)

Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones tend to take care of themselves. (Andrew Carnegie)

Eight cardinal virtues:
1. Be clean both inside and out.
2. Be a person who neither looks up to the rich nor down on the poor.
3. Be a person who loses, if need be, without squealing.
4. Be a person who wins without bragging.
5. Be a person who is always considerate of women, children and old people.
6. Be a person who is too brave to lie.
7. Be a person who is too generous to cheat.
8. Be a person who takes his share of the world and lets others have theirs.
(George Washington Carver)

A man is about as big as the things that make him angry. (Sir Winston Churchill)

No lions are caught in mousetraps. To catch lions, you must think in terms of lions, not in terms of mice. Your mind is always creating traps of one kind or another, and what you catch depends upon the thinking you do. It is your thinking that attracts to you what you receive. (Thomas Dreier)

There are all kinds of courage. It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. (Albus Dumbledore - from the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling)

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing; the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way. (Viktor Frankl)