just because everything is different doesn't mean anything has changed

"Use sincerity, its the best technique"
(from "The Sure Thing" 1985 Rob Reiner movie

Confucius

Before you embark on a journey of revenge
Dig two graves

Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it

Voltaire

Anything to stupid to be spoken is sung

Tuesday's With Morrie ~~ Mitch Albom (1997)

"With accomplishment, I thought I could control"
"The most important thing in life is to give love and let it in"
"Everyone knows they'll die, no one believes it"
"Aging isn't decay, its growth"
"Devote yourself to community,
creating something of purpose and meaning"
"Don't let go too soon or hold on too long"
"Make peace with yourself and everyone around you"
"You live on in the hearts of those you touched and nurtured"
"Love it how you stay alive even when you're gone"
"Death ends life, not relationship"
"Learn how to live and you'll know how to die,
learn how to die and you'll know how to live"

The Last Lecture ~~ Randy Pausch (2008)

"Whether you think you can or can't you're right"
"Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted"
"Apologies are not pass/fail" (give a good one or don't bother)

The Church of 80% Sincerity ~~ David Roche (2008)

"Consciousness always lags behind reality." (p. 50)

"Like a child constantly rebuilding the same Lego structure
day after day, I have to use these blocks, these seconds and
moments of unconditional love from throughout my life, every
day, to remember that I am loved. It still slips away; the
fears come back. Instead of greeting them, I reach for my
memories of the love I have received throughout my life, the
bits and pieces of affection and regard, my blocks. They are
solid under my fingertips. The fears take flight." (p. 126)

"I have faith because I believe in nothing...that leaves the
route to my heart open. In my heart I believe in everything
and everyone." (p. 143)