My Bag of Quotes

In order of preference:

“Time is the only commodity that matters.” ~Randy Pausch

“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” ~Albert Einstein

“If You Judge People, You Have No Time To Love Them.” ~Madre Tereza or Mark Twain

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the the universe.”

“Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism — how passionately I hate them!”

“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction.”

“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.”

“Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.”

~Albert Einstein

“Joy comes from the realization of how special the moment we’re experiencing is, such as sharing the sight of an amazing waterfall with someone dear to us, a spontaneous hug from a child, our pet’s enthusiasm at our return home, the burble of the coffee maker in the morning, curling up with a new book by our favorite author, or the sound of our name when spoken with love by our inamorato.” ~Victoria Vargas (more here)

“I can’t give you a surefire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.” ~Herbert Bayard Swope

“Keep It Simple, Stupid”

“A good traveller has no fixed plans, and is not intent
on arriving.” ~Lao Tzu

“If I had to live my life again, I’d make the same mistakes, only sooner.” ~Tallulah Bankhead

“I’d rather be strongly wrong than weakly right.”~Tallulah Bankhead

“As to methods there may be a million then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble”.~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“There are too many people, and too few human beings.” ~Robert Zend

“Smart people talk about ideas. Common people talk about things. Mediocre people talk about other people.”