What's Your Favourite Quotation?

What's Your Favourite Quotation and why?

I'm sure we've all got favourite quotations.   Perhaps you'd like to share some off your favourites with everyone?

Here are a few that I like:

Better Busy Than Bored..........Jean D'Andrea   
Well, OK, so I started with one of mine, but I like it, and don't think I got it from anyone else!

Beware of dissipating your powers; strive constantly to concentrate them.
.........Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

There is no security on this earth, there is only opportunity.
.......General Douglas MacArthur (1880 - 1964)

The two above, I think, are very applicable to our businesses. 
What do you think? 

And of course, there are always quotes about animals.   I found this one today,which I really liked.   Of course I'm prejudiced, being a cat-lover.  :-)

Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow.
.......Jeff Valdez

Well, that's enough from me for now.   I'm expecting to log in here tomorrow and find a few of your favourite quotes added to this blog.  I'm sure all of you have one or two.   Don't disappoint me, and don't be shy, now.    Lots of participation here would be great!        

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James    Hi Jean, I used to quote others until recently then I decided it was time that people had a chance to quote me. So here are my two favourite James Phillips quotes. You and your readers are welcome to quote me. I am, therefore I think. (James Phillips) Throw a pebble in the pond of life and see how far the ripples go. The waves may be small, but at least you made them. (James Phillips) JamesP Oct 17th 2007 04:48

Jean DAndrea   Retired Hi James, Thanks for dropping by! You just caught me, as I was about to log off for the evening, and give the poor PC, not to mention my eyes, a rest! Here's a deep and meaningful quotation for you: "All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the basis of our splendid failure to do the impossible." ........William Faulkner I like the idea of a failure being splendid! :-) Oct 17th 2007 05:00

Jean DAndrea   Retired Here's a couple more quotes I just found. Like the one by Jimi Hendrix - more than just a pop star! Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. ....... Jimi Hendrix James, this one is especially for you! :-) Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach him how to fish and you get rid of him all weekend. ....... Zenna Schaffer And Wendy, I know this wouldn't work for you - you'd be right out there with him! :-) Oct 18th 2007 18:48

James    Well Jean if we are allowed to repeat post then I do have a quote that I didn't write but I use every day in my OBA Biz The great Dave Gray wrote: 'The secret of becoming wealthy is to get paid again and again for something you do one time' This never leaves my brain and fires me up every time I look up from my PC. It's why I love OBA and Stacked Income. http://www.obabooks.com/si/?id=JamesP JamesP Thanks for the catch a fish reference. The one I heard was that he would stay in the boat all weekend. Same result - she is rid of him. Oct 19th 2007 05:51

Jean DAndrea   Retired Hi James, Of course you're allowed to post more than once - why not? The more the merrier. Agree with you about Dave's quote, and think I'll import a few of his sayings into the blog so that they can be shared. Have to try to fit it into the schedule........ Oct 20th 2007 03:14

Joseph Botelho   Investing One Gram at a Time Part of success is prepartion on purpose. I love quotes they make you really think about the words in that quote............... Oct 20th 2007 18:36

Jean DAndrea   Retired Hi Joe, I think that's why I like them too - there's so much truth in them. Got to go find a good one for today's quote! Oct 20th 2007 19:06

Jean DAndrea   Retired Just a short quote today, but it really is right! Think about it. Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared. .......... Eddie Rickenbacker Add your favourite quote Jean Oct 20th 2007 21:33

Jean DAndrea   Retired Another short quote for the day. This one appealed to me, because I really like volcanoes.......don't ask why! Enthusiasm is a volcano on whose top never grows the grass of hesitation. .........Kahlil Gibran Think about it - it's really very true. Enthusiasm is a necessary ingredient to success. If you can't be enthusiastic about your projects, business, etc., then you won't be sucessful. Take care Jean Oct 22nd 2007 18:55

Jean DAndrea   Retired This one really is right, especially about online business! Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you're not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were. ..............David Rockefeller (1915 - ) Oct 24th 2007 18:36

Cheryl Baumgartner   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance My favorite quote "Aspire to inspire before you expire" I saw it once and it just stuck. Oct 25th 2007 18:16

Theresa    “We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa Oct 25th 2007 18:56

Jean DAndrea   Retired Hi Cheryl, Had to read your quote twice, but then it struck me. I like it! :-) Jean Oct 28th 2007 05:09

Jean DAndrea   Retired Hi Fishie, Mother Teresa was a very wise woman. I've liked those quotes of hers which I've seen. Perhaps I'll search for some to add here. Thanks Jean Oct 28th 2007 05:10

Jean DAndrea   Retired Here's today's quote - I think he may well be right! :-) Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is. .........William James Oct 28th 2007 15:46

Jean DAndrea   Retired A couple of cat quotations today, for no better reason than that I liked them, and I like cats a lot! :-) "Women and cats will do as they please. Men and dogs had better get used to it." ........Robert Heinlein "In a cat's eyes, all things belong to cats." ....... English Proverb Oct 29th 2007 19:42

Jean DAndrea   Retired Some of these ancient philosophers really knew what they were talking about, didn't they? Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, judgment difficult. ........Hypocrites Nov 7th 2007 21:15

Jean DAndrea   Retired Just found this one - haven't heard of Frank Tibolt before, but he certainly knows what he's talking about. We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action. .........Frank Tibolt Nov 14th 2007 19:50