Patty Ruzzo on Dogs

I don't know if my dogs consider me their leader and I don't care. They're greedy, and I have their stuff.

Patty Ruzzo

Source: facebook.com/yourpitbullandyou

Raji Lukkoor on Mindfulness

Respond; don't react.
Listen; don't talk.
Think; don't assume.

Raji Lukkoor

Source: goodreads.com

Laura Day on Conscious Choice

Celebrate the successes and victories. Acknowledge and mourn the losses, and allow the energy of disappointment to become the energy of faith and transformation. And always honor the journey.

Laura Day

Source: The Circle
©2001 Laura Day 
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam 
p. 48

Movie Wisdom: The Quiet American

The American (Audie Murphy): I'm from a country that's been in existence for less than two hundred years, in a very old world. That same fifty years ago, we were barely taken seriously as a nation, much less a great force for wisdom and decision. But suddenly now, a watch tick of history later, the world waits angrily for us to provide the answers it hasn't been able to find in fifty centuries.

Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Screenwriter
The Quiet American, 1958
Loosely based on The Quiet American by Graham Greene
Distributed by United Artists

Source: imdb.com

Havelock Ellis on Balance

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.

Havelock Ellis

Source: tinybuddha.com

Amanda Christian on Embracing Change

There is no one missing from this moment whom you need right now.

Amanda Christian

Source: tinybuddha.com

Nelson Mandela on Love

No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

Nelson Mandela

Source: goodreads.com

Nelson Mandela on Reflection

I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended.
 
Nelson Mandela

Source: goodreads.com 

Song Lyric Wisdom: Heart of the Matter

The Heart of the Matter
 
I got the call today, I didn’t wanna hear
But I knew that it would come
An old, true friend of ours was talkin’ on the phone
She said you’d found someone
And I thought of all the bad luck,
And the struggles we went through
And how I lost me and you lost you
What are these voices outside love’s open door
Make us throw off our contentment
And beg for something more?

I’m learning to live without you now
But I miss you sometimes
The more I know, the less I understand
All the things I thought I knew, I’m learning again
I’ve been tryin’ to get down
To the heart of the matter
But my will gets weak
And my thoughts seem to scatter
But I think it’s about forgiveness
Forgiveness
Even if, even if you don’t love me anymore
 
These times are so uncertain
There’s a yearning undefined
And people filled with rage
We all need a little tenderness
How can love survive in such a graceless age?
The trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness
They’re the very things - we kill I guess
Pride and competition
Cannot fill these empty arms
And the work I put between us
You know it doesn’t keep me warm

I’m learning to live without you now
But I miss you, baby
And the more I know, the less I understand
All the things I thought I’d figured out
I have to learn again
I’ve been trying to get down
To the heart of the matter
But everything changes
And my friends seem to scatter
But I think it’s about forgiveness
Forgiveness
Even if, even if you don’t love me anymore

There are people in your life who’ve come and gone
They let you down you know they hurt your pride
You better put it all behind you baby; life goes on
You keep carryin’ that anger; it’ll eat you up inside, baby

I’ve been trying to get down
To the heart of the matter
But my will gets weak
And my thought seem to scatter
But I think it’s about forgiveness
Forgiveness
Even if, even if you don’t love me

I’ve been tryin’ to get down
To the heart of the matter
Because the flesh will get weak
And the ashes will scatter
So I’m thinkin’ about forgiveness
Forgiveness
Even if, even if you don’t love me
Even if, you don’t love me anymore

Mike Campbell, Don Henley, J.D. Souther
Performed by Don Henley
©1989 from the album The End of the Innocence, Geffen Records

Tony Robbins on Heroism

A hero is not someone who is "perfect." We'd have no heroes if this were our standard. We all make mistakes, but that doesn't invalidate the contributions we make in the course of our lives. Perfection is not heroism; humanity is.

Tony Robbins
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Albert Einstein on Freedom

Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.

Albert Einstein 

From an address at the commencement exercises of Swarthmore College, 1938

Source: einstein.biz