Dave’s Daily Quotes

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. ~ Elbert Hubbard

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. ~ Henry Ford

We were so poor my daddy unplugged the clocks when we went to bed. ~ Chris Rock

Television has made dictatorship impossible, but democracy unbearable. ~ Shimon Peres

The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this:  Decide what you want. ~ Ben Stein

The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C.  This wasn’t for any religious reasons. They couldn’t find three wise men and a virgin. ~ Jay Leno

You know you’re getting old when Santa starts looking younger. ~ Robert Paul

The magi, as you know, were wise men–wonderfully wise men who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger.  They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. ~ O. Henry

Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice. ~ Dave Barry

Instead of being a time of unusual behavior, Christmas is perhaps the only time in the year when people can obey their natural impulses and express their true sentiments without feeling self-conscious and, perhaps, foolish.  Christmas, in short, is about the only chance a man has to be himself. ~ Francis C. Farley

Even before Christmas has said “Hello,”  it’s saying “Buy Buy.” ~ Robert Paul

Christmas is the day that holds all time together. ~ Alexander Smith

Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts. ~ Janice Maeditere

Christmas gift suggestions:  To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect. ~ Oren Arnold

Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love. ~ Hamilton Wright Mabie

And the angel said unto them, “Fear not! For, behold, I bring you tidings of great joy, Which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe…

And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make. ~ Beatles

Have you noticed when you go on a diet, the first thing you lose is your temper. ~ Robert Orben

We fear to know the fearsome and unsavory aspects of ourselves, but we fear even more to know the godlike in ourselves. ~ Abraham Maslow

The best doctor in the world is a veterinarian.  He can’t ask his patients what is the matter–he’s got to just know. ~ Will Rogers

Jumping for joy is good exercise.  ~ Anonymous

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment. ~ Marcus Aurelius

Quotations help us remember the simple yet profound truths that give life perspective and meaning. When it comes to life’s most important lessons, we can all use gentle reminders. ~ Chriswell Freeman

To tolerate everything is to teach nothing. ~ F. J. Kinsman

Why don’t you write books people can read? ~ Nora Joyce (to her husband James Joyce)