Tidbits & Quotes: October 2006

I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.

A modest little person, with much to be modest about.

Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is.

He is not only dull himself, he is the cause of dullness in others.

Life's too short for chess.

There can't be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.

I feel that the most important requirement in success is learning to overcome failure. You must learn to tolerate it, but never accept it.

What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

The trouble with jogging is that, by the time you realize you're not in shape for it, it's too far to walk back.

He had delusions of adequacy.

There's nothing wrong with you that reincarnation won't cure.