RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 30, 2011: "There comes a time in the spiritual journey when you start making choices from a very different place...."

"There comes a time in the spiritual journey when you start making choices from a very different place. 

And if a choice lines up so that it supports truth, health, happiness, wisdom and love, it’s the right choice.” 

~Angeles Arrien, born 1940, Anthropologist

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 29, 2011: “I have never been a millionaire..."

“I have never been a millionaire. 

But I have enjoyed a great meal, a crackling fire, a glorious sunset, a walk with a friend, a hug from a child, a cup of soup, a kiss behind the ear. 

There are plenty of life’s tiny delights for all of us.” 

~Jack Anthony

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 28, 2011: “I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know..."

“I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.” 

~Albert Schweitzer, 1875-1965, Philosopher, Physician, Nobel Peace Prize Winner

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 27, 2011: “I am not bound to win, but..."

“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. 

I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I might have.”

~Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, 16th U.S. President

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 26, 2011: "Enthusiasm is the greatest asset in the world..."

"Enthusiasm is the greatest asset in the world.

It beats money and power and influence."

~Henry Chester

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 25, 2011: "Your vision will become clear when..."

"Your vision will become clear when you look into your heart.

Who looks outside, dreams.

Who looks inside awakens."

~Carl Gustav Jung, Swiss psychiatrist, 1875-1961

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 24, 2011: "Kind words can be short and easy to speak..."

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."

~Mother Teresa, Albanian nun, 1979 Nobel Peace Prize, 1910-1997

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 23, 2011: “When we face the worst that can happen in any situation..."

“When we face the worst that can happen in any situation, we grow. 

When circumstances are at their worst, we can find our best.”

~Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, 1926-2004, psychiatrist

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 21, 2011: "Insist on yourself..."

"Insist on yourself; never imitate...
Every great [person] is unique."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 20, 2011: "Bad habits are like chains that are too light to feel..."

"Bad habits are like chains that are too light to feel 

until they are too heavy to carry."

~Warren Buffett, American entrepreneur and philanthropist, born 1930

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 19, 2011: "We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact..."

"We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and mystery."

~H. G. Wells

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 18, 2011: "Service is the rent we pay..."

"Service is the rent we pay
for the privilege of living on this earth."

~N. Eldon Tanner

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 17, 2011: "Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress..."

"Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress,

no matter how slow."


~Aristoteles, Greek philosopher, 384 B.C. – 322 B.C.

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 16, 2011: "What appear to be faults in others..."

"What appear to be faults in others may actually be reflections of our own emotional afflictions."

~Geshe Dhargyey, Tibetan Buddhist teacher, 1921-1995

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 15, 2011: “How lovely to think that no one need wait a moment..."

“How lovely to think that no one need wait a moment.

We can start now, start slowly, changing the world.

How lovely that everyone, great and small, can make a contribution toward introducing justice straightaway.

And you can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness!”

~Anne Frank, 1929-1945, diarist

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 14, 2011: “It is not given us to live lives of undisrupted calm, boredom, and mediocrity..."

“It is not given us to live lives of undisrupted calm, 
boredom, and mediocrity. 

It is given us to be edge-dwellers.”

~Jay Deacon

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 13, 2011: “Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness..."

“Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. 

It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.”

~Helen Keller, 1880-1968, author, lecturer, activist

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 11, 2011: "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap..."

"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap,
but by the seeds you plant." 

- Robert Louis Stevenson

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 10, 2011: "It is said that power corrupts..."

"It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible.

The sane are usually attracted by other things than power."

~David Brin, American scientist and author, born 1950

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 9, 2011: “The mind determines what’s possible..."

“The mind determines what’s possible.
The heart surpasses it.”

~Pilar Coolinta

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 8, 2011: "If there is any kindness I can show..."

"If there is any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not deter or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again."

~William Penn

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 7, 2011: "Happiness is not a station you arrive at..."

"

Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling."

~Margaret Lee Runbeck, writer

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 6, 2011: "Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by..."

"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all."

~Dale Carnegie

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 5, 2011: "Have courage for the great sorrows of life and..."

"Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace.

God is awake."

~Victor Hugo, French author, 1802 - 1885

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 4, 2011: "Anyone who stops learning is old..."

"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty.
Anyone who keeps learning stays young.
The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young."

~Henry Ford

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 3, 2011: “When being together is more important than what you do..."

“When being together is more important than what you do, you are with a friend.”

~Connie McMartin

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 2, 2011: "Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing..."

"Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts will inevitably bring about right results."

~James Allen

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: June 1, 2011: “...idealism detached from action is just a dream..."

“...idealism detached from action is just a dream. 

But idealism allied with pragmatism, with rolling up your sleeves and making the world bend a bit, is very exciting. 

It's very real. 

It's very strong.”

~Bono [Paul Hewson], born 1960, musician, philanthropist