RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 31, 2012: "Suppose the world were only one of God's jokes..."

"Suppose the world were only one of God's jokes, would you work any the less to make it a good joke instead of a bad one?"

~George Bernard Shaw

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 30, 2012: "The ancestor of every destructive action..."

"The ancestor of every destructive action, every destructive decision, is a negative thought."

~Eknath Easwaran

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 27, 2012: "The most remarkable thing about my mother is..."

"The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. 

The original meal has never been found." 

~Calvin Trillin

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 26, 2012: "God has two dwellings..."

"God has two dwellings; one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart."

~Izaak Walton

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 25, 2012: "As the day begins to end take your shoes off..."

A Perfect Evening

"As the day begins to end take your shoes off...

roll up your jeans...

feel the water...

sit back...

you are about to experience the wonders of nature...

the radiance of color as the sun sets into the water...

peaceful sounds in the air wash away the day...

candlelight dinner...

enhanced with music...

honest conversation...

each day is a gift wrapped in surprises...

relish adventure of a perfect evening..."

~Sdmfgrammie ©2006

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 24, 2012: "If you are planning for a year, sow rice..."

"If you are planning for a year, sow rice; 

if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; 

if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people ."

~Chinese Proverb

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 23, 2012: "Science has never drummed up quite as effective a tranquilizing agent as..."

"Science has never drummed up quite as effective a tranquilizing agent as a sunny spring day."


~W. Earl Hall

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 21, 2012: "Whether the weather be fine..."

"Whether the weather be fine,

Or whether the weather be not,

Whether the weather be cold,

Or whether the weather be hot,

We'll weather the weather

Whatever the weather,

Whether we like it or not!"

~Unknown

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 17, 2012: "Saint Patrick's Day is an enchanted time..."

"Saint Patrick's Day is an enchanted time - 
A day to begin transforming winter's dreams into summer's magic."

~Adrienne Cook

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 16, 2012: "May your blessings outnumber..."

"May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow,

And may trouble avoid you wherever you go."

~Irish blessing

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 15, 2012: "A best friend is like a four leaf clover..."

"A best friend is like a four leaf clover: 
Hard to find and lucky to have."

~Irish saying

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 14, 2012: "Whiskey is for drinking..."

"Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over."

~Sometimes attributed to Mark Twain

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 13, 2012: "For you are the makers of the flag..."

"For you are the makers of the flag and it is well that you glory in the making."

~Franklin Knight Lane

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 12, 2012: "The Japanese eat very little fat and..."

"The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. 

On the other hand, the French eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans 

The Japanese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. 

The Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. 

Conclusion: Eat & drink what you like; it clearly has to be merely speaking English that kills you."

~Unknown

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 11, 2012: "… there is no such thing as just existing..."

"… there is no such thing as just existing. Everything is in service to everything else. Existence is giving and receiving." 

~Jacob Needleman

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 10, 2012: "I don't mind going back to daylight saving time..."

"I don't mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be the only thing I've saved all year."

~Victor Borge

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 9, 2012: “The greatest achievement was at first and for a time..."

“The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. 

The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg, 
and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs. 

Dreams are the seedlings of realities.” 

~James Allen

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 8, 2012: "In day-to-day commerce, television is not so much interested in the business of communications..."

"In day-to-day commerce, television is not so much interested in the business of communications as in the business of delivering audiences to advertisers.
People are the merchandise, not the shows.
The shows are merely the bait."

~Les Brown

(Think about that!!! ~RB <><)

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 7, 2012: "Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never..."

"Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain."

~Author Unknown

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 6, 2012: "I can determine what kind of man a boy will turnout to be by..."

"I can determine what kind of man a boy will turnout to be by the type of music I allow him to listen to."

~Aristotle

(I think it's interesting Aristotle thought this even centuries ago, yet some of us still have to learn it. ~RB <><)

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 5, 2012: “Today the ringing of the telephone takes precedence over everything..."

“Today the ringing of the telephone takes precedence over everything. 

It reaches a point of terrorism, particularly at dinnertime.”

~Unknown, but greatly appreciated

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 4, 2012: “Insecurity will always rent the space it occupies..."

“Insecurity will always rent the space it occupies, but confidence will own the building and any other room it steps into.”

~Unknown

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 3, 2012: “A hot dog at the ball park is better than steak at the Ritz.”

“A hot dog at the ball park is better than steak at the Ritz.”

Humphrey Bogart

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 2, 2012: "Past the Seeker as he prayed came the crippled and the beggar and the beaten..."

"Past the Seeker as he prayed came the crippled and the beggar and the beaten. And seeing them...he cried, 'Great God, how is it that a loving Creator can see such things and yet do nothing about them?’... God said, ‘I did do something. I made you.'"

~Sufi Teaching

RB'S QUOTE OF THE DAY: March 1, 2012: “Be assured that it gives much more pain to the mind to be in debt..."

“Be assured that it gives much more pain to the mind to be in debt, than to do without any article whatever which we may seem to want.” 

~Thomas Jefferson, June 14, 1787