I’m so happy they said that!

Alan’s TTIM Stories #78

In a variety of observations through reading, social media and entertainment outlets, certain phrases stay in mind as inspirational, revealing, humorous, or educational. Quotes are an appreciation of thoughts written for our illumination. Below are a few of my favorites:

“Right now I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before.”
Steven Wright

“I have no special talent, I am only passionately curious.”
Albert Einstein

“What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can see.”
Arthur Schopenhauer

“The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.”
Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all.”
Hypatia

“The world is extremely interesting to a joyful soul.”
Alexandra Stoddard

“I don’t know why people are so keen to put the details of their private life in public; they forget that invisibility is a superpower.”
Banksy

“I am only an average man, but, by George, I work harder at it than the average man.”
Theodore Roosevelt

“Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow; it only saps today of its strength.”
A.J. Cronin

“Thankfully, perseverance is a great substitute for talent.”
Steve Martin

“I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, ‘Where’s the self-help section?’ She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.”
George Carlin (photo below)

“There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to any fear.”
General George Patton (photo below)

“Our greatest human adventure is the evolution of consciousness. We are in this life to enlarge the soul, liberate the spirit, and light up the brain.”
Tom Robbins

“In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.”
Douglas Adams

My ultimate favorite:

“They sicken of calm who know the storm.”
Dorothy Parker

The most difficult function of this exercise was choosing these few from a wealth of material. Don’t be surprised to see a Part II in the future.