Quotable Quotes

Just a collection of quotes that speak to me at this time.  Life has been on fast forward, despite my best intentions, and I have been less than introspective during this Lent and pregnancy.  Feeling the crunch and pressure of time, and that is something I strive against.  But I wanted to get these in one place as they inspire me during times like this.

As we head further into Holy Week, I hope to get my brain and heart focused and aligned with where it needs to be, ultimately trusting in the Grace of God.  Happy Easter!

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"Calmness is the cradle of power."
– Josiah Gilbert Holland

“I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.” 

― Golda Meir

"No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence."
– Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

"When you have a great and difficult task, something perhaps almost impossible, if you only work a little at a time, every day a little, suddenly the work will finish itself."
– Isak Dinesen

“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” 

― Mignon McLaughlin

"The most important things to do in the world are to get something to eat, something to drink, and somebody to love you."
– Brendan Behan

"Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that but simply growth. We are happy when we are growing."
– William Butler Yeats

"He who cannot change the very fabric of his thought will never be able to change reality."
– Anwar al-Sadat

 “Wealth consists not in having great possessions but in having few wants.” 

― Esther de Waal