Quotations I Like Archives - Ann Freeman Price

Making Decisions – a Quote and a Story

Ann — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 23:45:11 +0000

Making Decisions – a Quote and a Story

There’s a quote of unknown source that says: Be decisive. Right or wrong, make a decision. The road of life is paved with flat squirrels who couldn’t make a decision.

The story is a true one. I was driving on a road not heavily travelled and a squirrel started to run across the road. I braked. He almost reached the other side and then quickly turned and started back. I braked again and looked quickly in my rear view mirror to confirm that nothing was coming behind me.

Once again he almost reached the other side, then changed his mind again and started back across the road. This time I stopped. He turned and looked at me, then calmly started walking in front of me down the middle of the road as if he were leading a parade. I followed slowly.

Now that’s indecision and he’s very lucky that he lived through it.

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This Nation’s Character

Ann — Sun, 19 May 2019 22:19:43 +0000

The quote for the day—This nation’s character has never been defined by the power we give the already strong – but by the strength we give the weak. —Joe Kennedy III

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Dissent

Ann — Sun, 07 Apr 2019 15:30:11 +0000

Today I came across this quote from Thurgood Marshall and think it still rings true today: “We must dissent from the indifference. We must dissent from the apathy. We must dissent from the fear, the hatred and the mistrust. We must dissent from a nation that has buried its head in the sand, waiting in vain for the needs of its poor, its elderly, and its sick to disappear and just blow away. We must dissent from a government that has left its young without jobs, education or hope. We must dissent from the poverty of vision and the absence of moral leadership. We must dissent because America can do better, because America has no choice but to do better.” ——Thurgood Marshall in his Liberty Medal Acceptance Speech on July 4, 1992. He was Associated Justice of the Supreme Court from 1967 to 1991.

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Unity / Diversity

Ann — Wed, 03 Apr 2019 00:37:33 +0000

Here’s a quote I like a lot: “I love the concept of unity and diversity…most decisions are based on a tiny difference. People say this was right and that wrong–the difference was a feather…I keep scales wherever I am to remind me of that…They’re a symbol of my awareness of the distortion most people have of what’s better and what isn’t.” —Laurence Rockefeller

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A Laugh

Ann — Sun, 03 Mar 2019 22:08:34 +0000

Rev. Susan Sparks in her book Laugh Your Way to Grace writes: Desserts is stressed spelled backwards.

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Walk a Mile

Ann — Sat, 02 Mar 2019 18:39:00 +0000

Here’s a humorous quote: Before you criticize someone you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you’re a mile away and you have their shoes.——Jack Handey, American humorist

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Lagom

Ann — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 22:32:29 +0000

Read the quote today. Then think about it in its broadest application–much more than being about food. “‘Lagom’ is a Swedish expression used when passing food or drink around the table, meaning: Take just enough so that there is enough for everyone.” —William Ury in the book “Getting to Peace.”

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Solving Problems

Ann — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 14:59:53 +0000

Today I’m passing on a quote from the book The Cow in the Parking Lot–A Zen Approach to Overcoming Anger, written by Leonard Scheff and Susan Edmiston. Here’s the quote: “Anger is as good at solving problems as a fan is at stacking papers.

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Community and Courage

Ann — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 01:34:07 +0000

One of the best things about a wholehearted community is the ability to borrow a little courage when you’re running low.—Brene Brown

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Do Better

Ann — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 21:16:31 +0000

This quote today is by Thurgood Marshall, US Supreme Court Justice. He writes of government. I think on this particular day it is also true of each church and each person within the United Methodist Church. Here’s the quote:

“We must dissent from the fear, the hatred, and the mistrust. We must dissent from a nation that buried its head in the sand waiting in vain for the needs of its poor, its elderly, and its sick to disappear and just blow away. We must dissent from a government that has left its young without jobs, education, or hope. We must dissent from the poverty of vision and timeless absence of moral leadership. We must dissent, because America can do better, because America has no choice but to do better.”——Thurgood Marshall

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