- Scott Woronuik

Quotes worth sharing

Quotations are wonderful aren’t they! They say what we want to say in such a few words. They’re memorable bits of wisdom you remember from your parents; from sayings that today we recognized as adages. they’ve been used for so long; in speeches; books; poetry; and even on billboards – for those of you of an age that remembers the Burma-shave highway signs.

They’re great to use to make a point whether you’re giving a speech, or just trying to make a point in casual conversation. Here are a few. Some you already use. Some to add to your collection.

• I’m as old as my tongue and a little older than my teeth.(my Mother’s favorite when asked her age – now mine!)
• Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.
• Watch the little things. A small leak can sink a ship.
• Before you hit the jackpot you have to put a coin in the machine.
• Love people for what they are and forgive them for what they are not.
• Laugh and the whole world laughs with you – cry and you’ll need a handkerchief.
• Success is measured not by the goals reached but the obstacles overcome.
• Don’t just point a finger – lend a hand.
• Trying times are times for trying.
• Try smiling. You’ll find it’s often the curve that sets things straight.
• The highest reward for what you do is not the effort you put in but what you become.
• The creation of a thousand forests starts with one pine cone.
• Don’t be afraid to take a giant leap. You can’t cross a chasm in two small ones.
• A ship in a harbor is safe. But that’s not what ships are built for.
• Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
• Praise does wonders to our sense of hearing.
• If you aren’t sure of what you are saying, save your breath to cool your porridge.
• Leadership is the ability to get people to do what they don’t want to – and like it.
• If it has to be – it’s up to me.
• We didn’t just inherit the earth from our parents, we are borrowing from our children.
• Love is an unusual game. There are either two winners or none.