Words of Wisdom: Marcia Lacher

Hands tell so much. Mine are overworked and give away my age more than anything else, but they also show how much I work with them in my craft, garden and kitchen. They are my best most coveted tools, and even if they are vintage, they were custom made for me.

-- Etsy seller Marcia Lacher at TheMillineryShop, commenting on the Etsy blog

Words of Wisdom: Maya Angelou

Source: Wings of Your Soul

Words of Wisdom: Tilda Swinton

I always wear things that are easy to put on and take off, pajamas being the rule of thumb.

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Words of Wisdom: Joan Duncan Oliver

Being nice may not guarantee a long life...But it can make the journey richer and more rewarding, whatever its length.

The Meaning of Nice: How Compassion and Civility Can Change Your Life (and The World)

Words of Wisdom: Neal Pollack

In the voyage of life, we all end up dashed on the rocks.

The Y Factor, YogaJournal.com

Words of Wisdom: Refrigerator Door Edition

Take note of this, my friends -- especially the last part.  REFRIGERATOR MAGNETS DO NOT LIE.

Words of Wisdom, Christmas Edition: Charles Dickens

"This boy is Ignorance.  This girl is Want.  Beware of them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy, for on his brow I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased.  Deny it!... And bide the end."

 A Christmas Carol

Merry Christmas, Gentle Readers!  May Ignorance and Want be kept from your door today and always.  May you instead, find peace, prosperity and good company in the new year.

Words of Wisdom: Elizabeth, Age 7

Image: Best Ballet Shoes Online

Do the dance

to live your life

inside your heart

and outside your life

with the love of family

and people that are your friends!

Words of Wisdom: Louisa May Alcott

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It takes so little to make a child happy that it is a pity, in a world full of sunshine and pleasant things, that there should be any wistful faces, empty hands, or lonely little hearts.

Little Men, 1871

Words of Wisdom: Harpo Marx

I don't know if my life has been a success or a failure.  But not having any anxiety about becoming one instead of the other, and just taking things as they came along, I've had a lot of extra time to enjoy life.

Words of Wisdom: Me

Image: Robyn O'Neill Photography

Shallow is the new deep.

Words of Wisdom: Erin

"There is no squeezing in ballet!"

Words of Wisdom: The Army Dude on "The Secret"

"If you're stuck in a concentration camp, you can hang out with the group who wants to pretend that it's all sunshine and fun at Disneyland, or you can hang out with the group who says 'this sucks' and are working on a way to escape.  Sticking with the second group is probably going to be a lot more work, but there is a much better chance that you will actually achieve results -- like getting out."

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Words of Wisdom: Will James

"To my way of thinking there's something wrong, or missing, with any person who hasn't got a soft spot in their heart for an animal of some kind. With most folks the dog stands highest as man's friend, then comes the horse, with others the cat is liked best as a pet, or a monkey is fussed over; but whatever kind of animal it is a person likes, it's all hunkydory so long as there's a place in the heart for one or a few of them."

Smoky, The Cow Horse (1929)

Words of Wisdom: My Niece Katie

Then I realized... there are many degrees of happiness.

Words of Wisdom: Barbara Ellison

What we need is now and then to set our faces obstinately against the duties, real and imaginary, that crowd us and give ourselves over with the glorious abandonment of children to the spirit of the small boy who, with delightful inconsequence, goes off fishing when he ought to be doing something else.

Inspiration, 1926

Words of Wisdom: The Army Dude (aka The Science Guy)

It's the infinite wonder of this existence: anything is possible.

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Words of Wisdom: Margot Potter

Whatever you are doing that you think is so new and cool, I can guarantee you some seemingly innocent little old lady already did it first.

Words of Wisdom: Jonathan Cainer

You and I are made of carbon. And that's stardust!

Image: nasa.gov

Quote: cainer.com

Words of Wisdom: P.G. Wodehouse