Week Thirteen

"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams." -Dr. Suess

Kids (and Dr.Suess) have the best idea of what love is.

A group of 4-8yr olds were asked what love is... http://www.sheeplaughs.com/love.htm

and I thought this was funny too. http://www.aaaugh.com/jokes/kids_answers.html 

Week Twelve

“The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be.” -Marcel Pagnol

Week Eleven

"Generally speaking, the most miserable people I know are those who are obsessed with themselves; the happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others...By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves." -Gordon B. Hinckley

Week Ten

"What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?" -Eleanor Roosevelt

Week Nine

"Thank you for those that have, who remember us who don't have" -homeless woman at the park

Week Eight

“The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.” – Sherlock Holmes

Week Seven

Day Forty-Two

“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.” Albert Camus

Day Forty-One

"Words are small shapes in the gorgeous chaos of the world." -Diane Ackerman

Day Forty

“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” -Albus Dumbledore

Day Thirty-Nine

"What we do does not define who we are. What defines us is how well we rise after falling."

Day Thirty-Eight

“what a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives havent happened yet”

Day Thirty-Seven

"Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow." -Mary Anne Radmacher

Day Thirty-six

"Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss; but every once in a while, you find someone who's iridescent, and once you do, nothing will ever compare." Chet(Flipped)

Day Thirty-five

"in my garden there is a large place for sentiment. My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams. The thoughts grow as freely as the flowers, and the dreams are as beautiful." -Abram L. Urban

Day Thirty-four

“When you are compelled to give up something or when things that are dear to you are withdrawn from you, know that this is your lesson to be learned right now, But know also that as you are learning this lesson God wants to give you something better. Thus we prepare all the days of our lives, and as we grow, death loses its sting, hell loses its power, and we look forward to that day with anticipation and joy when he will come in his glory.” -F. Enzio Busche

Day Thirty-three

"The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache." -Marjorie Pay Hinckley

Day Thirty-two

"Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight." -Gordon B. Hinckley

Day Thirty-one

"The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
— Robert Frost

Day Thirty

If nothing ever changed, there'd be no butterflies.  ~Author Unknown

Day Twenty-nine

"...I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails.I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp.I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbors children.I want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden.I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder.I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived." -Marjorie Pay Hinckley

Day Twenty-eight

"There is an art, or rather, a knack to flying.
The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." -Douglas Adams

Day Twenty-seven

"Just going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in your garage makes you a car." -G.K. Chesterton

Day Twenty-six

Day Twenty-five

"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do."
— Eleanor Roosevelt

Day Twenty-four

"watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it."
— Roald Dahl

Day Twenty-three

"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win.” -Gandhi

Day Twenty-two

"we are all a little weird and life’s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love." -Dr. Suess

Day Twenty-one

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all
- Emily Dickinson

Day Twenty

"Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured" -Gordon B. Hinkley

Day Nineteen

"I'm an introvert...I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees,flowers,the sky." -Audrey Hepburn

Day Eighteen

"Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music." -George Carlin

Day Seventeen

"Do one thing every day that scares you." -Eleanor Roosevelt

Day Sixteen

"Be strong and of good courage. You are truly royal spirit daughters of Almighty God. You are princesses, destined to become queens. Your own wondrous story has already begun. Your 'once upon a time' is now." -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

http://lds.org/ensign/2010/05/your-happily-ever-after?lang=eng

Day Fifteen

Where the Sidewalk Ends

There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.

Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.

Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.

-Shel Silverstein

Day Fourteen

So what does this say about me?
I suppose if I ever make it to 1000 quotes I will have to post an original thought.

Day Thirteen

For my amazing home teachers and visiting teachers. They taught me about two things today: Finding the good in life and the importance of smiling. They made me do a lot of both today.

 “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” - Leo F. Buscaglia

"Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy."
— Anne Frank

Day Twelve

"For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run their fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others." -Audrey Hepburn

Day Eleven

Day Ten

"we have to dare to be ourselves, no mattter how frightening or strange that self may prove to be" -May Sarton

Day Nine

"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." -Marcus Tullius Cicero

"So many books, so little time." -Frank Zappa

Day Eight

Listen to the mustn't, child, listen to the don'ts, listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts, listen to the never haves, then listen close to me. Anything can happen, child. Anything can be. -Shel Silverstein

Day Seven

"I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next.Delicious Ambiguity."
— Gilda Radner

Day Six

"This is how it works. I love the people in my life, and I do for my friends whatever they need me to do for them, again and again, as many times as is necessary. For example, in your case you always forgot who you are and how much you're loved. So what I do for you as your friend is remind you who you are and tell you how much I love you. And this isn't any kind of burden for me, because I love who you are very much. Every time I remind you, I get to remember with you, which is my pleasure." -James Lecesne

Day Five

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
-Mark Twain

Day Four

"This life is what you make it. Not matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, somg go. The ones that stay with you through everything - they're your true best friends. Don't let go of them. Also remember, sisters make the best friends in the world. As for lovers, well, they'll come and go too. And babe, I hate to say it, most of them - actually pretty much all of them are going to break your heart, but you can't give up becuase if you give up, you'll never find your soul mate. You'll never find that half who makes you whole and that goes for everything. Just because you fail once, doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will, sweetie? So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about."
— Marilyn Monroe

Day Three

"Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten." -G.K. Chesterton

Day Two

Today you wanted a laugh. The quote itself isnt hilarious, my reaction when I got the joke was.
"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand." - Kurt Vonnegut

The Beginning: Day One

Officially beginning the project, a quote a day for one year. For my sanity, and for Barclay's. Quotes to make you laugh, cry, smile, think and dream. So I am starting the project with one of my favorites.

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." -Marianne Williamson

A Preview

The quote that started it all. You needed advice but I all I had was a quote. It made you cry, then you made me promise. I would send you a quote everyday. And so The Sentence Stealer was born.

"Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I'm not living" - Jonathan Safran Foer