Favorite Jokes, Quotes and Stories That Inspire

"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident."
-- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)

"Always do right- this will gratify some and astonish the rest. "
-- Mark Twain (1835-1910)

FAVORITE JOKES FROM A to Z: (with some letters missing)

A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.

The Borg assimilated me & all I got was this stupid T-Shirt!

My inferiority Complexes aren't as good as yours.

Things will get better Despite our efforts to improve them.
-- Will Rogers

Experience is a comb that nature gives us after we go bald.

For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism.
- Harrison's postulate.

Guru: One who knows more jargon than you.

Hollow chocolate has no calories.

I don't care who you are, Fatso. Get the reindeer off my roof!

Life is a tragedy for feelers and a comedy for thinkers.

Marriage is one of the chief causes of divorce.

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

Some People are, through no fault of their own, sane.

Reality is the leading cause of stress.

Success comes in a can. Failure comes in a cannot.

Tourist season: When it's okay to shoot them.

People who have no Vices have very few virtues. -- A. Lincoln

If you Want to make enemies, try to change something.
-- Woodrow Wilson

Sarah McEneaney's paintings

Found this site and we were admiring her style, which is described as faux naivete, but this painting in particular struck us to the core, because of what's at the bottom of the pool.

Revenge Fantasy - Egg tempera on wood, 24 x 24, 1999

"Every time you meet a situation, though you think at the time it is an impossibility and you go through the tortures of the damned, once you have met it and lived through it, you find that forever after you are freer than you were before."
-- Eleanor Roosevelt

Ben Carson - world renown pediatric neurosurgeon.

Dr. Ben Carson

World renown surgeon and director of pediatric neurosurgery at John Hopkin's University, Dr. Ben Carson used to be a poor student with a violent temper.

Now he gives inspirational talks to young people and has written several books - 'Faithful Journey', 'Gifted Hands', 'Think Big' and 'The Big Picture' - because he wants young people to know that anyone can overcome obstacles to achieve their dreams.

Find out how his mother tricked him into getting good grades at school.

"It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others."
-- The Dalai Lama