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https://www.angelfire.com/tx5/q_land/source/b.html We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.
Ray Bradbury

Life is a movie starring you.
Jennifur Brandt

Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself.
Rita Mae Brown

Real love, I've learned, is a very, very strong form of forgiveness. I don't think people yearn for love because they hate staying home alone on Saturday night or because they dread going into restaurants alone. People want love because they want their taped-together glasses or ten extra pounds to be forgiven. They want someone to look past the surface stuff like bad-hair days, a too-loud laugh, or potato chips crunching in their living-room couch when anyone sits down.
Lois Smith Brady

I'm so busy I ain't got time to die.
Bob Bullock, former lieutenant governor of Texas

You will never 'find' time for anything. If you want the time, you must make it.
Charles Buxton

That some good can be derived from every event is a better proposition than that everything happens for the best, which it assuredly does not.
James K. Beibleman

It takes twenty years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.
Warren Buffett

Fun is about as good a habit as there is.
Jimmy Buffett

If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down.
Ray Bradbury

As long as I have you there is just one other thing I'll always need - tremendous self-control.
Ashleigh Brilliant

All I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power.
Ashleigh Brilliant

Try to relax and enjoy the crisis.
Ashleigh Brilliant

Strange as it may seem, my life is based on a true story.
Ashleigh Brilliant

Sometimes I need what only you can provide - your absence.
Ashleigh Brilliant

Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over, but showing it principally in one spot.
Josh Billings (1818-1885)

Real communication happens when people feel safe.
Ken Blanchard

I don't deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don't deserve that either.
Jack Benny (1894-1974)

That is the saving grace of humor, if you fail, no one is laughing at you.
A. Whitney Brown

Committee: a group of people who keep minutes and waste hours.
Milton Berle

That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.
William J.H. Boetcker

Admiration, n.: Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"

Laughter is the shortest thing between two people.
Victor Borge

My sources are unreliable, but their information is fascinating.
Ashleigh Brilliant

Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.
Dr. Joyce Brothers

The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.
Roseanne Barr

I'm not a has-been. I'm a will-be.
Lauren Bacall, actress

A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.
Ingrid Bergman

My life has a superb cast but I can't figure out the plot.
Ashleigh Brilliant

For most folks, no news is good news; for the press, good news is not news.
Gloria Borger

I think Superman should go on the Larry King Show and announce that he would come back to life if people in all fifty states wanted him to.
Dave Barry

At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict, or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spend with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent.
Barbara Bush

A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip, and worried to death by a frown on the right man's brow.
Charlie Brower

When you come right down to it, the secret of having it all is loving it all.
Dr. Joyce Brothers

The truth is that all of us attain the greatest success and happiness possible in this life whenever we use our native capacities to their greatest extent.
Smiley Blanton, psychiatrist

No one is better than you, but you are no better than anyone else until you do something to prove it.
mother of American statesman Bernard Baruch

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)

Absurdity, n: a statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion.
Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Dictionary

Life is a long lesson in humility.
James M. Barrie

There is no mistake so great as the mistake of not going on.
William Blake (1757-1827), artist/writer

Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he's supposed to be doing at the moment.
Robert Benchley

Nothing of worth or weight can be achieved with half a mind, with a faint heart, and with a lame endeavor.
Isaac Barrow

Your theory is crazy, but it's not crazy enough to be true.
Neils Bohr to a young physicist

The last time somebody said, "I find I can write much better with a word processor," I replied, "They used to say the same thing about drugs."
Ray Blount, jr.

If a thing goes without saying - let it.
Jacob Morton Braude, author

You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when.
You can only decide how you're going to live. Now.
Joan Baez, singer/songwriter

Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.
J.M. Barrie, Scottish writer (1860-1937)

If you don't have a vision for the future, then your future is threatened to be a repeat of the past.
A.R. Bernard, clergyman

You can observe a lot by just watching.
Berra's Law

It is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day basis.
Margaret Bonnano

Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.
Sarah Bernhardt, actress

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you.
Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887), clergyman/writer

There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.
Nathaniel Branden, author and psychologist

Becoming number one is easier than remaining number one.
Bill Bradley

Too bad the only people who know how to run the country are busy driving cabs and cutting hair.
George Burns

The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him.
Russell Baker

Misery no longer loves company. Nowadays it insists on it.
Russell Baker

You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.
Charles Buxton

What I have in my heart and soul - must find a way out. That is the reason for music.
Ludwig van Beethoven

Laugh and the world laughs with you. Snore and you sleep alone.
Anthony Burgess

Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.
Samuel Butler (1835-1902)

Life is a grindstone; whether it grinds you down or polishes you up depends on what you're made of.
Jacob M. Braude

Love thy neighbor as yourself, but choose your neighborhood.
Louise Beal

We know that people we love are both good and bad, but we expect strangers to be one or the other.
Russell Banks, author

I take the view, and always have, that if you cannot say what you are going to say in twenty minutes you ought to go away and write a book about it.
Lord Brabazon

I argue very well. Ask any of my remaining friends. I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this, and steer clear of me at parties. Often as a sign of their great respect, they don't even invite me.
Dave Barry

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.
Napoleon Bonapate

I'm not a vegetarian because I love animals.
I'm a vegeterian because I hate plants.
A. Whitney Brown

Usually, terrible things that are done with the excuse that progress requires them are not really progress at all, but just terrible things.
Russell Baker

I only know two pieces; one is "Clair de Lune" and the other one isn't.
Victor Borge

The best things in life aren't things.
Art Buchwald

When you reach for the stars, you may not quite get one, but you won't come up with a handful of mud, either.
Leo Burnett, advertising executive

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.
Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973), writer

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me."
Erma Bombeck

Stand for one distinctive thing that will give you a competitive advantage.
Harry Beckwith, author/marketing expert

Every problem in your life carries a gift inside it.
Richard Bach, author

Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you?
Fanny Brice (1891-1951), comedian

If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets.
Mel Brooks

Your imperfections are what make you beautiful.
Sandra Bullock

An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support.
John Buchan

Words are things; and a small drop of ink
Falling like dew upon a thought, produces
That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.
Lord Byron (1788-1824), poet

Always make yourself essential, that's been my golden rule.
Joh Bjelke-Peterson, political leader

Become the world's most thoughtful friend.
J. Jackson Brown, Jr., Author

To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different may be even greater.
Bono

I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library.
Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), writer

Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value to its scarcity.
Samuel Butler (1612-1680), poet

The first task of a leader is to keep hope alive.
Joe Batten, motivational speaker/consultant

You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity.
O.A. Battista, scientist/writer

Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.
H. Jackson Brown, jr., writer

Your imperfections are what make you beautiful.
Sandra Bullock

The one function TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if there were.
David Brinkley

Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke.
Lynda Barry

Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.
Bertolt Brecht

Nothing grows well in the shade of a big tree.
Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957), sculptor

There is nothing new under the sun, but there are lots of things we don't know.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary

A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.
John Burroughs, naturalist

Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery that it is. In the boredom of pain of it no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace.
Frederick Buechner, author, in "Now and Then"

The temptation when the path to success gets too bumpy is to leap back into the comfort zone. Don't. Keep pushing forward, always forward. The comfort zone is the land of dreams and wishes. Success is the land of results, where all those dreams come true.
Mark Burnett, co-founder of the Eco-Challenge

I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate.
George Burns, entertainer

The easiest kind of relationship for me is with ten thousand people. The hardest kind is with one.
Joan Baez

The price one pays for pursuing a profession or calling is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.
James Baldwin

A person who trusts no one can't be trusted.
Jerome Blattner

Self-esteem is the reputation we acquire within ourselves.
Nathaniel Brandlen (1930-), psychotherapist

Embrace and love all of yourself - past, present, and future. Forgive yourself quickly and as often as necessary. Encourage yourself. Tell yourself good things about yourself.
Melody Beattie, author

To give yourself the best possible chance of playing to your potential, you must prepare for every eventuality. That means practice.
Seve Ballesteros, professional golfer

The trick is to love somebody... If you love one person, you see everybody else differently.
James Baldwin (1927-87), writer

When all is said and done, the ride of life is one of great pleasure, hard times and all. To avoid the bumps is to deny growth, happiness, and life's purpose.
Art Berg

Of course, it's possible to love a human being -- if you don't know them too well.
Charles Bukowski (1920-94), writer

Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead.
Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000), poet

Anybody who wants the presidency so much that he'll spend two years organizing and campaigning for it is not to be trusted with the office.
David Broder

I'm going to stay in show business until I'm the last one left.
George Burns

Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations.
Leo Buscaglia (1924-98), author/speaker/professor

By the time I'd grown up, I naturally supposed that I'd be grown up.
Eve Babitz

By learning to be with myself, to bring peace to myself, I can be more effective both in creating happiness in my own life and in offering a helping hand to others.
Ingrid Bacci, author

If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door.
Paul Beatty

My sun sets to rise again.
Robert Browning, "At the Mermaid"

The most important political office is that of private citizen.
Louis Brandeis (1856-1941), lawyer/judge/writer

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
Walter Bagehot

Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to love what is difficult.
Nadia Boulanger, composer and teacher

Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge: fitter to bruise than to polish.
Anne Bradstreet (1612-72), poet

You can't try to do things; you simply must do them.
Ray Bradbury, writer

Today you can go to a gas station and find the cash register open and the toilets locked. They must think toilet paper is worth more than money.
Joey Bishop

Real love is a pilgrimage. It happens when there is no strategy, but it is very rare because most people are strategists.
Anita Brookner, artist historian/critic

We should have no regrets. The past is finished. There is nothing to be gained by going over it. Whatever it gave us in the experiences, it brought us something we had to know.
Rebecca Beard, author

Those who failed to oppose me, who readily agreed with me, accepted all my views, and yielded easily to my opinions, were those who did me the most injury, and were my worst enemies, because, by surrendering to me so easily, they encouraged me to go too far... I was then too powerful for any man, except myself, to injure me.
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1820), Emperor of France

Beauty fades, but dumb is forever.
Murray Blum (Judge Judy's dad)

No, no, you’re not thinking, you’re just being logical.
Niels Bohr (1885-1962), physicist

Set goals big enough that God will be proud.
Ken Blanchard, author

After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say, "I want to see the manager."
William S. Burroughs

The best time to make friends is before you need them.
Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959), actress

A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe enough to open the locks, our truest selves step out and we can be completely and honestly who we are; we can be loved for who we are and not for who we're pretending to be. Each unveils the best part of the other.
Richard Bach

Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is growing up.
James Baldwin

Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.
H. Jackson Brown, jr.

Oh, I love hugging. I wish I was an octopus, so I could hug ten people at a time.
Drew Barrymore

Americans are benevolently ignorant about Canada, while Canadians are malevolently well-informed about the United States.
J. Bartlett Brebner

If you had a friend who talked to you, like you sometimes talk to yourself, would you continue to hang around that person?
Rob Bremer, speaker

No man can be called friendless when he has God and the companionship of good books.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-61), poet

You don't get ulcers from what you eat. You get them from what's eating you.
Vicki Baum (1888-1960), writer and playwright

Drinking makes such fools of people, and people are such fools to begin with, that it's compounding a felony.
Robert Benchley

I will guarantee you that the day you step outside your comfort zone by making success your goal is the day you discover that adversity, risk, and daring will make life sweeter than you ever imagined.
Mark Burnett

Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.
Robert Benchley

Happiness sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open.
John Barrymore (1882-1942), actor

It is often forgotten that (dictionaries) are artificial repositories, put together well after the languages they define. The roots of language are irrational and of a magical nature.
Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), writer

When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes;
when they do not love us, they give us credit for nothing, not even our virtues.
Honore de Balzac (1799-1850), novelist

There are never enough "I love you's."
Lenny Bruce (1925-1966), comedian

Nobody can be exactly like me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it.
Tallulah Bankhead

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers; pray for powers equal to your tasks.
Phillips Brooks (1835-1893), bishop and orator

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?
Henry Ward Beecher

What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly.
Richard Bach, author

To live happily with other people one should ask of them only what they can give.
Tristan Bernard (1866-1947), writer/lawyer

So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we'll be called a democracy.
Roger Baldwin (1884-1981), civil rights advocate

There are two days in the week about which and upon which I never worry. Two carefree days, kept sacredly free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is Yesterday... And the other... is Tomorrow.
Robert Jones Burdette, author

There isn't a problem on this earth that a donut cannot make better.
Roseanne Barr

Do not look back on happiness or dream of it in the future. You are only sure of today; do not let yourself be cheated out of it.
Henry Ward Beecher, U.S. abolitionist and clergyman

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