tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26170068411888861662024-03-28T14:51:32.548-07:00 A Touch Of WisdomJon Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09069461320819070472noreply@blogger.comBlogger2951125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-48761356039410615042024-03-28T14:51:00.000-07:002024-03-28T14:51:00.152-07:00A Touch Of Wisdom<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">“Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.”</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">― </span><span class="authorOrTitle" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) (Preeminent Physicist, Peace Activist)</span></p>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-6543493572442889292024-03-27T10:17:00.000-07:002024-03-27T10:17:00.256-07:00A Touch Of Wisdom<p>After you have found inner peace, you have endless energy – the more you give, the more you receive. After you have found your calling, you work easily and joyously. You never get tired.</p><p>Peace Pilgrim (1908 - 1981) (Popular Peace Activist, She Walked The U.S. Homeless And Penniless)</p>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-85900991383481198492024-03-26T15:07:00.000-07:002024-03-26T15:07:00.147-07:00A Touch Of Wisdom<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">“Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine.”</span></p><p><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">― </span><span class="authorOrTitle" face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">Roy T. Bennett, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"></span><span id="quote_book_link_29359991" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/49604402" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;">The Light in the Heart</a> (Attorney, Inspirational Author)</span></p>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-80772403506084574952024-03-25T09:01:00.000-07:002024-03-25T09:01:00.137-07:00A Touch Of Wisdom<p>To this day, I carry with me a profound lesson imparted by a professor during my undergraduate years at Villanova University: “Nothing in life is of any value unless you can share it with someone.”</p><p>George Raveling (86 year old Hall of Fame Basketball Coach)</p>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-46271107621542160582024-03-22T15:39:00.000-07:002024-03-22T15:39:00.132-07:00A Touch Of Wisdom<p>It's not what you appreciate; it's that you appreciate.</p><p>Hannibal (247 BC - 183 BC) (Carthaginian General, Military Genius)</p>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-17396867820550487882024-03-21T10:21:00.000-07:002024-03-21T10:21:00.183-07:00A Touch Of Wisdom<p>The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd.</p><p>Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970) (Renowned Philosopher)</p>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-31189649321472876102024-03-20T10:26:00.000-07:002024-03-20T10:26:00.138-07:00A Touch Of Wisdom<p>You must give if you want to receive. Let the center of your being be one of giving, giving, giving. You can’t give too much, and you will discover you cannot give without receiving.</p><p>Peace Pilgrim (1908 - 1981) (Popular Peace Activist, She Walked The U.S. Homeless And Penniless)</p>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-30638575009025227822024-03-19T04:00:00.000-07:002024-03-19T04:00:00.133-07:00A Touch Of Wisdom<p>Any idiot can face a crisis; it’s this day-to-day living that wears you out.</p><p>Anton Chekhov (1860 - 1904) (Physician, Famous Writer)</p><p>Thank you to my sister, Lorrie Kazan for this quote.</p>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-52091440056861403072024-03-18T06:00:00.000-07:002024-03-18T06:00:00.135-07:00A Touch Of Wisdom<p>Failure is not fun. It can be awful. But living so cautiously that you never fail is worse.</p><p>J.K. Rowling (Born 1965) (Harry Potter Creator)</p><p>AZ Quotes</p>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-10836683083487243242024-03-15T16:02:00.000-07:002024-03-15T16:02:00.141-07:00A Touch Of Wisdom<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">“Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.”</span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">― </span><span class="authorOrTitle" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993) (Prominent Clergyman, Bestselling Author)</span>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-5405333970295333592024-03-14T15:52:00.000-07:002024-03-14T15:52:00.139-07:00A Touch Of Wisdom <p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">“Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.”</span></p><p><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">― </span><span class="authorOrTitle" face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">Albert Szent-Györgyi (1893 - 1986) (Nobel Prize Winning Biochemist)</span></p>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-33824166199203958762024-03-13T10:33:00.000-07:002024-03-13T10:33:00.148-07:00A Touch Of Wisdom<p>A smile happens in a flash, but its memory can last a lifetime.</p><p>Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970) (Renowned Philosopher)</p>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-29400027019391779212024-03-12T10:40:00.000-07:002024-03-12T10:40:00.297-07:00A Touch Of Wisdom<p>There is a criterion by which you can judge whether the thoughts you are thinking, and the things you are doing are right for you. The criterion is: Have they brought you inner peace?</p><p>Peace Pilgrim (1908 - 1981) (Popular Peace Activist, She Walked The U.S. Homeless And Penniless)</p>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-74440294191648356752024-03-11T15:55:00.000-07:002024-03-11T15:55:00.144-07:00A Touch Of Wisdom<p>Happiness can be found, even in the darkest times, if one remembers to turn on the light.</p><p>J.K. Rowling (Born 1965) (Harry Potter Creator)</p><p>AZ Quotes</p>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-71132675606115606422024-03-08T15:38:00.000-08:002024-03-08T15:38:00.127-08:00A Touch Of Wisdom<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”</span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">― </span><span class="authorOrTitle" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882) (Renowned Writer)</span>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-21094960868163933972024-03-07T09:03:00.000-08:002024-03-07T09:03:00.179-08:00A Touch Of Wisdom<p>Music is the medicine that cures everything.</p><p>Dionne Warwick (Born 1940) (Oldies Rock Star)</p>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-32471136932720814032024-03-06T16:32:00.000-08:002024-03-06T16:32:00.140-08:00A Touch Of Wisdom <p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">“Forgiveness spares the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.”</span></p><p><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">― </span><span class="authorOrTitle" face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">Hannah More (1745 - 1833) (Playwright, Poet, Philanthropist)</span></p>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-42715827918174747742024-03-05T16:07:00.000-08:002024-03-05T16:07:00.142-08:00A Touch Of Wisdom<p>Enthusiasm spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.</p><p>Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993) (Prominent Clergyman, Bestselling Author)</p>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-69026260336114752952024-03-04T15:10:00.000-08:002024-03-04T15:10:00.153-08:00A Touch Of Wisdom <p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">“Even if you cannot change all the people around you, you can change the people you choose to be around. Life is too short to waste your time on people who don’t respect, appreciate, and value you. Spend your life with people who make you smile, laugh, and feel loved.”</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">― </span><span class="authorOrTitle" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">Roy T. Bennett, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"></span><span id="quote_book_link_29359991" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/49604402" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;">The Light in the Heart</a> (Attorney, Inspirational Author)</span></p>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-31428708752984482212024-03-01T11:02:00.000-08:002024-03-01T11:02:00.133-08:00A Touch Of Wisdom <p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">“One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don't throw it away.”</span></p><p><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Stephen Hawking (1942 - 2018) (Theoretical Physicist, Bestselling Author)</span></span></p>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-90296227057557698202024-02-29T14:25:00.000-08:002024-02-29T14:25:00.148-08:00A Touch Of Wisdom<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">“Failure is a reality; we all fail at times, and it's painful when we do. But it's better to fail while striving for something wonderful, challenging, adventurous, and uncertain than to say, " I don't want to try because I may not succeed completely.”</span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">― </span><span class="authorOrTitle" face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">Jimmy Carter (39th U.S. President, Winner of The Nobel Peace Prize)</span>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-71661541177861137852024-02-28T15:16:00.000-08:002024-02-28T15:16:00.143-08:00A Touch Of Wisdom<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">“Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”</span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">― </span><span class="authorOrTitle" face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">LOUISE L. HAY, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"></span><span id="quote_book_link_129603" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/874208" style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;">You Can Heal Your Life</a>, (1926 - 2017) (Book Publisher, Best-Selling Author)</span>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-48227149070238720162024-02-27T14:15:00.000-08:002024-02-27T14:15:00.137-08:00A Touch Of Wisdom<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">“Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.”</span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">― </span><span class="authorOrTitle" face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">Andy Rooney (1919 - 2011) (TV Personality, Writer, Producer, Humorist)</span>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-24822320862600333702024-02-26T15:32:00.000-08:002024-02-26T15:32:00.293-08:00A Touch Of Wisdom<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">“I don't want to go to heaven. None of my friends are there.”</span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">― </span><span class="authorOrTitle" face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;">Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) (Famed Playwright)</span>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617006841188886166.post-17581587042605126332024-02-23T10:36:00.000-08:002024-02-23T10:36:00.303-08:00A Touch Of Wisdom<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">“A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.”</span></p><p><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">― </span><span class="authorOrTitle" face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">William Arthur Ward (1921 - 1994) (Popular Motivational Writer)</span></p>Dick Kazanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822822099223404199noreply@blogger.com0