We are in the process of finding all the most-talked-about quotes from our Monday Ed-U-Uppers. Please be patient...this will take a bit of time. Eventually, we intend to categorize them according to topic. We have many years to review. Here are some of the pieces we've found so far:
"One day in retrospect
the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful."
................Sigmund Freud

"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 Buscaglia

"The young do not know enough to be prudent,
and therefore they attempt the impossible
and achieve it,
generation after generation."
....................Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973)

"Be kinder than necessary...
everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
....................unknown author

"Parents are not quite interested in justice,
they are interested in quiet."
......................... E.c. Mckenzie

"Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished:
If you're alive it isn't."
..............................Richard Bach

"There are no great people in this world,
only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet."
.........................William Frederick Halsey, Jr.

"Deal with yourself as an individual worthy of respect
and make everyone else deal with you the same way."
.........................Nikki Giovanni

"Don't worry that children never listen to you;
worry that they are always watching you."
...................Robert Fulghum

How can a society that exists
on instant mashed potatoes,
pre-packaged snacks,
cake mixes,
frozen dinners
and instant cameras
teach patience to its young?

"One can choose to go back toward safety
or forward toward growth.
Growth must be chosen again and again;
fear must be overcome again and again."
.........Abraham Maslow, Psychologist (1908-1970)
