One book Cindy picked up for us was titled, “Dance First.
Think Later.” The authors, (Kathryn
& Ross Petras) said their inspiration for the book was to answer the question…’How should one live life?’
They were further inspired one night as they watched the
David Letterman show as he was interviewing musician Warren Zevon, who had been
diagnosed with terminal cancer at age 55. Dave asked Warren what he’d learned
about life…and death. Warren stated simply…”Enjoy every sandwich.”
This honest…simple…yet profound answer…inspired the
authors to ask other people…what were their ‘rules to live by.’
I thought I'd share a few that I felt were
interesting…funny…or thought-provoking. Maybe you’ll like them too.
Here's just a few:
If you’re alone in the kitchen and you drop the lamb, you
can always just pick it up. Who’s going to know? –Julia Child, chef
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great
battle. –Ian Maclaren, writer
The only dream worth having…is to live while you’re alive
and die only when you’re dead.
–Arundhati Roy, activist/writer
Never spend money before you have it. –Thomas Jefferson, statesman
If you don’t get what you want, it’s a sign either that
you did not seriously want it, or that you tried to bargain over the price.
–Rudyard Kipling, writer
Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day. –Harry S Truman,
statesman
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, comedian
If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.
–Katharine Hepburn, actress
Life is half delicious yogurt, half crap, and your job is
to keep the plastic spoon in the yogurt.
–Scott Adams, cartoonist
You can’t build a reputation on what you intend to do.
–Liz Smith, gossip columnist
When angry, count four; when very angry, swear. –Mark
Twain, writer
If you have an important point to make, don’t’ try to be
subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit
it again. Then hit it a third time—a tremendous whack.
–Winston Churchill,
statesman
Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing
what’s right. –Isaac Asimov, writer
If everything is under control, you are going too slow.
–Mario Andretti, race car driver
Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like
everyone else.
–Margaret Mead, anthropologist
Choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil.
–Jerry Garcia, musician
The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting
for the steak to cool. –Julia Child, chef
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything
you need. –Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman philosopher/statesman
If fate means you to lose, give him a good fight anyhow.
–William McFee, writer
Watch with glittering eyes, the whole world around you,
because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
–Roald Dahl, writer
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.
Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too,
can become great. –Mark Twain, writer
Smoked carp tastes just as good as smoked salmon when you
ain’t got no smoked salmon. –Patrick F. McManus, writer
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ‘em,
“Certainly, I can!” Then get busy and find out how to do it. –Theodore
Roosevelt, statesman
Never run away from a gun. Bullets can travel faster than
you can. –Wild Bill Hickock, gunfighter/scout
Don’t ever ask anyone for an opinion of your
performance. They’re liable to tell
you. –Jerry Stiller, comedian
Be yourself. Everyone else is taken. –Oscar Wilde, writer
Make a careful list of all things done to you that you
abhorred. Don’t do them to others, ever. Make another list of things done for
you that you loved. Do them for others, always. –Dee Hock, founder of VISA
Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to
try to be a little kinder than is necessary?
–J.M. Barrie, writer
Dan
