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Showing posts with label quotation. Show all posts

Friday, December 11, 2015

For Want of a Nail ...

I've been dealing with an issue for two weeks now (to resolve an ongoing problem over the last year or two), and this quotation springs to mind often during this final resolution. Since this proverb is just so apt, I have to share it with y'all. You will probably recognize it. Regardless here it is:
For the want of a nail the shoe was lost,
For the want of a shoe the horse was lost,
For the want of a horse the rider was lost,
For the want of a rider the battle was lost,
For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost,
And all for the want of a horseshoe-nail.
―Benjamin Franklin
So all of us could benefit from this. The next time you catch yourself saying, "I don't have time," or "I'm busy," stop and think about it. Do you really not have time to handle this one issue? Imagine what you may have to deal with if you don't do this thing now. Do you really not have time today for the fifteen-minute-or-less task that may save you from fifteen or more disruptive days of chaos afterward? All just to fix that previous failure to address something (if it can even be repaired now) or to be forced to totally regroup in another direction later?

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"If your vocation isn’t a vacation, then quit, leap, change careers."

Denise Barker, Author, Blogger, Copy Editor
Books that Build Character(s)


What lies behind you and what lies in front of you pales in comparison to what lies inside of you. Ralph Waldo Emerson
When you give someone a book, you don’t give him just paper, ink, and glue.  You give him the possibility of a whole new life. Christopher Morley
The best inheritance you can leave your kids is an example of how to live a full and meaningful life. Dan Zadra

Friday, January 2, 2015

Happy New Year 2015 and a Quote to Live By

Here's to a wonderful year. And what better way to start off than with a great quote:

Learn from yesterday; live for today; hope for tomorrow. Albert Einstein

Welcome to 2015. Best wishes to all.



"If your vocation isn’t a vacation, then quit, leap, change careers."

Denise Barker, Author, Blogger, Copy Editor
Books that Build Character(s)



What lies behind you and what lies in front of you pales in comparison to what lies inside of you. Ralph Waldo Emerson
When you give someone a book, you don’t give him just paper, ink, and glue.  You give him the possibility of a whole new life. Christopher Morley
The best inheritance you can leave your kids is an example of how to live a full and meaningful life. Dan Zadra

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

A Quotation and a Writing Tip


Read this today and loved it, so I'm sharing it here with you. Enjoy!
In the first draft I get it said, in the second I say what I mean, in the third I say it well. Sean PlattRealmAndSands.com


"If your vocation isn’t a vacation, then quit, leap, change careers."

Denise Barker, Author, Blogger, Copy Editor
Books that Build Character(s)


What lies behind you and what lies in front of you pales in comparison to what lies inside of you. Ralph Waldo Emerson
When you give someone a book, you don’t give him just paper, ink, and glue.  You give him the possibility of a whole new life. Christopher Morley
The best inheritance you can leave your kids is an example of how to live a full and meaningful life. Dan Zadra

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

A Quote for America, for the World

With the recent tragedy at the Boston Marathon on my mind and in my prayers, I came across a special quote and am sharing it here for all of us.
When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." Fred Rogers (1928-2003), educator, minister, songwriter, author and television host
The Bible speaks of us not knowing all until we reach heaven. I guess that means we will always have some unanswered questions in the meantime here on Earth. Don't lose faith. Good does overcome evil. 

We will see our loved ones again.

Denise Barker