"It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according
to what he is, not according to what he has."

"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 {1835-1910 American Writer & Humorist}

"Persons of high self-esteem are not driven to make themselves
superior to others; they do not seek to prove their value by
measuring themselves against a comparative standard. Their joy
is being who they are, not in being better than someone else."

"Some day, in years to come, you will be wrestling with the
great temptation, or trembling under the great sorrow of your
life. But the real struggle is here, now, in these quiet weeks.
Now it is being decided whether, in the day of your supreme
sorrow or temptation, you shall miserably fail or gloriously
conquer. Character cannot be made except by a steady, long
continued process."

"There's lots of opportunities out there in life, but if you
never put yourself out on a limb and take chances you'll never
dare to be great at anything."

"The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others,
and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does."

*Confucius {551-479 BC Chinese Philosopher}

Sooner or later we all quote our mothers. (Bern Williams)

" I don't think a really good pie can be made without a dozen or so children peeking over your shoulder as you stoop to look in at it every little while." (John Gould)

"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you
will help them become what they are capable of becoming.

*Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe {1749-1832 German Playwright}

There is no technique, there is just the way to do it. Now, are we going to measure or are we going to cook! -Frances Mayes

"When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are
not sound. Rebuild those plans and set sail once more toward
your coveted goal."

A kitchen condenses the universe. -Betty Fussell

"He is a man of sense who does not grieve for what he has not,
but rejoices in what he has.

*Epictetus {55-135 Roman Philosopher}

"Should you fail to pilot your own ship, don't be surprised
at what inappropriate port you find yourself docked."

I don't think a really good pie can be made without a dozen or so children peeking over your shoulder as you stoop to look in at it every little while. (John Gould)