Two friends of mine teach elementary school. They agreed to help me conduct a survey to determine how many first-graders eat worms, and what astrological signs they are. Among the 68 kids whom my buddies asked, seven boys enthusiastically bragged about their odd culinary habit. One girl also confessed, though with a little embarrassment. Of …
To a great extent, the guideposts for my life are based on numerous quotes that I’ve read over the years. There are thousands of great quotes in books and on the Internet, but only a relatively small number have a real impact on an individual’s life. These are the quotes that are beyond “Wow!” – …
All unhappiness is caused by attachment. -Buddha
Years ago I had a girlfriend who was a performance artist. At Easter time every year, she did a show in which she walked barefoot on top of a spiral row of 22 colored, uncooked eggs without breaking more than a couple of them. Being 5′ 3″ and 102 pounds helped her accomplish this semi-miraculous …
I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. -Michael Jordan
Aquarian actress and talk show host Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968) had a *lot* to say. According to her biographer Joel Lobenthal in his book *Tallulah!: The Life and Times of a Leading Lady,* she sometimes spoke nonstop for hours, and in the course of one especially loquacious day uttered upwards of 70,000 words. Let’s make her …