Kitchen blurbs

I keep a notepad in the kitchen. Here are some blurbs written there:

If it’s worth doing, it’s worth giving meaning to.

Hold a higher standard for yourself more than anyone holds for you, and you will never be in doubt.

I have reawakened. My art has reawakened.

Achievement overcomes regret.

Quick wit, not temper.

One day may fall but my year remains strong,
my life, invincible.

Faith is prediction with a kind heart.

Life can be easy,
or it can be hard,
or it can be extraordinary.
Or it can be all these things.

Look into her eyes.
Now, close your eyes and look into her heart.
Where do you find more clarity?
Where do you find greater understanding?

What a wonderful thing to be exhausted by laughter and sincere accomplishment.

Go, do the impossible. Then shut up about it.

Success is being humbled while in the company of good children.

Golf is the repeated act of trying to find that singular moment of perfection.

You are either a ship on a straight, steady course, or you are driftwood.

By regarding every action as a commitment, you honor everything, you honor everybody, including yourself.

If nothing else, peace of mind.

Dazzle the world not with mischief or drama, or intrigue
but with accomplishment.

You have caught all the breaths that I’ve ever held, and you have danced my exhalation.

How can I not be happy and proud of who I am, since I am the product of the best of my family and friends?

A dangerous thing to have is success without full understanding of it.

My greatest victory came when my soul said yes to God and accepted, wholeheartedly, the life that I am now living.

You can copyright the expression of an idea, but you cannot copyright an idea. Ideas are free.

I refrain because God exists. God exists because I refrain.

The best defense is to live an honest life. The best revenge is to live a good life. (Paraphrased from an episode of CSI:Miami)

Each day, I sleep one-half hour less than I should. I would rather have a little bit of suffering each day than a lot of suffering all at once.

You can have this day; I am quite happy with this life.

Without maturity, forty is just a number. With maturity, forty becomes eloquent, beautiful.

Those who cannot take advantage of the wisdom of age have no choice but to rely on the wonder of youth.