Quotes Around the Holidays

With the feeling of the holiday spirit in the air - sharing some of my favorite Christmas quotes and sayings:

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Instead of being a time of unusual behavior, Christmas is perhaps the only time in the year when people can obey their natural impulses and express their true sentiments without feeling self-conscious and, perhaps, foolish.  Christmas, in short, is about the only chance a man has to be himself. 

By Francis C. Farley

What is Christmas?  It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future.  It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace. 

By Agnes M. Pahro

If "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts, wouldn't it be a Merry Christmas? 

By Don Meredith

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. 

By Norman Vincent Peale

From home to home, and heart to heart, from one place to another;

The warmth and joy of Christmas, brings us closer to each other.
By Emily Matthews

He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. 

By Roy L. Smith

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind.

To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
By Calvin Coolidge

Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree.  In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall. 

By Larry Wilde; The Merry Book of Christmas

Mankind is a great, an immense family.  This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas. 

By Pope John XXIII

Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance - each beautiful, unique and too soon gone. 

By Deborah Whipp

The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.
By Burton Hillis

Even as an adult I find it difficult to sleep on Christmas Eve.  Yuletide excitement is a potent caffeine, no matter your age. 

By Terri Guillemets

Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred,

and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas time.
By Laura Ingalls Wilder

I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month. 

By Harlan Miller

May the spirit of Christmas bring you peace,
The gladness of Christmas give you hope,
The warmth of Christmas grant you love.
- Anonymous

A Christmas candle is a lovely thing;
It makes no noise at all,
But softly gives itself away.

By Eva Logue

Christmas begins about the first of December with an office party,

 and ends when you finally realize what you spent, around April fifteenth of the next year.
By P.J. O’Rourke

At Christmas play and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once a year
By Thomas Tusser

At Christmas
A man is at his finest towards the finish of the year;
He is almost what he should be when the Christmas season's here;
Then he's thinking more of others than he's thought the months before,
And the laughter of his children is a joy worth toiling for.
He is less a selfish creature than at any other time;
When the Christmas spirit rules him he comes close to the sublime...
By Edgar Guest

It is good to be children sometimes,

 and never better than at Christmas when its mighty Founder was a child Himself. 

By Charles Dickens

And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so?  It came without ribbons.  It came without tags.  It came without packages, boxes or bags.  And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore.  Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before.  What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more. 

By Dr Seuss

Christmas gift suggestions: 

To your enemy, forgiveness.  To an opponent, tolerance.

  To a friend, your heart.  To a customer, service.

  To all, charity.  To every child, a good example. 

To yourself, respect.

By Oren Arnold

Just About Quotes

There is just something special about reading quotes. They can make your day brighter or even make you laugh. Some bring back the best memories ever, but there are also the ones that bring sadness and make you want to cry. Always seek the quotes that bring a positive outlook to your day.

My favorite quotes are the ones that empower and inspire me to make my day a better one. Then, I have to admit, I really enjoy the quotes that make me laugh because it brings a healing emotionally and internally that helps me through those tough and overwhelming times.

With so many responsibilities in life, living in this busy world, we need to have positive and empowering words in the day-to-day adventure that we take on.

Give me a quote for the day that connects with my feelings, then my boost, (having coffee and a quote) has begun. We all have different upbringings and experiences that open up each of our worlds in an individual way.

I will share some of my favorite quotes with all and hope someone else will be able to find a connection with some of them. There are a lot of quotes that most people have heard, and hopefully I will be able to share some new ones that will have a positive effect in the life of others.

Feel free to send me quotes that you would like to have me post and share. Please keep them G-Rated, because that’s the way I prefer. I will be updating and revising from time to time, so happy quotes to all.

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“Humor is a reminder that no matter how high the throne one sits on, one sits on one's bottom.”

By Taki

“Humor is the great thing, the saving thing.  The minute it crops up, all our irritation and resentments slip away, and a sunny spirit takes their place.”

By Mark Twain

“Humor is a rubber sword - it allows you to make a point without drawing blood.”

By Mary Hirsch

“Tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe and he'll believe you.  Tell him a bench has wet paint on it and he'll have to touch it to be sure.” 

Murphy's Law

“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Then figure out how to sell it for $5.00 a glass.”
By John Woodman

“Nothing is as frustrating as arguing with someone who knows what he's talking about.”

By Sam Ewing

“If you wonder where your child left his roller skates, try walking around the house in the dark.”

By Leopold Fechtner

“Since life and experience is a matter of trial-and-error, there’s no need to take choosing – or life itself – too seriously.”
By Soren Lauritzen

“Never do anything that you wouldn't want to explain to the paramedics.”

Author Unknown

“Got no checkbooks, got no banks,
Still I'd like to express my thanks -
I got the sun in the morning and the moon at night.”
By Irving Berlin

“It’s all about quality of life and finding a happy balance between work and friends and family.”
By Philip Green

“If you don't get everything you want, think of the things you don't get that you don't want.”

By Oscar Wilde

“It's annoying to be disapproved of by people who know only half the story - especially when you're not sure which half they know.”

By Robert Brault

“If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing is to be remembered.”

By Edgar Allan Poe

“I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet.”

Ancient Persian Saying

“There are many in this old world of ours who hold that things break about even for all of us.  I have observed for example that we all get the same amount of ice.  The rich get it in the summertime and the poor get it in the winter.”

By Bat Masterson

“Happiness is an attitude.  We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong.  The amount of work is the same.”

By Francesca Reigler

“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.”

Buddha