Quotes
7th November 2022
No great thing happens suddenly.
— Rebecca West
I may not be there yet, but I’m closer than I was yesterday.
— Unknown
Once she stopped rushing through life, she was amazed how much more life she had time for.
— Unknown
Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun.
— Randy Pausch
For every minute spent organising, an hour is earned.
— Anonymous
Sometimes you make the right decision, sometimes you make the decision right.
— Phil McGraw
Life is a story. What does yours say?
— Unknown
The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.
— Charles R Swindoll
I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it.
— William Shakespeare
Balance is not something you find, it’s something you create.
— Jana Kingsford
Making things easy is hard.
— Ted Nelson
Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.
— Saul Bellow
Accountability is the glue that ties commitment to the result.
— Bob Proctor
I am always going to be learning new things and that’s a really beautiful space to flourish in.
— Hannah Brencher
Life is a balance between spontaneity and planning. You can’t be spontaneous all the time and you can’t get stuck planning.
— Ravi Shankar
And it all began with one small win.
— Charles Duhigg
As you practice slow and intentional stitching, your life, your attitude, your creativity, your health, your spirituality… all of it will benefit as a result.
— Mark Lipinski
There is so much life to be lived in the in-between.
— Trina McNeilly
Clutter in its highest and most organised form is called collecting.
— Ada Louise Huxtable
Blessed is he who has learned to admire and not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate.
— William Arthur Ward
We all have a bag. We all pack differently.
— Hannah Brencher
The key is not to prioritise what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
— Stephen Covey
It is a happy talent to know how to play.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
— Albert Einstein
If you find yourself stuck in the middle there is only one way to go, forward.
— Richard Branson
We must stop regarding unpleasant or unexpected things as interruptions of real life. The truth is that interruptions are real life.
— CS Lewis
We cannot become what we want by remaining what we are.
— Max Depree
Collect things you love, that are authentic to you, and your house becomes your story.
— Erin Flett
When the seasons shift, I feel something stir inside me. Hopefulness? Gratitude? Openness? Whatever it is, it's welcome.
— Kristin Armstrong
Give yourself the permission to pause to create sacred space. The space to consciously choose how you want to respond to any situation.
— Dr Debra Reble
Mastery is a product of consistently going beyond our limits.
— Stewart Emery
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
— Aristotle
Life’s little rituals can turn an ordinary day into an extraordinary day.
— Unknown
Great people do things before they’re ready.
— Amy Poehler
Never mistake activity for achievement.
— John Wooden
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.
— Desmond Tutu
It is true there is ebb and flow, but the sea remains the sea.
— Vincent van Gogh
The mundane and the sacred are one and the same.
— Alan Watts
Immerse yourself in a life that moves you, because what you surround yourself with becomes your life.
— Topaz
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
— Aesop
Pleasure is found first in anticipation, later in memory.
— Gustave Flaubert
I want to smile at what I see.
— Ingrid Fetell Lee
Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.
— Vincent van Gogh
New information makes new and fresh ideas possible.
— Zig Ziglar
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
— Will Durant
Approach the new year with resolve to find the opportunities hidden in each new day.
— Michael Josephson
When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.
— Dr Wayne Dyer
Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.
— Alan Cohen
The finish line is just the beginning of a whole new race.
— Unknown
Happiness lives inside the smallest moments.
— Christy Ann Martine
Choices are the hinges of destiny.
— Edwin Markham
Rest when you’re weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work.
— Ralph Marston
Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world.’
— Robert McKee
Progress is not inevitable. It’s up to us to create it.
— Michael Bloomberg
The key is not to prioritise what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.
— Stephen R Covey
Even the smallest achievements pave a way to great success.
— Mary Kay Ash
Make visible what, without you, might perhaps never have been seen.
— Robert Bresson
Excellence is not a destination; it is a continuous journey that never ends. ’
— Brian Tracy
One day we will be more creative, more productive and yet more relaxed.
— Francesco Cirillo
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
— Lao Tzu
Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.
— Eckhart Tolle
Joy is what makes life worth living.
— Ingrid Fetell Lee
Productivity is less about what you do with your time. And more about how you run your mind.
— Robin S Sharma
The secret to life is finding joy in ordinary things.
— Ruth Reichl
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.
— Leo Tolstoy
Creativity is intelligence having fun.
— Albert Einstein
The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul.
— Dieter F Uchtdorf
Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
— Frances of Assisi
The ripple effect of small things is extraordinary.
— Matt Bevin
Each moment of joy is small, but over time, they add up to more than the sum of their parts.
— Ingrid Fetell Lee
Slow down and everything you are chasing will come around and catch you.
— John de Paola
A master is a beginner who kept beginning.
— Mastin Kipp
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.
— Arthur Ashe
Flourishing is the product of the pursuit and engagement of an authentic life that brings inner joy and happiness through meeting goals, being connected with life’s passions and relishing in accomplishments through the peaks and valleys of life.
— Dr Lynn Soots
Details matter. They create depth, and depth creates authenticity.
— Neil Blumenthal
A designer knows when he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
You were born enough. Nothing you say or do will ever add to or subtract from who you are.
— Jenny Layton
Waste is not waste until we waste it.
— Will.i.am
Love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort and keep on learning.
— Carol Dweck
Comparison is the thief of joy.
— Theodore Roosevelt
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.’
— Helen Keller
I love those connections that make this big old world feel like a little village.
— Gina Bellman
The most crucial task is to forge more life into your day. This does not mean new to-dos; it means less. It means creating space to think, walk, eat, sleep, read, love & dream.
— Brendan Burchard
We shape our (spaces) and then our (spaces) shape us.
— Winston Churchill
Easter is meant to be a symbol of hope, renewal and new life.
— Janine di Giovanni
I want my (space) to be a place of sustenance, a place of invitation, a place of welcome.
— Mary DeMuth
The comfort zone is the great enemy to creativity.
— Dan Stevens
There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits.
— Michael Phelps
Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is just show up.
— Brené Brown
And then she realised that a fresh start was hers for the taking, that she could be the woman she’s always seen on the distant horizon – her future self. One step at a time. Starting today.
— Life on Purpose
What if we simply accept that life is messy, we stop looking for perfect and embrace what is?’
— A Life in Progress
Look for reasons to be grateful – even when you’re struggling. Taking time to give thanks for even the smallest blessings can help you appreciate the good things in your life.
— Amit Sood
Let’s go window shopping and make a list of what we would buy if we could.
— Unknown
Embrace the uncertainty. Enjoy the beauty of becoming. When nothing is certain, anything is possible.
— Mandy Hale
I live on the other side of yes. That’s where I find abundance and opportunity
— Unknown
When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.
— Maya Angelou
Connection is why we are here. We are hardwired to connect with others, it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives.
— Brené Brown
Every once in a while it doesn’t hurt to wish for a fairy godmother, a little magic and a happy ending.
— Jeanette Winterson
Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time.
— Jon Kabat-Zinn
Admiration and familiarity are strangers.
— George Sand
Real craftsmanship, regardless of the skill involved, reflects real caring, and real caring reflects our attitude about ourselves, about our fellow men and about life.
— Spencer W Kimball
What distracts us will begin to define us. We don’t need to swing at every pitch.
— Bob Goff
Embrace the seasons and cycles of your life. There is magic in change.
— Bronnie Ware
You come into the world with nothing, and the purpose of your life is to make something out of nothing.
— Henry Louis Mencken
Too much credit is given to the end result. The true lesson is in what takes place between the dream and the reality.
— Garth Brooks
Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.
— John Evelyn
Combine the extremes, and you will have the true centre.
— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
The heritage of the past is the seed that brings forth the harvest of the future.
— Wendell Phillips
The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.
— James Taylor
If you have a dream, don’t just sit there. Gather courage to believe that you can succeed and leave no stone unturned to make it a reality.
— Dr Roopleen
Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning and focused effort.
— Paul J Meyer
Some things cannot be taught; they must be experienced.
— Roy T Bennett
Dreams about the future are always filled with gadgets.
— Neil Degrasse Tyson
Letter writing on the part of a busy man or woman is the quintessence of generosity.
— Agnes Repplier
Persevere. Nothing worthwhile is easy.
— Barack Obama
There is no greater power on this earth than story.
— Libba Bray
Muscle has memory: the body knows things the mind will not admit.
— Louise Doughty
Productivity is effectively stewarding your gifts, talents, time, energy and enthusiasm.
— Tim Challies
There is power in gathering. It inspires us - delightfully - to be more hopeful, more joyful, more thoughtful. In a word, more alive.
— Alice Waters
The most powerful person in any situation is the most relaxed person in the room.
— Elizabeth Gilbert
The secret to a life you love is about doing more of what makes you come alive.
— Jen Fulwiler
Luxuries are never so comfortable as are the familiar, ordinary things of home.
— Eucharista Ward
Pivoting is not the end of the disruption process, but the beginning of the next leg of your journey.
— Jay Samit
This is the season she will make beautiful things. Not perfect things but honest things that speak to who she is and who she is called to be.
— Morgan Harper Nichols
Wisdom is the ability to learn from change.
— Dipanjan
Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.
— Unknown
Pausing between stimulus and response allows you to show up in your life.
— Roma Downey
May you have the tenacity, resolve and perseverance to see your goals take shape.
— Grit & Virtue
Journaling is like whispering to one’s self and listening at the same time.
— Mina Murray, Dracula
There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.
— Leonard Cohen
There is no real beauty without some slight imperfection.
— James Salter
The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.
— Coretta Scott King
A rhythm is a thing you do on repeat.
— Hannah Brencher
Change is a marathon won by a million baby steps.
— Ann Voskamp
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
— Jim Ryun
Sight is what you see with your eyes, vision is what you see with your mind.
— Robert Kiyosaki
Reflection and action must never be undertaken independently.
— Paulo Freire
This is why relays are so important, because you can find more in yourself for someone else, than what you can ever find for yourself.
— Ian Thorpe
Don’t give up what you want most in life for something you think you want now.
— Richard G Scott
We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.
— Anonymous
I want to be a part of the resurgence of things that are tangible, beautiful and soulful…
— Jack White
Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you.
— John C Maxwell
Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you ever can.
— John Wesley
To find oneself surrounded by much-loved objects and the colours that make us feel cheerful must surely be one of life’s greatest luxuries.
— Kit Kemp
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
— Confucius
Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Nothing happens unless first a dream.
— Carl Sandburg
Great art picks up where nature ends.
— Marc Chagall
Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.
— Michael Jordan
Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.
— Jim Rohn
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but rather by the seeds you plant.
— Robert Louis Stevenson
Rituals are the formulas by which harmony is restored.
— Terry Tempest Williams
Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.
— Nelson Mandela
Organising always seems impossible until it’s done.
— theorganisedhome.co.uk
There’s something very satisfying about (experiencing) a tactile product.
— Chad Hurley
Creativity is intelligence having fun.
— Albert Einstein
Starting today, I need to forget what’s gone. Appreciate what still remains and look forward to what’s coming next.
— Unknown
Taking time out each day to relax and renew is essential to living well.
— Judith Hanson Lasater
Fear and self-doubt have always been the greatest enemies of human potential.
— Brian Tracy
You only need 15 minutes to make a little progress, to advance a little farther than the day before
— Hannah Brencher
Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
— Arthur Ashe
Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don't.
— Pete Seeger
Every ending is a new beginning.
— Marianne Williamson
Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.
— John Maxwell
Don’t forget – no one else sees the world the way you do, so no one else can tell the stories that you have to tell.
— Charles de Lint
Change with the seasons of life. Don’t try to stretch a season into a lifetime.
— Unknown
The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.
— William Morris
Nurturing nature is about taking something we have and exercising it to its full potential.
— Claire T Anderson
Imagine how boring life would be if we were all the same. My idea of a perfect world is one in which we appreciate each other's differences; one in which we are all equal but definitely not the same.
— Barbara Streisand
You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.
— Zig Ziglar
Time expands then contracts, all in tune with the stirrings of the heart.
— Haruki Murakami
Connecting expands possibilities.
— Adele Scheele
In today’s rush, we all think too much, seek too much, want too much and forget about the joy of just being.
— Eckhart Tolle
The focus of entertaining is impressing others; the focus of true hospitality is serving others.
— Tim Chester, A Meal with Jesus
Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.
— Alan Lakein
‘Curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.’
— Walt Disney
Don’t waste time waiting for inspiration. Begin, and inspiration will find you.
— H Jackson Brown Jr
Collect things you love, that are authentic to you, and your house becomes your story.
— Erin Flett
To truly cherish the things that are important to you, you must first discard those that have outlived their purpose.
— Marie Kondo
There’s nothing more hopeful than a new calendar full of wide-open spaces.
— Unknown
And suddenly you know: it’s time to start something new and trust the magic of new beginnings.
— Meister Eckhart
If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.
— Les Brown
Progress is not inevitable. It’s up to us to create it.
— Unknown