If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got.

if you can't take the heat, don't tickle the dragon!

*youth is a gift of nature, age is a work of art
*no one trips over mountains. it is the small pebble that causes me to stumble. if i pass all the pebbles in my path i will find that i have crossed the mountain.
*life is a long lesson in humility.
*sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.
*don't take myself so seriously, no one else does!
*no one is in charge of your happiness except you.

"I am not in charge of that".
"The Advantage of Being Disorderly is The Joy of Discovery " (Milne ??)
"You never know how strong you can be until there is no other choice"
"I know worry works because 90% of what I worry about never happens"

My Mom used to tell me:

"Quit letting your mouth write checks your butt can't cover." Good advice...has served me pretty well.

One of the people I consider a mentor in my life told me this when I was 14, and I have thought of it in so many situations thru the years. I try really hard to live by these words.....I don't always succeed, but I try.

"Let all your words run through your mind before they tumble off your tongue."

by RickyTims

When I heard Ricky say this in Episode 701, I thought how true it was. His statement also made me think of another unintended meaning that has absolutely nothing to do with art.

Some days I wish I remembered this even more. I find that at the end of the day it is the thoughtless things that keep me up at night.

"You may be sorry that you spoke, sorry you stayed or went, sorry you won or lost, sorry so much was spent. But as you go through life, you'll find you're never sorry you were kind."
Herbert V. Prochnow

My two favorite quotes:

When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before. Mae West

If you can't be a good example, you'll just have to serve as a horrible warning. Catherine Aird

My favorite quote is from Emma Bombeck and reminds me to always push out of my comfort zone:

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me".

I always liked: "Worry is like a rocking chair, it keeps you busy, but gets you nowhere."

"Kids need to think that you care before they care what you think." by Wes Moore, the author of "The Other Wes Moore"

To be your best--compete with yourself.

Josh Simpson said this: "As an artist, it is important to find your comfort zone and then stay out of it."