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I start every day by finding a quote I want to keep in mind throughout the day - kind of a "theme" or "tone" for the day.

My favorite quote - the one I always keep in mind is: "We must be the change we wish to see in the world." ~Gandhi

What is your favorite quote or proverb?

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My favorite quote may not be the type you are seeking, nor will it help everyone's day. However, it helps me generate a smile when I am in need of one.

From the movie Grumpy Old Men, "It's butt cold out here, and I'm fresh outta beer."

Maybe you have to see the movie again and replay it in your head the way he says it. I get getty every time I hear him say it in my thoughts.

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This is something that I tell my children: "There are two types of people in the world, problem finders and solution seekers. Which one are you?" "It's better to be proactive than reactive."

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Mine is very simple: See No Evil, Speak No Evil, Hear No Evil . I try my best to live up to this motto but sometimes it is a difficult task. My other favorite quote is: Treat Others like You Want to be Treated.

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I've been a collector of quotes all my life and I have a whole slew of 'em, but whenever someone asks me for an all-time favorite, I always think of W.C.Fields- "I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy."

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I've never heard that quote.
Thank you!

Where do you keep track of your quotes?

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"With Reasonable men I will reason, with Humane men I will plead, but, with Tyrants, I will give no quarter, no wasted arguement' ...Rousseau....

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"never doubht that a small group of thoughtful, commited citizens can change the world, indeed, it is the only thing that ever has"

Margaret Meade

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"all that is needed for evil to triumph in this world, is for a few good men to do nothing"

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My latest favorite is " It is difficult to love people who hurt and disappoint us, but there are no other kind of people" Andrew Baron

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I enjoy the truth found in this one. However, it can put off the wrong message to someone who isn't fully thinking clearly. Some may see it as suggesting to love everyone.

Sure we can love everyone, but most have a short extent to a possible love.

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This one struck me yesterday while reading C.S. Lewis regarding Human Pain.

"Suffering is not good in itself. What is good in any painful experience is for the sufferer, his submission to the will of God, and, for the spectators, the compassion aroused and the acts of mercy to which it leads".

I also try to live by "Treat Others the Way I Want to be Treated".

I am also a CASA so I see folks in a variety of walks of life and circumstances and you never know what is going on w/someone so it behooves all of us not to judge another without that knowledge.

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Ashley, I was a CASA for a few years in Southern California. It was one of the most meaningful (although often heartbreaking) experiences I've ever had. It's a program that changes lives - both the volunteers and the children and families involved.

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