Brainy Thoughts

“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

Reinhold Niebuhr (American theologian, 1892-1971)

“Never get into fights with ugly people, they have nothing to lose.”

“Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.”

Authors Unknown

“It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others”

John Kirinrich

“Don’t aim at success – the more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot by pursued; it must ensure, as the unintended side-effect of one’s personal dedication to a course greater than oneself.”

Viktor Emil Frankl, M.D., Ph.D., (March 26, 1905 – September 2, 1997) Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist.

Viktor Frankl is the author of the book Man’s Search for Meaning, which chronicles his experiences as a concentration camp inmate at Auschwitz in WW2 and describes his psychotherapeutic method of finding meaning in all forms of existence, even the most sordid ones, and thus a reason to continue living.

Viktor Frankl is one of the key figures in existential therapy.

“How do I know what I think until I hear what I say?”

Edward Morgan Forster (January 1, 1879 – June 7, 1970). English novelist, short story writer, and essayist. He is most famous for his novels, most of which have been filmed.

“Invention is not the product of logical thought, even though the final product is tied to logical structure.”

Albert Einstein
German-American theoretical physicist widely regarded as the most important scientist of the 20th century and one of the greatest physicists of all time.

“I drink to make other people interesting.”

“I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted paychecks.”

Authors unknown

“You can cage an animal, but you can’t take away the rage”

Metalica (the band)

“Dreams can often become challenging, but challenges are what we live for.”

Travis White

“When people keep telling you that you can’t do a thing, you kind of like to try it. “

Margaret Chase Smith

“Mountains cannot be surmounted except by winding paths.”

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe