Brainy Thoughts

“What an odd thing tourism is. You fly off to a strange land, eagerly abandoning all the comforts of home, and then expend vast quantities of time and money in a largely futile attempt to recapture the comforts that you wouldn’t have lost if you hadn’t left home in the first place.”

Bill Bryson, OBE (1951 – ) is a best-selling American-born author of humorous books on travel, as well as books on the English language and on scientific subjects (A Short History of Nearly Everything). He has lived for most of his adult life in England.

“Thunder is impressive, but it is lightning that does the work.”

Mark Twain (1835 – 1910) (real name Samuel Langhorne Clemens), was an American humorist, satirist, writer, and lecturer. Twain is most noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has since been called the Great American Novel, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

“The trouble with ignorance is that it picks up confidence as it goes along. “

Famous Quote, author unknown

“I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish that He didn’t trust me so much.”

Mother Teresa, (1910 – 1997), was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work.

For over forty years, she ministered to the needs of the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying of Calcutta (Kolkata). As her religious order grew she expanded her ministry to other countries. By the 1970s she had become internationally famed as a humanitarian and advocate for the poor and helpless, due in part to a documentary, and book Something Beautiful for God by Malcolm Muggeridge

“I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world.”
Brainy Quotes from Mother Teresa

“Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.”
Brainy Quotes from Mother Teresa

“The time for action is past! Now is the time for senseless bickering!”
Brainy Quotes by: Ashleigh Brilliant (Ashley Brilliant)

“My life has been greatly influenced by many books which I have never read.”
Brainy Quotes by: Ashleigh Brilliant (Ashley Brilliant)

“I am irrevocably committed to being permanently indecisive.”
Brainy Quotes by: Ashleigh Brilliant (Ashley Brilliant)

“I have you, you have me. At least one of us is lucky.”
Brainy Quotes by: Ashleigh Brilliant (Ashley Brilliant)

“Some of my troubles are so familiar, I know them by their first names.”
Brainy Quotes by: Ashleigh Brilliant (Ashley Brilliant)

“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savour) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”

Elwyn Brooks White (1899 – 1985) American essayist, author, humorist, poet and literary stylist.

“No fear, no surprise, no hesitation, no doubt.”

Miyamoto Musashi (1584 – 1645) also known as Shinmen Takezo, Miyamoto Bennosuke, or by his Buddhist name Niten Doraku, was a famous Japanese samurai.

Miyamoto Musashi is considered by many to have been one of the most skilled swordsmen in history. Musashi, as he is often simply known, became legendary through his outstanding swordsmanship in numerous duels, even from a very young age. He is the founder of the Hyoho Niten Ichi-ryu or Niten-ryu style of swordsmanship and wrote The Book of Five Rings, a book on strategy, tactics, and philosophy that is still studied today.

“If I’d asked people what they wanted, they would have asked for a better horse. “

Henry Ford

“Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice.”

Henry Ford

Not only do I not know the answer, I have no idea what the question is!

Author Unknown