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the 1st of February
There's one good thing about snow,
it makes your lawn look as nice as your neighbour's.
~ Clyde Moore ~
anu foundation
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the 2nd of February
The hardest part of raising a child is teaching them to ride bicycles.
A shaky child on a bicycle for the first time needs both support and freedom.
The realization that this is...
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the 3rd of February
One of the virtues of being very young is that
you don't let the facts get in the way of your imagination.
~ Sam Levenson ~
from the
anu foundation
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the 4th of February
Dedicated to those of us who have, and will have the wisdom to see all that is caught in an image.
Thank you Marion, for drawing my attention to the fact that yesterdays photo...
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a thought for this day
the 5th of February, 2008
An animal's eyes have the power
to speak a great language.
~ Martin Buber ~
anu foundation
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a thought for this day
the 6th of February, 2008
The essence of pleasure is spontaneity.
~ Germaine Greer ~
from the
anu foundation
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a thought for this day
the 7th of February, 2008
A hug is a great gift
- one size fits all -
and it's easy to exchange.
~ Author Unknown ~
from the
anu foundation
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a thought for this day
the 8th of February, 2008
We must all hang together or
most assuredly we shall hang separately.
~ Benjamin Franklin ~
from the
anu foundation
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a thought for this day
the 9th of February, 2008
The finest thing in the world is
knowing how to belong to oneself.
~ Michel de Montaigne, Of Solitude ~
from the
anu foundation...
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a thought for this day
the 10th of February, 2008
Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing
sooner than of war.
~ Homer, Iliad ~
from the
anu foundation
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a thought for this day
the 11th of February, 2008
Ocean:
A body of water occupying two-thirds of a world made for man
- who has no gills -
~ Ambrose Bierce ~
from the
anu...
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a thought for this day
the 12th of February, 2008
Perhaps imagination is only intelligence having fun.
George Scialabba
from the
anu foundation
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a thought for this day
the 13th of February, 2008
Ideals are like stars;
you will not succeed in touching them with your hands.
But like the seafaring man on the desert of waters,
you choose...
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a thought for this day
the 14th of February, 2008
Loving is not just looking at each other,
it's looking in the same direction.
~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry,
Wind, Sand, and Stars,...
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a thought for this day
the 15th of February, 2008
Always be a first-rate version of yourself,
instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
~ Judy Garland ~
from the...
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a thought for this day
the 16th of February, 2008
Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another.
~ Juvenal, Satires ~
from the
anu foundation
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a thought for this day
the 17th of February, 2008
Ideas can be life-changing.
Sometimes all you need to open the door
is just one more good idea.
~ Jim Rohn ~
from the
anu...
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a thought for this day
the 18th of February, 2008
It just wouldn't be a picnic
without the ants.
~ Author Unknown ~
from the
anu foundation
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a thought for this day
the 19th of February, 2008
“We are never more fully alive,
more completely ourselves,
or more deeply engrossed in anything
than when we are playing.”...
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a thought for this day
the 20th of February, 2008
Everybody is a True Believer.
Everybody has a little nugget they're convinced of
that is the opposite of the nugget on the other side.
And they're...
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a thought for this day
the 21st of February, 2008
When people will not weed their own minds,
they are apt to be overrun with nettles.
~ Horace Walpole ~
from the
anu foundation
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a thought for this day
the 22nd of February, 2008
Family faces are magic mirrors.
Looking at people who belong to us,
we see the past, present, and future.
~ Gail Lumet Buckley ~...
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a thought for this day
the 23rd of February, 2008
A baby harp seal rests on the Arctic ice.
Its mother can distinguish it from hundreds
of others by scent alone.
Photograph by Norbert Rosing...
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a thought for this day
the 24th of February, 2008
And the night shall be filled with music,
And the cares that infest the day
Shall fold their tents like the Arabs
And as silently steal away.
~...
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a thought for this day
the 25th of February, 2008
Dream what you want to dream;
Go where you want to go,
Try to be who you really are;
Because life is short, and often only gives
one...
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a thought for this day
the 26th of February, 2008
Travel and change of
place impart new
vigour to the mind
Senecca (4 BC-65AD)
Roman philosopher
from the
anu foundation
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