Inspirational Quotes
Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities.
— Frank Lloyd Wright, quoted in his obituary, April 9, 1959
It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but even more to stand up to your friends.
— J. K. Rowling
I think that when you invite people to your home, you invite them to yourself.
— Oprah Winfrey, 20th Anniversary DVD
If you really do put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price.
— Anonymous
Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It’s unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don’t have to try.
— Peggy Noonan, in Good Housekeeping
Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It’s perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we’ve learned something from yesterday.
— John Wayne
Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.
— Bill Gates, Business @ The Speed of Thought
Many people weigh the guilt they will feel against the pleasure of the forbidden action they want to take.
— Peter McWilliams, Life 101
Don’t need to say please to no man for a happy tune.
— Neil Diamond, Cracklin’ Rose
Urban Dictionary
iphone effect
shortly after one person in the group brings out their iphone, the rest follow suit, ultimately ending all conversation and eye contact.
"Hey, what do you want to order for drinks?" "Not sure, let’s see what Imbibe Magazine has for their best beer this month." First iphone comes out of the pocket–enter safari search. Next iphone comes out–enter Facebook post. Third iphone makes an entrance — the iphone effect has arrived.
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