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Jeannette Rankin: As far as they will go


Jeannette Rankin Deutsch: Jeannette Rankin

Jeannette Rankin Deutsch: Jeannette Rankin (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

“You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go. ”
Jeannette Rankin

 

JEANNETTE RANKIN'S GEORGIA HOME

JEANNETTE RANKIN’S GEORGIA HOME (Photo credit: drivebybiscuits1)

Sophia Loren: Fountain of youth


Sophia Loren show 35

Sophia Loren show 35 (Photo credit: Luiz Fernando / Sonia Maria)

 

“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age. ”
Sophia Loren

 

Kahlil Gibran: The just and the merciful


Khalil Gibran (April 1913)

Khalil Gibran (April 1913) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

“The just is close to the people’s heart, but the merciful is close to the heart of God. ”
Kahlil Gibran

 

Niccolo Machiavelli: Gift of penetration


Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli (Photo credit: Robert Scarth)

Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration.

Niccolo Machiavelli

Isaac Mizrahi: When you can and when you can’t


Isaac Mizrahi arrives!

Isaac Mizrahi arrives! (Photo credit: Ron Hogan)

“When someone says you can’t do what you know you can do, then you can’t do anything. ”
Isaac Mizrahi

Lara Flynn: Humor


Lara Flynn Boyle at the 42nd Emmy Awards - Gov...

Lara Flynn Boyle at the 42nd Emmy Awards – Governor’s Ball in September 1990 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“Men love it. They have a sense of humor, whereas a lot of women are threatened or just don’t get it. ”
—Lara Flynn

 

Feeling and longing


Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein (Photo credit: cliff1066™)

Feeling and longing are the motive forces behind all human endeavor and human creations.
Albert Einstein

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