WyzWmn's Words to the Wise

Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this, that you are dreadfully like other people. – James Russell Lowell

Actions have consequences…first rule of life. And the second rule is this…you are the only one responsible for your own actions. – Holly Lisle

There is an alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmuted into wisdom, which if it does not bring joy, can bring happiness. – Pearl Buck

Statistics: The only science that enables different experts using the same figures to draw different conclusions. – Evan Esar

The best way to get approval is not to need it. – Hugh Macleod

In journalism, there has always been a tension between getting it first and getting it right. – Ellen Goodman

If you can’t sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It’s the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep. – Dale Carnegie

Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted. – Martin Luther King Jr.

People who live in darkness are always attracted to those who are lit from within. When they get close enough to hear your message the darkness in their hearts takes over. Let them go, and continue to live in the light. – Anonymous

“To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves–there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.” – Joan Didion