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October 28, 2008
I came to the end of my quote list for the Magic Mirror yesterday at quote #75 about Togetherness from Olivia Newton-John. I was sure there were 76 quotes… turns out, I published two Part 31s:
Which figures, because those two go together well. Optimism can be seen as a kind of forgiving in advance. Conversely, forgiving implies a certain optimism about human beings, at least in the sense of their capacity to grow.
October 27, 2008
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~ Nature ~“Nature is the most beautiful thing we have. It’s better than art because it’s from the Creator.” — Olivia Newton-John
“Hummingbird In Flowers”
by Carol Adams • Visalia, California, United States
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Olivia Newton-John
 English-born Australian Olivia Newton-John (1948 – ) is a Grammy-winning and Golden Globe nominated Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is an avid activist for both environmental issues and wellness causes including breast cancer awareness. |
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October 24, 2008
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~ Togetherness ~“My most treasured possessions are not things — they are only things. My friends, family and animals are what counts.” — Olivia Newton-John
“Great Wall, Great Walk”
by Anonymous • China
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Olivia Newton-John
English-born Australian Olivia Newton-John (1948 – ) is a Grammy-winning and Golden Globe nominated Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is an avid activist for both environmental issues and wellness causes including breast cancer awareness. |
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October 22, 2008
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~ Gratitude ~“My cancer scare changed my life. I’m grateful for every new, healthy day I have.” — Olivia Newton-John
“Happy Child”
by Mandy Godbehear • Spain
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Olivia Newton-John
English-born Australian Olivia Newton-John (1948 – ) is a Grammy-winning and Golden Globe nominated Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is an avid activist for both environmental issues and wellness causes including breast cancer awareness. |
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October 20, 2008
Here’s the first of three or four quotes from Olivia, newly added to the Magic Mirror:
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~ Balance ~“There’s a balance in my life — there’s reality, and there’s the part that looks really glamorous — but we’re all just people in the end.” — Olivia Newton-John
“Surfer Making A Floater”
by Fernando Soares • Porto, Portugal
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Olivia Newton-John
English-born Australian Olivia Newton-John (1948 – ) is a Grammy-winning and Golden Globe nominated Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is an avid activist for both environmental issues and wellness causes including breast cancer awareness. |
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Newly added is the capability to vote on quotes. You’ll see this at the bottom whenever you click on a quote at the Magic Mirror. In fact, that’s now the only way you can exit from the quote screen. A list of your top ten favorite quotes will appear on the left side of the screen.
October 16, 2008
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~ Sociability ~“Just as a diamond can only be polished by another diamond, it is only through genuine, all-out engagement with others that people can polish their character, and help each other to reach greater heights.” — Daisaku Ikeda
“Friends Laughing at the Bar”
by Effinity Photography • Surrey, BC, Canada
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Daisaku Ikeda
 Daisaku Ikeda (1928 –) is a Japanese Buddhist Leader who founded Soka University. He is a prolific author, poet, humanitarian and peace advocate who received the United Nations Peace Medal in 1983. |
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October 14, 2008
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~ Fear ~“If you have fear of some pain or suffering, you should examine whether there is anything you can do about it. If you can, there is no need to worry about it; if you cannot do anything, then there is also no need to worry.” — The Dalai Lama
“Daniel in the Lion’s Den”
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by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) • Oil on canvas, c.1615, National Gallery of Art, Washington
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The Dalai Lama
 The Dalai Lama (1935 –, birth name “Tenzin Gyatso”) is the head of the Tibetan Government in Exile and leader of Tibetan Buddhism, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, and a worldwide traveler and speaker. |
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October 11, 2008
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~ Peace ~“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.” — Nelson Mandela
“The Truce”
by Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926) • Watercolor and gouache on paper, 1907, Public collection
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Nelson Mandela
 Nelson Mandela (1918 –) was the first democratically elected President of South Africa. A talented boxer and runner as a young man, Mandela then became an anti-apartheid activist and leader. He led the anti-apartheid resistance from prison for 27 years. |
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October 9, 2008
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~ Parenthood ~“Who am I?
I am a small point in the eye of the full moon.
I only need one ray of the sun to warm my face.
I only need one breeze from the Alisios to refresh my soul.
What else can I ask if I know that my sons really love me.
— Father’s Day Poem” — Roberto Clemente
“Happy Family Walks on Nature, Sunset”
by Kudryashka • Russia
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Roberto Clemente
 Roberto Clemente (1934 – 1972) was a Hall-Of-Fame Puerto Rican baseball player. He often aided the poor of Latin America, dying in a plane crash while flying to aid earthquake victims in Nicaragua – posthumously earning the Congressional Gold Medal. |
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October 7, 2008
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~ Science ~“What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what’s going on.” — Jacques Cousteau
“Colourful Coral Reef Keyhole”
by Wolfgang Amri, Dušan Zidar • Austria, Slovenia
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Jacques Cousteau
 Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910 – 1997) was a French naval officer, explorer, ecologist, filmmaker, scientist, photographer and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-developed the aqua-lung, and pioneered marine conservation. |
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