JOSEPH CONRAD 1857-1924

Polish author who settled in England and wrote in English.

Facing it, always facing it - that's the way to get through. Face it!

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LORD BYRON 1788-1824

British poet, a leading figure in the Romantic Movement

Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.

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GEORGE BERNARD SHAW 1856-1950

Irish playwright

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honourable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

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BLOG NEWS

There will be no further posts to POEMS AND PROSE - MY CHOICE. It is being replaced by a new blog THE POETRY PATH which will begin on Saturday 1st February at http://thepoetrypath.blogspot.com

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ROSA PARKS 1913-2005

African-American civil rights activist

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 1564-1616

English poet and playwright

Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.

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RABINDRANATH TAGORE 1861-1941

Bengali polymath, the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in literature.

He who wants to do good knocks at the gate; he who loves finds the gate open.

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BILL COSBY b.1937

American comedian, author and TV producer

No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behaviour, and I'm not talking about the kids. Their behaviour is always normal.

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LUCY LARCOM 1824-93

American poet

If the world seems cold to you, 

kindle fires to warm it.

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PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973

Spanish painter who co-founded the Cubist movement

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn to do it.

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JESSE JACKSON b.1941

American civil rights activist

Your children need your presence more than your presents.

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MOTHER TERESA

Indian Roman Catholic religious Sister

Be happy in the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.

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WILLIAM FAULKNER 1897-1962

American writer and Nobel Prize laureate

Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.

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VOLTAIRE 1694-1778

French Enlightenment writer and philosopher

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

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ANON

Worry is like a rocking chair. It will give you something to do, but it won't get you anywhere.

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LISA WINGATE

American author

The hardest thing about the road not taken is that you never know where it might lead.

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CHARLES DICKENS 1812-70

British writer and social critic

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of another.

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ROBERT E. LEE 1807-70

The General who led the Confederate Army of N. Virginia in the American Civil War

You must be careful how you walk and where you go, for there are those following you who will set their feet where yours are set.

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ANON

There isn't enough darkness in this world to quench the light of one small candle.

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CAROL BURNETT b.1933

American actress, comedian, singer and songwriter

When you have a dream, you've got to grab it, and never let it go.

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GAUTAMA BUDDHA c.480 BC - c.400 BC

The sage on whose teaching Buddhism was founded

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

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NAPOLEON BONAPARTE 1769-1821

French military and political leader

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

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JANIS JOPLIN 1943=70

American singer-songwriter

Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.

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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 1564-1616

English poet and playwright

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none

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NELSON MANDELA 1918-2013

South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, President of South Africa 1994-99

It always seems impossible until it's done.

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A.P. HERBERT 1890-1971

British humorist, novelist, playwright and Member of Parliament

People must not do things for fun. We are not here for fun. There is no reference to fun in any Act of Parliament.

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URSULA LE GUIN b.1929

American novelist and short story writer

It is good to have an end to journey towards, but it is the journey that matters in the end.

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JAMES AGATE 1877-1947

British diarist and critic

A New Year's Resolution: to tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not take up more of my time.

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GORAN PERSSON b.1949

31st Prime Minister of Sweden 1996-2006

Let our New Year's resolution be this; we will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity, in the finest sense of the word.

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SANTONU KUMAR DHAR b.1987

Bangladesh-born writer, director and producer

A new year brings not only happiness, it makes us happy with a hope to fulfil our dreams or a new beginning of our life. So a new year is very special to everyone.

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The new blog POETRY AND PROSE - MY CHOICE began today

http://poetryandprose-mychoice.blogspot.com

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