..."it is not a question of 'being eloquent before the dumb.' the people are not dumb, which is your conceited mistake and mistaken conceit..."

~ conrado de quiros, in his pdi 9jan12 column "there's the rub"

"i never did anything worth doing by accident."

~ plato

"the gods give each of us our little gifts and talents, and it is meant for us to use them. any act can be a prayer, if done as well as we are able."

~ lady smallwood in g.r.r. martin's "a storm of swords"

"great things are done by a series of small things brought together."

~ vincent van gogh

"if you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time."

~ chinese proverb

"the secret to a rich life is to have more beginnings than endings."

~ david weinbaum

something "new" connotes a change from a previous state; and, hopefully, a "positive difference".

may your resolutions reflect your "newness". and may they fill the world with goodness and peace.

may you continuously make a difference in your own little corner of the world.

love more, learn more, be more, do more, live more.

may you have the grace to recognize how blessed you have been and how blessed you are.

happy new year! (",)