Material Things

It’s a sad commentary on life but “Our culture encourages a belief that all of our problems can be solved with material things.” —Tom Ford

Intelligence

On December 13, 2009, in Blog, Divorce Advice, Leslye's Quotes and Notes, Prepare for Divorce, by leslye

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. —Albert Einstein

Don’t Act In Haste

On November 26, 2009, in Blog, Divorce Advice, Leslye's Quotes and Notes, Prepare for Divorce, by leslye

Sometimes we need to just take a deep breath, step back and remember:  “Act in haste, repent in leisure.”

Credit Card Debt

Pay on time every time—and that doesn’t mean the day its due.  Credit card companies have due dates, and if you miss them by an hour you get slapped with a late fee.

Yves Saint Laurent

On November 20, 2009, in Blog, Divorce Advice, Leslye's Quotes and Notes, Prepare for Divorce, by leslye

“The most beautiful clothes that can dress a woman are the arms of a man she loves.  But for those who haven’t had the good fortune of finding happiness, I am there.”  Yves Saint Laurent died of a brain tumor in June at the age of seventy-one.  He was one of the most creative couturiers […]

Life

On November 13, 2009, in Blog, Divorce Advice, Leslye's Quotes and Notes, Prepare for Divorce, by leslye

“Life is the greatest bargain—we get it for nothing.” —Yiddish proverb

Photography

On November 12, 2009, in Blog, Divorce Advice, Leslye's Quotes and Notes, Prepare for Divorce, by leslye

In a world where everyone photographs everything with their cell phone this quote is so appropriate: “Imagine a world without photography, one could only imagine.” —Bernice Abbott (1898-1991)

Mark Twain on Travel

On November 8, 2009, in Blog, Divorce Advice, Leslye's Quotes and Notes, Prepare for Divorce, by leslye

More of us are traveling around globe. How great! In 1869 Mark Twain, the American writer said, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitible views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one corner of the earth […]