Author: Mark

“Don’t ever regret that you didn’t do something – do it.”

Louise

 “You reward your teachers poorly by remaining a pupil.” Fredrick Nietzsche

Ella, Barrister

“Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.” John Wooden

 Brian C

 “The gifted should not be blamed for the mistakes of the ordinary.”

James, 26, Elitist

 “All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make our world.” Buddha

Ian, Hospitality

 “Life is too short, smile like you have a dirty little secret!”

Tafa, 33

“Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.”

Tony, London

“Do not worry about your problems with mathematics, I assure you mine are far greater.” Einstein

Jon Gregory,  Author of “Counterparty Credit Risk”

“When you look back on life you regret the risks you didn’t take more than the ones you did!”

 Alexandra, Writer, Australia

“Strippers are for corporate entertainment or empty souls.”

Anonymous, Broker

 ”When you hear something, you forget it. When you see something, you remember it. But not until you actually do something will you understand it.” Chinese proverb

Guy C, 31, IT Project Manger

“A ship is safe in the harbour but that’s not what it’s built for.”

Elliot, 15, GCSE Student

“As the spirit wanes the form appears.” Charles Bukowski

Leo  Dilorenzo, Musician, ldlmusic.com

 “People ignore design that ignores people.” Frank Chimero

Eileen, Korea

 “You don’t have to do many things right in life, so long as you don’t do very many things wrong.”

Nanette

“I’ve got all the money I need, if I live until 4 o’clock this afternoon.”

“Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be….”Peter De Vries

Tom, (The above two)

“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”

“I hate working in the day because there’s too much to get done.”

Harriett, Putney (the above two)

 “Why be upset with one over par when you got to play off the first tee to start with!?

“Follow your nose and I’ll tell ya where to turn.”

Tim, Sports Television (the above two)

 “I called for a cab.. and took this one instead… I shouldn’t have done that, but I’m happy I did.”

Abdullah, Student, Saudi Arabia

 “We are having a night cap(b)”

Yevgeny

 Driver: “How was your night?”

Passengers(a couple): “We’ll tell you in the morning!”

 “To live outside the law, you must be honest.”  Bob Dylan

Fredrik, Sweden

“Let us read, and let us dance, these two amusements will never do any harm.” Voltaire

Anonymous

YOLO = You Only Live Once

Anonymous, Student, USA

“If I could give my younger self some advice, I’d say: “Don’t worry about it. Your life is not pre-determined. You’ll find your own feet in your own way.” David Cameron

Julia, Harpenden

“However bad my day has been, invariably it has been significantly better than most other poor sods in the world. I can therefore afford to smile, whatever the weather.”

Simon, 36, City Lawyer

“Great love and great achievements involve risk.”

 Mishel, Recruitment Consultancy

 “By the age of 40 everyone has the face they deserve.” George Orwell

“Your lack of planning does not constitute and emergency on my part.”

“By the age of 40 everyone has the face they can afford!” Martin Amis

Anonymous, Lawyer, Iraq, (The above three)

 “Paradise is heaven under mother’s feet.”

Anonymous, mother, Iraq 

 “La cosa eccezionale è essere normale”. – “The exceptional thing is to be normal.”

Lucio, Italy

 “My writing is like an old spider that died!”

Steve the contractor