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I have been a long-time subscriber to Dr. Mardy's weekly "Dr. Mardy's Quotes of the Week" and recently accepted his subscriber-wide challenge to submit a quote on "maturity" - a subject I am acquainted with. My quote received an Honorable Mention and is included in this week's newsletter. I recommend his newsletter to quote lovers; join me as a subscriber if you like what you see below...
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DR. MARDY'S QUOTES OF THE WEEK -- July 8 - 14, 2012
A WEEKLY CELEBRATION OF GREAT QUOTES IN HISTORY
(AND THE HISTORY BEHIND THE QUOTES)
THE RESULTS ARE IN!
The winner of the "Maturity Quotations Contest" is Marlene Caroselli of Pittsford, New York. She will receive an autographed and personally-inscribed copy of my 2011 book: "Neverisms: A Quotation Lover's Guide to Things You Should Never Do, Never Say, or Never Forget." She
wrote:
"Maturity is gratification delayed,
Self-confidence conveyed,
Opportunity parlayed,
Risk delayed,
Self-esteem displayed,
And self-denial repaid."
Dr. Marlene Caroselli is an educator, speaker, trainer, and the author of over 60 books, including "The Critical Thinking Tool Kit" and "Principled Persuasion." After a full and varied career, she has recently turned her attention to the world of art. For more on her recent efforts, go to:
www.saatchionline.com/LainaCelano
The Silver Medal in the competition goes to Ms. Jura Zymantas of Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain, who wrote:
"Maturity is recognizing your limitations
but not allowing them to limit your aspirations."
And the Bronze Medal goes to Charles Rose of New Paltz, New York, who wrote:
"Maturity is understanding that most of the hours in your life
are spent alone and you're not lonely."
Congratulations to the three winners, and thanks to the more than 200 subscribers who submitted entries. A bit later in the newsletter, you will find twenty entries that earned an "Honorable Mention" in the competition.
THIS WEEK'S PUZZLER:
On July 10, 1871, this French writer was born in a small village just outside Paris. Raised in a well-to-do family, he suffered from asthma his entire life, becoming exceptionally close to his overprotective mother.
After the death of his father in 1903 and his mother in 1905, he withdrew from society, closeted himself in a sound-proof Paris apartment, and devoted the rest of his life to writing one of the classics of world literature, a seven-volume work famous for its detailed reminiscences.
While he often devoted thousands of words to a single memory or event, he was also able to express powerful ideas in a succinct and pithy way:
"People wish to learn to swim and at the same time
to keep one foot on the ground."
Who is this man? What was the title of his classic work? (Answer below)
THIS WEEK'S THEME FOR CHIEF PHILOSOPHICAL OFFICERS: "Maturity"
The following quotations all received an "Honorable Mention" in the
competition:
"Maturity is ripening without rotting."
Mary E. Armstrong (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
"Maturity is recognizing not that one can BE wrong
but that one IS wrong."
Will Aston-Reese (Staten Island, New York)
"Maturity is when you don't lose your cool on having to suffer a fool."
Dr. Nandini Bahri (Jamnagar, Gujarat, India)
"Maturity is when you parent your parent successfully."
Heather Chandler (Douglassville, Pennsylvania)
"Maturity is recalling the outrageous things your former spouse
did to upset you, then turning over and going to sleep."
Eileen Dight (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
"Maturity is teaching our big, grown-up, know-it-all adult self
how to nurture the child within."
Robert Dixon (Emerald Hills, California)
"Maturity is when your perspective changes
from being the sun around which everything revolves
to being a small planet in an infinite universe."
Linda Donaldson (Hatfield, Pennsylvania)
"A small part of maturity
is learning the difference between wants and needs.
A large part of maturity is acting on that knowledge."
Bill Emmons (Houston, Texas)
"Maturity is aging . . . while paying attention."
Carl Henning (Phoenix, Arizona)
"Maturity is when you handle the tasks of life without being ordered to,
and without whining.
Dee Dee Longenecker (Austin, Texas)
"Maturity is looking in the mirror and seeing the pilot of your destiny."
Jean Lutz (Ponchatoula, Louisiana)
"Maturity:
Doing what needs to be done
When it needs to be done
Whether you want to do it or not.
Matt Murray (Charlottesville, Virginia)
"Maturity is that quality without which we know everything--
including what maturity is."
Alan Mynall (Oxford, England)
"Maturity rises out of the smoke and ashes of an internal rebellion."
Sharon Nakagawa (no location determined)
"Maturity is doing what you have to do, when it ought to be done,
without complaint."
Mike O'Rourke (Port Allen, Louisiana)
"Maturity is when you can say no to yourself and yes to another."
Hart Pomerantz (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
"Maturity is the belief in experience
coupled with the experience of belief."
Jonathan Rose (Miami Beach, Florida)
"Maturity is when you realize how essential the injustices you bore
were to who you became."
Ron Simoncini (Ridgewood, New Jersey)
"You know you've reached maturity when you finally realize it's best to
go ahead and buy that 12-pack of toilet paper instead of a roll or two."
Mark Towns (Los Angeles, California)
"Maturity is being on a stage whose immature curtains
are constantly limiting its performance."
Lloyd Williams (Travelers Rest, South Carolina)
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY:
On July 15, 1919, Iris Murdoch was born in Dublin, Ireland. She studied history, philosophy, and the classics at Oxford, graduating with first-class honors in 1942. In 1953, while teaching philosophy at Oxford, she published her first book, a critical study of Jean-Paul Sartre. Over the next several decades, she became one of the most respected fiction writers of the 20th century, noted for novels with rich psychological and philosophical overtones.
In a tragic and cruel irony, Murdoch was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1994, and died in 1999. Her heartbreaking story was told with unflinching honesty in the 1999 book "Elegy for Iris," written by her husband of forty years, the critic John Bayley. In 2001, their story was brought to the big screen in the film "Iris," with Kate Winslet playing the young Iris and Judi Dench the mature Iris (both were nominated for Academy Awards).
In her novels and other writings, Murdoch penned many memorable observations about life, love, and other aspects of the human condition:
"Youth is a marvelous garment."
"Every book is the wreck of a perfect idea."
"Only lies and evil come from letting people off."
"Jealousy is the most dreadfully involuntary of all sins."
"Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out."
"Bereavement is a darkness
impenetrable to the imagination of the unbereaved."
"One doesn't have to get anywhere in a marriage.
It's not a public conveyance."
"Falling out of love is very enlightening.
For a short while you see the world with new eyes."
"Love is the extremely difficult realization
that something other than oneself is real."
"Philosophy means looking at things which one takes for granted
and suddenly seeing that they are very odd indeed."
"The absolute yearning of one human body for another particular body
and its indifference to substitutes is one of life's major mysteries."
"In almost every marriage there is a selfish and an unselfish partner.
A pattern is set up and soon becomes inflexible, of one person
always making the demands and one person always giving way."
PUZZLER ANSWER: Marcel Proust, "Remembrance of Things Past"
DR. MARDY'S QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
"Under-achievement is far more common in the workplace
than it has ever been in the classroom."
Until next week,
Dr. Mardy Grothe
Visit Dr. Mardy's web site:
www.drmardy.com
Check out my daily Twitter quotations: @drmardy
Books by Dr. Mardy Grothe:
"Neverisms: A Quotation Lover's Guide to Things You Should
Never Do, Never Say, or Never Forget" (May, 2011)
"Ifferisms: An Anthology of Aphorisms That Begin with the Word 'If'" (2009) "I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like" (2008) "Viva la Repartee" (2005)
"Oxymoronica: Paradoxical Wit & Wisdom" (2004) "Never Let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You" (1999)
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I have been a long-time subscriber to Dr. Mardy's weekly "Dr. Mardy's Quotes of the Week" and recently accepted his subscriber-wide challenge to submit a quote on "maturity" - a subject I am acquainted with. My quote received an Honorable Mention and is included in this week's newsletter. I recommend his newsletter to quote lovers; join me as a subscriber if you like what you see below...
Carl
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Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2012 8:05 PM
To: ca...@henning.com
Subject: Dr. Mardy's Quotes of the Week -- July 8 - 14, 2012
DR. MARDY'S QUOTES OF THE WEEK -- July 8 - 14, 2012
A WEEKLY CELEBRATION OF GREAT QUOTES IN HISTORY
(AND THE HISTORY BEHIND THE QUOTES)
THE RESULTS ARE IN!
The winner of the "Maturity Quotations Contest" is Marlene Caroselli of Pittsford, New York. She will receive an autographed and personally-inscribed copy of my 2011 book: "Neverisms: A Quotation Lover's Guide to Things You Should Never Do, Never Say, or Never Forget." She
wrote:
"Maturity is gratification delayed,
Self-confidence conveyed,
Opportunity parlayed,
Risk delayed,
Self-esteem displayed,
And self-denial repaid."
Dr. Marlene Caroselli is an educator, speaker, trainer, and the author of over 60 books, including "The Critical Thinking Tool Kit" and "Principled Persuasion." After a full and varied career, she has recently turned her attention to the world of art. For more on her recent efforts, go to:
www.saatchionline.com/LainaCelano
The Silver Medal in the competition goes to Ms. Jura Zymantas of Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain, who wrote:
"Maturity is recognizing your limitations
but not allowing them to limit your aspirations."
And the Bronze Medal goes to Charles Rose of New Paltz, New York, who wrote:
"Maturity is understanding that most of the hours in your life
are spent alone and you're not lonely."
Congratulations to the three winners, and thanks to the more than 200 subscribers who submitted entries. A bit later in the newsletter, you will find twenty entries that earned an "Honorable Mention" in the competition.
THIS WEEK'S PUZZLER:
On July 10, 1871, this French writer was born in a small village just outside Paris. Raised in a well-to-do family, he suffered from asthma his entire life, becoming exceptionally close to his overprotective mother.
After the death of his father in 1903 and his mother in 1905, he withdrew from society, closeted himself in a sound-proof Paris apartment, and devoted the rest of his life to writing one of the classics of world literature, a seven-volume work famous for its detailed reminiscences.
While he often devoted thousands of words to a single memory or event, he was also able to express powerful ideas in a succinct and pithy way:
"People wish to learn to swim and at the same time
to keep one foot on the ground."
Who is this man? What was the title of his classic work? (Answer below)
THIS WEEK'S THEME FOR CHIEF PHILOSOPHICAL OFFICERS: "Maturity"
The following quotations all received an "Honorable Mention" in the
competition:
"Maturity is ripening without rotting."
Mary E. Armstrong (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
"Maturity is recognizing not that one can BE wrong
but that one IS wrong."
Will Aston-Reese (Staten Island, New York)
"Maturity is when you don't lose your cool on having to suffer a fool."
Dr. Nandini Bahri (Jamnagar, Gujarat, India)
"Maturity is when you parent your parent successfully."
Heather Chandler (Douglassville, Pennsylvania)
"Maturity is recalling the outrageous things your former spouse
did to upset you, then turning over and going to sleep."
Eileen Dight (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
"Maturity is teaching our big, grown-up, know-it-all adult self
how to nurture the child within."
Robert Dixon (Emerald Hills, California)
"Maturity is when your perspective changes
from being the sun around which everything revolves
to being a small planet in an infinite universe."
Linda Donaldson (Hatfield, Pennsylvania)
"A small part of maturity
is learning the difference between wants and needs.
A large part of maturity is acting on that knowledge."
Bill Emmons (Houston, Texas)
"Maturity is aging . . . while paying attention."
Carl Henning (Phoenix, Arizona)
"Maturity is when you handle the tasks of life without being ordered to,
and without whining.
Dee Dee Longenecker (Austin, Texas)
"Maturity is looking in the mirror and seeing the pilot of your destiny."
Jean Lutz (Ponchatoula, Louisiana)
"Maturity:
Doing what needs to be done
When it needs to be done
Whether you want to do it or not.
Matt Murray (Charlottesville, Virginia)
"Maturity is that quality without which we know everything--
including what maturity is."
Alan Mynall (Oxford, England)
"Maturity rises out of the smoke and ashes of an internal rebellion."
Sharon Nakagawa (no location determined)
"Maturity is doing what you have to do, when it ought to be done,
without complaint."
Mike O'Rourke (Port Allen, Louisiana)
"Maturity is when you can say no to yourself and yes to another."
Hart Pomerantz (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
"Maturity is the belief in experience
coupled with the experience of belief."
Jonathan Rose (Miami Beach, Florida)
"Maturity is when you realize how essential the injustices you bore
were to who you became."
Ron Simoncini (Ridgewood, New Jersey)
"You know you've reached maturity when you finally realize it's best to
go ahead and buy that 12-pack of toilet paper instead of a roll or two."
Mark Towns (Los Angeles, California)
"Maturity is being on a stage whose immature curtains
are constantly limiting its performance."
Lloyd Williams (Travelers Rest, South Carolina)
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY:
On July 15, 1919, Iris Murdoch was born in Dublin, Ireland. She studied history, philosophy, and the classics at Oxford, graduating with first-class honors in 1942. In 1953, while teaching philosophy at Oxford, she published her first book, a critical study of Jean-Paul Sartre. Over the next several decades, she became one of the most respected fiction writers of the 20th century, noted for novels with rich psychological and philosophical overtones.
In a tragic and cruel irony, Murdoch was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1994, and died in 1999. Her heartbreaking story was told with unflinching honesty in the 1999 book "Elegy for Iris," written by her husband of forty years, the critic John Bayley. In 2001, their story was brought to the big screen in the film "Iris," with Kate Winslet playing the young Iris and Judi Dench the mature Iris (both were nominated for Academy Awards).
In her novels and other writings, Murdoch penned many memorable observations about life, love, and other aspects of the human condition:
"Youth is a marvelous garment."
"Every book is the wreck of a perfect idea."
"Only lies and evil come from letting people off."
"Jealousy is the most dreadfully involuntary of all sins."
"Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out."
"Bereavement is a darkness
impenetrable to the imagination of the unbereaved."
"One doesn't have to get anywhere in a marriage.
It's not a public conveyance."
"Falling out of love is very enlightening.
For a short while you see the world with new eyes."
"Love is the extremely difficult realization
that something other than oneself is real."
"Philosophy means looking at things which one takes for granted
and suddenly seeing that they are very odd indeed."
"The absolute yearning of one human body for another particular body
and its indifference to substitutes is one of life's major mysteries."
"In almost every marriage there is a selfish and an unselfish partner.
A pattern is set up and soon becomes inflexible, of one person
always making the demands and one person always giving way."
PUZZLER ANSWER: Marcel Proust, "Remembrance of Things Past"
DR. MARDY'S QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
"Under-achievement is far more common in the workplace
than it has ever been in the classroom."
Until next week,
Dr. Mardy Grothe
Visit Dr. Mardy's web site:
www.drmardy.com
Check out my daily Twitter quotations: @drmardy
Books by Dr. Mardy Grothe:
"Neverisms: A Quotation Lover's Guide to Things You Should
Never Do, Never Say, or Never Forget" (May, 2011)
"Ifferisms: An Anthology of Aphorisms That Begin with the Word 'If'" (2009) "I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like" (2008) "Viva la Repartee" (2005)
"Oxymoronica: Paradoxical Wit & Wisdom" (2004) "Never Let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You" (1999)
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