Reflection Quotes

"Jet lag is for amateurs."

- Dick Clark

"It isn’t how much time you spend somewhere that makes it memorable: it’s how you spend the time."

- David Brenner

"People don’t take trips; trips take people."

- John Steinbeck

"A good vacation is over when you begin to yearn for your work."

- Morris Fishbein

"A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you’ve been taking."

- Earl Wilson

"Vacation: a period of travel and relaxation when you take twice the clothes and half the money you need."

- Jerry Smith

"November always seemed to me the Norway of the year."

- Emily Dickinson

"Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting."

- Edmund Burke

"Isn't it odd how much fatter a book gets when you've read it several times? As if something were left between the pages every time you read it."

- Cornelia Funke

"In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you."

- Mortimer J. Adler

"I had a rat-tail when I was younger. I had this nice Bobby Brown fade, with a rat-tail that was long enough to wrap around my face. I used to chew on the end and bite it."

- J. Cole

"I worked in ad sales. I would call up local businesses and try to get them to buy ads in the paper. The whole time, I felt like I was just scamming people."

- J. Cole

"No one's carried me since my momma."

- James

"Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret, and depression. Do not repeat them in the future."

- Swami Sivananda

"Twenty years from now you’ll be more disappointed by the things you did not do than the ones you did."

- Mark Twain

"Why do we grieve failures longer than we celebrate wins?"

- Komal Kapoor

"In the End We Only Regret the Chances We Didn’t Take"

- Lewis Carroll

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do."

- Mark Twain

"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect."

- Mark Twain

"I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well."

- Diane Ackerman

"Goodbye, November. Thank you for the wonderful moments and the cherished memories."

"November is like the Thursday of the year. You're almost there, but not quite."

"As we bid farewell to November, let's cherish the memories and look forward to the future."

"I thank the universe for everything that happens in my life and for allowing me to complete another trip around the sun. I hope to have the love and courage necessary to continue enjoying this beautiful journey called life."

"I celebrate my journey, recognizing the strength I’ve built along the way."

"On my birthday, I’m reminded of all the beautiful moments and people that make life worth celebrating."

"On my birthday, I celebrate the journey that’s been and the journey still to come. Happy birthday to me!"

"On my birthday, I celebrate the journey so far and eagerly anticipate the road ahead."

"On my birthday, I cherish the memories that have shaped me and anticipate the ones yet to be made."

"On my birthday, I reflect on the love I’ve shared and the strength I’ve gained. Here’s to more!"