Reflection Quotes

"Good night, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."

- William Shakespeare

"You know you’re getting old when Santa starts looking younger."

- Robert Paul

"Santa Claus has the right idea: visit people once a year."

- Victor Borge

"Probably the reason we all go so haywire at Christmas time with the endless unrestrained and often silly buying of gifts is that we don’t quite know how to put our love into words."

- Harlan Miller

"Christmas gives us an opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us."

- David Cameron

"“I like to compare the holiday season with the way a child listens to a favorite story. The pleasure is in the familiar way the story begins, the anticipation of familiar turns it takes, the familiar moments of suspense, and the familiar climax and ending.”"

- Fred Rogers

"“Christmas gives us the opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us.”"

- David Cameron

"“When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things – not the great occasions – give off the greatest glow of happiness.”"

- Bob Hope

"“Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves.”"

- Eric Sevareid

"“Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance – each beautiful, unique, and gone too soon.”"

- Deborah Whipp

"“That’s what Christmas memories are made from, they’re not planned, they’re not scheduled, nobody puts them in their Blackberry, they just happen.”"

- Kelly Finch

"“Maybe Christmas,” he thought, “doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas… perhaps… means a little bit more.”"

- Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas

"A birthday is the anniversary of your birth. It’s the time most of us reflect over the past year and what we hope for in the coming year."

- Claudia T. Hudson

"A birth-date is a reminder to celebrate the life as well as to update the life."

- Amit Kalantri

"Birthdays are inevitable, beautiful and very particular moments in our lives! Moments that bring precious memories back, celebrate the present times and give hope for the future."

- Babe Arish

"I love that Juneteenth is now an official federal holiday. A time to honor our past and those who’ve forged a path to our present."

- Oprah Winfrey

"As much as I love the Fourth of July, shouldn’t the real Independence Day be the day that everybody was free?"

- Anthony Anderson

"Juneteenth may mark just one moment in the struggle for emancipation, but the holiday gives us an occasion to reflect on the profound contributions of enslaved Black Americans to the cause of human freedom."

- Jamelle Bouie

"Juneteenth may mark just one moment in the struggle for emancipation, but the holiday gives us an occasion to reflect on the profound contributions of enslaved Black Americans to the cause of human freedom. It gives us another way to recognize the central place of slavery and its demise in our national story."

- Jamelle Bouie

"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be."

- Douglas Adams

"One of my chief regrets during my years in the theater is that I could not sit in the audience and watch me."

- John Barrymore

"Life is like a movie-since there aren't any commercial breaks, you have to get up and go to the bathroom in the middle of it."

- Garry Trudeau

"You're not just playing for today, but for the stories you'll tell tomorrow."

- Johnny Bench

"Take time this Thursday to look back over your week. Be proud of everything you've already accomplished."

"Count the experiences you have, not your age. Count the incredible experiences you've had not the mistakes you have made."

"Sometimes they’re silly, but almost always I can take something meaningful away from whatever words I stumble upon."

"Thursday: the day to review your goals, adjust your sails, and finish the week with intention."

"A twin’s absence is not silence but an echo that keeps reminding me of the life we lived together."

"Life Is Like A Bath. The Longer You’re In It, The More Wrinkled You Get"

"Happy birthday to someone who has seen nine decades of laughter, joy, and wisdom. May your 90th be as magical as your memories."