{"id":1021,"date":"2015-03-05T19:41:27","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T19:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/curmudgeonspeaks\/?p=1021"},"modified":"2015-03-05T19:41:27","modified_gmt":"2015-03-05T19:41:27","slug":"curmudgeons-cut-and-paste-inspirational-quote-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/curmudgeonspeaks\/2015\/03\/05\/curmudgeons-cut-and-paste-inspirational-quote-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Curmudgeon’s cut and paste inspirational quote page"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have this love\/hate thing with Twitter. I check Twitter nearly as often as I check my email, but I constantly lament the inane content I find there. I am pleased we have moved past the point of explaining what we have for breakfast, but I have other issues. I think I am presently most annoyed by those who offer numerous inspirational quotes.
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My wife is a fan of inspirational quotes. While I could overlook this as a minor fault, she somehow feels she must read them aloud to me. I do what I can to discourage this practice but see persists. She seems to feel I would be a happier or a more productive person if I was more inspired. I tell her that inspiration is not my problem.<\/p>\n

I have decided to make the best of this situation. There seems to be no way to block quotes. Since I can think of no technical solution, I will try to \u201cturn lemons into lemonade\u201d.<\/p>\n

My plan is to try to make money on inspirational quotes. I will spend a little time collecting these quotes, accumulate the quotes on a web page which I will surround with Google ads, and wait for the money to roll in. I had this idea yesterday and I have already generated quite a few \u201cgems\u201d. I have two suggested applications –\u00a0\u00a01) visit my page and read the quotes to become inspired – make certain you click the associated ad as a thank-you before you leave and 2) copy and paste one of these quotes if you feel the need to add to the clutter on Twitter. Please add the hashtag – #dontblamethecurmudgeon.<\/p>\n

In summary, to quote Mr. Gump – stupid is as stupid does.<\/p>\n

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Arrogance is the camouflage of insecurity. – Tim Fargo
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Attitudes are contagious. Is yours worth catching?<\/p>\n

“Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.” — Henry David Thoreau<\/p>\n

Don’t exercise your freedom of speech until you have exercised your freedom of thought. – Tim Fargo<\/p>\n

“Don\u2019t wish it were easier, wish you were better.<\/p>\n

Fair isn’t everybody getting the same thing… fair is getting what each kid needs to be successful.<\/p>\n

Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.<\/p>\n

“If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way” – Martin Luther King Jr.<\/p>\n

“If you don\u2019t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?” — John Wooden<\/p>\n

Knowledge is knowing what to say. Wisdom is knowing whether or not to say it.<\/p>\n

“No” doesn’t always mean “never.” Sometimes it just means “not yet.”<\/p>\n

“One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.” – Rita Mae Brown<\/p>\n

“Only dead fish go with the flow.” — Sarah Palin<\/p>\n

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. – Thomas A. Edison<\/p>\n

“Pain nourishes courage. You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you.” – Mary Tyler Moore<\/p>\n

Surround yourself with the people who make you better, and you will have better outcomes.<\/p>\n

Technology will not replace teachers, but teachers who use technology will replace those who do not.<\/p>\n

“The time is always right to do what is right.” – Martin Luther King Jr.<\/p>\n

“You have to teach students HOW to think but not dictate WHAT they think.”<\/p>\n

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