Douglas Horton Quotes

Perfection is perfectly simple; fouling things up requires true skill.

Seeing the light is a choice, not seeing the light is no choice.

Smile, it's better than a poke in the eye.

Although it is generally known, I think it's about time to announce that I was born at a very early age.

Drive slow and enjoy the scenery - drive fast and join the scenery.

Love is a given, hatred is acquired.

To hit bottom is to fall from grace.

Materialism is the only form of distraction from true bliss.

Why ask why? If it's raining it just is.

Money is good, love is wealth.

Thinking good thoughts is not enough, doing good deeds is not enough, seeing others follow your good examples is enough.

Good ideas are a dime a dozen, bad ones are free.

If wishes were fishes we'd all be throwing nets. If wishes were horses we'd all ride.

Smile, it's free therapy.

Happiness in the present is only shattered by comparison with the past.

Man worships because God lays His hand to the dust of our experience, and man miraculously becomes a living soul - and knows it and wants to worship.

Search for meaning, eat, sleep. Search for meaning, eat, sleep. Die, search for meaning, search for meaning, search for meaning.

The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity.

Strong words are required for weak principles.

The art of giving is perfected through anonymity.

It's not a question of happiness, it's a requirement. Consider the alternative.

Change occurs in direct proportion to dissatisfaction, but dissatisfaction never changes.

Action cures fear, inaction creates terror.

Remember only the good, the bad will never forget you.

There is no bad in good.

Born to be wild - live to outgrow it.

When all is lost, ask the I.R.S. - they'll find something.

Love is seeing without eyes, hearing without ears; hatred is nothing.

Being sorry is the highest act of selfishness, seeing value only after discarding it.

Live to learn, learn to live, then teach others.

Thought precedes action, action does not always precede thought.

No one can drive us crazy unless we give them the keys.

Buying a lie is one thing, giving it away for free is quite another.

Growing old is not growing up.

Beauty is variable, ugliness is constant.

If the destination is heaven, why do we scramble to be first in line for hell?

Desperation is like stealing from the Mafia: you stand a good chance of attracting the wrong attention.

Death is feared as birth is forgotten.

We may not always get what we want, but surely we will get what we deserve.

To buy happiness is to sell soul.

Boring people are a reflection of boring people.

Born a saint, die a sinner - born a sinner, die a saint.

First rule of Economics 101: our desires are insatiable. Second rule: we can stomach only three Big Macs at a time.

To awake from death is to die in peace.

Life is good when we think it's good. Life is bad when we don't think.

Conscience is the window of our spirit, evil is the curtain.

Happiness in the present is only shattered by comparison with the past.[only if the past was better...if it was worse then you feel good that life is getting better]

As the fly bangs against the window attempting freedom while the door stands open, so we bang against death ignoring heaven.