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Fred Rogers2 quotes
How many times have you noticed that it's the little quiet moments in the midst of life that seem to give the rest extra-special meaning? — Fred Rogers · 2003The really important "great" things are never center stage of life's dramas; they're always "in the wings." That's why it's so essential for us to be mindful of the humble and the deep rather than the flashy and superficial. — Fred Rogers · 2003
We just don't recognize the most significant moments of our lives while they're happening. Back then I thought, "Well, there'll be other days." I didn't realize that that was the only day. — Archie Graham · 1989
Bud Fox1 quote
Life all comes down to a few moments. This is one of them. — Bud Fox · 1987
Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or gold it will not come Again in this identical disguise. — Gwendolyn Brooks · 1949
Man's life seems to me like a long, weary night that would be intolerable if there were not occasionally flashes of light, the sudden brightness of which is so comforting and wonderful, that the moments of their appearance cancel out and justify the years of darkness. — Hermann Hesse · 1910
There are several quintessential moments in a man's life: losing his virginity, getting married, becoming a father, and having the right girl smile at you. — Kirby Keger · 1985
Pat Sr.1 quote
You gotta pay attention to the signs. When life reaches out a moment like this, it's a sin if you don't reach back. I'm telling you its a sin if you don't reach back! It'll haunt you for the rest of your days like a curse. — Pat Sr. · 2012