Life In Good Measure

It is about people, history and your own place on the map

Who Said That #45

Time for another great quote! This one is precise and to the point: “Get busy living or get busy dying." There is no time to waste for life is short, right? No matter how many lives we live. The choice - for all free people - is always there to make: whether to live, really live, the life that we were bestowed, and make the best out of it - minus the eventual lapses and mistakes that we all inevitably make. Continue reading

Who Said That! #44

Time for another quote! Things that people have uttered in a moment of elation, insight, inspiration, wisdom, despair – or any other emotion. Try to guess or remember first who said that, and if you don’t know, you’ll see who it was at the very end of this article. These pieces are there to lift your spirits, brighten your day, increase your tolerance of fellow human beings – or just give you a temporary relief from whatever you were doing a moment ago – or what is going around you. Continue reading

Who Said That! #43

Picture credit: Luc Latulippe Time for another quote! Things that people have uttered in a moment of elation, insight, inspiration, wisdom, despair – or any other emotion. Try to guess or remember first who said that, and if you don’t know, you’ll see who it was at the very end of this article. These pieces are there to lift your spirits, brighten your day, increase your tolerance of fellow human beings – or just give you a temporary relief from whatever you were doing a moment ago – or what is going around you. Continue reading

Who Said That! #42

Time for another quote! Things that people have uttered in a moment of elation, insight, inspiration, wisdom, despair – or any other emotion. Try to guess or remember first who said that, and if you don’t know, you’ll see who it was at the very end of this article. These pieces are there to lift your spirits, brighten your day, increase your tolerance of fellow human beings – or just give you a temporary relief from whatever you were doing a moment ago - or what is going around you. Continue reading

Who Said That! #41

Reflections of sun in a drop. Photo credit Aakash Kumar Time for another great quote! We present here a famous or great quotation, and reveal at the end of the article who said that. This time it is all about love! So, who do you think said _Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier. _ We are all like walking suns. And even though some of us prefer to hide behind clouds - or are for a reason or another forced to do so - there is light within all of us. Continue reading

Who Said That! #40

Another piece in our series Who Said That! We present a quotation, a few ideas around it, and finally the person behind it. There are so many good quotes by people throughout history that reflect the complexities of life that do not change a whole lot, no matter which era you live in. So, who do you think said the following: “Your life is bigger than any one experience!” Continue reading

Who Said That! #39

Happy New Year 2022! So, it is the first of the month, and time again for another great quote! This one rings so true for all ages, no matter when we live, how educated we are and what opportunities we are given. It takes faith and courage to overcome this obstacle: _“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Continue reading

Who Said That! #38

Time for another Who Said That! Try to guess or remember who is behind the quotation below, and if you don’t know, you’ll see who at the very end of the article. Remember to scroll slowly. So, who said: You can’t change what you don’t acknowledge! Whatever it is, you can’t change what you don’t acknowledge! Be it addiction (drugs, food, sex, gambling etc), obsession, co-dependency, any other emotional issue or bad habit, you have to face yourself in order to change the way you live. Continue reading

Who Said That! #37

Another piece in our series Who Said That! We present a quotation, a few ideas around it, and finally the person behind it. There are so many good quotes by people throughout history that reflect the complexities of life that do not change a whole lot, no matter which era you live in. So, who do you think said the following: _**“You don’t have anything to give that you don’t have. Continue reading

Who Said That! #36

So, Who Said That! Try to guess first who said that, and if you don’t know, you’ll see who it was at the very end of the article. Remember to scroll very s l o w l y. Sometimes it is so obvious. That someone is very different from “the rest of us normal people”. And even if you add “more” before “normal”, it doesn’t much change the fact that there is no normal , and being “different” is an illusion. Continue reading

Who Said That! #35

Here’s yet another piece in Who Said That! Depicting what we people have uttered in a moment of elation, insight, inspiration, wisdom, despair – or any other emotion. Try to guess/remember first who said that, and if you don’t know, you’ll see who it was at the very end of the article. Remember to scroll very s l o w l y. GET RID OF THE SHITTY SOUND. LIFE IS TOO SHORT. Continue reading

Who Said That! #34

Time for another Who Said That! Try to guess or remember who is behind the quotation below, and if you don’t know, you’ll see who at the very end of the article. Remember to scroll slowly. So, who said: Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else. That’s something we know instinctively. That we are unique. But sometimes we may forget that the other person is that too. Continue reading

Who Said That! #33

“Contagious Laughter” Photo credit Ed Schipul We people are a funny sort. We can emulate the feelings and expressions of others, even when we ourselves are nowhere near that particular emotion at that particular time. For for the most part we can easily identify with it. Smiling, let alone laughing, can be such a contagious thing! You sit in a subway car and see someone start laughing out loud - and then not being able to stop laughing - and you may find it very hard, if not impossible, to prevent a smile spread across your own face. Continue reading

Who Said That! #32

This one might hit a little sore spot. Or so it might seem. We all dream. Growing up, getting in the labor market, creating a career, family, traveling to places, climbing Mount Everest, you name it. We all have dreams. From the youngest age till the day we die perhaps. Dreams add spice to our lives and even hold it together, but at some point, if we don’t back them up with substance, they may become a bit unrealistic. Continue reading

Who Said That! #31

Off and on, we need something to enliven our lives. Bring something new to it, something exciting, something refreshing in order to feel alive instead of just going through the motions of the daily living. It can be a trip somewhere, having coffee with a friend in the city, applying fresh paint on the living room wall, starting a new hobby. Anything to break the routine. Then there is something we can’t quite control - or control at all! Continue reading

Who Said That! #30

This time a little longer quotation, but one which describes so well its writer. Who might that be? “There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me." First of all, that is a masterful description of the star sign she was born under, Sagittarius. And the characteristics of which are seen in many of her novels. Continue reading

Who Said That! #29

Another great quote in our series Who Said That! A very current one these days with the ongoing idiosyncrasies of one Western politician, as opposed to those of a more accepted and honorable ways of behavior of one in a public office. Do you know who said this: “A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he who thinks in the upcoming elections”. There are politicians from all layers of society, with different backgrounds and varying abilities to handle the affairs of state or community. Continue reading

Who Said That! #28

After a long while, let us have another piece in the article series Who Said That! We present a quotation, a few ideas around it, and finally the person behind it. There are so many good quotes by people throughout history that reflect the complexities of life that do not change a whole lot, no matter which era you live in. So, who said: “Life is the farce that everyone has to perform. Continue reading

Who Said That! #27

After a long while, here is another great quotation for you in our series Who Said That! A very practical advice that truly doesn’t discern what age and time we live in. “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing” Here was certainly a person who lived up to his own advice. We can see that in his life, and we can see it in his creations. Continue reading

Who Said That! #26

Time for another great quote by some of the great minds of men and women who have walked here before us. About the importance of bringing forth the goodness in each and one of us, to the benefit of ourselves, our loved ones, and in the broader context, the society and the whole world. Goodness is the only investment that never fails. How many examples could we give of this? Countless! Continue reading