Doug Larson Quotes, Thoughts and images

Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.

Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.

It's your ability to inspire and uplift other people that matters, not your ability to outdo them.

It's your ability to inspire and uplift other people that matters, not your ability to outdo them.

Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.

Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.

There must be a happy medium somewhere between being totally informed and blissfully unaware.

There must be a happy medium somewhere between being totally informed and blissfully unaware.

The idea that no one is perfect is a view most commonly held by people with no grandchildren.

The idea that no one is perfect is a view most commonly held by people with no grandchildren.

If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles.

If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles.

The real secret of patience is to find something to do in the meantime.

The real secret of patience is to find something to do in the meantime.

The only nice thing about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.

The only nice thing about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.

Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.

Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.

The reason people blame things on the previous generation is that there's only one other choice.

The reason people blame things on the previous generation is that there's only one other choice.

Sometimes opportunity knocks, but most of the time it sneaks up and then quietly steals away.

Sometimes opportunity knocks, but most of the time it sneaks up and then quietly steals away.

A lifetime isn't nearly long enough to figure out what it's all about.

A lifetime isn't nearly long enough to figure out what it's all about.

A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.

A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.

Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.

Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.

A clean basement, garage and attic are signs of an empty life.

A clean basement, garage and attic are signs of an empty life.

More marriages might survive if the partners realized that sometimes the better comes after the worse.

More marriages might survive if the partners realized that sometimes the better comes after the worse.

The trouble with learning from experience is that you never graduate.

The trouble with learning from experience is that you never graduate.

Establishing goals is all right if you don't let them deprive you of interesting detours.

Establishing goals is all right if you don't let them deprive you of interesting detours.

Autumn is a season followed immediately by looking forward to spring.

Autumn is a season followed immediately by looking forward to spring.

The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball.

The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball.

The trouble with the last snowfall of the season is that you can't be sure.

The trouble with the last snowfall of the season is that you can't be sure.

Bad news travels fast. The good news takes the scenic route.

Bad news travels fast. The good news takes the scenic route.

Heredity is a splendid phenomenon that relieves us of responsibility for our shortcomings.

Heredity is a splendid phenomenon that relieves us of responsibility for our shortcomings.

To err is human; to admit it, superhuman.

To err is human; to admit it, superhuman.

Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days.

Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days.

What some people mistake for the high cost of living is really the cost of living high.

What some people mistake for the high cost of living is really the cost of living high.

Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.

Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.

Accomplishing the impossible means only the boss will add it to your regular duties.

Accomplishing the impossible means only the boss will add it to your regular duties.

A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows.

A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows.

Few things are more delightful than grandchildren fighting over your lap.

Few things are more delightful than grandchildren fighting over your lap.