Archive for the ‘Thought of the Day’ Category

Unexpressed Gratitude doesn’t count

Thursday, July 9th, 2015

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.

–William Arthur Ward

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com. Walled-In is a story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War.

 

Listening to excuses or to talk?

Thursday, July 2nd, 2015

One learns more about people by listening to their excuses than by listening to their talk.

–Peter Tille

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com. Walled-In is a story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War.

Two ways of spreading light

Thursday, June 25th, 2015

There are two ways of spreading light: To be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

–Edith Wharton

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on my home page and feel free to follow my blog about anything German: historic or current events, people, places or food.

Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall, and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.

Parallels or Something New?

Thursday, June 18th, 2015

An educated man sees parallels while a simpleton sees something altogether new.

–Sigmund Graff

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com. Walled-In is a story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War.

Matters of Principle vs. Style

Monday, June 15th, 2015

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.

–Thomas Jefferson

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com. Walled-In is a story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War.

Challenges make life interesting

Monday, June 8th, 2015

Challenges are what makes life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

–Joshua J. Marine

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com. Walled-In is a story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War.

Value versus price

Monday, June 1st, 2015

The setting of a gemstone increases its price, not its value.

Ludwig Boerne

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com. Walled-In is a story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War.

Our face at different stages of life

Monday, May 25th, 2015

At 20 everyone has the face that God gave them.

At 40 everyone has the face that life gave them.

At 60 everyone has the face that they deserve.

Albert Schweitzer

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com. Walled-In is a story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War.

Learning is like rowing against the tide

Monday, May 18th, 2015

Learning is like rowing against the tide. As soon as we stop we drift back.

Benjamin Britten

Photo © J. Elke Ertle, 2014

Photo © J. Elke Ertle, 2014

 

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on my home page and feel free to follow my blog about anything German: historic and current events, people, places and food.

Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.

 

On the practice of education

Monday, May 11th, 2015

If we practiced medicine like we practice education, we’d look for the liver on the right side and left side in alternative years.

 

–Alfred Kazin

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on my home page and feel free to follow my blog about anything German: historic or current events, people, places or food.

Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.