I'm working hard to have a good life. Joan Bauer More Quotes by Joan Bauer More Quotes From Joan Bauer My grandma always said that God made libraries so that people didn't have any excuse to be stupid. Joan Bauer grandma stupid book ...Difficult relationships come into our lives for a reason. No one would choose them, certainly. But if we let them, they can teach us how to be flexible with others and more forgiving. Joan Bauer difficult-relationship forgiving reason I'll tell you something about tough times. They just about kill you, but if you decide to keep working at them, you'll find your way through. Joan Bauer food-network tough-times way When you have something so important, something that you'll stay awake for, something you know that you were designed to do, well, it's worth getting a few dark circles, don't you think? Joan Bauer circles dark thinking A heart will say amazing things if it's given half a chance. Joan Bauer chance half heart You've got to love yourself with all your short comings, and you've got to love the world no matter how bad it gets. Joan Bauer love-yourself inspiration world Words are such powerful things. We can rip somebody apart with them, we can write words down that can forever hurt another person. We can use them to tell stories and lies. We can misquote them and change what other people said to make ourselves look good. Joan Bauer rip powerful hurt We read to learn and to grow, to laugh, to be motivated, and to understand things we've never been exposed to. We read for strength to help us when we feel broken, discouraged or afraid. We read to find hope. We read because we're not just made up of skin and bones, and a deep need for chocolate, but we're also made up of words, words which describe our thoughts and what's hidden in our hearts. Joan Bauer broken heart laughing Almost. It’s a big word for me. I feel it everywhere. Almost home. Almost happy. Almost changed. Almost, but not quite. Not yet. Soon, maybe. I’m hoping hard for that. Joan Bauer changed bigs home Staring down hard truth takes guts. Joan Bauer guts staring hard When we don't have the words chocolate can speak volumes. Joan Bauer funny-chocolate chocolate speak When the going gets tough, the tough get a librarian. Joan Bauer reading naps book Infatuation cannot be sustained indefinitely, my friend. Love that embraces the entire person is a monumental gift that takes time to grow. Joan Bauer infatuation friend-love embrace Sometimes just getting up in the morning and standing at the gate can bring the gate down. Joan Bauer gates morning sometimes ...It isn't the problems along the way that make us or break us. It's how we learn to stand and face them that makes the difference. Joan Bauer differences faces way Librarians understand about power - they know how to find anything. Joan Bauer librarian know-how knows And we learned that you don't have to be famous or rich or physically healthy to be a leader. You just have to try to be a true person. We learned that helping other people brings out the good in everybody. Joan Bauer leader helping-others people Like my grandmother always said, 'you never know the blessings that come from suffering. Joan Bauer grandmother suffering blessing ...motherhood should be like driving a car -- you should have to pass a test before you can do it legally. Joan Bauer car motherhood should-have Have you ever noticed that it takes a textbook dozens of pages to say what normal people can cover fast? Example: What was the full impact of World War II? Clear-cut teenage answer: we won. Joan Bauer teenage cutting war
