I'm a bit of a quotation collector. I find inspiration wherever I can, from my favorite cards to church marquees, I'm not picky about the source.
This week, I found inspiration in McDreamy and McCann.
In a TV Guide interview, Patrick Dempsey said: "I don't need to know where I'm going, I just need to know where I'm coming from." He was talking about acting on "Grey's Anatomy" without knowing future plot twists, but who among us has the script for the rest of our lives?
Before I had surgery in July, I put together a collection of healing quotes to keep near me during my hospital stay. While I was recovering, I saw a TV commercial for some medication and was moved and motivated by the song playing in the background. I've since learned the song was "I Will Be," sung by Lila McCann:
I will be here
I will be strong
I'll face my fears when the night is long
And still go on
I will be brave
I will be bold
Follow my faith to a higher road
And I'm not there yet
But I will be
I will be.
For great quotations about writing, see "And I Quote" by Chip Scanlan, a friend and Poynter colleague. He includes this collection of his favorites.
Whenever I'm feeling afraid of doing something, fearful of taking a chance, I think of the "George Gray" entry from the "Spoon River Anthology" by Edgar Lee Masters.
I first heard of on an episode of "Once and Again" in the late 1990s.
Now I keep that particular poem on my desk, and frequently re-read it.
You can read it yourself here: http://www.lz95.lake.k12.il.us/lzhs/faculty/rbrown/Masters/George_Gray.html
Posted by: Meredith | October 26, 2006 at 07:40 PM
Thank you so much for sharing the quotes! And who would have thought that Patrick Dempsey would be that insightful? I guess he really is McDreamy :)
Posted by: The Mentor Mom | October 07, 2006 at 08:51 AM
I Loooooooooove Quotes, too!!!! I collect the goodies,too. Some just simply inspire!!
Posted by: Kelly | October 07, 2006 at 12:34 AM
Hi. I've been so busy getting settled here into Fla. ourselves that I haven't checked your blog as often as I should, but you've been in my thoughts and prayers. I'm glad to hear that you're slowly getting better. I'm sure Colter will be better soon, too.
I love the new blog design, by the way. It's clean and simple, focusing on what's essential. I expect that's much like your life these days.
Posted by: Chel | October 03, 2006 at 08:21 PM
I'm sorta the same way. But my favorite quote is:
Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Albert Einstein
What inspires me most are my children. They've done pretty damn good with the train wreck my ex-husband and I gave them. Each and every day I'm reminded at how lucky I am.
Posted by: Kristi | September 29, 2006 at 11:31 PM