Awesome Quotes – Collect and Apply!

There are so many amazing quotes that inspire our daily lives, and they can be found online for whatever reason you can think of.

If you’re looking for passages to inspire yourself or others, you’ll find famous lines of leadership quotes, thank you quotes from famous actors, poets, and philosophers—they all have something to say or have left their mark in the form of passages we can refer to as awesome quotes.

You can find amazing quotes online right now, whether famous or infamous, just by entering the word that is on your mind that you want to convey to someone or just to reflect on in private. Just enter the word that’s on your mind into your favorite search engine, and I bet you’ll find the right quote or saying that perfectly matches what you’re thinking of.

It’s true that beautiful and impressive quotes, even funny and hilarious quotes, can have a tremendous impact on a person’s life, and they usually come from those who have professed profound moments of wisdom and insight. Poets can offer fabulous quotes about love, great actors about the philosophical meaning of their own lives, or patriots about life and liberty.

Awesome quotes… ‘From the mouths of babies…’

Our own children, in their infinite innocence, have uttered some of the most inspiring statements I have ever heard, and you can be sure they have given us adults pause for thought.

For example, this is from Floyd, age 9 on love and marriage: “Love is silly…but I could still try sometime”; or this one from Angie, age 10: “Most men don’t have brains, so you might have to try more than once to find a living one.”

You can take inspiration from 5-year-old Tom, who believes in education first: once I finish kindergarten, I’ll find myself a wife.”

Here’s one from Kevin, 41/2, about tolerance. A group of kids are laughing and making fun of two little girls (both 4, mind you) exchanging sloppy ‘little girl’ kisses, and Kevin says (drumroll please): “Oh, leave them alone, maybe they’re gay.”

See what I mean? So when you’re done scratching your head and saying “Where did THAT come from?”, you’d be wise to stay tuned to your fascinating children, as they’re sure to inspire some amazing quotes that stem from that natural wisdom they seem to have a monopoly on.

You can also find great quotes from books or magazines, and don’t forget your local library: just kick back and read, and you won’t have spent a penny.

If you’re looking for some awesome quotes on self-improvement, you can always borrow the following:

The best contribution one can make to humanity is to improve oneself.

~Author unknown

The largest room in the world is the enhancement room.

~Author unknown

…If we want to improve we need to learn from our mistakes, from our experience, from other people, from our failures and successes and not forget our leaders. Our success is the result of our ability to learn and grow in all situations.

~ Socrates

Need to express your gratitude with a thank you note? Here are awesome quotes to add to your thank you card wording:

how beautiful a day can be

When kindness touches him!

~George Elliston

Double your blessings with thanks so they don’t come undone.

~Author unknown

How far does that little candle cast its rays!

So shines a good deed in a weary world.

~William Shakespeare

The world can get daunting at times, and you may need inspiration and words of encouragement to propel your mind toward greater achievement. When this happens, you can renew yourself simply by reading an amazing quote from someone you consider to be wise and knowledgeable. Ralph Waldo Emerson comes to mind: “Don’t go where the path leads, go where there is no path and leave a trail.”

So many amazing quotes to find – they are all around us, everywhere!

Reasons to buy a bungalow in Ballincollig, County Cork

Ballincollig is a growing town with a population of around 20,000. The city lies approximately five miles west of Cork city, just off the Ballincollig turnoff. There are plenty of amenities in Ballincollig to tempt a potential buyer, including a multiplex, library, playgrounds, and a newly opened shopping mall.

There are four primary schools, two secondary schools and as Ballincollig is close to Cork city, University College Cork is easily accessible. Ballincollig is also close to Cork City’s main hospital, Cork University Hospital. A children’s activity center has recently been built with a synthetic skating rink offering skating on a plastic surface. The Oriel Hotel and Leisure Center offers facilities including a swimming pool, gym and many other classes available such as dance classes. There are many active sports clubs in the town including the GAA Club, Basketball, Soceer and a pitch and putt green on the outskirts. The Lee Valley Golf Club is also very close to the city. Public transport is also present in Ballincollig with buses running to and from Cork City regularly. Cork Airport is about a twenty minute drive from the city. Ballincollig Castle, situated to the south-west of the town, dating to at least the 15th century, though now in ruins and on private land, is visible from the Ballincollig turnoff.

Walking trails have been opened up by Cork County Council on the grounds of the old gunpowder mills, close to the old canals and it is popular with many tourists and Ballincollig residents who come here for a leisurely stroll, where some of the mill ruins can still be seen. The Mills employed hundreds of workers in the late 19th century, but when it closed Ballincollig became a small town with a few hundred residents.

In the 1970s many housing developments sprang up around the old village and continued into the late 1980s and 1990s. It was when the old army barracks, with its massive land mass, was sold for development that Ballincollig grew in size and population. Subsequently, land in Ballincollig has become very expensive in recent years so house prices have skyrocketed with apartments and small townhouses being built on very small plots in order to use the land much more profitably. So there is a shortage of bungalows for sale in Ballincollig so any that come on the market are snapped up pretty quickly. The main reason for this is that the bungalows tend to be on larger plots allowing for extensions to be added over the years, there is also greater privacy as the bungalows are usually detached.

Owning a bungalow has many advantages, such as a bungalow is a house that has only one story, so any plan to modify the interior is much easier than a two-story one, since there are fewer supporting walls in a bungalow. Anyone with reduced or disabled mobility will find an ideal home in a bungalow where all the rooms are easily accessible, since removing walls or expanding doors is much easier and cheaper to carry out than a two-story house. There are more possibilities to change a gloomy looking bungalow into a light, airy and open plan living area than the conventional house, as bungalows are much more adaptable to design change than any other form of housing.

Another advantage would be that the bungalows tend to be on larger sites than the usual semi-detached or two-story houses. This will give the homeowner space to add any necessary extensions or conservatory without taking too much of the garden. But make sure you have full planning permission to carry out any external construction to your bungalow. There is also more privacy in owning a bungalow as they usually come separate so carefully planted trees and shrubs around the property lines will create a very private home.

As bungalows need more land to build on, they are rarely found in suburban areas where land is expensive and much more densely populated than rural areas, therefore bungalows near cities are a rare find and will hold their value.

Bungalows tend to be less expensive to operate as a house than regular two-story ones, since no heat is lost upstairs, once the attic is well insulated. Gutter and window cleaning is easy compared to the alternative and general maintenance such as wall painting is a piece of cake. There is also a cozier, more comfortable feeling to living in a bungalow, since all of life takes place on one floor. So if you are looking for a bungalow for sale in Cork, consider first the location, Ballincollig, then the style of the house, bungalow, as your first choice, you will not be disappointed.

The JCPenney commercial song

JCPenny has always been a company that uses music in its commercials. Songs are always something people talk about and search for online. JCPenny’s commercial for American Living is a popular search item. There are three different commercials with three different songs. They also have Christmas commercials, Valentine’s Day commercials, and commercials that are a bit controversial.

General Commercials

The American Living songs are “Killing the Blues”. “Let’s Dance” and “Have You Ever.” JCPenny’s 2008 back-to-school commercial song was “Don’t You Forget About Me”. It’s a great tribute to “The Breakfast Club”. It featured children dancing and acting like the ones playing in the movie. Another back-to-school song was Stagga Lee’s “Rock Your Body.” The Magic commercial in 2007 used the Regina Spektor song called “Music Box”.

Christmas Commercials

One of the most controversial JCPenny commercial songs was the 1980s song called “99 Red Balloons”. The song is actually about a nuclear war, but only snippets of the song were used. Despite the song having another meaning than its intended purpose, it made for a beautiful commercial.

In 2005, the store used the song “Living Thing” for its commercial during the Christmas season. In 2007 the Christmas song was “Real Love” by John Lennon and a song called “All That I Want” by the Weepies.

Why use music in commercials

The JCPenny commercial song is what people associate with different seasons and sales. Over the years, the company has offered many different commercials with or without music. One thing that can be learned from the advertising business is that people need something to grab and hold their attention during commercials. The music used is from popular artists and some songs are made for the trading company itself.

The accomplishment of the commercials is to attract business to the many stores throughout the country. Back-to-school, branded, and holiday commercials help with sales and increase audience awareness of sales going on at all stores. Music has always been very beneficial in television commercials. Many of these commercials are found on YouTube.

When advertising companies look for songs to accompany commercials, they look for songs that are popular and that fit the overall image of the commercial. A lot of the songs they use come from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. They have songs made especially for the commercials, but more than that, they use the rights of other songs. JCPenny was only the second group to be allowed a license to use the John Lennon song.

JCPenny’s commercial song varies from year to year, holiday to holiday, and season to season, but one thing’s for sure, commercials are something everyone talks about, which means the efforts of advertising companies are working in JCPenny’s favor and its ability to stay on top of sales.

Summer: Meet the insects that buzz from cousin to cousin

I love the poem Summer by Walter Dean Myers.

The line “Bugs buzzing from cousin to cousin” puts a smile on my overheated face. Hot summer days and nights are perfect for studying all kinds of insects.

Since I take steps to make myself inedible to insects (see my article How to enjoy a tick-free nature experience) it is much easier to observe and know those who crawl or fly in my path.

Here’s a list of insects you’re likely to see in Northeast North America and some interesting facts about each as spring turns to summer:

Anti-Lion: The larval stage of the lacewing fly, this million-year-old insect is distinguished by digging conical pits in sandy soil. When an ant crosses the edge of this hole, the ground sinks like a funnel, sending the ant into the waiting ant lion.

Ant: This insect uses a chemical scent (pheromone) to mark the path from a food source to its nest. The ants’ nest mates will follow this trail to the food source. That’s why ants travel in single file.

Bees: Bees also use pheromones to alert hive members to a food source. Bees have an internal “clock” tuned to the 24-hour solar day, so they can maximize nectar collection while flowers are blooming. Bee hives are usually found in the rotten core of a living deciduous tree, such as an oak or maple.

butterflies: These winged beauties are active during the day, usually keeping their wings folded when resting, and having long, thin antennae with knobby ends. Beyond that, each species is different. The deep purple mourning cloak winters in northeastern North America. The non-venomous viceroy butterfly is so similar to the venomous monarch butterfly that it fools predators.

Daddy Long Legs: This harmless insect has a one-piece body; A spider’s body has two segments. I love the delicate feeling of a Daddy Longlegs walking down my arm. The longer legs are the sense organs of this insect. If I touch my hand to launch Daddy Longlegs into the air, his body turns into a parachute, guiding this skydiver to the ground. This is one of my favorite summer memories.

Earthworms: These worms plow up the soil, leaving behind humus rich in nitrogen, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus. A good place to see earthworms is any moisture-rich soil, such as an open woodland, grassy lawn, garden, especially after rain. Watch how they move their muscular, segmented bodies. If you see a robin pull a worm out of the ground, you will see that the worm will sometimes hold out until it breaks. The bristles with which it is held are called mushrooms. Scientists say that if the worm breaks open, new segments will grow.

Fireflies: The higher the temperature, the shorter the period between flashes that this insect makes. When attracting fireflies, note that each different species of firefly has a distinct pattern of flashing light.

Hornets/Wasps: There are more of these biting insects flying around in late summer, once workers are no longer needed to forage for food to feed the larvae. Unlike yellow jackets, which build their nests underground, hornets and wasps build hanging nests that look like paper.

mosquitoes: Entomologists say that mosquito larvae live harmlessly in water, adult mosquitoes feast on nectar from flowers, and when the egg-laying female mosquito bites, it is usually species-specific. Most mosquitoes prefer the blood of other species to that of humans, but thanks to habitat destruction, we’re often all on the menu.

Moths: These winged insects are typically nocturnal, resting on outstretched wings and having short, feathery antennae. They are usually subdued in color and flock to a light source, making them another fun species to study at night. Bats eat moths, so moths have evolved ways to “hear” bat sonar and avoid capture, either by flying gracefully or by folding their wings and flopping to the ground.

Spiders: This is another group with a variety of different members. Wolf spiders do not spin webs at all, instead roaming around in search of prey. Some spiders spin different web patterns, others spin different shapes. Orb spiders typically live outdoors, while brown recluse spiders can live indoors or outdoors. In addition to making web art, it is fascinating to watch a spider spin a web. Could you weave so efficiently with yarn?

water striders: These insects use their short front legs to grasp prey, their middle legs as oars, and their hind legs as rudders. They can balance on the surface of the water without making waves. Other insects, including moths, that touch the surface of the water, form ripples. These waves tell the water strider where its food is. Water striders move by pushing backwards with their central legs, which creates small ripples but does not break the surface tension of the water.

3 Amazing Peanut Butter Recipes for the Grill

Barbecue Chicken with Peanuts

What do you need:

• 3 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1/4-inch strips

• 1 garlic clove, minced

• 1/2 cup peanut butter

• 2 tablespoons of olive oil

• 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce

• 2 tablespoons lime juice

• 1 teaspoon of sugar

• 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger

• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

• salt and pepper

To make the sauce, combine the garlic, peanut butter, soy sauce, lemon juice, ginger, and red pepper flakes in a blender and blend until smooth. Set aside. Thread chicken onto skewers. Brush with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook on a preheated grill over medium high heat for 2 to 3 minutes per side or until cooked through. Serve covered with peanut sauce or on the side.

Asian-style grilled steak with lime-peanut sauce

What do you need:

• 1/2 kilogram flank steak, trimmed

• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro

• 3 tablespoons lime juice

• 2 tablespoons of water

• 1 tablespoon minced garlic

• 1 tablespoon grated ginger

• 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce

• 1 tablespoon fish sauce

• 1 tablespoon peanut butter

• 5 teaspoons sugar, divided

• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper

In a large resealable plastic bag, mix cilantro, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, fish sauce, and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Place meat in bag and shake to coat with mixture. Let stand for at least 30 minutes. Remove meat from marinade (reserve marinade) and cook on preheated grill over medium high heat for 4 to 5 minutes per side or as desired. Drizzle with the reserved marinade while cooking. When cool, cut into thin strips. To make the dipping sauce, combine the lime juice, peanut butter, and water in a bowl and serve with steak.

Shrimp Skewers with Coconut and Peanuts

What do you need:

• 3/4 kilo jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined

for the marinade

• 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

• 1 garlic clove, minced

• 1 serrano chile, seeded and chopped

• 3 tablespoons of water

• 2 tablespoons of soy sauce

• 1 tablespoon minced ginger

for the sauce

• 1/3 cup light coconut milk

• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro

• 3 tablespoons peanut butter

• 1 tablespoon lime juice

• 2 teaspoons of sugar

• Lime slices to garnish

To make the sauce, combine the coconut milk, cilantro, peanut butter, lemon juice, and sugar in a blender and blend until smooth. Set aside. Combine the red bell pepper, garlic, chili, water, soy sauce, and ginger in a bowl and place the shrimp in the mixture. Toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. When done, discard the marinade and cook the shrimp on a preheated grill over medium high heat until cooked through. Serve with peanut sauce and garnish with lime wedges.

These peanut butter recipes for the grill will appeal to even those who aren’t a fan of peanut butter!