Lars Toomre

Some Personal Thoughts and Trivia

Perfect

Most Perfect Prayer

Brunette model Elena Santrelli poses in pink floral swimsuit

One single grateful thought raised to heaven is the most perfect prayer.

German writer, philosopher, and one of most outstanding representatives of the Enlightenment era (1729 - 1781)

Look Beyond The Imperfections

Brunette American actress Bridget Moynahan poses in a light blue dress

Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.

Arthur Blank on Atlanta

Brunette Colombian model Melissa Giraldo poses in Phax Teal Pattern Bikini

My commitment to Atlanta and passion for sports and competition make this acquisition a perfect fit for me.

American businessman and a co-founder of The Home Depot (born 1942)

Boring And Perfect World

Blonde American actress Jennifer Aniston smiles wearing a red coral dress

I guess we'd be living in a boring, perfect world if everybody wished everybody else well.

Blonde American actress and director (born 1969)

Elizabeth Gilbert on Soul Mates

Blonde model Amber Lancaster poses in a light blue pattern bikini

People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life. A true soul mate is probably the most important person you'll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. A soul mates purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, make you so out of control that you have to transform your life...

American writer most well known for her autobiography Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

Daily Affirmation: Visualize With Ease

I can visualize with ease, perfect images of my ideal life.

Perfect Day and Doing for Others

Blonde Sports Illustrated model Kate Upton in sea wearing blue stripe bikini

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

Legendary coach of the UCLA Bruins basketball team in the 1960's and 1970's

George Bernard Shaw on Brains and Beauty

Photograph of dancer Isadora Duncan

Isadora Duncan, dancer: You are the greatest brain in the world and I have the most beautiful body, so we ought to produce the most perfect child.

George Bernard Shaw: What if the child inherits my beauty and your brains?

Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics (1856 - 1950)

Everything Is In Perfect Order

Blonde model Edita Vilkeviciute wearing a red bikini with white polka dots

From your limited point of view the comings and goings of Life can seem chaotic, confusing and unfair. But if the ant could see the street from the bird's eye view she would see the order of things. Think of your Heart and your Intuition as guidance from above and you'll begin to see how everything is in perfect order.

Author and polymath

Andy Rooney on Government Sponsored Research

Blonde glamour model Rhian Sugden poses wearing a white bikini top

The federal government has sponsored research that has produced a tomato that is perfect in every respect, except that you can't eat it. We should make every effort to make sure this disease, often referred to as 'progress', doesn't spread.

American radio and television writer, part of the CBS News program 60 Minutes from 1978 to 2011 (1919 - 2011)

World Is A Mess

American singer, songwriter and actress Katy Perry in a red bikini

The world is perfect. It's a mess. It has always been a mess. We are not going to change it. Our job is to straighten out our own lives.

American mythologist, writer and lecturer (1904 - 1987)

Progressively Perfect Interdependent Interpersonal Relationships

Brunette American actress Emily Deschanel poses in a black dress

A cardinal principle of Total Quality escapes too many managers: you cannot continuously improve interdependent systems and processes until you progressively perfect interdependent, interpersonal relationships.

The Perfect Bureaucrat

British comedian Rowan Atkinson famous for his "Mr. Bean" character

The perfect bureaucrat everywhere is the man who manages to make no decisions and escape all responsibility.

New York Times theater critic from 1925 - 1960

Do It For Twenty Minutes

Brunette woman in red and black scarf blowing a flower

You don’t need endless time and perfect conditions. Do it now. Do it today. Do it for twenty minutes and watch your heart start beating.

American speaker, career/lifestyle coach, and best-selling author of seven books on goal achievement

You Are Timeless

Brunette American actress and designer Rachel Bilson smiles for a portrait

As we look deeply within, we understand our perfect balance. There is no fear of the cycle of birth, life and death. For when you stand in the present moment, you are timeless.

When You Are In Vibrational Harmony

Brunette model Jessiqa Pace sits wearing a sexy white and black bikini

When you are in vibrational harmony, your body produces whatever it needs to remain in perfect balance.

From the workshop in Boston, MA on Sunday, October 20, 1996

Some Younger Person Thinks You Are Perfect

Blonde German actress Eva Habermann displays full cleavage in a red dress

Whoever you are, there is some younger person who thinks you are perfect. There is some work that will never be done if you don’t do it. There is someone who would miss you if you were gone. There is a place that you alone can fill.

American author of "Braude's Treasure of Wit and Humor for All Occassions"

Moving Forward Does Not Wait For Perfect Men

Brunette Sports Illustrated model Jessica Gomes in a dark blue bikini

The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.

Elizabeth Aston on First Love

Blonde model Rebecca Romijn lies on her side at waters edge in white/red bikini

One's first love is always perfect until one meets one's second love.

From her work The Exploits & Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy, 2005

John Wayne on Tomorrow

Asian Maria Venus was Miss Philippines 2010, here in black swimsuit poolside

Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.

American icon and film actor, director and producer