Oliver Wendall Holmes wrote, “Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.”
Ah, the poet thinks of love and happiness. And on Valentine’s Day at Anderson Lock, we think of that as well. But normally, our master key experts are thinking of security and access control and not having… Read More »
We are secure to the degree that we can accept change. “Security comes from being able to bend– insecurity, from breaking when things don’t go our way. Those who are most secure are best able to accept change. Not by standing still, but by growing, moving, being energized, do we become secure.” “Whe… Read More »
“The Russians will try all the rooms in a house, enter those that are not locked, and when they come to one that cannot be broken into, they will withdraw and invite you to dine genially… Read More »
“Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.”
Winston Churchill
“I have six locks on my door all in a row.
When I go out, I lock every other one.
I figure no matter how long somebody
stands there picking the locks,
they are always locking three.”
–Elayne Boosler
Contributed to the Anderson Lock Blog by Jeanne Petrie
Title page of first edition, 1844 with engraving by F.P. Becker “He was pretty certain as he slipped out quietly into the street that he should find it shut and locked, for he knew the door well, and had so rarely seen it open, that he couldn’t reckon above three times in all. It was a low arched
“Confidence is the hinge on the door to success.” “May the hinges of friendship never rust,
nor the wings of love never lose a feather.”
An Anonymous Toast
“What is there that confers the noblest delight?…Discovery!…
To find a new planet, to invent a new hinge, to find a way to make the lightnings… Read More »
“Wherever you go and whatever you do, “May the Irish hills caress you.
Actually, I couldn’t find any “Lock of the Irish” quotes,
but here are a few “Luck of the Irish” blessings and toasts:
May the luck of the Irish be there with you.”
May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish… Read More »
The Raven The Raven
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore -
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
“Tis some visitor,` I muttered,
I Will Survive At first I was afraid And so… Read More »
Artist: Gloria Gaynor
Songwriters: Fekaris, Dino; Perren, Frederick J.
I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live
Without you by my side
But then I spent so many nights
Thinking how you did me wrong
And I grew strong
And I learned how to get along
