FOUR DECADES OF ORIGINAL DIARY QUOTES
A clear conscience is one’s best friend.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2004
Humorists need a nose for seeing what many never hear.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1999
Sit in a forest to meet yourself.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1979
There are no books in heaven, read now!
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1988
Heaven is for souls who don’t care for heat.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1990
Silence opens imagination.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1999
Books enrich souls.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2004
Politics: A Raw Sore
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2015
Opportunity & Creativity – Lock & Key
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1997
Reading beats Politics.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2015
In each soul all souls live.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1989
Paint life with your dreams.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1999
Read, write and grow.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1994
Purge anger & worry to be cured.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1988
Politicians’ words are bad fate bait.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2008
Be silent to see past the veil.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2002
Believe it, become it.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1998
Politicians cause ear aches.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2016
Listen to your soul, not politics.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2016
Envy wounds one’s soul.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1991
Real death is a myth.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2002
Go silent to hear your soul.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1988
Look ahead, a past is not a path.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1989
Count your Blessings and your Likes.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2016
Books alter lives.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1994
Read to dream, cry, laugh & sigh.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1998
Happiness is a decision.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1978
Write like you mean it!
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2005
Love is the Queen of Hearts.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2009
Read till you drop.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2005
Live with a Wild Heart.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1977
Know your dream is real.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1988
Imagination leads to success.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1999
Risk and Reward are Sisters.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1997
Reading is timeless.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2005
Life is a ride to heaven. Get on!
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1991
Live your heaven now.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1989
Read, write and grow.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1994
Silence leads to wisdom.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1997
One’s honesty is who they are.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1988
Bank on honesty.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2007
Be like God, forgive and forget.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1989
Kindness is the key to hearts.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2009
Readers see life through many eyes.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1999
One’s life story lives on through others.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1991
One’s soul whispers in silent moments.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2001
Love is Art.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1989
One should form views in the light of truth.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2008
Wisdom is home grown.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1991
Love is like seed, sow it and grow it.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1988
High roads are paved with truth.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2002
Know yourself, then you will know how to love.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1989
Bliss is chosen before it is lived.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1989
One’s art lives through other minds.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2009
Go inside yourself and look around for peace.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1999
One who seeks Truth finds the Way.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2001
Truth always triumphs in a kingdom lies.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2001
In stillness comes one’s answer.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2008
One’s best blessings arrive through back doors.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2000
Imagination is the core of intelligence.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1988
Total silence kindles inspiration.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2008
Educate your heart, your mind will follow.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1999
Love is an art form.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1990
Words move actions that move the world.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1988
If God is not under a tree, God is nowhere.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1977
Anything you desire is within you now.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1984
Love grows when judgement goes.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1989
Most politicians are lawyers. Oh God !
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2008
Doing good is listening to your soul’s desire.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2002
Curiosity is the parent of inspiration.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1981
Good hearts hold the key to Heaven.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2015
True Art haunts one’s thought.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1999
Mountains don’t exist without valleys; that’s Life!
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1988
A kind heart beats for all people.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2001
Imagination opens a door to our dreams.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1999
We read, hence we know.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1985
A Father is a blessing who blesses.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2014
An author’s inspiration dwells in imagination.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2000
Honesty is the trump card.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2002
A great song or book gives life a second look.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2007
Seek Truth and Truth will find you.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1988
Getting older beats the alternative.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1999
Climate change is a weather forecast. Most are not right!
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2007
Inner peace lives in silence. Go There.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2002
Words can heal a heart, a soul. We should choose wisely.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1994
Happiness is one’s decision.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1977
Karma is like a stalker who wants to settle debt.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1985
Life is like a book – on the last page comes The End.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1988
Fate is an unruly, heartless shadow.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2008
Love is God given. Take it and share it!
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1998
Politicians make the itsy bitsy hairs in my nose and ears squirm.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2000
Fate may take a wrong turn, we think, then be perfect.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1989
Write what’s right or fly a kite.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2011
A final trip to the undertaker is groundbreaking.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2007
Karma is like a strange dog that follows you home.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1979
Statesmen are politicians who have outlived everyone who knew them.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1991
Fate is like baseball, there are no home runs till you step to the plate.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1989
An individual’s spoken or written word is a measure of that person.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1989
One who has learned to not fear life – has learned to not fear death.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1991
Each day is a new life. Live it!
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1979
True genius is a state of mind.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1985
Fate is an unruly, heartless shadow.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2008
An individual who is conscious of right and wrong has learned the difference between up and down.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1985
A look is fleeting and can be deceiving, but the printed word holds an enduring look at life.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2009
Fate is like a blind date, you never know till it’s too late.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1977
One who understands the reason for life, sees death as an entrance.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2011
Thank the one who crushes your ego. You will see more clearly then.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2000
The easiest way to find happiness is to cause others to experience it.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2014
If any doctor guarantees me 100 years more life if I stop drinking, I will immediately put a big cork in it. Otherwise, I will enjoy a sip or two with you.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2015
Remembering all the details is easy when you haven’t stretched the truth.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2000
As one gets older, it seems that everything has already happened a couple of times.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2014
If one lives on compliments alone, life will be a sad ride.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2004
Honest answers are best, not just when a judge holds the gavel.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2009
First, God made thieving outlaws. After practicing a bit, God made tax collectors.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2000
Looks like some of my friends are going to hell. Damn!
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2014
God gave us a sense of humor about our faults. God is smart, but I wonder about God’s sense of humor.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2011
God made man. Then God made woman, cause practice makes perfect.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2008
A life of love and laughter is a glance at the mind of God.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2015
Happiness is in the great state of mind. Move there now.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1989
Calling money the root of all evil is erroneous. The root of all evil is the use of money in corrupt, egotistical and deceiving ways.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2015
This is the age of being offended by what another may say. Yet, if one has no opinion about their ego, realizing their ego is not who they really are, then how can one ever be offended?
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2011
One who concentrates mostly on exercising muscle may think more wisely by exercising their mind to that same degree. Then when muscle grows old, which it will, one’s mind will be young and still running like a deep river.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2013
Many small ideas have become big by sheer willpower.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2014
Contrary to popular belief, an education is not the key to success. Rather, the key is the use of one’s education for the benefit of mankind.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2011
One is most truthful about a life lived- at a lonely time.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1970
If you are looking for love, search your own heart first.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1988
Heaven is full of good souls who moved there because they didn’t like the heat.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2012
Truth is fixed, however numbers are more workable – elected politicians can make them add up to just about anything imaginable.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2013
Happiness is a mindset never blown away by the rough wind of life.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1988
Though I love dogs, between cats and dogs, I favor cats. They can feed themselves, do not tear up your billfold, walk themselves and never leave stinky stuff to step in. Now if we can somehow teach our elected city, county, state and national officials how to do that.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2011
The absolute root of all happiness is having everything money cannot buy.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1991
Compassion is a dialect understood by the ailing, blind, deaf and elderly.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2011
Success may be momentary, but not trying is enduring.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1995
The pickpocket of our most essential possession – time, is forever prowling within us.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2014
If you desire to become a leader, then offer people real hope and they will follow – but they will not die for you on offers alone.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2011
After God made Republicans, He tried once more with Democrats. Then He gave up, hell was getting too full.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2015
Bravery is the ability to be scared to death, yet control the idea of death actually happening.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2001
Success is tending your rose garden – while fulfilling your heartfelt dreams.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1999
Always try to protect the feelings of other people, even if you have to swallow hard and exaggerate a bit.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1989
A fair weather friend lends you his coat in the summer, then wants it back when the snow falls.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1977
Keep a youthful mind to avoid gray hair and wrinkles … at least you won’t notice or give a damn.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2011
Never think that the world owes you a fair shake, it has no idea who you are and doesn’t care to know.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1989
Remember to keep all of your dreams intact. If you try hard, they will probably out live you.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2007
Never use facts to convince me that I could be wrong, after a while I am way beyond annoyed to give them a reasonable chance. Sleep does a better job of it.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1989
Sadness is an extremely lonely beast; happiness needs someone special to help eat slices of your cherry pie.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1989
Humor is undeniable honesty wrapped in a belly laugh.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1997
Say the word as it is still spelled, will you please. It is not “edjacation” as so many say it. University has a “u” – as does education. Education sounds educated to Ed’s ear, Webster’s and mine.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2011
I did not attend his final service, but I did agree with its finality even if it took too long to come. To ole Jim, I will send my regards in due time.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2009
Thank God for all those no-count people, they make us feel so much better about ourselves. Sad!
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1992
Humor sheds a light of truth on our humanity, now if we can only laugh about it without crying.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1988
God may have overshot the target a bit when creating mankind, but I hope He stays in a good humor about it.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2004
Humans are the only creatures who feel ashamed. God knew!
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1988
Confidence is the key to success, that is why we have an abundance of confidence men.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2005
One of our most prolific skills is deception, especially in dealing with ourselves.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2009
Only a trusted friend can plunge a stiletto deeper than one’s enemy or lover.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2007
It is really difficult to endure somebody who believes he is correct about politics, unless he believes as we do.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2000
Beer is 97% water. I’ve not heard of water with minor impurities being risky if taken in moderation.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1977
If everyone seems to always agree with you, then it is definitely time to connect with new people and find someone else to engage. Who knows, one may learn something new.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2004
Truth is one of the primary essentials a man searches to uncover and one of the last he accepts when found.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1989
I know son, broccoli does not sound too good, but you don’t eat it with your ears. On top of that, it may help your hearing the next time I say something.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1972
Even when eyes are blind, imagination has vision.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2002
People often want more than they will ever need, not hearing their soul cry about promises to heed. So an illusionary seed grows a life regretted deed.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1988
Be certain to procrastinate as much as possible, then it will be there as a challenge next week. This is a critical point I learned in graduate and post graduate school.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1970
The big secret to success is to get a superior education, then find a handsome person with a bucket of money to share your learned status with for a lifetime.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1977
Living has a few perfections that make it worthwhile: lovers, friends, silence, laughter and bighearted swigs of grand Irish whiskey.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1977
To a gifted writer, the perfect word or phrase has to wait patiently behind a perfect moment of silence.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1999
My mother and father were good people. They did the best they could. It is rather amazing how much better they seem to have been, as the years pass.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2002
Truth is stranger than fiction, but only in a very strange twist of fate.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1989
The biggest hurdle with honesty for us all is simple – we need to tell the truth even in hard times.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2004
Courage can get a person killed, but life is going to take care of that anyway – so be brave.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1991
Honesty is the root of all evil, when money is involved.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 2004
Imagination is the principal key to talent and success.
Stephen Cherokee Drury – 1991
Sometimes, my parents found me to be a troublesome boy. I have improved notably, yet it was a lot more fun back then.
Stephen Cherokee Drury
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I always try to read these sayings or quotes of yours. I just love them.
Bonnie Rose
Stephen, I just wanted you to know how much your quotes mean to me. I do read them over and over when I get a few minutes.
Thanks so Laura
Heavens sake, Stephen, you make me laugh with some of your quotes. I enjoy reading them whenever you post.
Penny
Stephen, the things you write about are really part of most everyone’s life. They mean a lot to me. Thanks so much.
Georgia
Nearly every evening, when things get a little bit quiet, I go through all of your quotes. I get some chuckles and memories.
Wonderful, Nan
You really make me laugh all the time and think about our humanity.
Allen
You give me new things to think about daily. I read your verses too.
Good luck cowboy Cherokee, Bonnie
Stephen Cherokee, how long have you been writing? A while I guess.
I do read your quotes every chance I get.
Best wishes, George
Hey Stephen, your quotes make me think about myself and others.
Paul
Stephen, your quotes are fun to think about. I read them each day.
Thank you so very much. God bless
Nancy
What fun reading the quotes and verses here on your site. Enjoy it quite a lot. Keep them coming, please.
Thank you, Adelaide
Stephen Cherokee, I try to read your verses and quotes every day.
Thanks and Bless You, Jesus
Cherokee, I am from a native American heritage also. I enjoy your site.
Best wishes, George Ann
We have the same first name and I like reading these sayings of yours.
They are humorous and thoughtful. Thanks Stephen
Well, Cherokee, you have a way with these old quotes. I like them.
Brandon
Your original quotes give me a good laugh. Please put up some more.
Andy
Stephen Cherokee, I get a real kick out of your quotes. Show us more.
Henry