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Charles Kettering Quote:

Charles Kettering Quote


What’s Up With Pooj?

It’s felt like one thing after the other recently. Thankfully, all these years of therapy has helped me be better equipped to handle it in the best way I can.

On the more positive side of things, it’s so nice and cold in Kenya now. Winter weather has officially started and I am trying to make the best of it. I’ll be changing all my bedsheets, pyjamas etc to warmer ones. I know it doesn’t sound like much but it’s so fun. Ah to be an adult lol. The only problem with cold weather though is that it dries out my skin and makes me have eczema outbreaks. It’s more annoying that unbearable though.

Oh, yesterday I watched this movie called Arizona and loved it. I’ll probably share a full review but it’s a 10/10 from me. It’s a comedy thriller and delivered on both counts. One of the best movies I’ve seen recently. I’ve been rewatching some older movies I enjoyed too. Mostly just comedies because life is hard enough as it is.

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What are your thoughts on this Charles Kettering quotes? Which one was your favourite? What are you listening to this week? How was the last week for you? Any plans for this week? Let me know in the comments because I would absolutely love to hear from you. Or simply stop by and say hi!

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75 responses to “Charles Kettering Quote”

  1. Great post, nice quote

    1. Thanks so much.

  2. Yeah… I’m still waiting for you to send some cold weather this way. *Taps foot impatiently* 🤣😆😂

    “On the more positive side of things, it’s so nice and cold in Kenya now. Winter weather has officially started and I am trying to make the best of it.”

    Make it happen, Pooja! Lol.

    1. Lol, I keep trying are you not getting any cold winds?? 😅

      1. 😆🤣😂 I am not! Lol.

        1. I’ll be having a talk with the winds and clouds, expect rain tomorrow 🌧️😅

  3. When you said “Arizona” I first thought about “Raising Arizona” (with Nicholas Cage and Holly Hunter) an old thriller/comedy, but then I realized there is a much more recent movie called “Arizona” that I have not seen. I think the Charles Kettering quote is inspirational, or could be inspirational, but I don’t entirely agree with it. First of all it is possible to fail and when failure is inevitable you’d better switch to something else than keep wasting your time. Secondly, it can be demotivational if you think that you don’t have to put forth your best effort because “it is impossible to fail” anyway.

    1. Yeah, this one is a lot newer and stars Danny McBride as the main character. It’s interesting because I didn’t think of the quote in that sense and I get what you mean. For me, I think I looked at it more like do the best you can with everything. Give it your all and don’t doubt yourself.

  4. Hi Pooj, the quote is interesting. What’s the definition of failure? Probably a lack of success, haha so what’s the definition of success?

    Last week was quite successful, I tried a tai chi class, it was quite difficult. Yet I think it’s very good for me so I attended another tai chi class today. Oh and another thing: I watched Lady Chatterley’s Lover (1993) a British version, I loved the acting and the ending was not what I expected. A good movie to watch!

    I hope you have a nice winter season and find a remedy for your skin issue. Believe and act, nothing is impossible!

    1. I think success is different to all, my definition is to have enough money to sleep in every day lol.

      Ooh that sounds fun. I’ve always wanted to try Tai Chi. I haven’t heard of Lady Chatterley’s Lover but will definitely check it out!

      Thanks so much, the eczema will leave once the weather gets better I just try not to disturb or anger it lol.

      1. I like your definition, even though I get up early and sometimes have a nap later lol
        DH Lawrence is a British writer who lived in Taos, New Mexico. He had three women fighting for him. From what I see he enjoyed it and wrote Lady Chatterley’s Lover lately in life. And died early as every genius should, sorry for my dark humor

        1. Lol I literally can’t function without naps.
          Ooh okay, that’s interesting. Haha that’s fine, as a genius I agree 🤭

  5. 🙂 So balanced. Life is doing its thing, but your mind is wider than the waves. <3

    1. Thank you, hope you’re doing well and settling in 😊

  6. I’m glad those of us out West can take some of that heat off of y’all for a while and give you a break. It’s a one of a kind thing to be all snuggled up in some warm covers and pajamas after a long hard day. 😌

    1. Lol I appreciate it! That’s me right now in my comfy pajamas 🤭 Hope everything went well with your procedure ❤️

      1. Pardon my language, but that’s fucking awesome! 😂 Enjoy every minute of that! And, as you already know before I responded to this comment, that procedure will happen another time unfortunately. ❤️💕

        1. Haha thank you, I’m fucking loving it! 😅

  7. 🙏🌹👍

    Aum Shanti

  8. This quote is so encouraging. It’s like believing that you can receive all that you desire.

    1. I’m glad you enjoyed the quote and yes I think that’s exactly it.

  9. SMiLes Dear Pooja
    Turning Failure into

    Opportunity with
    Progressive Change

    Is A Natural Lift Up

    Instead
    of Down

    With SMiLes
    ‘Charles Kettering’
    A Progressive Inventor
    Not Afraid of Failure Or

    Life Challenges
    Either Moving

    Up after
    Falling Down
    A Natural Progression Indeed..:)

    1. Very natural progression for sure. Life is filled with ups and downs but we have to keep hoping for the best and give it our all.

      1. Life iS A Wave No Longer
        Worrying About Mastering
        The Wave Becoming Realizing

        We aRe
        WaVe Newly🌊
        Now With SMiles

        Dear
        Pooja☺️🙌

  10. I like the idea of the quote, but it can be challenging sometimes if nothing is going according to a plan. I have been listening to Rose Betts on YouTube lately. She creates earworm tunes that have an old Gaelic/Tolkien feel and sometimes packed with emotion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePe0ftecG04
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axg0_1Q4knU

  11. I like the quote, but it can be challenging sometimes when things don’t go according to a plan.

    I have been listening to Rose Betts on YouTube lately. She creates earworms with a Gaelic/Tolkien feel to them, some lively and some emotional. I tried to put a link earlier, but the comment did not show up.

    1. That’s true, we feel let down when things don’t go our way. Ooh that sounds really interesting. Your comment with the link may be stuck in spam due to the link, I’ll check and see if I can find it.

      1. If you just search “Rose Betts music”, her videos show up. I take no responsibility for tunes that get stuck in your head, lol.

        1. I actually found the link in my spam, will definitely check it out and will be holding you responsible if it gets stuck in my head lol.

  12. Nice quote – but I’d add that failure enables us to grow! Without failure we stagnate!

    1. Thanks and that’s very true as well!

  13. Enjoy the cold weather.

    1. Thanks so much.

      1. You’re very welcome

  14. When rallying is needed–for a group or for one’s own spirit–the quotation certainly serves. I’m glad you’re (mostly) enjoying the change to winter. I prefer the cooler times. For a number of days now, we’ve had heatwave weather at least for these parts. I look forward to the movie review.

    1. Yes, I think so. I’m not a fan of hot weather too and thankfully we generally don’t have serious heatwaves in Nairobi. Hope your temps cool down soon. Thanks!

  15. Love the quote! Sometimes we have lessons to learn from the failures, but take them and grow, until you hit your achievement!
    We’re in the heat of summer right now, and we just now are getting a welcome break from a nasty hot spell. Nice to have the AC off and windows open.

    1. Thanks so much! Glad the weather is cooling down, the heat can be so exhausting.

  16. Love this quote! I think if we think positively, positive things will come to us. Thanks for sharing! 💜

    1. I believe the same and thanks so much! 💗

  17. I’m just happy to be alive.
    And it feels good to comment it here. I feel included.

    1. That’s something to truly be happy about. Thanks for your comment.

  18. The quote has a positive vibe to it, and gives a little nudge to believe in yourself. Our weather is hot and humid, with thunderstorms in the afternoons. I’m ready for fall. LOL

    1. Yes, I think so too and I think I needed that nudge. Lol, I get the struggle and hope fall arrives soon.

  19. Great post 💓
    Nice quote 🌸

    1. Thanks so much 💕

  20. Nice quote. 😉

    1. Thank you ☺️

  21. I’ve always wanted to visit Kenya and have had several people tell me it’s one of the better places to visit in Africa. How do you like Kenya?

    1. Yeah, Kenya is really nice- I was born and raised here so it’s home for me. However, because of how popular Kenya is as a tourist destination it’s pretty expensive. There are other African countries with just as much to offer that are much more affordable.

  22. I woule bet that winter in Kenya is nothing like winter in Canada 🙂

    1. Haha yes, definitely.

  23. Brilliant quote!

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    I like the quote. Again my like button doesn’t work. Not sure why.

    1. Thanks. WP is very glitchy sometimes.

  25. Great quote, but I love to fail. It’s usually funnier and I learn more. 🤣😎🙃

    1. Thank you and that’s true! 😅

  26. How cold does it get in Kenya, Pooja? I like the quilt.

    1. Not that cold in Nairobi where I live but it gets colder up north. For us, the lowest it gets is like 10 degrees Celsius.

  27. I had to think about that quote. There are people who think that way because they are proud and others suffer in their interaction with that person as they bulldoze their way to achieve their goals. But if Kettering is trying to communicate we need to have a positive attitude to life then I could agree with him.

    1. Yeah, I think of the quote as give it your all and don’t let the fear of failure stop you.

  28. I sometimes forget that people are experiencing different weather seasons then I am. While your having cooler rainy weather we are having hot, hot, hot weather here in California US. It is summer time here and we get up in the 100s F. Today is supposed to get up to 105. I dread our summers. I love the rain. 😁

    1. That’s really hot weather but yeah the rain is always soothing in summer. 😊

  29. This is a beautiful quote, I don’t think I’ve heard of Charles Kettering before 🤔

    1. Glad you liked the quote! This was the first I heard of him too thanks to the quote.

  30. If you act as if there is no option for failure, hope abounds!

    1. Exactly! We would be so much more confident if we didn’t constantly second guess ourselves.

      1. Agreed! :::)

  31. Love this quote! Thank you so much for sharing, Pooja! 💗🌹

    1. Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed the quote! 😊

      1. It’s my pleasure, Pooja! 😊♥️

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