The hottest love has the coldest end.
~ Socrates

I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.

~ Margaret Mitchell

I can't forgive myself for not having seen this before. I feel remiss for not participating.

Here's my beginning offering:

If you always do what you always did,
You'll always get what you always got.

Don't let what you can't do interfer with what you can.

If you think you can or if you think you can't,
Either way you're right.

Live before you die, or you'll die before you live.

Life is like long division, only your pencil hasn't got an eraser.

Nothing worth doing is worth doing only half-way.

If you don't have time to do it right the first time,
How are you going to find time to do right the second time?

Perfection is an abstract, coldly rigid and impossible to attain
"ideal"-- but beauty exists all around us, it's only standard is that
It touches and move the ones who take time to truly behold it.
Walk in beauty, my friends ~ Van Gogh

I will do my ever best to lighten your load,
Lest mine seems to be all one should carry.

Be kinder than is necessary...
Everyone is enduring some kind of battle.

I can't forgive myself for not having seen this before. I feel remiss for not participating.



LOL... Welcome to the thread Captain :-)

LOL.............Welcome to the thread Captain :-)
I'm only on page ten, or so...
Still trying to catch up with all that has been shared so far.
Some very good stuff! I especially like the Lincoln quotes, he is my hero!

I'm only on page ten, or so....
Still trying to catch up with all that has been shared so far.
Some very good stuff!! I especially like the Lincoln quotes, he is my hero!

You have a ways to go then , enjoy. And yes some real good stuff. I've really enjoyed this thread.

My name is a quote- friends are forever. And it's true. Your true friends, by what I mean... your true friends are the ones that are always sticking up for you, invite you to most places, share your thoughts and keep your most deepest secrets... never lets a boy get between you and her/him. You can say anything you want to them but yous till have boundries... she respects what you believe in (religion, beliefs etc), she/he doesn't care what you look like on the outside because they think that you're the most beautiful when you show your tru self (aka- personality)... the list is endless and I love my friends so much. Even though there gone they'll always be apart of me :)

I remember a number of years ago, I was having a very hard time in my life. I posted a bunch of inspirational quotes all around my back door so that I would see them when I was leaving to do whatever for the day. It did help having a visual of them!

"If all my friends were to jump off a bridge, I would not follow,
I would be at the bottom to catch them when they fall."
- Unknown

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. ~Albert Schweitzer

Friends are those rare people who ask how you are and then wait for the answer. ~Author Unknown

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares. ~Henri Nouwen

If you're alone, I'll be your shadow. If you want to cry, I'll be your shoulder. If you want a hug, I'll be your pillow. If you need to be happy, I'll be your smile. But anytime you need a friend, I'll just be me. ~Author Unknown

Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion. ~Steel Magnolias

LEAN ON ME (Bill Withers)

Sometimes in our lives, we all have pain, we all have sorrow.
But if we are wise, we know that there's always tomorrow.
Lean on me, when you're not strong and I'll be your friend.
I'll help you carry on, for it won't be long 'til I'm going to need somebody to lean on.

Please swallow your pride, if have things you need to borrow.
For no one can fill those needs that you won't let show.

You just call on me brother when you need a hand.
We all need somebody to lean on.
I just might have a problem that you'll understand.
We all need somebody to lean on.

Lean on me when you't not strong, and I'll be your friend.
I'll help you carry on, for it won't be long 'til I'm gonna' need somebody to lean on.

You just call on me brother if you need a friend.
We all need somebody to lean on.
I just might have a problem that you'll understand.
We all need somebody to lean on.

If there is a load you have to bear that you can't carry.
I'm right up the road, I'll share your load if you just call me.

Call me ( if you need a friend)
Call me
(REPEAT AND FADE)

I find myself at the close of an emotional weekend. A true roller coaster of emotions. By going home, I traveled not only distance, but also time. On Saturday morning, I left as a broken, hurting, sad woman - one that bore what I thought was the weight of the world on my tired shoulders. All I wanted to do was curl up under my shield and let the battle rage 'round me. I learned something this weekend. I learned a little more about myself and my resolve. I learned that my pain is not only mine, that my sorrow was shared, that my hurt was only the half to an unknown equation... and that equation was friendship.

I needed the time at home, the time walking the college grounds where I fell in love with my ex-fiance', the moments reliving my past, the quiet tears at my Father's grave, the pointless laughter at Mrs. Doubtfire with my Mom, the home-town church service, the reality check of being in my single canopy bed again, the reminder that although my past is laced with tears, sorrow, pain, and loss, that it is also colored with joy, happiness, fulfillment, and unimaginable hope.

Sitting in Newlin Hall at Centre College, listening to the beautiful strains of Yo Yo Ma's chamber music - sitting in some of the very seats that I once shared with the love of my life - I realized that, just as some of the notes were dissonant, resounding, and clashing against the plush tapestry of an Ivy League school, other notes floated above the audience, whispering of hope and resolution amidst the chaos of a modern chamber piece. I found myself lost in its strains, following the perfectly ordered randomness of the music... listening for the moment when it would change from its passionate dissolution to quiet peace.

I've found my balance once again. My balance between the ache and the peace, the pain and the healing, the sorrow and the joy. Long may it live in my heart, reigning over my emotions and outlook.

I only hope that I can give just a smidgen of my resolve and contentment to my dear friend who has found herself drowning in the chaos of her symphony. The difference between the music I heard yesterday and the dawning of today is that I am not simply sitting in the audience of her life, I'm sitting next to her, taking my bow to the strings of life and urging her on to a beautiful resolution and the sweet strains of peace.

(Forgive my ramblings, my friends, but I needed more than a few quotes this morning... I needed to paint a tapestry of my life before you, show you its colors, and let its chaotic beauty stand for you to see.)

HC,
Thank you for sharing with us what you are going through.
Hope you find your peace soon.

Anybody can become angry - that is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to the right degree, and at the right time, and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.

My hope is to learn this and understand it so that my anger becomes healthy and hopefully one day, gone.

(For K)
"It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worth much after you get it."
~Zora Neale Hurston

(For me)

"Why does it take a minute to say hello and forever to say goodbye?"
~Author Unknown

"May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of his hand."
~Irish Blessing

"The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected."
~Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook

"A man never knows how to say goodbye; a woman never knows when to say it."
~Helen Rowland

"Fare thee well! and if for ever,
Still for ever, fare thee well."
~Lord Byron

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
~Theodor Seuss Geisel, attributed

Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief
--Joseph Addison

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him with his friendship.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson

We enjoy warmth because we have been cold. We appreciate light because we have been in darkness. By the same token, we can experience joy because we have known sadness.
--David Weatherford

Everywhere I go, I am humbly reminded that no matter what obstacle is placed before me, I never have to look too far to find someone less fortunate than myself, that I can lend a helping hand.

“The best doctor in the world is a veterinarian. He can't ask his patients what is the matter -- he's got to just know.” ~Will Rodgers

“A doctor can bury his mistakes but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.” ~Frank Lloyd Wright

“Just because your doctor has a name for your condition doesn't mean he knows what it is”

Grrr... Can you tell I loathe doctors today??

Any child will tell you that the sole purpose of a middle name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble. -- Dennis Fakes

"Allheart Nobrain......get over here RIGHT now!!! " :eek:

Any child will tell you that the sole purpose of a middle name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble. -- Dennis Fakes

"Allheart Nobrain......get over here RIGHT now!!! " :eek:

"Allheart Nobrain" wow... you just gave me a giggle... actually, it was more like a guffaw!! Wow, C, that was good... I love it!

My Mom only used my middle names when I was really in trouble. Yes, middle names. First grandaughter, two grandmothers, BIG name... :)

"Allheart Nobrain" wow..... you just gave me a giggle.... actually, it was more like a guffaw!!! Wow, C, that was good.... I love it!

My Mom only used my middle names when I was really in trouble. Yes, middle names. First grandaughter, two grandmothers, BIG name... :)


:) There were 5 of us... so Mom didn't even take the time to call out the name... we just heard her talking some sort of language awfully loudly... we each ran in a different direction and the dogs in the neighborhood started to howl.

( I am on the way to the lost and found... hopefully someone was kind enough to return my mind )... Hey, that could be another one.

So... I had to actually "pick" my name when I was in 3rd grade... as my teachers couldn't say my real name (I'm one of dem forners). So I picked my first name.

Then, another kid in my class (another wonuvdem forners) had the same name as me... so I had to pick a middle name so school records wouldn't confuse us.

... I picked a letter. Literally. My name is Sneezy B. Fun (not really, but you get the picture).

LOL! Niiiice...

Foreigner, huh? Where are you originally from?

s. Korea.

Wow! When I was in China, I lived in Dalian - not too far from North and South Korea.

Very cool.

MMmm... I love Korean food...

Today, my dear friends, I share my quotes with K. I believe we are on the same page today... a page of beginnings. Looking at the future, this new, unwritten chapter, this mysterious unknown. Last night I couldn't get this one phrase out of my head "The Land of Beginning Again" - from a poem I read a while back.... The Land of Beginning (http://www.poeticexpressions.co.uk/poems/Land%20of%20beginning%20again.htm)

“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.” ~ Seneca

“What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.” ~T.S. Elliot

""There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning." ~Louis L'Amour

""Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

A beginning does not always mean an ending; sometimes it simply means a re-focus, a new attempt at balance, an unwritten chapter. ~HistorianChick

so...I had to actually "pick" my name when I was in 3rd grade...as my teachers couldn't say my real name (i'm one of dem forners). so I picked my first name.

Then, another kid in my class (another wonuvdem forners) had the same name as me...so I had to pick a middle name so school records wouldn't confuse us.

...I picked a letter. Literally. My name is Sneezy B. Fun (not really, but you get the picture).
You can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose...

But you can't pick your...
Well, if you sneeze funny, everyone is going to love you!! :cool:

"Father forgive them for they know not what they do" - Our Lord

I hope you all don't mind me throwing that one in. But it's a nice reminder to me that if Our Lord could have forgiven,especially during the time that he said that, shame on me for not doing the same if far less difficult circumstances.

May all of you have a beautiful day.

I firmly believe that any man's finest hour – his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear... is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle – victorious.

~ Vince Lombardi

At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. ~Jean Houston

Laughter is an instant vacation. ~Milton Berle

Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. ~Anthony J. D'Angelo, The College Blue Book

In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer. ~Albert Camus, Lyrical and Critical Essays

I'm in a Charles Bukowski mood today….enjoy!

“Some people never go crazy, What truly horrible lives they must live”

“Boring damned people. All over the earth. Propagating more boring damned people. What a horror show. The earth swarmed with them.”

“Sex is interesting, but it's not totally important. I mean it's not even as important as excretion. A man can go seventy years without a piece of a$$, but he can die in a week without a bowel movement.”

“Sometimes you just have to pee in the sink.”

“There is a time to stop reading, there is a time to STOP trying to WRITE, there is a time to kick the whole bloated sensation of ART out on its whore-a$$.”

“Well, people got attached. Once you cut the umbilical cord they attached to the other things. Sight, sound, sex, money, mirages, mothers, masturbation, murder, and Monday morning hangovers.”

LOL! Wow, MA, thanks for the quotes! :D Love the one about stopping writing...

I love this thread... it is a perfect outlet for moods... quotes say things so much better than I could ever attempt to say.

Time's fun when you're having flies.
... Kermit the Frog


If at first you don't succeed
skydiving is not for you.
unknown

"A good woman will pick you apart, a box full of suggestions for your possible heart."

-Conor Oberst

"Father forgive them for they know not what they do" - Our Lord

I hope you all don't mind me throwing that one in. But it's a nice reminder to me that if Our Lord could have forgiven,especially during the time that he said that, shame on me for not doing the same if far less difficult circumstances.

May all of you have a beautiful day.

Allheart, how refreshing it was to read this quote! :) You know how sometimes, timing is just perfect? You touched my heart by quoting our Lord and Savior and I thank you. We get so busy sometimes, we buzz through the day. It was just so nice to have a quiet reminder of such an important quote with such power behind the words. Thank you! :p

Time's fun when you're having flies.
......Kermit the Frog


If at first you don't succeed
skydiving is not for you.
unknown


Being a collector of frogs, I loved the first quote.

That second one was just terrific! Some things are so obvious but it takes a quote like this for me to grasp it. LOL Thanks for sharing. :p

Being a collector of frogs, I loved the first quote.

That second one was just terrific! Some things are so obvious but it takes a quote like this for me to grasp it. LOL Thanks for sharing. :p

Thanks Jrebel
Not exactly quotes that have influenced my life but HC did say a few pages ago we could add some fun one's :-) ( I hope )

An absolutely beautiful song.

"Upward Over the Mountain" Iron and Wine

Mother don't worry, I killed the last snake that lived in the creek bed
Mother don't worry, I've got some money I saved for the weekend
Mother remember being so stern with that girl who was with me?
Mother remember the blink of an eye when I breathed through your body?

So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons are like birds, flying upward over the mountain

Mother I made it up from the bruise on the floor of this prison
Mother I lost it, all of the fear of the Lord I was given
Mother forget me now that the creek drank the cradle you sang to
Mother forgive me, I sold your car for the shoes that I gave you

So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons could be birds, taken broken up to the mountain

Mother don't worry, I've got a coat and some friends on the corner
Mother don't worry, she's got a garden we're planting together
Mother remember the night that the dog had her pups in the pantry?
Blood on the floor, fleas on their paws,
And you cried 'til the morning

So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons are like birds, flying always over the mountain

Thanks Jrebel
Not exactly quotes that have influenced my life but HC did say a few pages ago we could add some fun one's :-) ( I hope )

Got to have fun ones! :p I called my sister who lives in Tenn. just a few minutes ago just to share these with her. She laughed so hard. Laughter is such good medicine. Thanks again. That second one sure influences my life... I don't think I will be skydiving anytime soon... loved it... just loved it! :p

"A good woman will pick you apart, a box full of suggestions for your possible heart."

-Conor Oberst

Conor's the best. :) Big Bright Eyes fan.

Thanks Jrebel
Not exactly quotes that have influenced my life but HC did say a few pages ago we could add some fun one's :-) ( I hope )

LOL! I loved the skydiving one!!

M, you should know by now that anything you post is perfectly acceptable to me! Except about Aussie Kisses... that particular topic is taboo ;)

"I don't want to play anymore and you can't make me! It's my sandbox, darnit!"
~An HC/LifeH original~

(Yes, I have watched all of Buffy and own all of Angel)
Buffy: I'm cookie dough. I'm not done baking. I'm not finished becoming who ever the hell it is I'm going to turn out to be. I make it through this, and the next thing, and the next thing, and maybe one day, I turn around and realize I'm ready. I'm cookies. And then, you know, if I want someone to eat m- or enjoy warm, delicious, cookie me, then that's fine. That'll be then. When I'm done.
Angel: Any thoughts on who might enjoy - Do I have to go with the cookie analogy?
Buffy: I'm not really thinking that far ahead. That's kind of the point.
Angel: I'll go start working on the second front. Make sure I don't have to use it.
[starts to leave]
Buffy: Angel. I do. Sometimes, think that far ahead.
Angel: Sometimes is something.
Buffy: Be a long time coming. Years, if ever.
Angel: I ain't gettin' any older.

"When trust is broken, so are hearts"

Just silly ole me.

LOL! I loved the skydiving one!!!

M, you should know by now that anything you post is perfectly acceptable to me! Except about Aussie Kisses... that particular topic is taboo ;)

LOL... I promise not to mention it :-)

You know J , there are people on this thread who have no idea what we are talking about here.

LOL................I promise not to mention it :-)

You know J , there are people on this thread who have no idea what we are talking about here.

Perfectly OK with me!! ;) Not one of my proudest moments...

Perfectly ok with me!!! ;) Not one of my proudest moments....

I thought it was hilarious , as you know :p

I thought it was hilarious , as you know :p

Laughing at my angelic innocence...

My Naivete'

Or the fact that once realized what it was, I was horrified that I had not gotten it in the first place... then attempted to correct my mistake with a red, flaming, blushing face?

(and it stayed in a permanent blush for 8.34 hours? :D)

Laughing at my angelic innocence...

My Naivete'

Or the fact that once realized what it was, I was horrified that I had not gotten it in the first place... then attempted to correct my mistake with a red, flaming, blushing face??

(and it stayed in a permanent blush for 8.34 hours?? :D)

All of the above :-)... but we better stop talking about it or people will start asking questions.

Mum's the word! ;)

I would like hush money :):):)

Cause I know... hee hee.

Love you

I would like hush money :):):)

Cause I know...hee hee.

Love you

LOL... yes you were there AH , you have to admit it was funny :)

As we say down south :) :o


Hmmmm What is it that they say down south... LOL

Think think think... Come on Allheart... Down South... what DO they say.

Sorry, I needed the stress releif. :)

LOL!! In the context of "aussie kiss"' AH, that was just tooooooo funny...

(Still laughing... )

Love you two

Down south... love it AH :-)

Now I remember... what they say...

OBpvYesXQUM

Oh boy... wow... lol :)

Somehow doesn't go quite with my aviator.

Thanks for letting me chuckle with you guys.

Xoxo

"Happy weekend to all, and to all a GOOD NIGHT!" :)

No thank you... I always love having a chuckle with you guys. I'm just glad HC is in this conversation or we could be accused of threadjacking :-)

Can I threadjack myself? I wonder...

I just gave a quote, granted, its an HC doctored quote, but it works!

Another HC doctored quote is appropriate for a lot of my answers in Relationships - and I really like it!

"Darling, heal thyself." HC/Shakespeare

“Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear the music.” ~Angela Monet

It is only possible to live happily-ever-after on a day-to-day basis. ~Margaret Bonanno

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

If you worry about what might be, and wonder what might have been, you will ignore what is. ~Author Unknown

We steal if we touch tomorrow. It is God's. ~Henry Ward Beecher

The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time. ~Abraham Lincoln

“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.”

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”

"I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!”

“And will you succeed? Yes indeed, yes indeed! Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed!”

~ Dr. Suess

Can't rate answers unfortunately
But I have to say “You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” is perfect
Thank you very much for posting it here

A touch of Shakespeare this morning...

All the world 's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts
~Shakespeare~
As You Like It, Act II, Scene VII

Be not afraid of greatness:
Some are born great,
Some achieve greatness
And some have greatness thrust upon them.
~Shakespeare~
Twelfth Night, Act II, Scene V

When you do dance, I wish you
A wave o' th' sea, that you might ever do
Nothing but that.
~Shakespeare~
The Winter's Tale, Act IV, Scene IV

The main quote/motto (thought/idea) that got me into a lot of trouble:
By a personal friend who is no longer with us: "The only time I ever said no was when they asked if I'd had enough"

Quotes and mottos that got me out of bad places and changed my life are:
Don Henley: "I will not go quietly"
Van Halen: "I"ve been to the edge where I stood and looked down, I lost a lot of friends there... I go no time to mess around"
Albert Einstein: "Imagination is more important than knowledge."
My Mom (but I think it's from the Bible): "This too shall pass"
Bo Lazoff: "We have to learn control... so we can give up control"

"Love me when I least deserve it. Because that's when I really need it."
- a swedish proverb

Hello all! I've been abundantly blessed by my virtual coffee chats with so many of you in this wonderful forum on Books and Literature! (The Relationship forum is fun too, but this is where inspiration comes from... "the stuff dreams are made of" :) )

Anyways... We all have favorite quotes, quotes that have touched a chord in our hearts and minds, quotes that have influenced our decisions, inspired us to go that extra mile, give us courage to face the day, and shown us what real living is like.

Lets share these divine inspirations with our little world here - on this little posting. I'll start with one of my all-time favorites....

Being a star-gazer myself and being the proud owner of a tempestuous personal history, this is one of my favorites - it reminds me that no matter what is swirling around me at a given time, I can get through it.

"The most tempestuous wind cannot disturb the quiet of the stars."

Literary wishes and Shakespearean dreams,
HistorianChick
My passion has always been photography. But was going trough a rough time during the bussy Christmas portrait season. This quote made me in to what I am today, a freelance photographer and loving it.

"Photography is the art that allows us to cature time and even cheat death"
Caroline Cheavin Everitt

Also, this one inspired me"

"It is better to have tried and failed, then never to have tried at all"
(Author unknown)

Finally:

"Life is to short to be miserable. Only you can change your life"

I have tried lately to read Shakespeare, and found it so intolerably dull that it nauseated me. (Sorry HC)
~ Charles Darwin

A message prepared in the mind reaches a mind; a message prepared in a life reaches a life.
~ Bill Gothard

A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.
~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose - a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve.
~ John Maxwell

A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose - a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve.
~ John Maxwell

Oh how I needed to read this tonight. Thank you so much for posting it. :)

Hello all! I've been abundantly blessed by my virtual coffee chats with so many of you in this wonderful forum on Books and Literature! (The Relationship forum is fun too, but this is where inspiration comes from... "the stuff dreams are made of" :) )

Anyways... We all have favorite quotes, quotes that have touched a chord in our hearts and minds, quotes that have influenced our decisions, inspired us to go that extra mile, give us courage to face the day, and shown us what real living is like.

Lets share these divine inspirations with our little world here - on this little posting. I'll start with one of my all-time favorites....

Being a star-gazer myself and being the proud owner of a tempestuous personal history, this is one of my favorites - it reminds me that no matter what is swirling around me at a given time, I can get through it.

"The most tempestuous wind cannot disturb the quiet of the stars."

Literary wishes and Shakespearean dreams,
HistorianChick
OH, I just remembered another quote I heard that really made me think. Sorry I don't know who wrote it.

The object of life is not to arrive at our grave nicely preserved to be buried. It is to arrive 5 minutes late for your funeral, sliding in sideways, with a smile on your face and saying "Man, what a ride". Only then will you have lived.

Never sit on the toilet seat, while the plunger is still in it.
~ Steve Dilla

We all have mental problems, it's just that some of us choose to show them.
~ Nathanael Huddleson

I try to take life one day at a time, but lately several days have attacked me at once.
~ Unknown

Every man is a fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists of not exceeding the limit.
~ Unknown

Always wait half an hour after meals before jumping on your brother's stomach.
~ Nathanael Huddleson

I am lost. I have gone to look for myself, if I get back, before I return, please tell me to wait.
~ Unknown

"Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."

"Assimilate this!!"

Sorry people... quotes were from Star Trek today... :) I'll come up with better ones later, but for now, that works for me!

Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms and like books that are written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will find them gradually, without noticing it, and live along some distant day into the answer. ~Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet

I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. ~Gilda Radner

In honor of Howard Metzenbaum, Ohio Senator, who past away last night in his home. He was a cantankerous firebrand who didn't need a microphone to hold a full auditorium spellbound while dropping rhetorical bombs on big oil companies, the insurance industry, savings and loans, and the National Rifle Association, to name just a few favorite targets.

“Give me a break, this move screams politics”

"No, we?re not looking at how to control criminals.... We?re talking about banning the AK-47 and semi-automatic guns."

This conversation is a must read and good stuff...

Senator Metzenbaum to Senator Glenn: "How can you run for Senate when you've never held a "real job?"

Senator Glenn: "I served 23 years in the United States Marine Corps. I served through two wars. I flew 149 missions. My plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire on 12 different occasions. I was in the Space Program. It wasn't my checkbook, Howard; it was my life on the line. It was not a nine to five job, where I took time off to take the daily cash receipts to the bank. I ask you to go with me ...as I went the other day ... to a Veterans Hospital and look those men - with their mangled bodies - in the eye, and tell THEM they didn't hold a job!

You go with me to the Space Program at NASA and go, as I have gone, to the widows and orphans of Ed White, Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee ... and you look those kids in the eye and tell them that their DADS didn't hold a job. You go with me on Memorial Day and you stand in Arlington National Cemetery, where I have more friends buried than I'd like to remember, and you watch those waving flags. You stand there, and you think about this Nation, and you tell ME that those people didn't have a job? I'll tell you, Howard Metzenbaum, you should be on your knees every day of your life thanking God that there were some men - SOME MEN - who held a REAL job. And they required a dedication to a purpose - and a love of country and a dedication to duty - that was more important than life itself. And their self-sacrifice is what made this country possible.

I HAVE held a job, Howard! --- What about you?"

"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan, 'Press on,' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race"
~ Calvin Coolidge

To be successful you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can't just accept the ones you like.
~ Mike Gafka

Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born.
~ Unknown

Don't try to teach a pig to sing, it wastes your time and annoys the pig

I don't know if these two have already been listed here since we are now on page 33 of this thread. But, I do find the following quotes to be inspirational and maybe worth repeating.


Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right.
Henry Ford


You see things; and you say 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?'
George Bernard Shaw

“If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it?” ~Stephen Wright

If Paul Revere had been a poor rider, Americans would be speaking with a British accent.
~ Unknown

Nobody talks so constantly about God than those who insist there is no God.
~ Heyward Brown

We all boil at different degrees.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

History repeats itself, I just wish it would do so at longer intervals.
~ Unknown

If a newspaper prints a murder, it's smut, but when the NY Times publishes it, it's an "sociological study."
~ Adlai Stevenson

Friends are those rare people who ask how you are and then wait for the answer. ~Author Unknown

But oh! The blessing it is to have a friend to whom one can speak fearlessly on any subject; with whom one's deepest as well as one's most foolish thoughts come out simply and safely. Oh, the comfort - the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person - having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away. ~Dinah Craik, A Life for a Life, 1859

There is magic in long-distance friendships. They let you relate to other human beings in a way that goes beyond being physically together and is often more profound. ~Diana Cortes

"I may have been on the losing side, but I'm still not convinced it was the wrong one."
Capt'n Mal

"Taken out of context, I must seem so strange."
Ani Difranco

“I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather... Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.” ~Will Shriner

Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for You:

1. Jesus Christ.

2. Your countries Soldiers.


One died for your soul, the other for your freedom

St. Patrick's Day is an enchanted time - a day to begin transforming winter's dreams into summer's magic. ~Adrienne Cook

Never iron a four-leaf clover, because you don't want to press your luck. ~Author Unknown

A best friend is like a four leaf clover: hard to find and lucky to have. ~Author Unknown


For each petal on the shamrock
This brings a wish your way -
Good health, good luck, and happiness
For today and every day.
~Author Unknown

We open our hearts without fear in order to love
We open our souls without fear in order to trust
We open our minds without fear in order to learn
We open our hands without fear in order to provide a gentle touch

May we continue to do all of this - without fear, even when hurt finds a place to call home.

Just some thoughts from Allheart

Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn't drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, it is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver. ~Jack Handey

No one is listening until you fart. ~Author Unknown

I may have put this one on here before, but today, this is for my Alty-girl. :)

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares. ~Henri Nouwen

"All the world's a stage,And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,"- Shakespeare

The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself. ~Benjamin Franklin

Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or have gone stark raving mad. ~Norm Papernick

The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet. ~James Openheim

No one can make you feel inferior without your permission... not sure of source but I believe Elenor Roosevelt. It knocks the wind out of victim consciousness in my life when I remember it. I also love the quote by Terry Cole-Whitaker in one of her books about... may be paraphrasing... "Your opinion of me is none of my business."

"To the world you are just one person , but to one person you may just be the world"

"Good night, sweet prince, and flights of angels wing thee to thy rest."
~Hamlet, Act V. Sc. 2~

Such a beautiful vision, isn't it?

Here's one that I latched onto when I was a teenager and really liked. :)

There are a number of variations for it. I have no idea where it originated.

Do not walk in front of me, I may not follow. Do not walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend.

Do not walk in front of me, I may not follow; do not walk behind me, I don't lead, walk beside me and be my friend.

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead
Just walk beside me and be my friend
Together we will walk along in harmony.

Yes, that is absolutely beautiful. And so prolific... thank you so much for adding it!

I go by the saying that

"the only stupid questions are the ones that never get asked"

I am an administrator on a bird website with members from all over the world,
However when first joiining the people that don't have much experience of birds are always to afraid to ask questions as they think of them as stupid or they don't want to be seen to ask a stupid obvious question,

In my opinion an answer is only obvious if the person knows the information, to somebody who wants help and doesn't know, if they don't ask they never will know,

I always tell them that no matter how big or small or how stupid a question may seem to them, that the only stupid questions are the ones that never get asked...

If you don't ask you don't get the answer and it is better to ask a question than not know the answer.. and may cause something to go wrong,

I will answer any question I know the answer to and encourage anybody else to do the same, as what seems stupid to one person is quite often not...
If you want to know something and do not ask the question then in my eyes , it is stupid not to ask for help or guidance in order to solve the problem,

Watched The Little Black Book this weekend... love that movie. :)

Stacy: I believe we write our own stories. And each time we think we know the end - we don't. Perhaps luck exists somewhere between the world of planning, the world of chance, and in peace that comes from knowing that you just can't know it all. You know, life's funny that way. Once you let go of the wheel, you might end up right where you belong.

You must weed your mind as you would weed your garden. ~Astrid Alauda

Beware the fury of a patient man. ~John Dryden, Absolam and Achitophel, 1680

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar, and is shocked by the unexpected: the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition. ~W.H. Auden, The Dyer's Hand

Today I'm quoting The Mummy - one of my all-time favorite movies... not actually sure WHY these quotes were in my head today... but for what its worth! :)

Dr. Bey: [stutters in disbelief] Oh look at this! Sons of the pharaohs! Give me frogs! Flies, locusts! Anything but you. Compared to you the other plagues were a joy!
Evelyn: I am so very sorry it was an accident.
Dr. Bey: My darling girl, when Ramses destroyed Syria, that was an accident. You are a catastrophe!
__________________________________________________ _________________

Evelyn: Look, I... I may not be an explorer, or an adventurer, or a treasure-seeker, or a gunfighter, Mr. O'Connell, but I am proud of what I am.
Rick: And what is that?
Evelyn: I... am a librarian. (In my case... "I.... am a Historian")

Every step you take, takes you into the future. But you are the one who decides in which direction you walk.
- Me

^^ you said it and so shall it be. Lol it just came to me while I was walking lol.

:) Its looks perfect :)

A grandfather is someone with silver in his hair and gold in his heart. ~Author Unknown

The best place to be when you're sad is Grandpa's lap. ~Author Unknown

The history of our grandparents is remembered not with rose petals but in the laughter and tears of their children and their children's children. It is into us that the lives of grandparents have gone. It is in us that their history becomes a future. ~Charles and Ann Morse

Many a true word said in a joke.

** My mother-in-law** :)

When to the sessions of sweet silent thought I summon up remembrance of things past, I sigh the lack of many a thing I sought, And with old woes new wail my dear time's waste: Then can I drown an eye, unused to flow, For precious friends hid in death's dateless night, And weep afresh love's long since cancell'd woe, And moan the expense of many a vanish'd sight: Then can I grieve at grievances foregone, And heavily from woe to woe tell o'er The sad account of fore-bemoaned moan, Which I new pay as if not paid before. But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, All losses are restored and sorrows end.”


P.S. Forgive me if I misquoted shakesphere..
William shakesphere

Interpratation of the quote above.

When in these sessions of gratifying silent thought, I think of the past, lament my failure to achieve all that I wanted, And I sorrowfully remember that I wasted the best years of my life:Then I can cry, although I am not used to crying,For dear friends now hid in death's unending night,And cry again over woes that were long since healedAnd lament the loss of many things that I have seen and loved:Then can I grieve over past griefs again,And sadly repeat (to myself) my woes. The sorrowful account of griefs already grieved for which (the account) I repay as if I had not paid before.But if I think of you while I am in this state of sadness, dear friend All my losses are compensated for and my sorrow ends.

http://www.shakespeare-online.com/sonnets/30detail.html

interpretation of the quote above.

When in these sessions of gratifying silent thought, I think of the past, lament my failure to achieve all that I wanted, And I sorrowfully remember that I wasted the best years of my life:Then I can cry, although I am not used to crying,For dear friends now hid in death's unending night,And cry again over woes that were long since healedAnd lament the loss of many things that I have seen and loved:Then can I grieve over past griefs again,And sadly repeat (to myself) my woes. The sorrowful account of griefs already grieved for which (the account) I repay as if I had not paid before.But if I think of you while I am in this state of sadness, dear friend All my losses are compensated for and my sorrow ends.

Beautiful...

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/mental-emotional-health/wrote-something-moring-about-balance-definition-balance-me-188081.htm

This is something I wrote... similar to your interpretation... and may give you some comfort.

An angry dragon may eat you, but an angry woman is truly dangerous. Unknown

From the one and only.....Mother Teresa....

THE TREE OF SELF DEFEAT

In the branches: * Emptiness, Alienation, Apathy, Interpersonl Conflicts, Crime, Dependendcy, Alcholism, Drug Addiction

In the roots: * Fear, Insecurity, Resentment, Jelousy, Mistrust, Hostility, Guilt, Self-pity

THE TREE OF SELF-REALIZATION

In the branches: *Purposefulness, Health, Joy, Self-Motivation, Contentment, Acceptance,
Fullfillment, Creativity

In the roots: *Charity, Frienship, Forgiveness, Love, Gratitutde, , Kindenss, Warmth, Trust

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If sometimes you feel yourself little, useless, offended and depressed, always remember that you were once the fastest and most victorious sperm out of hundreds of millions.

"People think I've stopped lieing, I've just gotten better"-All-American Rejects

"The greatest thing about man is his ability to transcend himself, his ancestry and hisenvironment and to become what he dreams of being."- Tully C. Knoles

"I came up with a little formula; If you write songs about girls you get girls at show. We write a lot of songs about girls."- Tom Delonge

"If I was a thief, I'd only sneak into peoples houses and steal their underwear:- Tom Delonge

"because you don't know us at all we laugh when old people fall but what would you expect with a conscience so small heavy metal, and mullets is how we were raised Maiden and priest were the gods that we praised"-Sum 41

"If you really want something in this world, hard work, patience and time will go far. Giving up is not an option"-Unknown

"To have your Rainbow you must first put up with the Rain"

"I came up with a little formula; If you write songs about girls you get girls at show. We write a lot of songs about girls."- Tom Delonge



LOL... love it :-)

"To have your Rainbow you must first put up with the Rain"


Like it, M!

"If you pray for rain, be prepared to deal with some mud!" :D

As my Father-in-law raised his cold can of beer... he would say, "If God made anything better then this, he sure kept it to himself"

You can turn scars into stars.....**** Our very own Clough at AMHD.

"If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place"
Nora Roberts

As my Father-in-law raised his cold can of beer....he would say, "If God made anything better then this, he sure kept it to himself"


LOL Drinking beer doesn't make you fat, It makes you lean... Against bars, tables, chairs, and poles! Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. Lol

My Father in Law had so many - most are not printable :(. They weren't too fresh, but nevertheless, naughty.

"Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." -- Kristian Wilson, Nintendo, Inc, 1989

This was a quote from the Little Prince. It may be very simple but it made an impact on me as a child and I have held on to it even as an adult:

"What is essential is invisible to the eye."

"I am in a dress, I have gel in my hair, I haven't slept all night, I'm starved, AND I'm armed! Don't MESS with me!"

Yup, one of THOSE days!

If you chase 2 Rabbits , both will escape!

If you chase 2 Rabbits , both will escape!!


I really like this one!! So very true in life isn't it though.

Thank you very much for your contribution!

If you chase 2 Rabbits , both will escape!!


I really like this one!! So very true in life isn't it though.

Thank you very much for your contribution!

“You can shed tears that she is gone,
or you can smile because she has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back,
or you can open your eyes and see all she's left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see her,
or you can be full of the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember her only that she is gone,
or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind,
be empty and turn your back.
Or you can do what she'd want:
smile, open your eyes, love and go on.”

In loving memory of my high school friend, Faith.
Fatal accident in Wayne County - News - MSNBC.com (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23886679/)

Just a "symphony of random" this morning...

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.
-- Gloria Naylor

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.
-- Havelock Ellis

I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship.
-- Louisa May Alcott

A chord, stronger or weaker, is snapped asunder in every parting, and time's busy fingers are not practiced in re-splicing broken ties. Meet again you may; will it be in the same way? With the same sympathies? With the same sentiments? Will the souls, hurrying on in diverse paths, unite once more, as if the interval had been a dream? Rarely, rarely! ~Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton

"False hope is still hope."
- a silly quote used in my house in naughty context concerning the desire for "intimate moments" and the many failed attempts that occur with a young child running the home. For ex "hes still asleep. want to slip into the bedroom? sure! false hope is still hope!"

"Wealth belongs to those who create it"
- not to get all capitalistic with this one, its more about finding the power in yourself to enrich your life with what you choose for yourself. Wealth in happiness, in health, in security, etc... can come from within even when outside sources block your way. All you can do is all you can do.

"You are obstinate and always wrong"
- a quote from a fortune cookie my wife gave me from her meal. She didn't understand why I was upset when she gave be her prized cookie half dipped in chocolate and I pulled the message out.

"Absence of proof is not proof of absence"
- lots of ways to spin this. The scientist in me uses this to understand what we know compared to what we believe or what we don't understand. Obvious spiritual overtones can be seen as well.

"I do not believe in taking unnecessary risks, but a life without risk is not worth living."

Charles Lindbergh

When I was born God gave me two choices...


(1)... I could either have a good memory...


OR


(2)... Be good in bed!



Bugger!.
Now I forgot what I was going to tell you!!

I'm in a Gilmore Girls mood today... fits well with the current "Whack-A-Chicky" state at work....

Lorelai: Michel - the phone!
Michel: Yes. It rings.
Lorelai: Can you answer it?
Michel: No. People are particularly stupid today. I can't talk to any more of them.
_______________
Luke: She's not here yet.
Lorelai: Okay! Well, you'll have to entertain me 'til she gets here. Ok Burger Boy, DANCE!
Luke: Will you marry me?
Lorelai: What?
Luke: Just looking for something to shut you up.
_______________
Babette: Oh, and just you wait 'til spring. You're going to wake up one morning, walk out, and pow - color coming out of your yin-yang! I'll see you girls tomorrow. [goes into her house]
Lorelai: I'm going to have color coming out of my yin-yang.
Rory: Good then, finally you'll be able to keep a man.

Son, if you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet! They're about to announce the lottery numbers. - Homer Simpson

It may already have been mentioned, but I couldn't see the following:-
I not only love you for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you (or something like that) by author Elizabeth Barrett Browning :)

I thought that was a line from the poem by Roy Croft... but I could be mistaken...

Recognized it, because it is the definition of love to me...

Love

I love you
Not only for what you are,
But for what I am
When I am with you.

I love you,
Not only for what
You have made of yourself,
But for what
You are making of me.

I love you
For the part of me
That you bring out;

I love you
For putting your hand
Into my heaped-up heart
And passing over
All the foolish, weak things
That you can't help
Dimly seeing there,

And for drawing out
Into the light
All the beautiful belongings
That no one else had looked
Quite far enough to find

I love you because you
Are helping me to make
Of the lumber of my life
Not a tavern
But a temple.

Out of the works
Of my every day
Not a reproach
But a song.

I love you
Because you have done
More than any creed
Could have done
To make me good.
And more than any fate
Could have done
To make me happy.

You have done it
Without a touch,
Without a word,
Without a sign.

You have done it
By being yourself.
Perhaps that is what
Being a friend means,
After all.

By Roy Croft

"The be-all and end-all of life should not be to get rich, but to enrich the world."

– Bertie Charles Forbes

It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity. I bet this kind of thing does not happen to heroin addicts. I bet that when serious heroin addicts go to purchase their heroin, they do not tolerate waiting in line while some dilettante in front of them orders a hazelnut smack-a-cino with cinnamon sprinkles. ~Dave Barry

Sorry I just had to post this here :)

... as Obi Wan Kanobi says on this day every year.

"May the 4th be with you"

Sorry I just had to post this here :)

.............as Obi Wan Kanobi says on this day every year.

"May the 4th be with you"

Thanks for the laugh, friend! I broke out in laughter immediately when I read that! Really needed it right now! :p

I really like a lot of the older pop and rock tunes. One song that I started to listen to again recently, is by Dan Folgelberg who passed away not all that long ago. It's the song "Leader of the Band." It is about his father who was a high school band director at a school that is not too far away from my home in the state where I live.

Among the other fine lyrics in that song, a couple that really stand out for me are the following:

"A quiet man of music
Denied a simpler fate..."

(Found at, http://www.lyricsfreak.com/d/dan+fogelberg/leader+of+the+band_20035787.html (http://www.lyricsfreak.com/d/dan+fogelberg/leader+of+the+band_20035787.html) )

The above quote speaks volumes to me in it's profundity and truth!

If you know how hard it is for any one to make it in the music industry and/or to teach music in some way in schools or privately, I'm sure that you know exactly where I'm coming from with those few words speaking volumes!

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Clough agrees: HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA....!!!! Now, that was good!!!!

Had to spread the rep clough but thanks , its good we can all give each other a laugh once in a while :)

:)

Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. ~ Victor Borge

I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose. ~ Woody Allen

:D

What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.
-Pericles

What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.-Pericles

Very true! For one way or the other...

Thanks for the laugh, friend! I broke out in laughter immediately when I read that! Really needed it right now! :p


Laughter is an instant vacation.
-Milton Berle

It was nice of Friend4u178 to provide you with a vaction, don't you think?? :p

"Life is not about being dealt a good hand , it is about playing a bad hand well"

Danish proverb

That one is so good I love it. I personally like...

"What is essential is invisible to the eye...." - Little Prince

~What you perceive, your observations, feelings, interpretations, are all your truth. Your truth is important. Yet it is not The Truth.~
(I don't know where it came from, only that I use it A LOT!)

~The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, relies on, or blame. The gift is yours - it is an amazing journey - and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins. (Unknown)

Laughter is an instant vacation.
-Milton Berle

It was nice of Friend4u178 to provide you with a vacation, don't you think??? :p

Yes, it was nice of Friend4u178 to provide me with a vacation! Thank you, Friend4u178! :)

~What you perceive, your observations, feelings, interpretations, are all your truth. Your truth is important. Yet it is not The Truth.~
(I don't know where it came from, only that I use it A LOT!)

~The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, relies on, or blame. The gift is yours - it is an amazing journey - and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins. (Unknown)

Your first quote is very interesting. (Your second one is too, for that matter.) But, I would appreciate knowing how and why you use the first quote a lot, please? Thank you!

Very good. Real. What love/euphoria should be.

Not corny at all. :)

HC, could you reference this? I went back through, trying to connect your comment to a "quote". Maybe I am just slow today but would appreciate if you could direct me. Thanks.

I think it was about a poem that someone wrote for their girlfriend... If I remember correctly, they posted it with the question, "Is this corny?" I enjoyed the poem and thought that it defined love... :)

Why you ask?

I have a very strong work ethic. I do my job to the best of my ability and am willing to help others around me even when it puts a time crunch on me. There are always those who will try to take advantage of those willing to go to the "nth degree to help others" and I had to adopt my own "Work Motto" to be discerning in these situations.

"I am service oriented
BUT
Not user friendly!" ~~~ Jan Bolinger

As long as I keep that in my mind, I am able to know when to say "no" to those who are just trying to get out of their own work.

I've said it verbally at work from time to time but with a smile on my face and love in my heart! LOL

I think it was about a poem that someone wrote for their girlfriend... If I remember correctly, they posted it with the question, "Is this corny?" I enjoyed the poem and thought that it defined love... :)

Why you ask?

Generally, when a person is commenting on a post, they use "Quote User" to reference their comment unless it is just below the original post. I looked back through several pages but I could have just missed it. I was just wanting to read the poem but didn't locate it. I thought you might be able to direct me so I could read it. I will just keep looking. Thanks.

Originally Posted by HistorianChick
Very good. Real. What love/euphoria should be.

Not corny at all.

I have really enjoyed the quotes! Glad you started the thread! :)

There are a few that I love and have touched my life.

When I was a teenager, ny best friend's mom used to write quotes on the bathroom mirror of their house. A few have stuck with me:

"People are like tea bags. They're not worth much till they've been through some hot water."

"Success is getting up one more time than you fell down."

Now my personal favs are:

"I'm not who you think I am. I am not who I think I am. I am who I think you think I am."

There are many more, but these are the ones that stick out in my head.

On the importance of making up one's mind. Indecision... a real killer!



"The highways of life are full of flat squirrels who couldn't make up
their minds."

Love doesn't make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.
Franklin P. Jones

This one's for you HC cause I know you love shakespeare.

They do not love that do not show their love. The course of true love never did run smooth. Love is a familiar. Love is a devil. There is no evil angel but Love.
William Shakespeare

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. ~Albert Schweitzer

But oh! The blessing it is to have a friend to whom one can speak fearlessly on any subject; with whom one's deepest as well as one's most foolish thoughts come out simply and safely. Oh, the comfort - the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person - having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away.

~Dinah Craik, A Life for a Life, 1859

"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change and the REALIST adjusts his sails."

Here's sort of a similar thought to the one above, but in a slightly different sense. I am unsure of the author.

"Let's remember that if we are idealists when we wake up every morning we will work harder to change our world. And if we remain realists we will be able to sleep at night knowing we did all we could for that day."

When it's raining, Dance.
When it feels like you cannot go on, Sing.
When you feel betrayed and hurt, Love.
When your world is crashing down, Stand.
When life is uncertain, Grow.
When cares weigh heavy upon your heart, Soar.
When it seems only darkness awaits, Shine.
When sadness surrounds your soul, Smile.

Just a few thoughts of mine on this dreary, rainy day.

"It is only with the heart that one can see clearly, for the most essential things are invisible to the eye."

"It is only with the heart that one can see clearly, for the most essential things are invisible to the eye."

So true for a lot of things! And, I believe that the saying is by ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Just heard this last night form an 11 year old girl staying the night with my daughter... she heard it and remembered it, she thought it wasnice!

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

Love it!

"You have not lived a perfect day... unless you have done something for someone who will never be able to repay you."

-- Ruth Smeltzer

I was thinking about it and it seems as though you could also say...

Don't cry because it happened...
Smile because it's over...
Same but opposite!
Friend I love that up there!

"Never allow someone to be your Priority while allowing yourself to be their Option"

'Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.' (Albert Einstein)

'Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.' (Albert Einstein)

I resemble that remark, jrebel7! :eek: I guess that you know me a little more than I thought that you did. Please let me know the next time that you choose to comment about me! Thanks! :D

I resemble that remark, jrebel7! :eek: I guess that you know me a little more than I thought that you did. Please let me know the next time that you choose to comment about me! Thanks! :D

I'll try to give you fair warning but no guarantees little buddy! Sometimes we all need little surprises in life to keep us on our toes! :p Keeps life interesting (unless of course it is me getting surprised!! :eek: )

Opportunities are never lost; someone will take the one you miss. ~Author Unknown

Every day is an opportunity to make a new happy ending. ~Author Unknown

:)

"You can complain because Roses have thorns , or you can rejoice because thorns have Roses"

"woman is like a mermaid with her tail dipped in the subconscious" Anais Nin

"The secret to a good relationship is honesty , once you learn to fake that , your in"

Inspirational poetry cards (http://www.123greetings.com/encouragement_and_inspiration/poetry/) that are available online these days have many inspiring quotes. I have come across many quotes like "Every cloud has a silver lining", "God helps those who help themselves", "Where there is a will, there's a way" and many more such inspiring words.

Hello all! I've been abundantly blessed by my virtual coffee chats with so many of you in this wonderful forum on Books and Literature! (The Relationship forum is fun too, but this is where inspiration comes from... "the stuff dreams are made of" :) )

Anyways... We all have favorite quotes, quotes that have touched a chord in our hearts and minds, quotes that have influenced our decisions, inspired us to go that extra mile, give us courage to face the day, and shown us what real living is like.

Lets share these divine inspirations with our little world here - on this little posting. I'll start with one of my all-time favorites....

Being a star-gazer myself and being the proud owner of a tempestuous personal history, this is one of my favorites - it reminds me that no matter what is swirling around me at a given time, I can get through it.

"The most tempestuous wind cannot disturb the quiet of the stars."

Literary wishes and Shakespearean dreams,
HistorianChick
"no job is worth doing unless its done right"

The more alternatives, the more difficult the choice. - Abbé D'Allanival

Orion, that is one of my faves up there. I love it!
Clough, your quote is so true, ever see a kid pick out something at a cany store filled with only candy? Or a toy at a big toy store? Oh the pain... ;)

"The secret to a good relationship is honesty , once you learn to fake that , your in"

This reminded me of something that I heard an older lady say to a young married girl "fake it till you make it"

This reminded something that I heard an older lady say to a young married girl "fake it till you make it"
I LOVE IT! Oh goodness, sooo true!:rolleyes: ;)

"HC.............we miss you"

me

I just stumbled across this, tonight. Don't know who the author was. However, it does seem to be pretty much just common sense.

"We don't get a second chance to make a good first impression."

Comments on this post jrebel7 (https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/members/jrebel7.html) agrees: Good one Clough! Scary though but good one! LOL


Thanks, jrebel7! I actually found that when I was looking for business card designs, templates and clip-art on the Internet. It's interesting what will pop up when doing searches!

"HC.............we miss you"

me

I do hope that she will return..

This thread, although it might be really hard to catalogue or index in some way, is really worthwhile!

I do hope that she will return...!

This thread, although it might be really hard to catalogue or index in some way, is really worthwhile!

Yep this is a great thread , and HC will be back... I just know it :)

"HC.............we miss you"

me

Awww... I missed you too, M! ;)

My quote for the past few weeks has been "bubbles, bubbles, bubbles, MY BUBBLES"...

Yeah... it was that bad. :)

Nice to be back - and nice to be missed!

Chicky... glad to see you again!
Are you going to be all right? Is it a go? Or, are you staying put!

I'm going! Well, everything is set for me to go. I've done the verbal commitment thing and they're sending me the contract.

Yup. I'm headed to FL! :D

Cogratulations!;)
"Good thing come to those who wait"
Good job Chicky! So happy for you.

I love your signature, HistorianChick! I can certainly use positive thoughts like those right now! It nice when someone like you puts things like those in your signature, because then we are seeing them on a regular basis!

So much of life is simply about the choices that we make...

I love your signature, HistorianChick! I can certainly use positive thoughts like those right now! It nice when someone like you puts things like those in your signature, because then we are seeing them on a regular basis!

So much of life is simply about the choices that we make...

Glad you like them, Clough. They were my musings one morning amidst rain showers and thunderstorms. I was feeling contemplative... and that's what came out! :)

Found on my coffee cup this morning:

It's going to be a long day.

... thanks coffee.

No way!! Wow... prophetic coffee... that's... sad.

It is in the random, little acts of kindness that true character is revealed. If you want to know about a person, watch how they act when things need to be done. Through their willingness to give without guarantee of return, you will observe the depth of their character.

~A HistorianChick Original~

:)

"Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this."

"Smooth roads never make good drivers. Smooth seas never makegood sailors. Clear skies never make good pilots. A problem free life never makes a strong and good person. Have a tough but winning day ahead! Be strong enough to accept the challenges of life. Do not ask life, 'Why me?' instead say,'Try me'."

Since I only have 9 days left at my company, I'm trying to write extra articles for the files... just in case they don't hire another writer in the near future to replace me! :) One of the articles I'm writing today is about Thankfulness - its slated for the October/November issue. A few Thankfulness quotes I've run across in my studies:

"It isn't what you have in your pocket that makes you thankful, but what you have in your heart."

“Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.”

“The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.”

Whenever I hear one of these it reminds me of the sweet HC :)

If music be the food of love, play on,
Give me excess of it; that surfeiting,
The appetite may sicken, and so die.


Shakespeares - Twelfth Night Act 1, scene 1, 1–3

"It isn't what you have in your pocket that makes you thankful, but what you have in your heart."

“Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.”

“The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.”

There you go, HC! Those are definitely cool quotes! :) I especially like the second one. It reminds me, that through the adversities and challenges of life, that there can be a light at the end of the tunnel. And, part of the way that we get to that light, is believing that it is there! It all depends on a person's attitude and perspective as to what they choose to think and believe. ~ Clough

Today, my last day in the office, I've decided to dedicate a little Shakespeare... :)

Its curtains on this job... its been a wild show...

All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages.

As You Like It Act 2, scene 7, 139–143

"When I hear somebody say, Life is hard, I am always tempted to ask, Compared to what?"

Nice Friend... very nice.
I have to share one... I started a board at work, so every morning I work I put one quote up. I have Tuesday off, I went in on Wed and this is what it said...
"A face without freckles is like a nights sky without stars." Love it... ;)

Nice Friend....very nice.
I have to share one...I started a board at work, so every morning i work I put one quote up. I have Tuesday off, I went in on Wed and this is what it said....
"A face without freckles is like a nights sky without stars." Love it...;)

I am always telling my little ones when they point out a freckle on their arm or on my face and ask what is that... I whisper to them softly, "It is where the angels kissed you!" (or me)

This week my daughter took my grandson, age three to NYC for a few days. A man on the subway had what was probably age spots as he was quite old. My grandson first asked what that was then my grandson said quietly, "It's where the angels kissed you!" Another older lady who had marks on her face broke out in a smile that would have lit up Manhattan!

Rebby, my kids think that when they make their shoulder blades stick out... they are showing their wings... for when they become an angel.;)
I love your little tales, I love how they are so close to you and I believe that lady could have lit up Manhattan! Those are your grandkids... :):):)

I am always telling my little ones when they point out a freckle on their arm or on my face and ask what is that....I whisper to them softly, "It is where the angels kissed you!" (or me)

This week my daughter took my grandson, age three to NYC for a few days. A man on the subway had what was probably age spots as he was quite old. My grandson first asked what that was then my grandson said quietly, "It's where the angels kissed you!" Another older lady who had marks on her face broke out in a smile that would have lit up Manhattan!

Jreb
I had to spread the rep , but I love this story :) It's so refreshing hearing stories about kids being polite but genuine about it :p

Still one of my faves...

If you can't stand for something, you will fall for nothing"
At least that is the way I remember it;)

Or is it...."if you don't stand for something , you will fall for anything?" Whatever it is, it is so true, and I love it... lol

My favorite has always been:
"If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility" - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"To acquire knowledge, one most study but to acquire wisdom one must observe."


"The best way to predict the future is to create it!"

Rebby, my kids think that when they make their shoulder blades stick out......they are showing their wings...for when they become an angel.;)
I love your little tales, I love how they are so close to you and i believe that lady could have lit up Manhattan!! Those are your grandkids.....:):):)

I love the little shoulder blade/wing story! Precious times and they pass all too fast.

Jreb
I had to spread the rep , but I love this story :) It's so refreshing hearing stories about kids being polite but genuine about it :p

Friend, I tried "Rate this Answer" but said I had to spread the rep first also. Seems you have become one of my angels on this site. About the time I need your comments or posts, there you are. Thank you!

Thank you to all of you. I guess God thinks I need lots of angels lately and His provision is terrific. :p Thank you for being willing participants!

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
-Thomas Carlyle

One thing you can't recycle is wasted time.
-Anonymous

And the ever famous:

Where there's a will there's a way.
-English Proverb

"Change is inevitable-except from vending machines."
-Robert C. Gallagher

It's so nice to see that this thread is still going and still has its wealth of amazing quotes! I've been busy lately, changing jobs, moving to FL, etc. etc. but thanks for keeping it running! :)

Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open. ~John Barrymore

Chicky, it is nice to see you! Hope you are great and getting comfy;)!

My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!
~Thomas Jefferson

I just thought this was a great quote to pass along in honor of Independence Day tomorrow.

"When you do dance, I wish you
A wave o' th' sea, that you might ever do
Nothing but that."

The Winter's Tale (IV, iv, 159-161)

I love this Shakespeare quote... of all, this is one most sweet. :)

"I'd rather be a failure at something I enjoy than be a success at something I hate."

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startover22 agrees: Perfect...and so true Friend...I hope Alty sees this one, it would be perfect for todays "talk" on "Old and New Friends";)

Couldn't agree more starty , so this quote is dedicated to Alty!

"Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.


-- fortune cookie

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startover22 agrees: Perfect...and so true Friend...I hope Alty sees this one, it would be perfect for todays "talk" on "Old and New Friends";)

Couldn't agree more starty , so this quote is dedicated to Alty !!


Shucks, thanks, gee. :o

It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.

Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.

When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.

If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. It's just that yours is stupid.

How Many Roads Must A Man Walk Down Before He Admits Hes lost?

There are three sides of an argument -- your side, my side and the right side.

Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.

Hope these make you smile. :)

Well since you all liked those so much, here are some more;

There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?

In God we trust; all others must pay cash.

Everyone has photographic memory; some just don't have the film.

There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.

The road to success is always under construction.

If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?

When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity. - Albert Einstein

A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.

Had to spread the "Rep" Alty , but love those as well :)

You just had to have a Lingerie quote right... lol :p

Lingerie is the fabric of our lives, or is that cotton. :)

I knew today would come... *sigh*...

Adieu! I have too grieved a heart to take a tedious leave. ~William Shakespeare

I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. ~Gilda Radner

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. ~Theodor Seuss Geisel, attributed

*sigh*

I don't understand. Why are we saying goodbye?

Awww... I needed that.

Something that I've known was going to happen for a while happened. It was right, the "best thing", the "good thing"... but that doesn't mean it doesn't hurt a wee bit. :)

(This is one of those partitioned off parts of the heart that I've talked about before... and actually what helped me find AMHD... )

In that case...

How do I say goodbye to what we had?
The good times that made us laugh
Outweigh the bad.

I thought we'd get to see forever
But forever's gone away
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.

I don't know where this road
Is going to lead
All I know is where we've been
And what we've been through.

If we get to see tomorrow
I hope it's worth all the wait
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.

And I'll take with me the memories
To be my sunshine after the rain
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.

And I'll take with me the memories
To be my sunshine after the rain
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.

--Boyz II Men

Sneezy, Darling... I'm saving the crying until after work... don't be so nice! :)

Really though... it was time. It was right. C'est le vie. I am honestly and truly able to "smile because it happened." Losing a true, REAL friend is like losing a part of you. That's all. But it was right.

HC, if you need to talk about it we're here. You can PM, you can email, or you can let it all out here on the boards. You know that we're here for you, and we love you so much. I hope your day gets better, and that you find your smile.

It's a situation that I got myself into - its what brought me to AMHD (and for that I'm glad) - that could have been awful... but in my perpetual-Barbie-girl-optimist way, it avoided its potential landslide capabilities and turned into one of the most amazing friendships I've ever experienced...

But today, I had to say goodbye. I'm truly smiling because it happened, but aching because its gone. But it was right and for the best and nothing can convince me of anything different.

Losing a friend is terribly hard, but when it's the right thing to do, it makes it logical, but doesn't stop the hurt.

Adolescence is a period of rapid changes. Between the ages of 12-17 for example , a parent ages as much as 20 years!

"Now, now my good man. This is no time for making enemies."

-- Voltaire, on his deathbed, when a priest at the side of his deathbed told him to take this precious few moments to renounce Satan

"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life."

~Winston Churchill

It's been one of my favorites for months

"if this world doesn't take your hand, it will only knock you down. If you won't pick yourself up, maybe you don't belong on your feet"

"if this world doesn't take your hand, it will only knock you down. If you won't pick yourself up, maybe you don't belong on your feet"That, my friend, is perfect. Thank you. I so needed that today! How'd you know? :)

"Hey fellas, how about this for a headline for tomorrow's paper? French Fries!"

--James French, convicted murderer, while being strapped to an electric chair.

I am a prophet ha ha... I sense what people need at that moment in time and do what I can to provide lol

"Hey fellas, how about this for a headline for tomorrow's paper? French Fries!"

LOL!! Niiiiice.

"Don't follow my foot steps, I run into walls"
:)

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

YouTube - Eric Clapton - Let It Rain (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifff5NbKQZI)

Girl: Hi, are you pre-med?
Me: Yes, but sadly, I won't ever be post-med

--me, at starbucks, about 2 hours ago.

"Hurry up, you Hoosier bastard! I could kill ten men while you're fooling around!"

-- Carl Panzram, serial killer, while being executed.

Smile, it makes people wonder what you're thinking. :):)

"Haha, daddy, mine's bigger than yours!"

-- a little boy to his father, at hartsfield international airport bathroom

Smile, it makes people wonder what you're thinking. :):)

VERY true. I smile and people often wonder what I'm thinking... then they start running in fear.

Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.

Isaac Asimov

"A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out."


"Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside." -- Mark Twain

* If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch

* It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.

* You must trust the small voice inside you which tells you exactly what to say, what to decide.

Termi:

... you sure I should trust the small voice in my head..

... because it's telling me to burn things.

;)

termi:

...you sure I should trust the small voice in my head...?

...cuz it's telling me to burn things.

;)

Its up to you how you get things... think it in a positive way and you can get results in your favour...

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startover22 agrees: Fiend, I put the friend quote up at work on Friday......thanks!

Fiend????....................I'm a fiend starty... LOL :)

Fiend4U, hee, hee. :)