"I'd rather be hated for who I am then loved for who I am not."
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"I'd rather be hated for who I am then loved for who I am not."
Beatrice:... But I beseech your Grace to pardon me; for I was born to speak all mirth and no matter.
Don Pedro: Your silence most offends me, and to be merry best becomes you; for, out of question, you were born in a merry hour.
Beatrice: No, sure, my lord, my mother cried; but then there was a star danced, and under that was I born...
Much Ado About Nothing
William Shakespeare
Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
-Mahatma Gandhi
Animals have these advantages over man: they never hear the clock strike, they die without any idea of death, they have no theologians to instruct them, their last moments are not disturbed by unwelcome and unpleasant ceremonies, their funerals cost them nothing, and no one starts lawsuits over their wills.
-Voltaire
Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die.
-Mel Brooks
Life is eternal, and love is immortal,
and death is only a horizon;
and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight.
~Rossiter Worthington Raymond
Here's one for the upcoming holiday.
From ghoulies and ghosties
And long-leggedy beasties
And things that go bump in the night,
Good Lord, deliver us!
~Scottish Saying
Good-night! good-night! as we so oft have said
Beneath this roof at midnight, in the days
That are no more, and shall no more return.
Thou hast but taken up thy lamp and gone to bed;
I stay a little longer, as one stays
To cover up the embers that still burn.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. ~Kahlil Gibran
He spake well who said that graves are the footprints of angels. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Perhaps they are not the stars, but rather openings in Heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy. ~Author Unknown
"Love does not die when a person passes on, but becoms a fragrant bouquet of respect, admiration, and hope tied with a delicate ribbon of promise." Me.
I like that one...
"Kind words can be short and easy to speak , but their echoes are truly endless"
"Your on the road to success when you realize that failure is merely a detour"
M, aren't you here early? Or are you still at home, enjoying your first cup of coffee?
It's 2:30pm here.
Alty
8.50 am here. I think with you guys switching your clocks over it's confusing you ;)
M, I'm always confused, life's better that way. ;)
Aren't you still early to be at work? Or am I late? Did I change the clock back or forward? One hour or two? Where am I? What time is it? Am I awake?
Wow, beer is good! :)
Candy is dandy-
But liquor is quicker!
-Willie Wonka
“Look down at me and you see a fool;
Look up at me and you see a god;
Look straight at me and you see yourself”
(try to guess this one)
Charles Manson??Quote:
Originally Posted by spyderglass
Hey Angel, I will be anxious to see if you are right!! A little scarey!!
This thread should be a sticky :)
I was charged to "find" a poem to read at my Grammy's funeral, but couldn't find one that was what I wanted to say. While looking through some poetry books that were in her favorites pile, I found a poem called "Do not stand at my grave and weep" but didn't like the ending. It just seemed to "end" without "ending." (Does that make sense?)
So, I wrote my own ending for the poem. I'll be reading this at the funeral. Thought I'd share. My words are underlined.
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glint on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you wake in the morning hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starlight at night.
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I have gone, I've climbed the steps in the sky
Greive for a while, but do not for long
I'm Home! My flight is my song.
Seek comfort in the stars, in the quiet evening light
For I shall be there, never alone in the night.
Take care of my prince, for he was my love,
My children, my heritage, my gifts from above.
In the Arms of my King, over yonder I shall wait
My mansion, my crown, my glorious, ransomed fate.
My saviour has called and I have come home
I bid you adieu, but shall never leave you alone.
My love will follow you,
My joy shall strengthen you,
My history shall encourage you,
My God shall comfort you.
Just beautiful HC. The last four lines speaks volumes! Hugs to you today! You additions were just wonderful. The verses you wrote are more like a precious song from the heart. I just love it.
"The only reason people talk behind your back is because you're ahead of them."
Friend4u - How do you think I get through High School? :-P
Good point Lexi ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bural21
"Being your age is hard enough without having to act it"
A few for HC during this difficult time;
So say it loud and let it ring
We are all a part of everything
The future, present and the past
Fly on proud bird
You're free at last.
"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 only that she's 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 you eyes, love and go on."
We're all thinking of you HC. :)
I didn't think I had any tears left, but thank you Alty dear for bringing even more.
I love you. Thank you, dear.
I had to spread the Rep HC but that is BRILLIANT!! Love it!Quote:
Originally Posted by HistorianChick
Comments on this postQuote:
Originally Posted by friend4u178
spyderglass agrees: Right on the money
Woo Hoo :D
See I'm not just a pretty face spydy pants ;)
Once on a yellow piece of paper with green lines
he wrote a poem
And he called it 'Chops' because that was the name of his dog
And that's what it was all about
And his teacher gave him and A
and a gold star
And his mother hung it on the kitchen door
and read it to his aunts
That was the year Father Tracy
took all the kids to the zoo
And he let them sing on the bus
And his little sister was born
with tiny toenails and no hair
And his mother and father kissed a lot
And the girl around the corner sent him a
Valentine signed with a row of X's
and he had to ask his father what the X's meant
And his father always tucked him in bed at night
And was always there to do it
Once on a piece of white paper with blue lines
he wrote a poem
And he called it 'Autumn'
because that was the name of the season
And that's what it was all about
And his teacher gave him an A
and asked him to write more clearly
And his mother never hung it on the kitchen door because of the new paint
And the kids told him
that Father Tracy smoked cigars
And left butts on the pews
And sometimes they would burn holes
That was the year his sister go glasses
with thick lenses and black frames
And the girl around the corner laughed
when he asked her to go see Santa Claus
And the kids told him why
his mother and father kissed a lot
And his father never tucked him into bed at night
And his father got mad
when he cried for him to do it
Once on a paper torn from his notebook
he wrote a poem
And he called it "Innocence: A Question"
because that's what it was all about
And his professor gave him an A
and a strange steady look
And his mother never hung it in the kitchen door
because he never showed it to her
That was the year that Father Tracy dided
And he forgot how the end
of the Apostle's Creed went
And he caught his sister
making out on the back porch
And his mother and father never kissed
or even talked
And the girl around the corner
wore too much makeup
That made him cough when he kissed her
but he kissed her anyway
because that was the thing to do
And at three A.M. he tucked himself into bed
his father snoring soundly
That's why on the back of a brown paper bag
he tried another poem
And he called it "Absolutely Nothing"
Because that's what it was really all about
And he gave himself an A
and a slash on each wrist
And he hung it on the bathroom door
because this time he didn't think
he could reach the kitchen
Stephen Chbosky in the book "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
Oh I know, it can be deceptive at times FlyB :)
HC, this is for you!Quote:
Originally Posted by HistorianChick
Tears are good for the cleansing of the soul, to clear the path for the birth of new vision!
~~~an original from me!
Sometimes, tears are our only true expression that flows freely!
~~~me
Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today. James Dean
Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.
Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.
Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.
The difference between school and life? In school you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.
I can not live without my soul.
I can not live without my life.
This quote here has helped me a lot creating/meeting the friends that I today have
"Common ground is the key to conversation"
- M.L. Fikeni
The view is always better at the edge.
"ME"
"...they were galvanized by fear. They were killing with pleasure. They were not normal" - Sebastian Faulk (Birdsong)
This is just something I pulled from the middle of a grand description of how ww1 changed people.
Two men look through the very same bars
One sees mud
The other stars- (don't remember!)
About perspectives
"You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing."
RebbyQuote:
Originally Posted by Rebby
This song may help give you a laugh , I posted it on another thread as well this morning :)
Oops this is the "quotes "Thread" :eek: ah well I'm sure HC will get a laugh out of it as well ;)
YouTube - Rodney Carrington - (OFFICIAL) Dear Penis - Chris Dill
(((((( OH MY GOODNESS!!! ))))))))) I have lived a sheltered life Angel. I didn't know things like this were out there! You not only protect me but you educate me as well... :o :o Catchy tune!! LOL If you didn't make me laugh, you shocked me out of my world!! LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by friend4u178
Always there for me, aren't you?? LOL :p
Oooh, we're posting naughty lyrics. Yay!
YouTube - Vasectomy Song
This is a personal quote that I saw the other day and realize the truth of it.
"People have looked for happiness everywhere. They have traveled to the corners of the earth. They have spoke to world's wisest people. They have read thousands of books. The problem is that finding happiness is only in one place, and that place is the hardest to look at. It is within yourself."
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