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Girl I dated one time: You must be gay.
Me: Screw you.
Girl: You had your chance. You blew it.
Me: I was lucky!
She then kicked me a half dozen times.
One of my all time personal favorite comebacks.
Another one...
At a young age, I once asked a girl out on a date.
Girl: No Way! You're a dog!
Me: That makes us two of a kind. We'd be perfect together!
She tried to kick me too...
Tssk not as good as the above one
Oh no not yours that's good too
I took longer to type than you
I've been reading this thread for awhile, I've yet to contribute so I thought I would... not really a quote, but probably one of my favorite songs.
"Miss Sunflower" Ryan Adams
If I was a sunset, I'd want to lay on your bed,
And watch the Hollywood lights flicker as it started to dim.
If I was a movie, you know I'd feel pretty good.
I'd watch you dancing all night in the dark where I stood.
I don't think about you
I don't think about you
I don't think about you
You don't think about me.. . Miss Sunflower Blue
She's got the brown eyes, yeah, and they're pretty as hell
And they'll burn through your shirt if you're holding her still
She's got a lighter, and a lit cigarette
And if you're making her smile, that's just as high as you can get
I don't think about you
I don't think about you
I don't think about you
You don't think about me.. . Miss Sunflower Blue
I'm still out on Sunset in a taxicab
I'm still at the movies, and I'm holding your hand
Still at an overpass view looking out at the lights
Still on an airplane, and I'm starting to cry
I don't think about you
If I was the evening, you know I'd send you a breeze
I'd let it whisper in your ear, kiss you and sing you to sleep
If I wasn't so screwed up, maybe all the words might have come
But I think the needing just took everything they wanted was sung
I don't think about you
I don't think about you
I don't think about you
You don't think about me.. . Miss Sunflower Blue
Another... now I'm not a big fan of country music, but John Prine had it right.
"Pretty soon I met a woman
Pretty soon she done me wrong
Pretty soon my life got sadder
Than any country song"
I also love this thread... Obviously! But I might be in deep trouble posting those lyrics as it seems to have started a little wave. Sorry HC, I didn't mean to...
I think songs and therefore lyrics, in this day and age, influence our lives more than beautiful quotes sometimes. I could be wrong but I find myself exchanging songs and lyrics with my girlfriend, as a way to express how she, or I, might be feeling that day. It's kind of like exchanging Hallmark cards. It puts a smile on your face knowing, somebody out there knows how you feel. They just have the ability to write and a team that can take those words and put them to a tune.
Isn't that what we all do on here? I mean some of us have a rare ability to write (HC) Some of us have an ability to be an expert (J_9) and the rest of us soak it all in. I love music, all kinds, any time of the day. I can also appreciate a good quote, from some of history's greatest, as I am a history geek and can't get enough. However, a well-written song helps to express, to me alone, the mood I am in, on any given day.
I work so much better when I have music on in the background. But not just any music. Depending on my mood, I have a genre that fits. If I'm trying to solve a big problem, or write a complex speech, in which I need to concentrate, I listen to Sandi Patty or another Christian artist. If I'm feeling flirty, a little Frank Sinatra is perfect. If I'm feeling punchy or sarcastic, numerous top 40 artist are just what the doctor ordered. If I'm just 'there' I like the classics (you heard me, CLASSICS) Barry Manilow, Carpenters, or Anne Murray is perfect! Absolutely Perfect! My 70's and 80's favorites fall somewhere in between all of those moods.
Anybody else?
I'm so glad you finally made it in the thread... your wonderful addition will be forever recorded as one of the Quotes that have influenced our lives!Quote:
Originally Posted by ihatewestseneca
For the record:
Songs, quotes, anticdotes, stories, parables, wise sayings, dreams, and any of the like are welcomed on this amazing and inspiring thread!
If its helped, influenced, changed, inspired, or just plain made you laugh, it is welcome here!
A big thank you needs to be exteded to all of you - you've helped me through "hell" and I'm keeping on moving... So, thanks to all of you for the inspiration and aid. You've made a difference!
:)
I feel as though I've just been scolded..
Wink.. wink...
The stories we hear about how the West was won are all lies. The history of the West was written by the horse. Wherever a settler left his footprint there was a hoof print beside it. Men came further and further west to stake their claim on the great American wilderness. But they encountered a strength that couldn't be tamed - wild horses. Mustangs. The settlers called them parasites that would strip the land and starve their own herds. They couldn't domesticate them so they destroyed them. Isolated and hungry, they were on their way to disappearing from the face of the earth. Sometimes when the light disappears an afterimage remains - just for a second. Mustangs are an afterimage of the West, no better then ghosts, hardly there at all. No one really wants them, not ranchers, not city people - that's their destiny. Let them disappear once and for all, along with all the other misfits, loners, and relics of a wilderness no one cares about anymore. Lucky for us a few mustangs survived, hidden away in the mountains. We need to protect them, for they are the hope of some kind of living memory of what the promise of America used to be - and could be again. I believe there is a force in this world that lives beneath the surface, something primitive and wild that awakens when you need an extra push just to survive, like wildflowers that bloom after fire turns the forest black. Most people are afraid of it, and keep it buried deep inside themselves. But there will always be a few people who have the courage to love what is untamed inside us. One of those men is my father. There was once a time when Americans came West to discover their destiny. Today they seem to move around every which way, restless and unsettled. But I think they're still looking for the same thing - a place where they can be optimistic about the future, a place that helps them to be who they really want to be, where they can feel that this life makes sense, a place where they can feel what I feel when I'm riding Flicka - because when we're riding, all I feel... is free.
~ Flicka (2006)
Well I got another one, this was soon after my break-up, and I was hanging out with a really really good friend of mine, his name is Jon, and the dialogue went something like this:
J: Hey man, turn that frown upside-down, I got our whole night planned out!
Me: Oh yeah?
J: Yeah! Now take a swig of Black Velvet, because we got killing to do and we ain't stopping till we've killed fity men!
Me: Uhhh..
J: (hands me an Xbox controller)
That's right... a doritos stained night of sweet Halo action.
LOL! Nooooo... not scolded in the least. Encouraged to post more of what has influenced your life, whatever medium it is! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by life1973happened
Imagine we are all the same. Imagine we agree about politics, religion and morality. Imagine we like the same types of music, art, food and coffee. Imagine we all look alike. Sound boring? Differences need not divide us. Embrace diversity. Dignity is everyone's human right.
~ Bill Brummel (documentary filmaker)
Beloved let us love one another, for love is of God and everyone that loveth is born of God and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God for God is love. The Bible
~live, laugh love~
''life is like a piano, what you get out of it depends on how you play it''
''patience is a virtue you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead''
''life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what your going to get''
La Bela vita~~~~ the good life
Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. ~African Proverb
Optimism is the foundation of courage. ~Nicholas Murray Butler
Optimists are nostalgic about the future. ~Chicago Tribune
If you want to be happy, be. ~Leo Tolstoy
Happiness is a form of courage. ~Holbrook Jackson
I wonder....
Is it possible to bubble over with happiness and contentment, while still wrestling with the pangs of loneliness and heartache? Is it possible to be completely secure and desperately lost? Is it too far out of the realm of reason to wish upon oneself joy and sorrow? Is it necessary to understand the mysteries of the heart and believe in the possibility of redemption? I think not. For within my heart is joy and sorrow, happiness and irrevocable despair, contentment and desire. Within my soul is peace and contentment, but living in my heart is pain and loss. Did I simply define humanity? Is balance the great secret? If so, let balance reign in my heart, let it live in my soul, let it influence my emotions, let it rule my mind. For to be balanced is to be alive. I choose to be alive.
~ A HistorianChick original ~
And thus is the true state of my "being."
A woman should not be judged for needing reassurance, just as a man should not be judged for needing to withdraw.
~ Quote from the book Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus.
Cheesy as this book was there are some good points. I think the one above is a good example of that.
Wow, I'm right there with you, sister! I really love that HC original!Quote:
Originally Posted by HistorianChick
"If I ever woke up with a dead hooker in my hotel room, Matt would be the first person I'd call."
~ Ben Affleck
To a wonderful friend of mine (you know who you are) these are for you....
"Sometimes in life, you find a special friend. Someone who changes your life just by being a part of it. Someone who makes you laugh until you can't stop. Someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world. Someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it. This is forever friendship. When you're down and the world seems dark and empty, your forever friend lifts you up in spirit and makes that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and full. Your forever friend gets you through the hard times, the sad times and the confused times. If you turn and walk away, your forever friend follows. If you lose your way, your forever friend guides you and cheers you on. Your forever friend holds your hand and tells you that everything is going to be okay. And if you find such a friend, you feel happy and complete because you need not worry. You have a forever friend, and forever has no end."
~ Unknown
"A friend is a person who know what you are saying, even if you're not talking."
~ Sarah Bennett
"I believe that friends are quiet angels who sit on our shoulders and lift our wings when we forget how to fly."
~ Unknown
"Some friends come and go like a season. Others are arranged in our lives for good reason."
~ Sharita Gadison
"When it hurts to look back, and you're scared to look ahead, you can look beside you, and your best friend will be there."
~ Unknown
if I ever see an amputee being hanged, I would start shouting out random letters.
Although these quotes have not changed my life in anyway,I find them special.:)
"A friend cannot be considered a friend until he is tested in three occasions: in time of need, behind your back, and after your death."
- Ali ibn abi Talib (radiAllah anhu)
"If you are aware of your humility, then you are arrogant."
- Ibn Ata'illah
"If it is not truthful and not helpful, don't say it. If it is truthful and not helpful, don't say it. If it is not truthful and helpful, don't say it. If it is truthful and helpful, wait for the right time."
"The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken."
"Oh what a tangled web we weave,when first we practice to deceive"-Sir Walter Scott
"The truth is rarely pure and never simple"-Oscar Wilde
"Starting a novel is like opening a door on a misty landscape;you can see very little,but you can smell the earth and feel the wind blowing from the first pages"-Iris Murdoch
"I go to nature to be soothed & healed,and to have my senses put in tune once more"-John Burroughe
"All are stricken and you are safe?
All got it wrong and you got it right?
All are blameworthy, and you have excuses?"
"Put aside your pride,
Set down your arrogance,
And remember your grave."
- Ali ibn Abu Talib (radiAllahu anhu)
A pirate was captured and brought before Alexander the Great.
Alexander asked the pirate:
'How dare you molest the people?'
The pirate replied: 'And how dare you molest the entire world? I am called a thief because I do it with a little ship only. You do it with a great navy and you are called an Emperor!'
"Education is our passport to the future,
for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today"
- El-Malik el-Shabbaz (Malcolm X)
"I looked at all friends, and did not find a better friend than safeguarding the tongue. I thought about all dresses, but did not find a better dress than piety. I thought about all types of wealth, but did not find a better wealth than contentment in little. I thought of all types of good deeds, but did not find a better deed than offering good advice. I looked at all types of sustenance, but did not find a better sustenance than patience. "
- Umar (radiAllahu anhu)
"If something is meant to go elsewhere,
it will never come your way,
but if it is yours by destiny,
from you it cannot flee."
I have a lot more... but these should do for now:)
This may make you cry but it is an inspiring little story so thought I would share.
Sally jumped up as soon as she
Saw the surgeon come out of the operating room. She
Said: "How is my little boy? Is he going to be all
right? When can I see him?"
The surgeon said, "I'm sorry. We did all we could,
but your boy didn't make it."
Sally said, "Why do little children get cancer?
Doesn't God care any more? Where were you, God, when
my son needed you?"
The surgeon asked, "Would you like some time alone
with your son? One of the nurses will be out in a
few minutes, before he's transported to the
university."
Sally asked the nurse to stay with her while she
Said good-bye to son. She ran her fingers lovingly
Through his thick red curly hair.
"Would you like a lock of his hair?" the nurse
Asked.
Sally nodded yes. The nurse cut a lock of the boy's
Hair, put it in a plastic bag and handed it to
Sally. The mother said, "It was Jimmy's idea to
donate his body to the university for study. He said
it might help somebody else. "I said no at first,
But Jimmy said, 'Mom, I won't be using it after I
Die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend
One more day with his Mom." She went on, "My Jimmy
Had a heart of gold. Always thinking of someone
Else. Always wanting to help others if he could."
Sally walked out of Children's mercy Hospital for
the last time, after spending most of the last six
months there. She put the bag with Jimmy's
belongings on the seat beside her in the car. The
drive home was difficult. It was even harder to
enter the empty house. She carried Jimmy's
belongings, and the plastic bag with the lock of his
hair to her son's room. She started placing the
model cars and other personal things back in his
room exactly where he had always kept them. She laid
down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, cried
herself to sleep.
It was around midnight when Sally awoke. Laying
beside her on the bed was a folded letter. The
letter said:
"Dear Mom, I know you're going to miss me; but don't
Think that I will ever forget you, or stop loving
You, just 'cause I'm not around to say I LOVE YOU. I
Will always love you, Mom, even more with each day.
Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if
You want to adopt a little boy so you won't be so
Lonely, that's okay with me. He can have my room and
Old stuff to play with. But, if you decide to get a
Girl instead, she probably wouldn't like the same
Things us boys do. You'll have to buy her dolls and
Stuff girls like, you know. Don't be sad thinking
About me. This really is a neat place. Grandma and
Grandpa met me as soon as I got here and showed me
Around some, but it will take a long time to see
Everything. The angels are so cool. I love to watch
Them fly. And, you know what? Jesus doesn't look
Like any of his pictures. Yet, when I saw Him, I
Knew it was Him. Jesus himself took me to see GOD!
And guess what, Mom? I got to sit on God's knee and
Talk to Him, like I was somebody important. That's
When I told Him that I wanted to write you a letter,
To tell you good-bye and everything. But I already
Knew that wasn't allowed. Well, you know what Mom?
God handed me some paper and His own personal pen to
Write you this letter. I think Gabriel is the name
Of the angel who is going to drop this letter off to
You. God said for me to give you the answer to one
Of the questions you asked Him 'Where was He when I
Needed him?' "God said He was in the same place with
Me, as when His son Jesus was on the cross. He was
Right there, as He always is with all His children.
Oh, by the way, Mom, no one else can see what I've
Written except you. To everyone else this is just a
Blank piece of paper. Isn't that cool? I have to
Give God His pen back now. He needs it to write some
More names in the Book of Life. Tonight I get to sit
At the table with Jesus for supper. I'm, sure the
Food will be great.
Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. I don't hurt
Anymore. The cancer is all gone. I'm glad because I
Couldn't stand that pain anymore and God couldn't
Stand to see me hurt so much, either. That's when He
Send The Angel of Mercy to come get me. The Angel
Said I was a Special Delivery! How about that?
Signed with Love from: God, Jesus &Me.
Comments on this post
HistorianChick agrees: M, you gave me a gift with that story... a gift that you probably had no idea you were giving. I lost my Dad to cancer not that long ago - thank you for these beautiful tears. I'm printing this off to have my own "letter."
Hey "J" I know exactly what you mean , I lost my Dad to cancer as well , it's the most horrible thing to see someone you love have to go through.
And glad you liked the story , you know what a cry baby I am :-)
It means even more, knowing that you understand exactly how precious it is. Again, thank you. You've touched my heart.
I lost my mom to cancer.
My Dearest Allie,
I couldn't sleep last night because I know that it's over between us. I'm not bitter any more, because I know that what we had was real. And if in some distant place in the future we see each other in our new lives, I'll smile at you with joy and remember how we spent the summer beneath the trees, learning from each other and growing in love. The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds, and that's what you've given me. That's what I hope to give to you forever. I love you. I'll be seeing you.
Noah
~ A scene from The Notebook.
(and women everywhere sighed)
LMAO!! This is great. Too bad I have to spread the love...Quote:
Originally Posted by ihatewestseneca
When you get to the end of all the light you know and it's time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things shall happen: either you will be given something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly.
Edward Teller (1908 - )
:)
I've always loved this...
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)
A PSALM OF LIFE
WHAT THE HEART OF THE YOUNG MAN
SAID TO THE PSALMIST
TELL me not, in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream ! —
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they seem.
Life is real! Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal ;
Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
Was not spoken of the soul.
Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
Is our destined end or way ;
But to act, that each to-morrow
Find us farther than to-day.
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And our hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.
In the world's broad field of battle,
In the bivouac of Life,
Be not like dumb, driven cattle !
Be a hero in the strife !
Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant !
Let the dead Past bury its dead !
Act,— act in the living Present !
Heart within, and God o'erhead !
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time ;
Footprints, that perhaps another,
Sailing o'er life's solemn main,
A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
Seeing, shall take heart again.
Let us, then, be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate ;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait.
A man drove me to drink and I didn't have the decency to thank him! If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it.”"
Anonymous
So is this a book I should read "K"? Or would it be too girly :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by life1973happened
I loved the movie, loved the book. I think it's a wonderful story for anybody but I'm really the wrong person to ask about stuff like that. It's a movie that had me leaving in tears but tears believing true love exists, but so also does real pain and loss.
Thanks "K"... I'll take that as a yes :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by life1973happened
Jessica has a snow day so I'll try to post for her though she didn't ask me to. I have come to look forward to her sharing a moment with us. I look into her heart as she so gracefully does each and everyday. I spoke with her this morning so I'm going to give this a shot.
Jessica's quotes today might be...
Once you go through something you think will kill you and it doesn't, every day is like a present. ~Elissa B. Terris
What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. ~Helen Keller
To find in ourselves what makes life worth living is risky business, for it means that once we know, we must seek it. ~Marsha Sinetar
Her movie suggestion would be, 'Washington Square'
Her book choice would be, 'Blue like Jazz' written by, Donald Miller
Her song choice, 'I Will Survive' by Gloria Gaynor
Wow...Quote:
Originally Posted by life1973happened
Yeah...
You completely described me...
That's pretty cool... very "kindred spirity" of you K, wow...
Thank you for my quotes, yes, they would have been my choices.
In addition...
"A friend is one who can touch your heart from across the world or across the room." :)
The illitarate of the twentyfirst century will not be those whose cannot read and write but those who cannot learn,unlearn, and relearn- Alvin Tofler
No matter how thin your slice is there is always two sides- Baruch Spinoza
And
There is no such thing as bad weather just the wrong clothes- Billy connolly
"We Can Do It"
~ Rosie Riveter :p
“Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.”
“The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it's the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him with his friend.” (Emerson)
“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” ( Thich Nhat Hanh)
“I will not wish thee riches nor the glow of greatness, but that wherever thou go, some weary heart shall gladden at thy smile, or shadowed life know sunshine for awhile. And so thy path shall be a track of light, like angels' footsteps passing through”
God teach me to laugh again, but never let me forget that I cried... unknown
If you are going through hell, keep on going
God grant me patience
Because if I pray for strength
I will beat the hell out of him
I love those in post #238!
Here's my first one for right now.
"It's not practice that makes perfect, but perfect practice that makes perfect."
--me
“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
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