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  • Mar 6, 2008, 06:13 PM
    friend4u178
    Time's fun when you're having flies.
    ... Kermit the Frog


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

    unknown
  • Mar 6, 2008, 07:57 PM
    ihatewestseneca
    "A good woman will pick you apart, a box full of suggestions for your possible heart."

    -Conor Oberst
  • Mar 6, 2008, 10:11 PM
    jrebel7
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Allheart
    "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
  • Mar 6, 2008, 10:15 PM
    jrebel7
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by friend4u178
    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
  • Mar 6, 2008, 10:20 PM
    friend4u178
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by jrebel7
    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 )
  • Mar 6, 2008, 10:34 PM
    ihatewestseneca
    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
  • Mar 6, 2008, 10:42 PM
    jrebel7
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by friend4u178
    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
  • Mar 7, 2008, 05:49 AM
    mafiaangel180
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by ihatewestseneca
    "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.
  • Mar 7, 2008, 07:47 AM
    HistorianChick
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by friend4u178
    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 ;)
  • Mar 7, 2008, 08:06 AM
    HistorianChick
    "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.
  • Mar 7, 2008, 12:09 PM
    Allheart
    "When trust is broken, so are hearts"

    Just silly ole me.
  • Mar 7, 2008, 02:22 PM
    friend4u178
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by HistorianChick
    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.
  • Mar 7, 2008, 02:24 PM
    HistorianChick
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by friend4u178
    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...
  • Mar 7, 2008, 02:28 PM
    friend4u178
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by HistorianChick
    Perfectly ok with me!!! ;) Not one of my proudest moments....

    I thought it was hilarious , as you know :p
  • Mar 7, 2008, 02:31 PM
    HistorianChick
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by friend4u178
    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)
  • Mar 7, 2008, 02:34 PM
    friend4u178
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by HistorianChick
    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.
  • Mar 7, 2008, 02:35 PM
    HistorianChick
    Mum's the word! ;)
  • Mar 7, 2008, 03:05 PM
    Allheart
    I would like hush money :):):)

    Cause I know... hee hee.

    Love you
  • Mar 7, 2008, 03:07 PM
    friend4u178
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Allheart
    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 :)
  • Mar 7, 2008, 03:09 PM
    Allheart
    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. :)
  • Mar 7, 2008, 03:10 PM
    HistorianChick
    LOL!! In the context of "aussie kiss"' AH, that was just tooooooo funny...

    (Still laughing... )

    Love you two
  • Mar 7, 2008, 03:12 PM
    friend4u178
    Down south... love it AH :-)
  • Mar 7, 2008, 03:15 PM
    Allheart
    Now I remember... what they say...

  • Mar 7, 2008, 03:19 PM
    HistorianChick
    Oh boy... wow... lol :)
  • Mar 7, 2008, 03:20 PM
    Allheart
    Somehow doesn't go quite with my aviator.

    Thanks for letting me chuckle with you guys.

    Xoxo
  • Mar 7, 2008, 03:23 PM
    HistorianChick
    "Happy weekend to all, and to all a GOOD NIGHT!" :)
  • Mar 7, 2008, 03:23 PM
    friend4u178
    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 :-)
  • Mar 7, 2008, 03:25 PM
    HistorianChick
    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
  • Mar 10, 2008, 07:20 AM
    HistorianChick
    “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
  • Mar 10, 2008, 09:00 AM
    life1973happened
    “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
  • Mar 10, 2008, 11:46 AM
    in a state
    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
  • Mar 11, 2008, 05:53 AM
    HistorianChick
    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
  • Mar 11, 2008, 11:27 AM
    rachel101
    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"
  • Mar 11, 2008, 01:46 PM
    Delow84
    "Love me when I least deserve it. Because that's when I really need it."
    - a swedish proverb
  • Mar 11, 2008, 02:01 PM
    LifePaparazzi
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by HistorianChick
    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"
  • Mar 11, 2008, 05:36 PM
    life1973happened
    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
  • Mar 11, 2008, 06:44 PM
    jrebel7
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by life1973happened
    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. :)
  • Mar 12, 2008, 12:25 AM
    LifePaparazzi
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by HistorianChick
    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.
  • Mar 12, 2008, 04:56 AM
    life1973happened
    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
  • Mar 13, 2008, 05:54 AM
    HistorianChick
    "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!

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