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.

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

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

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“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!
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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

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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.

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Beautiful...

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/mental...-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"

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"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

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LOL... love it :-)