This too shall pass Jo
This message was edited Nov 22, 2004 6:10 PM
What Is Your Favorite Quote?
Jo, that's one of my favorite things to remember also.
"Beer Is Proof That God Loves Us and Wants Us to Be Happy" - Benjamin Franklin
Don't know where this one comes from but I like it.
"Drink coffee you can sleep when your dead"
There is nothing friendlier than a wet dog. And, wouldn't it be nice to be as sure of anything as some people are of everything?
"Do not go where the path may lead
go instead where there is no path and leave a trail"
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"
This is my new most favorite......thanks PADRE!
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming. . ."Wow, What a ride !" :-)"
Pati
May I make it my favorite too, Pati?
Maria
I told DH that I wanted "Wow, What a ride!" on my gravestone. He said that was perfect for me.
"Choice, the enchanted blade with an edge that shapes lifetimes."
-Richard Bach
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
Of course you may Maria. It expresses an exuberance with life that comes close to my feelings. Like a roller coaster, life may have deep dips, but joy always brings you up again!
Pati
Bump
Does (bump) mean ie update?
If so, might I include this? It sort of makes a point!
Found it in Colliers encyclopdeia about1950 something.....
[Author unknown]
The night has a thousand eyes
and the day but one
-
Yet tha light of a whole world dies
when day is done
-
The mind has a thousand eyes
and tha heart but one
-
Yet tha light of a whole life dies
when love is done
Heycharley, I like that one a lot and is it not true!
I have a couple that have been my favorite for years:
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a new trail.
Raplph Waldo Emerson
The boughs of no two trees ever have the same arrangements, NATURE always produces individuals.
Lydia M. Child
I used to quote this to my children
Maria
"Against stupidity, the gods themselves, contend in vain." Will S. I shouldn't watch the news. It's usually bad. F.
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." --Dr. Seuss
I really like that one! I'm going to print it out and pass it out :)
It is not getting what you want, but keeping what you have
Annie
"I'd give my left arm to be ambidextrous" Tommy Lasorda
How about this one I saw today on a church sign:
"Patience is trusting in God's timing."
"If someone's talking about you, their giving someone else a break."
"There is always something to invent, to read, to bite, or to do, to make a sanctuary, wherever you are."
Lemony Snicket
I have always loved this quote...Friendships are very important to me and i cheerish every one of my friends and will what i can for them.
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend
I have so many other quotes but i think that this is my favorite
Char :o)
Old age is not a disease.
Smile at your enemies, it will make them worry about what you are up to.
"Be good, do good"
Swami Vivekananda
A woman is like a teabag, you never know how strong she is until she's in hot water.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
If you stir up a manure pile it'll stink and get on everybody, if you don't it'll eventually go away on its own.
-my very texan 87 year old grandfather
Don't buy nothin' with a handle on it. It could mean work.
-grandfather again
Stacy
Here are a few of my favorite quotes;
Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions. Never know too much to learn something new. - Og Mandino
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. - Dalai Lama
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. - Dalai Lama
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love, this is the eternal rule. - Buddha
The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind - Wayne Dyer
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential it's invisible to the eye - from The Little Prince by Antoine Saint-Exupery
"Kill em with kindness." :)
Of All the Things I've Lost in Life I Miss My MInd the Most
author unknown.....................
Marc
I was in Louisville today and saw this on a church placard. I immediately thought of all the quotes we've been posting here lately :)
"Come in and visit. This church is prayer conditioned!"
If you always do,
what you have always done,
you will always have,
what you have always had.
Life is like a coin, you can only spend it once so spend it wisely.
Blaming keeps you helpless-Tough Love
You can not change others, you must change the way you react to them.
Tough Love
I made this one up, when I am not walking in love: This is when you have the common sense to know someones job, that they are paid to do and can't
There sure are alot of happy people in the world, because they say ignorance is bliss.
Lord put your arm around my shoulder, and your hand over my mouth.
God gives His best to those who leave the choice to Him.
I like the last 2 best.
And what sends me to the moon is my 2 most precious gifts from God.
My DGD 4 and 2. Gwyneth kissed me one day when she was around 3 and said it's "tru wuv nonnie tru wuv"
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."
-- Duncan Hines
Time heals all wounds.
Coulda been worse.
Time wounds all heels.
RikerBear: I think that was Ozzy Osbourne.
He may not have said it, but he certainly lived it. LOL
I've heard this for years and found it to be very true:
What comes around goes around...
One of my fave quotes is something my sister said one day after buying a lot of craft supplies "I can't wait to see if I do it" LOL she kills me.
IO1, you've got it almost right:
God grant me the serenity to except the things I can not change
The courage to change the things I can
And the wisdom to know the difference.
...and you both used 'except' instead of 'accept'...... :)
That is actually called the serenity prayer and it is very nice:
Quoting:
God, grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
the courage to change the things I can;
and the wisdom to know the difference.
the serenity prayer - alcoholics anonymous - reinhold niebuhr
I have so many favorite quotes. Used to collect them and enjoy them all. Then, used some in a college paper, and had to rewrite a majority of it after had to find the authors, but couldn't find some. Not as much fun after that. Saw several of them above, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bible, others... I'll just put in this, for now:
Quoting:
Who are you crazy people and what have you done with my family?!
my 19 y/o daughter after 7 y/o DD and I started acting crazy! Alright, we didn't just start then, she just happened to observe us then - LOL ~ Suzi :)
=====================================
edited to move author out of the quote box and fix my DD quote :)
This message was edited Jun 26, 2005 12:01 PM
Kooger, thanks. I copied and pasted.....caught the original "sirenity" typo, but missed the other. Being too hasty.....
Post a Reply to this Thread
More General Discussion & Chat Threads
-
Working on my lawn
started by GJH2022
last post by GJH2022Apr 09, 20250Apr 09, 2025 -
Try My iOS App for Tracking Your Farm / Garden – Feedback Welcome!
started by ZoliDurian
last post by ZoliDurianApr 10, 20250Apr 10, 2025 -
Best & Worst, what did I learn today.
started by psychw2
last post by psychw2Jul 18, 2025181Jul 18, 2025 -
Variegated periwinkle
started by gsmcnurse
last post by gsmcnurseApr 28, 20250Apr 28, 2025 -
Best & Worst, what did I learn today. July 2025
started by psychw2
last post by psychw2Apr 03, 2026239Apr 03, 2026