Favourite quote?

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00Allie00
00Allie00 Posts: 243 Member
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Do you have a favourite quote? One that you live by, or are inspired by, or just a turn of phrase that you enjoy?

Mine is just a line from a song, but it's always caught my eye.

she was sharp as a razor
and soft as a prayer

from a Tom Waits song.

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  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
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    The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time
  • _Tink_
    _Tink_ Posts: 3,845 Member
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    When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.

    ~Peter Marshall
  • mmm_drop
    mmm_drop Posts: 1,126 Member
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    I've always like this one!

    Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter could be said to remedy anything.

    -Kurt Vonnegut
  • 00Allie00
    00Allie00 Posts: 243 Member
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    I've always like this one!

    Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter could be said to remedy anything.

    -Kurt Vonnegut

    I love that you quoted Vonnegut <3
  • tonicandgin1967
    tonicandgin1967 Posts: 23 Member
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    Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

    Helen Keller
  • sjeannot
    sjeannot Posts: 143
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    "Think like a queen. A queen is not araid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness" - Oprah Winfrey
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
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    "If all else fails, follow directions." -(was on a plaque given to me in high school)
    " No one will ever know how ignorant you are until you open your mouth." -Mr Remmert (9th grade teacher)
  • EA1979
    EA1979 Posts: 25
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    'Though we live in a world that dreams of ending
    That seems forever about to give in
    Something that will not acknowledge conclusion
    Insists that we forever begin'
    From Begin, by Brendan Kennelly
  • Joannah700
    Joannah700 Posts: 2,665 Member
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    I like the Irishman's philosophy:

    There are only two things to worry about: either you are well or you are sick.

    If you are well, nothing to worry about! If you're sick - only two things to worry about: either you will get well or you will die.

    If you get well, nothing to worry about! If you die, only two things to worry about: either you will go to heaven or hell.

    If you go to heaven, there is nothing to worry about. And if you go to hell, you'll be so busy shaking hands with friends you won't have time to worry!
  • kbeckley11
    kbeckley11 Posts: 203 Member
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    “Don't be ashamed to weep; 'tis right to grieve. Tears are only water, and flowers, trees, and fruit cannot grow without water. But there must be sunlight also. A wounded heart will heal in time, and when it does, the memory and love of our lost ones is sealed inside to comfort us.” -― Brian Jacques, Taggerung

    I found this one after my mom died, and liked it.
  • Shalaurise
    Shalaurise Posts: 707 Member
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    "Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."

    Lao Tzu
  • sexygoodness
    sexygoodness Posts: 245 Member
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    RICKY BOBBY - If you're not first, you're last :bigsmile:
  • spade117
    spade117 Posts: 2,466 Member
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    "It is easier to get forgiveness than it is permission"




    If she bleeds, she breeds"




    "The bible is the best selling fiction book of all time"
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
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    My words of wisdom are my own: "The only difference between an adventure and an ordeal is attitude"

    Another favorite is from the song "Almost Home" by Mary Chapin Carpenter "There's no such thing as no regrets, but baby it's alright"
  • tycho_mx
    tycho_mx Posts: 426 Member
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    "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
    - Robert Heinlein, Time Enough for Love
  • kbeckley11
    kbeckley11 Posts: 203 Member
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    My words of wisdom are my own: "The only difference between an adventure and an ordeal is attitude"


    I like that one!
  • Oi_Sunshine
    Oi_Sunshine Posts: 819 Member
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    I am the daughter of earth and water, nursling of the sky.
    I pass through the pores of oceans and shores, I change but I cannot die.

    An excerpt of Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem, The Cloud.
  • april27kelli
    april27kelli Posts: 338 Member
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    "Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves"
    ~Confucius
  • blackcloud13
    blackcloud13 Posts: 654 Member
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    (For when I'm working out ...)
    "Step into the pain, Maggie. Step into the pain"

    Million Dollar Baby

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