Great quotes, sayings and inspirations....

[melinda]

"I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
- Marilyn Monroe

[RayMan]

"Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil."
Jerry Garcia

[melinda]

"Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil."
Jerry Garcia

very true!!

[melinda]

You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments that you really lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.
--Henry Drummond

[RayMan]

Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us.
Jerry Garcia, (speaking of the Grateful Dead)

[ArmyMAJretired]

Ask not what your country can do for you,
but what you can do for your country.

John F. Kennedy

[RayMan]

Once in a while you get shown the light in the stangest of places if you look at it right.
Robert Hunter

[BasicGreatGuy]

"Let your actions be the light that illuminates your integrity."

[Oddball]

I find television very educational. Every time someone switches it on I go into another room and read a good book.

~~Groucho Marx

[BasicGreatGuy]

"The depth of one's words sheds light on the quickening of the soul."

[ArmyMAJretired]

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
John F. Kennedy

[ArmyMAJretired]

"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." —Benjamin Franklin

[ArmyMAJretired]

"The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind." —Humphrey Bogart

[RayMan]

You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones who do what you do.
Jerry Garcua

[johnrocks]

"There ought to be one day-just one-when there is open season on senators." Will Rogers

[RayMan]

"Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for. "
Will Rogers

[johnrocks]

"Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for. "
Will Rogers

We could spend some quality time just with Will Rogers:))

"I don't care how poor and inefficient a little country is; they like to run their own business. I know men that would make my wife a better husband than I am, but, darn it, I'm not going to give her to 'em." Will Rogers :))

[RayMan]

=johnrocks;26437751]We could spend some quality time just with Will Rogers:))

Shucks, we could spend all night with him and Groucho.


"A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five."
Groucho Marx

[CID_0687]

I'd like to have a pig that **** silver coins, but you don't always get what you want.

My Dad

[dittoheadAZ]

"Government is not the solution to our problems; government IS the problem." Ronald W Reagan
"It is a paradoxical truth that tax rates are too high today, and tax revenues are too low, and the soundest way to raise the revenues in the long run is to cut the rates now." John F Kennedy
"What's in it for me? Erah, erah, glub glub glub." John's brother

[Ninjacorpse]

James 1:2-4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

[melinda]

I find television very educational. Every time someone switches it on I go into another room and read a good book.

~~Groucho Marx

I like this!!!

[melinda]

Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

[melinda]

God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

[george kaplan]

"Sekrenioviktsh? Calthouytiu? Nelu klanthup!" ~K.L. Siskoskienovitchowskiyalya

heh ;) *cracks me up every time ... that crazy KLS**

[Kegler300]

"If a tree falls in a forest and lands on a politician, even if you can't hear the tree or the screams, I'll bet you'd at least hear the applause." ~ Paul Tindale

[ALBOB2]

"When all is said and done, more is usually said than done."

Not sure who said it.

[george kaplan]

"Before you know it, people will be quoting even this!" ~Martin Williams Hoser, 1923, Chicago, Ill., USA

[george kaplan]

"If I had a quarter for every nickel I have, I wouldn't have two dimes to rub together and call a dollar." ~Anonymous

[ArmyMAJretired]

Gotta love Will Rogers, just as relevant today!

On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does.

Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators.

The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.

There ought to be one day-- just one-- when there is open season on senators.

There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.

This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.

There is only one thing that can kill the Movies, and that is education.

The more you read and observe about this Politics thing, you got to admit that each party is worse than the other. The one that's out always looks the best.

The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has.

[Liability]

"To be free, to be able to stand up and leave everything behind - without looking back. To say Yes!"

-Dag Hammarskjold


It may be the only time I quote him on anything, but I really like that thought.

[Talk2Bill]

"Crunch (eat) all you want, we'll make more" yeah that is what Americans need encouragement to eat more!

[JimGP20]

I sort of like the one in my sigline. :cool:

[Liability]

And in going back to my college days, I confess I must now quote one of those rather insipid posters that motivated yutes in my day. It may be a bit sappy, but if you think about the message, it still has some value I believe.

Image: Picture of a gold and red tinted sunset over the ocean with a sailing craft barely discernible on the horizon:

Message: A ship in the harbor is safe. But

that is not what ships are built for.

[VA-165 Boomer]

"Southern Belles rarely make good hookers.....they grow tired of sending out thankyou cards."
Reese Witherspoon

[melinda]

"If a tree falls in a forest and lands on a politician, even if you can't hear the tree or the screams, I'll bet you'd at least hear the applause." ~ Paul Tindale

love it!! :clap:

[melinda]

And in going back to my college days, I confess I must now quote one of those rather insipid posters that motivated yutes in my day. It may be a bit sappy, but if you think about the message, it still has some value I believe.

Image: Picture of a gold and red tinted sunset over the ocean with a sailing craft barely discernible on the horizon:

Message: A ship in the harbor is safe. But

that is not what ships are built for.

I like that.....a lot.
thank you.

[melinda]

"Southern Belles rarely make good hookers.....they grow tired of sending out thankyou cards."
Reese Witherspoon

exactly.....;)

:)) :)) :))

[melinda]

I treat my husband like a god....



...burnt offerings every day.

[melinda]

We don't remember days...we remember moments.

[Miss America]

My favorite old Dutch proverb:

Why continue to run, if you are on the wrong road?

[Liability]

Mork from Ork to the hugely fat Orson on the homeworld, a recitation of the lessons he had learned in the past reporting period:

I have learned that:

It is not what's in front of you that blocks your path,

it is what's inside of you that holds you back.














(He went on to add:

Of course, in your case, Orson, it's what's inside of you that's in front of you ....)

nanu, nanu.

shazbat!

[RayMan]

"The Faster We Go The Rounder We Get"

Bob Weir

[george kaplan]

"When I was about 12 I touched the wire coming from the FBT ['Flyback Transformer' .. gk] on the picture tube, this was a BIG floor model TV, and I flew about five feet backwards. I know this isn't the real history for the name but for many years I believed it was...." ~Samuel M. Goldwasser, Testing of Flyback (LOPT) Transformers



:)





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[CID_0687]

Sit with a beautiful woman for an hour, it feels like a minute. Sit on a hot stove for a minute, it feels like an hour. That's relativity. - Albert Einstein

[curtis123]

My favorite:
"One does not make himself a giant, by cutting the legs off the people surrounding him." - Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln, during his lifetime, was probably the most despised, criticized and hated presidents in history, even far more so than GWB. If you get a chance, there's a book, written by Dale Carnegie about Lincoln that is fascinating. It's called "Lincoln, the Unknown". Read it, if you can find it.

I know so many people who point fingers at others, thinking it somehow brings themselves up a notch. Some posters in WP could learn from this. Calling someone an idiot doesn't bring you closer to genius.

[melinda]

My favorite:
"One does not make himself a giant, by cutting the legs off the people surrounding him." - Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln, during his lifetime, was probably the most despised, criticized and hated presidents in history, even far more so than GWB. If you get a chance, there's a book, written by Dale Carnegie about Lincoln that is fascinating. It's called "Lincoln, the Unknown". Read it, if you can find it.

I know so many people who point fingers at others, thinking it somehow brings themselves up a notch. Some posters in WP could learn from this. Calling someone an idiot doesn't bring you closer to genius.

Curtis, not just posters in WP, a LOT of people all over could learn from this!!
I've always heard it as "blowing out another's candle doesn't make your flame any brighter...."
Why do so many feel better by gossiping about others, judging others and being "high and mighty" towards others?
I've never understood that, but I guess some people just have to find a way to make themselves look and feel better....sad.
Thank you, Cowboy.

[karenhoney]

"With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity." - Keshavan Nair


"Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding." - Albert Einstein


"Who is blind? He who can see no other world. Who is dumb? He who can say nothing pleasant about his lot. Who is poor? He who is troubled with too many desires. Who is rich? He who is happy with his lot." - Indian Proverb

[soupdragon]

Horizontal, this was Lady Chatterley's position in society........by Spike

[melinda]

we don't remember days; we remember moments.

[melinda]

Horizontal, this was Lady Chatterley's position in society........by Spike

:)) :)) :))

[myboyzdad]

"Don't be an idiot."
-Michael Scott (to Dwight Schrute in The Office)

[melinda]

Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it.

[melinda]

All the world's a cookie jar, and all the men and women merely crumbs.
I happen to be one of the chocolate chips. ;)



(a Garfield quote....)

[RayMan]

"If the thunder don't getcha, then the lightin' will... Robert Hunter

[content]

4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.


A guy named Paul

[melinda]

4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.


A guy named Paul

I absolutely love how you posted "A guy named Paul" :)

[melinda]

It's not the valleys in life I dread so much as the dips. :))

[Remus Lupin]

In spite of everything, I still believe that people are still really great at heart.
Anne Frank

[RayMan]

In spite of everything, I still believe that people are still really great at heart.
Anne Frank

+1

[Dr. Funkenstein]

"I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
- Marilyn Monroe

"Have you ever noticed that 'what the hell' is always the right answer?"
- Marilyn Monroe

[melinda]

The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite!
Tennessee Williams

[Dr. Funkenstein]

"I won't insult your intelligence by implying that you believe what you just said"
William F. Buckley

[ArmyMAJretired]

Recently found these quotes. Very appropriate for the GWOT.

Americans never quit.
Douglas MacArthur

In war there is no substitute for victory.
Douglas MacArthur

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.
Douglas MacArthur

One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda.
Douglas MacArthur

I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.
Douglas MacArthur

[Dr. Funkenstein]

"Honestly, this is probably going to strike a nerve with a lot of people. But my most memorable Christmas memory was having all of my uncles and aunties out of prison for one Christmas, and that includes me. We had a lot of run-ins with the law, and to have us all out at one time was great."
-- Wizards forward Caron Butler

[Wireline]

Some of my favorites:

"Never trust a man who talks back to his momma" (some guy)

"Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar" (Freud)

"Look for something new to pray for everyday, and look for something new to be thankful for everyday." (my Dad)

and of course....refer to my tag line

[melinda]

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

[Dr. Funkenstein]

"I've got to stop this. My entourages are getting entourages."
-- Jalen Rose, on the trouble finding tickets for everyone when he returns to Detroit

[myboyzdad]

"Be quick, but don't hurry."
-John Wooden

[melinda]

In love, as in other matters, the young are just beginners.

[old_runner]

Some people come into our lives and quickly go.
Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts.
And we are never, ever the same

[old_runner]

To fail to do your best is to sacrifice the gift _ Steve Prefontaine

[old_runner]

For all sad words of tongue and pen.
The saddest are these
"It might have been"

- JG Whittier

[melinda]

Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love...

-- Nelson Rockefeller

[melinda]

Spread love everywhere you go...
let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier.
Be the living expression of God's kindness;
kindness in your face,
kindness in your eyes,
kindness in your smile,
kindness in your warm greeting.

--Mother Teresa

[signcut]

"The human heart feels things the eyes cannot see, and knows what the mind cannot understand." - Robert Vallett

And, an all-time favorite:

"A man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a Heaven for?" - Robert Browning

[mojo]

if you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else - yogi berra

[mojo]

in spite of the cost of living, it's still popular - kathy norris

[mojo]

the day after tomorrow is the third day of the rest of your life - george carlin

[melinda]

The only people for me are the mad ones,
the ones who are mad to live,
mad to talk,
mad to be saved...
the ones who never yawn and say a commonplace thing,
but burn, burn, burn,
like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars.

--Jack Kerouac

[GoBucks]

I've never been a millionaire but I just know I'd be darling at it. - Dorothy Parker

[rosiegirl]

"A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more." ~ Steve Prefontaine

[old_runner]

Rosie girls post reminded me of one my track coach used to pound into us:

"To fail to give your best is to sacrifice the gift" - Pre

[mojo]

The only people for me are the mad ones,
the ones who are mad to live,
mad to talk,
mad to be saved...
the ones who never yawn and say a commonplace thing,
but burn, burn, burn,
like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars.

--Jack Kerouac

i love it!

[melinda]

i love it!

me too....especially since I am nothing if not passionate and extremely mad. :)

[melinda]

"The human heart feels things the eyes cannot see, and knows what the mind cannot understand." - Robert Vallett

And, an all-time favorite:

"A man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a Heaven for?" - Robert Browning

I love those, signcut....

[Dreamy]

~A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ that a man should have to seek Him first to find her~

~It is not the size of the dog in the fight,it is the size of the fight in the dog~

~Never play games with a girl who can play better~ ;)

[blazer]

~A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ that a man should have to seek Him first to find her~

~It is not the size of the dog in the fight,it is the size of the fight in the dog~

~Never play games with a girl who can play better~ ;)

I love the first one!

[Dreamy]

I love the first one!

And it is very true Blazer.

[blazer]

And it is very true Blazer.

Yes, it is!:hug:

[THE LIGHT]

"A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more." ~ Steve Prefontaine

I guessed it was steve before I even finished reading the quote.

[Dreamy]

Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you:

1. Jesus Christ

2. The American G. I.

One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.

[THE LIGHT]

Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you:

1. Jesus Christ

2. The American G. I.

One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.

I like that one, partially because it is so true. Thanks to all those defending our freedom :hug: and to Jesus for saving our souls and giving us freedom from sin.

[Dreamy]

~It takes three seconds to say I love you,three hours to explain it and a whole lifetime to prove it~

[THE LIGHT]

~Winners never quit and quitters never win, but real losers never quit or win.~

[Dreamy]

Adversity causes some men to break;others to break records~Ward

[THE LIGHT]

This is all the inheritance I can give to my dear family. The religion of Christ can give them one which will make them rich indeed. -Patrick Henry

[THE LIGHT]

Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty, as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian nation, to select and prefer Christians for their rulers. ~John Jay

[mojo]

me too....especially since I am nothing if not passionate and extremely mad. :)

just like jack kerouac, "the wizard of ozone park":cool:

[melinda]

all the world's a cookie
men and women, merely crumbs...
I happen to be a chocolate chip. :)

[blazer]

all the world's a cookie
men and women, merely crumbs...
I happen to be a chocolate chip. :)

love it mel! :hug:

[melinda]

love it mel! :hug:

ain't it great?
I have always loved Garfield....the saying came off of one of his posters.

[ALBOB2]

"Luke, use the force."
Obe Wan Kanobi

[RayMan]

"Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me.
Other times I can barely see.
Lately it occurs to me,
What a long strange trip it's been."



I think we all know who.

[melinda]

My mind is like a steel trap. Rusty and illegal in most states.

[RayMan]

Either this man is dead or my watch has stopped.
Groucho Marx

[melinda]

Wrinkled was not one of the things I wanted to be when I grew up.

[melinda]

Gravity: It's not just a good idea. It's the law.

[RayMan]

Why is it that things which "go without saying" never do?

[mojo]

what are you saying?

[melinda]

The greatest challenge in life is to find someone who knows all your flaws, differences and mistakes...
yet still loves everything about you

[blazer]

The greatest challenge in life is to find someone who knows all your flaws, differences and mistakes...
yet still loves everything about you

That is so true, Mel! :hug:

[Liability]

In case I never mentioned this first one in this thread, the quotes I like are ones I learned off of TV in the 70's and one of those tacky posters in the 80's.

(1) It's not what's in front of you that blocks your path:
It's what's inside of you that holds you back. (-- Mork from Ork, 1970's)

(2) A ship in the Harbor is safe;
But that is not what ships are built for. (-- tacky 1980's poster)

[markd]

My uncle once told me "the only luck in a 4 leafed clover is finding one". I like it but I'm still not sure what it means.

[dittoheadAZ]

It means that if you search really hard, you may be lucky if you find one, but having one does not in itself bring luck.

In other words - don't trust in things to bring you luck; go out and make your own luck through hard work. You will find in the end that it is not luck after all.

(Oh holy cow - I hope a lot of folks think of what that really means...)

[bayoubill]

Travelling is like dancing lessons from God.

(graffiti on the wall a truckstop restroom in El Paso,

found while hitchhiking out to the West Coast, May 1973)

[photogirl]

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.

[melinda]

the most hated man is the one who speaks the truth....

[melinda]

Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.
--Corrie ten Boom

[Army Wife]

"The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize."
Robert Hughes

[Army Wife]

"A determined soul will do more with a rusty monkey wrench than a loafer will accomplish with all the tools in a machine shop. " Robert Hughes

[Dr. Funkenstein]

"It is better to remain silent and have people think you a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt"

Abraham Lincoln

[melinda]

"It is better to remain silent and have people think you a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt"

Abraham Lincoln

hey, I just have a few things to say about this...... :))

[curtis123]

"It is better to remain silent and have people think you a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt"

Abraham Lincoln

I love Lincoln quotes. That man had a way of putting a mountain of words in a little mouthful.

One of my favorites: When responding to someone accusing him of being two-faced:

"If I were actually two-faced, would I be wearing this one?" - Abraham Lincoln


:D

(if you get a chance, read Dale Carnegie's Lincoln the Unknown)

[No one of Consequence]

"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help."
~Ronald Reagan

[No one of Consequence]

The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts. ~ Blaise Pascal

[No one of Consequence]

If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason. ~ Jack Handey

[melinda]

The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts. ~ Blaise Pascal

I like this..... thanks.

[No one of Consequence]

"We have one country, one Constitution and one future that binds us. And when we come together and work together, there is no limit to the greatness of America."
George W. Bush

[melinda]

I never try to fit in....
I was born to stand out. :)

[soupdragon]

"This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria... I saw her snatch this morning and it was amazing." - Pat Glenn, weightlifting commentator


He said it :lol:

[Arya]

"Painting is poetry which is seen and not heard, and poetry is painting which is heard but not seen."

~ da Vinci

[melinda]

why is flaky such a bad quality in a date, and such a good quality in a crust?

[BillBrown]

“It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.”

Jack Handy

[melinda]

“It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.”

Jack Handy

I do so love that one. :))

[BillBrown]

There are three kinds of people: those who can count and those who can’t.

[CID_0687]

I've always liked this one from Yogi Berra (the baseball player you dopes!!)

When you get to the fork in the road....take it!!

[BillBrown]

"Those who beat their swords into plowshares wind up plowing for those who didn't."

[Drawz]

"It's better to copulate than never."

[melinda]

We all want to fall in love.
Why?
Because that experience
makes us feel completely alive.
Where every sense is heightened,
every emotion is magnified,
our everyday reality is ****tered
and we are flying into the heavens.
It may only last a moment,
an hour, an afternoon.
But that doesn't diminish its value.
Because we are left with memories
that we treasure for the rest of our lives

[melinda]

Love vanquishes time.
To lovers, a moment can be eternity,
eternity can be the tick of a clock.

[outfromunder]

Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things...

And no good thing ever dies.

Shawshank Redemption

[melinda]

Women wish to be loved not because they are pretty, or good, or well bred, or graceful, or intelligent,
but because they are themselves.

[melinda]

The more connections you and your lover make,
not just between your bodies, but between your minds, your hearts, and your souls,
the more you will strengthen the fabric of your relationship, and the more real moments you will experience together.

[melinda]

Love is a force more formidable than any other.
It is invisible --
it cannot be seen or measured,
yet it is powerful enough to transform you in a moment,
and offer you more joy than any material possession could

[melinda]

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

[melinda]

Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.

[melinda]

You'll never know how deep love goes till it's time to say goodbye...

[Talk2Bill]

there is a fine line between standing on the shore looking like an idiot and fishing

[Talk2Bill]

There are three kinds of people: those who can count and those who can’t.

or

there are 10 kinds of people in the world, those that understand binary and those that don't.

[melinda]

there is a fine line between standing on the shore looking like an idiot and fishing

you did make me laugh, Bill. :))

[melinda]

Marilyn Monroe:


It's woman's spirit and mood a man has to stimulate in order to make sex interesting. The real lover is the man who can thrill you by touching your head or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.


I'm very definitely a woman and I enjoy it.


It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone.

No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they are pretty, even if they aren't.


It's not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on.


I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when their right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust noone but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.


Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

[Dreamy]

Our Constitution protects aliens,drunks and U.S. Senators.~Will Rogers

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear~ Socrates

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless~ Mother Teresa

He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away~Raymond Hull

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else~Judy Garland

We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves~François Duc de La Rochefoucauld

Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess, and to gain applause which he cannot keep~Samuel Johnson, The Rambler, 1750

Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not~Henri Frederic Amiel

[optrader]

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary security, deserve neither liberty nor security."

Benjamin Franklin

[No one of Consequence]

"I generally avoid temptation, unless I can't resist it."
~Mae West

[melinda]

too much of a good thing is .... wonderful
--Mae West

[melinda]

the only thing better than kissing on a first date
is almost kissing on a first date....

[blazer]

the only thing better than kissing on a first date
is almost kissing on a first date....

The only thing better than this is the feeling you get. :)

[melinda]

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning,
but anyone can start today and make a new ending.

[blazer]

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning,
but anyone can start today and make a new ending.

so true!

[Traveller]

"I love to go down to the schoolyard and watch all the little
children jump up and down and run around yelling and screaming.
They don't know I'm only using blanks"

Emo Phillips

:))

[tinydancer]

Dave Edison:


I'm desperately trying to figure out why kamikaze pilots wore helmets.

[tinydancer]

Marion Barry, Mayor


If it weren't for the killings, Washington would have one of the lowest crime rates in the country.

:lol:and the fools kept re-electing him.

[tinydancer]

Parenting: Homer Simpson: Famous Simpsons Quotes


Now Bart, since you broke Grandpa's teeth, he gets to break yours.

[melinda]

parenting: Homer simpson: Famous simpsons quotes


now bart, since you broke grandpa's teeth, he gets to break yours.

:)) :)) :))

[melinda]

I believe -
That we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

I believe -
That no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while, and you must forgive them for that.

I believe -
That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.

I believe -
That you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.

I believe -
That it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

I believe -
That you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.

I believe -
That you can keep going long after you think you can't.

I believe -
That we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

I believe -
That either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I believe -
That heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

I believe -
That money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I believe -
That my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.

I believe -
That sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down, will be the ones to help you get back up.

I believe -
That sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

I believe -
That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.

I believe -
That it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I believe -
That no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I believe -
That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

I believe -
That just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other.
And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.

I believe -
That you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.

I believe -
That two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

I believe -
That your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.

I believe -
That even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you - you will find the strength to help.

I believe -
That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

I believe -
That the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.

[FoxGranadaChuck]

Old Arabic Proverb: I had no shoes and complained, until I went into town and met a man with no feet.

[blazer]

I am a romantic. always have been, always will be. Give me roses and candle light, long walks on the beach, holding hands. When I love someone or something, I love them with every ounce of my being! That kind of love will get you hurt sometimes. But if it touches your life for just a second, you will never be the same!

[tinydancer]

:lol:


OK, another great quote from Homer.

And how is education supposed to make me feel smarter?

Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain.

Remember when I took that home wine making course, and I forgot how to drive?

[tinydancer]

I am a romantic. always have been, always will be. Give me roses and candle light, long walks on the beach, holding hands. When I love someone or something, I love them with every ounce of my being! That kind of love will get you hurt sometimes. But if it touches your life for just a second, you will never be the same!

Blazer what an awesome post. I know I've been blessed with that kind of love and passion.

And my darlin, you are so right. If love like that even brushes so lightly against your soul...it's true, you will never be the same.

[melinda]

I am a romantic. always have been, always will be. Give me roses and candle light, long walks on the beach, holding hands. When I love someone or something, I love them with every ounce of my being! That kind of love will get you hurt sometimes. But if it touches your life for just a second, you will never be the same!

*sigh*

absolutely beautiful, blazer ...

[blazer]

*sigh*

absolutely beautiful, blazer ...

ty sweetie! :hug: that is what true love is! And I am so thankful I know what it feels like!

[melinda]

Blessed are those who give without remembering or recieve without forgetting.


When one is truly in love, one not only says it, but shows it.



Love is listening to the cry of the distressed, the hurting.
Love is giving of yourself; a smile a friendly greeting.
Love is doing, volunteering, serving, helping to mold
Love is sharing, praying, and telling of God's love to young and old.

[melinda]

Help Me See

In this dreary world where greed is king,
I pray the Lord for this one thing,
That I might always understand
My brother's need and lend a hand.
To see the tear before it's shed,
to hear the plea before it's said.
To recognize the grief that lies
Hidden deep in someone's eyes.
To be aware of the broken heart
of one whose world just fell apart.
To reach into another's space
and feel the tears upon his face.
To have an empathy with those
in need of shelter, food and clothes.
and where I'm needed let me start
With helping hand and loving heart.

--Geraldine Kilgore

[melinda]

God asks no man whether he will accept life.
That is not the choice. One must take it.
The only choice is how.........

[blazer]

ty Mel!

[melinda]

ty Mel!

unpacking some boxes ....... found some old journals of mine from years and years and years ago.
so much fun.

[blazer]

unpacking some boxes ....... found some old journals of mine from years and years and years ago.
so much fun.

I love to read the things I wrote so long ago! :D

[melinda]

I love to read the things I wrote so long ago! :D

I know...it's been great.
some are things I wrote. some are clippings I cut out.
it's a hodge podge collection of wherever my mind was way back when.......... :)

[blazer]

I have several volumes of poetry that I wrote.

[melinda]

share some with us, blazer. :)

[blazer]

share some with us, blazer. :)

I will have to dig them out!

[blazer]

There is nothing like a Mother's love.
It is a precious gift from up above.
More precious than diamonds or gold.
It will make you happy when you are old.
A mother's face shines so bright.
You can see her lasting light.
She will keep you warm on a cold, dark night.
Her love is out of sight.
She loves you
whether you are good or bad.
Her love is the best you've ever had.
She can take a heart that is blue.
kiss it and make it brand new.
No matter what
her love is true.
When you were little
she held your hand.
As you got older
she listened to all your plans.
She smiles and understands.
As you grow up and go on your own.
May you never forget your home.
Always remember her love is best.
She loves you more than all the rest.
Thank God for the gift of her love.
A precious gift from up above.
When she is gone
she waits for you.
In the land up above the blue.
© D. B.

[blazer]

The clouds in my heart
Hide how I feel inside.
The clouds in my heart
cause showing of pride.
The clouds that block my love for you,
have caused me to cry and be blue.
If only the clouds would leave
and the sun would shine.
I'd be forever yours.
And you'd be forever mine.
Written when I was 16 years old.
© D.B.

[blazer]

As the sun goes down in the valley.
The sky shows the deepest reds.
As the evening turns into darkness
I think of the dawn ahead.
Remember when the night is at its darkest
And light seems so far away.
There's hope for dawn
brings the shining of a bright, new glorious day!
© D.B.

[blazer]

Dear God in Heaven above
Please watch over the guy I love.
Keep him safe from this world.
Let him know I am his girl.
Shelter him from the storms of life.
Guide him through torment
and shield him from strife.
Help him when in despair.
Let him know he's in my prayers.
Teach him to be patient.
Teach him to be strong.
Walk with him always.
His whole life long!
© D.B.

[Mustang JEB]

That's actually very sweet stuff there Blazer. Your husband is lucky.:D

[blazer]

That's actually very sweet stuff there Blazer. Your husband is lucky.:D

Ty Jeb! :hug:

[blazer]

Every day I live I think of you.
Every time I sleep, I dream of you.
I can't get you off of my mind.
The more I try, the harder it is to leave you behind.
But deep within my heart and soul,
I know I never want to forget you.
I want you here with me
always and forever.
Hold me in your arms and leave me never.
© D.B.

[F9thRet]

"What the hell happened to the God Blessed Texas thread?"

one of my favorite quotes by Stephen in early may of 2009.



Stephen

[melinda]

"What the hell happened to the God Blessed Texas thread?"

one of my favorite quotes by Stephen in early may of 2009.



Stephen

http://forums.hannity.com/showthread.php?t=239317



hello, Stephen .... wonderful to see you!

[melinda]

Real tears are not those that fall from the eyes and cover the face, but those that fall from the heart and cover the soul.

[melinda]

thank you, blazer, for all of your beautiful, heartfelt poems.
I loved reading them ... I'm so happy you shared them with us.

[melinda]

I may regret the way we ended, but I will never regret what we had.

[bayoubill]

"Travelling is like dancing lessons from God"


graffito seen on a men's room wall at an El Paso truck stop, 14 May 1973

[bayoubill]

"Dare To Think For Yourself"


bumpersticker seen in Albuqueque, Summer 1996

[bayoubill]

"The Light of God is Within You"


revealed by unfettered intuition, Spring 2003

[blazer]

thank you, blazer, for all of your beautiful, heartfelt poems.
I loved reading them ... I'm so happy you shared them with us.

Ty Mel, I will be posting some more. :hug:

[blazer]

Come on in and take a seat
The food is good and the service can't be beat!
Prop your feet up and rest a spell.
Let's sit and chat
I hope you're doing well!
Would you like something to eat or drink?
Or do you just need time to think?
Time to escape your every day life,
Letting you know everything will be alright.
This is the place where your cares slip away.
You can think about a brighter day.
Maybe we will sit on the couch when it is cold in front of the fire.
Maybe we will make our dreams go higher
Maybe we will go for a walk by the lake.
Or out on the town for a date.
Whatever we do, where ever we go,
it's gonna be fun, this you know.
So take my hand and we'll steal away
To the cabin in the mountains where we sing and play!
© D.B.

[blazer]

Happiness will find you if you look for it!

[melinda]

Come on in and take a seat
The food is good and the service can't be beat!
Prop your feet up and rest a spell.
Let's sit and chat
I hope you're doing well!
Would you like something to eat or drink?
Or do you just need time to think?
Time to escape your every day life,
Letting you know everything will be alright.
This is the place where your cares slip away.
You can think about a brighter day.
Maybe we will sit on the couch when it is cold in front of the fire.
Maybe we will make our dreams go higher
Maybe we will go for a walk by the lake.
Or out on the town for a date.
Whatever we do, where ever we go,
it's gonna be fun, this you know.
So take my hand and we'll steal away
To the cabin in the mountains where we sing and play!
© D.B.

:)

I like this, thank you DB....:hug:

[blazer]

I am glad someone likes it! Ty sis! :hug:

[Pauper66]

The ultimate objective of life is not to arrive Death's door with a neat, clean, well preserved corpse. The ultimate objective of life is to arrive at Death's door sliding in broadside, all ripped up and torn, dirty and disheveled in a hail of dust and dirt and flying stones, crying "WOW!! THAT WAS FUN!!"

[blazer]

If You love something, set it free. If it comes back, it is yours. If it doesn't , it never was!

[blazer]

bump

[jungulator]

A mans success is not measured by how high he can climb, but by how high he bounces when he hits rock bottom.

[Army Wife]

I always fall back on the family saying..."Life is tough and then you die." :mrgreen:

[Drawz]

It is better to copulate than never.

[blazer]

If you have a dream, believe your dream, pursue it and never let it die!

[melinda]

A mans success is not measured by how high he can climb, but by how high he bounces when he hits rock bottom.

I have heard this before, and I like it ... thanks jung for the reminder.

[melinda]

It is better to copulate than never.

:))

[Dr. Funkenstein]

I'm here to kick ass and chew bubble gum...and I'm all out of bubble gum- Rowdy Roddy Piper.

[Drawz]

Be wary of strong drink, it can make you shoot at tax collectors--and miss.

[Spock]

"life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death" - Mame


unfortunately under this administration there will be more poor

[jungulator]

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

[Dr. Funkenstein]

"I lost my keys, so I called information. They told me to look behind the couch"- Steven Wright

[blazer]

This too shall pass.

[ChloeP]

God made skunks,
As you all know,
To tell which way
The breezes blow.

--J. Patrick Lewis (children's author)

[blazer]

Say what you mean and mean what you say!

[Army Wife]

"If I wanted your opinion I would give it to you" :mrgreen:

[PredFan]

I like the new one I found, it's in my sig now:

DEMOCRACY: Three wolves and a lamb voting on what's for dinner.

[SisterMary]

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

[Drawz]

"It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times."

-C. Montgomery Burns

[blazer]

If at first you don't succeed, try and try again!

[blazer]

Monday won't last forever!

[blazer]

bump

[Homo Sapien]

People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
-Isaac Asimov

[blazer]

Never give up on your dreams!

[melinda]

If at first you don't succeed, try and try again!

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

[blazer]

I can forget my very existence in a deep kiss of you.
Byron Caldwell Smith

[blazer]

"For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together.
For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad."
- Edwin Way Teale

[Drawz]

"It's like I told my last wife, I says 'Look, I never drive faster than I can see and besides that, it's all in the reflexes.'"

-Jack Burton

[gwhughes]

There are three rules I live by, never get less than 12 hours sleep, never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city, and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick with that, and everything else is cream cheese.

-Coach Finstock (Teen Wolf)

[captusa]

“It takes a big man to cry,
but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man."
Jack Handey

[melinda]

those were great!!!

[melinda]

You think you know a story, but you only know how it ends. To get to the heart of the story, you have to go back to the beginning.

[melinda]

To live is like to love--all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it.
Samuel Butler

[blazer]

"I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house.
So I spend almost all the daylight hours in the open air.
- Nathaniel Hawthorne

[melinda]

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
- E. Roosevelt

[melinda]

There are no ugly women, only those that do not know how to make themselves beautiful.
- Christian Dior

[blazer]

Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast,
it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking.
It is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil,
but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.
Bible
~I Corinthians 13:4-8~

[blazer]

"You don't love a woman because she is beautiful, but she is beautiful because you love her."