Do you have any wise quotes?

Question

Andrew Jackson:
"It's a damn poor mind indeed which can't think of at least two ways to spell any word."

Answer 1

Laugh at yourself before someone does it for you.

Use caution when winking.

Stand tall, even when you don't feel confident.

Take time to listen to children; they'll learn much from you and vice-versa.

It's better to tell the truth. That way, you won't need to remember what you've said.

Character and integrity are hard to develop, but easy to lose.

Your name is who you are; don't tramp on it.

Always look people in the eye when talking with them.

Resist giving advice concerning matrimony, finances, or hair styles.

Beware of the person who has nothing to lose.

Don't flaunt your success, but don't apologize for it either.

Don't interrupt.

Never admit at work that you're tired, angry, or bored.

Pray not for things, but for wisdom and courage.

Become someone's hero.

Count your blessings.

Don't mess with drugs, and don't associate with those who do.

When someone is relating an important event that's happened to them, don't try to top them with story of your own. Let them have the stage.

Read carefully anything that requires your signature. Remember the big print giveth and the small print taketh away.

Be your spouse's best friend.

Answer 2

I have lots of what I think are wise quotes. Here's a few of my favorites:
After years of unsuccessful attempts to produce a light-bulb, he said -
" I haven't failed. I've found 10,000 ways that don't work."
-Thomas Edison

"It's only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day basis."
-Margaret Bonanno

"I can't help it." ... That's what we all say when we don't want to exert ourselves."
-Eva Lathbury

"It's good to have an end to journey towards; but it's the journey that matters in the end."
-Ursula K. LeGuin

"The world is a wheel always turning. Those who are high go down low, and those who have been low go up higher.
-Anzia Yezierska

"I can stand what I know. It's what I don't know that frightens me."
-Frances Newton

Answer 3

"Denial ain't just a river in Egypt."
--Mark Twain

"Am reserving two tickets for you for my premiere. Come and bring a friend - if you have one."
-- George Bernard Shaw (to Winston Churchill)
"Impossible to be present for the first performance. Will attend second - if there is one."
-- Churchill's reply

"I fear that I have not got much to say about Canada, not having seen much; what I got by going to Canada was a cold."
-- Henry David Thoreau

"He is useless on top of the ground; he aught to be under it, inspiring the cabbages."
-- Mark Twain

"Fame has sent a number of celebrities off the deep end, and in the case of Michael Jackson, to the kiddy pool."
-- Bill Maher

"In America, only the successful writer is important, in France all writers are important, in England no writer is important, and in Australia you have to explain what a writer is."
-- Geoffrey Cottrell

Answer 4

Yup...My Favorite one..."Run Like A Girl" from the Nike Womens 1/2 and Full Marathon!!!! I ran it =) i did the 1/2 but ran it with boyz and did it in 2 hours 45 min!!!

Answer 5

One of my favorites has been this one: "The only time that success comes before work is in the dictionary" and "Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice does" I believe these are quotes from past NFL head coach, Paul Brown.

Answer 6

"A house divided against itself cannot stand" Abraham Lincoln but originally from Matthew 12:25

Answer 7

Religion is regarded by the common people as true; By the wise as false and by Rulers as useful.

Answer 8

But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads. — Albert Camus

Answer 9

I heard this one in New Orleans: It's as common as red beans and rice on Monday. I must not be very wise!

Answer 10

"The marksman aims at him self"
Temors 3 back to perfection by the guy who played desert jack.

"statistics are like Bikinis there interesting but cover up the basics"