Here's one of mine:
"There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while I don't expect you to save the world, I do think it's not asking too much for you to love those with whom you sleep, share the happiness of those whom you call friend, engage those among you who are visionary and remove from your life those who offer you depression, despair and disrespect."
~Nikki Giovanni
2006-10-20 16:17:08 · 32 answers · asked by circa 1980 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Oh, so many.
Any fool can be uncomfortable.
Dance like nobody's watching; love like you've never been hurt. Sing like nobody's listening; live like it's heaven on earth - Mark Twain.
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.
Do as you would be done by.
The only opinions that matter are those of the people that matter to you.
Successful is the person who has lived well, laughed often and loved much, who has gained the respect of children, who leaves the world better than they found it, who has never lacked appreciation for the earth's beauty, who never fails to look for the best in others or give the best of themselves
Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying "I will try again tomorrow."
If you want to change your life, change your attitude.
A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank balance was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove....but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child.
2006-10-21 00:43:04 · answer #1 · answered by pompeii 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have quite a few and they're not in any particular order:
"Life is like a waterslide: choose a slide and you're in it till the end. Pick the slide you're going to ride based on the pool you want to land in"
"What's right is not always popular and what's popular is not always right"
"Living is like packing a suitcase for a trip. The more organized you are, the more things you can fit into it"
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men"
"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them"
"It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness"
2006-10-20 16:23:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
L. Sprague DeCamp--
Self Defense must sometimes take the form of;
Do unto others as they would do unto you,
ONLY DO IT FIRST!
and another one, source unknown
Definitions of Gun Control -
Hit your target with the FIRST shot!
Use both hands!
and from -- "murphys rules of combat"
Never share a foxhole with someone braver than you are!
Remember, your weapon was made by the lowest bidder.
Why is it that items that must be together to work can not be shipped together?
The easy way is always mined.
If its stupid but works, it isn't stupid!
2006-10-20 16:31:07 · answer #3 · answered by f100_supersabre 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're frustrated at the present candidate running for reelection, but decide that the next candidate is just as bad so you won't vote for anybody, you will actually be indirectly voting for the worst of the two.
LEO
1. It ain't over till the fat lady sings!
2. When you find a fork on the road, take it!
Both Yogi Berra's classics
2006-10-20 16:59:15 · answer #4 · answered by Louiesito 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail..." -Emerson
"Be the change you wish to see in the world" - Gandhi
Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart!" - Confucius
"leap and the net will appear" - Zen saying
"You gain strength,courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in th face...do the thing you think you cannot do"- Eleanor Roosevelt
2006-10-21 00:49:39 · answer #5 · answered by Eurale 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
Oscar Wilde
2006-10-21 01:12:02 · answer #6 · answered by Thisbysghost 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine is "what goes around,comes around"
&
"theres always a bit of truth behind "just joking" "
"True friends don't question ur bizzaree actions"
"Mcdonalds is the perfect job! yeah ight its the perfect drop-out job"
"boys that wait for you, will be there when ur ready"
2006-10-20 16:25:14 · answer #7 · answered by London qirl . 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One I like is by Mark Twain--
"The difference between the almost-right word and the right word is really a large matter--it's the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning."
2006-10-20 16:57:11 · answer #8 · answered by Ace Librarian 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"When I despair,
I remember that all through history
the ways of truth and love have always won.
There have been tyrants, and murderers,
and for a time they can seem invincible,
but in the end they always fall.
Think of it - ALWAYS."
Mahatma Gandhi - early 20th century
2006-10-20 16:34:26 · answer #9 · answered by Joya 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tara Reid - "I make Jessica Simpson look like a rock scientist"
2006-10-20 21:04:28 · answer #10 · answered by Luciana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋