A nice inspirational fairly long quote that talks about living or love. Perhaps from a disney movie or good book. Thanks to everyone who answers!
2006-12-21 17:43:37 · 16 answers · asked by Victoria 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
frankley skarlet I dont give a damn
or
put the candle back
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the dog peed on the sandwiches
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sombody has to go back and get a shi& load of dimes
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FOOD FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-12-21 17:48:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
One of the greatest American novels, was also made several times into a motion picture, Thornton Wilder's "The Bridge of San Luis Rey". A monk tries to understand why several travelers die when a bridge collapses. It is regarded as a classic novel. Here are the closing lines of the book:
"“...we ourselves shall be loved for a while and forgotten. But the love will have been enough; all those impulses of love return to the love that made them. Even memory is not necessary for love. There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love, the only survival, the only meaning.”
-pt.5 (closing sentences of the book).
"By revealing several characters in all of their frailties and evils, Wilder shows not only that good can come from poor materials, but more importantly that “in love our very mistakes don’t seem to be able to last long” (pt.5), that love will outlast our defects. As the Abbess mused, very few remembered or would continue to think of those that had died, in all their fallible reality, and yet the love that survived their deaths would continue to produce wonderful impacts. Such is a welcome lesson, but one that would be very easily destroyed by too sentimental or cliché presentation. Somehow-- perhaps through economy of prose and simplicity of observations-- the author manages to present the illustration effectively. A lesser author would elicit rolled eyes and a feigned gag reflex when delivering the same medicine. We often hear, particularly at funerals, of love surviving death. What does this mean? Usually the expositions of this platitude allude to memories of the dead person’s loving attitudes and actions, and imply that these memories inspire love in the living. This seems to necessitate that we whitewash the dead, paint them as loving individuals in order for the love-effect to work its magic. To Wilder, the bridge between the land of the living and the land of the dead does not rely on memory, but is simply love itself. Regardless of the real qualities of the Marquesa, or Uncle Pio, their loves produce continuing effects among the living. Whenever a letter of the Marquesa is read and draws forth a tender or virtuous sentiment; and whenever the Abbess or Camila touches a sick man on the head and offers genuine phrases of encouragement, the loves of the dead are active regardless of the state of their own souls or hearts during their lifetime, and regardless of whether anyone remembers them. Love is returned with interest, while corruptions and defects fade into oblivion.". . . .
"After September 11, British Prime Minister Tony Blair eulogized the dead by quoting the last lines of the story: "There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love, the only survival, the only meaning."
2006-12-21 18:07:00 · answer #2 · answered by JOHN B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A few of my favorite memorable movie quotes: Ten Things I Hate About You Walter Stratford: Do you know what happens at proms? Bianca: Yes. We'll dance, we'll kiss, we'll come home. It's not quite the crisis situation you imagine. Walter Stratford: Kissing? That's what you think happens? I've got news for you. Kissing isn't what keeps me up to my elbows in placenta all day long. Rushmore Max Fischer: I like your nurse's uniform, guy. Dr. Peter Flynn: These are O.R. scrubs. Max Fischer: O, R they? Juno Bren: Doctors are sadists who like to play God and watch lesser people scream. Juno MacGuff: I named my guitar "Roosevelt"-not Ted, Franklin. You know, the cute one, with polio. Bren: Oh, you think you're so special because you get to play Picture Pages up there? Well, my five year old daughter could do that and let me tell you, she's not the brightest bulb in the tanning bed. So why don't you go back to night school in Mantino and learn a real trade. Juno MacGuff: Bren! You's a dick! I love it!
2016-05-23 13:46:04 · answer #3 · answered by Heather 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't really know what you mean by "long" but my all-time favorite quote is:
"To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure."
It's said by Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling. I'm not sure what page. Towards the end of the book though, probably within the last 3 chapters.
Hope that helps a bit!
2006-12-21 18:18:35 · answer #4 · answered by chula198705 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two of the best quotes anywhere that I have ever heard are these:
Suppose you were a politician; and suppose you were an idiot; but I repeat myself--Will Rogers, quoted during the 1924 Presidential election
There is more in this Earth than the minds of men can conceive--Henry David Thoreau
2006-12-22 11:06:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be different, I would choose a song: The Circle of Life from Lion King (lyrics by Tim Rice):
From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There's more to see than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high
Through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round
It's the Circle of Life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle
The Circle of Life
It's the Circle of Life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle
The Circle of Life
2006-12-21 17:52:37 · answer #6 · answered by cranura 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens...
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
And...
It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done;
it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.
The site below has many great quotes from lots of sources.
2006-12-21 18:23:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
From E. B. White's "Charlotte's Web"
"Wilbur never forgot Charlotte. Although he loved her children and grandchildren dearly, none of the new spiders ever quite took her place in his heart. She was in a class by herself. It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was both."
2006-12-21 23:04:36 · answer #8 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would go with the speech that the "Gipper" gave to all the Notre Dame players. You can find it on any search engine and I believe it is also in the movie "Rudy".
I also love the quote: "If it is to be, it is up to me!"
2006-12-21 18:00:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
im learning about Napoleon Bonaparte in History Class and we had to look up quotes by him. he has some great quotes, common ones that i didnt even know someone of his time made up.. type it in on yahoo`s search engine
2006-12-21 17:48:38 · answer #10 · answered by chelsღ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"To get a rainbow you have to get the rain. You know who said that? Dolly Parton. And people says she's just a pair of ****."
David Brent -The office
2006-12-21 17:51:37 · answer #11 · answered by alwaysmoose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋