What is your favorite Quote? Who said it? Does it relate to your belief's, morals. etc...If So How?

Question

Answers such as these renew my faith in our society. Humanity, compassion, faith in ourselves and one another is still an important part of our daily existence.

If you had to choose one quote to live by, I think it should be one such as this.

Remember we are all brothers and we are all in this mess of a world together.

Thank you all for your answers.

"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools"

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Answer 1

"The destination is unimportant, it's the journey that counts." author unknown. It reminds me to stay in today instead of focusing on outcomes. I find it helps me live my life morally and ethically as what I do right now is all that is important and directly affects my future.

Answer 2

"A human being should be able to chage a diaper,
plan an invason, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building,
write a sonnett, 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."

That sums up my philosophy on life. If a person can't do all those things and more, they're not fully human. And yes, I've done all those things and more... except die gallently, and I'm looking forward to that.

Answer 3

"Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let people have guns... why should we let them have ideas?" --Joseph Stalin

and

"It has often seemed to me that if one wishes to find consolation in this world, one must also be prepared to accept at least one or two large lies." --Michael Moorcock

I like this one because many people are unhappy because they are plagued by the lack of answers to philosophical or spiritual questions. So maybe if you want to be happy, you do just have to pick something and accept it and move on with life.

and

"How can the universe be anything but a womb? And Womb of God or the Womb of Tathagata, it's two languages not two Gods..." Jack Kerouac, Desolation Angels

I especially like the last one because I know that most of the world's major religions have the same or very similar codes of conducts and morals. The differences are really in the names of the Gods, not in how we should act. If everyone would just follow his or her own religion without feeling the need to convert everyone else, many problems would disappear or at least be more easily solved.

Answer 4

Oh there are so many quotes to choose from! It's hard to say which one is my favorite for certain, but here's one that I really do love and live by:

"It is by believing in roses that one brings them to bloom."
-French proverb

When ever I feel like all hope is lost, I think about this quote and some others that are similar to it and think to myself that you really can do nearly everything once you put your mind to it. I also like "You need sun and rain to make a rainbow." though I don't remember where I heard that one.

Another good one is "A lot of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will ride the bus with you when the limo breaks down." -Oprah Winfrey.
It really motivates me to be the best person I can be as well as find friends who will be there for me when I need them and I will be there when they need me.

Answer 5

spinning complacently in the darkness. covered and blinded by a blanket of little lives. false security has lulled the madness of this world into a slumber. wake up. an eye is upon you. staring straight down and keenly through. seeing all that you are and everything that you can never be. yes an eye is upon you. an eye ready to blink. so face forward with arms wide open and mind reeling. your future has arrived.
are you ready to go?

-powerman 5000-

what it means i have no idea

Answer 6

"Uttishta Bharata". originally an Upanishadic statement, repeated by Chanakya and Swami Vivekananda. This literally means "Awake oh Indian". Awake form the slumber, to free yourself from all kinds of dominations. During Chanakyas time, it was the Greek invasion from Alexander, son of Phillip of Macedonia, and during Vivekananda's time, it was the British colonial rule. It relates to my morals and beliefs, because hardly any Indians know their potentials and the power of ancestry.

Answer 7

well.. although i have changed my views and opinions over the years... i would have to say that at this certain time in my life my favorite quote (thats to say, the quote that characterizes me the most right now) would have to be:

"everying in moderation"
do what u want, when u want it, but dont ever cross the line. eat chocolate (enough to keep u satisfied, not enough to make u fat), lie (enough to keep people around u happy and possitive, not enough to hurt urself and others), study (enough to keep a good level at school, not enough to give u a nervous breakdown), be lazy (enough to chill and relax, not enough to gain weight and lose muscle), be crazy (enough to have fun, not enough to be sent to the loony bin)...etc etc. You get my point, right?

i cannot see how following this quote in every aspect of ur life could ever do you wrong. can you?

Answer 8

It's hard to pick a favorite quote from centuries of well known quotes. So I'll just give you this more modern one that I have always tried to live by:

"By maintaining your scruples no one can ever justifiably accuse you of selling out. You won’t sell out if you’re not for sale." - Watson

Answer 9

Beer is God's way of letting us know that He loves us and wants us to be happy.
-- Benjamin Franklin

I think he was a very respected thinker of his time, and as a founding father of America, he also believed in the pursuit of happiness. But I think he enjoyed beer much in the way that tobacco should be enjoyed -- in moderation. Nothing like the way that many Americans do things now, in excess.

Answer 10

A good car will get you from piont a to point b. A great car will get you in trouble.

No realition to my beliefs accept i have a ticket