A thread for any inspirational or funny quotes that have some meaning for you today! :smile:


Quote on Coffee:

Good communication is just as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Too much of a good thing can be wonderful

- Mae West

I try to remember this quote when making decisions. It is my mothers favorite thing to say!

"Misery and unhappiness are the prices we pay when we sacrifice that which we want most for that which we want at the moment." - Unknown

"Don't go running into automatic doors; they could whack you on the face if they open outwards" - Me (sadly)

"I can resist everything except temptation" - Oscar Wilde

"Don't go running into automatic doors; they could whack you on the face if they open outwards" - Me (sadly)

lmao AJ... sorry... this is sympathetic laughter you know :razz:

/me stifles her giggles


I quite like this one today :biggrin:

Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils
Louis Hector Berlioz

"I have had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it." - Groucho Marx

"I am Gaia" - Gaia

"I'm an excellent housekeeper. Every time I get a divorce, I keep the house."
- Zsa Zsa Gabor

"To *burp* or not to *burp* that is the question."
-An impersator of Shakespear

This is more like advice than a quote:

"Don't try to pass your past, avail it" - Me.

"When God gives you lemons, you FIND A NEW GOD!!"

I can't believe I'm quoting him...

"Do or do not... there is no try" - Yoda :embarrassed:

"To be, or not to be" - Shakespeare

"Do be do be dooo" - Sinatra

"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions." -Dalai Lama

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." - Mahatma Gandhi

/me nods

Confucius says "It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop"

I says "Clearly Confucius wasn't working against a uni deadline at the time!"

"I never forget a face but in your case I'll make an exception" - Groucho Marx (I think...). Not relevant or particularly inspirational but I thought of it for some reason..

I think this one sums up my day so far :razz:

The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on. - Robert Bloch

"As soon as we think we are safe, something unexpected happens." - Buddha

How true is that?!

"Los locos kick your ass. Los locos kick your face. Los locos kick your balls INTO OUTER SPACE!" - Johnny Five, Short circuit

"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live"- Albus Dumbledore (JK Rowling)

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before - Edgar Allan Poe

Thought this would be good for Hallowe'en.

Nice one db :), not just because it's halloween- but also because it ties in with the theme of dreams :D
"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today"- James Dean

"Marilla, isn't it nice to think tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?" Anne (Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery)

"If you love something, set it free. If it comes back, it was, and always will be yours. If it never returns, it was never yours." - Unknown

:0 that quote, i said basically the exact same thing to someone who was feeling sad after a breakup XD i've never heard that quote before though :P just made it up after seeing my friends go through relationships

eh :) <3 its a lovely thought though :)

I think that quote is spot on Jennikins, also used it on some friends after breakups but it's more than just that :)

“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” - Confucius

You have no idea how much I dislike Confucius after reading this quote... but it's so true! :/

"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is."

Jan L.A. van de Snepscheut

^ I like that Sunny1, thanks.

"Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress." - Mahatma Gandhi, how true he is!

"Wise man say forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza"
- Michelangelo. Ninja Turtle.

Last night I dreamed I ate a ten-pound marshmallow, and when I woke up the pillow was gone. :razz:

Tommy Cooper

"We keep coming up with ways to celebrate mediocrity" -Mr. Incredible

"It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you have!" -Sheryl Crow: Soak Up The Sun

"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have" - Thomas Jefferson

^ I like that Sunny1, thanks.

You're very welcome, I love quotes and am so happy there is a section for that in the forum, will be looking at it all the time :D

Last night I dreamed I ate a ten-pound marshmallow, and when I woke up the pillow was gone.
Hahahahahahahaha, laughing all the way to a tummy ache again!

"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have" - Thomas Jefferson
Wise! I'll try to remember this one!

“Laugh at yourself and at life. Not in the spirit of derision or whining self-pity, but as a remedy, a miracle drug, that will ease your pain, cure your depression, and help you to put in perspective that seemingly terrible defeat and worry with laughter at your predicaments, thus freeing your mind to think clearly toward the solution that is certain to come. Never take yourself too seriously.”


Og Mandino

"A persons a person no matter how small!" - Dr Seuss =)

Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.

Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings.

Heh, that one made me chuckle :biggrin:

There is no shortcut to a dream.

Last night I dreamed I ate a ten-pound marshmallow, and when I woke up the pillow was gone.Very relevant quotation to me at this time. Only last night did I actually eat my pillow. I was awake at the time though.

A great philosopher once wrote: "naughty naughty, verrrrry naughty"

Someone from Bremner, Bird and Fortune: "In the words of Mao, 'It's a funny old world.'"

"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift, that's why we call it the present"- Joan Rivers
/me squeezes Sworraps :D hi!

"To finish first, first you have to finish" - Ron ":twisted:" Dennis (but maybe he got it off someone else!)

"All we have to decide is what to do. with the time that is given to us"- J.R.R Tolkien

"Today is the first day of the rest of your life" - Not Sure

“A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.”- Anon.

A person's dreams are an index to their greatness.

"Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't." - Erica Jong

"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is better than your dreams"- Dr. Seuss

"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is better than your dreams"- Dr. Seuss
Oh.. that's why TF and I have been struggling to sleep (http://www.isketchforum.net/showpost.php?p=150130&postcount=1263) lol :P

"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good." - Unknown

Hopefully, the person who I dedicate this quote to will know it's for them: :sad:

"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."

Anonymous

Friends are the family we choose for ourselves.

The unexamined life is not worth living. - Socrates.

Love that quote Richi, I just finished re-reading The Apology. :)

One of my favorites:

"Time passes. Even when it seems impossible. Even when each tick of the second hand aches like the pulse of blood behind a bruise. It passes unevenly, in strange lurches and dragging lulls, but pass it does. Even for me".
-Stephenie Meyer, New Moon

This made me lol :razz:

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, a glass of red wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!!"

Haha, very nice TickyTock. Where did you find that?

"Someone that touches your heart for a second, can touch your soul for a lifetime."

That quote was my signature before the Christmas comp came along.

"Even the smallest person can change the course of the future." - Galadriel :P

If its on the lung, then speak it from the tounge.
My grandmother was all for saying what you felt without shame.

Never miss a good opportunity to shut up.

Heh - nice one storm
Here's one for someone I shan't name nor shame:

"Avoid posting on forums all ye who are pished"
- Saffron :twisted:

xD

"Lighthouses are more useful than churches" - Benjamin Franklin

Said about Lewis Hamilton, "He makes Beckham look like Socrates" - Lenny Henry :razz::razz::razz:

"There is no charge for awesomeness....or attractiveness." - Kung Fu Panda

No matter where you are, there you are!

"Dont go out, its treacherous! Popped out for a pint of milk, ended up doing a Todd Carty infront of Londis" - Alan Carr. Made me laugh :p

"Helpful Zen sayings"...

1) Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me, for the path is narrow. In fact, just bugger off and leave me alone.

2) If you think nobody cares whether you're alive or dead, try missing a couple of mortgage payments.

A moment on the lips, a life time on the hips.
Taken from the best slimming class i ever went to, its where i got back to a size 14.

After telling nerdy to make sure she had tissues nearby for when she watched The Boy in Striped Pyjamas she replied with "I've got cotton balls and baby wipes?" lol.

Is that what all new mothers do? :razz: :p

"If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you'll never enjoy the sunshine." - Morris West

=)

lol at storm thanking you. I thought of her when I read that. hehe XD

/spam XD

From my grandfather, especially when someone was talkin rubbish.
'Shut your mouth and give your arse a chance'
Still so relevant today.

Sticker on the back of my car:

"Drive faster than me, you're an asshole.
Drive slower than me, you're an idiot."

HA!

"People who cease to grow can't inspire others. Leadership begins with challenging oneself." - Daisaku Ikeda

Kudos, Daisaku-San

"One who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; one who does not ask a question remains a fool forever." - Chinese Proverb

/me likes.

"The important thing is not to stop questioning" - Albert Einstein

In my Fuzzy Systems textbook..

"Precision is not truth." - Henri E. B. Matisse (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matisse) XD

"Teach a man how to start a fire, and he will be warm for one day. Set a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life."

"The friendship that can cease has never been real." - Saint Jerome

"The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials." - Chinese Proverb

"For every passing of a friend, a new star is born. They look upon you from the skies of heaven. So never fear, for your friend is never too far away." - db1986

In loving memory of a dear friend of mine <3 :)

“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time” (John Lubbock)

"Sometimes the lies you tell are less frightening than the loneliness you might feel if you stopped telling them." - Brock Clarke

Hee, I'm always in here, I LOVE this thread

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." - Lao Tzu

"Hard times build determination & strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger." - Dalai Llama

"What appear to be faults in others may actually be reflections of our own emotional afflictions." - Geshe Dhargyey

"Love and compassion open our own inner life, reducing stress, distrust, and loneliness." - Dalai Lama

When searching for a career, it's not what you know, it's who you know.

Haha deebs, I know exactly what you mean *didn't do that of course* :p

"It is very rare or almost impossible that an event can be negative from all points of view." - Dalai Lama

Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.
Mark Twain

"Sometimes you have to move on, there are things in this world that you yourself cannot change."

"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana." - Groucho

I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants. A. Whitney Brown

Some people's lives are only as interesting as the ♥♥♥♥ they stir.

or if you want something optimistic...

You have two eyes, two ears, and one mouth: if only people watched and listened twice as much as they spoke.

I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A bird will fall frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself. (D H Lawrence)

Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils ... - Louis Hector Berlioz

There are two types of people in this world: Those who think there are two types of people in this world, and those who don't.

There are 10 types of people in this world: Those who understand binary and those who don't.

lol

"There is no problem in this world that you can't fix with a hammer" - Deadlock

There's some good ones in here ^

"By listening with calm and understanding, we can ease the suffering of another person." - Thich Nhat Hanh

"If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not capable of developing compassion for others." - Dalai Lama

I love it when a nice good quote just happens to come to me when topics seem quite fitting. Also slightly freaky :o

There are 10 types of people in this world: Those who understand binary and those who don't.

lol

lmao. Sorry, I don't have one to post, but I just wanted to say that one made me laugh lots! I love it :D

"Money isn't everything, but it's right up there with oxygen." - Anon

"Too much of a good thing can be wonderful" - Mae West

The only person you can fail is yourself.

"You will always be getting praise and blame, but do not let either affect the poise of the mind." - from the Sutta Nipata

"Breathe/Smile. Relax/Enjoy/Laugh. Play/Create/Envision. Let go/Forgive/ Accept. Work/Serve/Contribute." - Lama Surya Das

"To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself." - Thich Nhat Hanh

All are relevant to me and I'm still slightly freaked out about how they just pop up when I least expect it. Still, I am grateful cos it sets me straight sometimes :)

"I drank some boiling water because I wanted to whistle." -
Mitch Hedberg

"Silence is golden, But Duct Tape is Silver"
Not sure. Just find it very funny

"Whatever the present moment contains accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it--not against it." - Eckhart Tolle

"If you let go a little you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot you will have a lot of peace." - Ajahn Chah

"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops are dirty the ocean does not become dirty." - Gandhi

"If your here & now makes you unhappy you have 3 options: remove yourself from the situation, change it or accept it." - Tolle

"Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional." - Unknown

"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." - Alice Walker

"Great acts are made up of small deeds." - Lao Tzu

Woo, catching up on saved quotes xD

A couple from Francois De La Rochefoucauld:

"A person well satisfied with themselves is seldom satisfied with others, and others rarely are with them."

"A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice."

"Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness."

"Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler." - Albert Einstein

"No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible" - Voltaire

Such a pretty way of saying little things matter, I thought :)

My life would be incomplete without a Zhu Zhu hamster. But it'd be better without you in it, so voting for a ban.

"Stop putting vegetables in my bedding. It's perverse."

We don't know who discovered water, but we know it wasn't the fish.
- Marshall McLuhan

"I am man of house." - Sorsie

"Without heart, we would be mere machines."

"One day, someone showed me a glass of water that was half full. And he said, 'Is it half full or half empty?' So I drank the water. No more problem." ~Alexander Jodorowsky

:biggrin:

MooDood has badgered me into putting this here. One of those where the person comes in just as you're pressing enter.

http://i484.photobucket.com/albums/rr210/matthewdwalker/sodomising.png

"The purpose of life is a life of purpose"

"To my old brown earth
And to my old blue sky
I'll now give these last few molecules of "I."

And you who sing,
And you who stand nearby,
I do charge you not to cry.

Guard well our human chain,
Watch well you keep it strong,
As long as sun will shine.

And this our home,
Keep pure and sweet and green,
For now I'm yours
And you are also mine."

"We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell" - Oscar Wilde

This quote is for people who new break-up. This is my favorite quotes in my life.

Never say die, Tomorrow is another guy

Right? haha

"No miracles. No mercy. No redemption.
No Heaven. No Hell. No higher power.
Just life. Just... us." - Batman

"I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying." - Oscar Wilde

"Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college." - Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

"It was just a ladle you power hungry fascist" - Author Unknown.

"I could tell my parents hated me, my bath toys were toaster and a radio." -anonymous

"Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit." - Oscar Wilde

"There is no creature on earth half so terrifying as a truly just man."

- Lord Varys, A Game of Thrones