Quotes, Poems, & Sayings... - Page 356

Arwen · 07-28-2011, 08:44 AM

I'd like to widen people's awareness of the tremendous timespan lying ahead -- for our planet, and for life itself. Most educated people are aware that we're the outcome of nearly 4bn years of Darwinian selection, but many tend to think that humans are somehow the culmination. Our sun, however, is less than halfway through its lifespan. Six billion years from now, it will not be humans who watch the sun's demise. Any creatures that then exist will be as different from us as we are from bacteria or amoebae. -Martin Rees, cosmologist and astrophysicist (b. 1942)

iambrsf · 07-28-2011, 11:44 AM

" I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have- life itself." ~Walter Anderson~

Queerasfck · 07-28-2011, 01:00 PM

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein, (attributed)
US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955)

Tcountry · 07-28-2011, 07:13 PM

"If you love until it hurts...there can be no more hurt, only love." -Mother Teresa

Fancy · 07-28-2011, 08:44 PM

Life must be a constant education; one must learn everything, from speaking to dying.

Gustave Flaubert

Hollylane · 07-28-2011, 10:18 PM

Dirty Dancing:

I'm scared of walking out of this room
and never feeling the rest of my whole life,
the way I feel when I'm with you.

Diva · 07-29-2011, 12:43 AM

The Blooming of the Lotus
By Thich Nhat Hanh

Smiling to my body I breathe in
Releasing the tensions in my body I breathe out.
Breathing in I go back
...To the island within myself
There are beautiful trees
Within the island
There are clear streams of water
There are birds
Sunshine, and fresh air
Breathing out I feel safe
I enjoy going back to my island.

mustangjeano · 07-29-2011, 04:28 AM

" your task is not to seek love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it" Rumi

Tommi · 07-29-2011, 06:38 AM

"Smuggle your sweetness out from under your cynicism."
ST

always2late · 07-29-2011, 06:59 AM

"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness
has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now."- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Mr.Nobody · 07-29-2011, 10:06 AM

An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life...

"A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy.
"It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.

"One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, self-doubt, and ego.

"The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.

"This same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather,
"Which wolf will win?"

The old chief simply replied,
"The one you feed."

Duchess · 07-29-2011, 10:45 AM

“Silence is the absolute poise or balance of body, mind and spirit. The man who preserves his selfhood is ever calm and unshaken by the storms of existence … What are the fruits of silence? They are self-control, true courage or endurance, patience, dignity and reverence. Silence is the cornerstone of character.”

~Ohiyesa, Santee Sioux

JakeTulane · 07-29-2011, 10:47 AM

“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” – Albert Schweitzer

JakeTulane · 07-29-2011, 10:50 AM

"Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding on to.” – Anonymous

JakeTulane · 07-29-2011, 10:52 AM

"Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding." - Khalil Gibran

Daywalker · 07-29-2011, 02:53 PM

"The weather surrounds all who exist...yes, even those who never notice it.
And those who don't appreciate it. And those who want to change it.
And yet it's slow and relentless itinerary goes on, so that it may selflessly
nurture those who bask in it's unconditional love and light. What a
world it could be if Human behavior learned by this example "

~ DW ~

7-27-2011

FeminineAllure · 07-29-2011, 10:14 PM

Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for." -Bob Marley

Ms. Meander · 07-30-2011, 05:48 AM

To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism - this is the art of living.

Jean de La Fontaine

JakeTulane · 07-30-2011, 06:59 AM

"The sadness of the women's movement is that they don't allow the necessity of love. See, I don't personally trust any revolution where love is not allowed."
Maya Angelou

JakeTulane · 07-30-2011, 07:00 AM

"Trust yourself, then you will know how to live." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

07-28-2011, 08:44 AM	#7101
Arwen Joy Seeker How Do You Identify?: Smartly-Flavored Preferred Pronoun?: Goddess Relationship Status: Mrs. Syzygy 1/9/14 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Joyville, NM (aka Land of Enchantment) Posts: 10,140 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,636 Thanked 28,119 Times in 6,414 Posts Rep Power: 21474862	I'd like to widen people's awareness of the tremendous timespan lying ahead -- for our planet, and for life itself. Most educated people are aware that we're the outcome of nearly 4bn years of Darwinian selection, but many tend to think that humans are somehow the culmination. Our sun, however, is less than halfway through its lifespan. Six billion years from now, it will not be humans who watch the sun's demise. Any creatures that then exist will be as different from us as we are from bacteria or amoebae. -Martin Rees, cosmologist and astrophysicist (b. 1942) __________________ I wrote a book, y'all! *FREE* Tarotscopes Seek Joy, y'all. Eschew hate. 9Words: A Poetry Challenge \| Do you like me?

07-28-2011, 11:44 AM	#7102
iambrsf Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: NEPA Posts: 63 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 63 Thanked 73 Times in 37 Posts Rep Power: 1127157	" I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have- life itself." ~Walter Anderson~ __________________ *~Gen~*

07-28-2011, 01:00 PM	#7103
Queerasfck Senior Member How Do You Identify?: still ballin' Relationship Status: Triple X Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: west side Posts: 2,544 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,716 Thanked 6,488 Times in 1,638 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	History repeats itself Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein, (attributed) US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955) __________________ http://www.advertisingarchives.co.uk...28750fb328.jpg

07-28-2011, 07:13 PM	#7104
Tcountry Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Country Boi Preferred Pronoun?: call it as u see it Relationship Status: Completely...complete ;) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Either at the beach or in the pool Posts: 1,665 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,929 Thanked 4,287 Times in 1,181 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	"If you love until it hurts...there can be no more hurt, only love." -Mother Teresa __________________ "You don't Find life worth living; You MAKE IT that way"

07-29-2011, 04:28 AM	#7108
mustangjeano Member How Do You Identify?: old school stonebutch, Queer TG butch, ranch hand Preferred Pronoun?: he Relationship Status: single, not looking Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Northern Ca. Posts: 1,088 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,459 Thanked 1,029 Times in 361 Posts Rep Power: 15314316	Love " your task is not to seek love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it" Rumi

07-28-2011, 08:44 PM	#7105
Fancy Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: N/A Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NY Posts: 3,742 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,696 Thanked 7,076 Times in 2,316 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Life must be a constant education; one must learn everything, from speaking to dying. Gustave Flaubert

07-28-2011, 10:18 PM	#7106
Hollylane Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: . Preferred Pronoun?: . Relationship Status: . Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: . Posts: 11,495 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,694 Thanked 26,359 Times in 5,875 Posts Rep Power: 21474862	Dirty Dancing: I'm scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life, the way I feel when I'm with you.

07-29-2011, 12:43 AM	#7107
Diva Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Diva Preferred Pronoun?: Diva Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chez Diva Posts: 11,879 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,263 Thanked 17,174 Times in 5,239 Posts Rep Power: 0	The Blooming of the Lotus By Thich Nhat Hanh Smiling to my body I breathe in Releasing the tensions in my body I breathe out. Breathing in I go back ...To the island within myself There are beautiful trees Within the island There are clear streams of water There are birds Sunshine, and fresh air Breathing out I feel safe I enjoy going back to my island.

07-29-2011, 06:38 AM	#7109
Tommi Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Usually "Hello" Relationship Status: Married and Bound to Tommi's kaijira (Ts_kaijira ) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Suthun.... California that is. Across the ridge from Laguna Beach. Posts: 8,151 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,621 Thanked 21,337 Times in 5,969 Posts Rep Power: 21474860	"Smuggle your sweetness out from under your cynicism." ST

07-29-2011, 06:59 AM	#7110
always2late Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: m'lady Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 2,000 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,834 Thanked 6,231 Times in 1,462 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now."- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe __________________ Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there ~ Rumi

07-29-2011, 10:06 AM	#7111
Mr.Nobody Member How Do You Identify?: Niizh manidoowag... Preferred Pronoun?: I prefer amature nouns Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 840 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 370 Thanked 1,528 Times in 536 Posts Rep Power: 15623423	An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life... "A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy. "It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. "One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, self-doubt, and ego. "The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. "This same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too." The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?" The old chief simply replied, "The one you feed." __________________ Noblesse oblige...

07-29-2011, 10:45 AM	#7112
Duchess Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Absolute Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Toe curling :-) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 2,382 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,792 Thanked 5,592 Times in 1,521 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	“Silence is the absolute poise or balance of body, mind and spirit. The man who preserves his selfhood is ever calm and unshaken by the storms of existence … What are the fruits of silence? They are self-control, true courage or endurance, patience, dignity and reverence. Silence is the cornerstone of character.” ~Ohiyesa, Santee Sioux __________________ *無料のライブ*

07-29-2011, 10:47 AM	#7113
JakeTulane Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Mr. Prickly Porcupine Preferred Pronoun?: Butch - Hy, Hym, Hys Relationship Status: She has softened My quills Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Permanently Banned 8/8/2011 Posts: 4,880 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,221 Thanked 5,264 Times in 2,732 Posts Rep Power: 0	“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” – Albert Schweitzer

07-29-2011, 10:50 AM	#7114
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JakeTulane Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Mr. Prickly Porcupine Preferred Pronoun?: Butch - Hy, Hym, Hys Relationship Status: She has softened My quills Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Permanently Banned 8/8/2011 Posts: 4,880 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,221 Thanked 5,264 Times in 2,732 Posts Rep Power: 0	"Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding." - Khalil Gibran

07-29-2011, 02:53 PM	#7116
Daywalker Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Hippy Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: * Posts: 3,750 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,499 Thanked 11,916 Times in 2,700 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	"The weather surrounds all who exist...yes, even those who never notice it. *And those who don't appreciate it. And those who want to change it.* *And yet it's slow and relentless itinerary goes on, so that it may selflessly* *nurture those who bask in it's unconditional love and light.* *What a* *world it could be if Human behavior learned by this example* " ~ DW ~ 7-27-2011 __________________ www.SirDaywalker.com

07-29-2011, 10:14 PM	#7117
FeminineAllure Member How Do You Identify?: Female Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: My rainbow is way overdue Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: PA Posts: 1,145 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,659 Thanked 2,026 Times in 555 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for." -Bob Marley __________________ Remember anyone can love you when the sun is shining...In the storm is where you learn who truly cares for you

07-30-2011, 05:48 AM	#7118
Ms. Meander Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Queer Femme Relationship Status: Ethical Nonmonogamist Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Mountains Posts: 1,520 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,706 Thanked 5,214 Times in 1,147 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism - this is the art of living. Jean de La Fontaine __________________ My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart. - Maya Angelou

07-30-2011, 06:59 AM	#7119
JakeTulane Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Mr. Prickly Porcupine Preferred Pronoun?: Butch - Hy, Hym, Hys Relationship Status: She has softened My quills Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Permanently Banned 8/8/2011 Posts: 4,880 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,221 Thanked 5,264 Times in 2,732 Posts Rep Power: 0	"The sadness of the women's movement is that they don't allow the necessity of love. See, I don't personally trust any revolution where love is not allowed." Maya Angelou

07-30-2011, 07:00 AM	#7120
JakeTulane Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Mr. Prickly Porcupine Preferred Pronoun?: Butch - Hy, Hym, Hys Relationship Status: She has softened My quills Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Permanently Banned 8/8/2011 Posts: 4,880 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,221 Thanked 5,264 Times in 2,732 Posts Rep Power: 0	"Trust yourself, then you will know how to live." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe