Quotes, Poems, & Sayings... - Page 98

Diva · 05-02-2010, 08:32 AM

Erotica is pornography I am willing to publicly admit I like.

~Spider Robinson

Kobi · 05-02-2010, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diva

Erotica is using a feather, pornography is using the whole chicken.

~Isabel Allende

I read something this morning that eluded to the difference between erotica and pornography was the lighting.

Hm funny the associations we make sometimes.

Kobi · 05-02-2010, 08:37 AM

The real voyage of discovery lies not in discovering new lands, but in seeing with new eyes.

- Marcel Proust

katzietootle · 05-02-2010, 08:44 AM

"Love your enemies. It makes them so damned mad..."

Soon · 05-02-2010, 09:06 AM

I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth - and truth rewarded me.

Hack · 05-02-2010, 09:19 AM

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive. -- Robert Louis Stevenson

Mister Bent · 05-02-2010, 09:24 AM

I came to explore the wreck.
The words are purposes.
The words are maps.
I came to see the damage that was done
and the treasures that prevail.
I stroke the beam of my lamp
slowly along the flank
of something more permanent
than fish or weed

the thing I came for:
the wreck and not the story of the wreck
the thing itself and not the myth
the drowned face always staring
toward the sun
the evidence of damage
worn by salt and away into this threadbare beauty
the ribs of the disaster
curving their assertion
among the tentative haunters.

- from Diving the Wreck, by Adrienne Rich

Enchantress · 05-02-2010, 02:14 PM

Where The Sidewalk Ends

There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.

Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.

Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.

~ Shel Silverstein

Duchess · 05-02-2010, 04:06 PM

Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won't come in.

Alan Alda
American, Actor Quotes

Duchess · 05-02-2010, 04:07 PM

I'm not out there trying to get press for myself nor am I trying to convince anybody that I'm living any kind of a life. I'm actually trying to convince people: I don't want you to know what I'm living, because it's none of your business.

Kevin Spacey
American, Actor Quotes

JakeTulane · 05-02-2010, 05:46 PM

"No longer is my past an autobiography; it is a reference book to be taken down, open and shared. Today as I report for duty, the most wonderful picture comes through. For - though this day be dark - as some days must be - the stars will shine even brighter later. My witness that they do shine will be called for in the very near future. All my past will this day be a part of me, because it is the key, not the lock." - Author Unknown

katzietootle · 05-02-2010, 05:50 PM

<----"I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early"

Kenna · 05-02-2010, 09:12 PM

"Submission is a gift that must be earned through trust, tenderness, respect, passion and compassion; it can be given, but never taken. "

Fancy · 05-02-2010, 09:30 PM

"When your kids accomplish something it means much more than anything you've done."
— Greg Mortenson

and...

"When you take the time to actually listen, with humility, to what people have to say, it's amazing what you can learn. Especially if the people who are doing the talking also happen to be children."
— Greg Mortenson (Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan)

Soon · 05-02-2010, 09:50 PM

A girl's best friend is her mutter.

femmedyke · 05-02-2010, 10:57 PM

"I force myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own taste." - Marcel Duchamp

Lady Pamela · 05-02-2010, 11:44 PM

Slowly drowning in my sorrow

Wishing things would be better tomorrow

Feeling like I am in an ocean of doubt and despair,

gradually sinking and gasping for air.

Knowing life is not a light switch you can flip on and off

Simply settling and accepting I have to carry on.

Trying to keep my sanity and composure intact

out of fear of how those close to me, might react.

Fears of inadequacy as a human, as a woman, burry themselves deep in my head

As I make a foolish attempt to have a good night's rest in my lumpy bed.

Due to the fact that there are others out there ten times better than I,

makes me afraid and let out defeated sighs.

Since it seems like things will always be this way,

its frustrating because I have to go through it day after day.

Yet, when my quandaries are more than I can bare,

I can at least take comfort in those who really care.

You know who you are, and so do I.

That knowledge keeps me from going over the edge, from giving up and giving in.

::

By Lourdes Medel

==========================================

Signs and symptoms of depression

Depression varies from person to person, but there are some common signs and symptoms. It’s important to remember that these symptoms can be part of life’s normal lows. But the more symptoms you have, the stronger they are, and the longer they’ve lasted—the more likely it is that you’re dealing with depression. When these symptoms are overwhelming and disabling, that's when it's time to seek help.

Common signs and symptoms of depression

Feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. A bleak outlook—nothing will ever get better and there’s nothing you can do to improve your situation.

Loss of interest in daily activities. No interest in former hobbies, pastimes, social activities, or sex. You’ve lost your ability to feel joy and pleasure.

Appetite or weight changes. Significant weight loss or weight gain—a change of more than 5% of body weight in a month.

Sleep changes. Either insomnia, especially waking in the early hours of the morning, or oversleeping (also known as hypersomnia).

Irritability or restlessness. Feeling agitated, restless, or on edge. Your tolerance level is low; everything and everyone gets on your nerves.

Loss of energy. Feeling fatigued, sluggish, and physically drained. Your whole body may feel heavy, and even small tasks are exhausting or take longer to complete.

Self-loathing. Strong feelings of worthlessness or guilt. You harshly criticize yourself for perceived faults and mistakes.

Concentration problems. Trouble focusing, making decisions, or remembering things.

Unexplained aches and pains. An increase in physical complaints such as headaches, back pain, aching muscles, and stomach pain.

katzietootle · 05-03-2010, 06:45 AM

<----"in life, it's not all about money,it's all about fighting through rejection and defeat and obstacles of sucess"

redrose · 05-03-2010, 07:12 AM

"You'll always be my best friend, you know too much!"

redrose · 05-03-2010, 07:15 AM

"You mean the world to me and I'll never stop loving you 'Cause what you have given me I can never repay And if we meet again somehow, I will love you then as now 'Cause you mean the world to me.

~ David Lamotte

05-02-2010, 08:37 AM	#1943
Kobi Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Biological female. Lesbian. Relationship Status: Happy Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hanging out in the Atlantic. Posts: 9,234 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,840 Thanked 34,636 Times in 7,642 Posts Rep Power: 21474861	The real voyage of discovery lies not in discovering new lands, but in seeing with new eyes. - Marcel Proust __________________

05-02-2010, 08:44 AM	#1944
katzietootle Junior Member How Do You Identify?: alien wandering Relationship Status: wandering Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: illegal alien on mars, permanent resident on pluto,migrating to planet kazoom Posts: 91 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 37 Thanked 57 Times in 35 Posts Rep Power: 24	"Love your enemies. It makes them so damned mad..." __________________ "The number of people watching me is directly proportional to the stupidity of my action."

05-02-2010, 09:06 AM	#1945
Soon Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Relationship Status: attached Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,896 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,046 Thanked 13,094 Times in 3,386 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Simone de Beauvoir I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth - and truth rewarded me.

05-02-2010, 09:24 AM	#1947
Mister Bent Senior Member How Do You Identify?: . Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: . Posts: 2,905 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,151 Thanked 5,824 Times in 1,721 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	the thing itself and not the myth I came to explore the wreck. The words are purposes. The words are maps. I came to see the damage that was done and the treasures that prevail. I stroke the beam of my lamp slowly along the flank of something more permanent than fish or weed the thing I came for: the wreck and not the story of the wreck the thing itself and not the myth the drowned face always staring toward the sun the evidence of damage worn by salt and away into this threadbare beauty the ribs of the disaster curving their assertion among the tentative haunters. - from Diving the Wreck, by Adrienne Rich __________________ Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. - H. L. Mencken

05-02-2010, 02:14 PM	#1948
Enchantress Senior Member How Do You Identify?: A complex confection. Preferred Pronoun?: Miss Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The land of milk and honey. Posts: 2,169 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 741 Thanked 3,420 Times in 1,200 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	A jumping off point ... Where The Sidewalk Ends There is a place where the sidewalk ends And before the street begins, And there the grass grows soft and white, And there the sun burns crimson bright, And there the moon-bird rests from his flight To cool in the peppermint wind. Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black And the dark street winds and bends. Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow, And watch where the chalk-white arrows go To the place where the sidewalk ends. Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow, And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go, For the children, they mark, and the children, they know The place where the sidewalk ends. ~ Shel Silverstein

05-02-2010, 08:32 AM	#1941
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	Erotica is pornography I am willing to publicly admit I like. ~Spider Robinson

05-02-2010, 09:19 AM	#1946
Hack Just a guy. How Do You Identify?: Just a guy Preferred Pronoun?: male Relationship Status: Sparkle's consort Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: MA Posts: 1,458 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 807 Thanked 3,775 Times in 958 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive. -- Robert Louis Stevenson

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05-02-2010, 04:07 PM	#1950
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	I'm not out there trying to get press for myself nor am I trying to convince anybody that I'm living any kind of a life. I'm actually trying to convince people: I don't want you to know what I'm living, because it's none of your business. *Kevin Spacey* *American, Actor Quotes* __________________ *無料のライブ*

05-02-2010, 05:46 PM	#1951
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05-02-2010, 05:50 PM	#1952
katzietootle Junior Member How Do You Identify?: alien wandering Relationship Status: wandering Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: illegal alien on mars, permanent resident on pluto,migrating to planet kazoom Posts: 91 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 37 Thanked 57 Times in 35 Posts Rep Power: 24	<----"I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early" __________________ "The number of people watching me is directly proportional to the stupidity of my action."

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Kenna Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Fiery, Sassy, Tough As Nails, Femme Tomboy Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: I am your favorite hello and hardest goodbye. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NC & CO Posts: 4,806 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,624 Thanked 12,196 Times in 3,779 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	"Submission is a gift that must be earned through trust, tenderness, respect, passion and compassion; it can be given, but never taken. "

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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	"When your kids accomplish something it means much more than anything you've done." — Greg Mortenson and... "When you take the time to actually listen, with humility, to what people have to say, it's amazing what you can learn. Especially if the people who are doing the talking also happen to be children." — Greg Mortenson (Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan)

05-02-2010, 09:50 PM	#1955
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05-02-2010, 10:57 PM	#1956
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05-02-2010, 11:44 PM	#1957
Lady Pamela Senior Member How Do You Identify?: A Lady..Femme..Free Spirit with a touch of survivalist woman in me. Preferred Pronoun?: Spiritual Warrior..She Ra..Baby Doll, or anything close..ha! Relationship Status: In perfect love and perfect trust I believe that will be directed..for now Just friends in my life. Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Live in Utah but take trips to Arkansas. Plan to move there eventually. Posts: 2,579 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,073 Thanked 5,940 Times in 1,609 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Slowly drowning in my sorrow Wishing things would be better tomorrow Feeling like I am in an ocean of doubt and despair, gradually sinking and gasping for air. Knowing life is not a light switch you can flip on and off Simply settling and accepting I have to carry on. Trying to keep my sanity and composure intact out of fear of how those close to me, might react. Fears of inadequacy as a human, as a woman, burry themselves deep in my head As I make a foolish attempt to have a good night's rest in my lumpy bed. Due to the fact that there are others out there ten times better than I, makes me afraid and let out defeated sighs. Since it seems like things will always be this way, its frustrating because I have to go through it day after day. Yet, when my quandaries are more than I can bare, I can at least take comfort in those who really care. You know who you are, and so do I. That knowledge keeps me from going over the edge, from giving up and giving in. :: By Lourdes Medel ========================================== Signs and symptoms of depression Depression varies from person to person, but there are some common signs and symptoms. It’s important to remember that these symptoms can be part of life’s normal lows. But the more symptoms you have, the stronger they are, and the longer they’ve lasted—the more likely it is that you’re dealing with depression. When these symptoms are overwhelming and disabling, that's when it's time to seek help. Common signs and symptoms of depression Feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. A bleak outlook—nothing will ever get better and there’s nothing you can do to improve your situation. Loss of interest in daily activities. No interest in former hobbies, pastimes, social activities, or sex. You’ve lost your ability to feel joy and pleasure. Appetite or weight changes. Significant weight loss or weight gain—a change of more than 5% of body weight in a month. Sleep changes. Either insomnia, especially waking in the early hours of the morning, or oversleeping (also known as hypersomnia). Irritability or restlessness. Feeling agitated, restless, or on edge. Your tolerance level is low; everything and everyone gets on your nerves. Loss of energy. Feeling fatigued, sluggish, and physically drained. Your whole body may feel heavy, and even small tasks are exhausting or take longer to complete. Self-loathing. Strong feelings of worthlessness or guilt. You harshly criticize yourself for perceived faults and mistakes. Concentration problems. Trouble focusing, making decisions, or remembering things. Unexplained aches and pains. An increase in physical complaints such as headaches, back pain, aching muscles, and stomach pain. __________________ Believe what people show you the first time. It will keep you in balance, and will show you truth! ~~ Author unknown ~~ When negative thoughts come to mind, Let them die stillborn. Speak and do posotive in any situation, And watch your dreams grow and flurish. If you can't say anything posotive, Zip it up. Do not give birth to that which you do not want to see grow. See it, Believe it, Own it, Have it! ~~ Lady Pamela ~~

05-03-2010, 06:45 AM	#1958
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05-03-2010, 07:12 AM	#1959
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05-03-2010, 07:15 AM	#1960
redrose Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: at peace Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Philippines Posts: 291 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 62 Thanked 252 Times in 123 Posts Rep Power: 276024	"You mean the world to me and I'll never stop loving you 'Cause what you have given me I can never repay And if we meet again somehow, I will love you then as now 'Cause you mean the world to me. ~ David Lamotte __________________ ... death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal ... http://youtu.be/N0SgLJEtaok