Quotes, Poems, & Sayings... - Page 17

Arwen · 01-05-2010, 10:59 AM

Much misconstruction and bitterness are spared to him who thinks naturally upon what he owes to others, rather than what he ought to expect from them. --Elizabeth De Meulan Guizot

Pixie · 01-05-2010, 01:37 PM

“Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls”
Kahlil Gibran

Diva · 01-05-2010, 02:54 PM

Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party.

~Jimmy Buffett

Diva · 01-05-2010, 02:59 PM

Gently remind Yourself that Life
is okay the way it is, right now.
In the absence of Your judgment,
everything would be fine.
As You begin to eliminate Your
need for perfection in all areas
of Your Life, You'll begin to discover
the perfection in Life Itself.

~Richard Carlson, from "Don't Sweat The Small Stuff"

weatherboi · 01-05-2010, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diva

Gently remind Yourself that Life
is okay the way it is, right now.
In the absence of Your judgment,
everything would be fine.
As You begin to eliminate Your
need for perfection in all areas
of Your Life, You'll begin to discover
the perfection in Life Itself.

~Richard Carlson, from "Don't Sweat The Small Stuff"

I'm telling you, you gotta help me! Don't leave me here! I'm in hillbilly hell! My IQ's dropping by the second! I'm becoming one of them!

Lightning McQueen
Cars

I am looking forward to moving!!

Pixie · 01-05-2010, 06:57 PM

I am nothing special; just a common man with common thoughts, and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten. But in one respect I have succeeded as gloriously as anyone who's ever lived: I've loved another with all my heart and soul; and to me, this has always been enough.

Noah from The Notebook

Arwen · 01-05-2010, 09:09 PM

"Sometimes hanging in there is all it takes to succeed in life as well as in writing. Failure is part of the process, but it doesn't have to be the final destination." - Sabrina Jeffries

always2late · 01-06-2010, 06:44 AM

"Don't believe in miracles -- depend on them." ~ Laurence J. Peter

weatherboi · 01-06-2010, 07:20 AM

Also, I had read a book called She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders, written by a professor who had gone through transgender surgery, but it took this person well into his thirties to come to terms with the absolute necessity of having to do it.

Mercedes Ruehl

Diva · 01-06-2010, 09:17 AM

Inside of a ring or out,
ain't nothing wrong with going down.
It's staying down that's wrong.

~Muhammad Ali

Semantics · 01-06-2010, 09:33 AM

I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.

Stephen Hawking

Arwen · 01-06-2010, 09:55 AM

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image. --Goethe

Long-lasting change that will help you create new habits and actions requires an inside-out approach, as well as two very important tools: the mirror and time. -- Darren L. Johnson

always2late · 01-07-2010, 06:25 AM

"When one is out of touch with oneself, one cannot touch others." -Anne Morrow Lindbergh

violaine · 01-07-2010, 10:33 AM

“be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings.”

Victor Hugo

Diva · 01-07-2010, 11:28 AM

There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy.
By being happy, we sow anonymous benefits upon the world.

~Robert Louis Stevenson

weatherboi · 01-07-2010, 01:17 PM

There must be a reason why some people can afford to live well. They must have worked for it. I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things that we could use.

Mother Teresa, A Gift for God (1975)

IrishGrrl · 01-07-2010, 01:23 PM

Raising kids is like being pecked to death by a chicken.

-my real estate agent

Gemme · 01-07-2010, 07:07 PM

One can never consent to creep
when one feels an impulse to soar.
Helen Keller

Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.
Ray Kroc

We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing.
George Bernard Shaw

If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955), Observer, Jan. 15, 1950

Why be a man when you can be a success?
Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956)

There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way.
Christopher Morley (1890 - 1957)

Don't join the book burners. Don't think you're going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book...
Dwight D. Eisenhower

I'mOneToo · 01-08-2010, 02:07 AM

Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways.

--Stephen Vincent Benet

always2late · 01-08-2010, 06:26 AM

"Ninety per cent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves -- so how can we know anyone else?" ~ Sidney J. Harris

01-05-2010, 10:59 AM	#321
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 28,131 Times in 6,414 Posts Rep Power: 21474861	Much misconstruction and bitterness are spared to him who thinks naturally upon what he owes to others, rather than what he ought to expect from them. --Elizabeth De Meulan Guizot __________________ I wrote a book, y'all! *FREE* Tarotscopes Seek Joy, y'all. Eschew hate. 9Words: A Poetry Challenge \| Do you like me?

01-05-2010, 01:37 PM	#322
Pixie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Equal Opportunity Friend Preferred Pronoun?: Girl Relationship Status: in service Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Sacramento! Posts: 2,868 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,691 Thanked 4,104 Times in 1,332 Posts Rep Power: 15274783	“*Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls” Kahlil Gibran* __________________ Unexplored glimmering in the rough How does a diamond hide? -Pixie-

01-05-2010, 06:57 PM	#326
Pixie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Equal Opportunity Friend Preferred Pronoun?: Girl Relationship Status: in service Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Sacramento! Posts: 2,868 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,691 Thanked 4,104 Times in 1,332 Posts Rep Power: 15274783	I am nothing special; just a common man with common thoughts, and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten. But in one respect I have succeeded as gloriously as anyone who's ever lived: I've loved another with all my heart and soul; and to me, this has always been enough. Noah from The Notebook __________________ Unexplored glimmering in the rough How does a diamond hide? -Pixie-

01-05-2010, 09:09 PM	#327
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 28,131 Times in 6,414 Posts Rep Power: 21474861	"Sometimes hanging in there is all it takes to succeed in life as well as in writing. Failure is part of the process, but it doesn't have to be the final destination." - Sabrina Jeffries __________________ I wrote a book, y'all! *FREE* Tarotscopes Seek Joy, y'all. Eschew hate. 9Words: A Poetry Challenge \| Do you like me?

01-06-2010, 06:44 AM	#328
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: 21474853	"Don't believe in miracles -- depend on them." ~ Laurence J. Peter __________________ Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there ~ Rumi

01-05-2010, 02:54 PM	#323
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 17,180 Times in 5,238 Posts Rep Power: 0	Searching is half the fun: life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party. ~Jimmy Buffett

01-05-2010, 02:59 PM	#324
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 17,180 Times in 5,238 Posts Rep Power: 0	Gently remind Yourself that Life is okay the way it is, right now. In the absence of Your judgment, everything would be fine. As You begin to eliminate Your need for perfection in all areas of Your Life, You'll begin to discover the perfection in Life Itself. ~Richard Carlson, from "Don't Sweat The Small Stuff"

01-06-2010, 07:20 AM	#329
weatherboi Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Owned boy Preferred Pronoun?: Hey boy!!! Relationship Status: counting freckles slowly under Her direction!!! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: i have 2 sets of geographic coordinates!!! Posts: 6,097 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 26,797 Thanked 12,559 Times in 2,993 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Also, I had read a book called She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders, written by a professor who had gone through transgender surgery, but it took this person well into his thirties to come to terms with the absolute necessity of having to do it. Mercedes Ruehl

01-06-2010, 09:17 AM	#330
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 17,180 Times in 5,238 Posts Rep Power: 0	Inside of a ring or out, ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong. ~Muhammad Ali

01-06-2010, 09:33 AM	#331
Semantics Senior Member How Do You Identify?: malapropist Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New England Posts: 2,169 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,367 Thanked 4,024 Times in 1,209 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road. Stephen Hawking

01-06-2010, 09:55 AM	#332
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 28,131 Times in 6,414 Posts Rep Power: 21474861	Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image. --Goethe Long-lasting change that will help you create new habits and actions requires an inside-out approach, as well as two very important tools: the mirror and time. -- Darren L. Johnson __________________ I wrote a book, y'all! *FREE* Tarotscopes Seek Joy, y'all. Eschew hate. 9Words: A Poetry Challenge \| Do you like me?

01-07-2010, 06:25 AM	#333
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: 21474853	"When one is out of touch with oneself, one cannot touch others." -Anne Morrow Lindbergh __________________ Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there ~ Rumi

01-07-2010, 10:33 AM	#334
violaine Timed Out How Do You Identify?: atypical Preferred Pronoun?: plague words and phrases Relationship Status: love wise guys of the avian world Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: wekiva springs basin Posts: 3,236 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,934 Thanked 3,294 Times in 1,301 Posts Rep Power: 0	“be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings.” Victor Hugo

01-07-2010, 11:28 AM	#335
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 17,180 Times in 5,238 Posts Rep Power: 0	There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy, we sow anonymous benefits upon the world. ~Robert Louis Stevenson

01-07-2010, 01:17 PM	#336
weatherboi Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Owned boy Preferred Pronoun?: Hey boy!!! Relationship Status: counting freckles slowly under Her direction!!! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: i have 2 sets of geographic coordinates!!! Posts: 6,097 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 26,797 Thanked 12,559 Times in 2,993 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	There must be a reason why some people can afford to live well. They must have worked for it. I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things that we could use. Mother Teresa, A Gift for God (1975)

01-07-2010, 01:23 PM	#337
IrishGrrl Member How Do You Identify?: Queer Femme Leatherdyke Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Relationship Status: In a relationship/non-monogamous Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 877 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 276 Thanked 1,209 Times in 366 Posts Rep Power: 2427287	Raising kids is like being pecked to death by a chicken. -my real estate agent

01-07-2010, 07:07 PM	#338
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,587 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,179 Thanked 108,773 Times in 25,659 Posts Rep Power: 21474887	One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar. Helen Keller Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get. Ray Kroc We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. George Bernard Shaw If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut. Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955), Observer, Jan. 15, 1950 Why be a man when you can be a success? Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956) There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. Christopher Morley (1890 - 1957) Don't join the book burners. Don't think you're going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book... Dwight D. Eisenhower __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.

01-08-2010, 02:07 AM	#339
I'mOneToo Member How Do You Identify?: Human Preferred Pronoun?: left of right Relationship Status: right of left Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: ]centered[ Posts: 321 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 587 Thanked 514 Times in 182 Posts Rep Power: 2132874	Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways. --Stephen Vincent Benet

01-08-2010, 06:26 AM	#340
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: 21474853	"Ninety per cent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves -- so how can we know anyone else?" ~ Sidney J. Harris __________________ Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there ~ Rumi