Quotes, Poems, & Sayings... - Page 16

JakeTulane · 12-30-2009, 09:58 PM

“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” -Harriet Beecher Stowe

always2late · 12-31-2009, 07:28 AM

"The soul attracts that which it secretly harbors; that which it loves, and also that which it fears."
- James Allen

daisygrrl · 12-31-2009, 09:07 AM

…most of the time when we hear about “rights,” we understand them as pertaining to individuals, or when we argue for protection against discrimination, we argue as a group or a class. And in that language in that context, we have to present ourselves as bonded beings, distinct, recognizable, delineated, subjects before the law, a community defined by sameness. Indeed, we had better be able to use that language to secure legal protections and entitlements. But perhaps we make a mistake if we take the definitions of who we are, legally, to be adequate descriptions of what we are about.

--Judith Butler, Undoing Gender

JakeTulane · 12-31-2009, 02:55 PM

"When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened.” - John M. Richardson, Jr.

JakeTulane · 12-31-2009, 02:58 PM

"Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore. We have seen the future, and the future is ours" - Cesar Chavez

always2late · 01-01-2010, 04:36 PM

"Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other discipline to impose, if we would but realize it, than to accept life unquestioningly. Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves to defeat us in the end. What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy, and strength, if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such. " ~ Henry Miller

Pixie · 01-01-2010, 06:26 PM

“Never frown, because you never know when someone is falling in love with your smile.”

always2late · 01-02-2010, 07:03 PM

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it. - Confucius

Diva · 01-02-2010, 08:08 PM

Quieten your mind.
Reflect.
Watch.
Nothing binds you.
You are free.

You are strong.

~Buddha

JakeTulane · 01-02-2010, 09:26 PM

"Conscience is a man's compass." -Vincent Van Gogh

JakeTulane · 01-02-2010, 09:28 PM

"Families are the compass that guide us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter." -Brad Henry

Diva · 01-03-2010, 11:01 AM

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

~William Ernest Henley

Arwen · 01-03-2010, 03:57 PM

Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. ~ Oscar Wilde

hpychick · 01-03-2010, 05:28 PM

If I had a star for every time you made me smile, I would hold in my hand the entire night sky.

Old Norwegian Proverb

Diva · 01-04-2010, 06:35 PM

Life is a great big canvas,
and you should throw all the paint on it you can.

~Danny Kaye

always2late · 01-04-2010, 07:20 PM

"We must not give only what we have; we must give what we are." - Cardinal Mercia

Pixie · 01-04-2010, 09:08 PM

“Nothing is secure but life, transition, the energizing spirit.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

always2late · 01-05-2010, 06:32 AM

"Just living isn't enough," said the butterfly, "one must also have freedom, sunshine, and a little flower." - Hans Christian Anderson

Semantics · 01-05-2010, 08:13 AM

"If you care about something you have to protect it – If you’re lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it."
— John Irving (A Prayer for Owen Meany)

Just_G · 01-05-2010, 10:04 AM

Sometimes our hearts get tangled and our souls a little off-kilter. Friends and family can set us right and help guide us back to the light.
~Sera Christann

12-31-2009, 07:28 AM	#302
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	"The soul attracts that which it secretly harbors; that which it loves, and also that which it fears." - James Allen __________________ Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there ~ Rumi

12-31-2009, 09:07 AM	#303
daisygrrl Member How Do You Identify?: mouthy but adorable; kinky Gerbera Preferred Pronoun?: hey, cutie (or dudette) Relationship Status: xoxo Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The South (Gooogia peach) Posts: 475 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 531 Times in 226 Posts Rep Power: 1065209	…most of the time when we hear about “rights,” we understand them as pertaining to individuals, or when we argue for protection against discrimination, we argue as a group or a class. And in that language in that context, we have to present ourselves as bonded beings, distinct, recognizable, delineated, subjects before the law, a community defined by sameness. Indeed, we had better be able to use that language to secure legal protections and entitlements. But perhaps we make a mistake if we take the definitions of who we are, legally, to be adequate descriptions of what we are about. --Judith Butler, Undoing Gender __________________ You can’t change that system by just getting your own rights, tinkering with the engine and leaving. You have to take on the whole machine. --Riki Anne Wilchins Hold on to the lessons, let go of the pain. --Leslie Feinberg

01-01-2010, 04:36 PM	#306
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	"Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other discipline to impose, if we would but realize it, than to accept life unquestioningly. Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves to defeat us in the end. What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy, and strength, if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such. " ~ Henry Miller __________________ Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there ~ Rumi

01-01-2010, 06:26 PM	#307
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	“Never frown, because you never know when someone is falling in love with your smile.” __________________ Unexplored glimmering in the rough How does a diamond hide? -Pixie-

01-02-2010, 07:03 PM	#308
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	To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it. - Confucius __________________ Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there ~ Rumi

12-30-2009, 09:58 PM	#301
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	“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” -Harriet Beecher Stowe

12-31-2009, 02:55 PM	#304
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	"When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened.” - John M. Richardson, Jr.

12-31-2009, 02:58 PM	#305
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	"Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore. We have seen the future, and the future is ours" - Cesar Chavez

01-02-2010, 08:08 PM	#309
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	Quieten your mind. Reflect. Watch. Nothing binds you. You are free. You are strong. ~Buddha

01-02-2010, 09:26 PM	#310
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	"Conscience is a man's compass." -Vincent Van Gogh

01-02-2010, 09:28 PM	#311
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	"Families are the compass that guide us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter." -Brad Henry

01-03-2010, 11:01 AM	#312
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	Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. ~William Ernest Henley

01-03-2010, 03:57 PM	#313
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	Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. ~ Oscar Wilde __________________ I wrote a book, y'all! *FREE* Tarotscopes Seek Joy, y'all. Eschew hate. 9Words: A Poetry Challenge \| Do you like me?

01-03-2010, 05:28 PM	#314
hpychick Member How Do You Identify?: Feminine with a hammer Preferred Pronoun?: Girly Stuff Relationship Status: Jesse's Girl. She asked! I said yes! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Minneapolis! Or as I like to call it - Many Happiness! Posts: 1,364 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,387 Thanked 1,417 Times in 499 Posts Rep Power: 15817344	If I had a star for every time you made me smile, I would hold in my hand the entire night sky. Old Norwegian Proverb __________________ *~~greeting the world one cup of coffee at a time~~* http://www.waterfyi.com/wp-content/u...nn-300x168.jpg

01-04-2010, 06:35 PM	#315
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	Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can. ~Danny Kaye

01-04-2010, 07:20 PM	#316
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	"We must not give only what we have; we must give what we are." - Cardinal Mercia __________________ Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there ~ Rumi

01-04-2010, 09:08 PM	#317
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	“Nothing is secure but life, transition, the energizing spirit.” Ralph Waldo Emerson __________________ Unexplored glimmering in the rough How does a diamond hide? -Pixie-

01-05-2010, 06:32 AM	#318
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	"Just living isn't enough," said the butterfly, "one must also have freedom, sunshine, and a little flower." - Hans Christian Anderson __________________ Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there ~ Rumi

01-05-2010, 08:13 AM	#319
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	"If you care about something you have to protect it – If you’re lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it." — John Irving (A Prayer for Owen Meany)

01-05-2010, 10:04 AM	#320
Just_G Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Butch, Switch, Comedian...G...whichever. Preferred Pronoun?: He....with an e! Relationship Status: I'll take kinky & twisted for $200, Alex!! Tournaments Won: 1 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: in the middle Posts: 2,281 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 874 Thanked 6,165 Times in 1,450 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Sometimes our hearts get tangled and our souls a little off-kilter. Friends and family can set us right and help guide us back to the light. ~Sera Christann __________________ Happy are those who dream and are ready to pay the price to make them come true!