Quotes/Sayings

[Jelly]

Hello! :D I don't know if this has been asked before..

What is your favourite quote/saying?

 

E.g.

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose

By any other name would smell as sweet." -Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2)

 

[Shendare]

I don't really have a single favourite. There are tons that I like a lot, mostly from funny movies.

 

"Something is afoot at the Circle K." - Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

[loki redfern]

one of mine is

"You don't Love a girl because of beauty,

You Love her because she sings a song only you can understand..." from secret vampire by l.j. smith :)

[Minuet]

Growing old is inevitable. Growing up is optional, I like to keep my options open.

 

I have no clue where it is from. I actually added the keep my options open part.

[the dude]

i've always been fond of:

 

"now we're cooking with gas."

 

"if you have to ask, you'll never know."

 

"for every sprinkle that i find, i will kill you."

[Thunderbomb]

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will" -- Mohandas Gandhi

 

By far my favorite quote for various reasons.

 

[Shendare]

For a long time, my Nana had a little saying she'd knitted up on a wall in her sewing room:

 

Of all the things I've lost in life, I miss my mind the most.

 

We all loved Nana. *laugh*

[Majsju]

"Another belief of mine: that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise."

Margaret Atwood

 

"It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!"

Friedrich Nietzsche

 

"The longest journey is the journey inward."

Dag Hammarskjold

 

"Context is all"

Margaret Atwood

[Talya]

I have a few quotes...wise words from a wise bear...

 

It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like 'What about lunch?'

 

You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.

 

If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.

 

Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.

 

Just because an animal is large, it doesn't mean he doesn't want kindness; however big Tigger seems to be, remember that he wants as much kindness as Roo.

 

 

Okay I'll stop there...profound words from my favourite little bear ;D

 

Great thread Jelly!

[Minuet]

Talya! OMG I am a huge Pooh fan too. Okay, my hubby thinks I am a Pooh freak actually. My fine china is a 100 Acre Woods pattern.

 

Pooh is an awesome bear with great wisdom.

[Shendare]

*smirks* I find that Garfield has a refreshingly clear and purposeful state of mind as well.

[ironcross]

theres plenty of time to sleep when your dead

 

better to be silant and thought a fool then to open ones mouth and remove all doubt.  proverbs

 

why oh why dident i take the blue pill?  the matrix

 

Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong. That is your oath.  kingdom of heaven

 

May God grant us the wisdom to discover right, the will to choose it, and the strength to make it endure.    first knight

 

 

these are just some of my favorites.

 

if anyone is intrested we have a threade devoted to movie quots on the seanchen bord

 

[Barmacral]

There is no I in team, but there are four in 'Platitude Quoting Idiot'

[eclipse0]

I love despair.com

 

[CUBAREY]

F***'em, if they cann't take a joke.

 

 

[Talya]

*giggles*...Glad to see I'm not the only one Min...He is just the smartest Bear around :D

[ironcross]

There is no I in team, but there are four in 'Platitude Quoting Idiot'

 

whats that one from?

[Tyrell]

I stumbled upon this in a rather humorous book called "wit"

 

Childeren nowadays are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannise their teachers.

 

That was apparrently said by Socrates around 425 BC which just goes to show that nothing much changes.

[ironcross]

meanningless meaningless all is meaningless, there is nothing new under the sun.

 

proverbs

[Majsju]

Be here now. This is the only place you need to be. And from this place, all things are possible.

[Ihsara]

"Be the change you want to see in the world."

 

-Mahatma Gandhi

[I Love Semirhage]

"I have come to redefine the words 'pain and suffering' since I fell in love with you."

-Spike, Buffy The Vampire Slayer

 

"A shortcut has to be a challenge, otherwise it would just be the way."

-Iwantoneofthose.com

 

"Grow your hair, your mind will follow."

-Loz Dyer

 

"If you're not into Metal, you are not my friend."

-Manowar

 

"There is no such thing as overkill."

-My own personal life philosiphy.

 

ILS

[loki redfern]

I love despair.com

 

 

those snowflakes are fakes..there supposed to have six sides not five. i want my money back.

 

 

state the lenght of your tree

-D1 maths module textbook

[Master Ishamael]

The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool. 

 

Almost Famous

[Tyrell]

"Of course America had often been discovered before Columubs, but it had always been hushed up"

 

-Oscar Wilde