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I couldn't have said it better myself
January 4, 2007 - 4:39pm — Shawn Hogendorf
One thing that I have truly come to appreciate in my life is great quotes. Quotes about life, love, loss, happiness and anything that is said in a poetic, yet helpful kind of way. Many of my favorite quotes come from authors, musicians, politicians, actors/actresses, philosophers and athletes, but greatquotes can come from anyone, anywhere at anytime. My goal here is to have a place on our Web site that people can access when they are having a moment and need a light to show them that they are not the only people who are going through a certain situation or feeling a certain way. So… I hope that people will share quotes with me and anyone else who visits this site on a variety of topics including wisdom, humor, philosophical ideals, whatever, just make sure it is clean enough to put on my blog, accurate and attributed. I will start this out, but not with my favorite quote, because this is a work in progress, and if I give it my best right off the bat, what do I have to build towards? I will try to post my favorite quotes as I think of them or hear new ones and I hope that you do the same, because it is no fun to read quotes that I already know and like. Who do you think are the most quotable people of all time? What are your favorite quotes to live by or to learn from? “A man (insert woman here if it applies, but it’s a quote so I must be accurate) is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do.” – Bob Dylan "I define nothing. Not beauty, not patriotism. I take each thing as it is, without prior rules about what it should be." - Bob Dylan |
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Two more quotes to think...
Back to page topTwo more quotes to think about.
"The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking...the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker." – Albert Einstein
“Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.”- Albert Einstein
Even the Mighty Oak was once...
Back to page topEven the Mighty Oak was once a little nut that stood it's ground.
The grass may be greener on the other side, but it still has to be mowed.
The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.
“We won't have a society...
Back to page top“We won't have a society if we destroy the environment.”- Margaret Mead
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead
“Nothing in the world...
Back to page top“Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men without talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the worls is full of educated derelicts. Persistance and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”- Calvin Coolidge
“My choice is what I choose to do, and if I'm causing no harm, it shouldn't bother you.
Your choice is who you choose to be, and if you're causin' no harm, then you're alright with me.” – Ben Harper
“I’m sick of following...
Back to page top“I’m sick of following my dreams. I’m just going to ask them where they’re goin’, and hook up with them later.” –Mitch Hedberg
“Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” – Albert Camus
Today is Martin Luther King...
Back to page topToday is Martin Luther King Jr. day, so here are some quotes by one of the most heavily quoted people in U.S. history. Enjoy.
“Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
"Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.”- Martin Luther King Jr.
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”- Martin Luther King Jr.
“I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood.” - MLK
On a light note, here are a...
Back to page topOn a light note, here are a few Katherine Hepburn quotes I find entertaining:
"Life is hard. After all, it kills you."
"If you're given a choice between money and sex appeal, take the money. As you get older, the money will become your sex appeal."
"If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased."
"I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun."
Some wise words from a great...
Back to page topSome wise words from a great photographer.
“It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.” - Ansel Adams
“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.” – Ansel Adams
“A good head and a good...
Back to page top“A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.” - Nelson Mandela
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” - Nelson Mandela
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.”- Nelson Mandela
“In my country we go to prison first and then become President.”- Nelson Mandela
Quotes from Forrest...
Back to page topQuotes from Forrest ....
"Forrest Gump Movie Quotes"
MOMMA ALWAYS SAID:
"Theres an awful lot you can tell 'bout a person by their shoes" --- "Where they goin' , Where they been"
"I've worn lots of shoes"
"There is only so much fortune a man really needs - and the rest is for showin' off"
"Life is like a box of chocolates, Forrest. You never know what you're gonna get"
OTHER QUOTES
[Repeated lines]
"Stupid is as stupid does"
"We were like peas and carrots, Jenny and I"
[Forrest's repeated phrase at the end of recollections of particularly sensitive incidents]
"That's all I have to say about that"
[Forrest remembers Jenny's father]
"Was some kind of a farmer. He was a very loving man - he was always kissing and touching her and her sisters"
[After hitting Jenny's boyfriend]
"Sorry I had a fight in the middle of your Black Panther party"
[Forrest remembers Lt. Dan Taylor]
"He was from a long great military tradition - somebody in his family had fought and DIED in every single American - war"
"I guess you could say he had a lot to LIVE up to"
[Forrest on his being shot in the buttocks]
"They said it was a million dollar wound. But, the army must keep that money, cause I still ain't seen a nickle of that million
dollars"
[Miscelaneous]
"I'm sorry for ruining your party, Lieutenant Dan. She tasted of cigarettes"
"Now you wouldn't believe me if I told you, but I could run like the wind blows. From that day on, if I was ever going
somewhere, I was run-ning!!"
"Now for some reason I fit in the Army like one of them round pegs"
"They sending me to Vietnam - it's this whole other country"
Bubba Blue: "You ever been on a real SHRIMP boat?"
Forrest Gump: "No - but I been on a real BIG boat"
Lt. Dan: "Have you found Jesus yet Gump?"
Forrest Gump: "I didn't know I was supposed to be looking for him - Sir!"
Army Sergeant: "Gump, what is your sole purpose in this army?"
Forrest Gump: "To do whatever you tell me, Drill Sergeant!"
Army Sergeant: "Gump, you are a @#$%&! genius"...
The Principal of Greenbow County Central Schools: "Your momma sure does care 'bout your schoolin' son"
Coach "Bear" Bryant: "Who in the hell is that?"
High School Coach: "That there is Forrest Gump, coach - Just the local idiot"
FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON:
[The Kennedy assassinations]
"Sometime later - FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON - somebody shot that nice young
president when he was riding in his car"
"and a few years after that, somebody shot his little brother too - only he was in the hotel
kitchen"
"Must be hard being brothers"
[John Lennon's Assassination]
"Some years later that nice young man from England was on his way to see his little boy and
was signing autographs - FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON AT ALL - somebody shot him"
If the Shakopee Mdewakanton...
Back to page topIf the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community has a problem with traffic because of a gravel pit, they should see the problems their casino is causing with traffic on county road 42. Plus knowing the devastation gambling has reeked on families, communities, and economies all over the world. If they are the environmentally friendly community, close the casino and build a park. Crime would go down and the city would be a happier place.
Ryan Contracting could just sell the property to the Sioux and the city would not have to worry about the gravel pit, but they would have to worry about loss of revenue from the Sioux when they put the land into trust and then move the gravel out themselves, because they do not need permits.
Steven Wright quotes and...
Back to page topSteven Wright quotes and jokes.
“If you tell a joke in the forest, but nobody laughs, was it a joke?”
“There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.”
“Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.”
“Do Lipton employees take coffee breaks?”
“Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country.”
“Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.”
“I poured spot remover on my dog. Now he's gone.”
“My friend has a baby. I'm recording all the noises he makes so later I can ask him what he meant.”
A few quotes from Molly...
Back to page topA few quotes from Molly Ivins, journalist, columnist and author, who died Wednesday at age 62:
"The first rule of holes: When you're in one, stop digging."
"If Texas were a sane place, it wouldn't be nearly as much fun."
"Whee, here we go, the Lege is back in session! And many a village is missing its idiot.”
"We are the people who run this country. We are the deciders. And every single day, every single one of us needs to step outside and take some action to help stop this war. Raise hell. Make our troops know we're for them and trying to get them out of there. Hit the streets to protest Bush's proposed surge. We need people in the streets, banging pots and pans and demanding, 'Stop it, now!'"
A few quotes from Malcom...
Back to page topA few quotes from Malcom X.
“History is a people's memory, and without a memory, man is demoted to the lower animals.”
“I believe in the brotherhood of all men, but I don't believe in wasting brotherhood on anyone who doesn't want to practice it with me. Brotherhood is a two-way street.”
“You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.”
“You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong no matter who does it or who says it.”
"He wasn't my hero ... Even...
Back to page top"He wasn't my hero ... Even (as a child), I realized that athletes weren't people to model your life after."
-- Christopher Darden, prosecuting attorney and author of "In Contempt," on O.J. Simpson
(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)
Because Prince performed at...
Back to page topBecause Prince performed at the Super Bowl last night, I think we should all take a look at his infinite lyric wisdom:
"Act your age, not your shoe size."
"You don't have to watch 'Dynasty,' to have an attitude."
Some quotes from the...
Back to page topSome quotes from the legendary Bob Marley:
“Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny.”
“Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!”
“Me only have one ambition, y'know. I only have one thing I really like to see happen. I like to see mankind live together - black, white, Chinese, everyone - that's all.”
“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no
pain.”
Today is Abraham Lincoln's...
Back to page topToday is Abraham Lincoln's birthday, so here are some quotes from our 16th president of the United States.
“Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?”
“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”
“As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.”
“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.”
“Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.”
“I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.”
“If you look for the bad in people expecting to find it, you surely will.”
“Public opinion in this country is everything.”
“When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion.”
Today is Presidents' Day and...
Back to page topToday is Presidents' Day and Wednesday is George Washington's birthday, so here are some quotes from our first president.
“We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.”
“War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will.”
“True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.”
“Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.”
“My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.”
“My manner of living is plain and I do not mean to be put out of it. A glass of wine and a bit of mutton are always ready.”
“It is our true policy to steer clear of entangling alliances with any portion of the foreign world.”
“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”
“How soon we forget history... Government is not reason. Government is not eloquence. It is force. And, like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.”
Here are some quotes from...
Back to page topHere are some quotes from Bertrand Russel. He was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, an advocate of social reform and a writer. Enjoy.
“It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this.”
“A life without adventure is likely to be unsatisfying, but a life in which adventure is allowed to take whatever form it will is sure to be short.”
“Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.”
“I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex.”
“I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.”
“It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.”
“Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear.”
“Patriots always talk of dying for their country and never of killing for their country.”
“War does not determine who is right - only who is left.”
It’s Johnny Cash’s...
Back to page topIt’s Johnny Cash’s birthday today, so here are some words from the “Man in Black.”
“You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.”
“So, I learn from my mistakes. It's a very painful way to learn, but without pain, the old saying is, there's no gain. I found that to be true in my life. You miss a lot of opportunities by making mistakes, but that's part of it: knowing that you're not shut out forever, and that there's a goal you still can reach.”
“I'd like to wear a rainbow every day, and tell the world that everything is o.k. But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back. Until things are brighter, I'm the Man in Black.”
“You've got to know your limitations. I don't know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way.”
“I grew up in the '40s and I heard all these great speeches, like Winston Churchill. His most famous, or infamous commencement exercise speech was one that consisted of seven words. He stood before this graduating class and said: "Never, never, never, never give up."”
“After about three lessons the voice teacher said, "Don't take voice lessons. Do it your way."”
“When I record somebody else's song, I have to make it my own or it doesn't feel right. I'll say to myself, I wrote this and he doesn't know it!”
In honor of the Academy...
Back to page topIn honor of the Academy Awards, here are is a quote from Fanny Brice (1891-1951), an American actress, singer and entertainer.
“Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you?”
Here are some quotes from...
Back to page topHere are some quotes from one of my favorite authors, Jack Kerouac. He was born on this day in 1922.
“No man should go through life without once experiencing healthy, even bored solitude in the wilderness, finding himself depending solely on himself and thereby learning his true and hidden strength.”
“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!”
“I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live in others but give them life, and not only life, but that great consciousness of life.”
“My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.”
“My witness is the empty sky.”
“I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion”
Some quotes from the great...
Back to page topSome quotes from the great Mark Twain.
“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
“A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.”
“Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.”
“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.”
“All generalizations are false, including this one.”
On this day in 1889, Charlie...
Back to page topOn this day in 1889, Charlie Chaplin was born. Here are some quotes from the often times silent actor.
“A day without laughter is a day wasted.”
“All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl.”
“Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.”
“I had no idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed, the clothes and the make-up made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked onto the stage he was fully born.”
“I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician.”
“To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!”
“We think too much and feel too little.”
Here are some quotes from...
Back to page topHere are some quotes from our nation's 18th president, Ulysses S. Grant. Today was his birthday in the year 1822.
“Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it, except as a means of peace.”
“I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after other people gave him up, but I don't see how I can ever trust any human being again.”
“If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be no turning back.”
“Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate.”
“The right of revolution is an inherent one. When people are oppressed by their government, it is a natural right they enjoy to relieve themselves of oppression, if they are strong enough, whether by withdrawal from it, or by overthrowing it and substituting a government more acceptable.”
Take this quote from...
Back to page topTake this quote from Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice" to the bank (note - it's not all that glistens):
"All that glisters is not gold."
Looking for the secret to...
Back to page topLooking for the secret to happiness? Here's a good quote:
"Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory."
-Albert Schweitzer
French missionary, musicologist, philosopher, physician and Nobel Peace Prize winner (1952)
If he were still alive,...
Back to page topIf he were still alive, today would be my favorite artist, Salvador Dali's birthday. Here are some quotes from him. I encourage anyone to buy any of his coffe table books or check out his work on the Web at www.daligallery.com/
Words from the mouth of Dali:
“At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.”
“Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.”
“Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.”
“I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person grow to look like his portrait.”
“I have Dalinian thought: the one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous.”
“Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.”
“Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision.”
“There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad.”
-- Salvador Dali
Don't make someone a...
Back to page topDon't make someone a priority if they only make you an option
A smart girl listens but doesn't believe; kisses but doesn't fall in love; and leaves before she is left
'Transient are all component things, Work out your deliverence with heedfulness' - The Buddha-
Fall seven times, stand up eight.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.
Arguing with a fool proves there are two.
It must be exhausting to lose your own game.--Evanescence
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go."
Here are some photography...
Back to page topHere are some photography quotes from the great Ansel Adams.
"A good photograph is knowing where to stand."
"A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into."
"I tried to keep both arts alive, but the camera won. I found that while the camera does not express the soul, perhaps a photograph can!"
"Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer - and often the supreme disappointment."
-- Ansel Adams
Anglers should enjoy these...
Back to page topAnglers should enjoy these fishy quotes:
"Somebody just back of you while you are fishing is as bad as someone looking over your shoulder while you write a letter to your girl." - Ernest Hemingway, Nobel Prize winner - literature, American novelist
"The fishing was good; it was the catching that was bad." - A.K. Best, fly fisherman, renouned fly tier
"It has always been my private conviction that any man who pits his intelligence against a fish and loses has it coming." - John Steinbeck, Nobel Prize winner - literature, American novelist
Here's one of my favorite...
Back to page topHere's one of my favorite quotes:
"Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein
The great Bob Dylan was born...
Back to page topThe great Bob Dylan was born on this day in 1941. Here are some quotes from the Minnesota poet and musical legend.
“A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.”
“Democracy don't rule the world, You'd better get that in your head; This world is ruled by violence, But I guess that's better left unsaid.”
“I define nothing. Not beauty, not patriotism. I take each thing as it is, without prior rules about what it should be.”
“I like America, just as everybody else does. I love America, I gotta say that. But America will be judged.”
“She opened up a book of poems and handed it to me written by an Italian poet from the 13th century and every one of them words rang true and glowed like burning coal pouring off of every page like it was written in my soul from me to you.”
“Take care of all your memories. For you cannot relive them.”
“This land is your land and this land is my land, sure, but the world is run by those that never listen to music anyway.”
“You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows.”
-- Bob Dylan
Groucho Marx -American...
Back to page topGroucho Marx
-American comedian (Oct. 2, 1890 – Aug. 19, 1977)
“Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.”
“The secret of success is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake those, you've got it made.”
“All people are born alike -- except Republicans and Democrats.”
“I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.”
“In Hollywood, brides keep the bouquets and throw away the groom.”
I had never seen a full...
Back to page topI had never seen a full rainbow arch, which children draw as toddlers, until last weekend.
Unfortunately, there was no pot of gold (the arch ended somewhere near the Home Depot parking lot.)
So, here are a few "colorful" quotes:
“The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears.”
- John Vance Cheney, American poet
“We have not the reverent feeling for the rainbow that a savage has, because we know how it is made. We have lost as much as we gained by prying into that matter.”
- Mark Twain, American humorist, writer
Here are some quotes from...
Back to page topHere are some quotes from Mohandas Gandhi.
“A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.”
“A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.”
“A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.”
“A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.”
“An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.”
“An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”
“Be the change that you want to see in the world.”
“I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.”
Happy birthday Meryl Streep....
Back to page topHappy birthday Meryl Streep. Here are some quotes from the award winning American actress.
“Acting is not about being someone different. It's finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then finding myself in there.”
“Everything we say signifies; everything counts, that we put out into the world. It impacts on kids, it impacts on the zeitgeist of the time.”
“Having been let out of the barn once, I know I wouldn't be happy if I were home all the time.”
“I choose to work on things that put a positive energy out, because otherwise I don't know why I am alive.”
“I don't know why I don't watch a lot of movies; I can barely keep up with the things my friends are in. There isn't enough time in life.”
“I was just interested in making a human being as contradictory and messy as we all are.”
Emmy-award winning actress...
Back to page topEmmy-award winning actress Lily Tomlin recently appeared at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. Here are a few of her comedic life perspectives:
“All my life, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I see that I should have been more specific.”
“Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.”
“The trouble with the rat-race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.”
“We are all in this together, by ourselves.”
“If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?”
“Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it.”
“Teflon brain – nothing sticks.”
“I worry that the person who thought up Muzak may be thinking up something else.”
“Delusions of grandeur make me feel a lot better about myself.”
“Why isn’t there a special name for the tops of your feet?”
Erma Bombeck captures the...
Back to page topErma Bombeck captures the Fourth of July in her quote:
"You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism."
Agree with his politics or...
Back to page topAgree with his politics or not, President George W. Bush will be blowing out 61 birthday candles today. Here are some quotes from our president.
“There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.”
“Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.”
“A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it.”
“After the chaos and carnage of September 11th, it is not enough to serve our enemies with legal papers.”
“America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no ambitions of empire. Our aim is a democratic peace - a peace founded upon the dignity and rights of every man and woman.”
“America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people.”
“Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.”
“For diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible - and no one can now doubt the word of America.”
“I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together.”
“I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace.”
“You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on.”
“You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.”
“You helped our nation celebrate its bicentennial in 17 -- 1976.”
This week’s quote blog...
Back to page topThis week’s quote blog post is a compilation of Hollywood birthdays. Here’s to you Cheech Marin, Cameron Crowe and Hans Solo, I mean Harrison Ford.
“Our first gig was a battle of the bands. We did 45 minutes of comedy and never played a note - and we won!”
“The reason we're so dangerous is because we're totally harmless.”
“We did six records, then six movies. Now we need to do six of something else, so we get 666 - and then our master Satan can return!”
-- Cheech Marin
“I am not the first man who wanted to make changes in his life at 60 and I won't be the last. It is just that others can do it with anonymity.”
“I could take Sean Connery in a fight... I could definitely take him.”
“I was always very grateful I was never 'hot,'... In the entire length of my career, I haven't been the hottest, the No. 1, the most adored. I've always been somewhere down from the top, so I've never had to suffer being knocked off the top.”
“The actor's popularity is evanescent; applauded today, forgotten tomorrow.”
“The kindest word to describe my performance in school was Sloth.”
-- Harrison Ford
“And I liked that whole idea that energy comes from not disseminating your ideas and talking about them.”
“Well it kind of is project to project because as a writer I think you always write to some degree about things that you know or things that happened - but my favorite filmmakers, my favorite movies of theirs tend to be the personal movies.”
“This is how I start, you know, I say no music in the next one and then I go and hear something on the way home and go, "Whoa, maybe a little bit of music.”
-- Cameron Crowe
When things get busy in...
Back to page topWhen things get busy in life, this quote always makes me smile:
"Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath."
- Michael Caine, actor
"Do or do not. There is no...
Back to page top"Do or do not. There is no try."
- Yoda...
"Anger. Fear. Aggression. The dark side of the Force are they. Easily they flow, quick to join you in a fight."
- Yoda...
"It takes a big man to cry,...
Back to page top"It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man."
Jack Handey
Jack Handey...ah, I...
Back to page topJack Handey...ah, I miss his quotes!
Let's see...some "Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey":
"Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why
several of us died of tuberculosis."
"I hope if dogs ever take over the world, and they choose a king, they
don't just go by size, because I bet there are some Chihuahuas with some
good ideas."
"If a kid asks where rain comes from, I think a cute thing to tell him is
"God is crying." And if he asks why God is crying, another cute thing to
tell him is "Probably because of something you did.
Did you know Jack Handey is a real guy? Check it out here: http://www.deepthoughtsbyjackhandey.com/
A couple of quotes that I...
Back to page topA couple of quotes that I carry in my mind that seem to help me through the days...
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss
"You do not choose your...
Back to page top"You do not choose your destiny; it chooses you, and those who knew you before fate took you by the hand can not understand the depth of the changes inside. They cannot fathom how much you stand to lose in failure. That you are the instrument of a flawless design, and all of life may hang in the balance. The hero learns quickly who can comprehend and who merely stands in your way."
- "Heroes"
Linderman: "You see, I...
Back to page topLinderman: "You see, I think there comes a time when a man has to ask himself whether he wants a life of happiness or a life of meaning."
Nathan Petrelli: "I'd like to have both."
Linderman: "It can't be done. Two very different paths. I mean, to be truly happy a man must live absolutely in the present, and with no thought of what's gone before, and no thought of what lies ahead. But a life of meaning, a man is condemned to wallow in the past, and obsess about the future."
"There's an old saying in...
Back to page top"There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again."
- George Bush
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