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Famous quotes worth living by - 6/2/2008 10:36:36 PM   
steffie


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Status: offline 		Ever read or hear something that just strikes home and you find yourself jotting it down so you never forget it? 

The 'signature' at the bottom of my posts was stated by a college English professor.  Jotted it in my notebook and have never forgotten it.

Share your favorite quotations here.  Doesn't have to be from Albert Einstein or Aristotle.  Can be from anyone.

An example to start that seems appropriate here...

"To avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, be nothing."
Elbert Hubbard

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RE: Famous quotes worth living by - 6/2/2008 10:39:59 PM   
pinksugarsub


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Status: offline 		This one came from a girlfriend of mine:
 
"Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick once and you suck forever"
 
i love it.
 
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RE: Famous quotes worth living by - 6/2/2008 10:40:48 PM   
snappykappy


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RE: Famous quotes worth living by - 6/2/2008 10:41:47 PM   
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RE: Famous quotes worth living by - 6/2/2008 10:41:48 PM   
snappykappy


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RE: Famous quotes worth living by - 6/2/2008 10:48:23 PM   
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RE: Famous quotes worth living by - 6/2/2008 10:58:46 PM   
rachelshoshanah


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RE: Famous quotes worth living by - 6/2/2008 11:01:05 PM   
Irishknight


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ORIGINAL: snappykappy

i am gonna kick sarcoidosis in its' ass

Who said that? 
Having been diagnosed and treated for that affliction, I am really curious.

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RE: Famous quotes worth living by - 6/2/2008 11:32:56 PM   
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RE: Famous quotes worth living by - 6/2/2008 11:37:20 PM   
GreedyTop


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RE: Famous quotes worth living by - 6/2/2008 11:39:44 PM   
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RE: Famous quotes worth living by - 6/3/2008 12:02:26 AM   
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"Pain is the touchstone of spiritual growth."
“Happiness is appreciating what you have, not getting what you want”
“Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they’re open”
“If you are eating a shit sandwich, chances are you ordered it”
“The difference between stepping stones and stumbling blocks is how you choose to use them”
 

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RE: Famous quotes worth living by - 6/3/2008 12:44:14 AM   
Bethnai


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RE: Famous quotes worth living by - 6/3/2008 12:53:35 AM   
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RE: Famous quotes worth living by - 6/3/2008 1:58:55 AM   
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RE: Famous quotes worth living by - 6/3/2008 2:43:36 AM   
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RE: Famous quotes worth living by - 6/3/2008 2:53:39 AM   
MstrVik


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Status: offline 		'We must become ignorant
Of all we’ve been taught,
And be, instead, bewildered.

Run from what’s profitable and comfortable
If you drink those liqueurs, you’ll spill
The spring waters of your real life.

Forget safety.
Live where you fear to live.
Destroy your reputation.
Be notorious.

I have tried prudent planning
Long enough, from now
On, I’ll live mad.'  Rumi

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RE: Famous quotes worth living by - 6/3/2008 3:37:10 AM   
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Set has the most meanings in the English language, but okay the most connotations. (Polish linguist friend)

It's easier to lie to others than to stop deceiving yourself. (French proverb).

Caribbean, garage, inquiry, controversy, versatile, fertile, Warwick, nauseous, futile and 'z' are all words the Americans can't pronounce properly. (John Thomas, a friend of mine).

Don't go fighting lions if you're not one yourself (African proverb)

He who is carried on another's back does not appreciate how far the next town is. (African proverb).

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RE: Famous quotes worth living by - 6/3/2008 4:06:15 AM   
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What do our opponents mean when they apply to us the label "Liberal?" If by "Liberal" they mean, as they want people to believe, someone who is soft in his policies abroad, who is against local government, and who is unconcerned with the taxpayer's dollar, then ... we are not that kind of "Liberal." But if by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people -- their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties -- someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal," then I'm proud to say I'm a "Liberal." [September 14, 1960]  John F. Kennedy


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RE: Famous quotes worth living by - 6/3/2008 4:09:21 AM   
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