what are some of your favorite quotes?

[finn's mom]

My favorite quote ever is this, from Dr. Paul Farmer:

"The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world."

Amazing, and, it is true for everything! Every situation that comes up that I've seen, I've thought about it from Dr. Farmer's perspective, and, he is absolutely correct. Everything from racism, sexism, hate crimes, arguments about religion, politics, everything! It really does all stem from that one thought. And, everyone in here knows how true that statment is in regards to the pet population, and, animal cruelty. So true.

Anyway, my signature in here contains one of South Carolina's state mottoes, and, I love it, as well.

"While I breathe, I hope"

Tell me what your favorites are!

[tomkatzid]

my sig line
Katz

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

For those who understand French:
Je pense, donc je suis!!

meaning: I think, so I am!

and this one:
Every cloud has a silver lining.

[Suki Wingy]

It summs up the dog

[On one side of the pedestal supporting the urn containing Boatswain's remains, he had inscribed: ]

Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who possessed beauty without vanity strength without insolence courage without ferocity and all the virtues of man without his vices This praise which would be unmeaning flattery if inscribed over human ashes is but a just tribute to the memory of Boatswain, a dog who was born at Newfoundland, may 1803, and died at Newstead Abbey, November 18, 1808.

[finn's mom]

"I have discovered that every moment you devote to thinking about someone who has wronged you is a minute you have stolen from a much worthier pursuit: attracting those people who will help you."

"You are here to enrich the world and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand." -- Woodrow Wilson

"Every second you dwell on your past, you steal from your future. Every minute you spend focusing on your problems, you take away from finding your solutions."

"Let us be kinder to one another." -- Aldous Huxley

"Be the change that you wish to see most in your world." -- Gandhi

These are all quotes taken from a book I recently made a thread about (the one on perspective). The author is Robin Sharma, the book is Who Will Cry When You Die? and it is full of gems like these. The ones that don't have a name after them are Robin Sharma's words.

[lvpets2002]

Other than the ones under my siggy.. My most favorite "Do Untoo Others As You Would Have Them Done Untoo You" I so beleive in this for two & four legged humans..

[finn's mom]

Other than the ones under my siggy.. My most favorite "Do Untoo Others As You Would Have Them Done Untoo You" I so beleive in this for two & four legged humans..

You know, that's always been a favorite of mine, but I'm realizing now it's not always applicable. I can handle people sarcastic with me, but not everyone can...so, I've tweaked it a little in some situations "treat others the way they want to be treated." But, for the most part, I love the Golden Rule.

[Karen]

I have lots of ones I like, but this is one of my real favorites:

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. - Mark Twain


I have typeset several quote book collections for clients, so have many quotes at my disposal!

[cassiesmom]

My loves in life are music and cats, so here are a few of my favorites...

"There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats." -- Albert Schweitzer

"Music is love in search of a word." -- Sidney Lanier, American poet
"Without music, life would be a mistake." -- Friedrich Nietzsche

And a few I just like...
"Is it weird in here, or is it just me?" -- Steven Wright, comic
"If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?" -- Lily Tomlin
"Life moves pretty fast ... If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it." -- from Ferris Bueller's Day Off; I could do another whole post with just movie quotes!

"Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood... Make big plans; aim high in hope and work." -- Daniel Hudson Burnham, American architect; Director of Works, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago (1893); designer, Plan of Chicago (1909)

[sumbirdy]

Life is not measured by the breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away.

I don't know who this is from, but I love it.

[sirrahbed]

I saw a quote here on PT recently that made me stop and think...
we are spiritual beings living a temporary human experience

I think I have the wording right. Has anyone else seen this quote on someone's siggy here? I would like to know where it comes from

Lut - "I think therefore I am" (Latin:Cogito ergo sum) is the way I learned this quote in college philosophy - not sure why we learned it it Latin because it really is a french quote.

[GreyhoundGirl]

The best quote ever... *suspence rising *

"Why Fight When you Can Negotiate?" ~ Captain Jack Sparrow

[BOBS DAD]

I have lots of ones I like, but this is one of my real favorites:

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. - Mark Twain

While we are on Mark Twain,

here is my favorite all time quote which is also by him!!! And Oh so true...

"When I was fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have him around. When I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years".

[popcornbird]

Watch your thoughts, they become words.
Watch your words, they become actions.
Watch your actions, they become habits.
Watch your habits, they become character.
Watch your character, they become destiny.

[shais_mom]

My sister gave this one to me when I was a senior in High School.
Go Forth like a Flame and all in your path will be consumed.

And this one I got in an email, and I'm trying hard to RETHINK - and RE-LIVE it... and follow it... especially recently......

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
And
Psalms 23 always speaks to me....


http://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/Psa/Psa023.html
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