Anybody have a favorite quote? # 2

Plant a row of Peace (peas)

from church bulletin—-Pat Roth

The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man
who can't read. - Mark Twain

love mark twain

Life is what happens to us while we are doing something else. - john lennon

"If life was supposed to be easy we wouldn't have the capability to love or forgive, smile or trust"

"Sing like no one can hear you & dance like no one is watching"

yes i agree

I always prefer to believe the best of everbody - R. Kipling

"The question becomes not what suffering will come to us, but what stand we will take toward it. Whether by accident or by the cruelty of others, suffering comes our way, yet all the misfortune in life or the ill-will of humanity cannot penetrate the sanctuary of our soul. It is here that we take our stand. It is here that we take courage. It is here that we overcome the world."
Adolfo Quezada (1940 - )

I like this one, James!! PR

If life throws at you lemons…learn how to make good lemonade…

And buy a good umbrella…Hahaha!!

I just found this quote…the foolish manseeks happiness in the distsnce…the wise man grows it under his feet.

"Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup."

"Anticipation is better than realization."
"When a child is the least loveable,
that is when they need the most loving."
My Mom,
Pat Roth

LOVE those, Pat! And the converse of "anticipation is better than realization" is - "FEAR is always WORSE than the reality!"

Thanks! - Pam

True—thanks!! PR

Pat-what a gorgeous picture!!!!!!!!! You look like a movie star!

Thanks, that was my high school grad. pic—PR

If your going to dream, dream BIG!
If your going to sing, sing LOUD!

My mother.

this is not really a quote but some thing i tell my kids and friends…Don't expect anyone to do something you can't do yourself…

Howdy Evelyn
I noticed you just joined DC
WELCOME!
Hope to see you around the discussion boards

Blessings
~James~

I was listening (sort of) to the t.v. and heard a quote that I like very much. I'm not sure if it is Winston Churchill's, as I wasn't paying close attention…maybe Paul Whitchell?? Anyway: "Calm down and move on".

I like that! It's funny how you can be not paying any attention, yet certain things will pop out and get your ear.

Think positively about yourself… ask God who made you to keep on remaking you. ~Norman Vincent Peale

Looking back, you realize that a very special person passed briefly through your life, and that person was you. It is not too late to become that person again. ~Robert Brault

"The time is always right to do the right thing."— Martin Luther King Jr.

"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend."— Martin Luther King Jr.

"So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains, and we never even know we have the key…"— The Eagles, Already Gone

Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body. But rather to skid in sideways, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming 'WOO-HOO what a ride!' "
unknown

Ha!Ha! I like that one Jeannie!

i heard this one before too and love it!

I think Neil Young said it, but not sure. (LOVE his music.)

Heart of Gold is in my top 5 favorite songs! Splendid! Renee :)

I must add my shout out for NEIL YOUNG! - Anne

love the quote Jeannie :[)

Diabetes…control it before it controls you!

"Dreams Do Come True" Just Believe

Many of my dreams, I wouldn't WANT to come true. But then again, most of my published novels began as dreams.

“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.”

Ashley Smith

“Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves - regret for the past and fear of the future.”
Fulton Oursler

So true…the future does stink!!

Your future and the future of those associated with you will always be bright because you are a true ray of sunshine, bringing warmth to all that know you.

Thank you Mays! You are a sweet person, always making me feel a little better by your responses.
:) Danni

Hey, Danni, you are too young to feel like that, maybe you need a change of pace, like seeing the sunshine that has been so elusive for all of us this winter! haha—I think I am getting a case of "cabin fever" haha—Love you, Pat R

Yes Pat, this morning was cold, however this afternoon was sunny and beautiful. I have a fear of the future, I believe it's only because I have no big goals in my life to look forward to. When I start school I will get excited about the future again. However, I am not looking forward to the hot, humid summer we have down hear…that's when I would like to move back to New York or Jersey lol.
Is it snowing where you are? You can get rid of your cabin fever by going out and playing in the snow and building a snowman, than you can take a picture and put it up in your pictures so I can look at it and live vicariously through you lol and I will take a picture of the sun and birds and you can do the same.
:) Danni

Danni,
Appreciate the day, regardless of the weather !
Mays

I'm almost there :)

Hahah—you know, Danni, I have been thinking of how hard most of us are trying to be perfect, not be aware of our emotions and desires—-I do get outside, pull dead debris away from plants, look forward to the sun being out more, but not all care for gardening, not even the sun—so we must each find our own "turn-on" valve—music, reading, a career that we sometimes fall into by getting out and doing lots of things. The best to you, Danni, and ALL. Pat R

I have that thing I do that takes me away. I'm all about playing and listening to music and writing.
I'm not a negative person. I use to dread waking up each day, so I have come a long day and soon I'll be stoked about everyday. It's not going to happen over night, but you all here have been a help and support.
:) Danni

Don't give up, just grow up.

One of MY FAVOIRITE sayings to our children—-
"Because I said so!" hahah—we are studying about folks questioning the "Whys" of God—-then adapted it to our own every day lives—-

My mom used to call me to help her out with the dishes, "Patsy, come and help me wash dishes—-"
"OK, Mom. Wait till I finish this paragraph"—-and of course if she didn't yell again "in time" I started the NEXT paragraph! Finally the words that resounded throughout our small home were, "Patricia Ann, who do you think you are, the Queen of Sheba??!!" THEN I went, but I sure didn't ask, "WHY?!" haha—poor mom—lucky she just had one kiddo——PR

I try to encourage my girls to give everything a go in life, so I like these quotes:

Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.

Lewis Carroll (1832 - 1898),

I can believe anything, provided that it is quite incredible.

Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900),

Here is one that i am kinda partial to…I believe music defines our lives..
some days we dance to the blues, some days we hear the love songs, some days we need a little jazz, but every single day should ""rock"".

Oh I like that one :)

This pretty much describes what it's like trying to talk sense to my 12 yr old diabetic daughter

The dead might as well try to speak to the living as the old to the young.

Willa Cather (1873 - 1947)

I love quotes! Here's one of my many favourites:

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.

Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)

Haha—I love that quote, the play on words always tickles me. PR

Unspoken thoughts, are words never heard.
" Mays"

I really had to force myself to adopt the following philosophy, but it's been a wonderful thing:

"Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it." — Mark Twain

Wow, that is impressive, babel 7!! Since I love gardening, I will probably retain that one as I will always have a constant reminder, my yard has so many wild violets! Love them! Pat R

Hey Pat Roth!

I'm not babel_7 (at least I don't think so)…but I too love violets!

What I love most about Twain's quote is the implied subtlety of forgiveness, that it's as momentary and fleeting as something in the air. You have to catch the moment before it's gone.

Well, at least that's what I get from it!

Here's another that I have always LOVED:

“Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig.” — Robert Heinlein

how about when pigs fly!!!

I also kinda like "never get in a wrestling match with a pig, you will get all dirty, and the pig loves it" Seems to fit a lot of circumstances

Sorry, my mistake. I like to use folks' names when replying, scrolled up too far, but know that you understand—-I love violets too, dug some up from my yard and transplanted them into borders aroung my rock gardens where they really did flourish—when not tromped on. No pun or insult meant, just me trying to make a statement—-sigh—PR

Don't let someone become a priority in our life, when you are just an option in theirs

HOWDY Babel 7
and WELCOME to DC!

If you want to be successful, it's just this simple. Know what you are doing. Love what you are doing. And believe in what you are doing.
Will Rogers

I think my favorite is: Your windshield is way bigger than your rear view mirror for a reason, keep looking forward and never give up!!

I do like that one, appleseed! Pat R

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. -R. W. Emerson

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. -H. D. Thoreau

Howdy Ken-e
and WELCOME to D C!
Hope to see you around the discussions! You might wish to drop in and say hi in the discussion "Good Morning, Afternoon Evening #24" here's a link to find us: http://www.diabeticconnect.com/discussions/55...

Blessings to you and yours
~James~

I love Emerson. Thanks for that.

I find, by experience, that the mind and the body are more than married, for they are most intimately united; and when one suffers, the other sympathizes.
~Author : Earl of Chesterfield

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
Confucius

"If you can't accept a life based on faith, you are doomed to a life dominated by doubt."

“I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish He didn't trust me so much.”
Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Tell a joke, sing a song, pass a little joy along. But if someone should come your way , that dosen't share your joy today, the hell with em.

Howdy Alice fay
and WELCOME to D C!
Hope to see you around the discussions! You might wish to drop in and say hi in the discussion "Good Morning, Afternoon Evening #24" Here's a link to find us: http://www.diabeticconnect.com/discussions/55...

Blessings to you and yours
~James~

MAYS, what Confucius said reminds me of what Will Rogers said a few centuries later:
"There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves."