Interesting Quotes - Page 10

LAWRENCE · 07-04-2008, 05:41 PM

This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
Elmer Davis

Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have.
Harry Emerson Fosdick

Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed; else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die.
Dwight D. Eisenhower

LAWRENCE · 07-07-2008, 10:47 AM

There is never time to do it right, but there is always time to do it over.
Carl W. Buechner

I may forget what someone may say or do, but I do not forget how they made me feel.
Unknown

Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.
Samuel Ullman

midnight caller · 07-07-2008, 06:12 PM

some really good quotes there xx

LAWRENCE · 07-08-2008, 01:49 PM

Love is the difficult realization that something other than oneself is real.

Iris Murdoch

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed. Never throw out anyone.

Audrey Hepburn

It is better to wear out than to rust out.

Bishop Richard Cumberland

buttercups · 07-08-2008, 01:52 PM

Great job Lawrence!

LAWRENCE · 07-09-2008, 10:09 AM

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail and not drift, nor lie at anchor.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

You can find on the outside only what you possess on the inside.

Adolfo Montiel Ballesteros

The world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.

Helen Keller

LAWRENCE · 07-10-2008, 03:19 PM

Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don't.

Pete Seeger

Many of our fears are tissue paper thin and a single courageous step would carry us clear through them.

Brendan Francis

To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.

Thomas A. Edison

LAWRENCE · 07-11-2008, 12:34 PM

Authenticity matters little, though our willingness to accept legends depends far more upon their expression of concepts we want to believe than upon their plausibility.

David P. Mikkelson

Being defeated is often only a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.

Marilyn vos Savant

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.

Horace

LAWRENCE · 07-14-2008, 04:33 PM

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after awhile, he gets to know something.

Wilson Mizner

Men can be stimulated to show off their good qualities to the leader who seems to think they have good qualities.

John Richelsen

Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things.

Henry Ward Beecher

LAWRENCE · 07-15-2008, 12:58 PM

A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past; he is the one who is prematurely disappointed in the future.

Sydney J. Harris

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.

Cicero

If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down.

Ray Bradbury

07-04-2008, 05:41 PM	#91 (permalink)
LAWRENCE Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA Posts: 6,387 Rep Power: 661	This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. Elmer Davis Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have. Harry Emerson Fosdick Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed; else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die. Dwight D. Eisenhower __________________ ******************

07-07-2008, 10:47 AM	#92 (permalink)
LAWRENCE Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA Posts: 6,387 Rep Power: 661	There is never time to do it right, but there is always time to do it over. Carl W. Buechner I may forget what someone may say or do, but I do not forget how they made me feel. Unknown Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Samuel Ullman __________________ ******************

07-07-2008, 06:12 PM	#93 (permalink)
midnight caller Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: south yorkshire uk Posts: 121 Rep Power: 121	some really good quotes there xx __________________ if you dont love me at my worst then you dont deserve me at my best

07-08-2008, 01:49 PM	#94 (permalink)
LAWRENCE Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA Posts: 6,387 Rep Power: 661	Love is the difficult realization that something other than oneself is real. Iris Murdoch People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed. Never throw out anyone. Audrey Hepburn It is better to wear out than to rust out. Bishop Richard Cumberland __________________ ******************

07-08-2008, 01:52 PM	#95 (permalink)
buttercups Jokaroo Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in my own world Posts: 22,890 Rep Power: 2842	Great job Lawrence! __________________

07-09-2008, 10:09 AM	#96 (permalink)
LAWRENCE Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA Posts: 6,387 Rep Power: 661	I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail and not drift, nor lie at anchor. Oliver Wendell Holmes You can find on the outside only what you possess on the inside. Adolfo Montiel Ballesteros The world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker. Helen Keller __________________ ******************

07-10-2008, 03:19 PM	#97 (permalink)
LAWRENCE Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA Posts: 6,387 Rep Power: 661	Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don't. Pete Seeger Many of our fears are tissue paper thin and a single courageous step would carry us clear through them. Brendan Francis To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. Thomas A. Edison __________________ ******************

07-11-2008, 12:34 PM	#98 (permalink)
LAWRENCE Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA Posts: 6,387 Rep Power: 661	Authenticity matters little, though our willingness to accept legends depends far more upon their expression of concepts we want to believe than upon their plausibility. David P. Mikkelson Being defeated is often only a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent. Marilyn vos Savant Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant. Horace __________________ ******************

07-14-2008, 04:33 PM	#99 (permalink)
LAWRENCE Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA Posts: 6,387 Rep Power: 661	A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after awhile, he gets to know something. Wilson Mizner Men can be stimulated to show off their good qualities to the leader who seems to think they have good qualities. John Richelsen Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things. Henry Ward Beecher __________________ ******************

07-15-2008, 12:58 PM	#100 (permalink)
LAWRENCE Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND CANADA Posts: 6,387 Rep Power: 661	A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past; he is the one who is prematurely disappointed in the future. Sydney J. Harris Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others. Cicero If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down. Ray Bradbury __________________ ******************