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Below are many quotes that I find inspirational, philosophical, and/or humorous. There are some that I only partially believe in, but I have them posted as I feel they couldbe useful to others. If you have a quote that you think is inspirational, philosophical, humorousor any combination of those... send it to me via e-mail,and I will post it up as long as I approve of it. If your quote is posted, I will give you credit and provide a link to your page.
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"When you reread a classic you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before."
"Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren't enjoying today's sunshine."
"Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go."
"The prizes go to those who meet emergencies successfully. And the way to meet emergencies is to do each daily task the best we can."
"Never accept the proposition that just because a solution satisfies a problem, that it must be the only solution."
"It's weak and despicable to go on wanting things and not trying to get them."
"There seemed to be endless obstacles... it seemed that the root cause of them all was fear."
"A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her."
"I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally."
"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself."
"Sweat plus sacrifice equals success."
"There is no point at which you can say, 'Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap.'"
"If we would only give, just once, the same amount of reflection to what we want to get out of life that we give to the question of what to do with a two week's vacation, we would be startled at our false standards and the aimless procession of our busy days."
"Wait a minute, Joe. If what you're saying is true... then I still don't care."
"History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats."
"You have no idea how big the other fellow's troubles are."
"Ability will never catch up for the demand for it."
"I realized early on that success was tied to not giving up. Most people in this business gave up and went on to other things. If you simply didn't give up, you would outlast the people who came in on the bus with you."
"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young."
"Failure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently."
"Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small steps."
"The question "Who ought to be boss?" is like asking "Who ought to be the tenor in the quartet?" Obviously the man who can sing tenor.
"Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're always right."
"It was not exactly that a man had died; something had happened to the living: they had come to a situation where character tells, and where childhood enters upon the branching paths of Youth."
"Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat."
"You might be a redneck if you've been too drunk to fish."
"If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing."
"Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them."
"Other people's interruptions of your work are relatively insignificant compared with the countless times you interrupt yourself."
"It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.
"Parents can only give advice or put [children] on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands."
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
"He errs, as other men do, but he errs with integrity."
"He that lives upon hope will die fasting."
"Lost time is never found again."
"The way to be safe is never to be secure."
"There never was a good war, or a bad peace."
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
"Well done is better than well said."
"Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody."
"Change occurs when one becomes what she is, not when she tries to become what she is not."
"Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training."
"A hangover is the wrath of grapes."
"Don't be afraid to take big steps. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps."
"HAM AND EGGS - A day's work for a chicken; A lifetime commitment for a pig."
"The quickest way to find something is to look for something else."
"The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up."
"They call it 'PMS' because 'Mad Cow Disease' was already taken"
"You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive."
"The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations."
"Madness is part of all of us, all the time, and it comes and goes, waxes and wanes."
"A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age."
"A jury consists of twelve people chosen to decide who has a better lawyer."
"Americans are like a rich father who wishes he knew how to give his son the hardships that made him rich."
"By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve."
"Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence."
"I shall be telling this with a sigh
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life - it goes on."
"Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistably desired."
"A danger foreseen is half avoided."
"All the while thou studiest revenge, thou art tearing thine own wound open."
"Good is not good, when better is expected."
"He that fears not the future may enjoy the present."
"If your desires be endless, your cares and fears will be so, too."
"Those see nothing but faults that seek for nothing else."
"Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind."
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If you have any quotes you would like to see on this page please e-mail me and I'll post them up. Thanks.
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