Oh, how come I never found this wonderfull topic before! I see many quotes padssing by on tumblr I really think are beautiful, I have one of them as my signature!:)
I like the Harry Potter ones Lady T, very true I think! And the others are wonderfull too!
If I pass by any nice and inspiring quotes I will surely post them here!:)
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My brain only works on one power... The power of Nicolas Cage!
Eva!! Thank you so much for pulling this forward! Agreed, what a great topic! My all-time favorite quote:
“People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway. For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.” ― Mother Teresa
Beautiful quote, Gina, and I wish I had been able to follow that advice many times in my past. I am not a religious person but Mother Theresa is the closest I get to having a hero, I guess, she lived with such honesty and goodness.
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
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I really like The Muhammad Ali qoutes. Here are my favourites:
A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. Muhammad Ali
Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are. Muhammad Ali
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. Muhammad Ali
Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything. Muhammad Ali
Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong. Muhammad Ali
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. Muhammad Ali
I hated every minute of training, but I said, "Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion." Muhammad Ali
If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you. Muhammad Ali
The man who has no imagination has no wings. Muhammad Ali
"When I meet a new person, I don’t see race or religion – I look deeper . . . We must learn to satisfy our conflicts peacefully and to respect one another.” Muhammad Ali
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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?
Wow I didn't know this man had so much beauty in him! These quotes almost conserve everything that I believe in! I like the one about the age very much, I also totally agree with it, just like with the one about friendship and imagination! Thanks for sharing Flo!
I just saw 2 nice quotes on tumblr:
“I live my own life and nurse my own wounds. It’s not the best way to live. But it’s the way I am.”
Jeffrey Eudenides, Middlesex
“There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.”
Leonard Cohen
They are from this really lovely tumblr from a lovely girl, she is great:
Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity. George Carlin
Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck. George Carlin
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? George Carlin
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose. George Carlin
I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death. George Carlin
Just cause you got the monkey off your back doesn't mean the circus has left town. George Carlin
Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit. George Carlin
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. George Carlin
Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don't have time for all that. George Carlin
Standing ovations have become far too commonplace. What we need are ovations where the audience members all punch and kick one another. George Carlin
The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live. George Carlin
The other night I ate at a real nice family restaurant. Every table had an argument going. George Carlin
The reason I talk to myself is that I'm the only one whose answers I accept. George Carlin
The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done. George Carlin
There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls. George Carlin
There's no present. There's only the immediate future and the recent past. George Carlin
Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? They never mention that part to us, do they? George Carlin When someone is impatient and says, "I haven't got all day," I always wonder, How can that be? How can you not have all day? George Carlin
When Thomas Edison worked late into the night on the electric light, he had to do it by gas lamp or candle. I'm sure it made the work seem that much more urgent. George Carlin When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat. George Carlin
I Love this man - and sorry for my long posts ^^
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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?
I am a big George Carlin fan, I loved his caustic wit, and I remember watching him on tv when I was young. He had a lot of really wise things to say in a way that made you think differently sometimes too.
Ah this thread is like water for a parched soul...inspiring.. and thanks to you Flo, funny!
your quotes bring to mind another late great comedian, a fave of mine Bill Hicks. a maverick (often controversial) with such sharp perception and insight.
I'm gonna share with you a vision that I had, cause I love you. And you feel it. You know all that money we spend on nuclear weapons and defense each year, trillions of dollars, correct? Instead -- just play with this -- if we spent that money feeding and clothing the poor of the world -- and it would pay for it many times over, not one human being excluded -- we can explore space together, both inner and outer, forever in peace. Thank you very much. You've been great, I hope you enjoyed it.