Your Favourite quotes.

"Monday is an awful way to spend one-seventh of your life"

Bazza

 

This is really lovely Phantom.

 

Dreams have only one owner at a time. That's why dreamers are lonely.

All of us have moments in out lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them.

I am not the only person who uses his computer mainly for the purpose of diddling with his computer.

Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace the human spark of spirit, compassion, love, and understanding

In every marriage more than a week old, there are grounds for divorce. The trick is to find, and continue to find, grounds for marriage.

:major.

 

About Money.

"In investing money, the amount of interest you want should depend on whether you want to eat well or sleep well."

 

About Friends.

"Your friend is a person who knows all about you, and still likes you."

Elbert Hubbard.

 

"You can lose an awful lot of money chasing girls but you cant lose an awful lot of girls chasing money"

For the capitalists out there

 

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read . . . "

Groucho Marx

 

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
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Work is accomplished by those employees who have not yet reached their level of incompetence.
Laurence J. Peter
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roflmao

 

"There is more to Life than increasing its' speed." ----Mohandas. K. Gandi.

"Start every day with a smile, and get it over with." ---W.C.Fields

"A clown is like aspirin, only he works twice as fast." ---Groucho Marx

"Never ruin an apology with an excuse." --Kimberly Johnson

"Sometimes the road less travelled is less travelled for a reason." --Jerry Seinfeld

"In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes." --Andy Warhol

 

The most merciful thing in the world, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all of its content.
--H.P. Lovecraft, "The Call of Cthulhu"

As long as midnight cloaks the earth
With shadows grim and stark
God save us from the Judas kiss
Of a dead man in the dark.
--Robert E. Howard, "The Fearsome Touch of Death"

There's more quotes, but those two are what immediately spring to mind.

 

This one has been around for as long as I remember, and I still reflect upon it...a little long, but imho, worth the read:

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy. ​

Max Ehrmann

I hope you get as much out of it as I still do.

Cheers:wave

LS

 

Yep, I have a copy of this hanging in my office, and the Loo, of all places, LoL. Not as silly as it sounds, as you may surprised how many people have some out of the 'little house', and said "That's some great wisdom", and asked me for a copy. You could say I have a captive audience in there, eh.

One of many versions of the above:-

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g309/Zobor/2007_New/Desiderata1.jpg

 

LOL"Captive audience" huh?! What a giggle. Unique way of providing reading matter for your guests.

I came across some of Max Ehrmann (a lawyer) writings and cases during my law studies. Though I had seen Desiderata previously, I had not appreciated the beauty of it as much until then. (I believe Max Ehrmann copyrighted Desiderata.) I've been quite taken in by this quote (your copy having different word(s) used), and still use Desiderata as a form of "staying in touch" on a lot of truths for oneself.

 

Hope I don't offend either of you but when ever I hear that I always think of this Les Crane version which was part of an album in the 70's by National Lampoon called Deteriorata.


Deteriorata
(National Lampoon)
(You are a fluke of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
Deteriorata, Deteriorata)

Go placidly amidst the noise and waste, and remember what comfort there may be in owning a piece thereof. Avoid quiet and passive persons, unless you are in need of sleep. Rotate your tires. Speak glowingly of those greater than yourself; and heed well their advice, even though they be turkeys. Know what to kiss - and when. Consider that two wrongs never make a right, but that three do. Wherever possible, put people on hold. Be comforted, that in the face of all irridity and disillusionment, and despite the changing fortunes of time, there is always a big future in computer maintenance.

(You are a fluke of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
Whether you can hear it or not,
The universe is laughing behind your back.)

Remember the Pueblo. Strive at all times to bend, fold, spindle, and mutilate. Know yourself. If you need help, call the FBI. Exercise caution in your daily affairs, especially with those persons closest to you... That lemon on your left, for instance. Be assured that a walk through the seas of most souls would scarcely get your feet wet. Fall not in love, therefore, it will stick to your face. Gracefully surrender the things of youth: the birds, clean air, tuna, Taiwan - and let not the sands of time get in your lunch. Hire people with hooks. For a good time, call 606-4311, ask for Ken. Take heart in the deepening gloom that your dog is finally getting enough cheese. And reflect that whatever misfortune may be your lot, it could only be worse in Milwaukee.

(You are a fluke of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
Whether you can hear it or not,
The universe is laughing behind your back.)

Therefore, make peace with your god, whatever you perceive him to be: hairy thunderer or cosmic muffin. With all its hopes, dreams, promises, and urban renewal, the world continues to deteriorate. GIVE UP!

(You are a fluke of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
Whether you can hear it or not,
The universe is laughing behind your back.)

 

roflmao Darlene, I adore your humour. No, I'm not offended...never seen nor heard National Lampoon's version called Deteriorata until reading your post here!... but having seen some of those movies, I can appreciate the comic irony of converting the beautiful poem of Desiderata

 

IT'S A MUSICAL VERSION , FOUND THIS ON YOUTUBE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48-v5QmBLow

 

Thanks for that. National Lampoon's version called Deteriorata certainly is one for the cynical

Reckon I'll stick with the beautiful poem of Desiderata that I posted above

 

Never interupt your enemy when he is making a mistake


go long, play hard and keep your head up!!

 

Lol @ Darlene ~ Haven't seen that one before, but like a lot of sardonic humour, has at least a few grains of truth (with the negative and paranoid at least, I guess). <Hey - that sounds like me!!... http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g309/Zobor/fear.gif >

Yeah, well I knew I became an I.T. Technician for a reason. I only look stupid! :foolishroflmao

 

Keep in mind this was in the 70's, we still used 8 tracks or was it 4? No computers, calculators were selling for over $100. Anything of importance came in the mail containing IBM cards with the little holes, hence the phrase (do not fold, spindle or mutilate, (or the computers could not read them). These were the people who started Saturday Night Live with The Not Ready For Prime Time Players, all crazys, loved em!

 

"Not all who wander are lost." - Tolkien

 

[O.T.]I was a teenager, working through college in the mid-seventies (started @ 15). I remember struggling with punch-cards on mainframes (because that's all the computers there were). Had to use a thing that looked a little like a Bank-Card reader to punch the holes. A relatively small program took a long time. We had classes in Slide Rule and Log Books (Ugh!). A calculator was some thing that cost more than a week's pay, and add, subtract, multiply and divided, and maybe Square Root, and took up nearly a whole desk. Those were the days, lol!

The 'Altair 8800' was the first P.C. It had rows of switches, lights and buzzers. That's all it did. i wanted one. But it was $500 a LOT of cash in those days).

I remember the 'Do Not Fold Spindle or Mutilate' marked envelopes (probably still have a few). Times have changed, eh.[/O.T.]

 

You started collage at 15 , wow, brilliant child.

 

Action is eloquence.

William Shakespeare

It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper.

Rod Serling

All warfare is based on deception. There is no place where espionage is not used. Offer the enemy bait to lure him.

Sun-Tzu

Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate.

Sun-tzu

The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities...It is best to win without fighting.

Sun-tzu

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.

Sun-tzu

Beauty is the story of life written on the book of the body.

me

The last one I had to put in because I know that my clients all appreciate it and I have found it to be a very profound truth in life.

~C

 

One other one from myself, Someone asked me about why I love doing hair, this was a music teacher, so I answered her thusly:

Good hair is like good music. Each cut, each style is like an opus unto itself, a once in a lifetime, one of a kind creation. It is a true fusion of art and harmonies into a living work of art.

Me

~C

PS: I know is sounds a little egotistical to quote yourself, but then again, I do occasionally come up with some good ones and I life to rememebr them. The one I was not going to include is my favorite from working at the answering service "I'm so evil, I make evil look good."

 

Yep. That's one action I commonly useLOL

 

If at first you don't succeed cheat! Bobby The Brain Heenan

 

Be careful what finger you point, because 3 others point back at you.

Don't you think it is odd that God gave us two hands, ears, eyes, nostrils and only one mouth? Yet most people talk twice as much as anything else.

 

“Never trust a man, who when left alone with a tea cosey... Doesn't try it on.” billy connolly

 

"Against stupidity the Gods themselves contend in vain" A rough translation of a line from Friedrich von Schiller "Mit der Dummeit kaempfen die Gotter selbst vergebens". Part of a love poem criticising himself, not others, I might add. I love F von S. He is part of all of us that are WASPs. Here's another: "He who has considered too much will perform little" He was one of the people from history I would like to have met.

Be noble minded ................

 

"Against stupidity the Gods themselves contend in vain" A rough translation of a line from Friedrich von Schiller "Mit der Dummeit kaempfen die Gotter selbst vergebens". Part of a love poem criticising himself, not others, I might add. I love F von S. He is part of all of us that are WASPs. Here's another: "He who has considered too much will perform little" He was one of the people from history I would like to have met.

Be noble minded ................