quotables

dreamncolor

One of the most wonderful things about life is that there's always so much more to know, so much more to discover.
~ Joni Eareckson Tada

Obi Once

A person in danger should not try to escape at one stroke. He should first calmly hold his own, then be satisfied with small gains, which will come by creative adaptations.
~I Ching

And the high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule, or to impose himself in any other way.
~Albert Einstein

Obi Once

Wear sunscreen

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years youll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you cant grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked...Youre not as fat as you imagine.

Dont worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing everyday that scares you

Sing

Dont be reckless with other peoples hearts, dont put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Floss

Dont waste your time on jealousy; sometimes youre ahead, sometimes youre behind...the race is long, and in the end its only with yourself.

Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch

Dont feel guilty if you dont know what to do with your life...the most interesting people I know didnt know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still dont.

Get plenty of calcium

Be kind to your knees, youll miss them when theyre gone.

Maybe youll marry, maybe you wont, maybe youll have children, maybe you wont, maybe youll divorce at 40, maybe youll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary...what ever you do, dont congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either - your choices are half chance, so are everybody elses.

Enjoy your body, use it every way you can...dont be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, its the greatest instrument youll ever own.

Dance...even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.

Read the directions, even if you dont follow them.

Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents, youll never know when theyll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography in lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths, price will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do youll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Dont expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.

Dont mess too much with your hair, or by the time its 40, it will look 85.

Be careful who advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than its worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen...

~Baz Luhrman

swede

"i dont know anything about music. In my line, you dont have to"

- elvis presley

swede

"it usually takes more than 3 weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech" - mark twain

Obi Once

Do you mind if i speak to you in english? the only thing i know in dutch is how to order pot..
~ E. Vedder

swede

'i have the simplist tastes. i am always satisfied with the best" - oscar wilde

Obi Once

if u have to eat a shit sandwhich, better do it now before it gets even more gross over time
~a close friend

citizen dick

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games... 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and I've missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life.... And that is why I succeed.

-Michael Jordan

Cree Nations

The Creator does not deduct those hours from ones life that are spent fishing
anonymous

ScavonePJ

Enstein-


"why fill my head with useless information I can easily look up in a book?"

SoLATisA

ScavonePJ wrote:

Enstein-


"why fill my head with useless information I can easily look up in a book?"

nice one einstein

dreamncolor

swede wrote:

'i have the simplist tastes. i am always satisfied with the best" - oscar wilde

excellent words my dear friend.





It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them.
~ George Eliot



Between the wish and the thing, life lies waiting.
~ Unknown


Life never becomes a habit to me. It's always a marvel.
~ Katherine Mansfield

dreamncolor

Your mind must remain open at all times. If you do not expect the unexpected, you will not find it.
~ Heraclitus


Love is the way it is.
~ Thaddeus Golas


If you love life, do not squander time. That is the stuff life is made of!
~ JoeAnn Ludwig

evenflow

"I'm not gonna kill you, but I am gonna have to shoot you"

- Jerry welbach

Starfucker

"This ain't no fast food restaurant pal!"
-Keith Richards to a fan at a concert

veddie

"my cats breath smells like cat food"

Ralph

dreamncolor

May your mind forever sparkle like a star, your heart remain pure as new fallen snow, and your spirit forever sense the wonderment of a child.
~ Mary Summer Rain

vmfury

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.
~ Oscar Wilde

NoK

"Even the longest journey begins with a single step" - Confucious