Sayings, quotes and anecdotes

[Haswell]

I am easily satisfied with the very best - Winston Churchill.

[GradyPhilpott]

If you ever start to feel too good about yourself, they have this thing called the Internet, and you can find a lot of people there who don't like you.--Tina Fey

[GradyPhilpott]

There are two kinds of light--the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.--James Thurber

[GradyPhilpott]

The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.--George Eliot

[GradyPhilpott]

The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.--Henry S. Haskins

[East Bay Rider]

It is our duty to influence our environment, not to reflect it.

[cop414]

Expect nothing but accept everything.

[jatco]

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”
― Leo Tolstoy

[SUBversive]

“It is no exaggeration to say that every human being is hypnotized to some extent either by ideas he has uncritically accepted from others or ideas he has repeated to himself or convinced himself are true. These negative ideas have exactly the same effect upon our behavior as the negative ideas implanted into the mind of a hypnotized subject by a professional hypnotist.”
Maxwell Maltz, Psycho-Cybernetics

[East Bay Rider]

Hope is just delayed disappointment.

[Kyle3130]

A couple of my favorites from my dad:

"The lottery is a self imposed tax on the stupid"

"Two things that don't last very long in this world; dogs chasing cars and pros putting for pars"

[East Bay Rider]

“If she's amazing, she won't be easy. If she's easy, she won't be amazing. If she's worth it, you wont give up. If you give up, you're not worthy. ... Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.”

Bob Marley

[cop414]

Do what you can, with what you have, with where you are.

[cop414]

Paradise is where ever I'm at.

[subtona]

Originally Posted by East Bay Rider

“If she's amazing, she won't be easy. If she's easy, she won't be amazing. If she's worth it, you wont give up. If you give up, you're not worthy. ... Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.”

Bob Marley

thanks for this one!
very apropos for my current events

[cop414]

You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do.

[jatco]

Originally Posted by cop414

You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do.

"You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you get what you need..." - Rolling Stones

[cop414]

Courage is mastery of fear not absence of fear.

[cop414]

Decide what you want. Decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.

[cop414]

That which doesn't destroy us makes us stronger.

[cop414]

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.

[cop414]

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can't find them, they make them.

[cop414]

Never retreat. Never explain. Just get it done and let 'em howl.

[cop414]

Don't give untill hurts, give untill it feels good.

[cop414]

The man who tried his best and failed is superior to the man who never tried.

[cop414]

Hope is the feeling you have that the feeling you have isn't permanent.

[cop414]

Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.

[cop414]

Don't go around saying that the world owes you something. The world owes you nothing, it was here first.

[cop414]

The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.

[cop414]

First we form habits, then they form us. Conquer your bad habits or they'll eventually conquer you.