What we leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others. -- Pericles

Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge. --Lao Tzu

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. --Albert Einstein

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. --George Bernard Shaw

We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself. - Lloyd Alexander

We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that ppl act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have & that is our attitude. - Chuck Swindoll

The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate. - Joseph Priestly

We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few but we can't have both. - Louis Brandeis

Don't follow any advice no matter how good until you feel as deeply in your spirit as you think in your mind that the counsel is wise. - Joan Rivers

People take different roads seeking fulfillment & happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost. - H Jackson Brown, Jr

They will envy you for your success, for your wealth, for your intelligence, for your looks, for your status - but rarely for your wisdom. --Nassim Taleb

You can tell more about a person from their kindness to strangers than you can from any words they might say. --Gail Lynne Goodwin

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Smart, Pretty, and Awkward

There is this awesome site called Smart, Pretty, and Awkward which I read twice a week. With every post, the blogger shares a quote and gives great advice. IMO she compiles some of the greatest quotes. Below is a sample of some of my favorites.

“Most of us can read the writing on the wall;
we just assume it’s addressed to someone else” - Ivern Ball

"There is so much good in the worst of us,
and so much bad in the best of us,
that it ill behooves any of us to find fault with the rest of us." - James Truslow Adams

"If you judge people, you have no time to love them." - Mother Teresa

“Progress always involves risk;
you can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first base” - Frederick Wilcox

“A man’s gotta make at least one bet a day,
else he could be walking around lucky and never know it” - Jim Jones

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather
the judgment that something else is more important than fear." - Ambrose Redmoon

“We waste time looking for the perfect lover,
instead of creating the perfect love” - Tom Robbins

“FEAR is an acronym in the English language for
‘False Evidence Appearing Real’” - Neale Donald Walsch

“Plenty of people miss their share of happiness,
not because they never found it,
but because they didn’t stop to enjoy it” — William Feather

“Just because somebody doesn’t love you the way you want them to,
doesn’t mean they don’t love you with everything they got” –Author Unknown

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"Be very careful if you make a woman cry, because God counts her tears. The woman came out of a man's rib. Not from his feet to be walked on. Not from his head to be superior, but from the side to be equal. Under the arm to be protected, and next to the heart to be loved."

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Sunday Inspirations

Whatever you're going through,

just know that GOD is not mad at you.

When all of your dreams are shattered
when we don't understand
just know that GOD has another plan - Taranda Greene

GOD doesn't call the qualified. 

He qualifies you as you go

"If God does not love you, 
how could you have done the things you have done?"

God Gives every bird it's food, 

but He does not throw it into its nest...

"Only you hold the key to your own doorway to Heaven. 
It doesn't travel with you when you die 
and there's no way to break in -- open your door to God now, before it's too late."

"I asked GOD for all things that I might enjoy life 

GOD Said NO I will give you Life so That you can enjoy all things"

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Inspirational Quotes 2

"Remember there's no such thing
as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple
with no logical end." - Scott Adams

"The greater danger for most of us
is not that our aim is too high and we miss it,
but that it is too low and we reach it." - Michelangelo

“Worry gives a small thing a big shadow.” Swedish Proverb

"Don't be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality.
If you can dream it, you can make it so." - Belva Davis

"Destiny is not a matter of chance,
it is a matter of choice;
it is not a thing to be waited for,
it is a thing to be achieved." - Winston Churchill

"To accomplish great things, we must not only act,
but also dream, not only plan, but also believe." - Anatole France

"Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you,
and in the end you are sure to succeed." - Abraham Lincoln

"Take the first step in faith.
You don't have to see the whole staircase.
Just take the first step." - Martin Luther King Jr.

"Success is to be measured not so much by the
position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles
which he has overcome while trying to succeed." ---Booker T. Washington

Funny Quotes 2

Rules are the means of a girl’s assessing
which man she likes well enough to break them for.
---Unknown

Not a good idea meeting guys in a bar.
It's like going grocery shopping when you're hungry;
you bring home stuff you don't need.

"I'm just saying that the night before
you were conceived your mother may
have swallowed what would have made
a better person than you." --- TZ from LAFF A DAY

Sex is not the answer.
Sex is the question.
Yes is the answer.

I drink in moderation.
'Moderation' is an imaginary place that
exists wherever I am.

I know violence isn't the answer.
I got it wrong on purpose.

"It is better to keep your mouth closed
and let people think you are a fool
than to open it and remove all doubt."

There are no stupid questions. Just stupid people.

'There comes a point in your life when you realize, who matters, who never did, who won't anymore... and who always will. So, don't worry about people and things from your past, there's a reason why they didn't make it to your future. Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.'

Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save.

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Mixed Bag of Quotes 5

"Everything that irritates us about others
can lead us to an understanding of ourselves."

"Time is not what you think.
Dying? Not the end of everything.
We think it is.
But what happens on earth is only the beginning."
- Mitch Albom

"The only gracious way to accept
an insult is to ignore it;
if you can't ignore it, top it;
if you can't top it, laugh at it;
if you can't laugh at it, it's probably deserved." --Russell Lynes

“We don't stop laughing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop laughing” -- Michael Pritchard

"People rarely succeed unless
they have fun in what they are doing." - Dale Carnegie

"The difficulty with marriage is
that we fall in love with a personality
and must live with a character." --- Peter De Vries

The worst moment for the atheist is
when he is really thankful
and has nobody to thank.
--- Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828 - 1882)

Motivational Quotes

Never allow another person's opinion
of you to be your goal.
The fact is they might never like,
approve, or consider you to be important or good.

Being happy doesn't mean everything is perfect;
it just means you've decided to see
beyond the imperfections. --- Unknown

"Never allow someone to be your Priority
while allowing yourself to be their Option" --- Unknown

"Yesterday's failures are today's seeds
that must be diligently planted
to be able to abundantly harvest
tomorrow's successes."- Author Unknown

"While you wait for your chance,
somebody else will already be taking theirs (or yours)."

"It's not what you know,
it's what you use that makes a difference."

It's not enough to be
in the right place at the right time.
You have to be the right person
in the right place at the right time

"It isn’t the burdens of today that drive men mad.
It is regrets over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow.
Regret & fear are thieves that rob us of today."

“If you always do what you always have done,
you will always get what you always have got” --Anonymous

Best Quotes from Movies/Shows

"It's when you're so afraid of death that you begin to appreciate life" --- Norman Stansfield (Gary Oldman), Leon: The Professional

"After that my guess is that you will never hear from him again. The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he did not exist. And like that... he is gone." -- The Usual Suspects

"If you can't embrace your imperfections, how can you embrace others'?" --- Nip/Tuck


"We just get the one life, you know. Just one. You can't live someone else's or think it's more important just because it's more dramatic. What happens matters. Maybe only to us but it matters." --- Ghost Town

"I ain't saying drugs are good. But when your past is past and your present sucks and your future holds nothing but broken promises and dead dreams, the drugs'll kill the pain. Listen up, America, you ain't ever gonna get rid of drugs until you cure pain." ---Augustus Hill, Oz

It feels like someone kicked you in the stomach, feels like your heart stopped beating, feels like that dream you know the one when you are falling and you want so desperately to wake up before you hit the ground but its all out of your control, you cant trust anything anymore, no one is who they say they are, your life is changed forever, and the only thing to come out of the whole ugly experience is no one will be able to break your heart like that again." -- The Women (2008)

"I use to think the worst feeling in life was being alone, it's not; it's being with people who make you feel alone." - World's Greatest Dad (2009)

It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great. -- Tom Hanks, A League of Their Own

Everyone has their first date. And the object is to hide your flaws. And then you're in a relationship, and it's all about hiding your disappointment. And then once you're married it's about hiding your sins. -- Dollhouse

"Choosing not to believe in the devil won't protect you from him." - Father Lucas, The Rite

"When it comes to living, dying is the easy part" - Carnivale

Mixed Bag of Quotes 3

"All cruelty springs from weakness" --Seneca

"Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events.
Small minds discuss people." ---E.Roosevelt

"Unhappiness is not knowing what we want and
killing ourselves to get it." --- Don Herold

"There is in every true woman's heart a spark of
heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of
prosperity; but which kindles up, and beams and blazes in
the dark hour of adversity." --- Washington Irving

No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes
it for happiness. -- Mary Wollstonecraft

“A woman is like a tea bag, you can not tell how
strong she is until you put her in hot water.” --Nancy Reagan

"It is easier to forgive an enemy
than to forgive a friend." ---William Blake (1757-1827)

George Carlin's Words of Wisdom

"The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but

shorter tempers, wider Freeways , but narrower viewpoints.

We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less.

We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time.

We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment,

more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too

little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too

tired, read too little, watch TV too much , and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.

We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life.

We've added years to life not life to years.

We've been all the way to the moon and back, but

have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor.

We conquered outer space but not inner space.

We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul.

We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice.

We write more, but learn less.

We plan more, but accomplish less.

We've learned to rush, but not to wait.

We build more computers to hold more information,

to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small

character, steep profits and shallow relationships.

These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes.

These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality,

one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything

from cheer, to quiet, to kill.

It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom.

A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can

choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete...

Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not

going to be around forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because

that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the

only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones,

but most of all mean it.

A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person

will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the

precious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,

but by the moments that take our breath away."

George Carlin

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Mixed Bag of Quotes 2

"If there is light in the soul,
There will be beauty in the person.
If there is beauty in the person,
There will be harmony in the house.
If there is harmony in the house,
There will be order in the nation.
If there is order in the nation,
There will be peace in the world."
--- Chinese Proverb



"May we never let the things we can't have,
or don't have, or shouldn't have, spoil our enjoyment of the things
we do have and can have. As we value our happiness let us
not forget it, for one of the greatest lessons in life is
learning to be happy without the things we cannot or should
not have." --- Richard L. Evans



"Motherhood is the one thing
in all the world which most
truly exemplifies the God-given
virtues of creating and sacrificing.
Though it carries the woman
close to the brink of death,
motherhood also leads her into the very
realm of the fountains of life
and makes her co-partner with
the Creator in bestowing upon eternal
spirits mortal life."- President David O. McKay

Funny Quotes

God may have created man before woman,
but there is always a rough draft before the masterpiece.
---Anonymous

"There is no problem so big or complicated that it can't be run away from."


Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.
--G.K. Chesterton

"I refuse to answer that question on the grounds
that I don't know the answer." ---Douglas Adams

"You shouldn't compare yourself to others -

they are more screwed up than you think." --Anonymous

"To those of you who received honours, awards and
distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students,
I say you, too, can be president of the United States." ---George W. Bush

"You can fool some of the people all the time,
and those are the ones you want to concentrate on." --- George W. Bush

"I think gay marriage is something that should be
between a man and a woman." ---Arnold Schwarzengger

"I deserve someone who likes me
for who I am pretending to be."
---Arj Barker

"I can't believe she said I was a liar. Sure I make random stuff

up, but I'm not a liar." ---Overheard at Starbucks

Inspirational Quotes

Remember that you are needed.
There is at least one important work to be done
that will not be done unless you do it.
--- Charles Allen

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable
but more useful than a life spent doing nothing."
---George Bernard Shaw

"My sense of self and sense of self worth is not determined
by the color of my skin." --Halle Berry

"A man who won't die for something is not fit to live."
-Martin Luther King, Jr

One never notices what has been done; 
one can only see what remains to be done.  
 --Marie Currie 

The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, 
is inevitably that which must also make you lonely. 
--Lorraine Hansberry

Quotes About LOVE

YOU THINK YOU WANT TO JUST DIE...
BUT THE TRUTH IS...
YOU JUST WANT TO BE SAVED.

You can close your eyes
to things you don’t want to see,
but you can’t close your heart
to things you don’t want to feel.

"ONE DAY YOU'RE GOING TO WAKE UP

AND REALIZE HOW MUCH YOU CARE FOR HER,
AND WHEN THAT DAY COMES
SHE'LL BE WAKING UP NEXT TO THE GUY
THAT ALL READY KNEW."

Life is short,
Break the rules,
Forgive quickly,
Kiss slowly,
Love truly,
Laugh uncontrollably,
And never regret anything that made you smile.

"People will forget what you said,
people will forget what you did,
but People will never forget how you made them feel."

Words of Wisdom

Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.

Arguing with your Boss is like wrestling with a pig in mud. After a while you realize that while you are getting dirty, the pig is actually enjoying it.

Behind every successful man, is a surprised mother-in-law.

Whoever said money can't buy happiness, didn't know where to shop.

Alcohol doesn't solve any problems, but then again, neither does milk.

Most people are only alive because it is illegal to shoot them.

You're not a complete idiot, there are still some parts missing.

Forgive your enemies but remember their names.

Doing nothing is very hard to do; you never know when you're finished.

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