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Quotes

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Here are several quotes I like.

  • “I shut my eyes in order to see.” Paul Gauguin
  • “Friendship is born at the moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one!’” C.S. Lewis
  • “The earth has music for those who listen.” William Shakespeare
  • “A day without laughter is a day wasted.” Charlie Chaplin
  • “The mighty oak was once a little nut that stood its ground.” unknown
  • “Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.” Jon Wayne
  • “Do or do not, there is no try.” Yoda
  • “it is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” J.K. Rowling
  • “When the character of a man is not clean to you, look at his friends.” Japanese proverb
  • “it is the week who are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.” Leo Rosten
  • “The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others.” Hasidic saying
  • “Never look down on any body unless you’re helping them up.” Jesse Jackson
  • “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” Mark Twain
  • “In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress.” John Adams (1735 - 1826)
  • “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” Scott Adams (1957 - ), ‘The Dilbert Principle’
  • “Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.” Daniel J. Boorstin
  • “The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.” William Penn

Now you know what quotes I like. I want to know if a certain quote sticks out for you and what it means to you.  I will be posting what each quote means to me over the next couple weeks.  It will be about 2 quotes a week.  Please comment on the quotes!

Hope   ^-^