Favorite Quotations

ruthbru

"It is not easy to tell the bad luck from the good luck, and sometimes things that look about as bad as they can be when they first happen, turn out to be good luck after you've lived with them awhile." from Some Men Are More Perfect Than Others by Merle Shain

lovemyfamilysomuch

Thanks, Ruthie, taking it all in. . . .xo

ruthbru

Here is something rather lovely.

For Sylvia by Marcia Kasabian

I found you warmed and white and peaceful in the sunlight

your world increasingly private, unreachable;

And you smoothed by brow the way you used to

And you remembered the children, their father, and

asked if I'm well, how it goes with me now.

I shared  my joy and pain, my confusion and fears

weary of struggles and changes.

Your small chuckle came from deep within

and you reminded me, "It's not over."

Ancient old woman laughing

shooing me away to new beginnings....

still.

ruthbru

on an e-mail I got today:

"Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps,

if you are not willing to move your feet."

lovemyfamilysomuch

Love the poem Ruthie, it is so nice to share wonderful words with all of you. . . .

JanetinVirginia

two of my favorites....

"I wish I was the person my dog thinks I am"  Unknown

"Grief is the price we pay for love."  Queen Elizabeth II

DesignerMom

lovemyfamily-  Ahhh the romantic breakups.  Can't even count how many I had before I met my perfect match.  Thank God I waited. That was 1991.  We've been happily ever after since.  So here are my thoughts:

It only takes meeting the right person ONCE.

" Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers" Garth Brooks

iodine

Oh, good!  Another Garth fan!

ruthbru

(I am not a fan of Communist China, but here is a good quote by Mao Tse Tung.)

"Do not let too much sorrow break your heart. Keep the whole world always in your far-sighted eyes."

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lovemyfamilysomuch

"I will act as if what I do makes a difference"  William James

lovemyfamilysomuch

Think Like a Tree

by Karen I. Shragg

Soak up the sun
Affirm life's magic
Be graceful in the wind
Stand tall after a storm
Feel refreshed after it rains
Grow strong without notice
Be prepared for each season
Provide shelter to strangers
Hang tough through a cold spell
Emerge renewed at the first signs of spring
Stay deeply rooted while reaching for the sky
Be still long enough to
hear your own leaves rustling.

lovemyfamilysomuch

We shall not cease from exploration

And the end of all our exploring

Will be to arrive where we started

And know the place for the first time.

And all shall be well and all manner of things shall be well

TS Eliot

SeasideMemories

So happy to find this thread!

I have been collecting quotes that have meaning to me for quite sometime!

Probably one of my favorites (and, forgive me, I don't remember the origin but I think it may have been from a signature of one of the ladies here on BC.org).

Nothing is IMPOSSIBLE, the word itself says "I'm Possible" - Audrey Hepburn

ruthbru

Very neat. And a nicer play on words than one of my favorites, "Never Assume, it makes an ASS out of U and ME."

SeasideMemories

Lol, ruthbru!  I've used that one myself!

Another one I like..

Though no-one can go back
and make a brand new start,
anyone can start from now
and make a brand new end.   - Author unknown

 And one more...

People are like stained-glass windows.
They sparkle and shine when the sun is out,
but when the darkness sets in,
their true beauty is revealed
only if there is a light from within. ~ Elizabeth Kubler-Ross ~

May you all be surrounded by people who 'sparkle in the darkness'!

ruthbru

"Work hard

 take chances

   Be Very Bold"  

                      Lillian Helman

beckward

I lost a high school friend to bc last year.  Her emails all ended with the quote,

"Living in fear is just another way of dying before your time." 

Mike Cooley, "The Drive- By Truckers" 

SeasideMemories

beckward,

Sorry about your friend but, really  like her quote!

Life can only be understood backwards,
but can only be lived forwards.~ Author Unknown ~

ruthbru

"The best things in life aren't things." Art Buchwald

SeasideMemories

So VERY true, ruthbru, and something I try to keep in mind every day!

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.
Small people always do that,
but the really great make you feel that you too can become great. ~ Mark Twain ~

ruthbru

Hai Gaon in the 11th century:

"To three Possessions

Thou Shouldst Look,

Aquire a field, a friend, a book."

lovemyfamilysomuch

Love it Ruth!

ruthbru

Just saw one this on a plaque:

It Is What It Is......But it will become what you make it.

lovemyfamilysomuch

Here is a good quote for us, from Hai Gaon in the 11th century:

"To three Possessions

Thou Shouldst Look,

Aquire a field, a friend, a book."

(Seen on our boards! )

lovemyfamilysomuch

"The night is long that never finds the day."

lovemyfamilysomuch

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

nccb

Just found this topic. I love quotes. I write them down for my kids. I love the ones I've read here. Here's one, but I'll be back with more.

'I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back...'

Maya Angelou

ruthbru

"You can't teach what you don't know, you can't lead where you don't go." Jesse Jackson

lovemyfamilysomuch

Nccb,

Great to have you aboard!   Hi Ruth! xo

ruthbru

Hello!

My 95 year old aunt died recently. She was a tremendous woman who remained a vital force throughout her entire life. Here is one of the things the minister said at the funeral.

" She had a spirit of adventure and questioning. Just because things hadn't happened in the past, didn't mean they couldn't happen in the future."