Hi, I love reading great quotes, whether inspirational-or just flat out witty catch phrases. So if you know of any catch phrases, or great quotes or words to live by please share. They always make me feel better when I read one, so maybe it'll help others as well. these are some that I've seen on the forum


Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass....
It is about learning to dance in the rain.


My husband said that if I buy one more purse he'll leave me....Damn I miss that man..lol

BTW short poems that you like are welcomed too...

Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination. ~Oscar Wilde

If you don't stand for something, you fall for everything.
It went something along those lines

I love quotes! Some of my faves off the top of my head are..

"Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you'll land amongst stars."

"Dumb is not knowing, ditzy is having the courage to ask."

"Live the life that you love, love the life that you live."

"To understand the heart & mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to do."

& one that makes me giggle..

"Everybody loves me. Well.. the odd bastard hates me, but they're just WRONG!"

I like this one by Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Life is short, but there is always time for courtesy."

And even though Voltaire died over 200 years ago, many of his quotes are gems, such as: "Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers." or "Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination."

I love the one in my signature.

My Valedictory address in high school was based in John Wooden's pyramid of success. That man...I admire so much...as a coach, and human being. I had laminated copies of his pyramid put in everyone's diploma and ended my speech with this, which I find to be so interesting and applicable:

"Be quick, but do not hurry."

And this I live by in my job, it is my guidepost just as much as the NCO Creed:

"If you're taking care of Joe, you're doing the right thing."

Joe being the name for soldiers...

Originally Posted by jburgh

I like this one by Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Life is short, but there is always time for courtesy." And even though Voltaire died over 200 years ago, many of his quotes are gems, such as: "Judge a person by their questions, rather than their answers." or "Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination."

I adore Voltaire!!! Candide is one of my favorites.

Thanks ladies...Lets keep them coming
These are some more that I have seen on this forum

"If you travel far enough away, you may find something of great beauty: yourself." -O

Yes It's true-The best things in life are free- But the second best- are expensive

Anyone who says money cant buy happiness- Doesnt know how to shop

The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups Of Coffee
When things in your life seem
almost too much to handle,
when 24 Hours in a day is not enough,
remember the mayonnaise jar
and 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class
and had some items in front of him.
When the class began, wordlessly,
he picked up a very large
and empty mayonnaise jar
and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.
He then asked the students
if the jar was full.
They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles
and poured them into the jar.
He shook the jar lightly.
The pebbles rolled into the open
areas between the golf balls.
He then asked
the students again
if the jar was full..
They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand
and poured it into the jar.
Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He asked once more if the jar was full.
The students responded
with an unanimous
"yes."
The professor then produced
two cups of coffee from under the table
And poured the entire contents
into the jar, effectively
filling the empty space between the sand.
The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor,
as the laughter subsided,
"I want you to recognize that
this jar represents your life.
The golf balls are the important things -
God, family, children, health,
friends, and Favorite passions --
things that if everything else was lost
and only they remained,
your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter
like your job, house, and car.
The sand is everything else --
the small stuff.

"If you put the sand into the jar first,"
he continued,
"there is no room for
the pebbles or the golf balls.
The same goes for life.

If you spend all your time
and energy on the small stuff,
you will never have room for
the things that are
important to you.
So...
Pay attention to the things
that are critical to your happiness.
Play With your children.
Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your partner out to dinner.
Play another 18.
Ther e will always be time
to clean the house
and fix the disposal.
"Take care of the golf balls first --
the things that really matter.
Set your priorities.
The rest is just sand."
One of the students raised her hand
and inquired what the coffee represented.
The professor smiled.
"I'm glad you asked".
It just goes to show you that no matter how full
your life may seem, there's always room for
a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."

"The Greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated." ~ Ghandi

"We never stop silently loving those we once loved out loud." ~Oriah Mountain Dreamer

"If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving one be me." ~W.H. Auden

"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another." — William James

"Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world." - Eleanor Roosevelt

"I expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now; let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again." - Etienne de Grellet

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

"When someone shows you who they are, believe them."

I always liked this one for some reason: "Don't be afraid your life will end; be afraid that it will never begin."

Originally Posted by omgblonde

I love quotes! Some of my faves off the top of my head are.. "Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you'll land amongst stars."

This is the quote I use when I sign my students year books. I love it.