Tuesday, January 29, 2013

.83


“There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on the Treasure Island.” 

― Walt Disney

.82


“Forget being a hopeless romantic. Try being a hopeful romantic. Romance, when its a creative expression of one's genuine love for another. Is powerful enough to transmute both individuals. When it is simply a 'motion to receive something in return' then it loses its sense of greatness.” 

― Brandon A. Trean

Monday, January 28, 2013

.81


“Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.” 


― Muhammad Ali

.80


“A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.” 

― William Shakespeare

.79


“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”

― Mark Twain

.78


“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” 

― Martin Luther King Jr.

.77


“My feet is my only carriage.” 

― Bob Marley

.76


“Five percent of the people think; 
ten percent of the people think they think; 
and the other eighty-five percent would rather die than think.” 

― Thomas A. Edison

.75


“Wendy," Peter Pan continued in a voice that no woman has ever yet been able to resist, "Wendy, one girl is more use than twenty boys.” 

― J.M. BarriePeter Pan

.74


“Choose your love. Love your choice.” 

 Thomas S. Monson

.73


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Sunday, January 27, 2013

.70


“Reading is one form of escape. Running for your life is another.” 

― Lemony Snicket

.69


“No matter how fleeting 
Your smile is,
Your smile is the very beginning
Of your wisdom-light.” 

― Sri Chinmoy, The Jewels of Happiness: Inspiration and Wisdom to Guide Your Life-Journey

.68


“Find out if you’re still human, observe yourself from another planet” 

― Benny Bellamacina

.67


“The noble soul occupies itself with wisdom and friendship.” 

― Epicurus

.66


“Love is the science of reducing your sound while upping the amplitude of another person.” 

― Jarod KintzLove quotes for the ages. Specifically ages 18-81.

.65


“The best way to see Faith is to shut the eye of Reason.” 

― Benjamin Franklin

.64


“With every part you act, there must be a little of yourself in it. If there isn't, it's not acting. It's lying.” 

― Johnny Depp

.63


“I'm not lost, because I haven't any idea where to go that I might get lost on the way to. I'd like to get lost, because then I'd know where I was going, you see.” 

― Catherynne M. ValenteThe Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

.62


“I will not deny but that the best apology against false accusers is silence and sufferance, and honest deeds set against dishonest words.” 

― John Milton

.61


“Two wrongs don't make a right, but don't three lefts make a right? Two wrongs don't make a right, but don't two negatives make a positive?” 

― Andrew ClementsThings Not Seen

.60


“Women may fall when there's no strength in men.
Act II” 

― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

.59


“Don’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you.” 

― Karl Lagerfeld

.58


“Never, never, never give in!” 

― Winston Churchill

.57


“Hold fast to dreams,
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird,
That cannot fly.” 

― Langston Hughes

.56


“He who stands for nothing will fall for anything.” 

― Alexander Hamilton

.55


“Don't Gain The World & Lose Your Soul, Wisdom Is Better Than Silver Or Gold.” 

― Bob Marley

.54


“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” 

― Albert Einstein

.53


“Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.” 

― Martin Luther King Jr.A Knock at Midnight: Inspiration from the Great Sermons of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.

.52


“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” 

.51


“Think before you speak. Read before you think.” 

― Fran LebowitzThe Fran Lebowitz Reader

.50


“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” 

― AristotleMetaphysics

.49


“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.” 

― John Lennon

.48


“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” 

― Aristotle

.47


“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” 

― William ShakespeareAs You Like It

.46


“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” 

― Eleanor RooseveltThis is My Story

.45


“When you don't talk, there's a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said.” 

― Catherine Gilbert MurdockDairy Queen

.44


“When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.” 

― Donald MillerA Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life

.43


“I mean, if the relationship can't survive the long term, why on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term?” 

― Nicholas SparksThe Last Song

.42


“When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth.” 


― Jess C. ScottThe Intern

.41


“True love is rare, and it's the only thing that gives life real meaning.” 

― Nicholas SparksMessage in a Bottle

.40


“If music be the food of love, play on,
Give me excess of it; that surfeiting,
The appetite may sicken, and so die.” 

― William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

.39


“You can't force love, I realized. It's there or it isn't. If it's not there, you've got to be able to admit it. If it is there, you've got to do whatever it takes to protect the ones you love.” 

 Richelle MeadFrostbite

.38


“You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself.” 

― Marilyn Monroe

Saturday, January 26, 2013

.37


“Your Worst Enemy Could Be Your Best Friend && Your Best Friend Your Worst Enemy” 

.36


“I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano, A stage where every man must play a part, And mine a sad one.” 

 William ShakespeareThe Merchant of Venice

.35


“Beauty can capture ones' attention...but Character can capture ones' heart.” 


― Unknown

.34


“There is a certain pleasure in weeping” 

― Ovid

.33

Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.

- Hans Christian Andersen

.32

“I’ll walk forever with stories inside me that the people I love the most can never hear.”

--Michelle Hodkin

.31


In midair, dangling lost above the world.” 

― Sarah DessenSomeone Like You

.30


“I've got nothing to do today but smile.” 


― Simon and Garfunkel

.29


”.Wisdom that is learned in depth never forget

Pythagoras

.28


“You never fail until you stop trying.” 


― Albert Einstein

.27


“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.” 

― Leonardo da Vinci

.26


“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” 

― Oprah Winfrey

.25


“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” 


― William Shakespeare

.24


“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” 

― Leo Tolstoy

.23


“If the fact will not fit the theory - let the theory go” 


― Agatha ChristieThe Mysterious Affair At Styles

.22


“Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” 

― Albert Camus

.21


“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” 


― Mother Teresa

.20


A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” 


.19


“When I was your age, television was called books.” 


― William GoldmanThe Princess Bride

.18


“Because when he sings...even the birds stop to listen.” 


― Suzanne CollinsThe Hunger Games

.17


“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” 

― Mahatma Gandhi

.16


“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.” 


― Stephen King

.15


“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.” 

 Mark Twain

.14


“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” 


― Marilyn Monroe

.13

“If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything.” 

― Malcolm X

.12


“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” 


 Albert Einstein

.11


“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” 

― William Shakespeare

.10


“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.” 

― Bil Keane

.9


“Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.” 

― Mark Twain

.8


“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.” 


― Jane Austen

.7


“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.” 

― Mark Twain

.6


“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” 


― Groucho MarxThe Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

.5

“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.” 


― Steve Martin

.4


“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” 


― Oscar WildeLady Windermere's Fan

.3


“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” 


― Friedrich Nietzsche

.2


“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” 


― Albert Einstein

.1

“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.” 


― Elie Wiesel