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My Favorite Quotes

On This Page I will be putting my favorite quotes of course.

When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.-Alexander Graham Bell
 
It takes both sunshine and rain to make a rainbow
 
When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on. -- Thomas Jefferson
 
Friendship with one's self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.-Eleanor Roosevelt
 
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenly and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.-Ralph Waldo Emerson 
 
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not. Nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not. Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not. The world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence, determination and hard work make the difference. -- Calvin Coolidge
 
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now. -- Goethe
 
Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens. -- Carl Jung
 
You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back-Barbara De Angelis
 
Truly Loving another means letting go of all expectations. It means full acceptance, even celebration of another's personhood-Karen Casey
 
If you judge people, you have no time to love them.-Mother Teresa
 
A friend is a gift you give yourself-Robert Louis Stevenson
 
Imagine there's no heaven,
It's easy if you try,
No hell below us,
Above us only sky,
Imagine all the people
living for today...

Imagine there's no countries,
It isnt hard to do,
Nothing to kill or die for,
No religion too,
Imagine all the people
living life in peace...

Imagine no possesions,
I wonder if you can,
No need for greed or hunger,
A brotherhood of man,
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...

You may say I'm a dreamer,
but Im not the only one,
I hope some day you'll join us,
And the world will live as one.-Imagine-John Lennon

Enjoy yourself. These are the good old days you're going to miss in the years ahead-Anonymous

First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do-Epictetus

There are always two choices, two paths to take. One is easy. And its only reward is that it's easy-Unknown author

If God can work through me, he can work through anyone-St. Francis of Assisi

Peace, like charity begins at home-source unknown

Lumber and three kinds of tape. You gotta love hockey.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle-Plato

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself-Ralph Waldo Emerson

If you would be loved, love and be loveable-Benjamin Franklin

You never know what happiness a simple act of kindness will bring about-Bree Abel

What's important in life is how we treat each other-Hana Ivanhoe

When it comes down to it, we all just want to be loved-Jamie Yellin

We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it.-Mark Twain

Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn,my God do you learn.-C.S. Lewis

There are high spots in all of our lives, and most of them come about through encouragement from someone else.-George Adams

In the darkest hour the soul is replenished and given strength to continue and endure-Heart Warrior Chosa

Shared joy is double joy. Shared sorrow is half sorrow-Swedish Proverb

The journey in between what you once were and who you are now becoming is where the dance of life really takes place-Barbara De Angelis

Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves-James M. Barrie

Although the world is full of suffering , it is also full of the overcoming of it.-Helen Keller

At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet-Plato

If you don't daydream and kind of plan things out in your imagination, you never get there. So you have to start someplace.-Robert Duvall

Knowledge is love and light and vision-Helen Keller

Face the thing you fear, and you do away with that fear-Source unknown

Whatever you are doing, love yourself for doing it. Whatever you are feeling, love yourself for feeling it-Thadeus Golas

If I know what love is, it is because of you-Herman Hesse

For those passionately in love, the whole world seems to smile-David Myers

Love Is Life.... And if you miss love, you miss life-Leo Buscaglia

Each relationship you have with another person reflects the relationship you have with yourself-Alice Deville

To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance-Oscar Wilde

I don't believe makeup and the right hairstyle alone can make a woman beautiful. The most radiant woman in the room is the one full of life and experience-Sharon Stone

Happiness cannot come from without. It must come from within.-Helen Keller

We are the hero of our own story-Mary McCarthy

The psychic scars caused by believing that you are ugly leave a permanent mark on your personality.-Joan Rivers

Taking joy in life is a woman's best cosmetic-Rosalind Russell

Tears may be dried up but the heart-never-Marguerite de Valois

The only love worthy of a name is unconditional-John Powell

Remember to be kind. Remember to be loving. Remember to feel all your feelings and to take care of yourself. But most of all,remember to be happy.-Melody Beattie

Losing in love is like losing in chess;the more you play, the more you learn-Lia Gay

Affirmation of one's own life,happiness,growth,freedom,is rooted in one's capacity to love.-Erich Fromm

What doesn't kill me makes me stronger-Wilhelm Fredrich Nietzsche

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart-Helen Keller

Stars shining bright above you
Night breezes seem to whisper I love you
Birds singin' in the sycamore tree
Dream a little dream of me-Mamas and the papas-Dream a little dream of me

All the precious time
Like the wind, the years go by.
Precious butterfly.
Spread your wings and fly.-Butterfly Kisses-Bob Carlisle

Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder

Sign on baby's bib: SPIT HAPPENS

T.G.I.F Thank God I'm Female.

In the end,only kindness matters-Hands-Jewel

Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which those who dream only by night may miss.-Edgar Allen Poe

Learn from the mistakes of others-you can never live long enough to make them all yourself-John Luther

Love doesn't just sit there like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time,made new-Ursula K. Le Guin

Love cures people-both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.-Karl Menninger

In this world we must help one another-Jean de La Fontaine

To live in the hearts of those we leave behind is not to die-Thomas Campbell

They can conquer who believe they can-Virgil

Don't just count your years, make your years count-Ernest Meyers

The spur of delight comes in small ways-Robert L. Stevenson

That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest-Henry David Thoreau

Where there is great love there are always miracles-Willa Cather

A miracle cannot prove what is impossible;it is useful to confirm what is possible......-Maimonides

A coincidence is a small miracle where God chose to remain anonymous-Heidi Quade

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.....1 Cor.13:4-5

Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.-Benjamin Franklin

Love is something that you can leave behind when you die. It's that powerful.-Jolik (Fire) Lame Deer Rosebud Lakota

Live life to the fullest

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself-George Bernard Shaw

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself-Cicero

Every human being on this earth is born with a tragedy, and it isn't orginal sin. He's born with the tragedy that he has to grow up. A lot of people don't have the courage to do it.-Helen Hayes

To every dark cloud there is a silver lining

To everything there is a season-The Byrds

One thing you know about Canadian people is they're proud to be Canadian. My kids were born in the United States. They should be proud of their country and they are,but I'm a Canadian. I was born in Canada and I'm proud of my country. That never leaves you.-Wayne Gretzky.

Canadians are very proud of their country. I know I am......One thing we have is the game of hockey. That's ours. And I always try to remember that.-Wayne Gretzky.

I've never been more proud to play with a bunch of guys in my entire life-Darcy Tucker on playing hockey with the leafs.

Patience is a virtue-one I don't have.

Somewhere over the rainbow where dreams come true

No matter how hurt you were,or how bad I am,or how just plain wrong we are for each other,you love me and I love you-Carly to Jack-Characters on As The World Turns

 

If I find any more quotes that I like I'll put them on here!