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I love finding and sharing quotes. I'm glad you liked that one.
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Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.
--Thich Nhat Hanh
--Thich Nhat Hanh
David Baxter PhD
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This guy has written a number of books... probably worth reading if you have the time.
David Baxter PhD
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This still cracks me upMary said:
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HA
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If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
-Dalai Lama
-Dalai Lama
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"It's frightening to wake up one morning and discover that while you were asleep, you went out of style."
Erma Bombeck
Erma Bombeck
"The more you know who you are and what you want, the less
you let things upset you."
-- from the movie Lost in Translation (2003)
"Happiness has been found to depend more on having a life that matches your skills to what you are doing than to having a rich lifestyle."
"There is no doubt that having a clear sense of identity, a positive self-image and good self-esteem are associated with psychological health, but this is all about comparing a positive sense of self with a negative one. When we ask what good is done by having a sense of self at all, the answer is not obvious."
-- from the book The Meme Machine by Susan Blackmore
you let things upset you."
-- from the movie Lost in Translation (2003)
"Happiness has been found to depend more on having a life that matches your skills to what you are doing than to having a rich lifestyle."
"There is no doubt that having a clear sense of identity, a positive self-image and good self-esteem are associated with psychological health, but this is all about comparing a positive sense of self with a negative one. When we ask what good is done by having a sense of self at all, the answer is not obvious."
-- from the book The Meme Machine by Susan Blackmore
"Our generation has had no Great Depression, no Great War. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives."
--from the movie Fight Club
--from the movie Fight Club
Astrocreep
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--Quotes--
** All quotes by Albert Einstein**
"Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind."
"Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds."
"Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal."
"Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding."
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing."
"The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead."
"The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does not lie through the fear of life, and the fear of death, and blind faith, but through striving after rational knowledge."
** All quotes by Albert Einstein**
"Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind."
"Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds."
"Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal."
"Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding."
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing."
"The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead."
"The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does not lie through the fear of life, and the fear of death, and blind faith, but through striving after rational knowledge."
My favourite quote is the one in my sig, but I think I saw it posted earlier. I also really love this one:
"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it."
-Maya Angelou
"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it."
-Maya Angelou
Someone put this quote up on the whiteboard at uni and I liked it:
"Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to what happens to us, not by what life brings us but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst, a spark that creates extraordinary results."
"Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to what happens to us, not by what life brings us but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst, a spark that creates extraordinary results."
"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These people have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep, loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen. "
- Elizabeth Kubler Ross
- Elizabeth Kubler Ross
Fear not that your life shall come to an end but rather that it shall never have a beginning.
John Henry Newman
Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these.
Susan B. Anthony
John Henry Newman
Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these.
Susan B. Anthony
kelsischanging
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"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."
~Henry David Thorau~
~Henry David Thorau~
comfortzone
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"Authentic happiness is always independent of external conditions." Epictetus
"If someone irritates you, it is only your own response that is irritating you." Epictetus
"If someone irritates you, it is only your own response that is irritating you." Epictetus
Cat Dancer
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A butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam
And for a brief moment it's glory and beauty
belong to our world,
but then it flies on again.;
And though we wish it could have stayed,
We feel so lucky to have seen it.
-Author unknown
And for a brief moment it's glory and beauty
belong to our world,
but then it flies on again.;
And though we wish it could have stayed,
We feel so lucky to have seen it.
-Author unknown
ThatLady
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How very appropriate; especially for you, at this time, Janet. It's a lovely verse with a profound message. Thanks for posting it.
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