The Great Quotes thread

[crosby]

uncleroach, i like that. and btw, welcome to avalon. and welcome to the quote of the day thread. come by as often as you like. we're here everyday, all day.....
warmest regards, corson

[crosby]

hey all my avalonian friends, it is a beautiful day in Pennsylvania. the sun is out, the sky is clear (for the most part), the lilacs smell delicious and it is nice and warm.

Thursday May 12, 2011

"There's much to be said for challenging fate instead of ducking behind it."
-Diana Trilling, American author and literary critic

"Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind."
Bertrand Russell, English philosopher (1872-1970)

i hope you all have had a lovely, beautiful day. see you tomorrow.
warmest, corson

[Normalguy31]

"A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people." -John F. Kennedy

[Gaia]

Accept that some days you are the pigeon and some days the statue.

Dilbert

[Anchor]

Cigarette smoking is a leading cause of statistics!

[greybeard]

Posted by Anchor (here)
Cigarette smoking is a leading cause of statistics!

Glad I have contributed something to statistics
I just stopped yet again.
Every time I see 10% of the population have ---- then something stated as a fact I laugh.

Ch

[benevolentcrow]

You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants......Stephen King

[manny]

It's easy to quit smoking. I've done it hundreds of times.
Mark Twain

[benevolentcrow]

"Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure." Oprah Winfrey

[crosby]

good morning everyone. i hope you're enjoying your weekend. i was perusing one of my scrapbooks and found this quote, and thought that it was very appropriate for avalon.

Sunday May 15, 2011

"Outside the kingdom of the Lord there is no nation which is greater than any other."
-Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia (1891-1975)

have a great day everyone.
warmest, corson

[benevolentcrow]

The point of living and of being an optimist, is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come.......Peter Ustinov

[W.C.]

‎'Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.'
Marcus Aurelius

'Look to the essence of a thing, whether it be a point of doctrine, of practice, or of interpretation. Look beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee.'
Marcus Aurelius

[Gaia]

Experience is not what happens to you,
it is what you do with what happens to you.

Aldous Huxley

[benevolentcrow]

"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable."
Joseph Addison

[crosby]

Monday May 16, 2011

"If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius."
-Joseph Addison, English author (1672-1719)

"There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a poison that makes you beat your head against the wall."
-Colette, French author (1873-1954)

[benevolentcrow]

Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along. Paramahansa Yogananda

[Lord Sidious]

Posted by benevolentcrow (here)
Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along. Paramahansa Yogananda

But don't be afraid to rock the boat and make people seasick when you have to.
Uncle Sidious.

[crosby]

Posted by Lord Sidious (here)

Posted by benevolentcrow (here)
Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along. Paramahansa Yogananda

But don't be afraid to rock the boat and make people seasick when you have to.
Uncle Sidious.

and i agree with you on this...... thanks ur'lordship.
regards, corson

[Gaia]

Know that this universe is nothing but a dream bluff of nature to test your consciousness of immortality.

Paramahansa Yogananda

[crosby]

Gaia, that is truly beautiful. thank you for this.

Wednesday May 18, 2011

"If all of us acted in unison as I act individually there would be no wars and no poverty. I have made myself personally responsible for the fate of every human being who has come my way."
-Anais Nin, American author, (1903-1977)

"A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. If was a perfect act."
-Mohandas Gandhi, Indian ruler, (1869-1948)

have a great day everyone.
corson