Quotable quotes

[pornoboy]

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[Rand]

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[opinterph]

“A man convinced against his will
Is of the same opinion still.”

― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People

 

[opinterph]

“We know that whether something is considered beautiful or ugly is in the eye of the beholder. What’s more revealing is that the beholder’s determination of what is beautiful and what is ugly is a valuable insight into the soul and psyche of that person. The beauty and the beast are mirrors. It’s never actually about the object; it’s really about us. Every person, situation, and idea is an interaction between the observer and the observed, and therefore, a potential source of knowledge. Every encounter is an opportunity to learn, not just about the object but about ourselves. Every encounter is therefore an opportunity to evolve. If we pay attention!”

― Joseph Deitch, Elevate: An Essential Guide to Life

 

[cityboy-stl]

 

[smokeshadow]

a Mae West classic

"When I'm good I'm very, very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better."

 

[Alistair]

 

[Alistair]

Living next to a cemetery, sometimes people ask if I see ghosts.
The short answer is, "no."
But I do have backyard fires and I do put out an extra chair.
Sometimes, I feel like someone has joined me, sitting quietly and feeling the warmth.
Yet, I never think of them as ghosts.
I think of them as neighbors.
And I appreciate their company.

-unknown

 

[Alistair]

And the sun took a stepped back, and the leaves lulled themselves to sleep and autumn was awakened"

~ Raquel Franco

 

[Rand]

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[Norri]

a Mae West classic

"When I'm good I'm very, very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better."

Another good one from Ms. West is why sex and bridge are similar “because in both if you don’t have a good partner you need a good hand”

 

[opinterph]

“Perhaps what we truly crave lies in the act of encircling, to orbit one another around an unspoken center, apart but never parting, never fully merging so we can be constant in our yearning, to touch, to commune, as points of a constellation-in-making.”

― Isaac Yuen, Utter, Earth: Advice on Living in a More-than-Human World

 

[Alistair]

 

[Rand]

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[smokeshadow]

another Mae West classic. . .responding to someone exclaiming "Oh, goodness, what a beautiful diamond", West responsed. . .

"Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie."

 

[Thad1527]

'In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.". -Barack Obama

 

[opinterph]

“I have found that people go to the wilderness for many things but, the most important is perspective. They may think they go for the fishing or the scenery or companionship but in reality it is something far deeper. They go to the wilderness for the good of their souls.”

― Sigurd Olson

 

[Alistair]

 

[Kahaih]

“I have found that people go to the wilderness for many things but, the most important is perspective. They may think they go for the fishing or the scenery or companionship but in reality it is something far deeper. They go to the wilderness for the good of their souls.”

― Sigurd Olson

Good for them.

These days, the wilderness is on its deathbed. These days, it's a very depressing place, and I can't recommend visits.

 

[Alistair]

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”

~ Jane Goodall