Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Quotes of the Day

"When I kill a man it's cause he needs killing." Sniper 3 quote, Thomas Beckett (portrayed by Tom Berenger).

"Love me when I least deserve it, because that's when I really need it." - Swedish proverb

The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting. - Fran Lebowitz

"The opposite of love is not hate. The opposite of love is apathy." -- Aimee Dupre

It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that it is more difficult to be witty every day than to say pretty things from time to time. - Honore De Balzac, 1799-1850, French Novelist

Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength. - Henry Ward Beecher

"Putting words on a page does not obligate anyone to read them." (But it certainly doesn't hurt to beg! )

Ability is nothing without opportunity. - Napoleon Bonaparte

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened.

Happiness never decreases by being shared. - Buddha, 568 BC - 488 BC, Founder of Buddhism

We cannot change anything unless we accept it. -Carl Jung (1875-1961, Swiss psychiatrist)

If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have paradise in a few years. - Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British Philosopher/ Mathematician/Essayist

Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength. - Henry Ward Beecher

My resolution is that resolutions get us nowhere.

Resolve to action, either do or do not.

Want to feel inspired? Do something rather than just saying you're going to do something.

Nothing gives you that sense of accomplishment more than accomplishing something.

The quickest way to get on your feet is to get off your butt.

He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare.

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