Misc. Quotations

Get ready to do five to ten in the slammer after finding out you aren't as smart as you think you are – unknown

Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way. -- General George Patton

The proof of a man is the danger test, It shows him up at his worst, or his best. -- Edgar A Guest

No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair. -- George S. Patton

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. -- George S. Patton

War is cruelty. There's no use trying to reform it, the crueler it is the sooner it will be over. -- William Tecumseh Sherman

"To me, old age is always fifteen years older than I am." -- Bernard M. Baruch

"You will recognize, my boy, the first sign of old age; it is when you go out into the streets and realize for the first time how young the policemen look." -- Sir Seymour Hicks

"If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." -- Toni Morrison.

It is what it is. -- unknown

Oh the stories these old walls could tell. -- unknown

Having someone to love is family. Having somwhere to go is home. Having both is a blessing. – unknown

Grandchildren are God’s reward for not killing your kids. – unknown

Marriage requires falling in love many times – always with the same person. – unknown

God doesn’t give us what we can handle; God helps us handle what we are given. – unknown

Life may not always be the party we hoped for but while we are here we might as well dance. – unknown

Never let yesterday fill up today. – unknown

Live in such a way that those who know you but don’t know God will come to know God because they know you. – unknown

A house is made of boards and beams. A home is made of love and dreams. – unknown

Live simply. Love generously. Speak kindly. Care deeply. Lave the rest to God. – unknown

It doesn’t matter where you go in life. It’s who you have beside you. – unknown

It’s never too late to live happily ever after. – unknown

Outhouse Rules – Be neat. Leave it like you want to find it. Put the lid down. Leave paper for the next one. Shut the door so the chickens won’t get in. – unknown

Being happy doesn’t mean everything’s perfect. It means you decide to see beyond the imperfections. – unknown

I love you more today than I did yesterday, ‘cause yesterday you really ticked me off. – unknown

What ever you are, be a good one. – Abe Lincoln

Motto to live by: Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, latte in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming “Woo Hoo, what a ride!” – unknown

Some people make things happen, some watch things happen, and some wonder at the end of their life, “What happened?” – unknown

Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life. – unknown

Prayer is less about changing the world and more about changing ourselves. – unknown