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Old 09-27-2004, 08:54 AM   #1
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motivational quotes

kinda silly i know but i like reading/collecting motivational/inspirational quotes so i thought we could start a thread about them. post your favorite quote(s) ... it doesnt matter if they are already listed here. perhaps this thread will benefit someone whenever they get discouraged or maybe they will just brighten someones day.

some of my favorites...

“Obsession is a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated.”

“Rehab is for quitters.”

“The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; the optimist, the opportunity in every difficulty.”

“There is no finish line.”

“Pain is temporary. Glory lasts forever.”

"Positive anything is better than negative nothing."
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Old 09-27-2004, 08:57 AM   #2
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"Everyone takes a sh*t, but few people give a sh*t."

Kao Dung, 11th Century Chinese philosopher.



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Old 09-27-2004, 09:01 AM   #3
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I agree with ya, bullet. i tried starting one of these threads a long time ago, but it died real quick. oh well.....

"The reason most people fail instead of succeed is because they sacrifice what they want most for what they want right now."



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Old 09-27-2004, 09:05 AM   #4
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"anything in life worth having, is worth working for" -Dale Carnegie-



We don't know if there's a Heaven on earth, but there is a Hell, it's a city in Norway
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Samuel L......"Grab my wallet outta the bag"
Robber........."Which ones yours"?
Samuel L......"The one that says bad motherfucker on it"
-Pulp Fiction



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Old 09-27-2004, 09:06 AM   #6
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"Honk if you're horny!"

(It inspires me. )



The lions sing and the hills take flight.
The moon by day, and the sun by night.
Blind woman, deaf man, jackdaw fool.
Let the Lord of Chaos rule.
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Old 09-27-2004, 09:18 AM   #7
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"If you don't live for something, you'll die for nothing"-Hatebreed



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Old 09-27-2004, 09:56 AM   #8
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this is a quote that i actually made up ... unfortunately ive yet to meet someone who understands it. it makes perfect sense to me though. its just kind of a play on words.

“The only thing that is impossible … is failure.”
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Old 09-27-2004, 09:58 AM   #9
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"Do not resent growing old. Many are denied the privilege."

“I know that God will not give me anything I cannot handle; I just wish he didn’t trust me so much.”

“Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.”
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“The only thing that is impossible … is failure.”
Don't be so modest, I firmly believe that you're capable of accomplishing this particular goal.



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Old 09-27-2004, 10:13 AM   #11
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Don't be so modest, I firmly believe that you're capable of accomplishing this particular goal.
if i expected anyone to stand up i shoulda known it would be you.
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Old 09-27-2004, 10:16 AM   #12
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Quote:
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“The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; the optimist, the opportunity in every difficulty.”
Kinda similar to yours-

The stone that is an obstacle in the path of the weak...
Has become a stepping stone in the pathway of the strong.



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Old 09-27-2004, 10:22 AM   #13
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"That which does not kill us only make us stronger"



You're a funny guy, Sully, I like you. Dat's why I'm going to kill you lahst.


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The kind of knowledge that can lead us to the Spirit has a transforming character in the process we become different- Ravi Ravindra

A failure to plan is a plan to fail. - (multi-credited, Unknown)

The true measure of a man is what he does when he becomes aware.-Overheard at a convention

Responsibility= Power



When caught between two evils I generally pick the one I've never tried before.-Mae West
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Old 09-27-2004, 10:31 AM   #15
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heres some sappy romantic ones .....

"We come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly."

"The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost."

"To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage."

"A man falls in love through his eyes, a woman through her ears."

"You don't love a woman because she is beautiful, she is beautiful because you love her."

"Never frown, because you never know when someone is falling in love with your smile."

"To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind."

“You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.”

“To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.”

“If you live to be 100, I want to live to be 100 minus one day, so I never have to live without you.”
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heres some sappy romantic ones .....

“If you live to be 100, I want to live to be 100 minus one day, so I never have to live without you.”
That one is gross

In my end is my beginning- TS Eliot



When caught between two evils I generally pick the one I've never tried before.-Mae West
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Quote:
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That one is gross

In my end is my beginning- TS Eliot



The lions sing and the hills take flight.
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Old 09-27-2004, 10:42 AM   #18
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Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty
KNOWS how extremely expensive it is to be poor - James Baldwin

The haves and the have not's can often
be traced to the DID's and DIDN'T DO's - William Raspberrry

Education is our passport to the future,
for tomorrow belongs to people who prepare for it today - Malcom X

When you can count your money,
you ain't got none - Don King

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For Max: "Mean people suck, nice people swallow"- Bumper sticker



When caught between two evils I generally pick the one I've never tried before.-Mae West
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"Cuz yesterday's got nothin' for me,
Pictures that i'll always see,
Nothing could be better than my book of memories."-GnR



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Quote:
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"Cuz yesterday's got nothin' for me,
Pictures that i'll always see,
Nothing could be better than my book of memories."-GnR
yesterdays got nothin for me.
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Old 09-27-2004, 10:49 AM   #22
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The only way to avoid getting OLD
is to die YOUNG

EGO stands for Easing GOD Out...
lose that ego



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"Your doubt, it fuels me.
Your hate, it drives.
Your challenge ignites me, you make me fight harder"-Hatebreed



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Quote:
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Education is our passport to the future,
for tomorrow belongs to people who prepare for it today - Malcom X
Kill Whitey!!!!! - Malcom X




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Quote:
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For Max: "Mean people suck, nice people swallow"- Bumper sticker
Cute.

Here's a bumper sticker I liked:
"Don't laugh at the car, your daughter may be in the backseat."



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Old 09-27-2004, 10:54 AM   #26
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All men die, but not all men really live - William Wallace, Braveheart



You're a funny guy, Sully, I like you. Dat's why I'm going to kill you lahst.


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Old 09-27-2004, 10:55 AM   #27
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here's a good bumper sticker i saw....

My other ride is your daughter



You're a funny guy, Sully, I like you. Dat's why I'm going to kill you lahst.


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Old 09-27-2004, 10:56 AM   #28