I'm sure this has been discussed before but anyway......shamelessly stolen from a recent issue of Woman's Day magazine.

The article cited these that I thought were terrific:

"A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for." - William Sheda
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle." - Plato
"You were born an original. Don't die a copy" - John Mason

What are your favorite words of wisdom or inspirational quotes? And what do they mean to you>

cj/

"My son, my precious child,
I love you and I would never leave you.
During your times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you."

by Mary Stevenson


This has always given me comfort when things get hairy.

"Don't get mad, get even." -- My mother.

See my sig. line.

"Fish and Visiters smell in three days." -Ben Franklin
"If everyone in this world was normal it would be a boring place to live." -one of my own
"I reject your reality and substitute my own." -Mythbusters

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You laugh at me because I am different,
I laugh at you because you are all the same.

Your mind is like a parachute, it only works when it is open.

I love you...you love me....we're a happy family.....

-Barney



:-D

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The only ones I can think of off the top of my head

Travel light, carry cash. Linda's mom

Just because it comes in your size, doesn't mean you should wear it. Me

And this is a piece of wisdom that I have started giving since my sweeties hobby of photography has turned into a small business.
If you are going to have pictures taken, practice your facial expression in the mirror before the sitting.

I am sure I have many more but it's early.

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Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass
It's about learning to dance in the rain.

OMG - I LOVE this one.....I think about it often when I see a size 10, 11, or 12 thong....or plus-sized Spandex.....but never fear, I'm fair about it....there's a lot of things that may fit my boobs, but I ain't wearing them!!! LOL

cj/

Uh, well maybe those big girls don't like panty lines either.....?

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From my Mommy

"The more you learn the more you know
The more you know the farther you'll go
The farther you go the happier you'll be"

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The political system is broke and it's a joke.

make your mate your best friend, you will not always be lovers infact sometimes you will be stinkin mad at them but your friendship will carry you through.......a friend sticks closer than a brother

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Always be a first rate version of your self instead of a second rate version of someone else.[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds.

treat others how you want to be treated my mom and I instill it in my own kids (basically a spin on the old "do unto others....")

money doesn't buy happiness....but it sure can help again, my mom

money can't buy class can't remember where I read/heard it but it's so true!

There is no great reward without great risk don't remember who said it

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Proud to say I haven't shopped at a Wal-Mart since Sept 2003

Well, I broke that rule already! Maybe it's the point that she's seeing the thong? But, that goes for all sizes.

ETA: Duh, panty sizes are different than pant sizes. I did not break that rule.

What comes around goes around.

If you love something set it free, if it sits an watches tv all day and eats all your food you either married it or gave birth to it.

Another version... If you love something, set it free, if it comes back its yours if not, hunt it down like the animal it is!

Make new friends but keep the old, one is silver and the other gold

Oh this is SO true....LOL

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My sig line is my favorite!!! And how about...
I'll think about it tomorrow, tomorrow is another day by Scarlett O'Hara!!

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Work like you don't need the money,
Love like you've never been hurt, and
Dance like you do when nobody's watching.

MyCoupons Is #1 for Holiday Shopping

This is my motto when things aren't going as well as I would like them to. "Let this be the worst thing that happens to me today." It really puts things into perspective.


Judi

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"Try to see the glass half-full."

A woman is like a tea bag, you never know how strong she is until she is put in hot water!

God never gives you more than you can handle.

If it wasnt for bad luck I wouldnt have any luck at all-by who knows.

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When you don`t know what to do-Walk fast and look worried.

Life is short........eat dessert first.....

"non carborundum illegitmi"
Don't let the bastards wear you down.
From my late father.
So true.
Also, from my father, Carpe Diem - seize the day.
I live by that one, have it on coffee cups and tee shirts ;-)
MZ

This brought to mind another quote, Spandex is a priviledge not a right. But I can't remember who said it.

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Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass
It's about learning to dance in the rain.

I haven't earned the spandex privilege yet, and it's not likely to happen given my advanced age. LOL
As for the concern over panty lines...methinks there may be bigger things to worry about...ROTFLMAO

cj/

It's always darkest right before it goes totally black.


and..............



I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy!

"Never give the devil a ride; he may decide he likes the ride, and he'll want to drive."

"Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why."

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Forgiveness is love in its most noble form. -Anonymous

I live this one everyday at lunch. I get a salad and one cookie and always eat the cookie first. I just tell my lunchmates that at my age, you never know when you might keel over....

Everything that we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see. -Martin Luther King

You may have riches and wealth untold, With baskets of jewels and caskets of gold. But richer than I you will never be, For I had a mother who read to me.

We can't all be heroes because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by.
-Will Rogers

A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has
a song.
-Maya Angelou

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"Always wear cute pajamas to bed, you never know who you will meet in your dreams"

"Don't sweat the small stuff."

Good one to remember and TRY to live by... LOL

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Maya Angelou

Be as you wish to seem.
Socrates

Be curious, not judgmental.
Walt Whitman

America is another name for opportunity.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Besides the Serenity Prayer. This one is my favorite. I do not know who said or where I found it.

"The Sooner You Settle For Less Than You Deserve, The Sooner You Get Less Than You Settled For"

I have found this to be very true many times over.

Men don't grow up ,they just grow old.....

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