Favorite Quotes

[LiveYourLife]

"You live but once, you might as well be amusing" - Coco Chanel

 

[Gumbo4x4]

He who would trade liberty for security deserves neither.

 

[minkydog]

"If you had time to do it wrong, you had time to do it right."

"When you're going through hell, keep going."--Winston Churchill

"Don't panic yet."--me, to my kids when things are going wrong

 

[J.C.&ALI'SMOM]

"This too shall pass." The Bible, except I don't know chapter and verse.
Queen Colleen

Actually that quote is not found in the bible, but many think it is.


First they came for the communists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist.

Then they came for the socialists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew.

Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Catholic.

Then they came for me,
and there was no one left to speak for me.

- Martin Niemoller

 

[runwad]

Failure to plan on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine. Not sure who said it but I like to recite it at work when they want me to do something big 5 minutes before quitting time.ha

 

[mom to minnie&mickey]

"Evil triumphs when good men do nothing"

 

[cybrkitn]

Deleted. Thought you meant movie/tv quotes

 

[Zerosinthecloset]

Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. - Barry Goldwater

 

[Malibustyle23]

Deleted. Thought you meant movie/tv quotes

Ehhhh a quote is a quote, no matter the origin. I didn't see it but if it's a favorite I'd keep it here.

 

[A_Princess'_Daddy]

“I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.” Mahatma Ghandi

“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.” E.F. Schumacher

“An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.” Mahatma Gandhi

"Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society." Oliver Wendell Holmes

"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13:13

 

["Got Disney"]

I felt these were fitting for today...RIP Margaret Thatcher..agree or disagree with her she was a strong woman that helped all us woman get to where we are today.

“Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan”
― Margaret Thatcher



“I do not know anyone who has gotten to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but it will get you pretty near.”
― Margaret Thatcher



“Don't follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.”
― Margaret Thatcher

 

[cglaura]

The pessimist complains about the wind...

The optimist expects it to change...

The realist adjusts the sails.

~ William Arthur Ward

 

[manning]

[QUOTE="Got Disney";48051335]I felt these were fitting for today...RIP Margaret Thatcher..agree or disagree with her she was a strong woman that helped all us woman get to where we are today.

“Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan”
― Margaret Thatcher



“I do not know anyone who has gotten to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but it will get you pretty near.”
― Margaret Thatcher



“Don't follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.”
― Margaret Thatcher[/QUOTE]


She was a smart woman. a few more from her.



“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”

“Consensus: “The process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values, and policies in search of something in which no one believes, but to which no one objects; the process of avoiding the very issues that have to be solved, merely because you cannot get agreement on the way ahead. What great cause would have been fought and won under the banner: ‘I stand for consensus?”

“If you just set out to be liked, you will be prepared to compromise on anything at anytime, and would achieve nothing. ” ....those darn polls.

 

[Tinkermommy]

These are all great! Thanks for contributing.

And movie quotes count too!!

"Try not. Do or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

 

[Tuffcookie]

Better to remain silent and thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. Abe Lincoln
TC

 

[pickles521]

Never confuse your right to do something with the right thing to do.

You are never given a dream with out also being given the power to make it come true. You might have to work for it, however. --Richard Bach

 

[HelenePA]

"Be humble, for you are made of earth, be noble, for you are made of stars" – Serbian proverb

 

[willowsnn3]

“The thing under my bed waiting to grab my ankle isn't real. I know that, and I also know that if I'm careful to keep my foot under the covers, it will never be able to grab my ankle.”
― Stephen King, Night Shift

 

[swandiverpatt]

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."

Oscar Wilde

 

[BrownEyedGrl]

"Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the from way I see it, you can either run from it, or... learn from it." Rafiki is a very wise soul