Quotes, Poems, & Sayings... - Page 267

Kätzchen · 01-09-2011, 12:18 AM

I was reading a news article published in the newest edition of the Willamette Week newspaper about Ted Kulongoski and felt that his mindset, quoted in the lines below, struck a familiar chord with me...

From page 14:

"And he discussed a topic that shaped his approach to everything: his mother placing him in a St. Louis orphanage for much of his childhood.

"I spent a lot of time in my life denying certain things about how I was raised"..."And what I know now more than anything at the age of 70 is, bad things happen to all of us. And we're not judged by how many bad things happen but by how you overcome them and actually make something of yourself."
(Ted Kulongoski)

Jacquiss, N. & Zusman, M. (2010). "Goodbye, Gov: Ted Kulongoski's take on what's wrong with Unions, Higher Ed and Oregon Business." In, Willamette Week, pp. 13-17. City of Roses Newspaper Company.

Janstevie · 01-09-2011, 06:47 AM

Bigamy is having one husband too many, Monogamy is the same.

Spirit Dancer · 01-09-2011, 10:40 AM

Before telling others what to do, one must be an instructor to oneself.
Zen Koan

Janstevie · 01-09-2011, 10:55 AM

S O M E T I M E S - Scroll to bottom.

Sometimes...

when you cry...

no one sees your tears.

Sometimes...

when you are in pain.

no one sees your hurt.

Sometimes.

when you are worried..

no one sees your stress

Sometimes.

when you are happy..

no one sees your smile ..

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But FART !! ; just ONE time...

And every bugger knows!!

Spirit Dancer · 01-09-2011, 11:18 AM

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out.
It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another
human being. We should all be thankful for those
people who rekindle the inner spirit.

Albert Schweitzer

Spirit Dancer · 01-09-2011, 11:19 AM

The world is too big for us, too much is going on, too many crimes, too much violence and excitement. Try as you will, you get behind in the race in spite of yourself. It's a constant strain to keep pace. . . and still, you lose ground. Science empties its discoveries on you so fast that you stagger beneath them in hopeless bewilderment. The political world is news seen rapidly, you're out of breath trying to keep pace with who's in and who's out. Everything is high pressure. Human nature can't endure much more.

Atlantic Journal
June 16, 1883

Kätzchen · 01-09-2011, 03:07 PM

little_ms_sunshyne · 01-09-2011, 05:58 PM

"If I'm away from you for more than an hour, I can't stop thinking about you. I carry you in my spirit. I pray for you more than I pray for myself. "

Diary of A Mad Black Woman

asphaltcowboi · 01-09-2011, 07:19 PM

The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money...or the most awards. They simply are the ones who care the most.

Enchantress · 01-09-2011, 07:54 PM

“If I discover within myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world"

C.S. Lewis

bigbutchmistie · 01-09-2011, 09:41 PM

My favorite wedding vows ever to hear... Madea's Family Reunion Vanessa And Frankie :

I never thought that I could meet someone like you.
You are my friend.
You are my smile.
You are my everything.

You are a breath-taking reflection
of God's heart for me....
Of how he pursued me...
And loved me even when I didn't love myself.

You held my hand in the darkness
and you pulled me out into the light.
I love you...
You are my light.

And it doesnt matter what happens
in this life as long as you're with me.
When I look at you, I know that there's a God
and that he loved me so much

that he took the time to create you...just for me.
I love you....past my mind....beyond my heart....
I love you for my soul.

And that's the space where only you and God dwell.

WolfyOne · 01-10-2011, 07:45 AM

There's nothing like biting off more than you can chew, and then chewing anyway. ~Mark Burnett

Spirit Dancer · 01-10-2011, 08:50 AM

For many years now I have listened to the stories of people with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses as their counselor. From them I have learned how to enjoy the minute particulars of life once again, the grace of a hot cup of coffee, the presence of a friend, the blessing of having a new cake of soap or an hour without pain. Such humble experience is the stuff that many of the very best stories are made of. If we think we have no stories it is because we have not paid enough attention to our lives. Most of us live lives that are far richer and more meaningful than we appreciate.

Rachel Naomi Remen

UofMfan · 01-10-2011, 09:38 AM

"Déjame que te hable también con tu silencio claro como una lámpara, simple como un anillo"

Diva · 01-10-2011, 09:45 AM

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

~Henry Ward Beecher

Diva · 01-10-2011, 09:47 AM

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

~Twyla Tharp

Fancy · 01-10-2011, 10:04 AM

"I once thought lettuce was a vegetable, but now I know it's in the appetizer family."

-Bear (dinner table talk)

justkim · 01-10-2011, 12:58 PM

"Take responsibility for your last bad decision, and then let it go. Don't blame others or make excuses for yourself."
- Deepak Chopra -

Duchess · 01-10-2011, 02:48 PM

"If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never be truly fulfilled."

~Lao Tzu

Mister Bent · 01-10-2011, 10:17 PM

"She needs to rename her vagina Madison Square Garden, so many rock stars have played there."

- Brad Wollock , on Chelsea Lately

01-09-2011, 12:18 AM	#5321
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow ツ Posts: 16,060 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 30,111 Thanked 33,517 Times in 10,643 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	Excerpting part of an OPed on Ted Kulongoski (a two term governor from Oregon) I was reading a news article published in the newest edition of the Willamette Week newspaper about Ted Kulongoski and felt that his mindset, quoted in the lines below, struck a familiar chord with me... From page 14: "And he discussed a topic that shaped his approach to everything: his mother placing him in a St. Louis orphanage for much of his childhood. "I spent a lot of time in my life denying certain things about how I was raised"..."And what I know now more than anything at the age of 70 is, bad things happen to all of us. And we're not judged by how many bad things happen but by how you overcome them and actually make something of yourself." (Ted Kulongoski) Jacquiss, N. & Zusman, M. (2010). "Goodbye, Gov: Ted Kulongoski's take on what's wrong with Unions, Higher Ed and Oregon Business." In, Willamette Week, pp. 13-17. City of Roses Newspaper Company.

01-09-2011, 10:40 AM	#5323
Spirit Dancer Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Complex but Tender Preferred Pronoun?: ~Ma`am~ Relationship Status: Shotgun Rider Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Following the red road Posts: 4,519 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,304 Thanked 12,912 Times in 3,466 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Before telling others what to do, one must be an instructor to oneself. Zen Koan __________________ “For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.” Judy Garland

01-09-2011, 10:55 AM	#5324
Janstevie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Soft Butch Relationship Status: single Join Date: May 2010 Location: England Posts: 1,814 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 112 Thanked 1,331 Times in 411 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	S O M E T I M E S - Scroll to bottom. Sometimes... when you cry... no one sees your tears. Sometimes... when you are in pain. no one sees your hurt. Sometimes. when you are worried.. no one sees your stress Sometimes. when you are happy.. no one sees your smile .. - - - - - - - - - - But FART !! ; just ONE time... And every bugger knows!! Last edited by Janstevie; 01-09-2011 at 10:57 AM.

01-09-2011, 11:18 AM	#5325
Spirit Dancer Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Complex but Tender Preferred Pronoun?: ~Ma`am~ Relationship Status: Shotgun Rider Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Following the red road Posts: 4,519 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,304 Thanked 12,912 Times in 3,466 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. Albert Schweitzer __________________ “For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.” Judy Garland

01-09-2011, 11:19 AM	#5326
Spirit Dancer Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Complex but Tender Preferred Pronoun?: ~Ma`am~ Relationship Status: Shotgun Rider Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Following the red road Posts: 4,519 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,304 Thanked 12,912 Times in 3,466 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	The world is too big for us, too much is going on, too many crimes, too much violence and excitement. Try as you will, you get behind in the race in spite of yourself. It's a constant strain to keep pace. . . and still, you lose ground. Science empties its discoveries on you so fast that you stagger beneath them in hopeless bewilderment. The political world is news seen rapidly, you're out of breath trying to keep pace with who's in and who's out. Everything is high pressure. Human nature can't endure much more. Atlantic Journal June 16, 1883 __________________ “For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.” Judy Garland

01-09-2011, 06:47 AM	#5322
Janstevie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Soft Butch Relationship Status: single Join Date: May 2010 Location: England Posts: 1,814 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 112 Thanked 1,331 Times in 411 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Bigamy is having one husband too many, Monogamy is the same.

01-09-2011, 03:07 PM	#5327
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow ツ Posts: 16,060 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 30,111 Thanked 33,517 Times in 10,643 Posts Rep Power: 21474868

01-09-2011, 05:58 PM	#5328
little_ms_sunshyne Senior Member How Do You Identify?: . Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: . Posts: 3,312 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,339 Thanked 12,241 Times in 2,541 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	"If I'm away from you for more than an hour, I can't stop thinking about you. I carry you in my spirit. I pray for you more than I pray for myself. " Diary of A Mad Black Woman

01-09-2011, 07:19 PM	#5329
asphaltcowboi Senior Member How Do You Identify?: butch Relationship Status: HAPPY Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: ..... Posts: 1,509 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,367 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,042 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money...or the most awards. They simply are the ones who care the most. __________________

01-09-2011, 07:54 PM	#5330
Enchantress Senior Member How Do You Identify?: A complex confection. Preferred Pronoun?: Miss Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The land of milk and honey. Posts: 2,169 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 741 Thanked 3,420 Times in 1,200 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	“If I discover within myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world" C.S. Lewis

01-09-2011, 09:41 PM	#5331
bigbutchmistie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Since You Need A Label. Butch Relationship Status: Still Dreaming Of My Happily Ever After Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Arlington Texas Posts: 4,009 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,950 Thanked 5,364 Times in 1,941 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	My favorite wedding vows ever to hear... Madea's Family Reunion Vanessa And Frankie : I never thought that I could meet someone like you. You are my friend. You are my smile. You are my everything. You are a breath-taking reflection of God's heart for me.... Of how he pursued me... And loved me even when I didn't love myself. You held my hand in the darkness and you pulled me out into the light. I love you... You are my light. And it doesnt matter what happens in this life as long as you're with me. When I look at you, I know that there's a God and that he loved me so much that he took the time to create you...just for me. I love you....past my mind....beyond my heart.... I love you for my soul. And that's the space where only you and God dwell.

01-10-2011, 07:45 AM	#5332
WolfyOne Magically Delicious How Do You Identify?: Gentle Butch Relationship Status: Single and content Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 6,558 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 22,052 Thanked 15,397 Times in 4,140 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	There's nothing like biting off more than you can chew, and then chewing anyway. ~Mark Burnett __________________ Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage --- Lao Tzo

01-10-2011, 08:50 AM	#5333
Spirit Dancer Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Complex but Tender Preferred Pronoun?: ~Ma`am~ Relationship Status: Shotgun Rider Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Following the red road Posts: 4,519 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,304 Thanked 12,912 Times in 3,466 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	For many years now I have listened to the stories of people with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses as their counselor. From them I have learned how to enjoy the minute particulars of life once again, the grace of a hot cup of coffee, the presence of a friend, the blessing of having a new cake of soap or an hour without pain. Such humble experience is the stuff that many of the very best stories are made of. If we think we have no stories it is because we have not paid enough attention to our lives. Most of us live lives that are far richer and more meaningful than we appreciate. Rachel Naomi Remen __________________ “For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.” Judy Garland

01-10-2011, 09:38 AM	#5334
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01-10-2011, 09:45 AM	#5335
Diva Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Diva Preferred Pronoun?: Diva Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chez Diva Posts: 11,879 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,263 Thanked 17,174 Times in 5,239 Posts Rep Power: 0	Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. ~Henry Ward Beecher

01-10-2011, 09:47 AM	#5336
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01-10-2011, 10:04 AM	#5337
Fancy Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: N/A Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NY Posts: 3,742 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,696 Thanked 7,076 Times in 2,316 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	"I once thought lettuce was a vegetable, but now I know it's in the appetizer family." -Bear (dinner table talk)

01-10-2011, 12:58 PM	#5338
justkim Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Me... Preferred Pronoun?: ... Relationship Status: <3 myself Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: ... Posts: 2,023 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,062 Thanked 6,799 Times in 1,553 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	"Take responsibility for your last bad decision, and then let it go. Don't blame others or make excuses for yourself." - Deepak Chopra -

01-10-2011, 02:48 PM	#5339
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01-10-2011, 10:17 PM	#5340
Mister Bent Senior Member How Do You Identify?: . Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: . Posts: 2,905 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,151 Thanked 5,825 Times in 1,722 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	"She needs to rename her vagina Madison Square Garden, so many rock stars have played there." - Brad Wollock , on Chelsea Lately __________________ Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. - H. L. Mencken