Quotes, Poems, & Sayings... - Page 343

nycfem · 06-20-2011, 09:25 PM

"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could.
Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in.
Forget them as soon as you can.
Tomorrow is a new day..." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Massive · 06-21-2011, 07:07 AM

The Door

Go and open the door.
Perhaps outside
there's a tree, or a wood,
or a garden,
or a magic town.

Go and open the door.
Perhaps outside
there's a dog scratching.
Perhaps there's a face outside,
or an eye
or the picture
of a picture.

Go and open the door.
If there's fog outside
it will go.

Go and open the door.
There could be outside only
singing darkness,
and there could be outside only
wind's hollow breath
and there could be
absolutely nothing
outside,
go and open the door.

At least
there would be
a draught.

Miroslav Holub

Massive · 06-21-2011, 07:08 AM

The life that I have
Is all that I have
And the life that I have
Is yours
The love that I have
Of the life that I have
Is yours and yours and yours
A sleep I shall have
A rest I shall have
Yet death will be but a pause
For the peace of my years
In the long green grass
Will be yours and yours
And yours

Leo Marks

Massive · 06-21-2011, 07:13 AM

& all those years nobody loved me
except her & i screamed at her & spanked her
& threw her on the bed & slammed the door when
i was angry & desperate for her father's love,
& I can't undo all those times i frightened her
& she loves me, she still loves me,
i can't undo needing &
being tortured by loneliness
until i cried out at her,
who loved me even in my needy loneliness. & how
do mothers, unloved, love their children?
the wonder is that we do, we
do not leave the little girl, we
do not destroy
we cry out in terror we love
our little girls
who must have a better life ...

Alta

For Mum, I love you xxx

Fancy · 06-21-2011, 07:48 AM

Gods always behave like the people who make them.

-Zora Neale Hurston

JakeTulane · 06-21-2011, 08:46 AM

"I believe that nothing that happens to me is meaningless and that it is good for us all that it should be so, even if it runs counter to our own wishes. As I see it, I’m here for some purpose, and I only hope I may fulfill it." - Dietrich Bondoeffer

JakeTulane · 06-21-2011, 08:47 AM

"Plant a thought, reap an act. Plant an act, reap a habit. Plant a habit, reap a character. Plant a character, reap a destiny." - Confucius

JakeTulane · 06-21-2011, 08:48 AM

"Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life to carry out a concrete assignment which demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated. Thus, everyone's task is as unique as his specific opportunity to implement it." - Viktor Frankl

gotoseagrl · 06-21-2011, 03:36 PM

I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my eyes and all is born again.

Sylvia Plath

gotoseagrl · 06-21-2011, 03:37 PM

If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing is to be remembered.

Edgar Allan Poe

Semantics · 06-21-2011, 06:15 PM

Midway upon the journey of our life
I found myself within a forest dark,
For the straightforward pathway had been lost.

Dante Alighieri, The Inferno

Diva · 06-21-2011, 06:20 PM

Having regrets and things, it just takes your time away.

~Leif Garrett

Diva · 06-21-2011, 06:23 PM

Never let your head hang down.NEVER GIVE UP AND SIT DOWN AND GRIEVE.Find another way.

~Satchel Paige

Arwen · 06-21-2011, 09:43 PM

Bless that which you want. Huna Saying

Ebon · 06-21-2011, 10:55 PM

"If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it!" Jonathan Winters

UofMfan · 06-22-2011, 06:57 AM

"Algunas cosas del pasado desaparecieron pero otras abren una brecha al futuro y son las que quiero rescatar." ~ Mario Benedetti

JakeTulane · 06-22-2011, 07:47 AM

“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.” - Charles R. Swindoll

JakeTulane · 06-22-2011, 07:48 AM

“If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right, you'll probably never do much of anything.” - Win Borden

JakeTulane · 06-22-2011, 07:49 AM

“The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.” - Flora Whittemore

Mr.Nobody · 06-22-2011, 09:25 AM

Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out. ~Frank A. Clark

06-21-2011, 07:07 AM	#6842
Massive Member How Do You Identify?: Trans man Preferred Pronoun?: He, Him Relationship Status: not looking Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northern England Posts: 945 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,669 Thanked 2,383 Times in 765 Posts Rep Power: 17762095	The Door - Miroslav Holub The Door Go and open the door. Perhaps outside there's a tree, or a wood, or a garden, or a magic town. Go and open the door. Perhaps outside there's a dog scratching. Perhaps there's a face outside, or an eye or the picture of a picture. Go and open the door. If there's fog outside it will go. Go and open the door. There could be outside only singing darkness, and there could be outside only wind's hollow breath and there could be absolutely nothing outside, go and open the door. At least there would be a draught. Miroslav Holub

06-21-2011, 07:13 AM	#6844
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06-21-2011, 03:36 PM	#6849
gotoseagrl Senior Member How Do You Identify?: old-fashioned queer stone submissive girl Preferred Pronoun?: mermaid, very lucky babygirl Relationship Status: Saltwater mermaid ♡ Join Date: May 2010 Location: CA Posts: 2,209 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,192 Thanked 6,103 Times in 1,727 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my eyes and all is born again. Sylvia Plath __________________ Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot. D. H. Lawrence

06-21-2011, 03:37 PM	#6850
gotoseagrl Senior Member How Do You Identify?: old-fashioned queer stone submissive girl Preferred Pronoun?: mermaid, very lucky babygirl Relationship Status: Saltwater mermaid ♡ Join Date: May 2010 Location: CA Posts: 2,209 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,192 Thanked 6,103 Times in 1,727 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing is to be remembered. Edgar Allan Poe __________________ Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot. D. H. Lawrence

06-21-2011, 09:43 PM	#6854
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06-20-2011, 09:25 PM	#6841
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06-21-2011, 07:08 AM	#6843
Massive Member How Do You Identify?: Trans man Preferred Pronoun?: He, Him Relationship Status: not looking Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northern England Posts: 945 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,669 Thanked 2,383 Times in 765 Posts Rep Power: 17762095	The life that I have Is all that I have And the life that I have Is yours The love that I have Of the life that I have Is yours and yours and yours A sleep I shall have A rest I shall have Yet death will be but a pause For the peace of my years In the long green grass Will be yours and yours And yours Leo Marks

06-21-2011, 07:48 AM	#6845
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	Gods always behave like the people who make them. -Zora Neale Hurston

06-21-2011, 08:46 AM	#6846
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06-21-2011, 08:47 AM	#6847
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06-21-2011, 08:48 AM	#6848
JakeTulane Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Mr. Prickly Porcupine Preferred Pronoun?: Butch - Hy, Hym, Hys Relationship Status: She has softened My quills Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Permanently Banned 8/8/2011 Posts: 4,880 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,221 Thanked 5,264 Times in 2,732 Posts Rep Power: 0	"Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life to carry out a concrete assignment which demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated. Thus, everyone's task is as unique as his specific opportunity to implement it." - Viktor Frankl

06-21-2011, 06:15 PM	#6851
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06-21-2011, 06:20 PM	#6852
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06-21-2011, 06:23 PM	#6853
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	Never let your head hang down.NEVER GIVE UP AND SIT DOWN AND GRIEVE.Find another way. ~Satchel Paige

06-21-2011, 10:55 PM	#6855
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06-22-2011, 06:57 AM	#6856
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06-22-2011, 07:47 AM	#6857
JakeTulane Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Mr. Prickly Porcupine Preferred Pronoun?: Butch - Hy, Hym, Hys Relationship Status: She has softened My quills Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Permanently Banned 8/8/2011 Posts: 4,880 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,221 Thanked 5,264 Times in 2,732 Posts Rep Power: 0	“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.” - Charles R. Swindoll

06-22-2011, 07:48 AM	#6858
JakeTulane Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Mr. Prickly Porcupine Preferred Pronoun?: Butch - Hy, Hym, Hys Relationship Status: She has softened My quills Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Permanently Banned 8/8/2011 Posts: 4,880 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,221 Thanked 5,264 Times in 2,732 Posts Rep Power: 0	“If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right, you'll probably never do much of anything.” - Win Borden

06-22-2011, 07:49 AM	#6859
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06-22-2011, 09:25 AM	#6860
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