Quotes, Poems, & Sayings... - Page 517

JustLovelyJenn · 11-23-2012, 10:16 AM

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.
--Henry David Thoreau

Butterbean · 11-23-2012, 10:18 AM

See everything; overlook a great deal; correct a little. ~Pope John XXIII

Metro · 11-23-2012, 10:20 AM

Whatever games are played with us, we must play no games with ourselves, but deal in our privacy with the last honesty and truth.

--Ralph Waldo Emerson

Angeltoes · 11-23-2012, 02:15 PM

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.
~Mother Teresa

If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
~Mother Teresa

The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it.
~Mother Teresa

The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted.
~Mother Teresa

JAGG · 11-23-2012, 05:35 PM

“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”― Napoleon Hill

“Don't confuse poor decision-making with destiny. Own your mistakes. And learn from them, so you don't make the same one twice. ” ― Steve Maraboli

" Get even with people...but not those who have hurt you, forget them, instead get even with those who have helped you.”
― Steve Maraboli

Ms. Meander · 11-24-2012, 07:05 AM

Love itself describes its own perfection.
Be speechless and listen.

Rumi

Talon · 11-24-2012, 11:15 AM

Stop holding onto the past. Release your regrets about whatever you may have done or failed to do that turned out poorly. Forgive others for whatever they may have done or failed to do that caused you harm. Declare today a new beginning. Let go of the past and move on with creating a joyful new future for yourself.

~Jonathan L. Huie

ahk · 11-24-2012, 11:45 AM

Don't eat anything your great grandmother wouldn't recognize as food. -- Michael Pollan

Fatale · 11-24-2012, 12:15 PM

The sort of bite only
hot water jaws give,
Stinging just the way
I like it,

Head thrown back
throat exposed,
wide mouth receives
searing sacrament

My skin’s sins
drained,

Ablution
absolution.

~Fatale

deb0670 · 11-24-2012, 12:56 PM

Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.
Jim Davis

Soon · 11-24-2012, 12:56 PM

"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."
— T.S. Eliot

deb0670 · 11-24-2012, 12:59 PM

People are like stained - glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

JAGG · 11-24-2012, 08:57 PM

“Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.” ― Benjamin Disraeli

“Sometimes it just feels really really wonderful to be alive.”― Doug Coupland

“She still cared for me, and the best way I could make amends to her was to be happy.I do have a knack for finding great women.” ― Craig Ferguson

Sun · 11-24-2012, 09:49 PM

Our spiritual mission is not to ignore the darkness, but to bring light TO the darkness. ~ Marianne Williamson

Electrocell · 11-24-2012, 10:04 PM

“When you learn to appreciate everything around you, that is when you have found the true meaning of life. But when you have learned to love another with all your heart, that is when you have finally understood and start to actually fulfill the purpose of your existence.”
― Jamine Isabel E. Uy

“And may be that was love. Being so vulnerable and allowing someone else in so far they could hurt you, but they also give you everything.”
― Christine Feehan, Water Bound

“Only if you are possible, everything will be possible.”
― Santosh Kalwar, Quote Me Everyday

LadyRieinAL · 11-24-2012, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sun

Our spiritual mission is not to ignore the darkness, but to bring light TO the darkness. ~ Marianne Williamson

This is exactly what I say when someone says, why do you STILL live in Alabma.

Talon · 11-25-2012, 01:21 PM

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

~Bill Wilson

Ms. Meander · 11-25-2012, 01:34 PM

To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.
- Arundhati Roy

Sun · 11-25-2012, 03:22 PM

Stop acting so small. You are the universe in divine motion. ~ Rumi

little_ms_sunshyne · 11-25-2012, 03:29 PM

"Sometimes the little times you don't think are anything while they're happening turn out to be what marks a whole period of your life."
— Andy Warhol

11-23-2012, 10:16 AM	#10321
JustLovelyJenn Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Relationship Status: That's Need to Know Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Aberdeen, WA Posts: 4,478 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 12,464 Thanked 13,992 Times in 3,684 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it. --Henry David Thoreau __________________ --Jenn

11-23-2012, 02:15 PM	#10324
Angeltoes Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Nunya Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bernlandia Posts: 1,740 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,286 Thanked 5,526 Times in 1,386 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	Thinking about Mother Teresa today... If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. ~Mother Teresa If you judge people, you have no time to love them. ~Mother Teresa The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it. ~Mother Teresa The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted. ~Mother Teresa

11-23-2012, 05:35 PM	#10325
JAGG Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: JAGG Relationship Status: =) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tulsa (cat free zone) Posts: 6,093 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 18,651 Thanked 17,531 Times in 4,137 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”― Napoleon Hill “Don't confuse poor decision-making with destiny. Own your mistakes. And learn from them, so you don't make the same one twice. ” ― Steve Maraboli " Get even with people...but not those who have hurt you, forget them, instead get even with those who have helped you.” ― Steve Maraboli __________________ I don't want to spend my life with someone I can live with, I want to spend my life with someone I can't live without.

11-24-2012, 07:05 AM	#10326
Ms. Meander Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Queer Femme Relationship Status: Ethical Nonmonogamist Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Mountains Posts: 1,520 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,706 Thanked 5,214 Times in 1,147 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Love itself describes its own perfection. Be speechless and listen. Rumi __________________ My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart. - Maya Angelou

11-24-2012, 12:56 PM	#10330
deb0670 Member How Do You Identify?: femme/ baby girl Preferred Pronoun?: she,her Relationship Status: Single Join Date: May 2010 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,348 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 24,520 Thanked 6,026 Times in 1,189 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie. Jim Davis __________________ Remember the lessons, forget the details. Use the stumbling blocks of the past as stepping stones to help build the future.

11-23-2012, 10:18 AM	#10322
Butterbean Member How Do You Identify?: ---- Preferred Pronoun?: ---- Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: ----- Posts: 1,143 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,417 Thanked 2,215 Times in 771 Posts Rep Power: 17690475	See everything; overlook a great deal; correct a little. ~Pope John XXIII

11-23-2012, 10:20 AM	#10323
Metro Senior Member How Do You Identify?: • Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: • Posts: 1,606 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,476 Thanked 2,911 Times in 730 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	Whatever games are played with us, we must play no games with ourselves, but deal in our privacy with the last honesty and truth. --Ralph Waldo Emerson

11-24-2012, 11:15 AM	#10327
Talon Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Divine Feminine Preferred Pronoun?: . Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: . Posts: 4,921 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,246 Thanked 10,223 Times in 3,305 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Stop holding onto the past. Release your regrets about whatever you may have done or failed to do that turned out poorly. Forgive others for whatever they may have done or failed to do that caused you harm. Declare today a new beginning. Let go of the past and move on with creating a joyful new future for yourself. ~Jonathan L. Huie

11-24-2012, 11:45 AM	#10328
ahk Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: . Preferred Pronoun?: Male Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: NM Posts: 5,317 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,688 Thanked 8,538 Times in 2,630 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Don't eat anything your great grandmother wouldn't recognize as food. -- Michael Pollan

11-24-2012, 12:15 PM	#10329
Fatale Member How Do You Identify?: Not your average babe in the woods. Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Singular Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: The edge Posts: 210 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 22 Thanked 896 Times in 166 Posts Rep Power: 12150547	The sort of bite only hot water jaws give, Stinging just the way I like it, Head thrown back throat exposed, wide mouth receives searing sacrament My skin’s sins drained, Ablution absolution. ~Fatale

11-24-2012, 12:56 PM	#10331
Soon Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Relationship Status: attached Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,896 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,046 Thanked 13,094 Times in 3,386 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." — T.S. Eliot

11-24-2012, 12:59 PM	#10332
deb0670 Member How Do You Identify?: femme/ baby girl Preferred Pronoun?: she,her Relationship Status: Single Join Date: May 2010 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,348 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 24,520 Thanked 6,026 Times in 1,189 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	People are like stained - glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross __________________ Remember the lessons, forget the details. Use the stumbling blocks of the past as stepping stones to help build the future.

11-24-2012, 08:57 PM	#10333
JAGG Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: JAGG Relationship Status: =) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tulsa (cat free zone) Posts: 6,093 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 18,651 Thanked 17,531 Times in 4,137 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	“Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.” ― Benjamin Disraeli “Sometimes it just feels really really wonderful to be alive.”― Doug Coupland “She still cared for me, and the best way I could make amends to her was to be happy.I do have a knack for finding great women.” ― Craig Ferguson __________________ I don't want to spend my life with someone I can live with, I want to spend my life with someone I can't live without.

11-24-2012, 09:49 PM	#10334
Sun Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Trans Preferred Pronoun?: He, him, his Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: N/A Posts: 1,775 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,557 Thanked 5,551 Times in 1,456 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Our spiritual mission is not to ignore the darkness, but to bring light TO the darkness. ~ Marianne Williamson __________________ “Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along.” ― Rumi

11-24-2012, 10:04 PM	#10335
Electrocell Member How Do You Identify?: Stonebutch Preferred Pronoun?: he/hy Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: TN Posts: 1,334 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,535 Thanked 2,768 Times in 981 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	“When you learn to appreciate everything around you, that is when you have found the true meaning of life. But when you have learned to love another with all your heart, that is when you have finally understood and start to actually fulfill the purpose of your existence.” ― Jamine Isabel E. Uy “And may be that was love. Being so vulnerable and allowing someone else in so far they could hurt you, but they also give you everything.” ― Christine Feehan, Water Bound “Only if you are possible, everything will be possible.” ― Santosh Kalwar, Quote Me Everyday __________________ Love and accept me for me not someone you want me to be.

11-25-2012, 01:21 PM	#10337
Talon Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Divine Feminine Preferred Pronoun?: . Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: . Posts: 4,921 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,246 Thanked 10,223 Times in 3,305 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world. ~Bill Wilson

11-25-2012, 01:34 PM	#10338
Ms. Meander Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Queer Femme Relationship Status: Ethical Nonmonogamist Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Mountains Posts: 1,520 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,706 Thanked 5,214 Times in 1,147 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget. - Arundhati Roy __________________ My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart. - Maya Angelou

11-25-2012, 03:22 PM	#10339
Sun Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Trans Preferred Pronoun?: He, him, his Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: N/A Posts: 1,775 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,557 Thanked 5,551 Times in 1,456 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Stop acting so small. You are the universe in divine motion. ~ Rumi __________________ “Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along.” ― Rumi

11-25-2012, 03:29 PM	#10340
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	"Sometimes the little times you don't think are anything while they're happening turn out to be what marks a whole period of your life." — Andy Warhol