Quotes, Poems, & Sayings...

[Ascot]

There are two possibilities. Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not. Both are terrifying. ~Arthur C. Clarke

[Degotoga]

Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution. - Kahlil Gibran

[Miss Scarlett]

[jenny]

“Kindness’ covers all of my political beliefs. No need to spell them out. I believe that if, at the end, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn’t always know this and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.” ~ Roger Ebert

[justanolecowboy]

“When I reach out, you take my hand.
When I smile, you mirror the expression.
When I triumph, you glory as if it were your own.
When I fail, you point to the light at the end.
When I need, you tenderly provide.
When I cry, you kiss away my tears.
When I suffer, you bleed.
And you wonder why I love you?” - Richelle E. Goodrich

______________(yes). for her....

[JAGG]

“When you are just EXISTING, life happens to you… and you manage; when you are truly living, you happen to life… and you lead.”― Steve Maraboli


“There are always answers. You just have to be smart enough."― John Green


“ And as hard and long as you might try you could not break my spirit.” ― Nirrimi Joy Hakanson

[SleepyButch]

“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close.”
― Pablo Neruda

[ruffryder]

Words have consequences. (Proverbs 18:21)
"The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences."

[DamonK]

Unknown

[Trev]

"Each difficult moment has the potential to open my eyes and open my heart."
~Myla Kabat-Zinn

[Kobi]

[Hollylane]

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage


- Lao Tzu

[Angeltoes]

Can we just take a minute to think about how, if I were to put up an identifiable nude picture of myself, on my own blog, taken in my own bathroom, it could come back around an ruin my life?
let’s just think about how, no matter what I do with my life - become a teacher, a lawyer, a scientist, a professor - a photograph of my naked body could render largely null and void the value that others would be willing to give to me.
It would not matter if I were a virgin - it would not matter if I meant them for a lover’s eyes only - it would not matter whether or not I did it for money - my own naked body could actually ruin my life and my work.
Can we just think about that? That is powerful, and not in a good way.

~some blogger/unknown

[Degotoga]

The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy. – Florence Scovel Shinn

[Angeltoes]

“In societies that worship money and success, the losers become objects of scorn. Those who work the hardest for the least are called lazy. Those forced to live in substandard housing are thought to be the authors of substandard lives. Those who do not finish high school or cannot afford to go to college are considered deficient or inept.”

Michael Parenti

[Angeltoes]

Compassion hurts.
When you feel connected to everything,
you also feel responsible for everything.
And you cannot turn away.
Your destiny is bound with the destinies of others.
You must either learn to carry the Universe or be crushed by it.
You must grow strong enough to love the world,
yet empty enough to sit down at the same table with its worst horrors.
— Andrew Boyd

[puddin']

"this is life and our part is to be kind. it is not our part to see that the other person makes the right use of our kindness. if we think about that we tend to forget our part." ~unknown

[ruffryder]

“Don’t be afraid to go after what you want to do, and what you want to be. But don’t be afraid to be willing to pay the price.”- Lane Frost

[JAGG]

“Some people make you feel love in your heart. If you're lucky once in a lifetime you feel it all way into our soul. Those are the ones who you can't forget.” ― Judith McNaught




“I strongly believe that love is the answer and that it can mend even the deepest unseen wounds. Love can heal, love can console, love can strengthen, and yes, love can make change.” ― Somaly Mam


“When you go,
if you go,
And I should want to die,
there's nothing I'd be saved by
more than the time
you fell asleep in my arms
in a trust so gentle
I let the darkening room
drink up the evening, till
rest, or the new rain
lightly roused you awake.
I asked if you heard the rain in your dream
and half dreaming still you only said, I love you.”
― Edwin Morgan,

[Katniss]

"He made the world to be a grassy road before her wandering feet."

W. B. Yeats