Sunday, October 16, 2011

Random Quotes

Okay, so I've been pretty busy lately and haven't been able to post on here as much as I should or would like to. So . . . to apologize, here are a bunch of random, fun quotes:


“Rivers know this:  there is no hurry.  We shall get there someday.”  ~A.A. Milne

“An apocryphal story - the word "apocryphal" here means "obviously untrue" - tells of two people, long ago, who were very bored, and that instead of complaining about it they sat up all night and invented the game of chess so that everyone else in the world, on evenings when there is nothing to do, can also be bored by the perplexing and tedious game they invented.”  ~Lemony Snicket

“In the book of life, the answers aren't in the back.”  ~Charlie Brown

“If A equals success, then the formula is:  A = X + Y + Z, where X is work, Y is play, and Z is keep your mouth shut.”  ~Albert Einstein

“We take the stars from heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her, and the white stripes shall go down to posterity, representing our liberty.”  ~George Washington

“How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg?  Four.  Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.”  ~Abraham Lincoln

“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”  ~Abraham Lincoln

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”  ~Abraham Lincoln

“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”  ~John Wooden

"Whenever you look back and say, "If," you know you're in trouble. There's no such thing as "if." The only thing that counts is what really happened." ~Pendragon

“Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.”  ~Ronald Reagan

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” ~John Wooden

If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?” ~John Wooden

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.” ~John Wooden

“Why someone weak? Because a weak man knows the value of strength, the value of power...” ~Abraham Erskine