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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
UNKNOWN
09/17/09
* Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind.
* You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying over the future.
* Love... and you will be loved.
* All people smile in the same language.
* A hug is a great gift, one size fits all. It can be given for any occasion and it's easy to exchange.
* Everyone needs to be loved, especially when they do not deserve it.
* The real measure of a man's wealth is what he has invested in eternity.
* Laughter is liquid sunshine.
* Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it.
* It's important for parents to live the same things they teach.
* If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.
* Happy memories never wear out. Relive them as often as you want.
* Home is the place where we grumble the most, but are often treated the best.
* The choice you make today will usually affect tomorrow.
* If anyone speaks badly of you, live so none will believe it.
* Patience is the ability to idle your motor, when you feel like stripping your gears.
HUNKE QUOTES
07/29/09
Classic Quotes by Clarence Darrow (1857-1938) American lawyer --
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Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails.
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History repeats itself. That's one of the things wrong with history.
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I am a friend of the working man, and I would rather be his friend, than be one.
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I don't like spinach, and I'm glad I don't, because if I liked it I'd eat it, and I just hate it.
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Classic Quotes by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English writer --
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A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
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A jest's prosperity lies in the ear of him that hears it, Never in the tongue of him that makes it.
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A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for then both parties nobly are subdued, and neither party loser.
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All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have
their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.
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Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and
some have greatness thrust upon them.
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Classic Quotes by Adolph Hitler (1889-1945) German dictator --
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How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think.
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I use emotion for the many and reserve reason for the few.
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Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it.
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This human world of ours would be inconceivable without the practical existence of a religious belief.
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This year will go down in history for the first time a civilized nation has
full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient,
and the world will follow our lead into the future.---------------
CLASSIC QUOTES
(07/30/09)
Classic Quotes by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American Statesman --
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A good conscience is a continual Christmas.
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A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.
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A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.
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A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.
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A small leak can sink a great ship
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All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.
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Classic Quotes by Daniel Webster (1782-1852) American Statesman --
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An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, the power to destroy.
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God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.
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He who tampers with the currency robs labor of its bread.
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I apprehend no danger to our country from a foreign foe... Our
destruction, should it come at all, will be from another quarter. From the inattention of
the people to the concerns of their government, from their carelessness and
negligence, I must confess that I do apprehend some danger.
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I mistrust the judgment of every man in a case in which his own wishes are concerned.
WISDOM AT 90
by REGINA BRETT
(06 02 09)
"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written." Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio.
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion.
Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you
did or didn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd
grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."
COMMON SENSE AN OBITUARY PRINTED IN THE LONDON TIMES
FOR THE PASSING OF THE COMMON SENSE...!!!~~~
Interesting and sadly true.
Author Unknown
03/13/09
'Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, 'Common Sense', who has
been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his
birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be
remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
Knowing when to come in out of the rain; why the early bird gets the worm;
Life isn't always fair; and maybe it was my fault.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more
than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in
charge).
His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but
overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy
charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from
school for using mouth wash after lunch; and a teacher fired for
reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.
Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job
that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.
It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent
to administer sun lotion or an Aspirin to a student; but could not inform
parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and
criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a
beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home
and the burglar could sue you for assault.
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to
realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her
lap, and was promptly awarded MILLIONS OF DOLLARS settlement .
Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust. His
wife, Discretion, his daughter, Responsibility, his son, Reason.
He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers; I Know My Rights; I Want It Now;
Someone Else Is To Blame; I'm A Victim.
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.
SERIOUS ONE LINERS
(03/07/09)
Don't let your worries get the best of you;
Remember, Moses started out as a basket case.
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Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited
Until you try to sit in their pews.
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Many folks want to serve God,
But only as advisers.
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The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose,
But mosquitoes come close.
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People are funny; they want the front of the bus,
Middle of the road,
And back of the church.
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Quit griping about your church;
If it was perfect, you couldn't belong.
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We're called to be witnesses, not lawyers or Judges.
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Some minds are like concrete
Thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.
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Peace starts with a smile.
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I don't know why some people change churches;
What difference does it make which one you stay home from?
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Don't wait for 6 strong men to take you to church.
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Forbidden fruits create many jams.
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He who angers you, controls you!
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The task ahead of us is never as
great as the Power behind us.
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We don't change the message,
The message changes us.
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You can tell how big a person is
By what it takes to discourage him.
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There is no greater treasure than a good friend!
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Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about
learning to dance in the rain.
MORE QUOTES Classic Quotes by Jackie Robinson (1919-1972) American baseball player Classic Quotes by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) American President Classic Quotes by Langston Hughes (1902-1967) American poet Classic Quotes by James Joyce (1882-1941) Irish Novelist Classic Quotes by Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) American author
(02/15/09)
A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.
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Above anything else, I hate to lose.
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Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody
wants you to quit when you're ahead.
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How you played in yesterday's game is all that counts.
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I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you
respect me as a human being.
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Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in
the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you're wasting your
life.
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A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never
learned how to walk forward.
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A nation that destroys it's soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of
our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.
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Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of
obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without
them it cannot live.
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Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
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Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a
free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.
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I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart
colleagues.
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If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human
relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together,
in the same world at peace.
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Humor is laughing at what you haven't got when you ought to have it.
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Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid
drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.
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Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth,
the air and you.
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When peoples care for you and cry for you, they can straighten out your
soul.
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I want to work with the top people, because only they have the courage and
the confidence and the risk-seeking profile that you need.
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Irresponsibility is part of the pleasure of all art; it is the part the
schools cannot recognize.
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A masterpiece... may be unwelcome but it is never dull.
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A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears.
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Communists are people who fancied that they had an unhappy childhood.
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Considering how dangerous everything is, nothing is really very frightening.
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Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common
sense.
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Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful
that you are sure to stumble over something.
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I've been rich and I've been poor. It's better to be rich.
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CLASSIC QUOTES
(02 02/09)
Classic Quotes by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American Statesman
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A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.
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A good conscience is a continual Christmas.
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A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.
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A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well
as the body.
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A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.
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A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be
sleeping enough in the grave.
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A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.
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A small leak can sink a great ship
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All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those
that are movable, and those that move.
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Classic Quotes by Daniel Webster (1782-1852) American Statesman
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An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, the power to destroy.
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God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard
and defend it.
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He who tampers with the currency robs labor of its bread.
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I apprehend no danger to our country from a foreign foe... Our destruction,
should it come at all, will be from another quarter. From the inattention of
the people to the concerns of their government, from their carelessness and
negligence, I must confess that I do apprehend some danger.
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I mistrust the judgment of every man in a case in which his own wishes are
concerned.
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