Quote of the Day...

Updated on July 28, 2011
T.S. asks from Orinda, CA
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Have you been inspired by a funny or poignant quote lately? A friend posted the following on my FB page and I just had to share:

"Before your diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes." -William Gibson

Please share a quote that moves you or just makes you smile :)

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J.S.

answers from Jacksonville on

I don't know who said it but,

Unsolicited advice is implied criticism.

If at first you don't succeed try, try again...then quit. There's no reason to be a damn fool about it.

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D.P.

answers from Pittsburgh on

Reservoir Dogs:

The Wolf: Well, let's not start sucking each other's d**cks quite yet. ...

(meaning things are looking good...but more to be considered)

From the same movie:
Joe: "Come on you, cough up a buck you cheap bastard." (in the tipping scene)

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T.C.

answers from Colorado Springs on

"You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body." CS Lewis

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S.H.

answers from Killeen on

Its kind of long but a friend of mine has this posted on her facebook and I thought it was cute and so true

My promise to my kids:
I am not your friend,I am your mother. I will stalk you,flip out on you, drive you insane, and hunt you like a bloodhound when needed, because I LOVE YOU! When you understand that I will know that you are a responsible adult. You will NEVER find another person who will love you, care for you, worry about you, or believe in you as much as I do! And someday when you are a parent....you will get it.

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A.L.

answers from Las Vegas on

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.
- Oscar Wilde

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T.N.

answers from Albany on

Whatever gets you through the night, is all right, it's all right.
-John Lennon

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M.J.

answers from Dover on

I love yours!!!

Mine is kind of long, but it was sent to me in an email last week & I liked it so much I copied it into a Word document, prettified the script, printed it out & hung it in my cubicle:

May today there be peace within.
May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself & others.
May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content with yourself just the way you are.
Let this knowledge settle into your bones & allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise & love.
It is there for each and every one of us.

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B.R.

answers from Naples on

"Life is just what happens to you while you are busy making other plans"
John Lennon - "Beautiful Boy" my favorite in the movie Mr. Holland's Opus

I love your quote! Reminds me of a conversation that I had with my dad once.....he and my husband are very close, and they teamed up to "talk" to me.....my dad started by saying that depression this depression that blah blah blah right after I had our baby. I told him that I wasn't depressed, I was pi**ed off...and that there wasn't enough meds for my problem. I then explained to him how I painted the entire exterior of our house by myself when my husband less than a week later had greasy mechanic handprints above the garage door and next to the hose bib....told me when I asked him to clean it up that " it's normal wear and tear, if it bother you,...you scrub them off"!!!!! GRRRRR. My father agreed with me, & later stayed with us for over a week when we had a plumbing emergency and had to replumb the whole house. He helped me demolish and put back together 2 bathrooms, and after he saw how "handy" my husband is, and how the daily chores and any home maintenance / home improvements fall on my shoulders solely, and how destructive my husband / his buddy is... He fully understands my position now!

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G.T.

answers from Redding on

haha, I love that one.

"Normal is over-rated"-- Gregory House, MD

Oh, and I posted yours on my FB page.. it's a good one.

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R.C.

answers from Chicago on

Love this quote. Stealing it for my FB post!

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T.K.

answers from Dallas on

"I give myself such good advice, but very seldom follow it." - Alice, to herself, after falling into the rabbit hole. Fits me to a T.

BTW, not to be a Debbie Downer, but a lot of quotes are misattributed. The quotes are good, but people always say they are from somebody or other that they are truly not. I sometimes think it is to give the catchy phrase some weight or legitimacy? Most common names taken in vain..Mother Theresa, the Dalai Lama, John Lennon, Jay Leno, Geroge Carlin, Hitler, Confuscious. Those people all have enough great material that there is no need to perpetrate. oh, and NO! I don't mean any of the quotes listed here. You guys are all golden with me. Just a little pet peeve of mine. :)

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S.L.

answers from New York on

from Mampedia July 28th "smile :) not everyone sucks!" XINE
I'm gonna make that an uplifting text message NES not eveyone sucks!

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E.D.

answers from Seattle on

‎"In the search for truth, human beings take two steps forward and one step back. Suffering, mistakes, and weariness of life thrust them back, but the thirst for truth and stubborn will drive them forward. And who knows? Perhaps they will reach the real truth at last." - Anton Chekhov

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A.G.

answers from Houston on

niiiicccccccce. Yeah i know a great one.

There is no "one " way to be a perfect mother, but there are a million ways to be a good one.~~Jill Churchill

I know this quote is something i really need to read and learn and so does everyone else on here and around the world.

yeah im gonna steal it too for my f/b status, lol

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A.S.

answers from Boca Raton on

Love that one Mamazita!

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R.L.

answers from Roanoke on

"Friendship is like peeing on yourself; everyone can see it, but only you get the warm feeling that it brings."

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J.B.

answers from Birmingham on

I have been loving Jack Kerouac lately, so here are 2 that I love:

"Down on the lake rosy reflections of celestial vapor appeared, and I said, "God, I love you" and looked to the sky and really meant it. "I have fallen in love with you, God. Take care of us all, one way or the other." To the children and the innocent it's all the same."

'Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The trouble-makers. The round heads in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status-quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify, or vilify them. But the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do."


"You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die. A spider's life can't help being something of a mess, with all this trapping and eating flies. By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone's life can stand a little of that." E. B. White (Charlotte's Web)

Thanks for the fun post!

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B.K.

answers from San Francisco on

Great quote Mamazita.

One that seems to be inspiring me at the moment is
Paulo Coelho
Close cycles. Not because of pride or arrogance, but because that no longer fits your life

B. k

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