Great Quotes #18

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QuotesWell, it’s the end of another month, and you know what that means, right? Yep, it’s time for another inspiring edition of Great Quotes. So, if you find yourself searching for some encouragement, inspiration or perhaps even just a chuckle or two, you’ve come to the right place!

I think you’ll agree they may even impart a bit of wisdom – along with a bit of fun. Check these out:

  • EdisonOpportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in coveralls and looks like work. – Thomas A. Edison
  • Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all. – George Christoph Lichtenberg
  • Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length. – Robert Frost
  • All the world’s a stage, and most of us are desperately unrehearsed. – Sean O’Casey
  • Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled “This could change your life.” – Helen Exley
  • Neilsen‘Who are you, and how did you get in here?’ ‘I’m a locksmith. And, I’m a locksmith.’ – Leslie Nielsen
  • When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but I always found them. – Rodney Dangerfield
  • It is better for civilization to be going down the drain than coming up it. – Henry Allen
  • None but a coward boasts that he has never known fear. – Ferdinand Foch
  • The real hero is a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else. – Umberto Eco
  • R.I.P.A friend is someone who will help you move. A real friend is someone who will help you move a body. – Unknown
  • A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author. – G. K. Chesterton
  • If you live to be a hundred, you’ve got it made. Very few people die past that age. – George Burns
  • Age is… wisdom, if a man has lived his life properly. – Miriam Makeba
  • History repeats itself. That’s one of the things wrong with history. – Clarence Darrow
  • EmersonThough we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. – Emerson
  • I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe. – Leo Rosten
  • The greatest lesson we can learn from the past… is that freedom is at the core of every successful nation in the world. – Frederick Cheluba
  • If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you might was well make it dance. – George Bernard Shaw
  • As for me, except for an occasional heart attack, I feel as young as I ever did. – Peter Benchley
  • When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package. – John Ruskin

ByrnesAnd speaking of wrapping things up this month, here’s one last thought to ponder:

  • Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death. – James F. Byrnes

Would you agree or disagree? Why or why not?

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4 responses so far

4 Responses to “Great Quotes #18”

  1. Mike DeWitton Oct 30th 2007 at 10:23 am

    Hi Bob,

    Funny, I just left a comment that answers your question over at Liz’s place. Turns out some million-year-old wetware running between our ears tilts our attitudes in this regard.

    Mike

  2. Lauraon Oct 30th 2007 at 10:50 am

    Great quotes and analysis. Very interesting…

  3. Eric Petersonon Oct 30th 2007 at 11:52 am

    Thank you for the great quotes. I love the one by Umberto Eco. I’ll have to go back and read your other “Great Quotes”.

  4. Robert Hruzekon Oct 30th 2007 at 4:55 pm

    Mike: You’re so right on this one! And that was certainly an interesting thread, too.

    Laura: Thanks for dropping by!

    Eric: I like that one too - it definitely resonates with me! Sorta take the pressure off, too.

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