Quotes are epidemic nowadays.
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Like ads, I’ll never miss a day without seeing one. Quotes are presented in every platform of social networking, in movies, or in occasional text messages. They may appear as simple as a text, sometimes in fancy colored fonts or planted in a photo; and there are people who spend time in spreading them.
Don’t necessarily believe them just because somebody shared a statement. Among the most famous quotations was from the poet William Wordsworth, “The good die first”. Many good guys have to die before the demise of a villain is true in stories; but if that’s true in reality, I’ll have a long life ahead! But everybody can share a quote that is not containing any value or is not applicable in the context of our personal lives.
What I like about certain quotations is that I look at the authors and they know success in their lives – Aristotle, Mahatma Gandhi, The Bible, Albert Einstein and John Lennon (..and Brad Pitt). I follow them because I wanted to be successful too. I wanted my mind to be fed with encouragement from these people. Isn’t it magical that people from thousands and hundreds of years can still influence us? That’s immortality.
Whenever I see a great quotation, I copy them. I have a note in my computer that stores all these life quotes that matter in my existence. Hopefully, I’ll learn enough and experience enough so people would replicate whatever insightful sentence I would say.
Among my favorite authors was Dr. Seuss. I feel happy that he is successful and people, especially the young, admire his bright words. My favorite is this:
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”
Share your favorite quote!
Moment Matters 
I’m just preparing my impromptu remarks.
Winston Churchill
One of my favorites from a mentor of mine was, “success will not attack you.” we have to go out there and make it happen. Thanks for sharing!
Getting lots from this blog today. Success will not attack you? I like that. A lot. Thank you.
I like quotations too. A quotation is only good when it corresponds to what you think.
In my classroomn there is a poster showing Obama with the famous quotation: “Our detiny isn’t written for us, it’s written by us”.
I was looking for a quotation by Gandhi yesterday when I found this one by Einstein: “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.”
Einstein is a big inspiration. Genius mind talks in simple yet meaningful terms.
Everybody likes quotes. Short and sweet, to the point, full of opportinuty to learn. I too have a collection of quotes, I shared the file with you and sent you an email, in case you are interested.
Great site. Congratulations.
I love Dr Seuss, but I also love this quote from Christopher Robin in Winnie the Pooh “If ever there is tomorrow when we’re not together, there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think…” Great mentalities from children’s writers to instil the next generation with a belief that they can achieve anything they set their minds to!
And I believe that meant a lot in your relationship. I never read books when I was little but I’m catching up now as I’m falling in love with children books!
You know, I hadn’t even thought about that in relation to our relationship, but the rest of the quote makes it work perfectly! The last line in that quote is “But the most important thing is, even if we’re apart, I’ll always be with you.” Totally applicable and I hadn’t even noticed, I just loved it for being an empowering statement of how we many times underestimate our own strengths and abilities!
I didn’t know this quote and Pooh is one of my favourites. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. I have made a note.
No worries Pat! I love Pooh too but this is the only quote that ever stuck with me, glad I could share 🙂
And of course, “We do not remember days, we remember moments” by Cesare Pavese. Moments are everything this site is about.
I like quotations – at least I used to. There is sometimes a great programme on BBC Radio 4 called Quote Unquote. A panel game where people guess the quote. All good fun. But now, quotations surrounded in clouds of beautiful images are everywhere and most of those quote have lost their impact.
Quotes, whether shorty and pithy or inspirational, are one-offs. Not boring little truisms to be banded together and sold in barrow loads, turfed out onto the unsuspecting public every hour of every day.
I have re-blogged your blog onto Blogger, on which I am also registered.
Well done.
“In ordinary people, there is a transparency between their personal and public life, unlike many charismatics who have wonderful public lives and rather deplorable personal ones.” Paul Ekman
…and…
“You get to despise politicians when you have to translate the rubbish they spout.” Philip Madoc
Good post. Quotes like those are great because it helps us see things in a new light. I agree that it would be gnice to have someone quote my words.
One of my pet peeves about quotations is that they are often given with just the author, with no citation reference from where it came from (speech, book, article, etc.) I think the context matters and the quotation websites on the internet could do a much better job on this aspect considering it is a superb research tool. I run a small group on Facebook for quotation lovers, and let it be known it is for fun, but also researching quotes. Nevertheless, on occasion someone gets offended when I correct the attribution, phrasing or give it a referenced citation. It’s a curious experience to see someone get upset that something they pulled off the internet is misleading or incorrect. They seem to take is personally, when it it simply an effort to get it right or add a reference source. I think it is important, but understand some people just care about the inspiration in thought. As you point out too, the author is important because you may admire that person or wish to emulate them. I would go one step further and say the citation source is important also as it puts the authors thought in proper context. Just a thought 🙂
Information is most accessible now, and people take it for granted and not cite the author. I would get mad if I’m not cited, so I think you’re doing something noble!
I love that Dr. Suess quote!! It’s also one of my favorites. Another fav is by Mary Oliver:
“Tell me what are you going to do with your one wild and precious life?”
I love quotes and I love this post. Here is one of my favs (I have many):
If we all did the things we are capable of,
we would astound ourselves.
Thomas Edison
Amazing inspirational thoughts. EXACTLY what I need to do right now.
Reblogged this on [I am]; therefore I think..
When you boil it all down to essentials, the only thing you need to know is “shit happens” … after that everything is just icing on the cake you already have and can’t get rid of.
“There is a sacredness in tears.
They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.
They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues.
They are messengers of overwhelming grief…and unspeakable love”
~ Washington Irving ~
I think that this quotation is profoundly beautiful. 🙂
“What you seek is seeking you”- Rumi
🙂 Love your blog ..and here’s me saying thank you :A nomination for the Reader Appreciation Award 🙂
I am stunned by the wisdom you have accrued in just 22years. I too am a quotophiliac, but I love too many to be able to put one first. Blog on and thanks for stopping by mine. Pendryw
This is great! Quotes and memes really are the hip thing right now but there’s something important about finding those nuggets of wisdom from others who have gone on before, and letting them inspire us.
One of my favorites: “I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of small minds to shrink, but he whose hearts is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.” ~ Thomas Payne
Until one is committed there is hesitating, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans. That the moment one definitely commits oneself, Providence moves, too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.
JOHAN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE,GERMAN POET (1749–1832)
“Never continue in a job you don’t enjoy. If you’re happy in what you’re doing, you’ll like yourself, you’ll have inner peace. And if you have that, along with physical health, you will have had more success than you could possibly have imagined.” Johnny Carson
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