Quotes

[PrincessFiona60]

And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
In the beloved French novella The Little Prince, a pilot who has crashed in the desert encounters a young prince visiting Earth from his home asteroid. The premise was inspired by author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's (born June 29, 1900) own desert crash. After three days without water, he was saved by a passing Bedouin.

 

[JoAnn L.]

A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand. ~ Anonymous

 

[GotGarlic]

Good one.

 

[cave76]

Good one.

Or this one,
There's no reason for it, it's just company policy.

 

[GotGarlic]

Or this one,
There's no reason for it, it's just company policy.

Usually there *was* a reason for it, but no one can remember what it was!

 

[cave76]

Some folks brag because they like to hear the patter of their little feats.

—John Mooney, Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 23, 1953.

 

[cave76]

"I Would Challenge You To a Battle of Wits, But I See You Are Unarmed"

Variously attributed to: William Shakespeare? Mark Twain? Oscar Wilde? Winston Churchill? Abby Buchanan Longstreet? Frank Fay? Pierre de Roman? Joey Adams? Apocryphal?

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[JoAnn L.]

Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon. Doug Larson

 

[taxlady]

"I Would Challenge You To a Battle of Wits, But I See You Are Unarmed"

Variously attributed to: William Shakespeare? Mark Twain? Oscar Wilde? Winston Churchill? Abby Buchanan Longstreet? Frank Fay? Pierre de Roman? Joey Adams? Apocryphal?

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It's such a good one. I can easily imagine those people using it.

 

[TATTRAT]

-The Creator

 

[PrincessFiona60]

You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don't help.
~~Bill Watterson

 

[JoAnn L.]

It's difficult to think of anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.~ Lewis Grizzard

 

[taxlady]

You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don't help.
~~Bill Watterson

I have days like that.

 

[cjmmytunes]

Twilight: And so the lion fell in love with the lamb…What a stupid lamb. What a sick, masochistic lion. (Edward, Bella)

 

[PrincessFiona60]

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you
want to be happy, practice compassion.
--Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

 

[taxlady]

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you
want to be happy, practice compassion.
--Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

One of my favourites. But, the Dalai Lama has many good quotes.

 

[cjmmytunes]

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you
want to be happy, practice compassion.
--Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

I like that quote also but sometimes it's hard to practice for yourself.

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[JoAnn L.]

Food is not about impressing people, it's about making them feel comfortable.~ Ina Garten

 

[cave76]

A Quote and a Question: Is that allowed? Please delete if it isn't.

Who said "So long, and thanks for all the fish" ?

 

[taxlady]

A Quote and a Question: Is that allowed? Please delete if it isn't.

Who said "So long, and thanks for all the fish" ?

The dolphins.







(It was the title of the fourth book in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, by Douglas Adams.P