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 Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 10:01 am
So.. many books have really awesome lines, and I've heard many quotes before that I loved. I was wondering what everyone's favorite quote(s) are. They don't have to be from a book or a movie, but if they are, say what book/move and who the author is.
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Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 9:00 pm
Ooh, I already have my fave quotes saved on my computer! biggrin Most of my fave quotes are by authors, but - aside from 5 of them - I've never read any of the essays/novels by the people on this list. I simply think that the sayings, which I've found in quote books, are all really profound and inspiring. Here they are!
It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. J. K. Rowling
It matters not what someone is born but what they grow to be! J. K. Rowling
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. Leo Tolstoy
If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything. unknown
Do not walk in front of me, I may not follow. Do not walk behind me, I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend. Albert Camus
Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death and judgment. For even the very wise cannot see all ends. J. R. R. Tolkien
The greatest ignorance is to reject something you known nothing about. H. Jackson Brown
Don't judge those who try and fail. Judge only those who fail to try. H. Jackson Brown
Don't wait for your ship to come in. Row out to meet it. H. Jackson Brown
When we walk to the edge of all the light we have and take the step into the darkness of the unkown, we must believe that one of two things will happen. There will be something solid for us to stand on or we will be taught to fly. Patrick Overton
The bird that would soar above the level of plain tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings, bruised, exhausted, fluttering back to earth. Kate Chopin
The biggest mistake you can make is worrying you will make one. unknown
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. Mark Twain
We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own. Ben Sweetland
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Elanor Roosevelt
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King Jr.
To rid ourselves of shadows we must step into either total light or total darkness. Jeremy Preston Johnson
Stand up for what is right even if you're standing alone. anonymous
If you would be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeam - the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn. Robert Southey
The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit. Nelson Henderson
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. Norman MacEwan
Don't be afraid to take big steps. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps. David Lloyd George
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. Dr.Suess
Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands. Ernest Gaines
By the way, point to you for making this topic, ginny! whee
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Minerva the Bookwyrm Captain
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:03 pm
Till shade is gone,
Till water is gone
Into the shadow with teeth bared
Screaming defiance with the last breath
To spit in Sightblinder's eye on the last day.
- Robert Jordan, Wheel of Time series...I believe in book 2.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
- My Dad
I'll be back with more, never fear...
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