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Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: obbie on September 19, 2012, 02:36:53 am
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What is your favourite quote.... :)
“It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.”
-W. Somerset Maugham
English dramatist & novelist (1874 – 1965)
:)
Life isn't about the number of breaths we take, but the moments that take our breath away.
Anonymous
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Sometimes we focus so much on what we don't have that we fail to see, appreciate, and use what we do have!”
― Jeff Dixon
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I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody - Bill Cosby.
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I have always loved this one but never knew who said it so I googled and it is from Ronald Reagan
We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.
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do as i say, not as i do,
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"Be yourself....everyone else is already taken"
...Oscar Wilde
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It wasn't me
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Don't shoot yourself in the foot
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Suck it up princess
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here is 40 cents, call someone who cares
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I am loving this...... :D
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Never frown because you don't know who is falling in love with your smile :)
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Build a bridge and get over it!
Never put all your eggs in one basket. (not a quote, but a saying)
I use Uni's 'call someone who cares 'too.
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Suck it up princess
Dry your eyes princess is one used often at my work.
Everything will be alright in the end, if it's not alright then it's not the end.
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It takes less time to do things right than to explain why you did it wrong. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Also
Sometimes you just have to do things- Scott Jureck's father.
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My DH's, used whenever he is with his mates and applies to lots of things :
Never send in a boy to do a mans job
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Everything will be alright in the end, if it's not alright then it's not the end.
I like this one. My DW uses it but but I can't remember who it is attributed to.
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Nothing in life is easy, but becomes difficult when done reluctantly.
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Lady Nancy Astor: Winston, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea.
Churchill: Nancy, if I were your husband, I'd drink it.
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" Don't marry the person you can live with, marry the person you can't live without"
I've seen this in a wedding card and really like it. Not too sure whose quote it is.
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If you have a skeleton in your closet, you may as well make it dance.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Luke 6:31
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This too shall pass. Not sure if it is the Dalai Lama. This is my favourite.
I have affirmations on my wall. My lovely daughter made a series of them for Mothers Day. I am 2 years after an injury, that has left me with a few surgeries and on going chronic pain and other problems.
Love the thread ;D
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One I remember my mum saying to my sisters and I when we were little
If you cant say anything nice dont say anything at all!
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If you haven't got something nice to say about some one, come sit next to me. - Clairee Belcher, Steel Magnolias
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As a child my mother use to say when I pulled a face
If the wind changes you will stay like that.
Another what will the neighbors think.
Go to bunnings buy some wood build a bridge and get over it.
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A job worth doing is worth doing well.
A stitch in time saves nine
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You haven't failed at anything until you stop trying.
I used to wonder why someone didn't do something until I realized I was someone.
Those that mind don't matter and those that matter don't mind.
Love sayings and quotes - could go on and on - love this thread - oh and that means I will pick up some new ones too.
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I love quotes too, I collect them :) This is an awesome thread! :D
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, its about learning to dance in the rain" - Anonymous
"If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere" - Frank A. Clark
"Sometimes you just have to pee in the sink" - Charles Bukowski
"Some days you're the bug. Some days you're the windsheild" - Price Cobb
"Perseverence is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th" - Julie Andrews
"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal" - Hannah More
"Don't get your knickers in a knot. Nothing is solved and it makes you walk funny" - Kathryn Carpenter
"If you're already walking on thin ice, you may as well dance" - Proverb
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is this a quote or a saying :-))
if you can't handle the heat get out the kitchen 8)
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This reflects my feelings this morning: If they can put Man on the Moon why can't they put them all there?
(Apologies to all our male forum members)
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"I only drink Champagne when I'm happy, and when I'm sad. Sometimes I drink it when I'm alone. When I have company, I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I am not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise I never touch it - unless I'm thirsty."
-- Lily Bollinger
Gert
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LOL ;D
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This reflects my feelings this morning: If they can put Man on the Moon why can't they put them all there?
(Apologies to all our male forum members)
Because Rome wasn't built in a day :D
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is this a quote or a saying :-))
if you can't handle the heat get out the kitchen 8)
It is a quote Uni. I believe it is attributed to Harry S. Truman
"Walk softly and carry a big stick." Theodore Roosevelt
"Lead, follow or get the hell out of the way." George S.Patton
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I really like CP's
"a balanced diet is a biscuit in each hand"
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"a room without books is like a body without a soul" - seen in a bookshop window, natch!
I think this is MJ's - "I love to cook with wine, sometimes I even put it in the food" - always smile at that one.
I also like the quote that goes something like "walk gently on the earth, leave nothing but footprints" - don't think I've got it quite right, fuzzy headed from lack of sleep!
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Welcome back Debbie, fuzzy head is fine. Hope you had a great holiday.
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I'm loving this, Thankyou all :-* :-* :-*
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I like what CP wrote on another thread....
Visitors are like fish, after three days they stink!!
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"Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while, so that we may see life with a clearer view again" - Alex Tan.
"The steeper the mountain, the harder the climb, the better the view from the finishing line" - Anonymous.
"I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders" - Jewish proverb.
"It just wouldn't be a picnic without the ants" - Anonymous.
"If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything" - Bill Lyon.
"It's just life. Just live it" - Terri Guillemets.
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all good Amy
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Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein
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The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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Loving these quotes.... the one that pops into my head around my place often is
"So many toys, so little time!" (not sure who tho)
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"insanity is hereditry - you get it from your kids!" :D
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I love this thread, couldn't resist posting some more ;D
"Never be afraid to try; remember, amateurs built the ark, professionals built the titanic" - Anonymous.
"This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction" - Henry David Thoreau.
"In school, you're taught the lesson and then given the test. In life, you're given the test that teaches you a lesson" - Tom Bodett.
"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privelege it is to be alive, to breathe, to think, to enjoy and to love" - Marcus Aurelius Antoninus.
"Failures are like skinned knees - painful but superficial" - H. Ross Perot.
"You can't have everything... where would you put it?" - Steven Wright.
"Rule number one, is don't sweat the small stuff. Rule number two, is that its all small stuff" - Robert Eliot.
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keep them comming
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I love this one too...
"a place for everything, and everything in it's place." not sure who again tho.
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"Anyone who hates kids and dogs can't be all bad." WC Fields
"A good man is hard to find, but a hard man is good to find." Mae West
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A careless word may kindle strife. A cruel word may wreck a life. A timely word may level stress. But a loving word may heal and bless.
"If you judge people you have no time to love them". Mother Teresa
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I love Mother Teresa, she is one of my idols :) :) :)
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Me too Amy... She epitomizes love and selflessness x
Her life was about giving, not judging and helping others x
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me too, there should be more people like Mother Teresa
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The world would be a better place :)
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"You are as fit as a fart"
"Like a fart up a curtain pole"
"A farting horse never tires"
All courtesy of my 90 year old Grandma! I'm sure she has others - but she has been saying these ones for as long as I can remember and they have stuck in my head. That could be due to her not ever swearing, so the word "fart" was truely shocking to a small child - and worthy of quite a few giggles!
She also used to say "sugar honey iced tea" when things were pretty bad, but in her old age has progressed to just plain old "sh**t" now.
And an old cowboy saying - not too sure where it came from, "Don't squat with your spurs on". And yes...I have learned the hard way to take heed of that one, didn't realise my spurs were so sharp!!!
One from my Mum... "Don't squat in spinifex country" we use that one a lot when we are out camping in the spinifex!
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I LOL'd reading your little stories Nikkit, love them ;D ;D
Me too Amy... She epitomizes love and selflessness x
Her life was about giving, not judging and helping others x
She is an inspiration! I think it should be compulsory in schools for children to learn about Mother Teresa and everything she did for other people. She was truly the best of the human race :)
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More from Mother Teresa :)
"I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples."
"Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love"
"Its not how much we give but how much love we put into giving"
"I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things"
:D
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The words of a very wise woman :) :) :)
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“To be kind is more important than to be right. Sometimes all a person needs is not a Brilliant Mind that speaks but a Patient Heart that listens.”
- Unknown
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Amy I love Steven Wright's quotes, isnt he funny?!
This is another old favourite of mine:
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."
Anais Nin
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“To be kind is more important than to be right. Sometimes all a person needs is not a Brilliant Mind that speaks but a Patient Heart that listens.”
- Unknown
That is beautiful :D
Amy I love Steven Wright's quotes, isnt he funny?!
Yes! He's hilarious! ;D ;D ;D
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"forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate" Unknown.
"All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt" Lucy Van Pelt in Peanuts by Charles M. Schultz
"Our lives are not in the lap of the gods, but in the lap of our cooks" Lin Yutang
"Chocolate is cheaper than therapy and no appointment is required" Anon
"Every family's cooking pot has one black spot" Chinese Proverb
I have heaps more cooking based ones...can't help myself, I write the good ones in my recipe books.
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Henry Ford was asked the secret to his long marriage?
He replied "much the same as cars, stick to the one model"
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Well I am not sure if this should be attributed to anyone but my dear Mum used to say
Just when you thought you had finished being a mother ... you become a grandmother and the worry starts all over again! :o :o
My other favourite at the moment is the one I stumbled across about a week before Mum passed away
"We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love ... and then we return home" Australian Aboriginal Proverb
I TRY to do a little of each each day :)
Loving this thread :-* :-*
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Faffa that moved me.... :)
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Love you post Faffa.
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Well I am not sure if this should be attributed to anyone but my dear Mum used to say
Just when you thought you had finished being a mother ... you become a grandmother and the worry starts all over again! :o :o
I have heard this one before, but it sort of stopped me in my tracks to reflect how we all worry about those we love and care about. Sometimes we worry a little, and sometimes a lot depending on what it is, but its always "there".
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"If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace" - Thomas Paine.
"When life looks like it might be falling apart, it may just be falling into place" - Beverly Solomon.
"If you don't think every day is a good day, just try missing one" - Cavett Robert.
"The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes and fears rather than their minds" - Will Durant.
"Sometimes, life is hell. Buy hey! Whatever gets the marshmallows toasty" - J. Andrew Helt.
"I can't complain, but sometimes I still do" - Joe Walsh.
"Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much" - Oscar Wilde.
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall" - Confucius.
"A problem is a chance for you to do your best" - Duke Ellington.
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And it's certainly true CP ;D
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yes CP, we all worry
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Impossible is a simply a barrier you've set in front of yourself, waiting to be hurdled. Tristan Miller, author of Run Like Crazy
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LOL everytime I hear this one... :D
"It sometimes happens, even in the best of families, that a baby is born. This is not necessarily cause for alarm. The important thing is to keep your wits about you and borrow some money." - Elinor Goulding Smith.
Another common one here after a hard day is good ol' Dr Suess..."today is gone, today is done...tomorrow is another one." :)
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Here's one I heard a lot growing up:
If you can't be good, be careful *grin*
There are many movie quotes that I use but my favourite will always be:
"May the Force be with you" from Star Wars (or it's derivation of May the Fourth be with you - you know you want to laugh *grin*).
Love this thread - looking forward to more quotes.
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"if you can't be good, be careful" - boy, that brings back some memories, dragongirly! ;)
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good one dragonlily
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"Turn that frown upside down" is one that gets used here with a 4.5 year old! ;D
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And if you can't be careful, don't get caught!
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Here's one I heard a lot growing up:
If you can't be good, be careful *grin*
If you can't be good, be careful or you will end up pushing a pram!! was the one I grew up with :o :o
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Well you listened at least :D ha ha
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Today you are you that is truer than true no one alive is youer than you. Dr Suess
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Today you are you that is truer than true no one alive is youer than you. Dr Suess
Charlie Chaplin came in 2nd in a Charlie Chaplin look alike contest.
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;D ;D ;D
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From my late grandmother .......
"If you cant say anything nice, dont say anything at all"
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"If a job is worth doing, it is worth doing well"
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good ones Karen
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I haven't heard that one DD, and I really like it
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I've just corrected it CP. My memory was not as good as it should be when I initially posted it.
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"The best thing you can give your children, next to good habits, are good memories." - Sydney J Harris
"The real menace in dealing with a five-year-old is that in no time at all you begin to sound like a five-year-old" - Jean Kerr
"A baby is an angel whose wings decrease as his legs increase."- French Proverb
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Especially love that first one Astarra :) :)
"Your future depends on many things but mostly on you."
"Being bored is an insult to ones self."
"Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with the big dreams is more powerful than the person with all the facts."
"Always be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of somebody else."
"Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more."
"Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential."
"Fear of the unknown is the worst of all the fears; it kills the creative powers that come from curiosity."
"Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved."
"In this life, we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love; and there is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread."
"Most of the shadows of this life are cause by standing in one’s own sunshine."
"The distance is nothing; it is only the first step that is difficult."
"Time is a companion who goes with us on our journey through life, and reminds us to cherish every moment."
"What we see depends mainly on what we look for."
"Your mind can hold only one thought at a time. Make it a positive and constructive one."
"Many people will walk in and out of you life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart."
"Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself."
"To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart."
"The faster you admit to not having the answer to something, the more time you have to find one."
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
"Don’t ever frown, because you don’t know who’s falling in love with your smile."
"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."
"A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart."
"If you can’t see the bright side of life, polish the dull side."
I just raided my quote collection ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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A man will be as happy as he makes up his mind to be. Abraham Lincoln
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Think I just found a new favourite...
"If we threw all our problems in a pile and saw someone else's, we'd grab ours back." - Regina Brett
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That is so true astarra.
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Good one dragongirly or should I say "and also with you"!
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when my kids were little .... and they were being hard heads about something ..... the quote they have grown up with ... and usually i have my teeth gritted together at this point and am just about at the end of my theater .....
LISTEN--- WHEN YOU HAVE WIPED MY ASS AS OFTEN AS I HAVE WIPED YOURS.... THEN WE WILL DO YOUR WAY ...BUT UNTIL THEN ....GET IN THE CAR NOW... PUT THOSE SHOES ON...or what ever the case maybe.
and it appears if may become a pass on through my children ... my eldest daughter admitted to me that she used this on her children the other day ;D...kekekek.
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;D ;D ;D
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My old boss liked to say "if its not broken fix it until it is"
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Nothing changes if nothing changes ;)
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if you want something done, ask a busy person.
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LOL PAP I just read your quote now I love that one!!! So funny.
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KimmyH, I always use your mantra on my kids
"you get what you get and you don't get upset"- never seems to work though!
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I like that one PAP, there's some good ones here if only I can remember them when needed :-))
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No Merlin it doesn't work, but I always feel better after saying it!
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Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die, so, let us all be thankful.-Buddha :)
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One from my DDad - I am so hungry I could eat the crutch of a low flying duck.
One I heard the other day and just love -
You were born to stand out so why spend your life trying to fit in.
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LOL moptop :) :)
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When one thing is different, everything is different.
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Read this today and loved it:
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” :)
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And this one ;D
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”
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Oooh - great thread I love quotes!
Here are some of my faves:
Did anyone ever tell you that you matter? Did anyone every let you know how much of a difference you make?Did you know that even your smile can really brighten someone's day?It's not so much your accomplishments that make you great, It's the fact that you reach out from your heart. Every time you do, you are revealing your greatness,And you are helping to make our world a much better place.Thank you!
Purple is a fruit
Everything happens for a reason - except things you stuff up by yourself :)
Life is DIY
The only constant is change
It isn't about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!
Today is the youngest i'll ever be, better start appreciating it. It’s also the oldest I've ever been, better start acting like it
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I've seen some crackers by "Mrs Brown" (from Mrs Brown's Boys) but not too sure if I can put them on here.
She (?) makes me laugh ;D
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I love that show Nikkit ;D ;D ;D
Probably not appropriate on here though! :-))
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Yeh love. " Mrs Brown's Boys.".
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My two favourites are..
Insanity : Doing the same thing and expecting different results . (Albert Einstein, My hero)
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Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many. (Unknown).
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Love that second one especially RosieB :)
I read this today: "When you're having dinner with your kids and your husband and someone says something funny or you're dying laughing because your three-year-old made a fart joke, it doesn't matter what else is going on. That is real happiness." ;D ;D
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I'm adding DH's favourite saying: When ever the children say "I wish that blah blah blah" he always says - if you want it that badly you are going to have to loose the wish bone and get some back bone. :D
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Thats a great one Mich ;D ;D Never heard it before!
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This is one that a friend of ours uses a lot....
There's no point pole-vaulting over mouse sh*t ;D
Its my new favourite ;D
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Some of you may recall that there was a thread on here a year or two ago listing everyone's favourite sayings. Unfortunately I cannot find that thread to add to it because I read a couple of Ricky Gervais' today (they were actually tweets - but at tweet is as good as a saying in my book) which I thought some of you might enjoy. Hope no one is offended by any of them, that is not my intention - this is just for fun.
Anyway, here they are, hope you get a laugh out of them.
"I agree with Justin Bieber. Anne Frank would’ve loved his stuff. It’s perfect for being played really really quietly so no one can hear it.”
“When you are dead, you do not know you are dead. It’s only painful & difficult for others. The same applies when you are stupid.”
“Everyone has the right to hold whatever beliefs they want. And everyone else has the right to find those beliefs [CENSORED] ridiculous.”
“Your God is the best God. In fact, he’s the only God. All other Gods are ridiculous, made up rubbish. Not yours though. Yours is real.”
- “Just because you’re offended, doesn’t mean you’re right. Some people are offended by mixed marriage, gay people, atheism. So what? [CENSORED]”
- “Same sex marriage isn’t gay privilege, it’s equal rights. Privilege would be something like gay people not paying taxes. Like churches don’t.”
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funny and wise at the same time
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Here's (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=11242.0) the thread you were looking for Marina ;D
I guess I should merge the 2? Done!
No-one gets offended in this house with anything on that list, I concur with CP's comments.
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Thanks Judy. I searched for favourite sayings ... I was nearly right, but not quite right enough to find what I was looking for.
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I'm not sure where these came from.
"I believe friends are like quiet angels who lift our feet when our wings forget to fly"
"It takes thirteen muscles to frown and only two to smile why strain yourself"
"The man who said it can't be done should not interupt the woman doing it"
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My friend said this to me the other day...
"well that is about as useful as the "g" in lasagne" about a particularly useless piece of equipment.
It made me laugh ;D
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My friend said this to me the other day...
"well that is about as useful as the "g" in lasagne" about a particularly useless piece of equipment.
It made me laugh ;D
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Saw this on a Blog and thought it just right.
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That is just beautiful Chookie. :)
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Amy I loved your quote collection; I collect them to use in my family history scrapbook and there are some great ones out there.
Some people make the world special just by being in it.
While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about. Angela Schwindt.
It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.
Teaching kids to count is fine but teaching them what counts is best.
If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun. Katherine Hepburn.
Just a few.
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I can't say mine as it is not deep and meaningful or anything like that. It is also a bit naughty. It is about chooks and emus.
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now you have me curious Cookie! ??? 8)
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May your chooks turn into emus and kick your dunny down ;D
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May your chooks turn into emus and kick your dunny down ;D
;D ;D ;D
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My dad use to say - Some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue.
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Love it Cookie ;D
One of my faves is not deep and meaningful either, although I sometimes wish I could give it to someone that has crossed me!
"may your crotch be infested with the fleas of 1000 camels and your arms be too short to itch"
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You need to stand for something or you will fall for anything.
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I absolutely love this one:
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That's a nice one Julie.
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It is Judy, my favourite. :D
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Oh Julie, that is so romantic. Love it.
Chook theme again. Rooster today, feather duster tomorrow.