Quote of the day - Page 17

skysidhe · 05-17-2008, 08:23 PM

The truth is that there is nothing noble in being superior to somebody else. The only real nobility is in being superior to your former self.

Whitney Young (1921 - 1971)

lumberjim · 05-17-2008, 09:49 PM

good one.

how often do we look askance
at our former selves?
There is nothing sadder than the feeling
that you used to be better.
I see it in sad men's eyes sometimes.
It makes me want to shake them.
And to cry out, "know yourself!"

Woodbutcher · 06-12-2008, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dar512

That you Mick? Welcome to the Cellar.

I got that off your tagline on the Dean site, back when I still had my Pace.

Yeah, it's me.
Thanks for the byline.
I was blown away when someone sent me this link.

Sundae · 06-12-2008, 02:52 PM

LJ that's wonderful, who is it by?
Well, except that there was a Big Brother quote the other year by a ghetto princess (white) saying to a spoiled princess, "You betta know yourself girlfriend!" and the only thing missing was her sucking her teeth. It has stuck in my head.

Welcome, Woodbutcher!

Urbane Guerrilla · 06-16-2008, 08:55 PM

There is no institution of God or Man that cannot be improved by laughing at it twice a week.

--me

BigV · 07-03-2008, 11:11 AM

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain. -- Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784)

BigV · 08-18-2008, 12:05 PM

What makes old age so sad is not that our joys but our hopes cease. -- Jean Paul Richter

jinx · 08-18-2008, 08:15 PM

At their core, men fear that women will laugh at them, while women fear that men will kill them. -Gavin DeBecker

Yznhymr · 08-18-2008, 11:56 PM

Jesus wept. The Bible, John 11:35.

lumberjim · 08-18-2008, 11:58 PM

Well, I'll be dipped in shit!

-Barry Arnold at my desk today. I Lolled

Yznhymr · 08-18-2008, 11:59 PM

"Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.” Redd Foxx

Shawnee123 · 08-19-2008, 07:39 AM

Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy those are who already possess it.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French author & moralist (1613 - 1680)

BigV · 08-19-2008, 05:14 PM

Lower your voice and strengthen your argument. -- Lebanese proverb

Sheldonrs · 08-19-2008, 05:17 PM

"It's just not sex without something in your ass" - Me

Shawnee123 · 08-20-2008, 07:42 AM

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that SCHWINGGGG!

(Sheldon and I in collaboration. I think I heard it from Sharon Stone first, though.)

05-17-2008, 09:49 PM	#242
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	good one. how often do we look askance at our former selves? There is nothing sadder than the feeling that you used to be better. I see it in sad men's eyes sometimes. It makes me want to shake them. And to cry out, "know yourself!" __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

06-12-2008, 02:52 PM	#244
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	LJ that's wonderful, who is it by? Well, except that there was a Big Brother quote the other year by a ghetto princess (white) saying to a spoiled princess, "You betta know yourself girlfriend!" and the only thing missing was her sucking her teeth. It has stuck in my head. Welcome, Woodbutcher! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-16-2008, 08:55 PM	#245
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	There is no institution of God or Man that cannot be improved by laughing at it twice a week. --me __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

07-03-2008, 11:11 AM	#246
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain. -- Samuel Johnson, lexicographer (1709-1784) __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-18-2008, 12:05 PM	#247
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	What makes old age so sad is not that our joys but our hopes cease. -- Jean Paul Richter __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

05-17-2008, 08:23 PM	#241
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	The truth is that there is nothing noble in being superior to somebody else. The only real nobility is in being superior to your former self. Whitney Young (1921 - 1971)

08-18-2008, 08:15 PM	#248
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	At their core, men fear that women will laugh at them, while women fear that men will kill them. -Gavin DeBecker __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

08-18-2008, 11:56 PM	#249
Yznhymr the crowd goes wild! Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 663	Jesus wept. The Bible, John 11:35. __________________ "The pride system tends to intensify the self-hate against which it is supposed to be a defense, since any failure to live up to one's tyrannical shoulds or of the world to honor one's claims leads to feelings of worthlessness." Bernard J. Paris, Ph.D.

08-18-2008, 11:58 PM	#250
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Well, I'll be dipped in shit! -Barry Arnold at my desk today. I Lolled __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-18-2008, 11:59 PM	#251
Yznhymr the crowd goes wild! Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 663	"Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.” Redd Foxx __________________ "The pride system tends to intensify the self-hate against which it is supposed to be a defense, since any failure to live up to one's tyrannical shoulds or of the world to honor one's claims leads to feelings of worthlessness." Bernard J. Paris, Ph.D.

08-19-2008, 07:39 AM	#252
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy those are who already possess it. Francois de La Rochefoucauld French author & moralist (1613 - 1680) __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-19-2008, 05:14 PM	#253
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Lower your voice and strengthen your argument. -- Lebanese proverb __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-19-2008, 05:17 PM	#254
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	"It's just not sex without something in your ass" - Me __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

08-20-2008, 07:42 AM	#255
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that SCHWINGGGG! (Sheldon and I in collaboration. I think I heard it from Sharon Stone first, though.) __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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