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20 Humor Quotes

Posted on July 10, 2012 by

1. If it weren’t for my lawyer, I’d still be in prison. It went a lot faster with two people digging. —Joe Martin

2. Acquaintance, n.: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. —Ambrose Bierce

3. I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. —Noel Coward

4. The difference between death and taxes is death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets. —Will Rogers

5. You know you’re getting old when you stop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you’re down there. —George Burns

6. Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. —Groucho Marx

7. Those are my principles. If you don’t like them I have others.—Groucho Marx

8. Somewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving birth to a child. She must be found and stopped. —Sam Levenson

9. Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur. —Unknown Author

10. The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found. —Calvin Trillin

11. The tooth fairy teaches children that they can sell body parts for money. —David Richerby

12. My friends tell me I have an intimacy problem. But they don’t really know me. —Garry Shandling

13. I don’t deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don’t deserve that either. —Jack Benny

14. I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific. —Lily Tomlin

15. If God wanted us to fly, He would have given us tickets. —Mel Brooks

16. If I only had a little humility, I’d be perfect. —Ted Turner

17. When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. —Henny Youngman

18. The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made. —Groucho Marx

19. Hofstadter’s Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s Law. —Douglas Hofstadter

20. Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger. —Franklin P. Jones

Valentine’s Day Quotes

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

I’ve selected for you some great quotes for Valentine’s Day. Hope you enjoy them!

Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile – Franklin P. Jones

To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage. – Lao Tzu

The first time you fall in love it changes your life forever and no matter how hard you try, the feeling never goes away.

There is always some madness in love, but there is also always some reason in madness.

Love: a wildly misunderstood although highly desirable malfunction of the heart which weakens the brain, causes eyes to sparkle, cheeks to glow, blood pressure to rise and the lips to pucker.

It’s not what you have done for me that makes me love you so much. It is the joys of who you are, and the happiness you bring.

Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence. – Vincent van Gogh

Funny Life Quotes

Posted on May 14, 2011May 14, 2011 by

Life without fun is nothing. Let me share with you a great piece of Funny Life Quotes. Please choose your favorite and write it on comments section. Thanks! :)

Funny Life Quotes

“The road to success is always under construction.”

“A bargain is something you can’t use at a price you can’t resist.” – Franklin P. Jones

“I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger.”

“Tell someone there are 300 billion stars in the universe and they’ll believe you. Tell them a bench has wet paint on it and they’ll have to touch it to be sure.” – Murphy’s Law

“If you think something small can’t make a difference, try going to sleep with a mosquito in the room.”

“The only time a windshield wiper will work properly is when it’s holding a parking ticket.”

“How many times is it appropriate to say “What?” before you just nod and smile because you still didn’t hear or understand a word they said?”

“How is it that one match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box of matches to start a campfire?” – Christy Whitehead

“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.” – Robert McCloskey

“The next time you think you’re perfect, try walking on water.”

“Sometimes I’ll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.”

“Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey – but I’d bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time.”

“Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?”

“Bad decisions make good stories.”

“How is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person?” – François Duc de La Rochefoucauld

“I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three.”

“People who snore always fall asleep first.”

“The trouble with, “A place for everything and everything in its place” is that there’s always more everything than places.” – Robert Brault

“No one is listening until you pass gas.”

“Life was so much easier when your clothes didn’t match and boys had cooties!”

“You’ve reached middle age when all you exercise is caution.”

This is you list of Funny Life Quotes. Can you tell us who was your favorite? Although, if you got another funny quote that is not on the list, please tell.

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Inspiring Quotes on Enemies and Forgiveness

Posted on May 5, 2011 by

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” –Eleanor Roosevelt

“When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you” –African Proverb

“One thing you will probably remember well is any time you forgive and forget” –Franklin P. Jones

“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: Those who are afraid to try themselves and Those who are afraid that you will succeed”- Ray Goforth

Forgive your enemies but never forget their names” – JFK

“Take care that no one hates you justly”- Pubilius Syrus

“To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it” – Confucius

“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned”- Buddha

Love Quote of the Day

Posted on April 16, 2011 by

“Love doesn’t make the world go ’round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” – Franklin P. Jones

Love Quotes

Posted on March 5, 2011 by

Anyone here yelled for a great article of love quotes? Here it is, my friends. Some wonderful love quotes special selected for you and your girlfriend (or boyfriend).

Love doesn’t make the world go ’round; love is what makes the ride worthwhile. – Franklin P. Jones

Where there is love there is life. – Mohandas K. Gandhi

Love is the greatest refreshment in life. – Pablo Picasso

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that nothing else can bring. – Oscar Wilde

If you have love in your life it can make up for a great many things you lack. If you don’t have it, no matter what else there is, it’s not enough. – Ann Landers

Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence. – Erich Fromm

Love is the thing that enables a woman to sing while she mops up the floor after her husband has walked across it in his barn boots. – Hoosier Farmer

Love is a language spoken by everyone, but understood only by a heart. – Shirley Rindani

You know you’re in love when you don’t want to fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. – Dr. Seuss

Love is friendship set on fire. – Jeremy Taylor

Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age. – Jeanne Moreau

Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health has vanished. – Og Mandingo

There is no remedy for love but to love more. – Henry David Thoreau

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love. – Albert Einstein

It is love that makes the impossible possible. – Indian Proverb

Love conquers all things; let us too surrender to love. – Virgil

To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides. – David Viscott

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. – Oscar Wilde

Love is a condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. – Robert Heinlein

True love begins when nothing is looked for in return. – Antoine De Saint-Exupery

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get, it’s what you are expected to give — which is everything – Anonymous

This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love; the more they give, the more they possess. – Rainer Maria Rilke

I’ve learned … that no one is perfect until you fall in love with them. – Andy Rooney

I love you, not for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. – Roy Croft

The best thing about me is you. – Shannon Crown

I can’t say anymore than I love you. Anything else would be a waste of breath. – Elvis Costello

I miss you a little, I guess you could say, a little too much, a little too often, and a little more each day. – Anonymous

Love is not blind, it sees but it doesn’t mind. – Rizi Jane Baldon

Love sees roses without thorns. – German Proverb

Love is being stupid together. – Paul Valery

Love is missing someone whenever you’re apart, but somehow feeling warm inside because you’re close in heart. – Kay Knudsen

We sat side by side in the morning light and looked out at the future together. – Brian Andres

Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward in the same direction. – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Thanks for reading and sharing that!

Patience Quotes

Posted on January 15, 2011January 15, 2011 by

– “Patience is the art of hoping.” – Luc De Vauvanargues

– “Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.” – Mac McCleary

– “Patience is the ability to count down before you blast off.” – Unknown

– “Beware the fury of a patient man.” – John Dryden, Absolam and Achitophel, 1680

– “Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue.” – Ambrose Bierce

– “You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.” – Franklin P. Jones

– “Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience.” – George-Louis de Buffon

– “Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

– “Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” – John Quincy Adams

– “Patience is the companion of wisdom.” – St. Augustine

– “Patience is also a form of action.” – Auguste Rodin

Top 20 Love Quotes of All Time

Posted on November 23, 2010 by

1. “A kiss is a lovely trick, designed by nature, to stop words when speech becomes superfluous.” – Ingrid Bergmen

2. “Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” – Franklin P. Jones

3. “In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities” – Janos Arnay

4. “In real love you want the other person’s good. In romantic love you want the other person.” – Margaret Anderson

5. “…..I think I’d miss you even if we’d never met…” – The Wedding Date

6. “Each moment of a happy lover’s hour is worth an age of dull and common life.” – Aphra Behn

7. “Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” – Aristotle

8. “In my wildest dreams, you always play the hero. In my darkest hour of night, you rescue me, you save my life.” – Bliss and Cerney

9. “Your words are my food, your breath my wine. You are everything to me.” – Sarah Bernhardt

10. You make me want to be a better man” – Jack Nicholson, As Good As It Gets

11. Love can touch us one time and last for a lifetime, and never let go till we’re gone.” – Titanic Theme, My Heart Will Go On

12. “What I do and what I dream include thee, as the wine must taste of its own grapes…” – Elizabeth Barret Browning

13. “I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach…” – Elizabeth Barrett Browning

14. “Take away love, and our earth is a tomb.” – Robert Browning

15. “If every raindrop would be one of your smiles, I wish it rains heavily throughout, so that there is no space for unhappiness in your life” – Unknown

16. “I love you, not only for what you are, But for what I am when I am with you.” – Roy Croft

17. “You’re nothing short of my everything.” – Ralph Block

18. “Love distills desire upon the eyes, love brings bewitching grace into the heart.” – Euripides

19. “Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” – Robert Heinlein

20. “What I feel for you seems less of earth and more of a cloudless heaven.” – Victor Hugo

Love Quotes

Posted on November 15, 2010November 15, 2010 by

* “Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.” ~ Henry Louis Mencken
* “Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” ~ Franklin P. Jones
* “Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. That’s why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.” ~ Erica Jong
* “Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” ~ Aristotle
* “Can miles truly separate you from friends… If you want to be with someone you love, aren’t you already there?” ~ Richard Bach
* “Love and you shall be loved. All love is mathematically just, as much as two sides of an algebraic equation. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
* When you love someone, all your saved-up wishes start coming out. ~ Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973)
* “In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities.” ~ Janos Arnay
* “Come live with me and be my love, and we will some new pleasures prove, of golden sands, and crystal beaches, with silken lines and silver hooks…” ~ John Dunne
* “I wished for nothing beyond her smile, and to walk with her thus, hand in hand, along a sun-warmed, flower-bordered path.” ~ Andre Gide
* “It’s so easy, To think about Love, To Talk about Love, To wish for Love, But it’s not always easy, To recognize Love, Even when we hold it…. In our hands.” ~ Jaka
* “Two souls with but a single thought, two hearts that beat as one.” ~ John Keats
* “The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden, a dim twilight, and a fountain signing to it…you and you alone make me feel that I am alive…Other men, it is said, have seen angels, but I have seen thee and thou art enough.” ~ George Moore
* And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation”. ~ Kahlil Gibran
* “The most wonderful of all things in life, I believe, is the discovery of another human being with whom one’s relationship has a glowing depth, beauty and joy as the years increase. This inner progressiveness of love between two human beings is a most marvelous thing, it cannot be found by looking for it or by passionately wishing for it. It is a sort of Divine accident.” ~ Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole (1884-1941) English Novelist, Critic, Dramatist
* “A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in whose company he finds himself electrified and enkindled, but for that one in whose company he may feel tenderly drowsy.” ~ George Jean Nathan (1882-1958) American Editor, Critic
* “Love in its essence is spiritual fire.” ~ Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) Swedish Naturalist, Mathematician, Scientist, Theologian
* “Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.” – Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) American Novelist, Playwright, Anthropologist

Cute Love Quotes #2

Posted on October 23, 2010October 22, 2010 by

Don’t marry the person you think you can live with; marry only the individual you think you can’t live without. – James C. Dobson

There is no remedy for love but to love more. – Henry David Thoreau

It’s so easy to fall in love but hard to find someone who will catch you. – Anonymous

I love you more than yesterday, less than tomorrow. – Edmond Rostand

What is irritating about love is that it is a crime that requires an accomplice. – Charles Baudelaire

Love doesn’t make the world go ’round, Love is what makes the ride worthwhile. – Franklin P. Jones

Love is being stupid together. – Paul Valery

The first sigh of love is the last breath of wisdom. – Anonymous

The love in your heart
Wasn’t put there to stay.
Love isn’t love till you give it away. – Reba McEntire

Love is not a matter of counting the years, but making the years count. – Michele St. Amand

Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. – H. L. Mencken

Life is the flower for which love is the honey. – Victor Hugo

Love is a game that two can play and both win. – Eva Gabor

When we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall into mutually satisfying weirdness – and call it love – true love. – Robert Fulghum