Quotes are cool because they make you seem like you know a lot. I also try to live by them and use them in my every day life. These are some of my favorite.
1. Forgiveness
To err is human, to forgive divine.
-Alexander Pope
2. I hate being disappointed so I don’t expect nothing from anyone.
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
-Alexander Pope
3. No one can be 100% certain of anything so we all can be right and wrong at the same time.
True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.
-Socrates
4. We are stupid in more ways than one, face it.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.
-Albert Einstein
5. Open interpretation…
We are Gods because we are good men, and we know EVERYTHING, because we started first with OURSELF.
-vivek
6. Men and women view relationships differently
Women might be able to fake orgasms. But men can fake whole relationships. - -Sharon Stone
7. Mind your thoughts
Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
-Apostle Paul
8. The US is at the bottom globally when it comes to education but number one in entertainment.
Schools are the training ground to create a population that’s easy to manage.
-John Taylor Gatto
9. This is what happens to people who dare think outside the box
After a certain point, those who cannot accept the hard requirements and imperatives [of society] will be dismissed as dreamers and fools.
-Winner, L.
10. What are YOU in school for?
Books might guide you, but your heart defines you
-Jay-Z (Kingdom Come - Beach Chair)
11. Sometimes when the situation aint right you just have to leave.
Aint nothing wrong with my aim, just got to change the target
-Jay-Z (American Gangster- American Dreaming)
12. Never get “comfortable” in a job.
All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.
-Aristotles
13. Morgan, Rockafella, Carnegie, and Bush are the TRUE American Gangsters.
CRIME is as AMERICAN as APPLE PIE
-Nelson George
14. I try not to let people take advantage of my kindness
Any man who tries to be good all the time is bound to come to ruin among the great number who are not good
-Niccolo Machiavelli
15. This is why I hardly ever get mad
Anger is the most destructive of emotional responses, for it clouds your vision the most.
-Robert Greene
16. This kinda ties to number 12
A life without ambition is a life wasted
-Danni Kay
17. The arrogance of “scientist” or “experts” annoy me
A have a scientific mind, but not inclined to do scientific shit
-rey and d
18. This is just how it is.
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
-Ecclesiastes 1:18 (king james translation)
19. I meet a lot of crazy females but I don’t stay long enough to understand why.
There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.
-Nietzsche
20. Every now and then we should stop and smell the roses.
Life moves pretty fast if you don’t stop to look around once in a while you might miss it
-Ferris ( Ferris Bueller’s Day Off)
21. We are ALL selfish beings and there’s nothing wrong with that.
If we were not all so interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that none of us would be able to endure it.
-Arthur Schopenhauer
22. I got talent but not quite a genius… yet
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
-Arthur Schopenhauer
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6 responses so far ↓
1 Batemen E // Jan 2, 2008 at 10:20 am
“I hate being disappointed so I don’t expect nothing from anyone. “—-I learned this lesson years ago…
2 Chantal // Jan 15, 2008 at 8:56 pm
I read this when your first posted it but I will just reply now :-)…
I believe this is the BEST blog post ever. I am a fan of quotes and you actually inspired me to do the same. However, I never did lol. But I love it and you chose great ones and they show a lot about you and your character…
Here’s my favorite by French Designer Coco Chanel: In order to be irreplaceable, one must ALWAYS be different….
3 rey // Jan 16, 2008 at 4:35 pm
thanks Chantal… i like that quote from Coco Chanel too… I might have to use it in my arsenal….
4 Chantal // Jan 16, 2008 at 6:00 pm
lol.. Yay.. I inspire you to use something and you inspire me to do a blog of quotes. It all works out.. Team work lol
5 rey // Jan 16, 2008 at 10:41 pm
fo sho!
6 Siobhan // Sep 23, 2008 at 10:19 am
These are my current email quotes…
“A positive attitude may not solve all of your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.”
Herm Albright
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.”
- Albert Einstein
“Life is Hard…but it’s harder if you’re stupid”
- John Wayne
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