quotes about you
Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast. ~Marlene Dietrich
Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses. ~Alphonse Karr
We do not quite forgive a giver. The hand that feeds us is in some danger of being bitten. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays
The injury we do and the one we suffer are not weighed in the same scales. ~Aesop, Fables
People ask why I skip and I give the incomparable reason of "why not?" ~Author unknown, as posted on iskip.com
Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them. ~Oscar Wilde
I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ~Francis Bellamy, The Youth's Companion, 8 September 1892 (Thank you, Anna.)
There is nothing better on a cold wintry day than a properly made pot pie. ~Craig Claiborne
It is not a man's duty, as a matter of course, to devote himself to the eradication of any, even the most enormous wrong; he may still properly have other concerns to engage him; but it is his duty, at least, to wash his hands of it, and, if he gives it no thought longer, not to give it practically his support. If I devote myself to other pursuits and contemplations, I must first see, at least, that I do not pursue them sitting upon another man's shoulders. ~Henry David Thoreau, On the Duty of Civil Disobedience It is not always by plugging away at a difficulty and sticking to it that one overcomes it; often it is by working on the one next to it. Some things and some people have to be approached obliquely, at an angle. ~Andre Gide, Journals, 26 October 1924
Mathematics is as much an aspect of culture as it is a collection of algorithms. ~Carl Boyer, 1949, calculus textbook
A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyone else. ~Cardinal De Retz
If a rabbit defined intelligence the way man does, then the most intelligent animal would be a rabbit, followed by the animal most willing to obey the commands of a rabbit. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
Eat, drink and be scary. ~Author Unknown
And upsidedown in the earth a dead man walks upon my soles when I walk. ~Bill Knott, "(End) of Summer (1966)" (Thanks, Laurie)
Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face. ~Carol Moseley-Braun
I couldn't help but say to Mr. Gorbachev, just think how easy his task and mine might be in these meetings that we held if suddenly there was a threat to this world from another planet. We'd find out once and for all that we really are all human beings here on this earth together. ~Ronald Reagan, 1985
It's been told that swimming is a wimp sport, but I don't see it. We don't get timeouts, in the middle of a race we can't stop and catch our breath, we can't roll on our stomachs and lie there, and we can't ask for a substitution. ~Dusty Hicks
When a cat chooses to be friendly, it's a big deal, because a cat is picky. ~Mike Deupree
One man's daydreaming is another man's woman. ~Grey Livingston
In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable of loving a woman or a man; either, a human being, without feeling fear, restraint, or obligation. ~Simone de Beauvoir
