Herein lie quotes and thoughts that I've come across; many of which have changed or formed my views on life.  Even now I come across new ones that I find intriguing, and I will do my best to add them as I update this site.  The bold ones are quotes from personal friends, and are often the ones I cherish most; so if you have a thought, original saying, or other "things that make you go 'hmmm'!", I'd love to hear 'em!
AT TIMES IT IS BETTER TO KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT AND LET PEOPLE WONDER IF YOU'RE A FOOL THAN TO OPEN IT AND REMOVE ALL DOUBT.
-JAMES G. SINCLAIR

BETWEEN GRIEF AND NOTHING, I WILL TAKE GRIEF.
-WILLIAM FAULKNER

SUCCESS IS KNOWING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CORNERING PEOPLE AND GETTING THEM IN YOUR CORNER.
-BILL COPELAND

THE PERSON PROVES HIS WORTH WHO CAN MAKE US WANT TO LISTEN WHEN HE IS WITH US AND THINK WHEN HE IS GONE.
-GRIT

MOST OF US COULD MOVE MOUNTAINS IF ONLY SOMEONE WOULD CLEAR THE FOOTHILLS OUT OF THE WAY.
-BOB TALBERT

WHEN YOU HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE AND DON'T MAKE IT, THAT IS IN ITSELF A CHOICE.
-WILLIAM JAMES

A GOOD LISTENER IS NOT ONLY POPULAR EVERYWHERE, BUT AFTER A WHILE HE KNOWS SOMETHING.
-WILSON MIZNER

GREAT JOYS, LIKE GRIEFS, ARE SILENT.
-SHACKERLY MARMION
"Y'KNOW THOSE PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP THOSE QUOTES?
I COULD NEVER COME UP WITH THAT KIND OF STUFF."
-LYNNE FRAPPIER
THE TRAGEDY OF LIFE IS NOT THAT IT ENDS SO SOON, BUT THAT WE WAIT SO LONG TO BEGIN IT.
-UNKNOWN

THERE'S NOTHING SO ANNOYING AS ARGUING WITH SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
-UNKNOWN

NOT UNTIL WE ARE LOST DO WE BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND OURSELVES.
-HENRY DAVID THOREAU

THE FOOLISH PERSON SEEKS HAPPINESS IN THE DISTANCE;
THE WISE PERSON GROWS IT UNDER HIS FEET.
-JAMES OPPENHEIM

MANY GREAT IDEAS HAVE BEEN LOST BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO HAD THEM COULDN'T STAND BEING LAUGHED AT.
-GRIT

AFTER SEVERAL THOUSAND OF YEARS, CIVILIZATION HAS ADVANCED TO THE POINT WHERE WE BOLT OUR DOORS AND WINDOWS AND TURN ON THE BURGLAR ALARMS, WHILE THE JUNGLE NATIVES SLEEP IN OPEN HUTS.
-JEWISH PRESS

SOMETIMES I READ ECSTATIC REVIEWS OF ONE OF MY CONCERTS, AND I SAY TO MYSELF 'HOW I SHOULD LIKE TO HAVE BEEN AT THAT CONCERT.'
-VIOLINIST, ISAAC STERN

THERE'S A POINT WHERE THINGS VANISH.  A SINGLE MOMENT OF CLARITY AND FOR THAT MOMENT IT ALL MAKES SENSE; THEN, IN THE NEXT, AS QUICKLY AS IT COMES, IT'S LOST.
-JENN SMITH

THINKING IS WHAT A GREAT MANY PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE DOING WHEN THEY ARE MERELY REARRANGING THEIR PREJUDICES.
-WILLIAM JAMES

IN A CONVERSATION, KEEP IN MIND THAT YOU'RE MORE INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY THAN ANYONE ELSE IS.
-ANDY ROONEY

SPORTS DO NOT BUILD CHARACTER.  THEY REVEAL IT.
-HEYWOOD HALE BROUN

I SOMETIMES GIVE MYSELF ADMIRABLE ADVICE, BUT I AM INCAPABLE OF TAKING IT.
-MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU

YOU MAY BE DISAPPOINTED IF YOU FAIL, BUT YOU ARE DOOMED IF YOU DON'T TRY.
-BEVERLY SILLS

A MODEST MAN IS USUALLY ADMIRED - IF PEOPLE EVER HEAR OF HIM
-ED HOWE

CURIOSITY WILL CONQUER FEAR EVEN MORE THAN BRAVERY WILL.
-JAMES STEPHENS

I AM PATIENT WITH STUPIDITY, BUT NOT WITH THOSE WHO ARE PROUD OF IT.
-EDITH SITWELL
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