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"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belogs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly... who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause.." Teddy Rooseveldt

There are 5 major S's in life and Doctor took me off Scotch, salt, sugar, and sex. He Aint getting my smokes!!! my friend.


I am not looking for longterm relationships. Anything over 30 min in the parking lots to freakin long!!! my friend from Jr. High school.... 7th grade.


when life hands you a lemon throw it back until you get a margerita!! my sister in law

When I was young I thought I was old. When I was old I thought I was young.... My timing sucks!!! unknown

Life is like laundry. you just tumble along with everything else untill you dry out. unknown

The most dreaded words in the English language are "Some assembly required."
Grant, age 9

The more mistakes I make, the smarter I get.
Jennifer, age 13

Smiles are wondrous things; you can give them out for eternity and always have one left for yourself.
Colleen, age 13

Blessed are the flexable, for they shall not be bend out of shape! unknown

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her. -- Agatha Christie

My favourites:-
a) Flasher than a rat with a gold tooth (a classic)
b) She/he has the IQ of a mattress (a schoolfriend)
c) my legs are running out of sleep (my colleagues 3 year old)
d) as subtle as a brick on the head (not sure of it's origins)

Those are fun.

We hear:

"About as smart as a box of hammers."

or,

"About as smart as your average jar of dirt."

and here is one of my favorites from Foghorn Leghorn (he's the rooster in the old Warner Bros. cartoons):

"I say, I say, that kid's about as sharp as a bowlin' ball!"

We live by hope. We do not always get all we want when we want it. But we have to believe that someday, somehow, some way, it will be better and that we can make it so.

Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Politician


What oxygen is to the lungs, such is hope to the meaning of life.

Emil Brunner (1889-1966)
Theologian

"I will make love my greatest weapon and none on who I call can defend against its force... My love will melt all hearts liken to the sun whose rays soften the coldest day." -- Og Mandino

"They are not the brightest bulb in the box" or "the sharpest tool in the shed"





My momma always said life was like a box of chocolates�you never know what you're gonna get.
Forrest Gump Spoken by Tom Hanks in movie Forrest Gump

Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
Hans Christian Anderson

Trish

If we examine every stage of our lives, we find that from our first breath to our last we are under the constraint of circumstances. And yet we still possess the greatest of all freedoms, the power of developing our innermost selves in harmony with the moral order of the Universe, and so winning peace at heart whatever obstacles we meet.

-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe