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My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 10:08pm On May 15, 2010
Hi
Just been doin a lil compilation of quotes and poems which have inspired me greatly.
Not all of them are mine doe.,Feel free to add your quotes or poems that you think will be a source of inspiration to someone.
cheers. smiley

My favourite quotes

The human heart knows things the eyes can't see,and feels things the mind cannot understand

Cinderall is a living proof that shoes can change your life

Laughter doesn't sometimes means happiness,sometimes its just a mask.

You cannot make someone love you, you can only make yourself someone who can be loved.

Ability is what you are capable of doing,motivation determines what you will do,Attitude determines how well you do it.
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 10:12pm On May 15, 2010
Continued . . . .

Your circumstances dont deine you.

love everyone,trust few and do wrong to no one.

what we think, we become.

If common sense is so common why is there so many people without it.

Don't count on the days make the days count and don't wait for a perfect moment . . . take a moment and make it perfect
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 10:16pm On May 15, 2010
We must never get too consumed in our own problems not to realise that others have them too~

You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons or the wind, but you can change yourself.

True friendship is when two friends can walk in opposite directions, yet remain side by side.

The greatest feeling in life is to find someone who knows your faults and weaknesses but still willing to embrace you with so much love without doubt.

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.

Don't say goodbye, Cause goodbye means walking away, And walking away means forgetting -Peter Pan

If you look at what you have in life,
You'll always have more.
If you look at what you don't have in life,
You'll never have enough.
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 10:18pm On May 15, 2010
"Having a wider heart and mind is more important than having a larger house. Happiness does not come from having much, but from being attached to little."

"When the power of love is greater than the love of power,the world will 
know true peace" - Jimi Hendrix

"Never leave the person you Love for the person you like because the person you like will leave you for the person they Love."

says what doesn't kill you will make you stronger ,

Maturity is knowing you were an idiot in the past, wisdom is knowing you'll be an idiot in the future, common sense is knowing you should try not to be one now.
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 10:24pm On May 15, 2010
If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it. - Mary Engelbreit

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight --it's the size of the fight in the dog. - Dwight Eisenhower

Have fun and no regrets. Make memories and love without fear. Enjoy life cause in the end the journey is the destination.

People will forget what you have said and they will forget what you have done--but they will never forget the way you made them feel.

It's hard to fake a smile when your heart can barely breathe.

The world will try to tell you who you are, until you stand up && tell the world who your gonna be.

Confidence doesn't come from thinking you're perfect or flawless. That's arrogance.  Confidence comes from appreciating the beauty of your texture.

The most memorable people in life will be the ones who loved you when you weren't very lovable. *Unknown**

I know nothing of any certainty but the sight of stars makes me dream


The happiness of life is made up of little things, a smile, a hug and a moment of shared time with friends.

"Scars remind us of where we've been. They don't have to dictate where we're going."

If you continue to do what you have always done, you'll continue to get what you have always got.


Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 10:36pm On May 15, 2010
It's hard to find the balance when you are in love.
You're lost in the middle cause you have to decide between mind & heart.

Heart is the engine of your body but brain is the engine of your life.

The principles of lust
Are easy to understand
Do what you feel
Feel until the end

The principles of lust
Are burned in your mind
Do what you want
Do it until you find
Love,


Life is a wheel of changes
But changes are life
And someday we will have to say good bye
But our spirit will survive

Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 10:49pm On May 15, 2010
THE CROSS OF CHANGES
If you understand or if you don't
If you believe or if you doubt
There's a universal justice
And the eyes of truth
Are always watching you.



THE ODYSSEY OF MIND
Things are changing
But nothing changes
And still there are changes
There is no teacher
Who can teach anything new
He can just help us to remember
The things we always knew.


PRISM OF LIFE
Let us try to live our lost illusions
They're the sun at night
If we don't we'll never taste
The spice of life
And when it seems that we're in a dead end street
There's no reason to cry
Cause we have a helping hand who's always aside                                                                                           
Forever light.



THE DREAM OF THE DOLPHIN
In every colour there's the light.
In every stone sleeps a crystal.
Remember the Shaman, when he used to say:
"Man is the dream of the dolphin".
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 10:57pm On May 15, 2010
THE SOUND OF GOODBYE
Everyface i see
Is cold as ice
Everything i touch is pale
Ever since i lost imagination
Like a stream that flows into the sea
I am lost for all eternity
Ever since you took your love away from me
Some times the sound of goodbye
Is louder than any drumbeat


BEYOND THE INVISIBLE
I look into the mirror
See myself, I'm over me
I need space for my desires
Have to dive into my fantasies
I know as soon as I'll arrive
Everything is possible
Cause no one has to hide
Beyond the invisible
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 6:42pm On May 16, 2010
more quotes. . .

It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about~ Dale Carnegie

"If you can't fly, RUN! If you can't run, WALK! If you can't walk, CRAWL! But by all means keep MOVING! - Martin Luther king Jr.

There's always, A little emotion behind every i don't care, a little pain behind every it's ok

quotes, "To grow, you must be willing to let your present and future be totally unlike your past. Your history is not your destiny."

"Be an original in a world full of copies." - unknown

"Care about what other people think and you'll be their prisoner for life." James Frey -A million little pieces
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 6:46pm On May 16, 2010
TIMES OF OUR LIFES-PVD

There's a time for us to let go
There's a time for holding on
A time to speak, a time to listen
There's a time for us to go

There's a time for lying low down
There's a time for getting high
A time for peace, a time for fighting
A time to live, a time to die


A time to scream, a time for silence
A time for truth against the lies
A time for faith, a time for science
There's a time for us to shine

There is a time for mis-believing
There's a time to understand
A time for hurt, a time for healing
A time you run, to make a stand
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 6:53pm On May 16, 2010
If someone you know lies to everyone around them and you think they are not lying to you, you are just lying to yourself.
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 7:00pm On May 16, 2010
HEART BREAK

Thinking of what we lived together
Of all the things I gave
You said our love would last forever
And by the time you left me I was like your slave

The love I gave you, had driven me so blind
I was just a doll you played with like a child
And now that you're gone, now that you broke our affair
Don't count on me to look for you everywhere
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Pweety4me(f): 11:37pm On May 16, 2010
luizworld:

WHERE ARE YOU [size=2pt]dedicated to someone[/size] smiley


Months ago we were just as one (hey)
Livin' in a fairytale
It was like nothing could come in our way
Like our story was too true to fail

But now I'm screaming, sobbing, weeping, waiting here for you
Always looking for your shadow in my nights
Asking eveybody why you run away from me
Why love in my life was not made to last

Where are you? In which arms, in which unknown atmosphere
Where are you? My Lady
Where are you? You're not here but I feel you everywhere
Where are you? Where are you? Lady


smiley
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by finestboy1: 11:39pm On May 16, 2010
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Re: My Book Of Inspiration by finestboy1: 11:44pm On May 16, 2010
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Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 11:52pm On May 16, 2010
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria. ~ Benjamin Franklin

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realise how close they were to success when they gave up." ~~ Thomas A. Edison

says in age u find wisdom, in wisdom u find truth,in truth u find trust,in trust u find love, in love u find happiness, who says being older sucks!

Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die tomorrow
~ Austin Vahle

There's three ways to do things, the right way, the wrong way and the way that I do it.

finest_boy:

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pweety wats up smiley
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by finestboy1: 12:07am On May 17, 2010
. smiley
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 12:10am On May 17, 2010
Sometimes being strong and moving on is the only choice you have

"My mum always said that the things we lose always come back to us in unexpected ways." -Luna Lovegood

Murphy's Fifth Law: If anything absolutely can NOT go wrong, it will anyway.

After-ism (n) - A concise, clever statement you don't think of until too late.
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 12:19am On May 17, 2010
All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. - Aristotle

"Cats can work out mathematically the exact place to sit that will cause most inconvenience."

says we should measure life not by the number of breaths we take but by the number of moments that take our breath away!

"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain. I think I'm finally learning how to dance."

Life is to short to stay out of trouble, so get in trouble and do it with the one you love!"

Imperfection Is Beauty, Madness is Genius, & It's Better To Be Absolutely Ridiculous Than Absolutely Boring"
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 12:28am On May 17, 2010
Murphy's Fifth Law: If anything absolutely can NOT go wrong, it will anyway.
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Pweety4me(f): 12:41am On May 17, 2010
luizworld:

[/font][/size][/color] pweety wats up smiley
D one i quoted was it dedicated 2 me? smiley
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 12:43am On May 17, 2010
It takes who you were and where you've been to make you the person you are today.

"People pay for what they do, and still more, for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it simply: by the lives they lead."

"Never underestimate a woman's ability to make you do something you don't want to do" -- Seth Glass

its not about what has happened in the past, its about what we can make of the future!
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 3:56am On May 18, 2010
If you believe in light, it's because of obscurity
If you believe in joy, it's because of sadness
And if you believe in God, it's because of the devil
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 11:10pm On May 18, 2010
In life, most situations you come across have 3 choices for u to choose from, You can either change it, accept it or remove it,
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Simonwal: 5:43am On May 21, 2010
nice one friend , keep them coming
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 10:05pm On May 21, 2010
QUOTES

I'm the author of my life & I'm writing it in pen. At the beginning of new chapters, I look back at the mistakes & learn from them to make the next one better.

"The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have!" Unknown

The trouble with naked dancing is that not everything stops when the music does.

Just because I am not saying it out loud does not mean I am not thinking it!

Happiness is a lifestyle, Love is a journey, And sadness is a decision

The people you want most are right in front of you. The people you need the most are beside you. And the people you love the most are holding your hand.

"I don't wish to be everything to everyone, but I would like to be something to someone."

I'm Pretty, but I'm not beautiful. I sin but I'm not the Devil. I'm good, but I'm no an angel- Marilyn Monroe

"It's not that some people have willpower and some don't. It's that some people are ready to change and others are not." ~ James Gordon

The only thing that will make you happy, is being happy with who you are, and not who people think you are. ~ Goldie Hawn

Anything can happen to me tomorrow, but at least nothing more can happen to me yesterday

Progress always involves risk; you can't steal second base and keep your foot on first.

"Your mind creates your reality. If you expect nothing, you open up the universe to give you options. If you expect the worst, you usually get it."

True strength is being able to hold it all together when everyone expects you to fall apart

Every person you meet is like a fascinating story you've never read before.

I thought a thought that I thought I had thought but the thought that I had thought wasn't the thought that I had thought I had thought.

Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back.

falling down is not defeat, defeat is when you refuse to stand up x smiley

You only get what you give. If you don't give, you don't get.

"The beauty of the second amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." -Thomas Jefferson

Life is a collection of memories so remember the past, live in the present, and welcome the future with open arms.


Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 9:02am On May 22, 2010
"Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck"
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 9:03am On May 22, 2010
When the world says "Give up," Hope whispers, "try it one more time."
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 9:44am On May 22, 2010
GOING WRONG BY AVB

Yeah I keep dreaming
that I have it all
I’m always waiting
for that something more

I’m still craving
to have you by my side
I know our love is fading
but soon it will shine

I keep searching
forever in your eyes
I’ll be careful
but soon we will shine
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by chibaby5(f): 1:24pm On May 22, 2010
nice one luiz. preety-good stuff  smiley
@Topic

one of ma fav. quotes : I dropped a tear in the Ocean, when they find it I'll stop lovin You cool
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 6:03pm On May 22, 2010
^^ tanks chibabe. .i love your quote too  wink

SUNCREEN BY BAZ LUHRMANN
Ladies and Gentlemen
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it.
The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience,
I will dispense this advice now.


Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.
But trust me, in 20 years you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked,
You're not as fat as you Imagine.

Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum.
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind.
The kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing everyday that scares you.
Re: My Book Of Inspiration by Nobody: 6:15pm On May 22, 2010
Continued,
Sing.

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Floss.

Don't waste your time on jealousy;
Sometimes you're ahead,
Sometimes You're behind.
The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself.

Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults;
If you Succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch.

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your
Life.
The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don't.

Be kind to your knees, you'll miss them when they're gone.

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't, maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't, maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary.
Whatever you do, don't Congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either.
Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body, Use it every way you can, Don't be afraid of it, or what other people Think of it,
It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own,

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