it's been said before and much better than i ever could say it
04/17/07 08:41 PM Filed in: Interesting
i love quotes.
as anyone who has spoken to me already knows, i am not the most eloquent speaker, but i can carry a conversation quite well on almost any topic. for this reason i use quotes in order to say things that i know others have already said, better than i ever could...for example:
since i found a new quote that i really like, i decided to list some of my favorite quotes and explain what they mean to me:
my newest addition:
there is a quote for everything...now all you have to do is find it...i leave you with this quote to make myself feel better about always using other people's words:
as anyone who has spoken to me already knows, i am not the most eloquent speaker, but i can carry a conversation quite well on almost any topic. for this reason i use quotes in order to say things that i know others have already said, better than i ever could...for example:
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.see, that nicely sums up the entire last paragraph in eleven words, whereas i needed fifty-three words...five fold more, i think you get my point.
~Michel de Montaigne
since i found a new quote that i really like, i decided to list some of my favorite quotes and explain what they mean to me:
my newest addition:
Life's journey is not to arrive safely at the grave, in a well preserved body; but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting...holy shit...what a ride!i just stumbled upon this on two days ago and have been letting it sink in. i think the reason i like this quote so much is because i have a new found appreciation for life [yes i know, corny, but true]. i think i really like the idea of living life to the fullest and this quote sums that feeling up.
~Unknown
The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray, and the advantage of science is that it is not emotional.the fine line that one must walk in the sciences; for one part your science must be calculated, unemotional, and rational, but at the same time it must bring out emotions in you and others...that is what makes some science good science and some scientists good scientists.
~Oscar Wilde
Wake up naked drinking coffeei like this quote so much because it is true; while you are changing the world, it indeed is changing you, changing your opinions, changing your plans...it shows how everything we experience shapes us and our ideas.
Making plans to change the world
While the world is changing us
~Dave Matthews
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. It goes on.so life goes on...don't get too stressed, don't get too worried, life continues no matter how bad of a day day you have, while at the same time remember that the good times can end, and life will continue too. the pragmatic life quote.
~Robert Frost
If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.i consider myself an honest person...if you want to know the truth then ask and i will tell you, but i try to do so with humor otherwise no one would come back for more [of the truth or of me].
~Oscar Wilde
I wasn't kissing her, I was whispering in her mouth.such a nice way to say you were making out and got caught. someday i want to have the balls to say this to someone and keep a straight face while doing so.
~Chico Maroc
A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into.photographs are an attempt by the photographer to show you some insight that he/she had. next time you look at a picture, try to find it. this sums up why i love photography; do people feel what i felt when i took the photo?
~Ansel Adams
I am not young enough to know everything.graduate school has been a shock since i have found that i really know absolutely nothing about biochemistry. this quote explains why. as i progress i realize that i know very little, but am learning a lot.
~Oscar Wilde
there is a quote for everything...now all you have to do is find it...i leave you with this quote to make myself feel better about always using other people's words:
Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely-read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely.good i feel better now.
~Hesketh Pearson