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  1. "There is only one rule, godammit, Be kind"

    Kurtz Vonnegut jr

    Sat Apr 2 2011 21:25:49 #
  2. "Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact."

    William James

    "Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."

    Buddha

    Mon Apr 4 2011 10:37:35 #
  3. "All things must pass" George Harrison

    Thu May 19 2011 22:37:52 #
  4. It is noble to teach oneself, but still nobler to teach others
    . . . . and less trouble
    Mark Twain.

    Compulsions are a lousy solution to the problem of having obsessions.
    Fred Penzel.

    The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
    Voltaire.

    Fri May 20 2011 13:25:15 #
  5. And there's more. . . .
    Jimmy Cricket

    Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.
    Shakespeare from Measure for Measure

    Present fears are less than horrible imaginings.
    Shakespeare from Macbeth

    To be alive at all involves some risk.
    Harold Macmillan

    Sat May 21 2011 12:07:17 #
  6. Not sure if this is the exact quote but it's an old Chinese proverb which says Don't judge your neighbour until you have walked a mile in his sandals.

    Sat May 21 2011 16:55:13 #
  7. When in doubt - panic!

    Troubled Bubbles

    I do apologise for my OCD self's post

    Sat May 21 2011 22:21:02 #
  8. A friend sent me this the other day -

    Friends are the fruit cake of life - some nutty, some soaked in alcohol, some sweet but mix them together and they're my friends.

    Wed May 25 2011 11:25:26 #
  9. " Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequet, it's that we are powerfull beyond measure"

    "no one is perfect"

    "Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you'll land among the stars"

    "Keep calm and carry on"

    Thu May 26 2011 13:57:05 #
  10. The great thing about absurd logic is that it fits any situation.
    Scott Adams

    Thu May 26 2011 19:43:57 #
  11. seen on a fridge magnet

    A clean tidy house is a sign of a bored woman

    Thu May 26 2011 22:59:39 #
  12. "if I hadn't seen such riches, I could live with being poor" James - Sit Down

    "Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent" Dalia Lama

    Sat May 28 2011 13:01:03 #
  13. The only certainty is that nothing is certain.
    Pliny the Elder

    Sat May 28 2011 14:39:27 #
  14. Smile and the world smiles with you, but cry and the forum will still be with you.

    Me

    Wed Jun 29 2011 14:32:16 #
  15. Here are some quotes to help boost confidence:

    No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
    Eleanor Roosevelt

    You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude.
    Eleanor Roosevelt

    Success comes in cans not can'ts
    Unknown

    Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.
    Peter T Mcintyre

    Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.
    Norman Vincent Peale

    It’s me who is my enemy
    Me who beats me up
    Me who makes the monsters
    Me who strips my confidence
    Paula Cole

    The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind my take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled.
    Andrew Carnegie

    The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others.
    Sonya Friedman

    If you really put a small value on yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price.
    Unknown

    It ain’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.
    W C Fields

    Sat Mar 3 2012 12:34:26 #
  16. Believe in yourself and there will come a day when others will have no choice but to believe with you.
    Cynthia Kersey.

    Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.
    Norman Vincent Peale

    Sat Mar 3 2012 22:34:33 #
  17. 'You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.'
    Mark Twain.

    'The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.'
    Elbert Hubbard, 1927.

    'For peace of mind resign as general manager of the universe.'
    Author Unknown.

    Sun Mar 4 2012 9:40:41 #
  18. Anger always comes from frustrated expectations
    Elliott Larson

    Sun Apr 1 2012 20:39:51 #
  19. It's always darkest before dawn.

    Spanish Proverb

    Sun Apr 1 2012 22:06:46 #
  20. I like that one thinkingincodes.x

    Mon Apr 2 2012 16:35:58 #

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