31 December 2009

quotable 2009

these are quotes i have been collecting this year ... some i've seen on friends' blogs (thanks); others i've just run into. enjoy! if you have one to add, let me know.

  • "as an individual undertakes to live by borrowing, soon finds his original means devoured by interest and, next, no one left to borrow from; so must it be with government." -- abraham lincoln

  • "we can aspire to anything, but we don't get it just because we want it. i would rather spend my life close to the birds than waste it wishing i had wings." -- patient, on episode of house

  • "a friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words." -- donna roberts

  • "to many people, free will is a license to rebel not against what is unjust or hard in life but against what is best for them and true." -- dean koontz, in the darkest evening of the year

  • "going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car." -- unknown

  • "some people are like slinkies. they don't really have a purpose but it still brings a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs." -- unknown

1 comment:

Alanna said...

Oooo...good quotes! Thanks. I like the Christain/garage one in particular...random but very profound!