Quotes

I love quotes.

I don't normally use them in conversation (do I?) but, I like to share them, I find inspiration in them, they help  to explain how I feel or sometimes they have the words I need when I need them.  I wanted to share some of my favorites.

"I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." — Marilyn Monroe

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." — Oscar Wilde

“You get a little moody sometimes but I think that's because you like to read. People that like to read are always a little fucked up.” ― Pat Conroy, The Prince of Tides

"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything." — Mark Twain 

"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt." — Abraham Lincoln

"Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one." — C.S. Lewis 

"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." — Marilyn Monroe 

“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears." — John Lennon

"There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, "All right, then, have it your way."  ~C.S. Lewis,

"The things that make me different are the things that make me." — A.A. Milne

"He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else." — Benjamin Franklin

"Never make excuses. Your friends don't need them and your foes won't believe them." — John Wooden

"The person who really wants to do something finds a way; the other person finds an excuse. " ~Author Unknown

"The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own.  No apologies or excuses.  No one to lean on, rely on, or blame.  The gift is yours - it is an amazing journey - and you alone are responsible for the quality of it.  This is the day your life really begins."  ~Bob Moawad

"God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know it's me."  ~Author unknown

"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra."  ~Jimmy Johnson

"Promise only what you can deliver.  Then deliver more than you promise."  ~Author Unknown

"The best angle from which to approach any problem is the try-angle."  ~Author Unknown

“It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.” Oscar Wilde

"When you hold a grudge, you want someone else’s sorrow to reflect your level of hurt but the two rarely meet.” ― Steve Maraboli

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.” ― Dr. Seuss

“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.” ― Dr. Seuss

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” ― Mark Twain

“A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt,