Wise Quotes
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"Whether you live to be 50 or 100 makes no difference, if you made no difference in the world."
"In the land of Gibberish, the man who makes sense, the man who speaks clearly, clearly speaks nonsense."
"0 plus 100 equals 100. But so does 50 plus 50, only with more balance. Let this be a lesson in love."
"When I compliment you, I compliment myself, because I am who I associate with."
"Unreturned love is like trying to make a sandwich with one slice of bread. Don’t stress—fold it in half and love yourself."
"Life, it’s made up of two things—time and love. A watch tells one, but what tells the other? We tell each other."
"The darkness has ink eyes, and if you stare long enough, you’re going to see it blink black. That’s the moment to start writing."
"Love now, not later. Also, love later."
"My hands will get dirty holding your rose-shaped heart, because love is like gardening—it’s earthy and takes work to keep it alive."
"I had a second friend come over to my house, and do you know what I called her? A refill. If relationships aren’t drinkable, why do we thirst for them so much?"
"Love isn’t in a hurry like a flurry of flowery words on paper. It’s lush and slow to grow its aroma in the garden of time."
"I’ll wear a maze on a necklace, dangling over my chest, because if you want to get at my heart, you have to be ready to lose yourself."
"I used to think how lucky she was to have me, but now I realize that’s backwards. A spirit of gratitude yields patience, love, and forgiveness."
"There’s no reason to not be humble, because as great as you may be, you can always be greater."
"I love letting her know how much she means to me. A love in secret is but a shadow that’s cold and lonely."
"A window—it’s more entertaining than TV. Just ask a cat looking out, or a man looking in on a life he desires."
"To become one who believes two become one, you need love in your life."
"She doesn’t want me to leave, and she doesn’t want me to stay. That’s a double helping of Doesn’t Want Me, and one big I’m Not Hungry back at her."
"I think eulogies are wasted on the dead. It’s the living who need to hear kind words spoken about them."
"Love will wreck your heart like a derailed train. So choo-choose your partner wisely."
"I count as blessings things I could have benefited from, even if I neglected to utilize them. A gift is still a gift, even if left wrapped and unopened."
"I can’t use my intellect to figure out how to bypass my intellect. Love lies through the spirit, not the mind, and love never lies."
"I used the boos, and not the booze, as motivation. That led to applause, which I drank up like an alcoholic. I need a refill."
"He rose like heroes, and I rose like rows of red roses. Love grows wherever you plant it, so I try to farm it wherever I go."
"A slinky is a toy made for stairs, but that’s entirely too tiresome. What about a toy for escalators that doesn’t move and does nothing and that’s the whole point? I think Americans would relate to and embrace that mentality."
"Tennis is the only sport with love in the score, and that makes it the most romantic. I would be a player, but I wisely use the net to go fishing instead."
"I’m passionate about being compassionate. It takes a lot to give of yourself, and that’s why it’s such a gift—for both the recipient and the giver."
"Just when you thought you’d considered all the angles, life goes from a square to a cube. Love should also be 3D."
"Better than learning how to speak a foreign language, is to start speaking the truth. But few people will listen, because they just don’t understand."
"If I waste all my charity, all I’ll wind up with in the end is the wind. Still, I think I want to be the Dandelion of Love."
"Dieting is the only game where you win when you lose!"
"I’d rather have 100% of 5 than 50% of 10—especially with love."
"Relax. Just be. And be just."
"Relationships are like water. If you grab tight, clamping and clenching to gain control, you’ll lose it all. Instead, cup your hand gently, so she feels free to drink until her thirst is quenched."
"Only a fool would say they’re not a fool. Well, I am not a fool, which is why I say I am a fool."
"A string of burglaries is a crime necklace. Everything I have can be stolen except love, because I give it all away."
"Lightning doesn’t thunder twice. Let that be a lesson in love."
"With any new business deal, don’t think about how much you can afford to get—think about how much you can afford to give. A spirit of giving will allow you to get."
"Your personal brand should be like water: not only clear, but transparent to the public. People thirst for that, and they will drink you up."
"To me, impulsive means foolish. But if a person’s not a little impulsive, they don’t have a pulse."
"How many seconds does it take to win second? As many as it takes to win first—if you don’t use them properly."
"Wisdom is knowing when you are being patient, and when you are wasting time by waiting."
"The roses of romance grow when you water your relationship with gratitude. Love will bloom and blossom when you recognize the awesome."
"The going rate for love is going away. And the more you go away, the more expensive it gets."
"Older doesn't necessarily mean wiser. Some trees live to be hundreds of years old, and what the fuck do they know?"
"To be angry is easy, but to forgive is hard. That's why to love is easy, and to love is hard. I try to be so hard that I'm soft, like a liquid rock, fluid and forgiving, but unmovable in my resolve."
"Wisdom equals knowledge plus courage. You have to not only know what to do and when to do it, but you have to also be brave enough to follow through."
"Trying to hide my feelings to avoid getting hurt just ends up hurting not only myself—but also the person I am hiding my feelings from."
"Let me just pause a minute and drink in this moment. And if you film it, I’ll be able to get free refills for life."
"My goal is to be as forgiving as a man with amnesia, but love as if I remember and cherish all the things you do that make me smile."
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