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archived 8/24/24 QUOTE OF THE DAY: Anne Frank "Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness." ~Annalies Marie Frank aka Anne Frank Anne Frank [#2324419] Image of Anne Frank for WWW ForumImage of Anne Frank for WWW Forum A couple of things I learned about Anne Frank. Her first name is Annalies. She was given the diary she later became famous for on her 13th birthday. Of the 8 people who lived hidden, 7 people died. She and her sister Margot died of typhus fever in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in February or March 1945, the exact date is unknown. The camp was liberated 15 Apr 1945. Here is her last diary entry 1 Aug 1944: " As I've told you many times, I'm split in two. One side contains my exuberant cheerfulness, my flippancy, my joy in life and, above all, my ability to appreciate the lighter side of things." ******************************************************************** 8/20/24 JOKES AS QUOTES (ONE-LINERS) A severed foot is the ultimate stocking stuffer. ~Mitch Hedberg There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate. ~Linda Grayson I find that a duck’s opinion of me is very much influenced over whether or not I have bread. ~Mitch Hedberg Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. And monkeys do too — if they have a gun. ~Eddie Izzard When I was a kid, my old man never liked me. He took me to the zoo. He told me to go over to the leopard and play connect the dots. ~Rodney Dangerfield You can’t lose a homing pigeon. If your homing pigeon doesn’t come back, then what you’ve lost is a pigeon. ~Sara Pascoe About a month ago, I got a cactus. A week later, it died. I was really depressed because I was like, ‘Damn! I am less nurturing than a desert.’ ~Demetri Martin Trying to be happy by accumulating possessions is like trying to satisfy hunger by taping sandwiches all over your body. ~George Carlin Remember, when you’re dead, you don’t know you’re dead. It’s only painful for others. The same applies when you’re stupid. ~Ricky Gervais Bad films... they're the English mustard on the breakfast cereal of life. ~Steven Gepp In my house I’m the boss, my wife is just the decision maker. ~Woody Allen My wife wants sex in the back of the car, and she wants me to drive. ~Rodney Dangerfield A good wife always forgives her husband when she’s wrong. ~Milton Berle ********* Guidelines for Thank You Gift: A couple of members donated gift points to my forum. I decided to start a new feature called: THANK YOU GIFT From time to time, I will select someone to award gift points, at my discretion, for participation of quotes and discussion to the WWW forum. ********** 8/17/24 Removed Song Lyrics "The hardest part of ending is starting again..." ('Waiting For The End' by Linkin Park, written by Joseph Hahn / Brad Delson / Dave Farrell / Mike Shinoda / Robert G. Bourdon / Chester Charles Bennington) "...every new beginning/ Comes from some other beginning's end..." ('Closing Time' by Semisonic, written by Dan Wilson) ********** 8/17/24 Poem/Lyrics by innerlights muse soars ![]() Weeping Willow Noonday arrives and goes, My Dearest Branches sway lazily The heat is oppressive, My Love, under the willow tree under the willow tree I sit here waiting, My Dearest, Thirsting for your amorous affection images I see before me, My Love, under the willow tree The minutes are fleeting, My Dearest Stars coalescing in The heavens Moonbeams caress me, My Love, under the willow tree Where are you, My Dearest, Shall I return whence I came came to the valley to wait for you under the willow tree under the willow tree Oh under the willow tree Oh under the willow tree Did you forget our rendezvous, My Dearest, Four years to the day our romance blossomed, My Love, under the willow tree I waited for decades My Dearest, The willow’s life is near death I long to see your face, My Love, under the willow tree Noonday arrives and goes, My Dearest, Branches sway lazily The heat is oppressive, My Love, under the willow tree under the willow tree under the willow tree under the willow tree Lyrics written by Grace Maier Crook aka innerlights muse soars ![]() Song Sung by Sharon Rachel Listen to song on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPal5rnKXec&list=PLTczN0eygzIMmG0F2_jcG17C1-ZPp1... https://www.amazon.com/Innerlights-Eat-Drink-My-Words- Back to: WWW
8/6/24 Quotes removed to make room ”Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” ~Will Rodgers “You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt “We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.” ~ Carl Sagan 8/5/24 Removed this posted NEW FEATURE: UPDATE 1 Aug 2024 NEW FEATURE A couple of members donated gift points to my forum. I decided to start a new feature called: THANK YOU GIFT From time to time, I will select someone to award gift points, at my discretion, for participation of quotes and discussion to the WWW forum. First recipient: Thank you for your valuable contributions of quotes and discussions to increase this forum's value. I appreciate you. tracker Second recipient, for contributing song lyrics to our forum. He provided ones he likes and some disturbing ones. I feel this is an excellent post and am awarding him gift points for his participation. I appreciate you. tracker ********** 8/2/24 from Lilli 🧿 ☕ ![]() James Baldwin had he lived, would be celebrating his 100th birthday today. Here is a quote from one of his many thought-provoking books: “Neither love nor terror makes one blind: indifference makes one blind.” from If Beale Street Could Talk, 1974 ********** 8/1/24 Words and phrases that piqued my interest: “Her presence commanded attention despite her ethereal and eccentric appearance.” "Another page of God's coloring book is displayed before me today." "Her locality has become more restrictive and her mother’s values and life-choices when she was the same age are a constant dirge in her ear." “Eyes burning with ancient wisdom.” ********** Moved 7/30/24: Sleep’s Drama Sleep pulls me into the story and gives me a script, commanding me to go there, to say this and then that, expecting that I be unsurprised when the guy checking my groceries becomes a sheep and begins to eat the head of lettuce I so carefully chose from the produce department. I’m transported from one setting to another, both familiar and unknown. Scene by scene, I follow, without question, the nebulous plot hatched in Sleep’s labyrinth- like, playwright mind. The theatrics are all so logically illogical. The play goes on and on as I portray all the characters. I am the entire cast, you see - Aunt Dora, the cat, a grouchy baby, some crazy dude wearing a cowboy hat, that sheep. At last, Sleep itself tires and pushes me aside, taking a deep bow for its executorship. As the curtains close, I yawn and stretch, moving groggily into another bizarre dimension: Reality. by Solace.bring ********** Quote of the day: "I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." ~Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandel [#2323215] Using photo for WWWUsing photo for WWW ********** Posting Disussion threads in case you missed them: Current discussion thread below "Quote All Over My Room " June 24,2024 ********** "Be the change you want to see in the world" ~Ghandi ********** Poem posted on WWW through 6/23/24 by WdC member Innerlight: The Rain has Spoken A somber melody in the air, The weight of absence, a silent burden I bear. Light rain taps gently on the windowpane, Each drop a tear, a memory’s refrain. I lie down to sleep, seeking solace in dreams, Where their laughter echoes, and love redeems. Yet how can I forget the contours of their face, The warmth of shared moments, time cannot erase. I yearn to laugh, to defy sorrow’s grip, To dance on the edge, where joy and grief slip. And when tears fall, unbidden and free, I embrace the ache, for it binds them to me. In the quiet hours, I sit and mourn, Lighting candles, tracing memories worn. Their stories etched deep, woven into my soul, A labyrinth of emotions, where healing takes its toll. Remembering becomes my sacred task, Their essence alive in every breath I ask. I choose to smile, a gentle rebellion, For they live on in me, defying oblivion. With gratitude, I give thanks for their grace, The love we shared, the moments we embrace. And as I step outside, the rain kisses my skin, I go for a walk, their presence within. by Innerlight ********** Creative words/phrases by WdC writers: "As I romped through the quality slice of life." "Good to stimulate a sluggish." ********** Quotes compiled from
What you seek is seeking you.” ~Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi "Never fight a battle that you don't have to win." ~ Admiral Ardak Kumerian, Klingon Empire “The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” ~Bertrand Russell "Never miss a good chance to shut up.” ~Will Rogers “The Artist always has the masters in his eyes.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson “The scariest moment is always just before you start." ~ Stephen King "The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man." ~Charles Darwin "We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect. ~Anais Nin “Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” ~Princess Diana “They say it is better to be poor and happy than rich and miserable, but how about a compromise like moderately rich and just moody?” ~Princess Diana “I think the biggest disease the world suffers from in this day and age is the disease of people feeling unloved.” Princess Diana “Every one of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves." ~Princess Diana "My God. What's happened?” ~Princess Diana's last words "It isn't what you come with, it's what you leave with." ~Monty, WdC member "Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." ~ Mahatma Gandhi "Every moment is a fresh beginning.” ~`T.S. Eliot "Everyone is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be Kind. Always." ~Robin Williams “I think the saddest people always try their hardest to make people happy because they know what it’s like to feel absolutely worthless and they don’t want anyone else to feel like that” ~Robin Williams (1951-2014) “You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson “Try out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” ~Princess Diana “Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one.” ~Brad Paisley "A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies. ~Aristotle. “A goal without a plan is just a wish.”~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, writer and pioneering aviator "Nature doesn't ask your permission; it doesn't care about your wishes, or whether you like its laws or not. You're obliged to accept it as it is, and consequently all its results as well." ~Fyodor Dostoevsky, in The Dream of a Ridiculous Man "Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while so that we can see life with a clearer view again." ~Alex Tan "I am eternally grateful for my knack of finding in great books, some of them very funny books, reason enough to feel honored to be alive, no matter what else might be going on." ~Kurt Vonnegut "Anonymously perform acts of kindness, expecting nothing in return, not even a thank-you. The universal all-creating Spirit responds to acts of kindness with the response: "How may I be kind to you?" ~Wayne Dyer "To laugh often & much, to win the respect of intelligent people & the affection of children. To earn the appreciation of honest critics & endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty. To find the best in others. To leave the world a little better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition. To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!" -Ralph Waldo Emerson "You're going to come across people in your life who will say all the right words at the right time. But, in the end, it is always their actions you should judge them by. It's actions, not words, that matter". ~Nicholas Sparks "The quieter you become, the more you hear". Ram Dass "Memory...is the diary that we all carry around with us". ~Oscar Wilde "Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."~ Mahatma Gandhi "Every moment is a fresh beginning.” ~T.S. Eliot "Everyone is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be Kind. Always." ~Robin Williams “I think the saddest people always try their hardest to make people happy because they know what it’s like to feel absolutely worthless and they don’t want anyone else to feel like that” - Robin Williams (1951-2014) “You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson “Try out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” ~Princess Diana “Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one.” —Brad Paisley "A friend is one soul abiding in two bodies." — Aristotle. “A goal without a plan is just a wish.”~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, writer and pioneering aviator "Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while so that we can see life with a clearer view again." -Alex Tan "I am eternally grateful for my knack of finding in great books, some of them very funny books, reason enough to feel honored to be alive, no matter what else might be going on." -Kurt Vonnegut "Anonymously perform acts of kindness, expecting nothing in return, not even a thank-you. The universal all-creating Spirit responds to acts of kindness with the response: "How may I be kind to you?" -Wayne Dyer "To laugh often & much, to win the respect of intelligent people & the affection of children. To earn the appreciation of honest critics & endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty. To find the best in others. To leave the world a little better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition. To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!" -Ralph Waldo Emerson "You're going to come across people in your life who will say all the right words at the right time. But, in the end, it is always their actions you should judge them by. It's actions, not words, that matter". ~Nicholas Sparks "The quieter you become, the more you hear". Ram Dass "Memory...is the diary that we all carry around with us". Oscar Wilde "I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, and my courage is reborn". Anne Frank "A soulmate is an ongoing connection with another individual that the soul picks up again in various times and places over lifetimes.” — Edgar Cayce “It’s vital to remember who you really are. It’s very important. It isn’t a good idea to rely on other people or things to do it for you, you see. 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