Quote of the Day Thread

[Beezer]

Thought it might be fun to have a thread to capture the funny, poignant, intelligent, thoughtful posts of the day...etc...that may have passed under the radar. Posts that deserve a little more stage time.

I'll start...

Teacher Terry-

"The initial strain of the virus was virulent and killing people. I lost a friend before the vaccine was available. I took the first 3 doses because I thought it was important to help slow the spread. Now it’s more like the flu and I don’t take those shots either. I also was very sick for 4 days with each dose."

(So the vaccines worked. Great post!)

 

[Beezer]

These will all be subjective choices of course, depending upon each person's taste. Who knows? Maybe this thread will take off, or maybe it will just do a huge face plant.

We'll see...

 

[officerripley]

"I was inspired because I saw that Jeff Bezos donated $25 million to help the homeless. Which I guess sounds generous, but I did the math. It turns out that $25 million is .028 percent of his net worth. Let me tell you something: donating .028 percent of my net worth is like if I went up to a homeless guy and stole a dollar.”
~~Gianmarco Soresi

 

[chic]

I'm not here to tell you what to think. I'm here to be entertaining while MAKING you think.

This is mine.

 

[officerripley]

"It’s all so predictable: volatile personality gets rich, acquires lots of privilege, uses it to treat other people like things."
~~P.Z. Myers

 

[officerripley]

"We've got 4 billion years of Earth history. Let's try to learn from it."

~~Michael Mann

 

[Paco Dennis]

“Live now. Make now always the most precious time. Now will never come again.” Captain Picard

 

[officerripley]

I'd rather be a homeless old person than spend my final days in a nursing facility staffed by millenial and younger people who justifiably hate Boomers.
~~Jane T. Godfrey

 

[officerripley]

~~from boredpanda.com

 

[CallMeKate]

I know what you're asking for here, @Beezer , but I don't really have time to go back
digging through old posts for something that was meaningful at some point. Oh! There,
I'll use that one... quote by CallMeKate.

 

[dilettante]

Good thing it isn't about specimens of putting your foot in your mouth here. I'd hate to dominate the thread with mine.

 

[bobcat]

Never spill a glass of water in your lap. No matter what you say, no one will believe you.

 

[Beezer]

"And it always strikes me that the perfect people who have no vices, always seem to make other people's business their own."

-Beezer Dec 10th/ 2023

 

[Aunt Bea]

 

[KathyB1968]

"We should only think about our problems when we are actively trying to solve them."

I had this posted at my desk years ago. I feel like it is something I need to remind myself of now.

 

[Radrook]

You cannot prevent the birds of trouble from flying above your head.
But you can prevent them from making a nest in your hair.
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I remember reading that in the "Confucius Says" section of a newspaper as a teenager.

 

[Radrook]

I'd rather be a homeless old person than spend my final days in a nursing facility staffed by millenial and younger people who justifiably hate Boomers.
~~Jane T. Godfrey

Very true! Those nursing homes can certainly harbor some very nasty employees! I found that out when my mom wound up in their care due to Alzheimer's.

 

[TheOtherRick]

Very true! Those nursing homes can certainly harbor some very nasty employees! I found that out when my mom wound up in their care due to Alzheimer's.

They're pretty good here, there's not enough staff is my complaint.