What would be your quote of the day?

CinnamonSugar · 2026-05-09T10:36:24-0600

I see these blurbs pop up online, such as Such-and-such a famous Actor/ Sports Star/ Musician's "quote of the day"... well, fine, but...

I think your average Joe or Jane should have their quotes posted too... regular people have learned a lot of valuable lessons in the School of Hard Knocks and are just as worth hearing as someone 'famous'

What would *your* quote of the day be?

I'll start ... "I can't fix the world's problems, but I will take care of my little corner of the world and be the best person I can be. If each person did that, the world would be a better place."

Look forward to hearing from you...

IrishEyes · 2026-05-09T11:01:39-0600

Living in today's world is like eating an apple.
If you don't look at all sides of the apple before you bite it,
you may end up eating the worm along with it.

signed: IrishEyes

MACKTEXAS · 2026-05-09T12:09:38-0600

"If you fell down yesterday, stand up today."
H. G. Wells

CinnamonSugar · 2026-05-09T12:12:10-0600

Just to clarify, I envisioned something you came up with of your own

But if you can’t come up with your own, others’ quotes are ok too

OldFeller · 2026-05-09T12:28:36-0600

I once posted on FB (as a joke, of course) that I didn't think all the things that famous philosophers said were always profound.

As an example, I posted...

"Get out of that chair. I was sitting there. I only got up to get a drink"
- Confucius (c. 551 – c. 479 BCE),

hearlady · 2026-05-09T12:34:52-0600

'Sometimes you really should put off until tomorrow what you could do today' - hearlady

PeppermintPatty · 2026-05-09T12:35:53-0600

CinnamonSugar said:
Just to clarify, I envisioned something you came up with of your own

But if you can’t come up with your own, others’ quotes are ok too

Here’s one I just read today.
“Loneliness isn’t the same as being alone.”

officerripley · 2026-05-09T12:39:22-0600

"Beware of nostalgia. Most of the time, it's a great big liar."

Lawrence00 · 2026-05-09T12:41:04-0600

There is Joy at the Gym. Go.

VaughanJB · 2026-05-09T12:45:33-0600

Elon Musk: People will stop thinking in cycles. Planning for the future will shrink to the horizon of updates.

Babs2u · 2026-05-09T12:56:33-0600

Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutea----including you'

Murrmurr · 2026-05-09T13:05:44-0600

Telling kids stories about your life is a form of immortality for you and treasure for them.

Sunkist · 2026-05-09T13:08:46-0600

"It ain't over til it's over" (Yogi Berra)

Lawrence00 · 2026-05-09T13:19:02-0600

In the silent choreography of meiosis, when homologous chromosomes misalign by a single nucleotide and a point mutation slips through the proofreading machinery, a zygote emerges whose genomic architecture no longer matches that of either parent. Encased within a calcified amniotic microenvironment, this embryonic organism expresses a novel allelic configuration that defines a new phenotypic lineage before it ever draws breath.

Thus the egg came first, not the chicken.

hollydolly · 2026-05-09T13:54:25-0600

Sometimes it's the thing you hold onto that abandons you first

Pink Biz · 2026-05-09T14:13:18-0600

OldFeller · 2026-05-09T14:18:46-0600

Pink Biz said:
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It always does because I don't have the patience to unbutton 4 buttons and roll the 2 sleeves up. I want to meet the person who added that button that closes the opening that was originally there to make rolling up your sleeve easier. I'm just afraid of what I would do to him if we did meet.

officerripley · 2026-05-09T14:23:06-0600

The only reward you'll probably ever get for doing the right thing is in your own mind. But you should do it anyway. Because I said so, that's why.

Beezer · 2026-05-09T14:37:42-0600

There's no such thing as boredom. You're just putting off being wonderful.

You are the most witty when you are at your wit's end

Parenthood: Long days. Fast years.

On presentation: A nice frame can do wonders for an average painting.

(All Beezer originals)

hollydolly · 2026-05-09T16:20:47-0600

OldFeller said:
It always does because I don't have the patience to unbutton 4 buttons and roll the 2 sleeves up. I want to meet the person who added that button that closes the opening that was originally there to make rolling up your sleeve easier. I'm just afraid of what I would do to him if we did meet.

you could wear short sleeve shirts ?...No ?

MountainRa · 2026-05-09T20:09:30-0600

My original saying, which my children find very funny for some reason, is “never trust a monkey”.

my two most used quotes from others are - ‘this too shall pass’ and
’will it matter in 10 years’

Aunt Bea · 2026-05-09T20:12:37-0600

You can never change the facts but you can always change your attitude.

KSav · 2026-05-09T20:40:43-0600

I think this one's been around a while, but I often think "We can laugh, or we can cry. And I've spent too much time crying."

josephine · 2026-05-09T21:09:42-0600

People always obsess over what they can’t have.

MarkinPhx · 2026-05-09T21:21:39-0600

Exciting is often overrated. - Me

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