Motivational/ThoughtProvoking Quotes

Andy0_0 · 08-01-2010, 12:42 PM

I saw a thread in another forum about Motivational quotes, mostly Graffiti or Painting's but I thought it might be cool to start one on Yahooka, so what are some Motivational quotes you have seen or heard (Picture even better)?

The Rev · 08-01-2010, 04:01 PM

"Life's a piece of shit
When you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's a joke
It's true

But you see it's all a show
So keep em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh
Is on you"

-Monty Python, "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"

The Rev

Debaser · 08-01-2010, 09:38 PM

I saw this on a building somewhere in Toronto, always liked it:

Real Eyes
Realize
Real Lies

**SageTree** · 08-01-2010, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Debaser

I saw this on a building somewhere in Toronto, always liked it:

Real Eyes
Realize
Real Lies

I think that used to be Roach's sig back in 00-01.

JcP · 08-01-2010, 11:01 PM

"if at first you don't succeed, try try again."

"insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result."

The Rev · 08-01-2010, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JcP

"if at first you don't succeed, try try again."

"insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result."

The Rev

Debaser · 08-02-2010, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Rev

The Rev

classic

Debaser · 08-02-2010, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SageTree

I think that used to be Roach's sig back in 00-01.

Or mine, I used to use it as my sig here, but I don't remember whan I stopped.

And another inspirational quote from my brother:

"beauty is only a light switch away!"

**SageTree** · 08-02-2010, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Debaser

Or mine, I used to use it as my sig here, but I don't remember whan I stopped.

And another inspirational quote from my brother:

"beauty is only a light switch away!"

I believe you are more than likely correct. You used to be here a lot and you were admin at some point no?

The Rev · 08-02-2010, 08:48 AM

"look before you leap"

"he who hesitates is lost"

The Rev

**SageTree** · 08-02-2010, 09:09 AM

From our hostel in Bosnia:

"No Drags"
"No noisy after 24"

From my facebook 'quotes':

"Hatred doesn't end hatred. Loving is the only act which changes hate, this is ancient wisdom" - Buddha

"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." - His Holiness the Dalai Lama

"Make your words soft and sweet because you might have to eat them"

“The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.” -Thich Nhat Hanh

On being a renuncicant: " I have left but a few petty pleasures and a few rupees and an empire of bliss. How then have I denied myself anything? I know the joy of sharing my treasure, Isn't that a sacrifice? The short sighted worldly folk are the REAL renuncicants! They relinquish an unparalleled Divine possession for a handful of earthly toys!" - Bhaduri Mahasaya

"A king asked a sage to explain the Truth. In response the sage asked the king how he would convey the taste of a mango to someone who had never eaten anything sweet. No matter how hard the king tried, he could not adequately describe the flavor of the fruit, and, in frustration, he demanded of the sage "Tell me then, how would you describe it?" The sage picked up a mango and handed it to the king saying "This is very sweet. Try eating it!" - Hindu teaching

"Better than if there were thousands of meaningless words is one meaningful word that on hearing brings peace."- Dhammapada: 8

Cerpin Taxt · 08-02-2010, 09:24 AM

"Civilized men have gained noble mastery over energy, matter, and inanimate nature generally, and are rapidly
learning to control physical suffering and premature death. But, by contrast, we appear to be living in the Stone
Age so far as our handling of human relationships is concerned. Our defecit in social knowledge seems to void
at every step our progress in physical knowledge... Gains in medical science are widely negated by the poverty
that results from war and from trade barriers erected largely by hatred and fear... Rivalries and hatreds
between groups are nothing new. What is new is the fact that technology has brought these groups too close
together for comfort... We have not yet learned how to adjust to our new mental and moral proximity."
-ALLPORT (1954, p. xiii)

**SageTree** · 08-02-2010, 09:40 AM

One thoughtful 'tag' I walked past in Vancouver was simply

'History' in cursive...

I thought it was a clever reminder that we are writing history with every breath we take, ever move we make.....Sting is watching us

The Rev · 08-02-2010, 10:45 AM

“It looks as if the thing we use to solve our problems is the source of our problems.”
– David Bohm

The Rev

Debaser · 08-02-2010, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SageTree

I believe you are more than likely correct. You used to be here a lot and you were admin at some point no?

Indeed I was. I was even considering taking over the site but getting a hold of Lunaria was always hit and miss, and I lack the know-how to run a website. (although now my brother could handle the tech side of things for me, and he's got the server space, too)

Grieves · 08-02-2010, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bruce lee

Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way round or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.

Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water my friend.

.

The Rev · 08-02-2010, 03:38 PM

YouTube - Finger Pointing to the Moon - Bruce Lee

"Do not rook at the fingah, or you wirr miss arr the heavenry grory."
-Bruce Lee, "Enter the Dragon"

The Rev

08-01-2010, 12:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Andy0_0 YaHookan Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: London Posts: 39 Thanks: 2 Thanked 11 Times in 6 Posts	Motivational/ThoughtProvoking Quotes I saw a thread in another forum about Motivational quotes, mostly Graffiti or Painting's but I thought it might be cool to start one on Yahooka, so what are some Motivational quotes you have seen or heard (Picture even better)? Attached Images __________________

08-01-2010, 04:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
The Rev Clear Light Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In my head, somewhere. Posts: 17,860 Thanks: 5,012 Thanked 5,416 Times in 2,862 Posts	"Life's a piece of shit When you look at it Life's a laugh and death's a joke It's true But you see it's all a show So keep em laughing as you go Just remember that the last laugh Is on you" -Monty Python, "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" The Rev __________________ Budforce - My Friend August 29, 1973- May 25, 2012

08-01-2010, 09:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
Debaser Baked Fresh Daily Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 1,186 Thanks: 32 Thanked 303 Times in 177 Posts	I saw this on a building somewhere in Toronto, always liked it: Real Eyes Realize Real Lies __________________ Wouldn't it be great to heal the world with only a song? Message CM47: Let's go pay some hookers to knock our junk around.

08-02-2010, 08:48 AM	#10 (permalink)
The Rev Clear Light Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In my head, somewhere. Posts: 17,860 Thanks: 5,012 Thanked 5,416 Times in 2,862 Posts	"look before you leap" "he who hesitates is lost" The Rev __________________ Budforce - My Friend August 29, 1973- May 25, 2012

08-02-2010, 09:09 AM	#11 (permalink)
SageTree ~Kalyāṇa-mitrā~ Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In Love Posts: 23,414 Blog Entries: 26 Thanks: 13,070 Thanked 6,767 Times in 4,664 Posts	From our hostel in Bosnia: "No Drags" "No noisy after 24" From my facebook 'quotes': "Hatred doesn't end hatred. Loving is the only act which changes hate, this is ancient wisdom" - Buddha "If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." - His Holiness the Dalai Lama "Make your words soft and sweet because you might have to eat them" “The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.” -Thich Nhat Hanh On being a renuncicant: " I have left but a few petty pleasures and a few rupees and an empire of bliss. How then have I denied myself anything? I know the joy of sharing my treasure, Isn't that a sacrifice? The short sighted worldly folk are the REAL renuncicants! They relinquish an unparalleled Divine possession for a handful of earthly toys!" - Bhaduri Mahasaya "A king asked a sage to explain the Truth. In response the sage asked the king how he would convey the taste of a mango to someone who had never eaten anything sweet. No matter how hard the king tried, he could not adequately describe the flavor of the fruit, and, in frustration, he demanded of the sage "Tell me then, how would you describe it?" The sage picked up a mango and handed it to the king saying "This is very sweet. Try eating it!" - Hindu teaching "Better than if there were thousands of meaningless words is one meaningful word that on hearing brings peace."- Dhammapada: 8 __________________ "What's oppressive is letting your life be confined by old definitions of what everything is." -Zen Meister my_scatterheart YaHooka is.... Cannabis lovers from around the world pulling up a comfy chair, picking up a vaporizer, a bong, a brownie, a pipe, or a joint, getting high, stoned, buzzed or healthy. Uniting our minds in conversation...While Portraying a Positive Image of marijuana and marijuana users to the world. Treat your fellow YaHookans with kindness,respect and tolerance.

08-02-2010, 09:24 AM	#12 (permalink)
Cerpin Taxt Yahookan Zealot Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 7,213 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 843 Thanked 1,919 Times in 1,011 Posts	"Civilized men have gained noble mastery over energy, matter, and inanimate nature generally, and are rapidly learning to control physical suffering and premature death. But, by contrast, we appear to be living in the Stone Age so far as our handling of human relationships is concerned. Our defecit in social knowledge seems to void at every step our progress in physical knowledge... Gains in medical science are widely negated by the poverty that results from war and from trade barriers erected largely by hatred and fear... Rivalries and hatreds between groups are nothing new. What is new is the fact that technology has brought these groups too close together for comfort... We have not yet learned how to adjust to our new mental and moral proximity." -ALLPORT (1954, p. xiii) Attached Images __________________ Step Back. Evaluate. Recognize. "All memory is really a form of regurgitation of undigested experience." -Alan Watts

08-02-2010, 09:40 AM	#13 (permalink)
SageTree ~Kalyāṇa-mitrā~ Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In Love Posts: 23,414 Blog Entries: 26 Thanks: 13,070 Thanked 6,767 Times in 4,664 Posts	One thoughtful 'tag' I walked past in Vancouver was simply 'History' in cursive... I thought it was a clever reminder that we are writing history with every breath we take, ever move we make.....Sting is watching us __________________ "What's oppressive is letting your life be confined by old definitions of what everything is." -Zen Meister my_scatterheart YaHooka is.... Cannabis lovers from around the world pulling up a comfy chair, picking up a vaporizer, a bong, a brownie, a pipe, or a joint, getting high, stoned, buzzed or healthy. Uniting our minds in conversation...While Portraying a Positive Image of marijuana and marijuana users to the world. Treat your fellow YaHookans with kindness,respect and tolerance.

08-02-2010, 10:45 AM	#14 (permalink)
The Rev Clear Light Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In my head, somewhere. Posts: 17,860 Thanks: 5,012 Thanked 5,416 Times in 2,862 Posts	“It looks as if the thing we use to solve our problems is the source of our problems.” – David Bohm The Rev __________________ Budforce - My Friend August 29, 1973- May 25, 2012

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