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Quote of the Moment-Inspirational or Otherwise

June 10 2017

We haven't had a thread on quotes for aaages and I have a continual urge to share the ones I come across regularly, so a new thread for quotes for anyone who cares to share theirs with me. Be it inspirational, momentary, daily... I'll start... "I was born with my heart on my sleeve, a fire in my soul, and a mouth I can't control." I'll bet you never guessed! Peachy, all for keeping it good natured, of course!

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  • RHP

    RHP User

    8 years ago

    ''It is scientifically proven that a woman can be satisfied with only 8.5 cm. and it doesn't matter if the card is Visa or Mastercard"

  • PurePeony

    PurePeony

    8 years ago

    ... that I just saw two days ago and couldn't stop sharing it and laughing over it - "Only when the tides go out do you discover who's been swimming naked." Warren Buffett.

  • PurePeony

    PurePeony

    8 years ago

    I think you'll love these two quotes by Deepak Chopra as well : "In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you." "The less you open your heart to others, the more your heart suffers." And here are three from Chu Chin Ning of the Thick Face, Black Heart fame : “Challenge your limitations for the pure joy of challenge.”“Success also requires the courage to risk disapproval. ... “Our negative life situations are essential elements for us to fulfill our intended destiny. ...

  • RHP

    RHP User

    8 years ago

    Often posted this quote from Groucho Marx..Outside of a book ,man's best friend is a dog. Inside of a dog,it's too dark to read .:)Q

  • RHP

    RHP User

    8 years ago

    If you think you are too small to make a difference,try sleeping with a mosquito.Q

  • RHP

    RHP User

    8 years ago

    Living, loving and laughing along with you... Right now, I'll share the quote on my profile, I love that one, it's a self-esteem booster and looks great on a poster. Peachy My Declaration of Self Esteem by Virginia Satir. “I am Me. In all the world, there is no one else exactly like me. Everything that comes out of me is authentically mine, because I alone chose it -- I own everything about me: my body, my feelings, my mouth, my voice, all my actions, whether they be to others or myself. I own my fantasies, my dreams, my hopes, my fears. I own my triumphs and successes, all my failures and mistakes. Because I own all of me, I can become intimately acquainted with me. By so doing, I can love me and be friendly with all my parts. I know there are aspects about myself that puzzle me, and other aspects that I do not know -- but as long as I am friendly and loving to myself, I can courageously and hopefully look for solutions to the puzzles and ways to find out more about me. However I look and sound, whatever I say and do, and whatever I think and feel at a given moment in time is authentically me. If later some parts of how I looked, sounded, thought, and felt turn out to be unfitting, I can discard that which is unfitting, keep the rest, and invent something new for that which I discarded. I can see, hear, feel, think, say, and do. I have the tools to survive, to be close to others, to be productive, and to make sense and order out of the world of people and things outside of me. I own me, and therefore, I can engineer me. I am me, and I am Okay.”

  • RHP

    RHP User

    8 years ago

    He felt now that he was not simply close to her, but that he did not know where he ended and she began’. - Leo Tolstoy, - Posted from rhpmobile

  • RHP

    RHP User

    8 years ago

    There may be babblers, wholly ignorant of mathematics, who dare to condemn my hypothesis, upon the authority of some part of the Bible twisted to suit their purpose. I value them not, and scorn their unfounded judgment. - Nicolaus Copernicus - Posted from rhpmobile

  • MrPlayful

    MrPlayful

    8 years ago

    If he shit fits, wear it. Donald Duck Dunn - The Blues Brothers 😎

  • OkeyDoke45

    OkeyDoke45

    8 years ago

    I saw it on a T-shirt once and loved it, no idea who coined it - "Sometimes you're the pigeon, sometimes you're the statue". Sums life up for me just nicely.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    8 years ago

    One of my faves seen on a Punk Girl in Freo was; "Obedience is suicide"

  • RHP

    RHP User

    8 years ago

    I have one which states: "She says I don't listen... Or something."

  • RHP

    RHP User

    8 years ago

    "The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of us, but those who win battles we know nothing about." - Posted from rhpmobile

  • RHP

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    8 years ago

    Still here and so many... thanks y'all! I love quotes and pondering on their 'meanings' or laughing at the piss take in some. And some strike at the heart. I thought of a couple of favourites from the acerbic Judge Judy. "Beauty fades, dumb is forever." and "If it doesn't make sense, it's not true." My t-shirt quote (from my teens, okay! :-D)... "Once a king, always a king... Once a night is enough", I love the twist with the pun. And the other tshirt I got at the same time that I have a picture of is... "Daytime Friend... Nightime Lover...". I sure wish I remembered the car sticker I saw the other day. It was a pearler. See you again soon. Peachy xo

  • Sherlock_H

    Sherlock_H

    8 years ago

    "There are many things in life worth taking seriously, and you and I are not among them." A paraphrase of Eric Thomas: "You may want that thing, but you don't want it bad. You only kinda want it. You don't want it more than you want to sleep in, or go to a party, or just be comfortable." One from a youtuber whose name I have long since forgotten about getting out of your comfort zone: "More pain, less suffering. Pain is mandatory. Suffering is not." And one of my favourites comes from the Bible: "Always have a reason for believing the things you do, but give those reasons with gentleness and respect."

  • RHP

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    8 years ago

    My favourite Game of Thrones quote is from Tyrion, of course. 'That's what I do. I drink and I know things.' Obviously, I wear that t-shirt regularly.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    8 years ago

    Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind. And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the blood boils with hate and the mind has closed, the leader will have no need in seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the citizenry, infused with fear and blinded by patriotism, will offer up all of their rights unto the leader and gladly so. How do I know? For this is what I have done. And I am Caesar. (Julius Caesar)

  • RHP

    RHP User

    8 years ago

    “You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time”.” ― John Lydgate Friendly Guidance for Newbies and Lurkers: If you post a clear and comprehensive response to a thread topic/dicussion, your contribution may well be met with derision and/or complaint for being too long. However, you should note it appears responses short enough to tweet are equally likely to be unappreciated. Apparently (in this forum), open-mindedness extends only to gratuitous explicit (and frequently unimaginatively wordsmithed) description and/or acceptance of one's sexual proclivities. Attempts to demonstrate oneself as multidimensional may be deemed too confronting for others. (Counterintuitive perhaps, but apparently true nonetheless). ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  • RHP

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    8 years ago

    Thanks so much. :-) I'm going to take this chance to say I was glad you found a place Sherlock, oh YaY! Thank you for the girly grins I get each time I look at your post Funlover... and that Tyrion is a card isn't he. Can't wait for the new season. This quote's for you Ontology. ;-) I love olde worlde speak... Peachy .Even a worm will turn is an expression used to convey the message that even the meekest or most docile of creatures will retaliate or seek revenge if pushed too far. The phrase was first recorded in a 1546 collection of proverbs by John Heywood, in the form "Treade a worme on the tayle, and it must turne agayne."

  • RHP

    RHP User

    8 years ago

    A friend hosted a Soul Food vent,the theme was Happiness.Here are some of the quotes from the program. Your happiness is a spark,it will ignite global change. Ross Arnstom. Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come whispering, "it will happen " Alfred Tennyson To forgive is the highest,most beautiful form of love.In return ,you will receive untold peace and happiness...Robert Muller. If you want others to be happy,practice compassion,if you want to be happy,practice compassion..Dalai Lama. Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life,the whole aim and purpose of existence. Aristotle . Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself..Ralf Waldo Emerson.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    8 years ago

    "Our days are happier when we give people a bit of our heart, not a piece of our mind." ~ unknown 🌷 A man told Buddha, "I want Happiness." Buddha replied, "First remove 'I', that's Ego. Then remove 'want', that's Desire. Now you are left only with Happiness." 🌷 - Posted from rhpmobile

  • RHP

    RHP User

    8 years ago

    Sex lies at the root of life and we can never learn to reverence life until we know how to understand sex. Havelock Ellis. It is not enough to conquer,one must know how to seduce. Voltaire. I am always looking for meaningful one night stands. Dudley Moore. An orgasm a day keeps the doctor away.Mae West. Love is an irrestoble desire to be irrestobly desired..Robert Frost. You can stroke people with words...F.Scott Fitzgerald. Variety is the soul of pleasure...Aphra Behn. Loves climax should nt be rushed I say.Butnworked up softly lingering all the way. Ovid...Q

  • RHP

    RHP User

    8 years ago

    'I have seen better days, but I've also seen worse. I don't have everything that I want, but I do have all I need. I woke up with some aches and pains, but I woke up. My life may not be perfect but I am blessed.' - Posted from rhpmobile

  • RHP

    RHP User

    8 years ago

    Not to add too much to the thread but to reply to the gals... Q, Stroking people with words...? That so appeals! A deep breath for me every time I read that... Tulips, a big yes for that last one which is a spot on fav of mine. Soft and soppy for me today, from my files... "One of the best feelings in the world is when you hug someone and they hug you back even tighter..." Hugs are extra special for me, pity y'all can't see the twisted grin on my face at the idea. Peachy xox

  • On_Safari

    On_Safari

    8 years ago

    Into Strawberry Jam....😏

  • RHP

    RHP User

    8 years ago

    Quoting 'On_Safari' Into Strawberry Jam....😏 Have you run that by Urban Dictionary?!

  • VillainNVixen

    VillainNVixen

    8 years ago

    Dont be afraid to fail. Be afraid not to try

  • RHP

    RHP User

    8 years ago

    And often remind myself of this...... 💙 I am what I am and what I am has beauty and strength ~ Stuart Wilde

  • RHP

    RHP User

    8 years ago

    ✴✴✴Rosie Batty ✴✴✴ "The human spirit is an amazing thing & there are always better times ahead!" "I am strong. But I'm not tough. I'm trying, I've tried to work out the difference at different times in my life."So I'm not tough, but I'm strong."

  • RHP

    RHP User

    8 years ago

    ~~~Grown men can learn from very little children for the hearts of the little children are pure. Therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss.~~~ ~~~Black Elk, Oglala Lakota Sioux (1863-1950)~~~

  • RHP

    RHP User

    8 years ago

    I love the fact that I can make people happy, in any form. Even if it’s just an hour of their lives, if I can make them feel lucky or make them feel good, or bring a smile to a sour face, that to me is worthwhile.~~~ 🐈Freddie Mercury 💙~~~

  • RHP

    RHP User

    8 years ago

    ❤ Complain less, Appreciate more ❤ Talk less, Listen more ❤ Frown less, Smile more ❤ Judge less, Accept more ❤ Think less, Feel more ❤ Watch less, Do more ❤ Fear less, Love more - Posted from rhpmobile

  • RHP

    RHP User

    8 years ago

    Many years ago when my son was a young boy I embarked on a new age journey at the time I was doing some courseswhen one day out of the blue he told me ~~~~ "I was the best mum he ever had" ~~~ 💙💙💙 My beautiful son 💜💜💜 ✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳ ~~ Of course my thought at the time was where have you been before ~~

  • RHP

    RHP User

    8 years ago

    "Always do the first things first. Because if you do the second things first, your fucked!" ..Anonymous free rock climber.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    7 years ago

    And the quality of good judgement is clearly a form of knowledge and skill, as it is because of knowledge and not because of ignorance that we judge well. (Plato)

  • RHP

    RHP User

    7 years ago

    Curiosity draws a man from consideration of the effect, to seek the cause. (Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan, i. xi. 51.)

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    The wise man does at once what the fool does finally. (Niccolo Machiavelli)

  • jerryc

    jerryc

    7 years ago

    aaha, "The future is not what it used to be" and "I was in the future yesterday"

  • JoeNorth

    JoeNorth

    7 years ago

    ...and the situation really isn't worth getting stressed about: Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at change. - Posted from rhpmobile

  • RHP

    RHP User

    7 years ago

    An old share from fb that came up as a memory today. Peachy xox "When the enemy has been planted inside your own mind, and you are not aware, you are already defeated. You cannot escape a prison if you do not even realise you live in one."

  • EarthQueen

    EarthQueen

    7 years ago

    "Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light" - Posted from rhpmobile

  • On_Safari

    On_Safari

    7 years ago

    But neither does poverty 😎

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    From Woody Allen's Cafe Society....Live each day as if it's your last..and one day you will be right :)Q

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    When it rains, look for rainbows. When it's dark, look for stars. - Posted from rhpmobile

  • RHP

    RHP User

    7 years ago

    "Note To Self I am doing the best I can.With what I have.In this moment. And that is all I can expect... Of anyone, including Me!"

  • RHP

    RHP User

    7 years ago

    Deep in my heart, I know I am a loner. I have tried to blend in with the world and be sociable, but the more people I meet the more disappointed I am. So, I’ve learned to enjoy myself, my family, and a few good friends.Steven Aitchison

  • swingalingson

    swingalingson

    7 years ago

    "There are two poles in the world..The man's world revolves around putting his pole into the hole. The woman's world revolves around sitting on the pole"A.K.A yingyang pole theory..🤔 famous qoutes by Swingalingson. Take notes....Copyright that shit!😆

  • RHP

    RHP User

    7 years ago

    'You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.' ~ Mae West 'I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.' ~ Marilyn Monroe 'I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.' ~ Jimi Hendrix - Posted from rhpmobile

  • Single_Guy4U

    Single_Guy4U

    7 years ago

    I saw the other week. Need to get one - "Please ensure that you knock firmly, as we love firm knockers"

  • swingalingson

    swingalingson

    7 years ago

    "Rejection can be like a spear to the soul. It can do you a massive favour. But a least you know where you stand. It is an AWESOME blessing and a way to start the next, new future adventure." By SWINGALINGSON Tee Em... Trade Mark all rights reserved.

  • swingalingson

    swingalingson

    7 years ago

    "Keep a close eye on your car , cause tyres and rims easily convert to bessima cement blocks." By Experience!

  • swingalingson

    swingalingson

    7 years ago

    When in doubt...eat her out

  • RHP

    RHP User

    7 years ago

    "Take the risk of thinking for yourself, much more happiness, truth, beauty and wisdom will come your way" "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof" "Human decency is not derived from religion, it precedes it." "Its called faith because it's not knowledge" "You can be good without being delusional" "If your religion requires that you hate someone you need a new religion" The late Christopher Hitchens.

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    "People don't always need advice. Sometimes all they really need is a hand to hold, an ear to listen, and a heart to understand them." "Spend your time with people who love you unconditionally, not with people who want you to fulfill all their conditions." And this pearler arrived as a beautiful sticker on an envelope I received in the mail today. "I'm not afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens." Ain't that the truth! Peachy

  • RHP

    RHP User

    7 years ago

    All things in moderation, including moderation.

  • JessieLou679

    JessieLou679

    7 years ago

    Groucho Marx has all my favourite quotes with added humor so just for laughs here are some of my favorites. 1#"I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book." 2#"When you're in jail, a good friend will be trying to bail you out. A best friend will be in the cell next to you saying, 'Damn, that was fun" 3#"Humor is reason gone mad" 4#"The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made" 5#"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies." His got so many good one he was a genuineness, a funny man, honesty and just great. 😊

  • inspirit

    inspirit

    7 years ago

    "Remember gentleman..... A big dick won't matter 💋 if it's half your personality" - Posted from rhpmobile

  • inspirit

    inspirit

    7 years ago

    "Stress is who we want to be, Peace is who we are" - Posted from rhpmobile

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    Loved this one "When you're in jail, a good friend will be trying to bail you out. A best friend will be in the cell next to you saying, 'Damn, that was fun" 😀👍

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    "The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of all kinds." Yes please! Peachy

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    Still relevant, of course... Breathing, Peachy You will continue to sufferIf you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back And observing everything with logic; true power is restraint. If words control you that means everyone else can control you; breathe and allow things to pass.

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    If it looks like a duck Quacks like a duck Its probably Donald Trump SBTS

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    "Change is not a four letter word......but often your reaction to it is!" 😮 >Jeffrey Gitomer<

  • RHP

    RHP User

    7 years ago

    Thanks Peachy "If it's both terrifying and amazing then you should definitely pursue it" - Erada

  • MsJonesy

    MsJonesy

    7 years ago

    Keep calm and be crazy, laugh, love and live it up because this is the oldest you've been and the youngest you'll ever be again.

  • RHP

    RHP User

    7 years ago

    "When Life gives you a hundred reasons to break down and cry, show Life that you have a hundred reasons to smile and laugh." "A diamond is just a piece of charcoal that handled stress exceptionally well." 💎 "A strong woman is one who is able to smile this morning like she wasn't crying last night." 💜🌷💜 - Posted from rhpmobile

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    "You call it nagging. I call it listen to what I fucking said the first time!"

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    "Nobody loves a someone because they are handsome or ugly, stupid or intelligent. We love because we love." "Parents were invented to make children happy by giving them something to ignore." "I drink to make other people interesting."

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    self appraisal further up. Couldn't quite find the words but piapc perfect for you 👌 My inspiration quote Winners are grinners 😀

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    I think one of best feeling in the world is knowing that you actually mean something to someone.--------One of the best feelings in the World is knowing your presence and absence both means something to someone. Peachy

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    A quote in itself eh? Cheers Betty, I am loving following along... So many great quotes... Thanks to you all... Peachy

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    'Here's to you, and here's to me, and may we never disagree... and if we do, then fuck you, and here's to me!' No idea where it came from, but my husband and I have used it as our toast for almost 24 years

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    "Love me or hate me, it's still an obsession,". Lady Sovereign

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    I'm stealing that from one ^ 👍🏼

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    It's a goodun Betty! :-D Today... Peachy "The Love of a family is Life's Greatest Blessing".

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    My wit is so dry I have to buy the drinks before I tell a joke

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    "Embrace the glorious mess that you are." Elizabeth Gilbert

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,Courage to change the things I can,And wisdom to know the difference.

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    I'm listening to a podcast on polyamory/non monogamy and this really struck a chord for me. "Curiosity is the enemy of shame" Dossie Easton

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    “My mother told me that life isn't always about pleasing yourself and that sometimes you have to do things for the sole benefit of another human being. I completely agreed with her, but reminded her that that was what blow jobs were for.”

  • RHP

    RHP User

    7 years ago

    "Why would I want to join a club that would have me as a member". - Posted from rhpmobile

  • OzRednecks

    OzRednecks

    7 years ago

    Empowered women empower women Never stop dating your wife, And never stop flirting with your husband. Change is hard a first, Messy in the middle, And gorgeous at the end. If you are irritated by every rub, How will you be polished?

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    ~ Tell me and I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'll understand~ (Native American Proverb)

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    🔅If people offer their help or wisdom as you go through life, accept it gratefully. You can learn much from those who have gone before you. But never be afraid or hesitant to step off the accepted path and head off in your own direction, if your heart tells you that it's the right way for you🔅

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    The most noble dog is the hotdog, it feeds the hand that bites it.

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    But sometimes... I know you're sad, so I won't tell you to have a good day. Instead, I advise you to simply have a day. Stay alive, feed yourself well, wear comfortable clothes and don't give up on yourself just yet. It'll get better. Until then, have a day. A memory from last year, today, Peachy <3

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    It's you!... Hahaha, nah... Funny as! Peachy

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    "With friends like you, who needs enemies." "I get by with a little help from my friends."

  • RHP

    RHP User

    7 years ago

    "Homosexuality is unnatural," says this book where snakes talk, apples set an eternal curse, people come back from the dead a guy walks on water, and a virgin has a baby.

  • On_Safari

    On_Safari

    7 years ago

    be anything but...Predictablex

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    Quoting 'On_Safari' be anything but...Predictablex I knew you were going to say that. :-p

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    Isn't this supposed to be inspirational? So many passive aggressives. tut tut

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    I suppose they inspire the other passive aggressors 😯

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    Touch, the heading is, "Quote of the Moment-Inspirational or Otherwise". Also, it's my thread and I have set no imitations except that it is supposed to be about 'QUOTES'. YoU are off-topic. Going, I notice a change in name, please don't go? And yes, the Bible. Man's translation of it at least. A quick google found this, search with some of the words if you want to find the whole write up. I have a lot of respect for the Bible, not for what man makes of it at times though. 2. The Bible does not oppose homosexuality because the texts do not deal with homosexuality in general. Here the key phrase is "in general." Homosexuality may be frowned upon, but the real reason for the biblical injunction lies elsewhere. Again the reader must wait until later chapters to see the detailed exegetical investigations. Here only the conclusions can be listed. Deut. 23:17-18 inveighs against female and male cult prostitutes. But it is at least a strong option that the male prostitute serviced females rather than male". Thus the KJV [King James Version] translation ''sodomite'' has no contemporary scholarly basis and must be judged a mistranslation. Even if such a male did service other males, it is prostitution per se which is prohibited, not homosexuality in general. Safari, nice one! My quote for the moment... "Just a reminder: I belong to no one.I am owned by no one.I answer to no one. If I give you my time,it's a privilege,not an obligation." Peachy

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    Quoting 'I_touch_myself2' Isn't this supposed to be inspirational? So many passive aggressives. tut tut If you're taking a crack at my post then I'd suggest you see a dietitian and talk about Irony Deficiency

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    Of all the things I've lost I miss my innocence the most. Sukanya

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    "Honesty and unpopular opinions are the toughest sell in a country with an irony-deficiency." Greg Proops

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    “Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.” ― Douglas Bader

  • RHP

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    7 years ago

    Settle down, I wasn't talking about you. Peachy, do what you want, all yours

  • RHP

    RHP User

    7 years ago

    missed the 'otherwise' in the title

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