Great Quotes

I used to record one meaningful quote in my journal everyday. Most were from renowned authors, others were from family and friends, and I made two or three up myself. The routine did have a purpose, of course...

Some of my favorite quotes:

"A man can't ride your back unless it's bent."
-Martin Luther King Jr.
Hold yourself up, keep your head high, and walk with a presence. No one can degrade you if present yourself with a magisterial air.
Dr. King, in the face of racial criticism and injustice, was able to dedicate himself to a life of confidence and presence, and leave behind such a great idea for all of posterity.

"The love we give away is the only love we keep."
-Elbert Hubbard
Encourages persistence so as to avoid potential regret.

"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Take a stand for what you believe is proper. He who doesn't take a stand is just as, if not more guilty, than the wrongdoer.

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
- Martin Luther King Jr.

"A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan."
-Martin Luther King Jr.
This quote and the next go hand in hand.

"Nothing pains some people more than having to think."
-Martin Luther King Jr.

" A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life."
-Muhammad Ali

"Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot, who calls you back when you hang up on him, who will lie under the stars and listen to your heartbeat, or will stay awake just to watch you sleep... wait for the boy who kisses your forehead, who wants to show you off to the world when you are in sweats, who holds your hand in front of his friends, who thinks you' re just as pretty without makeup on. One who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares and how lucky he is to have YOU... The one who turns to his friends and says, that's her..."
-Unknown

"Some of the greater things in life are unseen that's why you close your eyes when you kiss, cry, or dream..."
-Unknown

"if i had to choose between loving you, and breathing. I would use my last breath to say I LOVE YOU."
-Unknown
It's a bit of a pick up line, but it's a nice one.

"It's better to be an authentic loser than a false success, and to die alive than to live dead."
-William Markiewicz
In other words, be true to yourself, "stop existing and start living."

History passes the final judgment.
-Sidney Poitier

Any more good quotes?