A friend of mine is moving away, (we live in the midwest, she is moving to the east coast!) and my other friends and I are making her a scrapbook with a bunch of pictures, and I want to put it a bunch of quotes for her to read. They can be funny, insprational, sad, confusing, songs, etc.
Thanks a ton!
P.S. I shall be sure to mention you guys. She has read a few of these threads from time to time, and really enjoyed em.
Two quotes I’ve been known to use in my email sig lines:
Go confidently into the direction of your dreams! Live the life you always imagined.
~ Henry David Thoreau
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
~ Edith Wharton
I have to remind myself that some birds aren’t meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up DOES rejoice. Still, the place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they’re gone. I guess I just miss my friend.
Red, The Shawshank Redemption
An inspirational quote:
A confusing quote:
Thank you very much, I’ll be here all week.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Archergal for #1. You have no idea how much I needed to hear (read?) this tonight. I’m going to print this one off and post it at work and on my bathroom mirror. 
She’s going to the East coast, right? How about: “I never drink water, Fish fuck in it” [W.C.Fields] 
Ahahahahaha. These are great quotes. Keep em comin’ folks!
“It’s only after you’ve lost everything
that you’re free to do anything.”
“Sticking feathers up your butt does not make
you a chicken.”
“On a long enough timeline, the survival
rate for everyone drops to zero.”
“This is your life and it’s ending one
minute at a time.”
“You are not your job.
You are not how much you have in the bank.
You are not the contents of your wallet.
You are not your fucking Khakis.
You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake.
You are the all-singing, all-dancing crap of
the world.”
-All of the above from the film “Fight Club”- such great quotes!!!
I also love:
“Take what you can, give nothin back!” -Pirates of the Carribean
and:
“Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.”
-Redd Foxx
Life is a celebration, so everybody shut up and dance!
Exit, pursued by a bear.
We’ve got two lives, one we’re given and the other one we make.
Mary Chapin Carpenter
I use these in my email signatures:
“We must beat the iron while it is hot, but we may polish it at leisure.” - John Dryden
“A clever person solves a problem, A wise person avoids it” - Albert Einstein
“Am I right side up or upside down?” - Dave Matthews
“Treading trodden trails for a long long time” - Dave Matthews
“You’re a thief and liar! I only lied about being a thief!” - Oceans 11
“A witty saying proves nothing.” - Voltaire
“Aluminum was once a precious metal.” - Jules Verne
Hope this helps!
MtM
From “Calvin and Hobbes”…
“People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don’t realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.”
“I like maxims that don’t encourage behavior modification.”
“From now on, I’ll connect the dots my own way.” (The one I chose for my high school graduation quote)
And others…
“It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.” (Douglas Adams)
“So long, and thanks for all the fish.” (Adams again…another one I considered for graduation)
“Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people.” (Henry Miller)
“Life is sexually transmitted”
“If you saw two guys named Hambone and Flippy, which one would you think liked dolphins the most? I’d say Flippy, wouldn’t you? You’d be wrong, though. It’s Hambone.”
“Whenever I see an old lady slip and fall on a wet sidewalk, my first instinct is to laugh. But then I think, what is I was an ant, and she fell on me. Then it wouldn’t seem quite so funny.”
“Children need encouragement. If a kid gets an answer right, tell him it was a lucky guess. That way he develops a good, lucky feeling.”
“Whether they find a life there or not, I think Jupiter should be considered an enemy planet.”
“I hope life isn’t a big joke, because I don’t get it.”
-Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy
Don’t go away angry…just go away! (Use only as directed - may offend some!)
a) Ah! As the Hawaiian taxman says: We wish you many, many happy returns! 
b) Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other gold.
(author unknown.)
There! Now, there’s something worth writing home about!
“You know, I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair. Then I thought, wouldn’t it be much worse if life were fair, and all the terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve them? So, now I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe.”
Even the mighty oak tree is just a nut that stood its ground. (unknown)
You can accomplish a lot with a little faith - and nothing without it. (unknown)
If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it (Lucy Larcom)
A clenched fist holds nothing but anger. (unknown)
Love is a verb (my mom)
“If we are really wise, we will make a working arrangement with the bear that lives with us, because otherwise we shall starve or perhaps be eaten by the bear … cherish your bear, and your bear will feed your fire.”
“Be sure you choose what you believe and know why you believe it, because if you don’t choose your beliefs, you may be certain that some belief, and probably not a very creditable one, will choose you.”
(Excerpts from The Manticore, by Robertson Davies)
“Things aren’t like they used to be, and they never were.” - Dwight D. Eisenhower*
“All men must die. But first, we’ll live.” - George R. R. Martin
“Think before you think.” - can’t remember who right at this moment.
“Look, my lord. Here is a costard broken in the shin.” - Shakespeare
“If more of us could learn to enjoy good friends and good cheer rather than weapons and war, the world would be a happier place.” - J. R. R. Tolkien
“The ability to quote is an acceptable substitute for wit.” - Somerset Maugham
“The monks of cool live in an extremely laid-back valley in the southern Ramtops. In order to be initiated, the novices are brought to a room full of clothes and are asked to decide which ones are cool. The correct answer, of course, is ‘Dude, whatever I select!’” - Terry Pratchett
*I’ve also seen this one attributed to Yoggi Berra.