“Newspapermen learn to call a murderer ‘an alleged murderer’ and the King of England ‘the alleged King of England’ to avoid libel suits.”
-Stephen Leacock
“The shortest distance between two points is under construction.”
-Noelie Altito
“I have the heart of a child. I keep it in a jar on my shelf.”
-Robert Bloch
“We hate some persons because we do not know them; and we will not know them because we hate them.”
-Charles Caleb Colton
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.”
-Henry David Thoreau
“Every hill has its valley.”
-Italy
“The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.”
-Maya Angelou
“The only way to have a friend is to be one.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
And a few from Jimi Hendrix
“Castles made of sand fall in the sea eventually.”
-Jimi Hendrix
“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.”
-Jimi Hendrix
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will finally know peace.”
-Jimi Hendrix
“Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel.”
-Jimi Hendrix
And some by Katherine Hepburn
“Without discipline, there’s no life at all.”
-Katharine Hepburn
“I never realized until lately that women were supposed to be the inferior sex.”
-Katharine Hepburn
“Enemies are so stimulating.”
-Katharine Hepburn
And my favorite from Forrest Gump!
Young Jenny Curran: Dear God, make me a bird. So I could fly far. Far far away from here.
Forrest Gump: My momma always said, “Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get”.
Mrs. Gump: You have to do the best with what God gave you.
Forrest Gump: You died on a Saturday morning. And I had you placed here under our tree. And I had that house of your father’s bulldozed to the ground. Momma always said dyin’ was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn’t. Little Forrest, he’s doing just fine. About to start school again soon. I make his breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day. I make sure he combs his hair and brushes his teeth every day. Teaching him how to play ping-pong. He’s really good. We fish a lot. And every night, we read a book. He’s so smart, Jenny. You’d be so proud of him. I am. He, uh, wrote a letter, and he says I can’t read it. I’m not supposed to, so I’ll just leave it here for you. Jenny, I don’t know if Momma was right or if, if it’s Lieutenant Dan. I don’t know if we each have a destiny, or if we’re all just floating around accidental-like on a breeze, but I, I think maybe it’s both. Maybe both is happening at the same time. I miss you, Jenny. If there’s anything you need, I won’t be far away.
Forrest Gump: And cause I was a gazillionaire, and I liked doin it so much, I cut that grass for free.
Forrest Gump: I gotta save Bubba!
Bubba: Anyway, like I was sayin’, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey’s uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There’s pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that’s about it.
Forrest Gump: Sometimes, I guess there’s just not enough rocks.
Jenny Curran: His name’s Forrest.
Forrest Gump: Like me.
Jenny Curran: I named him after his daddy.
Forrest Gump: He got a daddy named Forrest, too?
Jenny Curran: You’re his daddy, Forrest.
Dorothy Harris: You understand this is the bus to the school, now, don’tcha?
Forrest Gump Jr.: Of course; and you’re Dorothy Harris, and I’m Forrest Gump.
