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“To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous.” Goethe

Claudia Hammond,  Presenter,  “All in the Mind”  BBC radio 4

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back- Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth that ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favour all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

 Angie

 “For old truths to retain their hold over men’s minds they must be restaited in the language and concepts of successive generations.”

 Anonymous

“More slower you go, less faster you go.”

Anthony

 “Religion is the opiate of the people.” Napoleon Bonaparte

Valentina, Journalist

“Maybe yes maybe no, don’t really know.”

H.B, Car Salesman

“The budget:  I would tax sex that way I would get a rebate!”

Cliff, Greenwich

“A word of advice from a blind man, give your wife a hug every few days and tell her you love her.”

“When I go where I know I’m alright.”

Harold, 89, blind for the last 15 years…

“A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.”

Tam, Artist

“Save a bit spend a bit.”

Arthur, retired Aircraft Engineer

Art is not a reflection of reality; it’s the reality of a reflection.” Jean Luc Godard

Sean, Film Maker

“When someone shares something of value with you, and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others.” Chinese proverb.

Tara, Backpacker

“Nothing succeeds like a bird with no teeth.”

Siobhan & Mike

“The destruction of the mind is only human.”

Anonymous, Panama

“Tomorrow doesn’t have to be another yesterday.”

Enrico Maria, Italy

Q: What’s the cause of divorce?

A: Marriage

“Buy one for the price of two and you get the second one free.”

“When you row a man to the other side of the river you get there yourself.”

“Consultant: If you can’t be part of the solution, there’s a lot of money to be made by prolonging the problem, if you find a solution redefine the problem!”

“Be the man your dog thinks you are.”

“There’s no I in team but there’s me.”

“Men are like car parking spaces, the best ones are taken”

Chris, Bianca & the Singapore crowd

“Happiness writes white. It does not show up on the page.” Henri De Montherlant, French essayist and novelist

Claudia Hammond,  Presenter,  “All in the Mind”  BBC radio 4

“The secret of happiness is to learn to laugh at the misfortunes of others.”

Barry Humphries,  Artiste

“I want to meet the guy who saw a pig and thought: SALAME ! Genius Pure genius.”

Ilara V

“Grief is the price you pay for love.”

Jane, Pensions Professional

“It was a great night shame about the homeopathic penis!”

Alethea C

“Football is not a matter of life or death, it’s more important than that.” Bill Shankley

Anonymous

“That which does not kill you makes you stronger.”

Pearthana, Photographer

“Without this taxi we would be nowhere.”

Richard, Auctioneer

“If you love to read you’ll never be lonely.”

Romayne, 83 years old and still teaching ballet and body conditioning, it keeps one healthy.

“If I can see further than anyone else, it is only because I am standing on the shoulders of giants.” Sir Isaac Newton

Rob, Advertising.

“How much wood would a wood-chuck chuck if  a wood chuck could chuck wood ?”

Sarah T,  Advertising

“Follow that car.”

Vicky

“A glass of wine, a loaf of bread and you beside me in the dessert.”

Jim F

“Life is just a bowl of raspberries.”

Jim, 70, Retired

“He who lives by the sword dies by the sword”

Jon, 48, Police Officer

“Never say no”

Spencer, Airline Industry

“At the end of the day it gets dark.”

Rob, Advertising

“Please, please remember the happy simple times. Camping as a family, resting at the campsite and singing silly songs. These are the richest treasures I shall worship forever.”

Alex, 2010

“The memories (of a business founded) were more positive than the balance sheet.” –  taken from Hugh Johnson’s biography.

Nick, Recruiter

“Small minds seldom differ.”

Jan B

“The world is a small village.”

Ahmad, Businessman

“Our hearts are at once confounded, with the innate ability to forgive but not to forget, and with the prosperity for love but fragility and fear.”

Hannah, Financial services

“We’re dammed if we do and dammed if we don’t.”

“If you want something done find a busy women.”

Anonymous

“I’m on a whisky diet, I’ve just lost three days.”

Hayley, Finance

“Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.”

Anonymous

“Do as you would be done by.”

Anne, Brentford

“God helps those who help themselves.”

Sarah

“My word is my bond.”

John, Stockbroker

Passenger:  “I haven’t got enough cash, how far can I go?”

Driver:         “If you were the driver, and a passenger told you that they haven’t got enough cash, how far would you take em?”

Passenger: “What time you on till?”

Alice

“When in doubt, do without”

Sosia, San Francisco.

“I do not like thee, Doctor Fell,  the reason why, I cannot tell;  but this I know, and know full well, I do not  like thee, Doctor Fell.  Tom Brown, English Poet.

Ernie,  Banker.

“It is what it is, it’ll be how you change it”

N.V  .

“Pain is temporary, pride is forever”

Aleksey, Investment Management.

“Love yourself, and people will love you”

Rafik, 30, Environmental Consultant.

“Be true to yourself and the rest will follow”

Jeremy,  34,  Bar Manager.

“Mr Gates once told me that money is not important. I answered him with a question. Who he thought he would be without his money. I am still waiting for his answer.”

Mark, Software, Holland. The above, is one of 12 comments and quotes, that I received in the websites comment box . All sent from Mark, a former passenger. All of  his quotes and comments will be uploaded in the near future.

“My mother is far too intelligent to understand anything she does not like.” Arnold Bennett, Novelist

Fran, Sculpture

“A family with the wrong members in control – that perhaps is as near as one can come to describing  England in a phrase.” George Orwell

Leonardo, Retail

“Frustration is the illness of the brain.”

Alice, Professional Flamenco Dancer

“Aim high, there’s plenty of room.”

Nick, Media

“A gentleman isn’t the person that will say my father is…or my father was… but is the person that says  I AM…” Arabic proverb.

Selim, Tunisia

“If you can’t be a good example, be a bad mistake.”

Debs, Finance

“Go with your heart and not always your head.”

Jelena L.

“Got there fast, that’s what it’s all about.”

Charlie

“You only live once, but if you live like I did, once is enough.” Frank Sinatra

Anonymous

A big thank you to Dave Chester. Your support and kind comments are greatly appreciated.