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“Never look a gift horse in the mouth”

“Life too short to drink bad wine”

Jochanan, Retail Director.

“If at first you don’t succeed, you lose”

“To be second is to be last”

“We don’t do mediocrity”

Sebastian, Surgeon.

“Porque a vida e agora “ “ Because life is now”

Mauricio, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

“Tough situations never last, tough people do”

“Nothing ever lasts.. don’t sweat the small stuff… it’s all small stuff”

“Live in day tight compartments” William Osler

Anonymous

“You have to be stubborn if you want to achieve something”

“Life is a tricky thing”

”Follow your dreams”

“Never give up”

James, Scotland

“If you can’t be good be careful”

Tom, PR & Events Director (pictured above)

“What did the right leg say to the left leg? Don’t talk to him in the middle, he’s a dick.”

“Better to be someone for a day than nobody for a lifetime.”

“If you keep on believing, the dreams that you wish for will come true.”

Emma, Bex,  Gilie,  Lauren & Natalie, Students of looove.

“If you need something from a dog, call him master.”

Mat, 26, Saudi Arabia

“The English farce only once every four years.”

“Life is not serious. I have seen no evidence to the contrary yet.”

Ken

Achieving your childhood dreams.

Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.

A while back, I was given a YouTube address from a contact I acquired as a result of the Blackcabquotes project. It features a motivational speaker giving his last lecture. His name is Randy Pausch and his last lecture, (which may bring some of you close to tears) goes on for just over an hour, and is certainly more enlightening than the average omnibus edition of Coronation Street or Eastenders.

This is the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo  and below are some quotes which I have taken from his last lecture.

“Be good at something as it makes you valuable.”

 

 “No one is all evil.” 

 

“Luck is where preparation meets opportunity.” 

 

“If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself, the dream will come to you.” 

 

“When people give you feedback, cherish it and use it.” 

 

“Brick walls are there for a reason, they let us prove how badly we want things.” 

 

“Find the best in everybody.” 

 

“If you’re going to do anything that’s pioneering, you will get those arrows in the back.” 

 

Randy Pausch. Taken from his last lecture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

“The art of life is to find peace with yourself”

Charity, Nightclub owner,USA.

“You can’t beat a bit of luck”

Jay, Finance.

 

Merry Christmas x

^“Somebody had to go shopping !”

Mark.

“Never lock yourself out of your apartment, especially when you’re only wearing pyjama’s”

Kaan.

“Appreciate how lovely you are now, in ten years time, you will wish you had”

“Be nice to everyone, you never know when you’ll see them again”

Anonymous

“I must have shot a Robin”

Graham, Asset Manager. This is a saying from Yorkshire, and is used when someone has bad luck. On this occasion, it is quoted by his brother who is unfortunately suffering from Cancer.

“Per Aspera Ad Astra” “To the stars through difficulties”

Davide, Italy.

Johnathan and Tash- Glamorous, supportive and down to earth!

“I stand corrected said the man in the orthopaedic shoes.”

“Live, love, learn.” A Jamie Stevens quote

“The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.” Oscar Wilde

“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the fight in the dog.”

“Playing in a European cup final is not pressure, it’s the reward, pressure is trying to feed five children on a miner’s wage.” Bill Shankly

“I would rather die on my feet, than live on my knees.”

Jonathan & Tash, Clapham (the above six)

“Old age is not for sissies.”

“Bring back the Routemaster.”

“We got old by staying alive.”

“You have to be tough to be old.”

Gina and John (the above four)

“Size is no guarantee of strength.”

“Keep it clean.”

Lord Lyell (the above two)

“Ghothi Seauton” Ancient Greek for “Know thyself.”

Charlotte, Writer

“Know that yesterday is nothing but today’s memory, and tomorrow is today’s dream.”

Amani, Palestinian/Lebanese. Amani told me this was a Khalil Gibran quote.

“When the going gets tough, the tough survive.”

Cathie, Event Planner

“We wish you less rain, more sun, and be more happy, you can do it.”

M Pelopidas, Cyprus

“You only get out of life what you put into it.”

Cilla Black OBE, Singer, Actress, Entertainer & Media Personality

Yeah, yeah, I know yesterday’s blog was a bit of a middle aged rant.. but in my defence,  I did make a  promise to all of  you, that I would produce something a little more harminous today.  Anyway, today the word beautiful has been swirling around my mind.  So this is what I’ve done with it…

B e

E ntertaining

A rtistic

U nderstanding

T rustful

I  nspirational

F  un

U seful

L oving.

“He who surrenders freedom, in return for security, deserves neither.”

Rupert, Barrister

“If you want to be happy for an hour, get drunk, if you want to be happy for a year, fall in love, if you want to be happy for the rest of your life, start gardening.”

Irina, Student, Russia

“Never waste a good crisis.”

David, Accountant

“In victory you deserve champagne, in defeat you need it!” – Napoleon

“Wine is bottled poetry.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

“Compromises are for relationships, not wine.” – Sir Robert ScottCaywood

Mark & wife. I received these quotes via e-mail, from Mark and his wife. (former passengers who I dropped off at wine bar.) No doubt a few glasses of wine helped them recite some of the above quotes…