by AAJ on February 22nd, 2007

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What one quote do you try to live your life by?

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by jtolb65 on May 18th, 2007
You can tell the quality of a person by how they treat people they don't need.
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- wow
  
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  by rachel. StarsInAPortraitIcecreamInTheSky on May 19th, 2007
- That's my signature line on my work email and I have people comment on it all the time. It's a powerful concept because it's so true.
  
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  by jtolb65 on May 19th, 2007
- nice. yea definitely. its part of our sixth sense i think too..noticing how people treat others around them.
  
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  by rachel. StarsInAPortraitIcecreamInTheSky on May 19th, 2007
- I never heard that quote but I will be sure to repeat it. points up to you.
  
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  by Babycakes on May 20th, 2007
- Great Quote.
  
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  by Tasha4 on January 6th, 2008
- Good quote and one i always keep in mind :)
  
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  by Anonymous on January 6th, 2008
- I like this one. I'll try to live by it too.
  
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  by maddog on September 6th, 2009
- Yes. That's a really accurate one.
  
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  by Anonymous T on November 10th, 2009
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by judgebill on May 20th, 2007
Realize that the world is your own projection. Everything you see is projected by you on the screen of your own consciousness. What you are seeing will be as you have painted it, good or bad, ugly or beautiful; it is your choice. But you are not bound by your projection, you have the power to bring to life your own definition of beauty. No one can force upon you a color you have not chosen. Once you realize this, you will have the freedom to live the full, rich life you want for yourself.
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- love this one. i think i'm going to print it.
  
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  by rachel. StarsInAPortraitIcecreamInTheSky on June 14th, 2007
- Rachel, thanks for the nice words. Depak Chopra is the author of 90% of that quote. I added a couple twists of my own.
  
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  by judgebill on June 14th, 2007
- your welcome :-) ~thanks for the info too. Do you mind if I print it since part of it was written by you. I was thinkin when I printed it i'd put your user name and his name as the author to give credit to who it belongs too :-)..
  
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  by rachel. StarsInAPortraitIcecreamInTheSky on June 15th, 2007
- Go for it, Rachel. Chopra is one of my favorite authors. Check outthe Dali Llama while you're at it.
  
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by gypsy on May 20th, 2007
say what you mean and mean what you say, because the people who mind don't matter and the people who matter don't mind.
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- I REALLY like that!!!PTS.
  
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  by Capt. Jack Sparrow GALCIY on May 20th, 2007
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by NWwolf on May 20th, 2007
Whether you think you can or you can't, either way you are right.
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- Indeed.
  
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  by LynfromNM on May 21st, 2007
- what she said lol
  
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  by rachel. StarsInAPortraitIcecreamInTheSky on June 14th, 2007
- I love that one.
  
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  by AnaContessa on November 26th, 2007
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by Babycakes on May 20th, 2007
The old stand-by..do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
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- One of the Oldest and One of the Best.
  
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  by I love my baby on May 20th, 2007
- Yep. Gonna try that one tonight;)
  
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  by MG1942 Has a Life Penguin on June 14th, 2007
- You are soooo bad!!!!! Have a good one or two or three:)
  
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  by Babycakes on June 14th, 2007
- A little give and take is a good thing;)
  
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  by MG1942 Has a Life Penguin on June 14th, 2007
- Do unto others BEFORE they do unto you!
  
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  by uncacal on March 8th, 2009
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by P. W. Pasobrio loves Marines on May 20th, 2007
All paths lead to the same place. I hold on to that on because it reminds me that once this is all over I can still be with the people I love no matter what we believed.
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- Good 1. Hey paso;)
  
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  by MG1942 Has a Life Penguin on June 14th, 2007
- Hey MG, thanks.
  
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  by P. W. Pasobrio loves Marines on June 14th, 2007
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by MG1942 Has a Life Penguin on October 13th, 2007
Look out for #1. And don't step in #2.;)
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- That was deep honey. Hopefully not too deep;)
  
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  by gtravels loves her life penguin on October 13th, 2007
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by gerrik on March 7th, 2007
Live each day as if its your last.
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- Sounds nice, but kind of doesn't
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  by Anonymous T on November 10th, 2009
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by asweetguy4u2know saya R.I.P Nelson on October 13th, 2007
with God all things are possible.
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  by Feller on October 13th, 2007
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by RustedEarth on May 20th, 2007
"One of the Penalties for Refusing to Participate in Politics is that You End Up being Governed By your Inferiors" -Plato
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by Smurphy on May 18th, 2007
Here's a few:

"Be an example..."
"Listen kiddo, you've got a greatness inside you. And you can't contain it..."
"Smile and know you are loved"
"Never doubt that a small group of people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
"All for Him."
"Jesus, please forgive me of my crimes
Sanctify this withered heart of mine
Stay with me until my life is through
And on that day, please take me home with You"
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- be an example..thats powerful..makes me sit and think.. ;-)
  
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  by rachel. StarsInAPortraitIcecreamInTheSky on May 19th, 2007
- Its a passage from the bible...
  
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  by Smurphy on May 19th, 2007
- oh ok. thats pretty cool. there all pretty amazing(the quotes above.) so your into the bible?
  
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  by rachel. StarsInAPortraitIcecreamInTheSky on May 19th, 2007
- I'm into god... "Be an example..." is the motto of my youth group.
  
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  by Smurphy on May 19th, 2007
- oh ok neat
  
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  by rachel. StarsInAPortraitIcecreamInTheSky on May 20th, 2007
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by zee-ster on May 18th, 2007
"All time is all time. It does not change. It does not lend itself to warnings or explanations. It simply is. Take it moment by moment, and you will find that we are all, as I've said before, bugs in amber."
-Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse V - US novelist (1922 - 2007). rest in peace, kurt.
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- oo i absolutely love that. its so artistic some how
  
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  by rachel. StarsInAPortraitIcecreamInTheSky on May 19th, 2007
- i thought so. i like the mental picture of bugs in amber. it doesn't hurt that i own a few peices of jewelery with amber...
  
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  by zee-ster on May 21st, 2007
- is amber a jewerly manufacterer?
  
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  by rachel. StarsInAPortraitIcecreamInTheSky on May 22nd, 2007
- no. it's a gemstone made of fossil resin. see the pictures on this site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber. i think it is pretty! there are several different colors that it comes in. i like the dark carmel colored ones and the milky pastel yellow as well.
  
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  by zee-ster on May 22nd, 2007
- oh, also if you watched "jurassic park", the mosquito was fossilized in amber. :)
  
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by CSWarn on May 18th, 2007
"The art of conversation is not only saying the right thing at the right moment, but also leaving unsaid the wrong thing at the most tempting moment"- I am not sure who said it- sorry, but I came across it about 3 years ago and find it helpful on a regular basis.
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by engineer is Terminator on March 7th, 2007
Live And let live.
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- Thats the one. How come so many people find this one soooo hard to do?
  
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  by mother earth on October 13th, 2007
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by CoachMJ on February 22nd, 2007
"Treat others as yourself"!
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by level headed on November 9th, 2009
Do unto others as you would like done unto you.
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- so original but thx
  
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  by FutureMarine95 on November 9th, 2009
- HaHa. I didn't see original in the question.
  
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  by level headed on November 9th, 2009
- WORD 6+
  
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  by CaRbOnPrOdUcK is Baccuss on November 9th, 2009
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by Smurphy on December 8th, 2007
I know I already answered this question but I stumbled across it and have a new answer:

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
~ Marianne Williamson
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- Pretty awesome!
  
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  by Rich and Thin on December 8th, 2007
- Haha thanks. I went to answer the question and stumbled on my old answers... all quotes I still love but this is one I really try and live my life by.
  
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by AnaContessa on November 26th, 2007
"Mean what you say, say what you mean, and don't say it mean".
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by Lippycow on October 13th, 2007
Live and let live.
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by Chezter is going to save the Redheads on October 13th, 2007
"If at first you don't succeed, reload and try again."
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by Babycakes Deux on October 13th, 2007
"Do unto others as you have done unto you!"
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by DBike on October 13th, 2007
live life to the fullest
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by Ruby Doomsday on October 13th, 2007
I am the Walrus. Goo goo goo joob.
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by Zack on October 13th, 2007
"Some women are just no damn good".
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by yayalizard on October 13th, 2007
Well, I made up this quote so it's mine originally.

"life without love is living-dead"
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by TheMan--- on October 13th, 2007
Live life, love life.
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by GuitarPlayer92 on October 13th, 2007
Learn from your mistakes.
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by POLICE...IN HOT PURSUIT on October 13th, 2007
Make good choices.
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by SarahK on October 13th, 2007
"I try to live my life as I see fit, not by some motto or mantra." - moi :P
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by MG1942 Has a Life Penguin on June 14th, 2007
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
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by Matt Adore on June 14th, 2007
"We shan't save all we should like to, but we shall save a great deal more than if we had never tried." - Sir Peter Scott (1909-89), WWF founder

It was on a letter from WWF so I cut it out and now it's stuck on my fridge.
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by contraryone on June 14th, 2007
what goes around comes around
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by agent1337 on May 20th, 2007
Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici
Translation: By the power of truth, i ,while living, have conquered the universe
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by Amorphous Blob on May 20th, 2007
Lord, you are my beloved,
My longing,
My flowing stream,
My sun,
And I am your reflection.
-- Mechthild of Magdeburg (1210-1285)
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by FreeSpirit on May 20th, 2007
There are cracks in everything, that is how the light gets in - Leondard Cohen
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by jin jang on May 20th, 2007
Never pee into the wind,you could get wet.
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by gamergirl on May 20th, 2007
"if the world didnt suck we'd all fall off"

i've lived by this most of my life..
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by NightOwl on May 20th, 2007
If you always do what you've always done, you will always get what you've always gotten.
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by Sunblynd 5.0 on May 20th, 2007
Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing life itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are all just the imagination of ourselves. - Bill Hicks.
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- omg. that is ..classic
  
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by Leprechaun on May 18th, 2007
Live. Love. Laugh.
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by phile4evr on May 18th, 2007
Life is short, so live it up, drink it down, and never regret, because at one point, what you did was what you wanted.

I don't remember where I read it, but I LOVE it!
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by Anonymous on May 18th, 2007
"Assassination is the extreme form of censorship." Think about that...
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by .....----- on May 18th, 2007
I dont try lo live by this one but i like it " your god is dead and only the ignorant weep and if you claim there is a hell then we shall meet there" by Friedrich Nietzsche
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by sleidman on May 18th, 2007
My favorite quote of all time is by Kurt Vonnegut- "Charm was a scheme for making strangers like and trust a person immediately, no matter what the charmer had in mind." from his book Breakfast of Champions but a quote that I live by is "A penny saved is a penny earned." Lastly, I like the quote, "I think therefore I am" which always makes me question who I am and what I am doing before something important.
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by I love my baby on May 18th, 2007
I have a hoodie and also a car sign that says
Mean people Suck.
I guess I live by it, I try not to be mean.
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  by rachel. StarsInAPortraitIcecreamInTheSky on May 18th, 2007
- Thank you, I do too. Life is too short to have to deal with mean people.
  
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  by I love my baby on May 19th, 2007
- no prob
  
  -yea 4 real
  
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  by rachel. StarsInAPortraitIcecreamInTheSky on May 19th, 2007
- That's funny. Especialy when you see it on a Happy Bunny thing. Mean little rabbit.
  
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  by P. W. Pasobrio loves Marines on May 20th, 2007
- ..lol
  
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by cezzer on March 7th, 2007
"you cant build a reputation on what you are going to do"... or the Nike version "just do it"
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by wobalome on March 7th, 2007
Do as you would be done by.
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by safyr_rain on March 7th, 2007
Be as wise as a serpent, but as harmless as a dove.
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by Midnighttoker on March 7th, 2007
carpe diem.
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by sloroller on February 22nd, 2007
"Tomorrow's another day", for those days when everything is going wrong. It helps me get through.
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