"The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time." - Abraham Lincoln

"A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence." - Leopold Stokowski

"He who loves community destroys community; he who loves the brethren builds the community. - Winston Churchill

"Oft hope is born when all is forlorn." - Tolkein

"The world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming it." - Helen Keller

‎"Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow." - Swedish Proverb

Nice quotes every one!
@ Ithilwen: Hahaha! I love the ones about facebook and C.S. Lewis on Tolkien's work!

A few from me!

"Green grass breaks through the snow.
Artemis pleads for my help.
I am so cool!" -Apollo trying to recite a haiku in "The Titan's Curse".

"Whoa," Connor Stoll said. "Back up. Zoom in right there."
"What?" Annabeth said nervously. "You see invaders?"
"No, right there—Dylan's Candy Bar." Connor grinned at his brother. "Dude, it's open. And everyone is asleep. Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
"Connor!" Katie Gardner scolded. She sounded like her mother, Demeter. "This is serious. You are not going to loot a candy store in the middle of a war!"
"Sorry," Connor muttered, but he didn't sound very ashamed."
— Rick Riordan (The Last Olympian)

My friends and I watching VDT for the first time in theaters:

*scene shows portraits of the lost lords inside the Dawn Treader*
My friend: "Hey, they look like criminals!"

Skandar Keynes on blonde cam: "Here's a blonde trying to understand a computer but he's failing. He's got two brunettes helping him out. Unfortunately it;s too much to explain to a blonde."

"Sooner or later He withdraws, if not in fact, at least from their conscious experience, all those supports and incentives. He leaves the creature to stand up on its own legs -- to carry out from the will alone duties which have lost all relish. It is during such "trough" periods, much more than during "peak" periods, that it is growing into the sort of creature He wants it to be. Hence the prayers offered in the state of dryness are those which please Him best." -- C.S. Lewis, "The Screwtape Letters."

Now, when your will is upon me, darkness becomes
light for me.
When your lamp of hope is there, night is like the dawn.
When your body is taken during communion, I live down my shame.
But I do not consider my soul living,
for death is inevitable.
Nor do I consider it dead,
for renewal is not doubted.
And though I see the path to life closed before me
because of my unpardonable sins
still paradise is open before me
because of the good news of salvation.
For the discouragement of bad news makes me
less anxious than the encouragement of your hand
extending salvation.
Therefore, grant mercy, O Lord,
for all those who raise voices in thanks,
Lord blessed forever.
Amen.

- Gregory of Narek, Book of Prayer

I found some funny quotes today.

Just because you're not paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you. ~Colin Sautar

The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. ~Author Unknown

When somebody tells you nothing is impossible, ask him to dribble a football. ~Author Unknown

Love your enemies. It makes them so ... mad. ~P.D. East

I plan on living forever. So far, so good. ~Author Unknown

A compromise is an agreement whereby both parties get what neither of them wanted. ~Author Unknown

A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized. ~Fred Allen

@Ithie *feels absolutely MORTIFIED and stupid....*

Forgiveness means forgiving the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.

C.S. Lewis, On Forgiveness.

The hobbit you just called fat? He's skipping 2nd breakfast. The dwarf woman you called ugly? She spends hours braiding her beard so you can differentiate her from a dwarf man. The Uruk-Hai you just killed? He's been abused by Saruman. See that Gollum creature with the gangly limbs & large eyes? For 500 years the Ring poisoned his mind. That Elf you just made fun of for crying? She just lost her wizard friend to a Balrog. Put this as your status if you're against bullying in Middle-Earth.

- Facebook

"Sadness is happiness for deep people." -- Doctor Who

~Riella

Ok! I am determind to quote correctly this time! (Someone have mercy and tell me if I'm wrong....)

"I wanna believe you
I wanna believe that everything is in between, the fact is fiction, the fact is fiction
I wanna believe you
I wanna believe that everything is in between, the fact is fiction
Suspicion is the new religion"

-Switchfoot, Selling the News

"Every day the world is made, a chance to change but I feel the same.
And I wonder why, would I wait till I die, to come alive, I'm ready now,
I'm not waiting for the afterlife."

-Switchfoot, Afterlife

I hope that was right.....

Me: Do you want a plate for your macaroni and cheese??
My Mom: nah if I eat from the pot I have less dishes to do!

If you don't use your imagination soon you will never be a better actor than those kids in daycare right across the street. ~ My theater teacher.

I have more energy than you and I'm 58!!! ~ My theater teacher

My dad: If you want patience you need to give patience.
Me: Hallmark moment!!

Sophie: [Cockney accent] Cor blimey, guv'nor, that there's loaded with sea roaches! That's Bri'ish for shrimp! We have a lot of diff'rent words for things; s'a bit stupid, innit?"
~Leverage

"How long must I pray, must I pray to you?
How long must I wait, must I wait for you?
How long til I see your face, see it shining through?
I'm on my knees, begging you to notice me
I'm on my knees, Father will you turn to me?

One tear in the driving rain
One voice in a sea of pain
Could the maker of the stars
Hear the sound of my breaking heart?
One life, that's all I am
Right now I can barely stand
If you're everything you say you are
Won't you come close and hold my heart"

~Hold My Heart, Tenth Avenue North

Ok, quotes....

'I feel so typical, I guess I'm looking for a miracle, rise above it, yeah, rise above it! The curse is spoken, the system's broken, rise above it, yeah, rise above it!' -Rise Above It, by Switchfoot (it's sad how fast I can type that.)

“When liked minds get together, we can really do a lot of damage.” -Jon Foreman

“I feel like we need some soft Neil Diamond music, and I should be in a high school gym, dancing uncomfortably with a girl who’s taller than me…” -Jon Foreman (again. JK)

“It’s a good thing my parents named me Jon because that’s what everyone calls me.” Once more, Jon Foreman

“The hairflip is something that just can’t be taught” -Tim Foreman

(When asked about when was the last time he saw snow) “I read about it in a book somewhere.” -Tim Foreman.
Ok, sorry that was long. I'll shut up about Switchfoot now.

I heard this quote from someone at my small group last night. I don't know where it's from, but I like it:

A hero is one who stands before man and kneels before God