RupertPupkin Posted September 17, 2018 Posted September 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Kierkegaard said: “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” “Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.” A couple wonderful quotes from our fellow member. ? 1
... Posted September 17, 2018 Posted September 17, 2018 18 hours ago, ponfed said: My late uncle wasn't the most optimist kinda person. One thing he always said, even when a was a wee lad, always stuck with me: "Life is like shit on a toast. With each bite, you get less bread." (Might have been more resonnant in the original Quebecois, but I think it still holds.) Where in Qc are you located Ponfed?
ponfed Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 5 hours ago, Jeanff said: Where in Qc are you located Ponfed? Montréal. Rosemont to be precise. You're in Quebec? And to anyone who understands Quebec french, the original was : La vie, c'est comme une beurrée de marde. Plus t'avance, moins t'a de pain. 1 2
... Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 I live in the Laurentians but also have a condo in Laval. Would be fun to organise some herf in the city sometimes...
cigcars Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 "Making a movie is like jumping out of an airplane and knitting a parachute on the way down" - James Cameron, director of Terminator, Terminator II, Titanic, Avatar, Aliens, etc., etc., etc.
smokin.joe Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 "Vision without execution is really just a hallucination" The man on top of the mountain did not fall there. The farther up the flagpole you go, more people can see your ass. Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
Fuzz Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 "An organization is like a tree full of monkeys, all on different limbs at different levels. The monkeys on top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. The monkeys on the bottom look up and see nothing but assholes." 3
Nino Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 On 9/17/2018 at 2:06 PM, TBird55 said: "Some days chicken salad, some days chicken sh$t". Life is like a chicken ladder, short and full of shit ... ? 1
BarryVT Posted September 19, 2018 Posted September 19, 2018 My father used to say "Want in one hand, and shit in the other" see which one fills up first!
shadowACE Posted September 19, 2018 Posted September 19, 2018 On 9/17/2018 at 10:18 PM, Jeanff said: I live in the Laurentians but also have a condo in Laval. Would be fun to organise some herf in the city sometimes... I lived on the West Island a few years ago for about 6 months for work...Kirkland to be specific. Loved it there. I'm going to have to try for another project assignment in the area and hopefully meet up with some fellow FOH members.
OllyBond Posted September 19, 2018 Author Posted September 19, 2018 … concern should drive us into action and not into depression. —Karen Horney great quote, I only wonder if this lady lives up to her last name. Haha
Davin Posted September 19, 2018 Posted September 19, 2018 "My client is not in a hurry" -Antoni Gaudi 2
Kitchen Posted September 20, 2018 Posted September 20, 2018 On 9/18/2018 at 12:08 AM, cigcars said: "Making a movie is like jumping out of an airplane and knitting a parachute on the way down" - James Cameron, director of Terminator, Terminator II, Titanic, Avatar, Aliens, etc., etc., etc. A DP I know once said, "movies aren't finished, they're abandoned."
bmf30180 Posted September 20, 2018 Posted September 20, 2018 “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” ― Mahatma Gandhi 1
joeypots Posted September 20, 2018 Posted September 20, 2018 On 9/16/2018 at 10:45 PM, ponfed said: My late uncle wasn't the most optimist kinda person. One thing he always said, even when a was a wee lad, always stuck with me: "Life is like shit on a toast. With each bite, you get less bread." (Might have been more resonnant in the original Quebecois, but I think it still holds.) Mr Natural said. "Life is like a shit sandwich. The more bread you have the less shit you eat." I won't ever post it again.
ponfed Posted September 20, 2018 Posted September 20, 2018 1 hour ago, joeypots said: Mr Natural said. I read that as Mr B Natural at first.. I was confused.... to say the least.
OllyBond Posted September 29, 2018 Author Posted September 29, 2018 If your eyes are blinded with your worries, you cannot see the beauty of the sunset. –Krishnamurti
SignalJoe Posted September 30, 2018 Posted September 30, 2018 "Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake" -W.C. Fields 1
Balboa Posted September 30, 2018 Posted September 30, 2018 Italian proverb : Chi ha la fica non fatica !
gweilgi Posted October 1, 2018 Posted October 1, 2018 "The mind is like a parachute. It does not work if it is not open." "Politics is the entertainment branch of industry." -- Frank Zappa 1
OllyBond Posted October 11, 2018 Author Posted October 11, 2018 On 10/1/2018 at 12:29 AM, gweilgi said: "The mind is like a parachute. It does not work if it is not open." "Politics is the entertainment branch of industry." -- Frank Zappa Great!
OllyBond Posted October 11, 2018 Author Posted October 11, 2018 It’s not the load that breaks you down; it’s the way you carry it. –Lena Horne 1
El Presidente Posted August 18, 2020 Posted August 18, 2020 Let's revive this thread. Many of us could use it
El Presidente Posted August 18, 2020 Posted August 18, 2020 "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." Anaïs Nin 1
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