Favorite quotations - Authors.com2024-03-28T13:04:21Zhttp://www.authors.com/forum/topics/favorite-quotations?commentId=3798404%3AComment%3A12049&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noOops! Sorry! It was written…tag:www.authors.com,2011-02-23:3798404:Comment:206792011-02-23T01:31:29.682ZCassidy A. Younghttp://www.authors.com/profile/CAY
Oops! Sorry! It was written by Edgar Albert Guest.<br></br>
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<cite>scribbler said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://www.authors.com/forum/topics/favorite-quotations?commentId=3798404%3AComment%3A20567&xg_source=msg_com_forum#3798404Comment20665"><div>Cassidy, who wrote that, any idea? I think I heard this a long time ago and can't put my finger on where. :)<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Cassidy A. Young said:…</cite><br></br>
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Oops! Sorry! It was written by Edgar Albert Guest.<br/>
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<cite>scribbler said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://www.authors.com/forum/topics/favorite-quotations?commentId=3798404%3AComment%3A20567&xg_source=msg_com_forum#3798404Comment20665"><div>Cassidy, who wrote that, any idea? I think I heard this a long time ago and can't put my finger on where. :)<br/> <br/>
<cite>Cassidy A. Young said:</cite><br/>
<blockquote cite="http://www.authors.com/forum/topics/favorite-quotations?page=13&commentId=3798404%3AComment%3A20567&x=1#3798404Comment17423"><div><p>I LOVE THIS POEM!</p>
<h2>IT COULDN’T BE DONE</h2>
<div class="leftbox"><span class="uppercase">BY EDGAR ALBERT GUEST</span><br/><br/><div>Somebody said that it couldn’t be done</div>
<div> But he with a chuckle replied</div>
<div>That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one</div>
<div> Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.</div>
<div>So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin</div>
<div> On his face. If he worried he hid it.</div>
<div>He started to sing as he tackled the thing</div>
<div> That couldn’t be done, and he did it!</div>
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<div>Somebody scoffed: “Oh, you’ll never do that;</div>
<div> At least no one ever has done it;”</div>
<div>But he took off his coat and he took off his hat</div>
<div> And the first thing we knew he’d begun it.</div>
<div>With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,</div>
<div> Without any doubting or quiddit,</div>
<div>He started to sing as he tackled the thing</div>
<div> That couldn’t be done, and he did it.</div>
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<div>There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,</div>
<div> There are thousands to prophesy failure,</div>
<div>There are thousands to point out to you one by one,</div>
<div> The dangers that wait to assail you.</div>
<div>But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,</div>
<div> Just take off your coat and go to it;</div>
<div>Just start in to sing as you tackle the thing</div>
<div> That “cannot be done,” and you’ll do it.</div>
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</blockquote> Cassidy, who wrote that, any…tag:www.authors.com,2011-02-22:3798404:Comment:206652011-02-22T05:14:14.711Zscribblerhttp://www.authors.com/profile/scribbler
Cassidy, who wrote that, any idea? I think I heard this a long time ago and can't put my finger on where. :)<br></br>
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<cite>Cassidy A. Young said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://www.authors.com/forum/topics/favorite-quotations?page=13&commentId=3798404%3AComment%3A20567&x=1#3798404Comment17423"><div><p>I LOVE THIS POEM!</p>
<h2>IT COULDN’T BE DONE</h2>
<div class="leftbox"><span class="uppercase">BY EDGAR ALBERT GUEST</span><br></br><br></br><div>Somebody said that it couldn’t be…</div>
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Cassidy, who wrote that, any idea? I think I heard this a long time ago and can't put my finger on where. :)<br/>
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<cite>Cassidy A. Young said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://www.authors.com/forum/topics/favorite-quotations?page=13&commentId=3798404%3AComment%3A20567&x=1#3798404Comment17423"><div><p>I LOVE THIS POEM!</p>
<h2>IT COULDN’T BE DONE</h2>
<div class="leftbox"><span class="uppercase">BY EDGAR ALBERT GUEST</span><br/><br/><div>Somebody said that it couldn’t be done</div>
<div> But he with a chuckle replied</div>
<div>That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one</div>
<div> Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.</div>
<div>So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin</div>
<div> On his face. If he worried he hid it.</div>
<div>He started to sing as he tackled the thing</div>
<div> That couldn’t be done, and he did it!</div>
<br/>
<div>Somebody scoffed: “Oh, you’ll never do that;</div>
<div> At least no one ever has done it;”</div>
<div>But he took off his coat and he took off his hat</div>
<div> And the first thing we knew he’d begun it.</div>
<div>With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,</div>
<div> Without any doubting or quiddit,</div>
<div>He started to sing as he tackled the thing</div>
<div> That couldn’t be done, and he did it.</div>
<br/>
<div>There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,</div>
<div> There are thousands to prophesy failure,</div>
<div>There are thousands to point out to you one by one,</div>
<div> The dangers that wait to assail you.</div>
<div>But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,</div>
<div> Just take off your coat and go to it;</div>
<div>Just start in to sing as you tackle the thing</div>
<div> That “cannot be done,” and you’ll do it.</div>
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</blockquote> I like that. It's simple and…tag:www.authors.com,2011-02-22:3798404:Comment:204712011-02-22T05:12:09.201Zscribblerhttp://www.authors.com/profile/scribbler
I like that. It's simple and profound at the same time. Thanks Florence. :)<br/>
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<cite>Florence Lockyer said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://www.authors.com/forum/topics/favorite-quotations?page=13&commentId=3798404%3AComment%3A20567&x=1#3798404Comment20567"><div>If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. ~Toni Morrison</div>
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I like that. It's simple and profound at the same time. Thanks Florence. :)<br/>
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<cite>Florence Lockyer said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://www.authors.com/forum/topics/favorite-quotations?page=13&commentId=3798404%3AComment%3A20567&x=1#3798404Comment20567"><div>If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. ~Toni Morrison</div>
</blockquote> If there's a book you really…tag:www.authors.com,2011-02-20:3798404:Comment:205672011-02-20T12:21:55.300ZF. E. Lockyerhttp://www.authors.com/profile/FlorenceLockyer
If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. ~Toni Morrison
If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. ~Toni Morrison I LOVE THIS POEM!
IT COULDN’T…tag:www.authors.com,2011-01-29:3798404:Comment:174232011-01-29T02:55:37.000ZCassidy A. Younghttp://www.authors.com/profile/CAY
<p>I LOVE THIS POEM!</p>
<h2>IT COULDN’T BE DONE</h2>
<div class="leftbox"><span class="uppercase">BY EDGAR ALBERT GUEST</span><br></br><br></br><div>Somebody said that it couldn’t be done</div>
<div> But he with a chuckle replied</div>
<div>That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one</div>
<div> Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.</div>
<div>So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin</div>
<div> On his face. If he worried he hid it.</div>
<div>He started to sing as he tackled…</div>
</div>
<p>I LOVE THIS POEM!</p>
<h2>IT COULDN’T BE DONE</h2>
<div class="leftbox"><span class="uppercase">BY EDGAR ALBERT GUEST</span><br/><br/><div>Somebody said that it couldn’t be done</div>
<div> But he with a chuckle replied</div>
<div>That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one</div>
<div> Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.</div>
<div>So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin</div>
<div> On his face. If he worried he hid it.</div>
<div>He started to sing as he tackled the thing</div>
<div> That couldn’t be done, and he did it!</div>
<br/>
<div>Somebody scoffed: “Oh, you’ll never do that;</div>
<div> At least no one ever has done it;”</div>
<div>But he took off his coat and he took off his hat</div>
<div> And the first thing we knew he’d begun it.</div>
<div>With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,</div>
<div> Without any doubting or quiddit,</div>
<div>He started to sing as he tackled the thing</div>
<div> That couldn’t be done, and he did it.</div>
<br/>
<div>There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,</div>
<div> There are thousands to prophesy failure,</div>
<div>There are thousands to point out to you one by one,</div>
<div> The dangers that wait to assail you.</div>
<div>But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,</div>
<div> Just take off your coat and go to it;</div>
<div>Just start in to sing as you tackle the thing</div>
<div> That “cannot be done,” and you’ll do it.</div>
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<p> </p> Exactly! It's insane how stup…tag:www.authors.com,2011-01-23:3798404:Comment:169592011-01-23T01:46:51.000ZCallie Leahhttp://www.authors.com/profile/CallieLeahDewees
Exactly! It's insane how stupid or rude people can be sometimes! I mean, take me for example! I mess up every few hours, but I'm proud of it! :)<br></br><br></br><cite>Sean Noonan said:</cite>
<blockquote><div>Totally agree. There is no end to the extent in which I continue to put my foot in my mouth! Just as well we are all human really... LOL!<br></br><br></br><cite>Callie Leah said:</cite><blockquote><div>"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." …</div>
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Exactly! It's insane how stupid or rude people can be sometimes! I mean, take me for example! I mess up every few hours, but I'm proud of it! :)<br/><br/><cite>Sean Noonan said:</cite>
<blockquote><div>Totally agree. There is no end to the extent in which I continue to put my foot in my mouth! Just as well we are all human really... LOL!<br/><br/><cite>Callie Leah said:</cite><blockquote><div>"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." -Albert Einstein.</div>
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</blockquote> Children are remarkable for t…tag:www.authors.com,2011-01-19:3798404:Comment:168012011-01-19T10:46:16.000ZSean Noonanhttp://www.authors.com/profile/SeanNoonan
<span class="body">Children are remarkable for their intelligence and ardor, for their curiosity, their intolerance of shams, the clarity and ruthlessness of their vision.</span> <br/><span class="bodybold"><a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/aldoushuxl117904.html">Aldous Huxley</a></span> <br/><br/>
<span class="body">Children are remarkable for their intelligence and ardor, for their curiosity, their intolerance of shams, the clarity and ruthlessness of their vision.</span> <br/><span class="bodybold"><a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/aldoushuxl117904.html">Aldous Huxley</a></span> <br/><br/> To live only for some future…tag:www.authors.com,2011-01-10:3798404:Comment:164362011-01-10T13:37:56.000ZSean Noonanhttp://www.authors.com/profile/SeanNoonan
<span class="body"><font face="Verdana" size="2">To live only for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top.</font></span> <br/><span class="bodybold"><a href="http://mobile.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/r/robertmpi134987.html"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#0011FF"><strong>Robert M. Pirsig</strong></font></a></span><br/><br/>Always have FUN!
<span class="body"><font face="Verdana" size="2">To live only for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top.</font></span> <br/><span class="bodybold"><a href="http://mobile.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/r/robertmpi134987.html"><font face="Verdana" size="2" color="#0011FF"><strong>Robert M. Pirsig</strong></font></a></span><br/><br/>Always have FUN! Totally agree. There is no en…tag:www.authors.com,2011-01-10:3798404:Comment:164352011-01-10T13:30:58.000ZSean Noonanhttp://www.authors.com/profile/SeanNoonan
Totally agree. There is no end to the extent in which I continue to put my foot in my mouth! Just as well we are all human really... LOL!<br/><br/><cite>Callie Leah said:</cite>
<blockquote><div>"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." -Albert Einstein.</div>
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Totally agree. There is no end to the extent in which I continue to put my foot in my mouth! Just as well we are all human really... LOL!<br/><br/><cite>Callie Leah said:</cite>
<blockquote><div>"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." -Albert Einstein.</div>
</blockquote> "Two things are infinite: the…tag:www.authors.com,2011-01-08:3798404:Comment:163422011-01-08T15:32:32.000ZCallie Leahhttp://www.authors.com/profile/CallieLeahDewees
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." -Albert Einstein.
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." -Albert Einstein.