pandorasinbox’s most recent Quotables

The only way to solve a problem is to change the thinking that created it.

A learning experience is one of those things that say, "You know that thing you just did? Don't do that."

Villager: We have found a witch, may we burn her?
Crowd: Burn her!
Sir Bedevere: But how do you know she's a witch?
Peasant 3: Well, she turned me into a newt!
Sir Bedevere: A newt?
Peasant 3: ... I got better.

And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.

The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes 'Awww!'.

We will gather on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., a million-moderate march where we take to the streets to send a message to our leaders and our national media that says, 'We are here. We are only here until six though, because we have a sitter.'

I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it.

Sometimes in the middle of the night, I think of something that's funny, then I go get a pen and I write it down. Or if the pen's too far away, I have to convince myself that what I thought of ain't funny.

I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.

Here’s to the crazy ones. [...] They’re not fond of rules and have no respect for the status-quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify, or vilify them but you can't ignore them because they change things. They push the human race forward and while some may see them as crazy, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.

Baldrick, you wouldn't see a subtle plan if it painted itself purple and danced naked on top of a harpsichord, singing "Subtle plans are here again!"

And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one."

You never know the biggest day of your life is your biggest day, not until it’s happening, not until you’re right in the middle of it. The day you commit to something or someone.The day you get your heart broken. The day you meet your soul mate. The day you realize there’s not enough time because you wanna live forever. Those are the biggest days. The perfect days. You know, it was a beautiful day.

If you're so pro-life, do me a favour: don't lock arms and block medical clinics. If you're so pro-life, lock arms and block cemeteries.

I like that you believe in yourself. But it wasn’t long ago that you believed in the tooth fairy

I child proofed the house... but they still keep getting in!

No, I don't think I will kiss you, although you need kissing, badly. That's what's wrong with you. You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how.

My affections and wishes have not changed, but one word from you would silence me forever.

Because without the bitter, baby, the sweet ain't as sweet.