*~Quotes and Stuff~*

I've taken this page to post some quotes that I have and enjoy on various subjects, and there's also some biology humor at the bottom (cuz I'm a science dork). Enjoy!

"Look Harder...."

On love:

"I've been searching for you,
I heard a cry within my soul,
I've never had a yearning quite like this before,
Know that you are walking right through my door.
All of my life,
Where have you been,
I wonder if I'll, ever see you again,
And if that day comes,
I know we could win,
I wonder if I'll ever see you again."~ Lenny Kravitz, Again.

"You ask me if I love you and I don't answer, well the truth is I do love you and I don't want to admit it, not even to myself, because if I love you then I am opening myself up to be hurt by you. I know how you are, you hurt people without even a second thought, so what makes me think that I would be any different, just because you say you love me, that means nothing they are just words. I know what you mean to me and to lose you would be the worst possible feeling. But to admit to loving you and then to lose you, that would be absolutely unbearable. So next time you ask me and I do not answer please know that it is just my heart that is afraid of you, my body and my mind tell me to let you into my life and to never let go. But my heart says to keep my distance and be careful not to get too involved. I think I'll trust my heart this time."~Anonymous

" I love you not only for what you are,
But for what I am when I am with you.
I Love you not only for what you have made of yourself,
But for what you are making of me.
You have done it without a touch, without saying a word.
You have done it by being yourself."~Anonymous

"Love can be as beautiful as the beauty of a rose- but sometimes as painful as the thorns attached."~Anonymous

"If I had never met you, I wouldn't like you. If I didn't like you, I wouldn't love you. If I didn't love you, I wouldn't miss you. But I did, I do and I will."~Anonymous

"If you want to learn about love, start with plants and animals-they're easier"~Anonymous

"I don't care what anyone else says. We may not live near each other, but our love has helped us through so much it is stupid to think it won't last. Just because we happen to be apart most of the year doesn't mean we can't love each other. You mean so much to me and I wouldn't dream of wanting it any other way."~Anonymous
 

 "Miles and time can't stop what we have. It's a bond that lasts after everything else in my life has gone wrong. And we both know someday we'll be together all the time, but for now, I'm content to love you from a distance, because it makes every moment I spend in your arms all the more precious. I love you."~Anonymous

"The difference between expressing love and having regrets is that the regrets may stay around forever."~Anonymous

"Baby, I've been searching like everybody else, but I can't see anything different about myself. Sometimes I'm an angel and sometimes I'm cruel, but when it comes to love I'm just another fool."~Anonymous

"Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired."
-Robert Frost

Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a tear.

"There may be many flowers in a man's life, but there is only one rose."~Anonymous

"All our young lives we search for someone to love, someone who makes us complete. We choose partners and change partners. We dance to song of a heartbreak and hope all the while wondering if somewhere and somehow there is someone searching for us." ~The Wonder Years

"Remember who you are. Remember...."

 Excerpts from The Complete Life's Little Instructions Book:
 "#107- Smile a lot. It costs nothing and is beyond price."
 "#171- Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts."
"172-- Be suspicious of all politicians."
 "#186-- Become the most positive person you know."
 "#225-- When someone hugs you, let them be the first to let go"
 "#260-- Every day show your family how much you love them with your words, with your touch, and with your thoughtfulness"
 "#267-- Don't leave your car keys in the ignition"
 "#322- Don't say you don't have enough time. You have the same number of hours per day as Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Theresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson and Albert Einstein."
 "349-- Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them."
 "359. Don't let anyone talk you out of pursuing what you know to be a great idea."
 "#460-- Look for opportunities to make people feel important."
 "#476-- Go the distance. When you accept a task, finish it."
 "#909- Remember that everyone you meet wears an invisible sign. It reads, 'Notice me. Make me feel important."

"Correction. I know your father."

On feeling alone and outcasted:

 "I know there's nowhere you can hide it
I know the feeling of alone
I know that you do not feel invited
But, come back, come back in from the cold "
~Jude "I Know"

" I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul."~Anonymous

"Where do I take this pain of mine
I run but it stays right by my side
So tear me open, pour me out
These things inside they scream and shout
And the pain still hates me
So hold me until it sleeps
Just like a curse, just like a stray
You feed it once and now it stays
Now it stays
So tear me open, but beware
There's things inside without a care
And the dirt still stains me
So wash me until I'm clean" ~Metallica, Until it Sleeps

"No one can feel my pain..I am a person that no one knows..I am the shadow, the outsider..I am the person you shun in the halls and hide in your minds...Secretly fearing, that one day.. You will become me..in all abandonment..Also fearing my destiny of death...So as you walk, trying to live like everyone else... Remember me..and always know...I am your real side..the side you never wanted to know..The side you find in death......" ~Anonymous

"Fate is a curious beast. No matter how fast you run. No matter how far you go. You can't escape it."~Anonymous

"Silence. A place where even the "imperfect" can feel like they are perfect. Where people find solice in their meaningless lives. Where those who believe can take no more may feel where they can take anything. Some are afraid of this quiet darkness, treating it as a curse'd whilst others embrace it as a loved one."~Anonymous

"Hakuna Matata... It means no worries"

On Diversity: 
 If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau.
 
(so I'm slacking on this section.... I'll get back to you!) 

"I just can't wait to be king"

On Sisterhood: (This section is dedicated to all of my Tau Beta Sigma sisters who have given me more than I could have ever asked for... I love all of you!)

"For there is no friend like a sister,
in calm or stormy weather;
To cheer one on the teduois way;
To fetch one if one goes astray;
To lift one if one totters down;
To strenghten one whilst one stands"
~Christina Rosetti Goblin Market

"It is a wonderful feeling to know I have sisters I can depend on, ones who stand beside me through everything, who love me just for who I am, and who mean more to me than I can ever express. There aren't many people who have gone through all that we have together and emerged with a bond as strong as ours."~Nicole D. Meyers

Sisters by Heart
We're shared so much together,
shared so many tears. We've a spiritual bond
that grows stronger each year. We're
not sisters by birth, but we knew
from the start, God put us
together to be sisters
by heart.
@;--'--

"The best gift you could ever give me comes with neither ribbons nor frilly, fancy bows. The best gift you could ever give me does not fade with the times. It is not some passing fad. The best gift that you could ever give me is not wrapped in paper, nor encased in a box. The best gift you could ever give me comes only with a smile and a heartfelt hug.
The only gift I could ever want ........
is the love that only sisters share." ~Darcy Frances Meese

"A true sister warms you with her presence, trusts you with her secrets,and remembers you in her prayers..."~Anonymous

"Friends by chance, Sisters by choice. Remember the choice"~Anonymous

"For I could never love anyone as I love my sisters."~Jo March in Little Women
 

"You are the true king"

About the hippos in the background...
 "Most hippos never really accept themselves for who they are. Traditionally viewed as jolly and fat, they have tried every diet on the market. But, the hippo's heart is a cauldron of powerfully conflicting feelings and the average hippo loves to wallow in this emotional stew. It's not that a hippo gets angry more often than others do, it's just that its anger is magnified to an outrageous degree. In fact, the wild variety of hippo kills more people than any other predator in Africa, including the malevolent crocodile. But, even with this occasionally destructive behavior, there is no bigger heart that beats in the animal kingdom."

I collect hippos, Lion King Stuff, Care Bears, Froggies:), and a couple of other things, but those are the main ones!

Hildy, my first hippo:)

And, like I promised, some biology humor cuz I'm a lab nerd:

"Did you say you were 'mating' in lab? That gives new meaning to the phrase, 'oral exam.'"~Birchell Goldston

Bio Personals...

"There must be a rational way to meet a date! I'm tired of hanging out in those molecular diversity bars, hoping to randomly bump into the right peptide. I want a molecule that will fit right into my active site and really turn me on. I'll send you my crystal structure if you send me yours!"
"Mature cell seeks same who still enjoys cycling and won't go apoptotic on me. Let's fight senescence together!"
"I'm a prolific progenitor with great potential for growth and self-renewal. Call me if you're a potent hematopoietic factor who still believes in endless nights of colony stimulation."
"I don't always express myself on the surface, but I'm looking for a signal that you appreciate my complexity. Send me the right message that will penetrate my membranes, turn on my protein expression and release my potential energy."
"Some dates have called me a promotor. Others have referred to me as a real operator. Personally, I think I'm just a cute piece of DNA who is still looking for that special transcription factor to help me unwind."

On Mating Froggies.....

Jim Rosie, the noted biologist, was stumped. He'd spent months studying the little green frogs in Newman Lake. ;-) The population,despite all efforts at predator control, was declining at an alarming rate. Finally, Rosie went to the chemistry department at his college to see if anyone there might be able to help. Tom Trom looked into the problem, and came up with a solution. The little frogs had succumbed to a chemical change in the lake's water, and simply couldn't stay coupled long enough to reproduce. Trom brewed up a new adhesive, made from a dash of this, a zoss of that, and most critically, one part sodium.
"You mean?.... " Jim said when told.
"Yes," said Tom, "They needed mono-sodium glue to mate."

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