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There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. – Albert Einstein

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. – Helen Keller

He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. – Lao Tzu

Happiness depends upon ourselves. – Aristotle

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth. – John F. Kennedy

People only see what they are prepared to see. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. – John Lennon

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. – Judy Garland

We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. – George Bernard Shaw

It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so. – Mark Twain

All things share the same breath – the beast, the tree, the man… the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports. – Chief Seattle

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. – Mother Teresa

Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase. – Martin Luther King, Jr.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. – Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama

It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter. – Marlene Dietrich

Life is without meaning. You bring the meaning to it. The meaning of life is whatever you ascribe it to be. Being alive is the meaning. – Joseph Campbell

What we think, we become. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world. – The Buddha

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t. – Erica Jong

The best things in life are free. – Anonymous

Attitude is everything. – Anonymous

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.- Anonymous

Life is what you make of it. – Anonymous

Where there is a will, there is a way. – Anonymous

Every cloud has a silver lining. – Anonymous

Give Honest and Sincere Appreciation. – Dale Carnegie

Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. – Oscar Wilde

16 Years Old Kids Quotes. Now and Then.

Now:
“I’m a really claustrophobic person to begin with. I hate elevators, especially crammed elevators. I get really scared. So I think that it’s very definitely scary when girls are all around me and I can’t go anywhere. At the same time, I guess I got to get used to it, you know what I mean?” – Justin Bieber

“I definitely want to buy my mom a house once I get enough funds. I think that’s definitely something that I want to do. I think that any person, it’s their dream to buy their mother a house.” – Justin Bieber

“I have a house in Stratford and I got a house in Atlanta but I don’t really live anywhere–I live on the road. I’m kind of like living in a suitcase, travelling so much.” – Justin Bieber

“I miss my family, I miss my friends. I mean the city itself, which is very pretty and familiar because it’s really all I ever knew. But it’s more my friends and family. I could go without the city. It doesn’t really matter where I am as long as I have family and friends close to me. It’s really all that matters.” – Justin Bieber

“My mom said I wasn’t allowed to date until I was sixteen, but I broke that rule. She found out and said, ‘I’m disappointed in you.'” – Justin Bieber

“I have dumped a girl over the phone – it’s terrible isn’t it? We got into an argument during a phone call so I basically said, I don’t wanna be with you any more,’ and she cried. I saw her after that and it was a bit awkward, but we’re not enemies now, so that’s cool. But I wouldn’t recommend it, it’s very mean!” – Justin Bieber

“It would be a shame to go out with a hot girl you can’t have a decent conversation with!” – Justin Bieber

“I also try to read all of my fan mail. A lot of them send me candy, which I’m not allowed to eat ’cause my mom says it might be poisonous.” – Justin Bieber

“I’m just a regular 16 year old kid. I make good grilled cheese and I like girls.” – Justin Bieber

“I still [use Twitter] as much as before. People write to me and say, ‘I’m giving up, you’re not talking to me.’ I just write them a simple message like, ‘Never give up,’ you know? And it changes their life.” – Justin Bieber

“There’s more people that like me than there are who hate me, so I kind of brush it off.” – Justin Bieber

Then (long time ago):
“The older you get, the harder your parents try to keep you little.” – Emily

“When you buy a car for the first time, your number of friends increases dramatically” – Jeffrey

“You never put a boyfriend before family. Family will always be there – boyfriends come and go.” – Jessica

“Not all learning can be measured by grades.” – Beth

“If I study and watch TV at the same time, I end up studying the TV. ” – Charlie

“It does not matter how much money a family has. If there is a lot of love in a home, that family is richer than any millionaire could ever be.” – Whitney

“I should always try my best. If I don’t succeed, then at least I will feel good about myelf.” – Laura

“People are quick to condemn you for the things you’ve done, but they’ll never give you credit for all the times you resisted temptation.” – Heather

“One of the greatest gifts my parents gave me was their love for each other.” – Jamie

“Simply saying, “I believe in you” can make someone’s day.” – Mary

“When you pray, you get a happy feeling inside like God just walked into your heart and is wrming himself at a cozy fire.” – Charles

“The best place to go with a child is in their imagination.” – Amie

“In a difficult situation, my parents need me to be strong, because that makes them strong.” – Kathryn

I have picked Justin Bieber for the boy dealing with the “Now” category, because it is in vogue right now, and the other guys from „Then” category were in vogue long time ago.

Please make a comparison and tell me (using the comment form) what you think about “Now” and “Then”.

Funny Quotes to make you laugh

Men are like steel; both are worthless when they loose their temper. — Source Unknown

What if “the hokey pokey” is REALLY what it’s all about? — Curtis Spencer

We are the people our parents warned us about. — Jimmy Buffett

Those are my principles, and if you don’t like them…well, I have others. — Groucho Marx

The nice part of living in a small town is that when I don’t know what I’m doing, someone else does. — Source Unknown

USA Today has come out with a new survey-apparently, three out of every four people make up 75 percent of the population. — Dave Letterman

You know there is a problem with the education system when you realize that out of the 3 R’s only one begins with an R. — Dennis Miller

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. — Albert Einstein

Hain’t we got all the fools in town on our side? And hain’t that a big enough majority in any town? — Mark Twain

A good metaphor is something even the police should keep an eye on. — G. C. Lichtenberg

I admire the serene assurance of those who have religious faith. It is wonderful to observe the calm confidence of a Christian with four aces. — Mark Twain

Although it is generally known, I think it’s about time to announce that I was born at a very early age. — Groucho Marx

I know the answer! The answer lies within the heart of all mankind! The answer is twelve? I think I’m in the wrong building. — Charles Shulz

Convent. A place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness. — Ambrose Bierce

I adore political parties. They are the only place left to us where people don’t talk politics. — Oscar Wilde

Plagiarists at least have the quality of preservation. — Benjamin Disraeli

I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers. — Mahatma Gandhi

Why do grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? They have the same enemy — the mother. — Claudette Colbert

If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of car payments. — Flip Wilson

I know all those people. I have friendly, social, and criminal relations with the whole lot of them. — Mark Twain

A little girl at the wedding afterwards asked her mother why the bride changed her mind. What do you mean? responded her mother. Well, she went down the aisle with one man, and came back with another. — Source Unknown

If I held you any closer I would be on the other side of you. — Groucho Marx

The trouble with the world is not that people know too little, but that they know so many things that ain’t so. — Mark Twain

He has not a single redeeming defect. — Benjamin Disraeli

When you get to my age life seems little more than one long march to and from the lavatory. — John Mortimer

Last night the creative juices were flowing but today I am merely a vast wasteland of random thoughts. — Peckeroy

From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down I was convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend reading it. — Groucho Marx

In Mexico an air conditioner is called a politician because it makes a lot of noise but doesn’t work very well. — Len Deighton

My sole inspiration is a telephone call from a director. — Cole Porter

He believes that marriage and a career don’t mix. So after the wedding he plans to quit his job. — Source Unknown

Random Quotes

This is your life and its ending one minute at a time. –Fight Club

Life is pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something. – The Princess Bride

Shit adds up at the bottom. – MJK

I’d give you everything I’ve got for a little peace of mind – John Lennon

Love doesn’t come in a minute. Sometimes it doesn’t come at all. I only know that when I’m in it, love isn’t silly at all. – Paul McCartney

Its getting better all the time… it couldn’t get no worse. – Paul McCartney and John Lennon, respectively.

Be excellent to each other.. Party on, dudes! – Bill and Ted

Its not who you love, its how. – Kevin Smith

Friction can be fun if you have the right lubricant. – MJK

Everyone’s too stupid!! – Ghost World

I’d rather dance in the rain than let it ruin my parade. – Unknown

You have to know, not fear, that one day you’re going to die. – Unknown

Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken. – Unknown

We may be on this road, but we’re just imposters in this country you know. – Tori Amos

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. – Napoleon Bonaparte

One who asks a question is a fool for five minutes. One who does not ask a question remains a fool forever. – Chinese proverb

What I want is not to want what isn’t mine. – Tori Amos

Every man has his price. Only some of us know ours – Josh Rowland, Trespassing Mirage

Tomorrow’s one more free donation you can take –Josh Rowland, Mattress Blues

Change Quotes

All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward. – Ellen Glasgow

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another. – Anatole France

Always remember that the future comes one day at a time. – Dean Acheson

Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts. – Arnold Bennett

Anyone who thinks there’s safety in numbers hasn’t looked at the stock market pages. – Irene Peter

Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are. – Bertolt Brecht

Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal. – Arthur Schopenhauer

Change is inevitable – except from a vending machine. – Robert C. Gallagher

Christians are supposed not merely to endure change, nor even to profit by it, but to cause it. – Harry Emerson Fosdick

He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator. – Francis Bacon

He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery. – Harold Wilson

If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves. – Carl Jung

If there is no struggle, there is no progress. – Frederick Douglass

If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living. – Gail Sheehy

If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. – Maya Angelou

If you’re in a bad situation, don’t worry it’ll change. If you’re in a good situation, don’t worry it’ll change. – John A. Simone, Sr.

Ignorance is no excuse, it’s the real thing. – Irene Peter

In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable. – Benjamin Disraeli