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Posted by November Eclectica, 19:21, 12th June 2003:
 
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling five balls in the air. You name them - work, family, health, friends, and spirit - and you're keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls - family, health, friends, and spirit - are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged, or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life." -- Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises from 1959 to 1994
Posted by angel_mouse, 20:10, 12th June 2003:
 
that sounds worryingly like a Thought for the Day on Radio 4.
Posted by November Eclectica, 20:25, 12th June 2003:
 
I have never heard of Radio 4. My friend emailed me this quote and I thought it would be a good one to share.
Posted by Gary, 20:34, 12th June 2003:
 
Nice quote, Desi. Very nice indeed - and very true, too! :)
Posted by beargod, 21:06, 12th June 2003:
 
I dropped my health years ago, it stayed there and i have never been happier

does spirit mean how happy you are?
Posted by Gary, 21:09, 12th June 2003:
 
I've dropped the odd friend, too. They've stayed there as well, and I've never been happier.
Posted by jeffld, 22:49, 12th June 2003:
 
Here is my quote of the day:

"If you don't like the way I drive, stay off the sidewalk."
Posted by coolcat88, 00:46, 13th June 2003:
 
Jesse Owen once said"one chance is all you need"
I don't know if i agree with him, but maybe he means someting that i don't understand....
Posted by coolcat88, 00:48, 13th June 2003:
 
another quote I use really often is this one by Benjamin Franklin:
"It's better to sit quietly and have people think that you're and idiot, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."
Bennie, what a funny guy.....
Posted by cal, 12:26, 13th June 2003:
 
my favourite quote is "you are touching so many happy buttons"

huzzah - it's the new strapline ;)
Posted by chandler, 12:29, 13th June 2003:
 
where is that from cal?
Posted by plindoe, 13:23, 13th June 2003:
 
another classic from the streets of manchester town centre:


'Big issue sir?'
Posted by jlittle, 13:33, 13th June 2003:
 
"WHy thankyou!"
Posted by November Eclectica, 13:38, 13th June 2003:
 
Well, if you look Spirit up in the dictionary you get 13 defintions. So I guess you could say it is about how happy your are.

1 : an animating or vital principle held to give life to physical organisms
2 : a supernatural being or essence: as a capitalized : HOLY SPIRIT b : SOUL 2a c : an often malevolent being that is bodiless but can become visible; specifically : GHOST 2 d : a malevolent being that enters and possesses a human being
3 : temper or disposition of mind or outlook especially when vigorous or animated
4 : the immaterial intelligent or sentient part of a person
5 a : the activating or essential principle influencing a person b : an inclination, impulse, or tendency of a specified kind : MOOD
6 a : a special attitude or frame of mind b : the feeling, quality, or disposition characterizing something
7 : a lively or brisk quality in a person or a person's actions
8 : a person having a character or disposition of a specified nature
9 : a mental disposition characterized by firmness or assertiveness
Posted by chandler, 13:42, 13th June 2003:
 
10. Stallion of the Cimmeron
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 14:06, 13th June 2003:
 
My favourite quote:

'To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.'
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 14:07, 13th June 2003:
 
or, another:

'If you judge people, you have no time to love them.'
Posted by November Eclectica, 14:50, 13th June 2003:
 
Foghorn who said them?
Posted by November Eclectica, 14:51, 13th June 2003:
 
I like

"I am a creature of habit, all the bad ones."
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 14:52, 13th June 2003:
 
First one was Oscar Wilde, second was Mother Teresa.
Posted by Sul, 14:55, 13th June 2003:
 
My favourite is

"Quote me and I'll kill your dog"
Posted by Sul, 14:55, 13th June 2003:
 
Oh fuck! Amber!!!1 :O
Posted by cal, 15:22, 13th June 2003:
 
hehehe

mine is from a text jess sent me
Posted by beargod, 15:49, 13th June 2003:
 
plindoe, they actually say sir in Manchester? they usually say "bissue" around here
Posted by Sul, 16:24, 13th June 2003:
 
Someone outside Southwark tube station keeps asking me if I want a "bigger shoe". I think he's mental.
Posted by chandler, 16:42, 13th June 2003:
 
Knock Knock
Who's There
Big Ish
Big Ish Who?
Nah sorry mate i haven't got any change

Aha haaahahahahahahahaaa

ahem

/coat
Posted by Redmaiden, 18:49, 13th June 2003:
 
not bad :-D
Posted by chandler, 19:28, 13th June 2003:
 
cheers me dear! :D
Posted by jeff, 19:31, 13th June 2003:
 
just get me in trouble! ;) I cant remember what i got it from, it was on tv tho.. hehe
Posted by arsepuppy, 21:10, 13th June 2003:
 
My favorite quote is "If we can get along, we *all* can get along" from the literary masterpiece that is Rocky IV.
Posted by arsepuppy, 21:10, 13th June 2003:
 
:D
Posted by coolcat88, 22:28, 13th June 2003:
 
I love it...