Quoted phrases part 5

Youth offers the promise of happiness but life offers the realities of grief. -- The Rescue

It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that. -- Albus Dumbledore of Harry Potter 1

...the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them. - Albus Dumbledore of Harry Potter 1

In this country (Philippines), there are only 3 ways up: You go into politics, you go into show business, or you go abroad. -- A Book of Dreams

Dad, I think my head is messed up... Some guy completely blew at me (for nearly having herself hit by a taxi), but it felt like he said he loves me. He was screaming at me but it sounded like a sweet whisper. What's wrong with me? -- Seducing Mr. Perfect

It should have taught you that sometimes love has no threshold. -- Sweet Revenge by Nora Roberts

If she'd wanted where desire could never exist, she could overcome it. -- Sweet Revenge

It's too late to take back what was said, and a waste of time to regret it. -- Sweet Revenge

Where she gave friendship, she gave herself with it completely, with no limitations, and therefore she gave it carefully. -- Sweet Revenge

When a man had spent most of his life with women, he recognized the right one. -- Sweet Revenge

Adrianne: When the motive is only money or acquisition, even diamonds can be resisted. Philip: When the motive is revenge,it should be resisted... Revenge clouds the mind so that you can't think coolly. Passions of any kind lead to mistakes. Adrianne: I have only one passion... I've had twenty years to cultivate it, channel it. Not all passions are hot and dangerous, Philip. Some are ice cold. -- Sweet Revenge

It is our choices Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. -- Albus Dumbledore of Harry Potter 2

Fame is a fickle friend... Remember that. -- Gilderoy Lockhart of Harry Potter 2

Life is full of storms... What makes you a man is what you do, when that storm comes. -- The Count of Monte Cristo

The culture we have does not make the people feel good about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it. -- Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

But sometimes, real life is stranger than fiction. -- Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita


Morrie: What's the question? Mitch: Remember the book of Job? Morrie: From the bible? Mitch: Right. Job is a good man, but God makes him suffer. To test his faith. Morrie: I remember. Mitch: Takes away everything he has... What do you think about that? Morrie: I think, (smiling) God overdid it. -- Tuesdays with Morrie

... and think not you can guide the course of love. For love, if it finds you worthy, shall guide your course. -- Kahlil Gibran

Beauty is only skin deep, and the world is full of thin-skinned people. -- Richard Armour

Kaya siguro namigay ng konsensya ang Diyos, alam niyang hindi sa lahat ng oras eh gumagana ang utak ng tao. -- ABNKKBSNPLAko?! by Bob Ong




We don't have any money to sleep! -- Dumb and Dumber

Choose a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life. -- Luiz The Painter by Elizabeth McBride

Ayoko. Hindi kasi tulad ng horror movies na nawawala sa isip pagkapatay ng TV, medyo nakakapraning ang horror books dahil matagal itong nangungupahan sa imahinasyon. -- Stainless Langgonisa by Bob Ong

Persons are persons no matter how small. -- Horton Hears a Who!

Kiddo... There's more to life than watching other people live it.... Hey, I think that its great that you are so good at your job. I am just a little worried as to why? -- Sara's boss from Hitch

No matter what, no matter when, no matter who, any man has a chance to sweep any woman off her feet. Just needs the right broom. -- Alex Hitchens from Hitch

Hey, if you are stupid enough to cheat, then the world should know he's dumb enough to get caught. -- Sara from Hitch

Playing passim is what we do, we die so that we live! -- Oppusum (Heather) from Over The Hedge

Easy, easy. Don't worry. That is just a human being, and they are just as scared of us as we are of them. -- Raccoon (RJ) from Over The Hedge

... And do you think they have enough? Well, they don't. For humans, enough is never enough! And what do they do with the stuff they don't eat? They put it in gleaming silver cans (garbage cans) just for us. -- RJ from Over The Hedge

Mababa rin ang tingin niya (dayuhan) sa mga Filipina... Pinoy daw mismo ang nagsabi sa kanyang pakawala ang mga babae dito at mag-eenjoy siya... Professional at kilala ko pa pala ang nagkwento sa kanya. As*hole. -- Bakit Baligtad Magbasa ng Libro ang mga Pilipino? by Bob Ong

Sabi naman sa cybertambayan.com, jologs ka rin kung nakiuso ka, o naging pamilyar sa kung ano ang "in" sa isang partikular na panahon. -- Bakit Baligtad Magbasa ng Libro ang mga Pilipino?

She's (Hermoine's) got the measure of Crouch better than you have, Ron. If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals. -- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

One may be a free man and yet be bound tighter than a slave. Give men your ear, but not your heart. Show respect for those in power, but don't follow them blindly. Judge with logic and reason, but comment not. -- Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Mr. Incredible: Its not a graduation! It's skipping from 3rd grade to 4th! Mrs. Incredible: It's a ceremony. Mr. Incredible: It's psychotic! They keep on making ways to celebrate mediocrity! -- The Incridibles

Meron rin pala tayong "Trick or Treat". Minsan nakakatawa na ang mga negosyante sa pagpipilit nilang amerikahin ang Pilipinas. -- Bakit Baligtad Magbasa ng Libro ang mga Pilipino?

Miserable being must find another miserable being. Then he's happy. -- The Lady and The Tramp

Maybe... the absence of a sign is a SIGN! -- Serendipity

I find anybody's pain funny. Except my own. -- Flushed Away

Kailangan mong mag-isip ng tuwid. Kailangan mong huwag umiyak. Walang magagawa ang mga luha, lalo na at hindi ka lumuluha ng ginto. -- My Lovely Bride

You thought you can escape fear by coming to dreamland? But fear exists in the one place that you can never escape, your mind. -- Sharkboy and Lavagirl

Kung hindi totoo and destiny, pangit ang lahat ng bagay dito sa mundo. Baka lahat ng tao, nagsuicide na, kasi wala silang maaasahang magandang mangyayari sa buhay nila. -- The Egotist

Always the same... We can't resist showing off when we get together. -- Arthur Weasley of Harry Potter 4

Keep in mind that many people have died for their beliefs; it's actually quite common. The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe. -- Brom from Eragon

Astrology was nonsense, mind candy for fools. -- The Best Laid Plans by Sidney Shieldon







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Quoted phrases part 4

Nobody hates history, they hate their own histories. -- Robert Langdon from The DaVinci Code

Fear is a sensible response to unfamiliar situation. -- Donkey of Shrek

For in its innermost depths, youth is lonelier than old age. -- The Diary of a Young Girl

People use to think that I was a monster... and for a long time... I believed them. But after a while, you'll learn to ignore the names that people call you and you just, trust yourself. -- Shrek of Shrek 3

The invitation specified that the attire for men was "Coat & Tie/Barong Tagalog," While, "Women should dress appropriately." That's a cool way of putting it, don't you think? It's like saying; guys never know what to wear, so we have to instruct them. The women will know what to do. -- Twisted by Jessica Zafra

There are all kinds of courage... It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies, but just as much to stand up to your friends. -- Dumbledore of Harry Potter 1

Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies. You must know this Dumbledore. -- Voldemort of Harry Potter 6

To one as young as you, I'm sure it seems incredible, but not to Nicolas and Perenelle, it really is like going to bed after a very, Very long day. After all, to the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. -- Dumbledore of Harry Potter 1

Anyway, my mom always said, things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end. It's not always in the way we expect it to. -- Luna Lovegood of Harry Potter 5

Rules are meant for guys. -- Don't Stand Too Close To a Naked Man by Tim Allen

It's the only way the public can make sense out of such a heinous crime. They want to believe that only a crazy person could do such obscene things to another human being, and only a crazy person could derive pleasure in the killing of innocents. A good number of them are crazy, but some aren't. Evil does exist. -- Heartbreaker by Julie Garwood

Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time. -- The Alchemist

I was attracted by the lights. Later, I learned that fame feeds the mind and the ego, but not the heart and the spirit. -- My Only Star by Sheena Rose

Solitude was strange. It was also dangerous. -- A Book of Dreams

Luis was not ashamed to accept (the money). He was struck by the discovery that shame is a luxury. An alien commodity no longer available to persons like himself. -- A Book of Dreams

... And when every time I read those two words... I become overwhelmed with dysphoria. I know it's natural to be sad, but not because of the words HE DIES, but because of the life we saw before those two words. -- Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

You know what chance is? For some people who are willing to try, it is building a bridge of fate for your love. -- My Sassy Girl

The crying woman scared me so much that I felt my heart pound, and Tia Olga as if reading my mind said, '"She is a sinner." I asked Tia about sin and why it made the woman cry so much. But all she said to me was, "Life will give you the answer." -- The Memories of Ana Calderon

He got thinking about how ridiculous the whole concept of human communication was - what a monstrous, absurd overkill was necessary to achieve even a little. -- Cujo by Stephen King

Some people were uncomfortable with silence. Considering it a void that needed to be filled. -- The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks

...But I was too young to know how to love her. -- The Little Prince

No one is ever satisfied where he is. -- The Little Prince

Hadn't somebody said that perfect paranoia and perfect awareness were the same thing? -- Firestarter by Stephen King



God loves to make a man break a vow. It keeps him (I guess it means man), properly humble about his place in the world and his sense of self-control. -- Firestarter

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