Your favorite quotes and the meaning behind them

[Klinsy]

So, I have a lot of things I like to say a lot, sometimes it's funny, sometimes it's just good advise, but there is always meaning to them.

Here we discuss our favorite quotes and what they mean:

  Here's one that I have to say a lot, both to myself and to my friends:

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 I did not wish to bring your parents sadness by taking their son away from them.

This quotes shows that, yes, even if you did bad, there will always be someone who cares about them and once they're gone, tears start flowing.

It was said in context to a theft who later became one of the world's greatest heroes because someone thought of this, now, he did not bring sadness to his parents, but happiness to the whole world.

So, do you have any quotes to share?

[Adamabba]

From the JPN Sonic 1 manual. You might think I posted that just because it's a Sonic quote, but it really does mean something to me because I feel like it's especially great advice for me during this time in my life.

[JezMM]

I was browsing quotes I've reblogged on tumblr and trying to find something that I find myself deeply relating to.

And succeeded.

 

Uhh... I'll come back with something more inspiring later though, my fave inspirational quotes are on the tip of my tongue I just need to find them again.

[Ryannumber1gamer]

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Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery. Today is a gift, that is why it is called the present.

- Oogway, Kung Fu Panda. It represents a lesson I feel a lot of people on SSMB, and in general, what a lot of people need to learn. That if you truly want to become a better person, you need to let go of the past, and keep moving on. If the mistake's been made up for, and everything forgiven, there's no need to keep bringing it back up. It just isn't needed. I've repeated it so often on SSMB, but it's something I truly feel that everyone should learn. If you keep letting the past drag you down, you'll never be able to move onto the future.

And in a similar regard:

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"See, that's the thing Shen. Scars heal."

"I don't care what Scars do"

"You should care Shen, because those things that happened in the past? They just don't matter. The only thing that matters is what you choose to be now."

- Po, KFP2

 

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Around here, however, we don't look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things. Because we're curious, and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

- Walt Disney, Meet the Robinsons

This is another big quote I think people should learn from. It's alright to make mistakes. We're all human. None of us alive are perfect. It's alright to accept your own shortcomings and to make mistakes, because in the end, that's how we learn. Those mistakes may harm us, but we learn from them, and they help us grown as individuals. You shouldn't be afraid of failure, but rather, look at it as a way of improvement. It also goes hand in hand with the lessons from KFP. Don't let your mistakes define you. Learn from them and keep moving forward. 

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I'm bad, and that's good. I'll never be good, but that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be...than me.

-Ralph, Wreck-It Ralph

This is one of the biggest, but most basic lessons everyone should learn. You shouldn't try to be someone else. You shouldn't try to copy other people, or take on bad influences. You should be yourself, with those imperfections. You'll make mistakes in life, we all will. But you'll learn to live with them and learn from them. This one is important, because it's about acceptance of one's self. 

 

[Lucid Dream]

"The strong ones are usually smiling."

One of the few quotes I actually agree with very much. It can take a lot of strength to genuinely smile.

[Diogenes]

It's maybe a bit long to call a quote, but Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot speech always moves me. Nothing else has come so close to capturing the terrifying and beautiful vastness of the universe and insignificance of humanity for me.

 

[Scar]

56 minutes ago, Diogenes said:

It's maybe a bit long to call a quote, but Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot speech always moves me. Nothing else has come so close to capturing the terrifying and beautiful vastness of the universe and insignificance of humanity for me.

 

This hits me in the feels every damn time I watch/listen to it.

[Yoko/葉子]

"Sure I want to rule the world and I'll kill anyone that gets in my way. But Apophis, he takes things too far." -Set

Set says this in The Kane Chronicles books. Staying true to how he was in the Egyptian lore from 5000 years ago, Set may be a jerk that committed fratricide for power (much like Scar in The Lion King and Claudius in William Shakespeare's Hamlet) and he had a brutal battle with his nephew (Horus), but even he has boundaries as to what's overkill that we can relate to.

I think what Set was trying to say that even some of the biggest jerks have that little bit of relatable good in there somewhere (just look at the YuGiOh character who was named after him), but there are some who can't be reasoned with. After all, Apophis is the chaos serpent. 

 

 

Also from Rick Riordan, in one of the Percy Jackson books, Poseidon says, "usually, when mortals do horrible things in the name of the gods, it says more about them, than it does about us."

What the Greek ocean god is saying is that more often, people do bad things that insultingly twist around what their gods want or have the wrong idea, but sometimes, the gods are in the wrong.

 

Edit: Added in images of Riordan's versions of the two gods that said these.

[Klinsy]

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Within the gap like and dislike define, love's lined-up musical notes must chime!

Basically, there is a bunch of love and hate in the world, but love must chime over it, as the world can use less hate and more love.

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I'm threatening you with peace and love

This one is more funny than meaningful, but it comes from my favorite Beatle, Ringo Starr, this quote shows why he's such a great guy!

Even when he's doing something like that, he does it in the name of peace and love!

[Uraraka]

I can't make a quote box in mobile so , yeah XD 

  Let's begin with the obvious:

Knuckles The Echidna:

   "Dreams don't betray

    us. When we lose

     ourselves, that's when  

    we lose our dreams.

    It's not that dreams

    don't come true. We

   just give up on them."

 

Likely Knuckles' most inspiring quote!! I love it because it is true: people give up dreams! Which I can further explain with a favorite quote from Shakespeare :

 

 

     "dreams are but      

      thoughts, lest their  

      effects be tried"  

 

  We give up our dreams and they don't come true, because we don't put the effort forward to make these dreams come true! 

 

    "

 

 

 

[The Chairman Of The Board]

One of my favorite quotes is from Frank Sinatra: "Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the Bible says love your enemy". I don't really know why I like this quote. It's just very funny to me. 

[Mad Convoy]

A favorite quote of mine comes from a Cracked article called "8 Tiny Things That Stopped Suicides" by Christina H. One of the entries was about an incident where somebody made a post claiming to want to kill themselves on Blizzard's customer support forum, but the forum (and a few Twitter communities) united to bring comfort to the suicidal person and stop the suicide. Anticipating that some people might cry sour grapes and claim that the suicidal person was just faking it for attention, Christina wrote these paragraphs:

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And sure, when it comes to the Internet, there are a lot of trolls, or just lonely people, who might pretend they're suicidal just to get attention, but if you get tricked by them, who actually loses? When trolls trick you into clicking on a spam offer or a promised porn link, maybe they prove you're greedy or a pervert, and it makes you feel stupid. But if they trick you into saying something nice to an imaginary suicidal person, what does that prove? That you have a heart and care about human life? Ha ha! That troll sure exposed you!

Even if nine out of 10 threatened Internet suicides are trolls or attention-getters, I don't care about looking stupid nine times to save one person's life.

Stuff like that means a lot to me. People on the internet worry so much about looking stupid, about being played like a fool, that they often forget that there's times when it isn't best to assume the worst. In situations like this, many suspend their empathy and forget that they're risking putting somebody over the edge by trying to appear clever or unfoolable.

And you know what, trying to embarrass people for showing compassion is a pretty stupid thing to do, and its pretty despicable for them to expect people to feel ashamed for showing compassion and trying to do the right thing. So it really does reflect worse on the troll than it does the people who tried to prevent a suicide.

Its something I always try to keep in mind when trying to help people on the internet. Yes, the person could be faking-- but the risk that the person is not just plain isn't worth it. Unless there's overwhelming evidence that the person is faking it, its best to err on the side of caution and lend a hand.

[Nightly]

I really like Egoraptor's quote "Never stop drawing, the day you stop drawing is the day you die".

As an artist this really struck a chord with me when I first heard it, especially since Egoraptor was a huge inspiration to me when it comes to art and animation. It means that the work you do is a part of you, and to stop doing it is like dying or losing a big part of yourself which is something I've felt and dealt with before. So now I always make it a point to always draw something, even if just a crappy quick little doodle, because making art makes me feel alive.

Also I guess this means that Egoraptor's dead now. It's a shame.

[Monkey Destruction Switch]

A quote I really like from the great Baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon is, "Truth lies between two extremes, and man, like a pendulum, swings either too much this way or that." It puts into words something I've felt to be very true for a very long time. The full and complete truth is impossible to completely and perfectly get a handle on, and even individual truths that are completely accurate can end up giving us an inaccurate view if because we can't get the full picture. It seems to describe the very way humanity generally interacts with the truth, as well as the way societies can change so drastically and seem to improve in many ways, yet still end up horribly flawed - in part because as good things were gained, as many good things on the opposite "side" of things were lost. I'm not saying that what is seen as the "moderate" view is always the right one, but extremeness is relative; supposedly "extreme" views can still lie between two extremer extremes.

Often, it seems the best we can hope for is holding two seemingly contradictory views in our mind while realizing the contradiction doesn't actually exist - it's just difficult to put the harmony into words, or to completely get a handle on it. Of course, then there's a chance we end up in a realm of "doublethink" where we don't understand anything at all, lol. (Is it just me, or is this very post proving the truth of this quote?) Eventually, we may be able to get a better handle on the harmonization, but I think it's probably a perpetual journey - a process of trying to slow down the pendulum, but getting it to stop moving and stay that way forever may not be feasible.

[FantasticMrRobb]

Shockingly; a Sonic quote, I'm sure it'll seem familiar.

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Nothing starts until you take action.

-Sonic the Hedgehog (SONIC THE HEDGEHOG/Sonic '06)

I've always loved this quote and have tried my hardest to live by it in my everyday life.

See, Sonic has always been my role model, I mean for most of my life he has been. So not only do I try and have the same heart, but little things like this are what really helps me grow as a person.

The quote tells me; if there's something you're wanting out of life, make it happen. But you can't start until you take the first step, that's all it takes.

[Mad Convoy]

Alrighty, so let's talk about a quote that's been contentious over the years but that I personally quite like

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You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.

Its a very well known series of verses in the Bible (Matthew 5:38-42, to be more exact). Its often criticized for encouraging passivity and complacency-- after all, on the surface, it seems to be advising people to just stand there and take it when others are maltreating them. But looking into it, that's not what its trying to say at all.

For one, it appears to be offering a more peaceful method to dealing with evildoers than an eye for an eye, which was a very common philosophy in ancient justice systems. For those who don't know, an eye for an eye was the first attempt by human civilization at giving people proportional punishments for their crime. If somebody plucked out man's eye, that somebody would also have their eye plucked out when they were caught and sentenced. It was not perfect though-- if, for example, you were convicted of killing a man's son, the eldest of your own kin (ideally a male) would be killed, even if said kin did nothing wrong and knew nothing of what you did until they were being taken away to die. The idea was to make the criminal feel the same grief as the father of the person who was killed, but in execution it was a very cruel thing to do. And considering that this verse is about retaliation, its safe to say that the eye for an eye philosophy is being treated as a form of revenge.

There's also some cultural context to consider. Discrimination against left-handed people was strong, and that affected how people perceived the left side of the body as a whole. Slapping somebody's right cheek was considered a light "What are you thinking, man?", as the right side represented cleanliness and strength, and oftentimes non-Christians who found out that one of their friends were Christian would do this to the Christian friend to send the message that this Christianity thing is ridiculous without conveying disrespect. Slapping somebody's left cheek, on the other hand, was a grave insult, as the left side was seen as dirty and weak. Doing this basically says "I have absolutely no respect for you and you're unclean." But of course, it was hard for the Christians not to feel disrespected by being slapped by their friends for their beliefs, even if it was on the right side of their face, and retaliation did happen that lead to more fighting. So instead of the "eye for an eye" inspired retaliation, an alternative is being offered here. Turning the other cheek is a non-verbal way of conveying that the slap felt disrespectful and asking if the disrespect was intentional (if it was, they'd be slapped on the left side too), without worrying about using words and gesture that could potentially be perceived as threatening/provocative. Oftentimes the slapper didn't think through why exactly they were hitting their friend too and were acting out of prejudiced habit, so this non-verbal communication oftentimes interrupted the habit and made them reconsider their actions. The end result was typically that people chose to not hit the other cheek, because they've been put in a position to actually seriously consider the implications of their actions and maybe some of their prejudices too along the way. While modern day culture makes taking this literally a poor solution, the principle is still very practical. Sometimes words just get in the way, and the understandably angry/retaliative response isn't the best one. But body language can speak more clearly than words ever could, with little chance of being misconstrued, and thus can be used as a tool to implore people to consider what they've done.

As for the rest, the emphasis that ancient cultures put on precise proportionality is once again relevant. If a man sues you for your tunic, he is only vying for your tunic. He will not be anticipating you to feel obliged to give him a cloak too to go with the tunic, and if you do so anyway he will feel obligated to reciprocate in some way to balance out the proportions of actions. This was thus a good way of receiving compensation from somebody who has taken things from you. Again, modern day culture makes a literal take on this a poor solution, but the principle of finding ways to make people willingly want to compensate you in some way without breeding resentment is valid, not to mention the principle of letting the matter be contested in court before ceding anything of value is solid. The act of making a man walk an extra mile when he forces you to walk one mile can also connect to the notion of proportionality-- you went a mile on that person's requests, and now its only fair that they go a mile on yours.

However, additionally, this can be seen as imploring a person to go longer with their act of abuse than they were originally intending to, in order to make them seriously consider how what they're doing adds up over time. Prejudiced habit means that people often aren't considering that what they see as a short period of hassling somebody can and does accumulate and hurt the victims emotionally-- but making them extend the amount of time they're hassling a person allows them to witness what somebody who has to deal with abuse on a regular basis has to deal with. It reminds me of the expression "Walk in somebody else's shoes", and that's basically what this is making people who act abusive do-- once more with a minuscule chance of being construed as offensive or provoking worse fighting.

And of course, in cases where people need something, proportionality should not be a major factor in your decision-- the spirit of charity and trust should be instead. You should not expect a proportionate return, for the people who really need the aid often can't afford anything of the sort or track you down once more to deliver the compensation.

In short, the quote is telling people to question those who would disrespect them, gain non-violent compensation for unlawfully seized goods, and to challenge the thought processes of those who would abuse them... all without sacrificing the principles of charity and trust or making the prospect of the situation escalating likely. And furthermore, it stands for people to retake control of the situation from abusers and evildoers by not playing their game and making it possible for said people to dictate some terms of their own. Its an awesome way to handle cases of discrimination and harassment, and one I think a lot of protesters and advocates today could benefit from. Its by no means perfect, of course, but nothing really is. But this way is excellent as it minimizes the risk of escalating a bad situation while making the odds of the bad situation being resolved peacefully with mutual benefit for all involved more likely.

[SaturnWolf]

Three, actually.

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You are tomorrow's next big thing

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That's where it all started: dreams.

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I couldn't imagine. I wish I had something like that. If people wanted it, that'd be a great thing. You can't do the same thing all the time or else it gets old, but every now and them, it's good to bring it back.

 

The first one is from Scott Cawthon in a post around the time FNAF3 came out, the second is from James Rolfe, in his "The Dragon in my Dreams" video, and the third is from the Mega Man games episode, when the Nerd of the future asks the Nerd of the past what he would do if he had a series.

The reason these two in particular strike such a chord with me is that I myself am an indie developer, and yeah, there's a lot of struggles going on in my life currently that make that not the easiest thing in the world. A lot of my big ideas are things I can only dream about currently.

But I still have to try. Look at Scott Cawthon, like, before FNAF, he was making shitty borderline shovelware games and now he's creator of one of the biggest indie franchises like, ever. Look at James Rolfe, he was once just a bored kid back in the 90's that wanted to make movies, (The AVGN even just started as a joke!) and now he's one of the pioneers in online entertainment and has a game based off of his franchise.

The moral of the story is, if you wanna do something creative, do it. You never know where it'll take you.

[Mick]

"“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.”

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It's a nice positive quote.  It means that it is important to love yourself first and then things work out.