Favorite Quote
Hey people, I would love to hear what your favorite quotes are, whether they are from a movie, book, famous person, or you don't know.
Please post the quote, along with the author in Spanish and English. If the quote is by a famous person, please give us a little insight to who they are/were.
Please make sure that the quote is not going to offend someone, or is inappropriate in any way. Please no pictures.
If this is considered a game, it can be moved, and it would be absolutely wonderful if someone could correct the Spanish.
Here is a quote that I really like.
We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses. - Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States
Podemos quejar porque rosales tienes espinas, o regocijarnos porque espinos tienes las rosas. - Abrahám Lincoln president decimosexto de Estados Unidos
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Un hombre que mantiene en silencio se puede pensar como sabio. Pero el tonto es conocido por sus primeras palabras.
A man who keeps silent may be thought of as wise. But the fool is known from his first words.
- Unknown Author
P.S. -- I moved you to the games section. I think this counts as a game.
"If you accept defeat, than that's what you'll get."
"Si aceptas derrotar, esto es lo que conseguirá" - Larry Childers actor in Facing the Giants
You can correct my Spanish please, 'cause I am sure it needs it. 
Here are three of my favorite quotes. Also, I didn't translate these myself, since I'm not proficient enough to do that. I used the automatic translator thingy, so if it's not correct, blame the computer, not me.
"Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”
"Hoy tú es tú, que es más cierto que cierto. No hay nadie vivo que es más tú que tú."
“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.”
“Esté a quién es y dice lo que siente porque aquellos que se oponen no importan y aquellos que importan no se oponen.”
“I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!”
“He oído que hay problemas de más de una clase. Unos vienen de delante y unos vienen por detrás. Pero he compardo un bate grande. Estoy todos listo ve. Ahora mis problemas van ¡tenga problemas conmigo!”
These come from Dr. Seuss, a popular children's writer.
Like Ian, I can't mark any one quote down as my favorite (there are way too many nice ones). Here's one I like (as far as I remember it):
If we don't know where we are headed for, no wind is favorable.
Si no sabemos a dónde vamos, ningún viento es favorable.
~ Paulo Coelho (un escritor/a writer)
Mi cita favorita fue dicho por Nelson Mandela: “Ser libre no es simplemente librarse uno de las cadenas, sino vivir de forma que se respete y realce la libertad de los otros”.
My favorite quote was said by Nelson Mandela: "For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others".
EDIT: Removed picture of Nelson Mandela.
"If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don't understand quantum mechanics"
"Si crees que entiendes la mecánica cuántica, no entiendes la mecánica cuántica"
- Richard Feynman - (Nobel prize in 1965 for his work in quantum mechanics).
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
En el final, no recordaremos las palabras de nuestros enemigos, sino el silencio de nuestros amigos
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
"The universal law of arts and sciences: He who has the gold makes the rules"
"La ley universal de las artes y ciencias: Él que tiene el oro crea las reglas"
--- Dr Harry Wolper
“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.”
"La amistad es innecesaria, como la filosofía, como el arte. ... No tiene valor de supervivencia, sino que es una de esas cosas que le dan valor a la supervivencia".
C.S. Lewis Writer of "The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe"
It isn't over till it's over - Yogi Berra (baseball coach)
Esto no se termina hasta que se termina. - Yogi Berra (el entrenador de béisbol)
Nunca hablar de sí mismo es una forma muy refinada de hipocresía.
Never talking about oneself is a very refined form of hypocrisy.
Nietzsche
Not my favourite quote but one for today from my Danish book of quotations.
At standse op et øjeblik en gang imellem kan være den eneste mulighed for at gå videre.
To pause for a moment from time to time may be the only way to proceed.
Para hacer una pausa por un momento de vez en cuando puede ser la única manera de proceder.
Olle Wedholm
Hay dos que me gustan especialmente:
"Ojalá vivas todos los días de tu vida."
“May you live every day of your life.”
? Jonathan Swift
"Lo menos frecuente en este mundo es vivir. la mayoría de la gente existe, eso es todo."
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
? Oscar Wilde
"You never get tired unless you stop and take time for it."
"Uno nunca se cansa menos que parar y tomar tiempo para ello."
~ Bob Hope
Sometimes you have to jump off the cliff before you can learn how to fly. - Unknown to me
A veces tienes saltar fuera del acantilado antes puedes aprender volar. - desconocido mí
