Best Quotes

We asked our readers for their favourite quote, and the reasons why it was their best or top quote. Here is a selection of their best quotes and the reasons why for you to enjoy:

Look before you leap
Favourite quote because: I heard this alot when i was groeing up
- Iain

To err is human, to forgive divine.
Favourite quote because: It gives me hope!
- Jackie

' Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful' William Morris
Favourite quote because: It stops me from hoarding rubbish or items I used to think might be used or needed at a later date!
- Debz

Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disapointed!
Favourite quote because: Well the quote says it all and how may times have you expected something and when it turns up have been left a little bit disapointed?
- Liam

Michael Fish (1987)- there wouldn't be a Hurricane
Favourite quote because: Becasue it affect myself & family & is something i will always remember
- Helen

"democracy isn't perfect and freedom isn't everywhere - but we never had to builsd a wall to keep our people in" - JFK
Favourite quote because: It put into perspective the criticism of the west - especially the criticism from the west of it's own systems of government
- David

Better to remain silent and appear a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
Favourite quote because: There are way, way too many ill thought out, ill considered opinions offered on any given subject
- Gordon

I dress to kill, but tastefully. Freddie Mercury
Favourite quote because: It just says everything about this fantastic show man. He dressed very flamboyantly (just as he was himself), but he was well dressed.
- Dorothy

Many hands make light work don.t put all your eggs in one basket
Favourite quote because: It reminds me when my children were young i used to say it to get them to help but it never worked the second one my late gran would say i always thought it meant you needed 2 baskets
- Yvonne

Where Ignorance Predominates, Vulgarity Invariably Asserts Itself.
Favourite quote because: Because alot of people have not got any idea as to what it means yet alone be able t repeat it... I think it is a great quote
- Denise

'its hard to be modest when your as good as I am'
Favourite quote because: Its was said by mohamed ali onthe michael parkinson show - it made us all laugh at the time and we still remember it with fondness
- Douglas

Watch before you leap
Favourite quote because: To stop you rushing in like a bull in a china shop
- Graham

"unconcerned but not indifferent" (Man Ray, photographer epitaph.)
Favourite quote because: Kind of sums up a good philosophy for dealing with life's knockbacks!
- Ruth

"To thine ownself be true"
Favourite quote because: I remember it from doing Hamlet at school when I was 15 so it's the quote that has stuck in my head for the longest. I have always tried to live by this quote and stick to my beliefs no matter what happens!
- Viv

You're never alone with schizophrenia
Favourite quote because: Because my auntie (who suffered from this) had the quote on a poster in her house. It reminded her that however bad life looks, you can get through if you have a sense of humour.
- Lesley

I CAN RESIST EVERYTHING BUT TEMPTATION
Favourite quote because: IT'S TRUE ABOUT ME
- Margaret

TOM PETERS - "HOW CAN YOU TRUST THE AIRPLANE MAINTENANCE WHEN THEY CANT WIPE THE COFFEE STAINS OFF THE FLIP TRAYS"
Favourite quote because: THUS WAS IN THE 80'S - NOW WE DO (WITH BUDGET AIRLINES) BUT SOME EXPECT THE SAME LEVEL OF SERVICE GUARANTEE AND(!!!!!) SAFETY FOR THE SAME PRICE
- TONY

Take care of the pennies the pounds look after themselves.
Favourite quote because: According to my son I'm tight, but if todays youngsters took heed of this saying they wouldn't have so many problems
- Val

I have no time to stand and stare
Favourite quote because: Childhood memories
- Susan

Bill Hicks: Wouldn't you like to see a positive LSD story on the news? To hear what it's all about, perhaps? Wouldn't that be interesting? Just for once? "Today, a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration … that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively. There's no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we're the imagination of ourselves. Here's Tom with the weather."
Favourite quote because: It is funny and uplifting. He had a brilliant mind and was very wise for his years.
- Christina

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