Friday, December 21, 2007


Quotes That Make You Think


Christmas is a race to see which gives out first - your money or your feet.

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. - Norman Vincent Peale

Christmas is a time when you get homesick - even when you're home.
- Carol Nelson

He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. - Roy L. Smith

Christmas is a time when everybody wants his past forgotten and his present remembered. What I don't like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day.- Phyllis Diller

Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind. - Mary Ellen Chase

What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace.- Agnes M. Pharo

I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.- Shirley Temple

The only blind person at Christmastime is he who has not Christmas in his heart.
- Helen Keller

Probably the reason we all go so haywire at Christmastime with the endless unrestrained and often silly buying of gifts is that we don't quite know how to put our love into words.- Harlan Miller

The one thing women don't want to find in their stockings on Christmas morning is their husband.- Joan Rivers

From a commercial point of view, if Christmas did not exist it would be necessary to invent it.
- Katharine Whitehorn

What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus? Claustrophobic.

Why is Christmas just like a day at the office? You do all the work and the fat guy with the suit gets all the credit.

Hope you all enjoy these little one liners. I was out of the house all afternoon yesterday, visiting my Mother, got home around 7pm. Today at 9am, have an appointment to see my family doctor to get my results of my blood work. At 12:15 I go to Samaritan North to be injected with some kind of dye, and then several hours later will be having a bone scan to make sure the pains I've been having is related to old Athur and not the breast cancer I had.

6 comments:

Kathy said...

Patty...just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your blog and wish you well today...I'll send up a prayer for your health and for a happy holiday for you and your family.

Greg C said...

Haa Haaa Haaa Haaa, (that's a Phillis Diller laugh) I love that one. I think I will skip the office parties this year. :) Thanks for the funnies.

REENblack said...

Cute! I hope you guys have a merry Christmas!!!

Changes in the wind said...

Hi, I am new to your site and have enjoyed reading through your posts. It is clear you are a special lady/couple and I wish you the best.
These were really cute and good for a chuckle or two.....

Renie Burghardt said...

Hi Patty,

My favorite quote is the one by Mary Ellen Chase. Loved all of them though.

Thinking of you and wishing you well.

Renie

Wanda said...

Oh I'm trying to catch up...been at the nursing home alot.
These are as cute as can be! Love them all.