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Reflections

Top Five Funniest Quotes

“What’s the point of riding a roller coaster only to come back to the place where you were already standing?” —Will Grindle, a.k.a The Godfather of Plan II. (For those of you who don’t know, don’t ask.)

“’Tea and cake or death!’ ‘Cake, please.’ ‘We’re out of cake.’ ‘So my choice is ‘Or Death? Well, I’ll have the chicken then!’” —Eddie Izzard

“I can resist everything except temptation.” —Oscar Wilde

“Bring him back dead.” —Donald Rumsfeld to U.S. troops on Osama bin Laden

“Who needs sleep? Well, you’re never gonna get it. Who needs sleep? Well, what is that for?” —Barenaked Ladies (this is the theme song for college students)

My Favorite Quote(s)

“Don’t be afraid of computers, be afraid of a lack of them.”

—Fortune Cookie

The reason I like this rather humorous quote is because, well, I’m rather addicted to computers. When I first read this quote, the joke in my family was that I would not survive without my computer. This was most likely true, and remains so. I happen to enjoy computers and the convenience that they provide for everyone’s life. And honestly, we’re living in the computer age where everyone owns at least one computer and various other technological accoutrements. It’s as though this was a self-fulfilling fortune cookie, and darn it, this is just a funny quote! It says a bit about our society, really, and I just find this quote both true and comical.

“Everything turns out okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.”

This quote is actually very true and one said by folks like myself—the eternal optimist. This is a very encapsulated view on my philosophy on life. I truly feel that no matter what happens in life or what goes on in the world, in the end of the situation, everything turns out fine. It might not be what you originally thought of as being the ideal situation, and perhaps not exactly how you envisioned or wanted things to come out, but it is the way that things are supposed to come out, and you will usually be pleasantly surprised by the ultimate outcome.

This quote can be a bit on the humorous side, seeing as how some would take it as the glass being half full to the extreme that a half-full glass is really completely full (and if that made any sense whatsoever…).

However, I prescribe to this philosophy because I really am the eternal, perpetual and even somewhat annoying optimist to whom a half-full glass would seem completely full (except on Mondays, and on Mondays, the glass is always three quarters empty… I don’t do Mondays).

But seriously, I think that oftentimes people see a situation as worse than it is and therefore expect, and therefore create, a really bad and negative end to the problem. If things were just allowed to be worked out without the negativity of pessimistic expectation, they would turn out better than expected and often well.

Part of the problem, as I see it, outside of the cynicism and pessimism so highly touted in society, is that people in general take themselves too seriously. Life has a few serious things in it, a few serious decisions that need to be made and a few serious events. And serious does not necessarily mean dull or drab or depressing.

To wit, choosing a college is a huge and serious decision, but it can be a lot of fun, too. My parents are Aggies and I’m here at UT. See how much fun that serious decision was and is for me? And also, college is a blast. It’s fun and exciting and new and different; even going to class is fun! So something can be serious, but not necessarily depressing or bad, but people seem to find that the case, and therefore by taking oneself too seriously, I suppose I am implying too negatively as well.

So the long and short of it is that life is funny, as I’ve said countless times before, and that people should laugh at most of the things in life, cry at a few and be neutral at hardly anything. And whatever happens, keep in mind that everything, no matter how bad you perceive the situation to be, will turn out okay in the end, even if you put all of your negativity and pessimism into it.



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	Reflections Top Five Funniest Quotes “What’s the point of riding a roller coaster only to come back to the place where you were already standing?” —Will Grindle, a.k.a The Godfather of Plan II. (For those of you who don’t know, don’t ask.) “’Tea and cake or death!’ ‘Cake, please.’ ‘We’re out of cake.’ ‘So my choice is ‘Or Death? Well, I’ll have the chicken then!’” —Eddie Izzard “I can resist everything except temptation.” —Oscar Wilde “Bring him back dead.” —Donald Rumsfeld to U.S. troops on Osama bin Laden “Who needs sleep? Well, you’re never gonna get it. Who needs sleep? Well, what is that for?” —Barenaked Ladies (this is the theme song for college students) My Favorite Quote(s) “Don’t be afraid of computers, be afraid of a lack of them.” —Fortune Cookie The reason I like this rather humorous quote is because, well, I’m rather addicted to computers. When I first read this quote, the joke in my family was that I would not survive without my computer. This was most likely true, and remains so. I happen to enjoy computers and the convenience that they provide for everyone’s life. And honestly, we’re living in the computer age where everyone owns at least one computer and various other technological accoutrements. It’s as though this was a self-fulfilling fortune cookie, and darn it, this is just a funny quote! It says a bit about our society, really, and I just find this quote both true and comical. “Everything turns out okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.” This quote is actually very true and one said by folks like myself—the eternal optimist. This is a very encapsulated view on my philosophy on life. I truly feel that no matter what happens in life or what goes on in the world, in the end of the situation, everything turns out fine. It might not be what you originally thought of as being the ideal situation, and perhaps not exactly how you envisioned or wanted things to come out, but it is the way that things are supposed to come out, and you will usually be pleasantly surprised by the ultimate outcome. This quote can be a bit on the humorous side, seeing as how some would take it as the glass being half full to the extreme that a half-full glass is really completely full (and if that made any sense whatsoever…). However, I prescribe to this philosophy because I really am the eternal, perpetual and even somewhat annoying optimist to whom a half-full glass would seem completely full (except on Mondays, and on Mondays, the glass is always three quarters empty… I don’t do Mondays). But seriously, I think that oftentimes people see a situation as worse than it is and therefore expect, and therefore create, a really bad and negative end to the problem. If things were just allowed to be worked out without the negativity of pessimistic expectation, they would turn out better than expected and often well. Part of the problem, as I see it, outside of the cynicism and pessimism so highly touted in society, is that people in general take themselves too seriously. Life has a few serious things in it, a few serious decisions that need to be made and a few serious events. And serious does not necessarily mean dull or drab or depressing. To wit, choosing a college is a huge and serious decision, but it can be a lot of fun, too. My parents are Aggies and I’m here at UT. See how much fun that serious decision was and is for me? And also, college is a blast. It’s fun and exciting and new and different; even going to class is fun! So something can be serious, but not necessarily depressing or bad, but people seem to find that the case, and therefore by taking oneself too seriously, I suppose I am implying too negatively as well. So the long and short of it is that life is funny, as I’ve said countless times before, and that people should laugh at most of the things in life, cry at a few and be neutral at hardly anything. And whatever happens, keep in mind that everything, no matter how bad you perceive the situation to be, will turn out okay in the end, even if you put all of your negativity and pessimism into it.