Words of wisdom...

They can come from just about any source: friends, parents, literature, e-mails; the list goes on and on. Most of us respond to inspirational quotes with a sense of intrinsic appreciation: "How can I apply this to my life?", or "Wow - those words really spoke to me today, given my current situation."

Most of you who read my blog regularly (well, as regularly as I blog...!) know that I'm a high school teacher. More specifically, I teach Family and Consumer Sciences, a subject that teaches "life skills:" goal-setting, self-esteem building and relationship techniques, as well as the everyday stuff like finances, parenting skills and managing other resources.

My students know that I am a huge SW fan, and I have incorporated my love of SW with my daily classroom routine. I call it "The Quote of the Day." All quotes are from the GFFA, and I try and choose the quote based on what we are studying at that time. For example:

During a unit on setting goals: "Your focus determines your reality." ~ Qui-Gon Jinn

For studying brain development in Parenting class: "Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is." ~ Yoda

In the unit on making good decisions, I turned to the EU: "Life is more a matter of choosing than of knowing. You can never know the eventual destination of your path, but you can always choose in which direction to take each step." ~ Jacen Solo, Traitor

Even Palpy gets in on the fun with this quote I've used for self-esteem: "In time, you will learn to trust your feelings. Then, you will be invincible."
I have collected a variety of quotes from the movies as well as SW books that I've read. I started cataloguing these quotes about a year ago, so I'm sure there are some great quotes out there from books I've read previously to the time I began doing this, or quotes from the movies that I've missed, so I would love to hear from you!!

Here's a list of the quotes I have compiled - please feel free to add your contributions!

(Thanks goes out to Anakinside1, who has encouraged me to write this blog entry for ages - here ya go, girlie!)



* Be mindful of the future, but not at the expense of the moment - Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan

* Do or do not - there is not try - Yoda

* The ability to speak does not make you intelligent - Qui-Gon

* All mentors have a way of seeing more of our faults than we would like - it's the only way we grow - Padme

* No change comes without conflict - Kyp Durron

* Your focus determines your reality - Qui-Gon

* Sometimes, we must let go of our pride and do what is requested of us - Anakin Skywalker

* What does your heart tell you? -Shmi

* Twice the pride, double the fall - Count Dooku/Darth Tyrannus

* You cannot stop the change, any more than you can stop the sun(s) from setting - Shmi

* Who is the more foolish? The fool, or the fool who follows him? - Obi-Wan

* "I've got a very bad feeling about this." (various characters!)

* "I find your lack of faith disturbing." - Darth Vader

* "It's not over yet!" - Leia

* "You know, sometimes I amaze even myself"- Han

* Stay on target - Red Leader

* Everything's fine here...We're all fine here now, thank you...how are you? - Han

* Don't underestimate the Force - Darth Vader

* Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is. - Yoda

* In time, you will learn to trust your feelings. Then, you will be invincible - Palpatine

* This party's over. - Mace Windu

* Sometimes there are things no one can fix. -Padme

* Much to learn, you still have. -Yoda

* To be angry is to be human. - Padme

* An understood emotion is not unreasoning. That is why the route to mastery is through self-knowledge. -Vergere (Traitor)

* "Mind what you have learned. Save you, it can." -Yoda

* "There is no shame in falling. There is only shame if you refuse to rise once again." -Jedi Master Pernicar (Darth Bane: Path of Destruction)

* "Perception usually overrides facts" - Mara Jade Skywalker, Bloodlines

* "Before one can learn truth, one must unlearn lies" -Nom Anor, Traitor

* "Truth is elusive, and questions are more useful than answers." -Jacen Solo, Traitor

* "Life is more a matter of choosing than of knowing. You can never know the eventual destination of your path, but you can always choose in which direction to take each step." -Jacen Solo, Traitor

* "Leadership involves finding a compromise, a balance." - Tenel Ka, Dark Journey

* Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. -Yoda

* There's always a bigger fish. - Qui-Gon

* Keep your concentration here and now, where it belongs. -Qui-Gon
* Always in motion is the future -Yoda

* You must unlearn what you have learned. -Yoda

* Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. -Yoda

* Wars not make one great. - Yoda

* You do not yet realize your importance. You have only begun to discover your power. - Darth Vader

* Control, control. You must learn control! - Yoda

* Our choices create our destinies - Obi-Wan, Clone Wars Animated Series, Episode 2
* Luke: "I don't believe it!" Yoda: "That...is why you fail!"

* "I am proud of my weakness, for it makes me who I am. Forgetting one's weakness is a sure recipe for disaster." - Luke Skywalker, Remnant

* "Wishing that things were otherwise does nothing to erase memories. Wounds do not heal by ignoring them." -Luke Skywalker, Remnant

MTFBWY....always!

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