Two Lines Of Wisdom

Two short lines of wisdom
Just two short lines of advice:

You don’t need a parachute to skydive
But you do need a parachute to skydive twice

poem by David Whalen
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Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open.

classic quote by Thomas Dewar
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supersonic skydive -
a red leaf
touching the ground

haiku by Chenou Liu
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I fell from the sky. I'm a parachutist, and I missed my mark.

quote by Ursula Andress
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Visions In Flight

travel tiny parachutes
strong wind carry parachutes
freedom flying visions

poem by Terence George Craddock
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Dive

Please dont be afraid
Believe what you see
Whisper it a hundred times
A lesson soon to be forgotten
If you feel that life has passed you by
(dive) come with me well flow into tomorrow
(dive) we can close our eyes and disappear
(dive) just below the threshold of detection
Is something you cant touch, taste, see or...
Here it is - the great escape
Slip with me into the shadows
What would life be without me ?
Master of your fate between two worlds
Dont you see that time is slipping by ?
(dive) come with me well flow into tomorrow
(dive) we can close our eyes and disappear
(dive) just below the threshold of detection
Is something you cant touch, taste, see or hear
Come to me be my inspiration
Weve got to rise above

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song performed by Heaven 17
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If at first you don't succeed... so much for skydiving.

quote by Henny Youngman
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If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.

quote by Wendy Northcutt
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Obviously, you've never seen a woman skydiving in a hoop skirt.

quote by Chris A. Bridges
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If you go parachuting, and your parachute doesn't open, and your friends are all watching you fall, I think a funny gag would be to pretend you were swimming.

Jack Handey in Deep Thoughts
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Soft Parachutes

Soft parachutes
Fourth of July
Villages burning
Returning
The bodies all laid in a line
Like soft parachutes
Last year as a senior
In Emerson High school
I had me a girlfriend
We used to get high
Now I am flyin
Down some Vietnam highway
Dont ask me the reason
God only knows why
Soft parachutes
Fourth of July
Villages burning
Returning
The bodies all laid in a line
Like soft parachutes

song performed by Paul Simon
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I had to jump out of a plane! The shoot was for an editorial for a magazine; and it called for skydiving.

quote by Bridget Hall
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With Out A Parachute

Is it endearing
when my tongue ties?
Do you like the flutter
Of my butterflies?
I reel with a nervousness hard to reign in
It's blatantly clear by the rouge of my skin
But it's strangely addictive
To be close to you
Like seeking a thrill as those skydivers do
I know I won't plummet
I'll land in your arms
With no parachute
I'll fall for your charms
You'll put me at ease
Run your hand through my hair
And you'll-make me believe
That you're glad I am there.

poem by Stevie Taite
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I had to skydive for the movie and I was terrified. Like everybody, I thought it was going to be one of those experiences that changes your life. It didn't.

quote by Yancy Butler
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I am not afraid of much. I kill all the spiders in my house, and I'm planning to go skydiving. I am into girl power, and I'm very self-sufficient.

quote by Elizabeth Banks
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Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they are open.

quote by James Dewar
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S10

Wacky thoughts
the legs dance
the hands wave
and the head shakes
wacky days
dancing suns and
whirling hours
mind parachuting
on no man's land.

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
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I have woven a parachute out of everything broken.

quote by William Stafford
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Come Without Parachutes

Come to me without parachutes
Oh, temporal days!
And stuff my famished mouth
With the virulent petals
Of your constant withering

Come to me ceaselessly
Draw closer and sing to me
With the imperial drums rolling
We will make this grand
That the snowflakes cry in cant

I will come violently, come valiantly
We will crash through the ocean floor
Stir past the caroming people
With wobbly roots and low boughs
We can seize the undertow

Come, oh, so debonairly
Unfetter the parachutes

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poem by Norman Santos
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Just because nobody complains doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect.

quote by Benny Hill
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