" Those who never regret are those who never learn. " - David Alan Bates

" Criticism is the seed that leads to improvement, which is why I choose not to criticise those I do not respect. " - David Alan Bates

" With age comes experience... and an adherence to old ideas. " - David Alan Bates

" The secret to a happy relationship is to have as few as possible. " - David Alan Bates

"Some people worry about burning bridges, but u knw... there are plenty of ways to cross a river." - David Alan Bates

" There are but two types of people in the world; the eccentric and the boring. Then, there are also those who don't know the difference. " - David Alan Bates

" Those who say it's best to keep love simple are those who complicate it the most. " - David Alan Bates

" Women may think that they are better multi-taskers then men, but one need to only observe how they drive to ascertain the truth. " - David Alan Bates

" Every real life story has a happy ending if only you looked for it. " - David Alan Bates

" Being Lost is not two steps away from being Found. " - David Alan Bates

" A person who says that everyone is entitled to their own opinion is just pissed that no one agrees with theirs. " - David Alan Bates

" Women cross dress all the time. " - David Alan Bates

" Alimony is like an installment plan that never ends of something you didn't buy. " - David Alan Bates

" Irony stems from the word Iron; something hard and stiff, especially when it hits you in the face. " - David Alan Bates

" What one is dissatisfied about is the direct result of what they have or have not experienced. " - David Alan Bates

" What is life but a series of errors that we are forced to live with. " - David Alan Bates

" Stupidity stems from an inability to do the right thing. " - David Alan Bates

" Just because you are old enough to have legal sex doesn't prove that you're an adult. " - David Alan Bates

" To have your work published in a newspaper or magazine is something, but to be paid for it is something else altogether. " - David Alan Bates

" What is a phone if it's not something you can switch off? " - David Alan Bates

" Everybody makes use of everyone, the wise do it for profit but the stupid do it for pride. " - David Alan Bates

" I never hate those who wrong me, for so doing would acknowledge their existence. And they deserve no such honour. " - David Alan Bates

" What can wait till tomorrow can be done the day after. " - David Alan Bates

" Being a good peddler does not make one a good businessman. " - David Alan Bates

" Legality is about using the Law to keep Justice away. " - David Alan Bates

" Hell is where good people choose to go when assholes are convinced that they're going to Heaven. " - David Alan Bates

" When people pay a lot of money for crap, they feel morally compelled to defend their mistake. " - David Alan Bates

" Just because a person has good PR does not mean they have good People Skills. " - David Alan Bates

" 1Malaysia is like Broadband, you are told it exists but you see no proof of it. " - David Alan Bates

" Promises that remain promises are little more than lies. " - David Alan Bates

" When all one does is intimidate, it's a wonder why one never gets what they think they deserve " - David Alan Bates

" Ignorance is bliss, but being ignored is crap. " - David Alan Bates

" Life is perpetuated by Lies, which is why both words are so much alike. " - David Alan Bates

" No, I'm not complaining, but that doesn't mean you're not to blame. " - David Alan Bates

" Sarcasm is the ability to put a dark twist on even the most positive things, and then laughing about it. " - David Alan Bates

" You can never win when your competition is yourself. " - David Alan Bates

" How can one reach heaven if one does not first die. " - David Alan Bates

" A meal finished is a meal enjoyed. " - David Alan Bates

" Good bosses read Dilbert, bad bosses read Dilbert and don't see the correlation. " - David Alan Bates

" Love is when the girlfriend pays for the condoms, but then love has also been described as stupid. " - David Alan Bates

" Is possessiveness a lack of trust or a sign of love? Is it to control or is it to hold on to what one loves most for fear of losing it? " - David Alan Bates

" There's a reason why what you fear scares you. " - David Alan Bates

" You think it's easy to be bad? To cheat, steal and murder? It isn't. If you can find it within yourself to steal from a child or trip an old lady, I'll retract my words and apologise but people are inherently good! " - David Alan Bates

" And it rained for millions of years, and the volcanoes boiled and the oceans cooled, and then there was love? " - David Talbot in Pandora

The Story

There really isn't a story attached to this quote since it itself comes from a book written by Anne Rice but if you know the entire context of David Talbot you may understand better what he may mean.

David Talbot is a fledgling vampire and one time leader of the Talamasca; a group of psychic humans who explore and try to understand the supernatural. Unlike most vampires he was only made when he was about to die of old age and he lived a full and fruitful human life. Hence, his perspective of the world is very much different from most vampires who are 'turned' in the prime of their lives.

When David utters this quote he is talking to Pandora, a vampire of 2000 years. David wants Pandora to write her life story and if I get the true meaning of his quote he is trying to explain that there is always turmoil in life; experiences of joy, hate, anger, happiness etc etc. But, at the end of it all we are always drawn again and again by the feeling of Love. Love is what creates.

While the first part of his quote sounds a lot like something that would have come out of the Book of Genesis (it doesn't) I would like to link it to God's creation of the Earth.

It was not just a matter of saying "Let there be light, let there be water in the oceans and fish in the sea..." That is not creation.

Creation is born out of love and as David explains it, he is saying that yes turmoil and yes a life not perfect but in the end there is always Love.

And if the bible were to be written, David Talbot's quote should be used in the verse where God creates the Earth and where God creates men.

" For it rained for millions of years and the volcanoes spewed destruction into the sky and valley were filled with fire... then there was God and God decided to Love, and thus the storms ceased and the fires died and got made man. "

" Alcohol is probably the closest thing there is to a 'Life's Correction Fluid' " - David Alan Bates

" Perspective is just what it is; Perspective. Your views may change over time but that does not mean they get any closer to the truth or any further from fiction. " - David Alan Bates

" Those who say that feelings can be controlled are those who have never felt the intensity of pure emotion. " - David Alan Bates

" The World is like a stage, it's small, flat and ever so crowded. " - David Alan Bates

" Life is not like a book where you can tear out a chapter and say; look it never happened. " - David Alan Bates

" Men who dare not wear pink are men who aren't confident of their sexuality. " - David Alan Bates

" Destiny is building a Bridge to the one you Love. " - Old Man at the park in My Sassy Girl

" Luxury is what often gets in the way of practicality, but that doesn't mean we should avoid it. " - David Alan Bates

" Learning to be thankful is the first part in learning to live. " - David Alan Bates

" I never give kisses. I only borrow them. Why? Because what you borrow you can return and when they're kisses; borrowing then returning will get you twice the number. " - David Alan Bates

" Do not stand inside the hole you're digging, you may not get out again. " - David Alan Bates

" Surplies! " - A word to denote gift giving and good intentions

" Eyebrows are like hair that grew too low. " - David Alan Bates

" Love is like being pleasantly surprised every minute of everyday. " - David Alan Bates

" You can't look dignified when you're having Fun. " - Wes Janson, Rogue Squadron in Solo Command

" Time to Nut Up or Shut Up. " - Tallahassee in Zombie Land

The Story

I don't know how this little here quote is supposed to be taken but the way I see it is that Nuts are Balls. To Nut Up is to "Have Some Balls" as they say, do something brave, courageous, go be a hero etc etc etc.

So to Nut Up or Shut Up is either go do something brave (rescuing damsels in distress always works) or shut up. If you aren't going to do it, don't talk about it as though you will. Heroes walk the talk so now Nut Up or Shut Up! XD

" The happiest Being on earth is one which has everything or one which knows not that it has nothing. " - David Alan Bates

" The past does cannot change, but just as we can choose to look to the future with hope so we too can choose to look at the past with fondness. " - David Alan Bates

but

" Even though the past is always left behind it can still pull a fast one on you. " - David Alan Bates

" Everything means something to someone, even if it's something as inconsequential as pebble in an ocean of rocks. " - David Alan Bates

" Beware of those who have no inkling to the true meaning of happiness, yet advises you to do what makes you happy. " - David Alan Bates