ENFP quotes/proverbs

[noigmn]

I'm looking for quotes that sum up ENFPs, or that give a good idea of how we look at things. ie. What quotes or proverbs would you say fit into the ENFP world view?

[Amargith]

'always look on the bright side of life..'

[phoenix13]

Lyrics to "She's a Maniac" by Michael Sembello :D

[BerberElla]

In case you ever run out of gift ideas, here's a little tip: give me your laugh. Whether it's mischievous, tender, loud, or quiet, simply give me a laugh from your heart. Your laughter brings me never-ending joy.

[scattershot]

Hmm...the best ENFP quote I've seen was something you wrote:

An ENFP is never going to be what you were looking for. They are everything you didn't know you wanted to find.

And here's a poem I've always loved that sounds very ENFP to me (it's probably longer than what you were looking for with this thread, but I've been waiting for a good excuse to post it somewhere :)).


The Invitation
by Oriah Mountain Dreamer

It doesn't interest me what you do for a living
I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.

It doesn't interest me how old you are
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool
for love
for your dreams
for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon...
I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow
if you have been opened by life's betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed
from fear of further pain.

I want to know if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your
fingers and toes
without cautioning us to
be careful
be realistic
to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.

If you can bear the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand on the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
"Yes."

It doesn't interest me
to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after a night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.

It doesn't interest me who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the center of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.

It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments.

[Amargith]

To adapt one of my favorite movie-quotes:

"I'm not bad..I was just born this way..."

[Lady X]

okay...scattershot!! that really effected me...i'm all teary eyed...it was beautiful! that truly speaks of who i am...wow.

[Lozzy]

"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles."

Jack Kerouac

[Ardea]

"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles."

Jack Kerouac


:eek: YES!!!!

[Wild horses]

ENFP quote: 'Ohhh scattershot that would be beautiful if I could muster enough concentration to get to the end of it'

[Lady X]

read it wild horses! promise it's worth it...very enfp...i feel like i wrote it kinda...amazing.

[Wild horses]

Just have wow!! Good advice Erina.. The poem is like an expression of an ENFP and a challenge to an ENFP in one breath; a very beautiful paradox.. yikes! I love it!

[Lady X]

i know i wanna make love to it kinda...it knows me so well.

[Wild horses]

Yea it's strange cos it's going to the core and is asking all the questions that you knkow needs to be asked!! Man I love those questions.. Shame you can't just come out and ask them without seeming like a nutbar!

[Gamine]

"I believe in you."

[Little Linguist]

Twinkle toes? That reminds me of Irish dancing - do you Irish dance?

Sorry, my Ne is on fire tonight, pray continue. :D

[Little Linguist]

By the way, that was a beautiful poem! :D

[Lady X]

right!!?? i love it. http://www.v-rodforums.com/forums/images/smilies/19.gif

[Gamine]

Poem was completely wonderful, thank you for sharing it!!

BTW, I checked out your music link Erinavery, also completely wonderful :)

I haven't had the chance to try Irish dancing, which is funny because I'm mostly Welsh/Irish. Twinkle Toes (see flinstones reference) was a nickname I got in junior high that has lasted until now from separate groups that I ran with, danced with and played sports with. I got it because although I'm a jumping bean in everyday life, I look graceful when I'm moving. Like how Fred Flinstone was usually an odd fellow in life but could "grace" his way in bowling.

Another possible ENFP quote: I have an idea!!!!!!!

ENFP's tend to be great mindmappers :)

[Wild horses]

How about a quote from Peter Pan;

In her extremity an instinct told her to which of them to turn...

"Tootles" She cried

"I appeal to you"

Was it not strange? She appealed to Tootles quite the silliest one

Grandly, however, did Tootles respond. For that one moment he dropped his sillinessand spoke with dignity.

"I am just Tottles" He said "and nobody minds me. But the first one who does not behave to Wendy like an English gentleman, I will bloody him severely"

[bronte]

All men dream but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes to make it possible.
T.E. Lawrence
:hug:

[bronte]

Oh yes and that poem was beautiful :wubbie:

[Clownmaster]

"Do whatever makes a funnier story" <-- Thats my ENFPian motto of life, but i'm not one of those super-giddy Lets save the rainforest type ENFPs so my motto might be a bit different :P

[Amargith]

"ENFP phone home.."

[Ardea]

You guys know that giant, cardboard marquee for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"? The one with Brad Pitt all forlorn, and it says something about how he looked to the past?

Cate Blachett's side said she looked to the future - and her eyes were glazed over with hope.

That, to me, is a prime example of ENFP-ness....

[Clownmaster]

P-ness....

:jew:

[scattershot]

The poem is like an expression of an ENFP and a challenge to an ENFP in one breath; a very beautiful paradox.

Ooh, that's an awesome description. Glad you guys liked it - if anybody would appreciate that poem, it's a group of ENFPs.

i know i wanna make love to it kinda.

Lol - I love ENFPs (not being sarcastic...that response really did crack me up. :D)

"Do whatever makes a funnier story"

Hell yeah! Always works for me. :)

Here's another cool poem for you guys. (Yeah, here I go making another long post for the attention span-challenged ENFPs...sorry 'bout that. :tongue:)

If
By Rudyard Kipling

IF you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch,
if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!

[kiddykat]

"It's GREEN, if not greener on This side!" :tongue:

[FantailedWall]

The Invitation
by Oriah Mountain Dreamer

It doesn't interest me what you do for a living
I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.

It doesn't interest me how old you are
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool
for love
for your dreams
for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon...
I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow
if you have been opened by life's betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed
from fear of further pain.

I want to know if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your
fingers and toes
without cautioning us to
be careful
be realistic
to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.

If you can bear the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand on the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
"Yes."

It doesn't interest me
to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after a night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.

It doesn't interest me who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the center of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.

It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments.

I literally have tears in my eyes - haven't been moved by a piece of prose like that in a while. Thank you :)

Here's a little poem I've always loved: (and have never been able to find out the author of - had it handed to me in English years ago as an example of 'personification' under 'anonymous')

The sea has a laugh
but the cliff has a frown
for the laugh of the sea
is wearing him down.
Lipping and lapping,
frown as he may,
the laughing sea
will eat him away.
Knees and body
and tawny head,
he'll smile at last
on a golden bed.

[scattershot]

The sea has a laugh
but the cliff has a frown
for the laugh of the sea
is wearing him down.
Lipping and lapping,
frown as he may,
the laughing sea
will eat him away.
Knees and body
and tawny head,
he'll smile at last
on a golden bed.

Ooh - I like that one too. :yes:

Here's another one for you guys (Umm...I'm not all that religious, just thought this sounded cool):

Be Kind Anyway
by Mother Teresa

People are often unreasonable,
irrational, and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse
you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some
unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies;
Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and sincere
people may deceive you;
Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating
others could destroy overnight;
Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness,
some may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today,
will often be forgotten.
Do good anyway.

Give the best you have,
and it may never be enough;
Give your best anyway.

In the final analysis,
it is between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway.

[7thsomebody]

Just have wow!! Good advice Erina.. The poem is like an expression of an ENFP and a challenge to an ENFP in one breath; a very beautiful paradox.. yikes! I love it!

i can't think of anything that could possibly define an ENFP more thoroughly than that. truly exceptional. i actually feel so glad to have seen/read this, and discovered that i am an ENFP.

[Lady X]

"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles."

Jack Kerouac

oh shit! i just saw this! how funny i have that quote in my sig. i love it too.

[Lady X]

Ooh - I like that one too. :yes:

Here's another one for you guys (Umm...I'm not all that religious, just thought this sounded cool):

Be Kind Anyway
by Mother Teresa

People are often unreasonable,
irrational, and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse
you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some
unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies;
Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and sincere
people may deceive you;
Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating
others could destroy overnight;
Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness,
some may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today,
will often be forgotten.
Do good anyway.

Give the best you have,
and it may never be enough;
Give your best anyway.

In the final analysis,
it is between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway.

oooh...i love that. :wubbie:

[Wonkavision]

And here's a poem I've always loved that sounds very ENFP to me (it's probably longer than what you were looking for with this thread, but I've been waiting for a good excuse to post it somewhere :)).


The Invitation
by Oriah Mountain Dreamer

It doesn't interest me what you do for a living
I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.

It doesn't interest me how old you are
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool
for love
for your dreams
for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon...
I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow
if you have been opened by life's betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed
from fear of further pain.

I want to know if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your
fingers and toes
without cautioning us to
be careful
be realistic
to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.

If you can bear the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand on the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
"Yes."

It doesn't interest me
to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after a night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.

It doesn't interest me who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the center of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.

It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments.

WOW---that's ENFP all the way. :)