David99UK Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 I spent far too long on this site. some of them are surprisingly ancient. http://www.quotationspage.com/ [color:red]Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction.[/color] Blaise Pascal French mathematician, physicist (1623 - 1662) [color:red]Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.[/color] Oscar Levant (1906 - 1972) [color:red]It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.[/color] Aeschylus Greek tragic dramatist (525 BC - 456 BC) [color:red]The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity.[/color] Harlan Ellison US science fiction author & screenwriter (1934 - ) [color:red]Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.[/color] Napoleon Bonaparte French general & politician (1769 - 1821) [color:red]Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.[/color] Thomas A. Edison US inventor (1847 - 1931) [color:red]There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it.[/color] Denis Diderot French author, encyclopedist, & philosopher (1713 - 1784) [color:red]Furious activity is no substitute for understanding.[/color] H. H. Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted April 28, 2007 Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 Might have been Ralph Waldo Emerson who said 'don't tell me quotes, tell me what you think' However, I like quotes. They have kept me motivated in trying times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David99UK Posted April 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2007 Yeah, no substitute for original thought - but I find it kinda nice spooky reading words written hundreds (or thousands!) of years ago, that tell me that other folk were also asking themselves the same questions / looking at the world and human nature through similar eyes......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 And people still weren't listening to anything that made sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 Winston Churchill Lady Astor: "If I were married to you, I'd put poison in your coffee." Churchill: "If I were married to you, I'd drink it." â??1920s. Churchill biographer Sir Martin Gilbert said this exchange was more likely to have occurred between Lady Astor and Churchill's good friend F.E. Smith, Lord Birkenhead, a notorious acerbic wit. But both ConsueloVanderbilt(The Glitter and the Gold) and ChristopherSykes(Nancy: The Life of Lady Astor) say the riposte was by Churchill. The argument was rendered moot when FredShapiro, in The Yale Book of Quotations, tracked the origins of the phrase to a joke line from a 1900 edition of The Chicago Tribune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zob65 Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 "Never shake hands with a Proctologist" said By DAS to Munchie at the SD bar when asked if he was giving a tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 "What the fuck was that!" Mayor of Hiroshima (1945) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 "You've got very big fingers!" Teddy to the Chicago immmigration guy who was conducting the cavity search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 http://www.amusingfacts.com/stupid/ Nice to see the locals made it: "Most hotels are already booked solid by people, plus 5,000 journalists." - Bangkok Post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 Oh, God ... what a pratt. "I don't think the Republicans can damage my character." - Bill Clinton, former U.S. President "I'm someone who has a deep emotional attachment to Starsky and Hutch." - Bill Clinton, former U.S. president "Politics gives guys so much power that they tend to behave badly around women. And I hope I never get into that." - Bill Clinton, former U.S. president "You know the one thing that's wrong with this country? Everyone gets a chance to have their fair say." - Bill Clinton, former U.S. President Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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