whats your favorites???
too many to list but I'll start--
We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle."--Winston Churchill (1903)
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whats your favorites???
too many to list but I'll start--
We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle."--Winston Churchill (1903)
the problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or
cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities.
we need [people] who can dream of things that never were.
-john f. kennedy
"mine is not to wonder why, mine is just to do or die."
Thumper Rule: "if you got nothing good to say, don't say nothing at all."
The only way I keep myself from getting fired at work.
:ne_nau:
Mine is not really a quote but it's from my favorite song.....
"Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty in the moonlight overthrew you She tied you To a kitchen chair She broke your throne, she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah"
'look up, look down, now look at Mr. frying pan...' Wierd Al
Everyone thinks about changing the world, but no one thinks about changing himself."--Leo Tolstroy
"Everything was fine until I ran out of talent!"
"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."
That what you persist in doing becomes easier to do, not because the nature of the thing has changed but your ability to do so has increased.
Heber J. Grant
One man alone can be pretty dumb, but for true stupidity nothing beats teamwork
Monkey Wrench Gang by Ed Abbey
Quote:
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
- John Wooden
He has a LOT of character quotes, all great.Quote:
Sports don't build character, they reveal it.
-John Wooden
Yah, the Buckley version! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by tanya
The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.
- Jiddu Krishnamurti
Hmmmm...mine keep changing. Today my favorite quote is from an ex convict/heroin addict/gunrunner/mafia man.Quote:
Originally Posted by oldno7
A little background? OK - Here's a paragraph written by the man, followed by my favorite quote, also peculiarly enough - written by him! :mrgreen:
Quote:
Originally Posted by hank moon
You have good taste :five:
For those that have not heard it. It's addictive!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx2wqkcQDHo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx2wqkcQDHo
Not really a poetic quote, but something I'll remember for a very long time. A bit of history to this "Quote". I used to spend time climbing with Ron Olevsky in the desert southwest. One day Ron brought a postcard he had just recieved to the store that I work. He had recieved it 2 weeks after the fateful day. It reads as follows:
Hey Ron- Greetings from Mount Everest. All is going well. Pete and Klev are doing great. We expect to summit on May 7 or so. This Mt. Everest is a big hill. Don't let anybody tell you different.
Stay in touch
Scott
The postcard has a picture taken by Scott Fischer in 1994
Evolution: Taking care of those too stupid to take care of themselves
Just because you can doesn't mean you should
Stupidity is a sexually transmitted disease
Wendy Northcutt
The devil made me do it!!! :twisted:
I don't know if something is easy or not. I only know if I will do it or not.
-Unknown
The number one problem in today's generation and economy is lack of financial literacy.
-Alan Greenspan
People manage money the way their parents did. So if your parents didn't have any money what are you going to do?
- Kelvin Boston
"Knowledge itself is liberation and redemption." -Karl Jaspers
A calm sea never made a good sailor. Anon.