Favorite Famous Quotes
12-23-2009, 03:04 PM
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Favorite Famous Quotes
I searched and found some similar threads but nothing exact.
We can call this thread "Favorite Famous Quotes"
Have fun & play nice <====not a famous quote, I'm just sayin'
I'll start of with a few to give an idea of what I'm looking for.
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Teddy Roosevelt - To the Man in the Arena (1910)
"It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly...who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at best, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
We can call this thread "Favorite Famous Quotes"
Have fun & play nice <====not a famous quote, I'm just sayin'
I'll start of with a few to give an idea of what I'm looking for.
Click on my sig pic and get this:
Teddy Roosevelt - To the Man in the Arena (1910)
"It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly...who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at best, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
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12-23-2009, 03:07 PM
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Albert Einstein
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly."
Einstein - A Human Being is Part of the Whole
"A human being is part of the whole, called by us "universe," limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest - a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a prison, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons close to us.
Our task must be to free ourselves from our prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all humanity and the whole of nature in its beauty."
One more from Albert
"Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves."
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly."
Einstein - A Human Being is Part of the Whole
"A human being is part of the whole, called by us "universe," limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest - a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a prison, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons close to us.
Our task must be to free ourselves from our prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all humanity and the whole of nature in its beauty."
One more from Albert
"Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves."
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12-23-2009, 03:41 PM
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Mark Twain
"Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes time and annoys the pig."
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."
"Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow."
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it."
"Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes time and annoys the pig."
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."
"Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow."
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it."
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12-23-2009, 03:59 PM
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Dalai Lama
"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion."
"Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives.
The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day."
"We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves."
"Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time."
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Pink Floyd
"The memories of a man in his old age are the deeds of a man in his prime."
"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion."
"Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives.
The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day."
"We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves."
"Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time."
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Pink Floyd
"The memories of a man in his old age are the deeds of a man in his prime."
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12-23-2009, 04:34 PM
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A few from Edward Abbey and I'll quit it
"Life is too short for grief. Or regret. Or bull****."
"Life without music would be an intolerable insult."
"Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell."
"A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government."
"Freedom begins between the ears."
"We should restore the practice of dueling. It might improve the manners around here."
"Life is too short for grief. Or regret. Or bull****."
"Life without music would be an intolerable insult."
"Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell."
"A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government."
"Freedom begins between the ears."
"We should restore the practice of dueling. It might improve the manners around here."
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12-23-2009, 06:01 PM
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The Yankee Motto
Use it up, Wear it out, Make do, Or do without.
USS Dixie AD-14 decommissioned 1982 - Ship's Motto
“We’ve been doing so much with so little for so long, that we're now qualified to do anything with nothing.”— Anonymous
Benjamin Franklin
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
"Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five."
"Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy."
"Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead."
"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man."
Use it up, Wear it out, Make do, Or do without.
USS Dixie AD-14 decommissioned 1982 - Ship's Motto
“We’ve been doing so much with so little for so long, that we're now qualified to do anything with nothing.”— Anonymous
Benjamin Franklin
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
"Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five."
"Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy."
"Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead."
"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man."
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