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Good one Stan, good one. But are you following that quotes advise or actively doing the opposite?
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"As an American, being mocked by people from third world hell holes is a bit like being made fun of by the retarded kid on the playground. I know I should be insulted, but I can't stop laughing."
That one always makes me think of KoM for some reason.
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Advent 115, I am not actively going against it. However, in the past couple of years it has been proven that I am definately not actively following it. Bonus for me that those relationships lasted such a short amount of time that it gave me no cause for concern.
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Raventhief- I collect quotes too. I have a little book that I carry around with me in case I find good quotes that I can use.
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Education will not take the place of persistence; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
-T.R.
If you want to be worshipped, go to India and moo.
- Quiz Show
"Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar."
- Drew Carey
When it comes to human beings, the only type of cause that matters is final cause, the purpose. What a person had in mind. Once you understand what people really want, you can't hate them anymore. You can fear them, but you can't hate them, because you can always find the same desires in your own heart.
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"Estragon: Nothing to be done. Vladimir: I'm beginning to come round to that opinion" - Waiting for Godot
"Let us not waste our time in idle discourse! Let us do something while we have the chance! To all mankind they were addressed, those cries for help still ringing in our ears! But at this place, at this moment of time, all mankind is us, whether we like it or not." -Waiting for Godot
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"The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work, and prayerless religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray" - Samuel Chadwick
I liked that one so much it's my signature for my emails.
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More quotes: "Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the trouble makers, the round pegs in the square holes, the ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules and they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them; about the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things, they push the human race forward. And while some see them as the 'crazy ones,' we see genius because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do." -Apple Computers *hides* Don't Hurt Me!
"Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." - Prarie Home Companion
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly... specialization is for insects." -Robert A. Heinlein
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"A woman has a close male friend. This means that he is probably interested in her, which is why he hangs around so much. She sees him strictly as a friend. This always starts out with, you're a great guy, but I don't like you in that way. This is roughly the equivalent for the guy of going to a job interview and the company saying, You have a great resume, you have all the qualifications we are looking for, but we're not going to hire you. We will, however, use your resume as the basis for comparison for all other applicants. But, we're going to hire somebody who is far less qualified and is probably an alcoholic. And if he doesn't work out, we'll hire somebody else, but still not you. In fact, we will never hire you. But we will call you from time to time to complain about the person that we hired."
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"You would sail a ship against the winds and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck? I have no time for such nonsense." --Napoleon, on steamships.
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Originally by The Pixiest: "A writer who quotes himself [or herself] in public, may have other nasty habits." -- RAH
OSCs books on writing fiction are the only two I've ever read where the author didn't cite their own work. I've since given up on everyone else. I hope he writes another book about the study of fiction this year or next.
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Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense. -Robert Frost
Do I dare Disturb the universe? In a minute there is time For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. -T.S. Eliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
What was it about this unlovable century that convince us we were, despite everything, eminently lovable as a people, as a species? What made us think that anyone who fails to love us is damaged, lacking, malfunctioning in some way? And particularly if they replace us with a god, or a weeping madonna, or the face of Chris in a ciabatta roll—then we call them crazy. Deluded. We are so convinced of the goodness of ourselves, and the goodness of our love, we cannot bear to believe there might be something more worthy of love than us, more worthy of worship. Greeting cards routinely tell us everybody deserves love. No. Everybody deserves clean water. Not everybody deserves love all the time. -Zadie Smith, White TeethPosts: 866 | Registered: Aug 2005
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The road goes ever on and on, down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the road has gone, and I must follow if I can. - Bilbo Baggins (IE JRR Tolkien)
I use that one as my signature.
"Never raise a hand to your children, it leaves your groin unprotected." - I forget who.
"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." - Mark Twain, on so true.
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quote:Originally posted by The Pixiest: Enigmatic has been playing Civ IV
Yeah, I almost mentioned that but I felt sure that at least one hatracker would catch it.
I recently had a friend quote me (from my webpage, years ago) in reference to his current relationship troubles: "I'd rather be miserable on my own terms than someone else's."
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I've gone out to look for myself. If I should return before I get back, keep me here!
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be. -Douglas Adams
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"I fooled you, I got pig iron. I got pig iron. I got allll pig iron." <- My hubby and I mock that one relentlessly.
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I've only found this one in its translated-to-Spanish form:
Creo sinceramente haber interceptado muchos pensamientos que los cielos destinaban a otro hombre. ~Laurence Sterne
Roughly translated: I sincerely believe I have intercepted many thoughts that the heavens intended for another man.
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"You must do your damdest and win. Remember that is what you live for. Oh you must! You have got to do some thing! Never stop until you have gained the top or a grave." -George S. Patton Jr.
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"Negative, Ghost Rider, the pattern is full." - Top Gun, used whenever a boss tries to give me more work than I can realistically handle in a day.
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Where are the people crying "...but it isn't quotes, it's quotations!" Anyways, as for mine:
The truth is that life is hard and dangerous; that he who seeks his own happiness does not find it; that he who is weak must suffer; that he who demands love, will be disappointed; that he who is greedy, will not be fed; that he who seeks peace, will find strife; that truth is only for the brave; that joy is only for him who does not fear to be alone; that life is only for the one who is not afraid to die.
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"I'm looking for myself if I should get back before I return, please ask me to wait"~ my favorite t-shirt
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"Of course I want to save the world, she said, but I was hoping to do it from the comfort of my regular life." -- Brian AndreasPosts: 650 | Registered: Mar 2005
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