Favorite Quotes!!

[prickles]

"May you live in interesting times" a Chinese curse

Someone I speak with online said that to me on election night. Rather apt.

 

[Shelter]

Hrrmmm...the quip about democracy, isn't that from the greatest English bulldogg of all times, Winston Churchill?

Sure Gorgik9 - it was old Winston! :blushing:

 

[slimjim]

Sure Gorgik9 - it was old Winston! :blushing:

Well yes and no - the reason I didn't reference him was that (it is now thought) although he did use the phrase in parliament it was not original to him - he was quoting someone else. Who said it first is not known.

 

[tiogilito]

In the light of recent terror attacks in London Voltaire comes to mind:

"Pour savoir qui règne sur vous, il suffit de savoir qui vous n'êtes pas autorisé à critiquer"

"If you want to know who rules over you, it is enough to know you are not allowed to criticise"

"Qui est en droit de vous rendre absurde est en droit de vous rendre injuste."

"Any one who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices."

 

[Shelter]

In the light of recent terror attacks in London Voltaire comes to mind:

"Pour savoir qui règne sur vous, il suffit de savoir qui vous n'êtes pas autorisé à critiquer"

"If you want to know who rules over you, it is enough to know you are not allowed to criticise"

"Qui est en droit de vous rendre absurde est en droit de vous rendre injuste."

"Any one who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices."

Tiogilito - both quotes you have written here are soooo true yesterday, today and as well tomorrow!
But all these good quotes mean nothing or less than nothing, if no one will give it another thought.

 

[gorgik9]

Well yes and no - the reason I didn't reference him was that (it is now thought) although he did use the phrase in parliament it was not original to him - he was quoting someone else. Who said it first is not known.

What I learn from this is : Never check a good story :rofl:

(I truly believed it was Winston Churchill's quip...)

 

[haiducii]

 

[defiance0]

where there's a will there's a way

 

[W!nston]

 

[W!nston]

 

[W!nston]

 

[striker]

Hanlon's Razor - "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity"

 

[trypt]

Do not go gentle into that good night....
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Dylan Thomas

 

[tuneart]

Old sins always have a long shadows

 

[clubinfernocgn]

Really almost anything by Oscar Wilde - but my favorite is probably "I couldn't help it - I can resist anything but temptation."

 

[Shelter]

Really almost anything by Oscar Wilde - but my favorite is probably "I couldn't help it - I can resist anything but temptation."

That is so true - it could be from myself. :thumbs up::thumbs up::thumbs up:

 

[W!nston]

 

[W!nston]

 

[defiance0]

Your need of acceptance can make you invisible in this world.

 

[W!nston]

Arthur

Arthur (1981)

Arthur:
Do you know what I'm going to do? I'm going to take a bath.

Hobson:
I'll alert the media.

Arthur:
Do you want to run my bath for me?

Hobson:
It's what I live for.

Hobson:
Perhaps you would like me to wash your dick for you... you little shit.