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Some
of my favorite quotes:
"Our hearts were made for You, O Lord, and they are restless
until they rest in you." (St. Augustine)
"Things should always be made as simple as possible ... but
no simpler."
(Albert Einstein)
"In
the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but
the silence
of our friends."
(Martin Luther King Jr.)
"Victory
goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake."
(Chessmaster Savielly Grigorievitch Tartakower)
"People
demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought
which
they avoid."
(Soren Aabye Kierkegaard)
"I
find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have. "
(Thomas Jefferson)
"The
only difference between
me and a madman is that I'm not mad."
(Salvador Dali)
"Never
look back!"
(The guy in the next picture)
"Perfection
is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when
there is nothing left to take away."
(Antoine de Saint Exupery)
"If
you gaze too long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back
into you."
(Friedrich Nietzsche)
"My
advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll
be
happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher. "
(Socrates 470-399 B.C.)
"Any
man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has no heart;
and any
man who is over 30, and is not a conservative,
has no brains."
(Sir Winston Churchill)
"Reality
may be merely an illusion .... it is however, a very persistent
one."
(Albert Einstein)
"You
got to be careful if you don't know where you're going, because
you might not get there. "
(Yogi Berra)
"University
politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so
small. "
(Henry Kissinger)
"In
America, anybody can be president. That's one of the risks
you take. "
Adlai Stevenson)
"Opportunities
multiply as they are seized. "
(Sun Tzu)
"The
only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good
men to do nothing. "
(Edmund Burke)
"There
are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing
is a miracle. The other is as though everything
is a miracle. "
(Albert Einstein)
Assorted
unattributed:
"The
difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like
a ham and eggs breakfast: the chicken was 'involved'
- the pig was 'committed'."
"Time
may be a great healer, but it's also a lousy beautician."
"Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs
built the ark.
Professionals built the Titanic."
"Conscience is what hurts when everything else feels so
good."
"Talk is cheap because supply so exceeds demand."
"Stupidity got us into this mess-why can't it get us out?"
"Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over
if you just sit there."
"Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They
should
both be changed regularly and for the same reason."
"Anything free is worth what you paid for it."
"In just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday."
"A day without sunshine is like ...... a night."
"If marriage were outlawed, only outlaws would have in-laws."
"An optimist thinks that this is the best possible world.
A
pessimist fears that this is true."
"People will accept your ideas much more readily if you
tell
them that Benjamin Franklin said it first."
"It's easier to fight for one's principles than to live
up to them."
"The real art of conversation is not only to say the right
thing at the right time, but also to leave unsaid the wrong
thing
at the tempting moment."
"Age doesn't always bring wisdom. Sometimes age shows up
all by itself."
25 Reasons
It's Good To Be A Man:
01. The garage is pretty much all yours.
02. Car mechanics tell you the truth.
03. You don't give a rat's ass if someone notices your new haircut.
04. You never have to drive to another gas station because this one's just too
icky.
05. People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them.
06. The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected.
07. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet.
08. You know stuff about tanks.
09. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase.
10. You can open all your own jars.
11. You can leave the motel bed unmade.
12. If someone forgets to invite you to something, he or she can still be your
friend.
13. Underwear cost $8.95 for a three-pack.
14. Three pairs of shoes are more than enough.
15. You don't mooch off other's desserts.
16. If another guy shows up at the party in the same outfit, you just might just
become lifelong friends.
17. You are not expected to know the names of more than five colors.
18. You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt.
19. You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes.
20. The same hairstyle lasts for years, more likely, decades.
21. You don't have to shave anywhere below your neck.
22. Your belly usually hides your big hips.
23. One wallet and one pair of shoes, one color, all seasons.
24. You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache.
25. Christmas shopping can be accomplished for 25 relatives, on December 24th,
in 45 minutes.
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