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Re: Favourite Quotations

Post by a nameless entity » Sun Aug 30, 2015 8:50 pm

Here's one from a fellow who knew what he was talking about:
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
-Winston Churchill
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Post by Hook » Thu Sep 03, 2015 6:43 pm

Two guys that I love to read their quotes ...
Winston Churchill and Gen. George Patton!
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Re: Favourite Quotations

Post by a nameless entity » Fri Sep 11, 2015 10:32 pm

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
-Arthur Schopenhauer
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Re: Favourite Quotations

Post by a nameless entity » Fri Sep 18, 2015 12:27 am

It occurs to me that I might be saying more about myself than I previously realized, in the choices that I have made for this thread.
Oh well. :mrgreen:

Three for you today:

I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image.
-Stephen Hawking


Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.
-Gertrude Stein


Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy.
-Seneca
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Post by Hook » Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:50 pm

Pretty darn true :wink:
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Re: Favourite Quotations

Post by a nameless entity » Fri Nov 06, 2015 10:01 pm

On perfection:
If you'd like to be good at something, the first thing to out the window is the notion of perfection.
-Scott Berkun

Perfectionism is simply putting a limit on your future. When you have an idea of perfect in your mind, you open the door to constantly comparing what you have now with what you want. That type of self criticism is significantly deterring.
-John Eliot, Ph.D.

The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.
-Anna Quindlen
And on why you should heed the quotations in this thread:
Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
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Post by Hook » Thu Nov 12, 2015 7:49 am

Again, pretty darn true! :wink:
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Re: Favourite Quotations

Post by a nameless entity » Thu Nov 12, 2015 4:52 pm

Sage advice:
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
-Confucius

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
-John Wooden

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.
-Audrey Hepburn
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Donald Trump comes to mind:
When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. Now I'm beginning to believe it.
-Clarence Darrow
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Post by Hook » Fri Nov 13, 2015 8:05 am

WOW, more all true.
I especially like the Trump one! :P
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Re: Favourite Quotations

Post by a nameless entity » Tue Dec 15, 2015 11:26 pm

The Donald seems headed for the Republican nomination, a dire probability which scares the heck out of me, as one of his supporters is said to have shouted "Sieg Heil!" today.
Mr. Trump knows that he is being deceitful.

Let us recall the death toll on Omaha beach, in order to repudiate this kind of mentality. Otherwise those boys will not rest, knowing that their sacrifice was ultimately in vain.

We should keep it simple and remember:
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
-Thomas Jefferson
Rhetoric and political expediency be damned!
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Post by Hook » Sat Dec 19, 2015 12:17 am

Yeah, it almost seems surreal doesn't it?
... and people say it couldn't happen again... :|
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Re: Favourite Quotations

Post by a nameless entity » Wed Dec 30, 2015 6:11 pm

Speaking of the Donald:
Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.
-Elbert Hubbard
One symptom of the kind of fascism that the Donald and his 1%'er friends and
colleagues espouse:
When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find more hideous crimes have been committed in the name of obedience than have ever been committed in the name of rebellion.
-C. P. Snow
One thing we need to get back to doing in order to reduce or even nullify the above kind of situations:
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-Mary Chase
Mama always said to be nice, and to share, didn't she?
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Re: Favourite Quotations

Post by David » Thu Dec 31, 2015 9:48 pm

"One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know." Character : Capt. Geoffrey T. Spaulding Actor: Groucho Marx Movie Title: Animal Crackers
Are you going to pull those pistols or whistle Dixie?
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Re: Favourite Quotations

Post by a nameless entity » Sat Jan 02, 2016 12:24 am

David wrote:"One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know." Character : Capt. Geoffrey T. Spaulding Actor: Groucho Marx Movie Title: Animal Crackers
A worthwhile quote indeed! :mrgreen:



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