Favorite Quotes

Jay Carr · 01-29-2006, 06:58 PM

I've always wanted to see a thread like this. Anyone want to put down their favorite quote? It can be funny, wise, insightful, satirical, etc etc...

One of my recent favorites is:
"When you look for the bad in mankind, expecting to find it, you surely will."
--Abraham Lincoln.

But the best part of that quote is that it's misquoted. It was originally attributed to him in the movie Pollyanna, and subsequentally was put on a bunch of merchandise that was sold at DisneyLand. When the Director saw this he immediatly contacted Disney and informed them that the quote was not Abraham Lincoln, but he had written it himself, and had used Abraham Lincolns name to make it sound more dignified...

weltonch777 · 01-30-2006, 02:11 AM

"Put all your eggs in the one basket and.... WATCH THAT BASKET!"

--Mark Twain

lyndonl · 01-30-2006, 02:49 AM

"If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read "President Can't Swim" "

--Lyndon B. Johnson

voldenuit · 01-30-2006, 04:04 AM

Some of the Founding Fathers have indeed said incredibly smart things:

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

Benjamin Franklin

Something to keep in mind to cope with the ongoing fear-mongering...

---
edit:
hayne, thanks for correcting the quote.
I had google vote on the correct version but got it wrong...

hayne · 01-30-2006, 04:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by voldenuit


	"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

That's actually a slight misquote. The phrasing actually used by Franklin was:

"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."

See: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin

missbeehive1963 · 01-30-2006, 04:54 AM

"eat me"

--lewis carroll.

hayne · 01-30-2006, 05:42 AM

On the same theme as the above Benjamin Franklin quote:

"... the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country."

Hermann Goering
18 April 1946

Photek · 01-30-2006, 06:30 AM

seem to be mostly American politicians!

http://www.philbrodieband.com/jokes_dumb_quotes.htm

SC_shooter · 01-30-2006, 09:06 AM

My favorite is

"Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys" - P.J. O'Rourke

missbeehive1963 · 01-30-2006, 11:05 AM

"hey ritchy!...BEEP! BEEP!"

--pennywise.

styrafome · 01-30-2006, 11:51 AM

"M mmfgh mmm ghghhm fmfuhfm mmgh hmmf."

- Kenny

fat elvis · 01-30-2006, 12:02 PM

"You have to be first, best, or different"

I forgot who said that, or even if it's verbatim...but it's meaning stuck with me

Screengem0531 · 01-30-2006, 12:03 PM

I use the Uncle Sam widget for my quotes like......
"Whoever said anything is possible, never tried to nail Jell-O to a tree"
-or-
"Always remeber you are unique...like everyone else"
-or-
"Wisdon is what's left after we've run out of personal opinions."

Twelve Motion · 01-30-2006, 03:26 PM

We'll never forget, we'll never forgive

(translated Russian war slogan.)

This is a paraphrase. But I think the point is clear.

"I don't know how world war three will be faught, but I assure you world war four will be faught with sticks and stones."

-Einstien

Photek · 01-30-2006, 05:09 PM

Quote:


	"hey ritchy!...BEEP! BEEP!" --pennywise.

best movie ever!......... totally forgot about it.... off to the vid shop now!

missbeehive1963 · 01-30-2006, 06:01 PM

yeah, was trying to think of something awful to write, and just thought....
...that really is as sinister as it gets.

x

fat elvis · 01-31-2006, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Photek


	best movie ever!

-comic book store guy, the simpsons

Photek · 01-31-2006, 01:47 PM

Quote:


	-comic book store guy, the simpsons

lol

okay my best quote......... not by anyone famous.......

my design manager was quoted as saying 'retro is so last season'

I tried to explain to him that technically its not!... but he wasn't having it.

missbeehive1963 · 01-31-2006, 05:00 PM

"There's this girl that's been on my mind
All the time, Sussudio oh oh"

--phil collins

ShavenYak · 02-02-2006, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by missbeehive1963


	"There's this girl that's been on my mind All the time, Sussudio oh oh"

My friends and I have a couple lines of alternate lyrics for that:

I don't know her real name
But I like her just the same... su su pseudonym

She don't have no real feet,
But I think she's kind of neat... su su pseudopod!

01-29-2006, 06:58 PM	#1
Jay Carr Hall of Famer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Springfield, MO, USA Posts: 3,110	Favorite Quotes I've always wanted to see a thread like this. Anyone want to put down their favorite quote? It can be funny, wise, insightful, satirical, etc etc... One of my recent favorites is: "When you look for the bad in mankind, expecting to find it, you surely will." --Abraham Lincoln. But the best part of that quote is that it's misquoted. It was originally attributed to him in the movie Pollyanna, and subsequentally was put on a bunch of merchandise that was sold at DisneyLand. When the Director saw this he immediatly contacted Disney and informed them that the quote was not Abraham Lincoln, but he had written it himself, and had used Abraham Lincolns name to make it sound more dignified... __________________ ~ Long ago I was called Zalister, keep that in mind when reading responses to my old posts.

01-30-2006, 02:11 AM	#2
weltonch777 Triple-A Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, WA Posts: 233	"Put all your eggs in the one basket and.... WATCH THAT BASKET!" --Mark Twain __________________ I decided to change my signature Last edited by weltonch777; 01-30-2006 at 05:31 AM.

01-30-2006, 02:49 AM	#3
lyndonl Major Leaguer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Johannesburg South Africa Posts: 259	"If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read "President Can't Swim" " --Lyndon B. Johnson __________________ Damn I love www.macosxhints.com my how-to site related to Apple Unix and Cisco My photography site

01-30-2006, 04:04 AM	#4
voldenuit Hall of Famer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Old Europe Posts: 4,969	Some of the Founding Fathers have indeed said incredibly smart things: "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin Something to keep in mind to cope with the ongoing fear-mongering... --- edit: hayne, thanks for correcting the quote. I had google vote on the correct version but got it wrong... Last edited by voldenuit; 01-30-2006 at 04:23 AM.

01-30-2006, 05:42 AM	#7
hayne Site Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 31,956	On the same theme as the above Benjamin Franklin quote: "... the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country." Hermann Goering 18 April 1946 __________________ hayne.net/macosx.html

01-30-2006, 04:54 AM	#6
missbeehive1963 Major Leaguer Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 255	"eat me" --lewis carroll.

01-30-2006, 06:30 AM	#8
Photek Hall of Famer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Warwick, UK Posts: 4,833	seem to be mostly American politicians! http://www.philbrodieband.com/jokes_dumb_quotes.htm

01-30-2006, 09:06 AM	#9
SC_shooter Triple-A Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 99	My favorite is "Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys" - P.J. O'Rourke

01-30-2006, 11:05 AM	#10
missbeehive1963 Major Leaguer Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 255	"hey ritchy!...BEEP! BEEP!" --pennywise.

01-30-2006, 11:51 AM	#11
styrafome Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,818	"M mmfgh mmm ghghhm fmfuhfm mmgh hmmf." - Kenny

01-30-2006, 12:02 PM	#12
fat elvis MVP Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York Posts: 1,506	"You have to be first, best, or different" I forgot who said that, or even if it's verbatim...but it's meaning stuck with me __________________ “If more police, more prisons and more prosecutors was a solution to safer streets, the United States and China would be the safest countries on the planet, and they’re not..." -Jane Sterk

01-30-2006, 12:03 PM	#13
Screengem0531 Major Leaguer Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 465	I use the Uncle Sam widget for my quotes like...... "Whoever said anything is possible, never tried to nail Jell-O to a tree" -or- "Always remeber you are unique...like everyone else" -or- "Wisdon is what's left after we've run out of personal opinions."

01-30-2006, 03:26 PM	#14
Twelve Motion All Star Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 966	We'll never forget, we'll never forgive (translated Russian war slogan.) This is a paraphrase. But I think the point is clear. "I don't know how world war three will be faught, but I assure you world war four will be faught with sticks and stones." -Einstien

01-30-2006, 06:01 PM	#16
missbeehive1963 Major Leaguer Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 255	yeah, was trying to think of something awful to write, and just thought.... ...that really is as sinister as it gets. x

01-31-2006, 05:00 PM	#19
missbeehive1963 Major Leaguer Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 255	"There's this girl that's been on my mind All the time, Sussudio oh oh" --phil collins

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