Sean
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Who said: "He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."
Pretty easy to look up.
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Pretty easy to look up.
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infamous quotes:
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Churchill, no lookup.
Mr. Lincoln is already beaten, he can not be re-elected."
Mr. Lincoln is already beaten, he can not be re-elected."
easy. Churchill
Edit: Damn, shecky, ya beat me.
You're quote is Greely.
"Faithless is he who says farewell when the road darkens."
Edit: Damn, shecky, ya beat me.
You're quote is Greely.
"Faithless is he who says farewell when the road darkens."
Hey, I got there first.
Too easy, I see.
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Sean
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how bout this one:
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it."
One of my favs
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it."
One of my favs
That's Tolkien. And I had to look it up.
"Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."
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Sean
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Very quotable he is!!
One of my favorites. It helps that I live 30 miles from the Mark Twain House in Hartford.
How about this:
"The worst thing about some men is that when they are not drunk they are sober."
"The worst thing about some men is that when they are not drunk they are sober."
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Sean
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My fellow Americans. I am pleased to tell you that I have just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes.
had to look this one up from 85 or 86 I think.
had to look this one up from 85 or 86 I think.
Reagan. I was in high school and remember that he was trying, and failing to make a joke.
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Sean
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My wife is a big Yeats fan,
someone here has that one about drinking in the morning in their sig.
someone here has that one about drinking in the morning in their sig.
I need better then.
An easy one: When asked about the execution of his team, he said.
"I'm in favor of it."
An easy one: When asked about the execution of his team, he said.
"I'm in favor of it."
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Sean
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Ok, back to studying.
Brew-Happy
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"I am not young enough to know everything."
"I think that God in creating Man somewhat overestimated his ability."
Separate quotes, same author.
"I think that God in creating Man somewhat overestimated his ability."
Separate quotes, same author.
lapaglia
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Oscar Wilde
"Knowledge fills a large brain; it merely inflates a small one."
"Knowledge fills a large brain; it merely inflates a small one."
Sydney Harris.
"Like everything which is not the involuntary result of fleeting emotion but the creation of time and will, any marriage, happy or unhappy, is infinitely more interesting than any romance, however passionate."
John McKay
"He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot."
Groucho, man.
"Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people who can't read."
EDIT: Killed the other.
"Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people who can't read."
EDIT: Killed the other.
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Sean
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"Where there is love, there is life"[/QUOTE]
Ghandi (sp?)
How bout: "I have no need for bodyguards, but I do require the services of several highly trained CPAs"
Guess what I'm going to school for??
Ghandi (sp?)
How bout: "I have no need for bodyguards, but I do require the services of several highly trained CPAs"
Guess what I'm going to school for??
Ghandi.A graduate from my high school, Frank "don't eat yellow snow" Zappa
"Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs. Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers eyes. Being vexed, a sea nourished with lovers tears. What is it else? A madness most discreet, a choking gall and a preserving sweet"
Ghandi (sp?)
How bout: "I have no need for bodyguards, but I do require the services of several highly trained CPAs"
Guess what I'm going to school for??[/quote]
Elvis
"Golf is a good walk spoiled."
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Sean
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"Golf is a good walk spoiled."
Looked that up, but I should have guessed, Mr. Clements again.
Looked that up, but I should have guessed, Mr. Clements again.
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious."
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Sean
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The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax
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Sean
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"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious."
Some basketball player several years ago, funny as shiit
Some basketball player several years ago, funny as shiit
Charles Shackelford, NC State.
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If a cop is beating you up, don't simply assume he is a racist, homophobe, or fascist. Most likely he is just having fun. Try to relax and share in his humour.
Anyone?
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Laughing Gnome?If a cop is beating you up, don't simply assume he is a racist, homophobe, or fascist. Most likely he is just having fun. Try to relax and share in his humour.
Anyone?
Mark Twain
"The large brain, like large government, may not be able to do simple things in a simple way."
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Donald Hebb (whoever he is)
"[Tom] would drift on forever seeking, a little wistfully, for the dramatic turbulence of some irrecoverable football game."
Um, can I eat the chocolates as I undergo the enema?Someone give that guy a box of chocolates and a sandpaper enema
Ralph Kiner (took some digging)
"The mind is like a parachute- It only works when it's open."
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It's not important what I do. It is important how I do it, where I do it, and who I do it to.
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