Great Quotes

[brian64]

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King
"The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." – John F. Kennedy

 

[crazypipe]

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.”

― Bil Keane

 

[roudoudou]

"Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle."

Abraham Lincoln
"People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents."

Andrew Carnegie

 

[crazypipe]

Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.
- William Penn -

 

[crazypipe]

Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
- Lao Tzu - ::

 

[crazypipe]

“Sleep is not on good terms with broken hearts. It will have nothing to do with them.”

― Christopher Pike

 

[cajundad]

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Albert Einstein
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.

Albert Einstein
If you're going through hell, keep going.

Winston Churchill

 

[crazypipe]

Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it.
- Eckhart Tolle -

 

[yaboofive]

First things first, but not necessarily in that order.

 

[protestantpiper]

God made man, Sam Colt made them equal.
Also, for all the guys who love the Pogo quotes, Walt Kelly's son is a personal friend of mine. The family is the most sincere and humble you shall ever meet.

 

[crazypipe]

When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.

 

[crazypipe]

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.

 

[dochudson]

You can check-out any time you like,

But you can never leave!

 

[brian64]

You can check-out any time you like,

But you can never leave!

IMO, Don Henley is one of the all time best lyricists in rock. Below is one of my favorite lines of his from the song Workin’ It:
Welcome to the land of flame and fizz

Where you will learn that packaging is all that heaven is

 

[cavendish36]

Douglas MacArthur - "Men, the enemy is on our right flank, and they are on our left. They are in front of us, and behind us. They can't get away this time!"

 

[brian64]

"I'm not a conspiracy theorist, I'm a conspiracy analyst." -- Gore Vidal

 

[wayneteipen]

One of my all-time favorites is:
"Life is hard. It's even harder when you're stupid." -- John Wayne

 

[crazypipe]

With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things.
- William Wordsworth -

 

[dermotfahy]

Funny how a good-lookin' fella look handsome in anything he throw on! - Albert Alligator
It is well that war is so terrible, else we should grow too fond of it. - Robert E. Lee
Hardship on a modern camping trip is blowing a fuse on your electric underwear, or having the battery peter out on your Porta-Shaver. - Patrick F. McManus
No greater bond exists between two male friends than shared ignorance. - Patrick F. McManus
The know-it-all is now listed as a threatened species. I myself have threatened a large number of them and, on occasion, have even endangered a few. - Patrick F. McManus
Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent. - Porkypine
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly. - Winston Churchill
I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. - Winston Churchill
I am easily satisfied with the very best. - Winston Churchill
Never complain and never explain. - Benjamin Disraeli
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. - Benjamin Disraeli
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it. - Winston Churchill
Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful. - Benjamin Disraeli
The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle. - General John J. Pershing
I've only got one other speed and it's slower. - Glenn Ford
I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress. - Ronald Reagan
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it. - Winston Churchill
There is no such thing as a good tax. - Winston Churchill
City planners have shown beyond doubt that old orchards, meadows, and pine woods, which once threatened the outskirts of many of our towns and cities, can be successfully eradicated by constructing a housing development on top of them. - Patrick F. McManus
I think I got carried away there...

 

[crazypipe]

It is better to have a meaningful life and make a difference than to merely have a long life.
- Bryant H. McGill -