Quotes, Quotes, and more Quotes

[BuckeyeFan]

I thought I might start a forum for great quotes - inspirational or funny or ones that just make you pause and think. Give credit when due/known.

Enjoy and join in.


Quality is like buying oats
If you want nice, clean oats,
you must pay a fair price;
however - if you're satisfied with oats
that have already been through the horse;
such oats can be had a little cheaper.

Anonynous/unknown

[BuckeyeFan]

Each Time A Man Stands For An Ideal,
Or Acts To Improve The Lot Of Others,
Or Strikes Out Against Injustices,
He Sends Forth A Tiny Ripple Of Hope.

And Crossing Each Other
From A Million Different Centers Of Energy And Daring,
Those Ripples Build A Current That Can Sweep Down
The Mightiest Walls Of Oppression And Resistance.

***** Robert F. Kennedy *****

[BuckeyeFan]

In This Hour, It Is Not Our Respective Races Which Are At Stake -
It Is Our Nation.
Let Those Who Care For Their Country Come Forward,
North And South,
White And Negro,
To Lead The Way Through This Moment Of Challenge And Decision.

The Negro Says, 'now.'
Others Say, 'never.'
The Voice Of Responsible Americans -
The Voice Of Those Who Died Here
And Of Great Men Who Spoke Here –

Their Voices Say, 'together.' There Is No Other Way.


***** Lyndon B. Johnson, At Gettysburg, Pa. ****


Personal note: I think this holds true for all generations. The conflicts may be different than those of the 60s, but the core message remains the same.

[BuckeyeFan]

Work Is The Crab Grass In The Lawn Of Life.

***** Charles Schultz *****

[BuckeyeFan]

THERE ARE NO STRANGERS HERE,
ONLY FRIENDS WHO HAVEN'T MET.

***** SIGN IN HOSPICE UNIT AT BETHESDA HOSPITAL *****

[Joe]

Beauty is truth, truth beauty, - that is all
Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know

John Keats - Ode on a grecian Urn

[Joe]

When philosophy paints it's grey on grey then has a shape of life grown old. By philosophy's grey on grey it cannot be rejuvenated but only understood. The Owl of Minerva spreads its wings only with the falling of dusk.


G.W.F. Hegel - Preface to the 'Philosophy of Right'

[Bernard]

Cogito, ergo sum (I think, therefore I am) - Rene Decartes

Veni, vidi, vici (I came, I saw, I conquered) - Gaius Julius Ceasar

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm - Ralph Waldo Emerson

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step - Lao-Tzu

Know Thyself - inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi

[Joe]

Or, as the ancient britons and Boudica thought he said "weeny, weedy, weaky"...put an end to that period of occupation...and ushered in the dark ages but that's by-the-by!!

[brain]

People can have the Model T in any color -
so long as it's black.
Henry Ford

'It's true hard work never killed anybody,
but I figure why take the chance.'
Ronald Reagan, March 1987

It's like deja vu all over again
Yogi Berra

There cannot be a crisis next week.
My schedule is already full.
Henry Kissinger

There are a lot of lies going around....
and half of them are true
Sir Winston Churchill

[Birdbomb]

"Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused."


"If you can smile when things go wrong then you have someone in mind to blame."


"If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you."


"If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what the heck does a humanitarian eat!?"


"Life is unsure, always eat your dessert first."





This one just sort of sums it all up......


Humor is our way of defending ourselves from life's absurdities by thinking absurdly about them.
Lewis Mumford (1895 - 1990)

[brain]

And my parents finally realize that I'm
kidnapped and they snap into action
immediately: They rent out my room.
Woody Allen


I hate television, I hate it as much as
peanuts. But i can't stop eating peanuts.
Orson Welles


Things are more like they are now than
they ever were before.
Dwight D. Eisenhower


A man who has never gone to school
may steal from a freight car; but if he
has a University Education, he may
steal the whole railroad.
Theodore Roosevelt

[BuckeyeFan]

I was going to buy a copy of The Power of Positive Thinking, and then I thought: What the hell good would that do? -Ronnie Shakes-


Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it. -Jane Wagner, also Lily Tomlin-


Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. -Lincoln-


Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the states, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine millimeter bullet. -Dave Barry-

[BuckeyeFan]

THE ADVANTAGE OF A BAD MEMORY IS THAT ONE ENJOYS SEVERAL TIMES THE SAME GOOD THINGS FOR THE FIRST TIME.


***** NIETZSCHE *****

[littlehoss81]

Some people cause happiness where ever they go , Others cause happiness whenever they go. Some days your the dog ,other day our the fire hydrant.

[BuckeyeFan]

IF YOU WISH TO LIVE LONG, YOU MUST BE WILLING TO GROW OLD

George Lawton


It is easy to slip into the fantasy that our bodies will remain the same as the years go by. My knees creak every time I get up!

My Dad always said growing old was better than the alternative.

[littlehoss81]

I don't have a problem aging,I just refuse to grow old.

[brain]

I don't have a problem aging,I just refuse to grow old.

Have the Peter Pan Syndrome?

[maureen]

A friend is someone who knows all about you, but likes you anyway!

[maureen]

Everyone complains about the weather, but no one does anything about it!

- Mark Twain