Woodcat Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 I love quotes i have a huge collection that i will somtimes throw out usually in the middle of an argument and i collect t-shirts with them on as well some of my favs are Mark Twain " I've never let my school interfere with my education." “It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.” "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." George Bernard Shaw Voltaire "Prejudice is opinion without judgement." "I disaprove of what you say but will defend to the death for your right to say it," and finally "a witty saying proves nothing." I could go on but my total favorites have a tendency to be a tad on the insulting side so i won't trot them out here there have been some really lovely ones posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenNutter Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 "Happiness is a chicken"" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Hope someone hasn't already done this one - Spike Milligan's Headstone 'I told them I was ill' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Gosh there are so many and my favourite changes according to my mood. One of my favourites though is from Julian of Norwich: All will be well All will be well All manner of things will be well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorbloodnock Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 I also have to admit that some of my favourite quotes are from poems. However, I can't really quote in fairness to the whole poems, and can't really quote whole poems in the spirit of this thread. I wonder if we should perhaps start a second thread on favourite poems and pieces of admirable prose..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joojoo Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 I shall steal this one from Joojoo (I hope you don't mind!) Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming 'WOW what a ride!' Brilliant! That's not actually one of mine I pinched it off someone on here ages ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 How about this one from Einstein? "Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 I wonder if we should perhaps start a second thread on favourite poems and pieces of admirable prose..... Go on then, Major B - I'll join you, I love poetry and luckily know quite a lot by heart, it's passed many a dull hour/scary waiting-room moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorbloodnock Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 ""Ooops, word censored!"ody knows the age of the human race, but everyone agrees it's old enough to know better." - Anon "The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood..." Theodore Roosevelt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meezers Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Not sure it counts as a quote, but one I use often is Hope for the best, prepare for the worst and expect nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Not really a quote but a proverb but oh so true... "Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I have a cunning plan.............(borrowed from Blackadder) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
