The Quote Thread

On January 31 2011 15:07 SiguR wrote:
"I always try to give a sensitive, reasoned answer. This is usually awkward, time consuming, and pointless."
-Don't know

Edit: I really like the quotes of you two above me.

But if cattle and horses and lions had hands
or could paint with their hands and create works such as men do,
horses like horses and cattle like cattle
also would depict the gods' shapes and make their bodies
of such a sort as the form they themselves have.
...
Ethiopians say that their gods are snubnosed and black
Thracians that they are pale and red-haired. ~ Xenophanes

If you think you're free, there's no escape possible. ~ Ram Dass

On January 31 2011 15:17 Torte de Lini wrote:
"When bad things happen, we blame luck. When good things occur, we take all the credit."

Can anyone guess who said that (I'm paraphrasing more or less)?

On January 31 2011 14:39 57 Corvette wrote:
"Its not what you know, Its what you can prove in court" is one of my favorites. Props to anyone who knows the movie.

On January 31 2011 14:39 57 Corvette wrote:
"Its not what you know, Its what you can prove in court" is one of my favourites. Props to anyone who knows the movie.

On January 31 2011 15:21 Torte de Lini wrote:


Wat?
No, try many, many years ago.

What about Aesop :3

I would rather be ashes than dust!
I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot.
I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
The function of man is to live, not to exist.
I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them.
I shall use my time.

~ Jack London

On January 31 2011 15:44 Torte de Lini wrote:


What did Aesop say? Because I'll get my Easton Press edition back at my parent's house just to be sure D:<

On January 31 2011 15:00 chaoser wrote:
"Actual happiness looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn’t nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamor of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand."

– Aldous Huxley, Brave New World

On January 31 2011 15:29 gongryong wrote:


TRAINING DAY. easy bitches :p

On January 31 2011 16:18 Zorkmid wrote:
"I'd rather be rich, than stupid."

On January 31 2011 16:18 Zorkmid wrote:
"I'd rather be rich, than stupid."

On January 31 2011 17:07 n.DieJokes wrote:

Is this a typo? I'd rather be *positive attribute* than *negative attribute*

I had an ant farm, them fellas didn't grow shit. - Mitch Hedberg

On January 31 2011 14:39 57 Corvette wrote:
"Its not what you know, Its what you can prove in court" is one of my favourites. Props to anyone who knows the movie.

Don't forget to bring a towel!

On January 31 2011 17:42 HwangjaeTerran wrote:
In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.

Guess who - my favourite :D

On January 31 2011 15:35 njnick wrote:
"You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.”

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

On January 31 2011 15:10 TrainFX wrote:
"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is."
- Bill Clinton

On January 31 2011 17:07 n.DieJokes wrote:

Is this a typo? I'd rather be *positive attribute* than *negative attribute*

On January 31 2011 15:00 chaoser wrote:
"Actual happiness looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn’t nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamor of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand."

– Aldous Huxley, Brave New World

On February 01 2011 00:25 57 Corvette wrote:
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" ~Wayne Gretzky

On February 01 2011 00:28 CustomKal wrote:


-Michael Scott XD.

Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof.

On January 31 2011 17:30 Johnny Yen wrote:

What's this? I see a chance to use my toilet paper ply word of the day. It is a paraprosdokian, I believe.

"Dear God," she prayed, "let me be something every minute of every hour of my life. Let me be gay; let me be sad. Let me be cold; let me be warm. Let me be hungry... have too much to eat. Let me be ragged or well dressed. Let me be sincere--be deceitful. Let me be truthful; let me be a liar. Let me be honorable and let me sin. Only let me be SOMETHING every blessed minute. And when I sleep, let me dream all the time so that not one little piece of living is ever lost."

The best friend a man has in this world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter that he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name, may become traitors to their faith. The money that a man has, he may lose. It flies away from him, perhaps when he needs it most.

A man's reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action. The people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us may be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure settles its clouds upon our heads. The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him and the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his dog.

Gentlemen of the jury, a man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground, where the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he may be near his master's side.

He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer. He will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounters with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends desert, he remains. When riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens.

If fortune drives the master forth an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him to guard against danger, to fight against his enemies, and when the last scene of all comes and death takes the master in its embrace and his body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by his graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and true even to death.

"Actual happiness looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn’t nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamor of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand."

– Aldous Huxley, Brave New World

On January 31 2011 14:23 decafchicken wrote:
"Stronger people are harder to kill than weaker people, and in general more useful"

On January 31 2011 14:39 57 Corvette wrote:
"Its not what you know, Its what you can prove in court" is one of my favourites. Props to anyone who knows the movie.

On April 06 2011 07:50 kegelflex wrote:

pretty sure that is in alot of dirty cop movies fairly certain it was in Training Day and Street Kings...

On January 31 2011 19:19 Ezekyle wrote:
An open mind is like a fortress with its gates unbarred and unguarded.

On April 06 2011 19:30 ZzZBored wrote:


Wasnt that from A Few Good Men?

A day without laughter is a day wasted. Charlie Chaplin.

On June 10 2011 23:58 Topin wrote:


another for the bjj guys :D

"When we go to the ground, you are in my world. The ground is the ocean, I am the shark, and most people don't even know how to swim"

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction."

On January 31 2011 16:18 Zorkmid wrote:
"I'd rather be rich, than stupid."

On July 02 2011 22:43 viii wrote:
"Cuz I break my back to give you my art you steal my thoughts it’s like drivin' a spike through my heart." - Take From Me, Bad Meets Evil

On July 03 2011 00:14 Estancia wrote:
"History is written by victors. And we will write history, gentlemen."

On June 11 2011 01:59 Valashu wrote:
This is my type of thread.
Here are some quotes I like.

...

If you are not prepared to be wrong, you will never come up with anything original

On July 12 2011 05:12 DrBoo wrote:
"Excellent"
"So is this your first NASL?"

-Lindsey Sporre

On July 12 2011 01:57 Mute wrote:
My favorite quote is by Neitzsche:

"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."

This quote is amazingly deep. It applies to so many aspects of life where you are unfairly judged by another person due to their ignorance. It also reminds me to not be too quick to judge others. Are they dancing to music that I can't hear? (figuratively).

On July 12 2011 06:07 Chargelot wrote:
The beginning of wisdom is the statement 'I do not know.' The person who cannot make that statement is one who will never learn anything. And I have prided myself on my ability to learn.

- Thrall

On July 12 2011 04:49 FreshDumbledore wrote:
I hate how people choose random quotes that they choose to implement in their everyday live or something. Something like "Don't crybecause it's over, smile because it happened." I'm sorry but I.simply can't stand these. Maybe it's because I think i'm so much more
intelligent than most others, and hope to envolve (evolve?) some kind of ultimate quote, which sums up all my views. Or at least the
recognitional (needlessly superfluous and incorrect) I hope to acquire some day.

This whole answer would end in a huge monologue of me talking bout how + Show Spoiler + the humans will finally end up enlightened after billions and billions of years travelling through the universe.

All that I can say right now is one of my favourite quotes though (superfluous), which proves to be true in an ironical(and one last for good luck...) way:

I know that I know nothing.

On July 12 2011 05:26 NemesysTV wrote:
"Never say never"
-Justin Bieber

:3

On July 12 2011 06:11 Fuckyeah wrote:

Here's another good one:
"Baby baby baby"
- Justin Bieber

On July 12 2011 06:10 XeliN wrote:


I'm pretty sure Thrall stole that from the Oracle at Delphi

On July 12 2011 06:20 Chargelot wrote:


Couldn't find a source of that myself. Feel free to provide one.

On July 12 2011 06:30 XeliN wrote:


I just remember reading similar in Plato's Apology, it's not verbatim, but the sentiment is definitely Delphic!

On July 12 2011 06:10 XeliN wrote:


I'm pretty sure Thrall stole that from the Oracle at Delphi

Edit. Also, just because I browsed up and the juxtaposition made me giggle.


In a double irony of poetic justice I mixed up "Superfluous and Superlative" originally

On July 13 2011 00:21 krezra wrote:
"It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations."
Winston Churchill

On July 12 2011 19:21 FreshDumbledore wrote:


Wow first off I want to blame it on my mobile phone's autocorrect.
If you buy it, stop reading here pls.
Secondly you made me feel like the biggest retard on planet earth somehow, but at the same time helped me to prove what I stated with my quote. Err ... I guess I need to thank you now obi wan. Well... Thank you.