"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."
--John F. Kennedy

"Anyone who clings to the historically untrue--and thoroughly immoral--doctrine that 'violence never solves anything' I would advise to conjure up the ghosts of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Duke of Wellington and let them debate it. The Ghost of Hitler could referee, and the jury might well be the Dodo, the Great Auk, and the Passenger Pigeon. Violence, naked force, has settled more disputes in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms."

- Robert Heinlein, author

"If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams, August 1, 1776.

"Nature intended women to be our slaves. They are our property." - Napolean Bonaparte

^meant to be Funny.

a small aside, as a passionate reader and coverter of books I consider it a pity to see so many interesting quotes from people who don't read. Life isn't about how fast you can Google a quote to suit your message but how much you absorb from the deliberate study of books.

As Kipling said, "He wrapped himself in quotations -- as a beggar would enfold himself in the purple of Emperors."

quote Originally posted by Toddster: Life isn't about how fast you can Google a quote to suit your message but how much you absorb from the deliberate study of books.

"Really? I thought it was about how well you can stroke your ego until it throbs, pink and fat, before suddenly shooting billowy wads of self-congratulatory goo into your left eye." -fogglethorpe

"Only a nation that can protect its freedom deserves it." -Ehud Olmert 7-17-06

Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

--H.L. Mencken

"O God, I could be bounded in a nut shell and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams." - William Shakespeare's Hamelt

quote Originally posted by fogglethorpe: "Really? I thought it was about how well you can stroke your ego until it throbs, pink and fat, before suddenly shooting billowy wads of self-congratulatory goo into your left eye." -fogglethorpe

Agree.

quote Originally posted by Toddster:a small aside, as a passionate reader and coverter of books I consider it a pity to see so many interesting quotes from people who don't read. Life isn't about how fast you can Google a quote to suit your message but how much you absorb from the deliberate study of books.

That's nice and in my opinion it's an unreasonable way of judgement of opinion based solely on what you think you know. Go study your books and stop acting like the people that post =interesting= quotes don't read, based on quotes that you draw a conclusion of a person.

quote Originally posted by fierogtowner: Originally posted by fogglethorpe: "Really? I thought it was about how well you can stroke your ego until it throbs, pink and fat, before suddenly shooting billowy wads of self-congratulatory goo into your left eye." -fogglethorpe Agree.

This is where you just lost all credibility. You'll notice no one else has touched it and it has been posted for nearly two weeks!

No point in reading anymore of your post. unless of course you want to quote more Bonanparte. Read him much?

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I lost all credibility? That's precious.

It doesn't mean anything that your statement wasn't replied to, it also doesn't make it correct either.

No argument needed, this is simply a thread about quotes. Any quotes. Famous quotes or non famous quotes.

Sure probably almost everyone in here Googled quotes but that doesn't make them a non reader. It is because you think to quote must come from a book that they read, and everyone in here doesn't read, like you said.

"We can surely boast of having set the world a beautiful example of a government reformed by reason alone without bloodshed." -Thomas Jefferson


He must have been drilling one of his slaves and smoking krack when he wrote that one.

* "Dumbass!" -Red Foreman

* Directed at absolutly no one in particular.

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"Don't hurt him, just scare him"- Malcolm Reynolds
"What? ...pain is scary" - Jayne Cobb

Finally got around to seeing Firefly, been sitting on my shelf for almost 7 months

"Mr. Rearden," said Francisco, his voice solemnly calm, "if you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood running down his chest, his knees buckling, his arms trembling but still trying to hold the world aloft with the last of this strength, and the greater his effort the heavier the world bore down on his shoulders – what would you tell him to do?"

"I … don't know. What … could he do? What would you tell him?"

"To shrug."

From "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand.

"I try not to be stupid- It's the smart thing to do." A coworker of mine said this the other day.

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1986 SE 350 V8

Naturally, the common people don't want war, but after all, it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag people along whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Vocie or no vocie, the people can always be brought to bidding of the leaders. This is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of partitism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country.

Herman Göring

always forgive your enemies but never forget their names
if you love your job you havent worked a day in your life

quote Originally posted by fierogtowner: Naturally, the common people don't want war, but after all, it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag people along whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Vocie or no vocie, the people can always be brought to bidding of the leaders. This is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of partitism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country. Herman Göring

"We make war that we may live in peace." - Aristotle


The issue of "credibility" amongst these two philosophers is up to you.

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If it floats, flies or f#*ks...rent, don't buy.
--Internet Wag

"What the Bush administration has failed to understand is that while diplomacy without power is weak, power without diplomacy is blind." - Former U.N. ambassador and current New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson

Life is short
Eat more ice cream

--Internet Wag

Be careful, The toes you steep on today, may be connected to the azz you have to kiss tomorow.

This describes the possibility of a person on your crew this week on one job, might be your forman on the next.

It's good to have an open mind,
just not so open that your brains fall out. Joe

"We're here to bring Iraq a free and democratic society."
"When we finish, we're going to give everybody in the world a puppy."

U.S. Infantryman in Iraq

You must learn to be......slow in a Hurry
--Wyatt Earp 1849 1929

"Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto." -- Thomas Jefferson

quote Originally posted by 84Bill: "Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto." -- Thomas Jefferson

Oh that made my heart skip a beat!
ok here is a quote from some guy.


"Humans are the universe proving it exists. Our goal is to learn enough not to come back to this existence to be used again..

Evil Graves.

"When you swallow a bunch of bull****, it is going to leave a bad taste in your mouth."
-uh, me.

Ignorance is bad people, mmmkay?

"Often, journalists are best when they just take dictation." Don Goldwater, AZ Gubernatorial candidate and nephew of political icon Barry Goldwater

"When shopping for laz-e-boys, remember that it is hard to speak in an Arabic language with a mouth full of peanut butter."

- Phil

"You can drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, on every continental shelf and atop every hill in America for that matter, and you still won't reverse the fact that our oil production is in permanent decline. We're just sopping up what's left, digging ourselves into a deeper hole."

- Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), senior member of the House Science Committee, on America's oil addiction

“Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.”

Ernest Hemingway

I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am. -Sylvia Plath

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Who is John Galt?

One of my favorite quoters of all time, a great playright and the quote that I use when I'm asked to say anything at a meeting:

"I have nothing to declare except my genuis."

And another one that I think of often while reading online.

"There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing."

-Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde

He has many more. Look him up.

-FF
1986 Fiero 2M6

Said to President George W. Bush at a town hall meeting,

"“In my lifetime, I have never felt more ashamed of my leadership in Washington, and I would hope from time to time that you have the humility and grace to be ashamed of yourself.” -Harry Taylor


Whether or not I agree with what he said, I applaud him for speaking his mind in a respectful manner to the President.
I also like that President Bush told the audience to let him speak when they started to boo him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdFQX1NIxJY