quotes ...

[tom e]

"Evil is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others."
-Oscar Wilde

 

[jazzgeek]

"The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time" - Bertrand Russell

Who's Bertrand Russell?

regards,
jazz

 

[snake5007]

"Beware the fury of a patient man." -John Dryden.

 

[toyah]

Who's Bertrand Russell?

Ah, who of us can claim to know the real Bertrand Russell ... :spinner:

But this is supposed to be *his* favourite quote:

'Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil.' (Exodus 23:2)

 

[ZoologyMajor]

Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most -Ozzy Osborne

No there I was at Pennsic.... - Most probably will not get this quote. Pennsic is a medieval event that lasts over 2 weeks and it is like entering a different reality. All good stories at Pennsic start out this way http://www.pennsic.net/

God Gave men Brains Bigger than Dogs so they wouldn't hump womens legs at cocktail parties - Hackers

Well behaved women rarely make history - unknown

You're just jealous because the voices talk to me - bumper sticker

Love your enemies...it really gets them confused - bumper sticker

Born again? I thought I was born OK the first time - my dad

I love lesbians so much I became one - my brother

I had more but after reading everyone else's I can't remember them.

For my last one read my signature.

 

[tsst]

"Politicians are like a Slinky ... not really good for anything, but you
still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs." - unknown

 

[tsst]

"Why does a slight tax increase cost you $400.00 and a substantial tax cut
saves you $0.30?" - unknown

 

[Toshiro]

"Danger" could be my middle name … but it's "John".

- Eddie Izzard​

 

[Cegninedorf]

"Danger" could be my middle name … but it's "John".

- Eddie Izzard​

I love, *love*, LOVE Eddie! My mother & I go quote for quote over him...but a particular favorite or three are...

"Cake or death?"
"Do you have a *flag*?"
"I left my AURA there!"

:rofl:

But, in all seriousness, how can this be a thread on quotations when no one has mentioned the Queen Diva of Quotations herself, Ms Dorothy Parker? A particular favorite of mine...

Too f*&^%$# busy, and vice versa. [Reply to her editor who was bugging her for her belated work while she was on her honeymoon]

Although, other favorites of mine from Ms Parker are:

Heterosexuality is not normal, it's just common.

If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.

If all the girls who attended the Yale prom were laid end to end, I wouldn't be a bit surprised.

Razors pain you; rivers are damp; acids stain you; and drugs cause cramp. Guns aren't lawful; nooses give; gas smells awful; you might as well live.

God certainly blessed Ms Parker's acid tongue, didn't he (or she!)?

*Now* this thread is complete!

 

[jazzgeek]

But, in all seriousness, how can this be a thread on quotations when no one has mentioned the Queen Diva of Quotations herself, Ms Dorothy Parker? A particular favorite of mine...

Too f*&^%$# busy, and vice versa. [Reply to her editor who was bugging her for her belated work while she was on her honeymoon]

Although, other favorites of mine from Ms Parker are:

Heterosexuality is not normal, it's just common.

If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.

If all the girls who attended the Yale prom were laid end to end, I wouldn't be a bit surprised.

Razors pain you; rivers are damp; acids stain you; and drugs cause cramp. Guns aren't lawful; nooses give; gas smells awful; you might as well live.

God certainly blessed Ms Parker's acid tongue, didn't he (or she!)?

*Now* this thread is complete!

And as much as you love, love, LOVE Eddie, I can say the same about Dottie. Why, I've even named a snake after her.

In addition to some of the above, here are my favorites:

"Nice work, Mary. We all knew you had it in you." - a telegram she sent to a friend who had just given birth.

"Pearls before swine." - a retort she shot back at a woman who let her through a doorway first by saying "Age before beauty."

Spoofing Shakespeare, she once said, "Brevity is the soul of lingerie."

From her days as a literary and theater critic:

"This is not a novel to be taken lightly. It should be thrown with great force."

"Her acting ran the gamut of emotions from A to B."

And finally, my favorite....when challenged to come up with a witticism with the word "horticulture" in it, she said:

"You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think."

:roflmao: Man, I was born two generations too late.

regards,
RobertBenchley

 

[Cegninedorf]

And as much as you love, love, LOVE Eddie, I can say the same about Dottie. Why, I've even named a snake after her.

In addition to some of the above, here are my favorites:

"Nice work, Mary. We all knew you had it in you." - a telegram she sent to a friend who had just given birth.

"You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think."

I've read those before, as well -- and the latter of which is fantastic! -- but I didn't include them because I really could have gone on forever... I'm currently reading another collection of her short stories, and I so wish that I could've just been in the same room as Ms Parker, just to listen...! Her tongue was a literal whip!

And Dotty is a très belle beauty -- excellent choice of namesake, though I hope that her tongue (and teeth!) are much kinder.

 

[susang]

An old one but none the less valid: The unexamined life is not worth living. Socrates
I also like Tomorrow is the dawn of a new error, but have no idea of the origin.

 

[Cegninedorf]

An old one but none the less valid: The unexamined life is not worth living. Socrates
I also like Tomorrow is the dawn of a new error, but have no idea of the origin.

Oooh, which made me instantly think of...

To err is human, to forgive divine.
Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism
English poet & satirist (1688 - 1744)

Susang, from what I could find..."Every morning is the dawn of a new error." is by...surprise, surprise: Anon! That ol'silly guy/gal again...

 

[ZoologyMajor]

I believe....I'll have a scotch! ~Ron White

When life gives you lemons...make lemonade. Then find someone whose life has given them vodka... and have a party! ~ Ron White