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NHJ BV · Postby **NHJ BV** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 4:16 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (Ruedii-X @ Dec 21 2004, 03:21 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Another good one. I don't know who said it first though: "The truely knowlegable know just how little they actually know."  </td></tr></table>  I'd say it's from Socrates with his "I know that I know nothing". This sounds very similar. From my own ancient book of semi-coherent wisdom (aka a text file on my computer): If at first you don't succeed - quickload! Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. If at first you don't succeed, redefine "success" For it shall be so, that in random games, luck shall come to you 50% of the times, no more, no less, it shall come to you, 40% it will come to you only if 60% it comes to you after. Fiat Alea ! Said the Lord. And he saw that it was fair. Dogs have owners. Cats have staff. It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt If at first you don't succeed, call in an airstrike. The problem is that the world has somehow educated a mass of people enough to know how to write, but not how to read. Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes. If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you!

Richard K Niner · Postby **Richard K Niner** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 5:01 pm

"Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects." Lester B. Pearson (1897 - 1972) "The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory." Paul Fix "I just think you Westerners should take over this country if you are so smart." Pierre Trudeau <a href='http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-71-101-610 ... isis/clip6' target='_blank'>"Just watch me."</a> (It's at the end of the clip) Pierre Trudeau "Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status." Laurence J. Peter (1919 - 1988) "It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this." Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970) "It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians." Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) "Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog." Doug Larson "Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly concern them." Paul Valery (1871 - 1945) "It is always the best policy to speak the truth--unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar." Jerome K. Jerome (1859 - 1927) "People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up." Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971) "Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job." Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001) "In all large corporations, there is a pervasive fear that someone, somewhere is having fun with a computer on company time. Networks help alleviate that fear." John C. Dvorak "One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." Plato (427 BC - 347 BC "America is a mistake, a giant mistake." Sigmund Freud (1856 - 1939) "To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered." Voltaire (1694 - 1778) "Politicians are the same the world over: they promise to build a bridge even when there is no river." Nikita Khrushchev (1894 - 1971) "The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat." Lily Tomlin (1939 - ) "Lying increases the creative faculties, expands the ego, and lessens the frictions of social contacts." Clare Booth Luce (1903 - 1987)

Muninn · Postby **Muninn** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 9:09 pm

I've got hundreds of quotes on my computer, of ones i liked. A sketch has charm because of its truth - not because it is unfinished. - Charles Hawthorne (apt for the Doodle-Mania topic isn't it?) The believer is happy; the doubter is wise. - Hungarian proverb If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome; if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent; if you believe the military, nothing is safe. - Lord Salisbury Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything. - Plato Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. - George Bernard Shaw Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia. - Charles M. Schulz You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do. - Henry Ford We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people. - John F. Kennedy Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he doesn't become a monster. - Friedrich Nietzsche We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are. - Anais Nin Love is a serious mental disease. - Plato Good ones those, i'll probably more later.

Ruedii-X · Postby **Ruedii-X** » Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:33 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (Jacob @ Dec 21 2004, 04:09 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people. - John F. Kennedy  </td></tr></table>  I wish the American Government still believed that one. Or more importantly, the American Media.

Zaaphod · Postby **Zaaphod** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 2:38 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (Ozymandias @ Dec 21 2004, 07:17 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> "There's no there once you get there, so there's no point in going there." I dunno if Zaaphod got that from somewhere  </td></tr></table>  Not sure if I got that from somewhere or if I made it up, actually.... "I don't want any yes-men. I want people to tell me the truth even if it costs them their jobs!" - Samuel Goldwyn

Ruedii-X · Postby **Ruedii-X** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 2:57 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (Burning Sheep Productions @ Dec 21 2004, 06:28 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'>  <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (Ruedii-X @ Dec 21 2004, 01:16 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> "There is no map; there are no signs. We're on our way; We're crossing Lines. Strap on you're boots; go pack your bags. No time to rest; no time to lag. And you know, everyone here has been invited to go. And you know We're on our way into the unknown. ..." MxPx: Alright. </td></tr></table>  Hrmm... sounds like life.  </td></tr></table>  Yep, you're right. Good analagy. The second verse is clearer about that analagy. I wanted to see who would pick it up on the first verse. See Punk Rock is deep! Here's the second verse: "This life is good; the road is clear It's time to shift into high gear Everything we're passing fades It's what's inside our hearts that stays. (Same bridge as first verse posted earlier)" MxPx- Alright (2nd verse) BTW, the title is from the chorus, which is for atmosphere "It's allright, It's allright we can travel through the moonlight It's allright, It's allright we can travel through the twilight (repeat) Driving into the unknown Driving into the unknown" Sorry to take so long to reply, I must have missed your post.

erikbarrett · Postby **erikbarrett** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 5:02 am

If you don't like the answer, come up with another one. I am wise enough to know the limits to my intelligence; I am smart enough to know the limits to my wisdom. Life is.

Burning Sheep Productions · Postby **Burning Sheep Productions** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:42 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (Ruedii-X @ Dec 22 2004, 12:57 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> "This life is good; the road is clear It's time to shift into high gear Everything we're passing fades It's what's inside our hearts that stays." "It's allright, It's allright we can travel through the moonlight It's allright, It's allright we can travel through the twilight (repeat) Driving into the unknown Driving into the unknown"  </td></tr></table>  First one sounds sorta like growing up as in you're taking in stuff and they become a part of you. Second one... is about not knowing what your doing in life and saying that it's okay, I think... Ech, I'm biasing them around life cuz of the very first verse though.

Ruedii-X · Postby **Ruedii-X** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:11 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (Burning Sheep Productions @ Dec 22 2004, 05:42 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'>  <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (Ruedii-X @ Dec 22 2004, 12:57 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> "This life is good; the road is clear It's time to shift into high gear Everything we're passing fades It's what's inside our hearts that stays." "It's allright, It's allright we can travel through the moonlight It's allright, It's allright we can travel through the twilight (repeat) Driving into the unknown Driving into the unknown" </td></tr></table>  First one sounds sorta like growing up as in you're taking in stuff and they become a part of you. Second one... is about not knowing what your doing in life and saying that it's okay, I think... Ech, I'm biasing them around life cuz of the very first verse though.  </td></tr></table>  The song is about life. Anyways, since people will get bored if we stay on subject too long, a new quote. This one is funny. "The primary difference between an oral and rectal thermometer is the taste."

Zaaphod · Postby **Zaaphod** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 2:41 am

"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." -- Mark Twain "A desperate disease requires a dangerous remedy." -- Guy Fawkes

VisibilityMissing · Postby **VisibilityMissing** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 3:38 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (Ruedii-X @ Dec 23 2004, 04:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> "The primary difference between an oral and rectal thermometer is the taste."  </td></tr></table>  Ewww! "Never argue with a fool: people might not be able to tell the difference." Tussman's Law: Nothing is so inevitable as a mistake whose time has come.

Muninn · Postby **Muninn** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 10:48 pm

"There's no fool like an old fool, you can't beat experience." That's in my collection but i can't remember who it was.

Zaaphod · Postby **Zaaphod** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 2:30 am

There are three stages to a man's life: 1. He believes in Santa Claus. 2. He doesn't believe in Santa Claus. 3. He IS Santa Claus. (don't know who said that)

Ruedii-X · Postby **Ruedii-X** » Sun Dec 26, 2004 5:39 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (VisibilityMissing @ Dec 23 2004, 10:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'>  <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (Ruedii-X @ Dec 23 2004, 04:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> "The primary difference between an oral and rectal thermometer is the taste." </td></tr></table>  Ewww! "Never argue with a fool: people might not be able to tell the difference." Tussman's Law: Nothing is so inevitable as a mistake whose time has come.  </td></tr></table>  That's my mother's joke. (Nurses can be so unprofessional when they are not around patiants.) Anyways, I like that never argue with a fool quote. I should have learned that one by now. Needless to say, I haven't. (Gets pelted with rotton fruit)  <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: ( Zaaphod @ on Dec 23 2004, 09:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." -- Mark Twain</td></tr></table>  That's one of my favorites, did you get it from GNU Fortune? That's where I first heard it.

Burning Sheep Productions · Postby **Burning Sheep Productions** » Sun Dec 26, 2004 6:24 am

"Stay away from people, you might catch their dreams." - Some movie "$100,000 would make your life heaven, $1,000,000 would make it hell." Winner of Big Brother

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