Favorite Quotes

[clearconscience]

Always treat people with kindness and respect. Remember we show compassion to others not for who they are, but for who we are.

It's not the burdens of everyday that drive men mad. It's the regret of yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin thieves that rob us of today.

The world is changed by your example, not your opinion.

When life knocks you down, calmly get back up, smile, and politely say, "you hit like a bubblegum"

 

[Miles808]

Every saint has a past. Every sinner has a future.

 

[PDXSparky]

"Be good and you will be lonesome", Mark Twain

 

[Boboclown]

"If you're going through Hell, keep going." Attributed to Winston Churchill, but idk.

 

[Patriot1668]

"The time to start questioning politicians is when they're telling you what you want to hear".

- Patriot

 

[ZigZagZeke]

"There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games."
— Ernest Hemingway

I've never fought a bull. The others I affirm.

 

[Hop Sing]

"Why are you dodging like this? They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance."

The last words of Major John Sedgwick, US Army, before a bullet killed him.

 

[UserNameInUse]

The most valuable function performed by the federal government is entertainment. - Dave Barry

 

[Caveman Jim]

"Why are you dodging like this? They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance."

The last words of Major John Sedgwick, US Army, before a bullet killed him.

I read he was a General...
The Death Of General John Sedgwick

 

[tac]

'When it's time to bury your guns, it's time to dig them up.'
Anon.

'If your POS son ever lays another finger on my daughter, I'm coming round to your house, Sir, and I will inflict so much damage on your body that they will name the operation to put you right after you.'

My words to the father of a 10-y/o who smacked my daughter around the head because her wheelchair was slowing him up.

tac

 

[Hop Sing]

I read he was a General...
The Death Of General John Sedgwick

Right you are, and I stand corrected. Thanks.

 

[Caveman Jim]

Right you are, and I stand corrected. Thanks.

No biggie, I heard the story when I was knee high to a grasshopper & it stuck with me all these years... lol

 

[Oregonhunter5]

Form follows function

 

[Oregonhunter5]

When you stop fighting, that's death.
John Wayne

 

[jbett98]

 

[jbett98]

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

Winston Churchill

 

[jbett98]

Nancy Astor: "If I were married to you, I'd put poison in your coffee."

Winston Churchill: "If I were married to you, I'd drink it.

 

[partsed]

Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.

Winston Churchill

 

[albin25]

Remember when politicians had wit??

Infuriated by Disraeli in Parliamentary debate, Gladstone said: "Mr. Disraeli, you will probably die by the hangman's noose or syphilis." Disraeli replied: "Sir, that depends upon whether I embrace your principles or your mistress."

Me neither!

 

[Captain O]

"There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games."
— Ernest Hemingway

I've never fought a bull. The others I affirm.

This is a factual quote. Having witnessed a bullfight in 2007, I can attest to this. The reason is the risk of death in all three endeavors.