Favourite quotes - Here's mine, Quite a long list. What's yours?

[Newboomer]

The Spaniards (or at least the Catalans) have a good saying: ‘God gave him the gift of stupidity.’

"I can't fix stupid but I can fix what stupid does." my t shirt.
What goes around comes around.

 

[dtec41]

“If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball”. Patches O’Houlihan

 

[schwerpunkt88]

Kamala Harris must be related to Rumsfeld. LOL

He was ridiculed by the press when he said it, but actually, what Don said is pretty insightful

 

[ShaneLyle]

But America is great for a reason. It is looked up to, despite all the criticism, for a reason. There is a nobility in the American character that has been developed over the centuries, derived in part no doubt from the frontier spirit, from the waves of migration that form the stock, from the circumstances of independence, from the civil war, from a myriad of historical facts and coincidences. But it is there.

That nobility isn’t about being nicer, better or more successful than anyone else. It is a feeling about the country. It is a devotion to the American ideal that at a certain point transcends class, race, religion or upbringing. That ideal is about values: freedom, rule of law, democracy. It is also about the way you achieve: on merit, by your own efforts and hard work. But it is, most of all, that in striving for and protecting that ideal, you as an individual take second place to the interest of the nation as a whole. It is what makes the country determined to overcome its challenges. It is what makes its soldiers give their lives in sacrifice. It is what brings every variety of American, from the lowest to the highest, to their feet when “The Star Spangled Banner” is played. Of course the ideal is not always met – that is obvious. But it is always striven for. - Tony Blair

Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling five balls in the air. You name them - work, family, health, friends and spirit - and you're keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls - family, health, friends and spirit - are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life. Brian Dyson, President of Coca Cola (1978-1994)

“Do not allow children to mix drinks. It is unseemly and they use too much vermouth.” - Steve Allen

 

[randallhebert]

You know, it's a hell of a lot cheaper to stay drunk, than it is to get drunk every day.

 

[schwerpunkt88]

But America is great for a reason. It is looked up to, despite all the criticism, for a reason. There is a nobility in the American character that has been developed over the centuries, derived in part no doubt from the frontier spirit, from the waves of migration that form the stock, from the circumstances of independence, from the civil war, from a myriad of historical facts and coincidences. But it is there.

That nobility isn’t about being nicer, better or more successful than anyone else. It is a feeling about the country. It is a devotion to the American ideal that at a certain point transcends class, race, religion or upbringing. That ideal is about values: freedom, rule of law, democracy. It is also about the way you achieve: on merit, by your own efforts and hard work. But it is, most of all, that in striving for and protecting that ideal, you as an individual take second place to the interest of the nation as a whole. It is what makes the country determined to overcome its challenges. It is what makes its soldiers give their lives in sacrifice. It is what brings every variety of American, from the lowest to the highest, to their feet when “The Star Spangled Banner” is played. Of course the ideal is not always met – that is obvious. But it is always striven for. - Tony Blair

Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling five balls in the air. You name them - work, family, health, friends and spirit - and you're keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls - family, health, friends and spirit - are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life. Brian Dyson, President of Coca Cola (1978-1994)

“Do not allow children to mix drinks. It is unseemly and they use too much vermouth.” - Steve Allen

We need to get back to where we merit the first quote..

 

[Rob404]

Money cannot buy happiness but its more comfortable to cry in a Mercedes than on a bicycle

John Wayne

 

[Stephen Ausband]

You can lead a horse to drink, but you can't make him water.

You can lead a horticulture but you can't make her think.
Dorothy Parker

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

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@AimSmall
The strongest man isn't the one who can put you down. He is the one willing to help you up.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Money cannot buy happiness but its more comfortable to cry in a Mercedes than on a bicycle

John Wayne

@Rob404
My brother philosophy is money can't buy happiness but at least you can take your choice if miseries
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Tell them to "eat shit and run rabbits" - my grandmother








"Born-Again" Christian, but no BS!

@Safari Dave
A couple of Australian sayings for you from unknown.
Life is like a public hair on a toilet seat.
Sooner or later it's going to get pissed off

Life is like a shit sandwich, the more bread you have the less shit you eat

Some jobs are like smoking a joint, the harder you suck the higher you get
Bob

 

[Huntsmans Bane]

As a man in this life, Just make a lot of money… a whole lot. - Me

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

I don’t need to shoot farther, I need to hunt closer.
- Gary Sitton

The light at the end of the tunnel is the front of an oncoming train.
- David Lee Roth

There is a difference between valuable and expensive.

#Ragman
If you can't see the light at the end of the tunnel get off your arse and go and turn it on.
Australian cattle woman Sarah Henderson
Bob

 

[Ravensview]

You don’t know what you don’t know, life is what happens while your making plans, I’m an optimist I don’t know where I’m going but I am on my way, It is better to have more lightening in the hand and less thunder in the mouth,

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

"Nothin good ever happens after midnight"
Dad, to me and my brothers when we were teenagers

@bashaw
How wrong your dad was.
Mine used to say, son if'n you aren't in bed by midnight, come home

 

[Belk]

Life is for the living! Langston Hughes.
I've added "you can rest when your dead"

 

[akrifleman]

Life is for the living! Langston Hughes.
I've added "you can rest when your dead"

Semantics, but I prefer the following variation:
Live while you live, then die and be done with.
- John Gunther

 

[rnovi]

“Son. God told the Prophets to push against the stone. He didn’t say they had to move it.” - my Dad. (*sometimes, we‘re just supposed to speak up. Doesn’t mean we’re right or wrong…)

 

[Newboomer]

“Son. God told the Prophets to push against the stone. He didn’t say they had to move it.” - my Dad. (*sometimes, we‘re just supposed to speak up. Doesn’t mean we’re right or wrong…)

"We are expected to do anything instantly. The impossible takes a few minutes." US Navy Seabees.

"We've done so much for so long with so little we're expected to do anything with nothing." US Navy Seabees.

 

[Aussie Mal]

You can have a lot of fun without laughing - My ol' mate Max L