Wise Statements
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You know that picture of 'ol Al with his tongue sticking out? Now I imagine it inside his cheek. Facts vs. Theory indeed.Raptoricus said:
I see your Stalin and raise you a Mao:
"All political power comes from the barrel of a gun."
And, hell, a Machiavelli:
"[...]it is necessary to be a fox to discover the snares and a lion to terrify the wolves. Those who rely simply on the lion do not understand what they are about." Damn Heavies.
You can do anything, but not everything.
?David Allen
We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
?Aristotle
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
?Gandhi
The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.
?A. A. Milne
What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.
?Oscar Levant
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
?Oscar Wilde
Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand.
?Kurt Vonnegut
?David Allen
We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
?Aristotle
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
?Gandhi
The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.
?A. A. Milne
What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.
?Oscar Levant
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
?Oscar Wilde
Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand.
?Kurt Vonnegut
"NO U". Wins every argument.
And "Either be kind to people, or destroy them. For any slight offence will cause them to exact revenge."
And "Either be kind to people, or destroy them. For any slight offence will cause them to exact revenge."
Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. -Lao Tzu.
O'Brien from 1984. I effing hate that guy.Cortheya said:
- Love each other or Perish
-Morrie Schwartz.
This was from my friend Jack, who is usually crazy. I was debating leaving one relationship in order to enter another. I was lost on what to do, since I had feelings for both of them. I questioned Jack about it, and he got really calm and said, "You know, whenever I wind up in situations like that and I'm asking people about it, I find that I've already made up my mind and am just looking for reassurance." It was the PERFECT thing to say at that moment.
Another one comes from my uncle. My great grandma was dying pretty quickly in the hospital and it was looking like I wouldn't be able to see her before she went. I was distraught over this, because she was an awesome, selfless old lady that I learned a lot from. Anyway, I was with my uncle at the time and I told him about it, and he said, "Remember when your great grandpa on this side died when you were little? I went and saw him in the hospital, and now my last memory of him is this lifeless bag of bones covered in a sheet--not the grandpa I remember as a kid." Again, the PERFECT thing to say.
Another one comes from my uncle. My great grandma was dying pretty quickly in the hospital and it was looking like I wouldn't be able to see her before she went. I was distraught over this, because she was an awesome, selfless old lady that I learned a lot from. Anyway, I was with my uncle at the time and I told him about it, and he said, "Remember when your great grandpa on this side died when you were little? I went and saw him in the hospital, and now my last memory of him is this lifeless bag of bones covered in a sheet--not the grandpa I remember as a kid." Again, the PERFECT thing to say.
"If it hurts, don't do it" - JoeNightmare
"America is not a melting pot, but a beautiful mosaic" - unknown
"America is not a melting pot, but a beautiful mosaic" - unknown
Not famous I don't think but my dad always told me,"If you run from a sniper you only die tired"
"Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more."
"Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it."
Mark Twain
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
Groucho Marx
"Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it."
Mark Twain
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
Groucho Marx
"Those who do not know history are bound to repeat it."
"A journey of a thousand miles sometimes ends very, very badly."
"Talk softly, and carry a big stick."
all I got right now..
"A journey of a thousand miles sometimes ends very, very badly."
"Talk softly, and carry a big stick."
all I got right now..