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Zack Barresse
06-10-2005, 12:04 PM
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Only those who risk going too far will
ever know how far they can go.

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There is no such thing in anyone's life
as an unimportant day.
-Alexander Woolcott

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A smile is contagious;
be a carrier.

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Hate is like acid.
It can damage the vessel in which it is
stored as well as destroy the object on
which it is poured.
-Ann Landers

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The best thing to do behind a
friends back is path it.
-Ruth Brillhart.

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It is easier to go down a hil than up,
but the view is from the top.

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There are two types of people - those who come into a room
and say, "Well, here I am," and those who come in and
say, "Ah, there you are."
-Frederick Collins

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You have the capacity to choose what you think about.
If you choose to think about past hurts, you will continue
to feel bad. While it's true you can't change the effect
past influences had on you once, you can change the
effect they have on you now.
-Gary McKay, Ph.D.

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If you think you're too small to make
a difference, you haven't been in bed with a mosquuito.
-Anita Roddick

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Why does a slight tax increase cost
you $200 and a substantial tax cut save
you thirty cents?
-Peg Bracken

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Courage is contagious. When a brave
person takes a stand, the spines of others
are stiffened.
-Billy Graham

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You never saw a fish on the
wall with it's mouth shut.

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Parents need to fill a child's bucket of self-esteem
so high that the rest of the world can't poke
enough holes in it to drain it dry.
-Alvin Price

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You are the only person on this
earth who can use your ability.

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The best way to forget your own problems
is to help someone else solve theirs.

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If there's no wind, row.

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There is no such thing as a non-working mother.
-Hester Mundis, Powermom

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Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge

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Raising teenagers is like trying to nail Jell-O to a tree.

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Middle age is when you choose
cereal for the fiber, not the toy.

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You're getting old when you stoop to tie your
shoes and wonder what else you can do while
you're down there.

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We need to learn to set our course by the stars,
not by the lights of every passing ship.
-Omar Bradley

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Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead
where there is no path and leave a trail.
-Muriel Strode

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One of the secrets of life is to make
stepping stones out of stumbling blocks.
-Jack Penn

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Always do right. This will gratify
some people and astonish the rest.
-Mark Twain

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The man who has no imagination has no wings.
-Muhammed Ali

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You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.
-Golda Meir

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You may be disappointed if you fail,
but you are doomed if you don't try.
-Beverly Sills

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The only people you should ever want
to get "even" with are those who have
helped you.
-John Honeyfeld

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Pride is tasteless, colorless and sizeless.
Yet it is the hardest thing to swallow.
-August B. Black

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You may forget with whom you laughed, but
you will never forget with whom you wept.

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A ship in a safe harbor is safe, but
that is not what a ship is built for.
-William Shedd

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No matter what other nations may say about
the United States, immigration is still the
sincerest form of flattery.

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Shared joy is double joy and
shared sorrow is half-sorrow.

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The best bridge between despair
and hope is a good night's sleep.
-E. Joseph Coleman

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If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.

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The art of being wise is the
art of knowing what to overlook.
-William James

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Fall seven times, stand up eight

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An open mind collects more
riches than an open purse.

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Be kind. Every person you meet
is fighting a hard battle.

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Success seems to be largely a matter of
hanging on after others have let go.
-William Feather

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The manner in which it is given is
worth more than thte gift.
-Pierre Corneille

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An apology is the superglue of life.
It can repair just about anything.
-Lynn Johnston

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You can either complain that rose bushes have
thorns - or rejoice that thorn bushes have roses.

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shades
06-10-2005, 01:23 PM
Goods ones, Zack. Here are a few more:
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If the minimum wasn't acceptable it wouldn't be called the minimum.
~George Muncaster (Air Force Wisdom)


Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy.
~ Albert Einstein


My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil
~ Paul Getty

Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger
~ Franklin P. Jones

I've lived a long life and seen a lot of hard times...most of which never happened.
~Mark Twain

Suppose you were an idiot... And suppose you were a member of Congress... But I repeat myself.
~Mark Twain

MOS MASTER
06-13-2005, 11:50 AM
Veni vidi vici: I came, I saw, I conquered!

Vanitas vanitatum et omnia vanitas: Vanity of vanities, all is vanity

Video meliora proboque deteriora sequor: I see the better way and approve it, but I follow the worse way......

mdmackillop
06-13-2005, 12:13 PM
nil illegitimum carborundum: Don't let the bastards grind you down

MOS MASTER
06-13-2005, 12:38 PM
"If users are made to understand that the system administrator's job is to make computers run, and not to make them happy, they can, in fact, be made happy most of the time.
If users are allowed to believe that the system administrator's job is to make them happy, they can, in fact, never be made happy."
-- Paul Evans

Killian
06-14-2005, 02:48 AM
Programmers are in a race with the Universe to create bigger and better idiot-proof programs, while the Universe is trying to create bigger and better idiots. So far the Universe is winning. - Anon

sandam
06-14-2005, 05:53 AM
Sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
But who will guard the guards themselves?

I like this one.

MOS MASTER
06-14-2005, 10:45 AM
"I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse." ? Emperor Charles V (1500?1558)



Mmmmh... What about C, C++, Fortran, Ada and Java ?

mdmackillop
06-14-2005, 10:49 AM
There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened. Douglas Adams (http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Douglas_Adams/)

Sir Babydum GBE
06-20-2005, 06:42 AM
Ah! Douglas Adams. A few more (form the same page)

He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife.
It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.

It is no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase 'As pretty as an Airport' appear.

Life... is like a grapefruit. It's orange and squishy, and has a few pips in it, and some folks have half a one for breakfast.

Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.

Even he, to whom most things that most people would think were pretty smart were pretty dumb, thought it was pretty smart.

sandam
06-20-2005, 06:46 AM
Artifical intelligence is no substitute for natural stupidty

Scottie P
07-04-2005, 08:44 AM
My all-time favorite, bar none:

"The trouble with ignorance is that it picks up confidence as it goes along."

MOS MASTER
07-04-2005, 09:42 AM
"All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure"

mdmackillop
07-04-2005, 09:48 AM
"If it ain't broke, try harder!" VBAX KB Approvers Manual

MOS MASTER
07-04-2005, 10:03 AM
"If it ain't broke, try harder!" VBAX KB Approvers Manual
Ouch that hurts! :devil: :rofl: :rotlaugh:

sandam
07-05-2005, 01:01 AM
If at first you don't succed - skydiving is not for you.

shades
07-05-2005, 06:16 AM
Mark Twain (1835-1910):

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.

It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.

Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed.

First, God created idiots. That was just for practice. Then He created school boards.

sheeeng
07-05-2005, 08:09 AM
The Malaysian Mannerism



Aiyo !

....Lar ! (eg. Please Eat Lar!) :rotlaugh:

Seems like alien words for you guys...

Scottie P
07-05-2005, 08:42 AM
"If it ain't broke, try harder!" VBAX KB Approvers Manual

Yeah...we had one like this too:
"If it ain't broke, you obviously have no idea what you're doing!!"

:rotlaugh:

lucas
07-05-2005, 08:44 AM
"A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love her."
-Oscar Wilde

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
-Abraham Lincoln

vonpookie
07-07-2005, 09:26 AM
Anybody watch "MythBusters" on the Discovery channel (not sure if it's on in the UK)?

"I reject your reality and substitute my own!" :thumb:

Other than that, I've always been rather fond of this site: Quotes 'R' Us (http://www.quotes-r-us.org)

And yes, I do have some entries there :)

MOS MASTER
07-08-2005, 10:51 AM
Anybody watch "MythBusters" on the Discovery channel (not sure if it's on in the UK)?

Well it's on in Holland and I love the program! :hi:

countingapples
07-08-2005, 02:29 PM
My kids and I love that show! :cloud9:

MOS MASTER
07-08-2005, 02:46 PM
I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow does not look good either.

mdmackillop
07-10-2005, 10:51 PM
"I edited your post to include the VBA tags so that your code is set apart from the rest of your post." Scott (The Wookie)

Ken Puls
07-10-2005, 10:57 PM
Recalling an Abraham Lincoln quote I saw the other day on google... (so I could be a little off here)

"When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That is my religion."

Zack Barresse
07-11-2005, 09:49 AM
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has detemined that the maximum safe load capacity on my butt is two persons at one time, unless I install handrails or safety straps. As you have arrived sixth in line to ride my a** today, please take a number and wait your turn.