I believe that the rendering of useful service is the common duty of mankind and that only in the purifying fire of sacrifice is the dross of selfishness consumed and the greatness of the human soul set free. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Miss the morning, miss the day - Joseph Kennedy
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Very commendable for an atheistic royalist. Reminds me of David Lloyd George’s remark about Sir John Simon: “He has sat on the fence so long, the iron has entered his soul.”
“Royalist”…haven’t heard that one in awhile.
Anyway, for myself—jeez, so much to choose from. I guess I’ll go with “Semper Paratus.”
Nice quote attributed to a bloke who’s name I can’t spell, but he’s the Ethiopian distance runner who once held about 15 world records (Heile Gebrsellasie, more or less): “The will to win is very important; but the will to prepare is everything”. Bore my wife & daughter with this one.
Words to live by:
“Mr. Garibaldi. Whatever it is, it can’t be that bad.” - Londo from Babylon 5
“Hell is other people.”
- Jean-Paul Sartre
Only kidding!
Really, it’s
“There are seven sins in the world: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice and politics without principle.”
-Mahatma Gandhi.
No thanks.
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. – Ecclesiastes 3:1
“What a long, strange trip it’s been.”
“You’ll get by, you always have before”–Evita by Tim Rice
“Never eat more than you can lift.” --Miss Piggy
Being kind isn’t expensive. - My mom.
“Today not possible. Tomorrow possible.”
This phrase is the motto of the American Taekwondo Association. It was written by Grand Master H. U. Lee, the founder, when he was still trying to learn English. He translated the phrase with dictionary in hand and wrote it down for his student that he was trying to express it to.
Here I was worrying about falling off :eek:
Dang it, I thought I made this one up myself.
The most savage controversies are those about matters
as to which there is no good evidence either way.
Persecution is used in theology, not in arithmetic.
Bertrand Russell
“Brevity is the soul of wit.” - Da Bard.
“I can only conclude that I’m paying off karma at a vastly accelerated rate.”
Babylon 5
Another Fight Club quote:
“This is your life, and it’s ending one minute at a time.”
:dubious:
“Treat people in the same exact manner you wish to be treated. You’ll find you get along with just about everyone…except masochists”