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Paul LevermanFamous people say famous things. We all have at least one quote from a famous or infamous source that we like and use. Here are some of mine:“If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.” Sun Tzu, Chinese military strategist “Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.” Sun Tzu Feel free to add your own. |
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@ 08:48 pm (GMT) |
Joshua MayfieldRe: Favourite Quotes"Though she be but little, she is fierce!" - Shakespeare, possibly describing either my daughter, my wife, or a .222."I was born for the storm, and a calm does not suit me." - Andrew Jackson "No one wants advice - only corroboration." - John Steinbeck "Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words." - Romans 8:26 Thanks to the human heart by which we live, Thanks to its tenderness, its joys, and fears, To me the meanest flower that blows can give Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears. - William Wordsworth |
@ 07:30 am (GMT) |
Warwick MarflittRe: Favourite QuotesWhen I was 14. I did something stupid and my Dear Mother told me to remember the P's" POOR PRYOR PLANNING PRODUCES PISS POOR PERFORMANCE". Another to remember is that An ounce of prevention is better than a tonne of cure |
@ 04:22 pm (GMT) |
mark korteRe: Favourite Quotesand there is always the Yogi Berra favorite"If you come to a fork in the road, take it" |
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Mike NeesonRe: Favourite Quotes"The definition of insanity: Doing the same thing over and over and expecting the results to change." Albert Einstein. |
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@ 06:24 pm (GMT) |
Warwick MarflittRe: Favourite QuotesGestalt was a shrink and he reckoned that....."You don't have to be sick to get better" |
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@ 03:43 am (GMT) |
Paul LevermanRe: Favourite QuotesFinally made it home to check up on this. Good ones guys. Some very profound, some a little more whimsical. Another one I've always used, for a toast when drinking with the mates:"Here's to swimmin' with bow-legged wimmen." - Captain Quint |
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@ 03:19 am (GMT) |
Warwick MarflittRe: Favourite QuotesCheers Paul.Here's another I learnt many years ago. ....... Here's to women that wonderful vine, That bleeds once a month and breeds but once in nine. She's the only creature nigh heaven or hell That gets juice from nuts Without cracking the shell! |
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@ 04:43 am (GMT) |
Paul LevermanRe: Favourite Quotes"Hold that Forend!" |
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Mike NeesonRe: Favourite QuotesIf you're very, very stupid, how can you possibly realise that you're very very stupid? John Cleese [b] |
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Paul LevermanRe: Favourite QuotesLove it Mike. Have been a Cleese fan since the days of Monte Python. |
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Lane SalvatoRe: Favourite Quotes"Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other." - Ronald Reagan"I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man." - George Washington |
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Jon ShortRe: Favourite QuotesThe more things change, the more they don't... heard that from my 81 year old structural engineer & friend In talking about local government / councils & the NZ building industry.Hold that for end! |
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@ 06:06 am (GMT) |
Jon ShortRe: Favourite QuotesHell hath no fury like the wrath of a woman... not sure who first said that but he must've been wise... or separated.Beauty is in the eye of the beholder ... wash it out with optrex... Spike Milligan |
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Steph FosterRe: Favourite QuotesA common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.Douglas Adams (The hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy) |
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@ 03:51 am (GMT) |
mark korteRe: Favourite Quotes"If you don't know where you are going, any path will get you there"New York Times commentator on current US foreign policy |
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@ 10:41 am (GMT) |
Nathan FosterRe: Favourite QuotesAn interesting topic and some really neat quotes. I have one book full of nothing but quotes which I open randomly and use as point of focus when I wish to quiet my mind. I also use online quote lists.What I do here, this work, this site, has been no easy task over the years and has required great courage (that means doing something when I am afraid- not acting as though I am not afraid) and commitment to the task. During these very tough times, I would (and still do) sit and read quotes. Such a great thing- one or two sentences can really brighten ones day. Many of my favorite quotes come from the Dalai Lama. Here are just a handful: “Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.” “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” “Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.” “Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.” “Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.” “Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival.” “One problem with our current society is that we have an attitude towards education as if it is there to simply make you more clever, make you more ingenious. Even though our society does not emphasize this, the most important use of knowledge and education is to help us understand the importance of engaging in more wholesome actions and bringing about discipline within our minds. The proper utilization of our intelligence and knowledge is to effect changes from within to develop a good heart.” “To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle.” “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” |
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@ 10:52 am (GMT) |
Warwick MarflittRe: Favourite QuotesIt's not hard to be intelligent but it is easier to be dumb!She'll be right mate....... Cook islands time, "What we don't do today, we'll do tomorrow, an what we can't do tomorrow, we'll do it next week". ; ) "YOU CARE TO MUCH"........! |
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@ 08:26 pm (GMT) |
Paul LevermanRe: Favourite QuotesSome of the great comedians had their personal catch phrases. One of my all time favourites was from Redd Foxx:"Beauty may be only skin deep, but ugly goes right to the bone." |
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@ 10:21 am (GMT) |
Warwick MarflittRe: Favourite QuotesHey! Boo boo, wherever there's a picnic, there's a Bear!Where are you? You wascally wabbit! We're huntin Wabbit........Wabbits....... |
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Peter BjerregaardRe: Favourite QuotesIt is better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.Carl von Clausewitz |
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@ 09:45 pm (GMT) |
Warwick MarflittRe: Favourite QuotesProcrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday! |
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Paul LevermanRe: Favourite QuotesNever drink downstream of the herd. |
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Andrew MurrayRe: Favourite QuotesNobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care. - UnknownDo to others as you would have them do to you. - Jesus Money is a terrible compensation for your time. - Unknown For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. - Traditionally ascribed to King Solomon. |
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@ 01:12 am (GMT) |
Paul LevermanRe: Favourite QuotesAndrew - thanks for twigging the one working neuron I have left. I think my all time favourite, that pretty well says it all:"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." |
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Brendon GreigRe: Favourite QuotesI worked for a company that was hard to get stuff done my dispatchers favorite saying was It's easier to apologize than get permission |
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