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by Mike » Sun Jun 22, 2008 4:33 pm
I saw a quote yesterday that said,
Card wrote: I could give up Chocolate, but I am not a quitter
I think this would suit mr_e very well. Has anyone else stumbled across a quote that suits a person like that? If anyone quotes
George Best wrote: I spent 90% of my wealth on women and fast cars, the rest I squandered
then I will be very surprised!
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by stimpsonslostson » Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:22 pm
I'll have to think about that one...
Most of my favorites ore song lyrics,
however...
http://litemind.com/best-famous-quotes/
I personally like the Wayne Gretzky @no.4
and Robert Wilensky @30
and of course as a scientist...
42. Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.
—André Gide
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by Lizzie » Mon Jun 23, 2008 1:47 pm
' Those who say money can't buy happiness have obviously been shopping in the wrong shops'.
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by Fez » Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:41 pm
'if at first you dont succeed, try again. then quit. no use being a damn fool about it.' - WC Fields
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by Mike » Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:48 pm
'If at first you don't succeed, destroy any evidence that you ever tried at all'
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by stimpsonslostson » Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:00 pm
"If at first you don't succeed, pull your foreskin over your heed!" -Traditional Scottish.
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by John Knight » Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:10 pm
I know its a bit morbid but I have always liked it, plus i suppose technically its a lyric.
"and you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking,
and racing around to come up behind you again.
The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older,
shorter of breath and one day closer to death" Roger Waters
Eagles may soar high, but Weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.
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by Mike » Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:53 pm
'If at first you don't succeed, buy, buy and buy again!' (One for Lizzie)
'A tidy house is the sign of a wasted life'
'I came, I did nothing, I left'
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by liz.brownlloyd » Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:44 pm
The three on my fridge:
'home is where the cat is'
'all the coffee in columbia won't make me a morning person'
'my idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance' (though I have got a lot better with that one)
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by Mike » Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:48 am
This quote is not quite on topic but it does show that there is some weird good fortune out there sometimes.
The article is about an engineer who was disabled through an accident where a truck driver pinned him to a wall after careering off the road. He then suffered from depression and two heart attacks in the next 19 years before suffering from a stroke.
The stroke however, was a bit of a blessing in disguise. The re-wired brain enabled him to be a bit of a digital artist who sells his work online and has just been noticed and commissioned by EA to complete 100 creatures for their new game Spore. Genius! A bit of good luck after a long 20 year wait is a good thing!
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by Mike » Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:48 am
Japanese Proverb wrote: Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher
I am not claiming to be a great teacher but I am saying it is good to be taught by someone with teaching talent!
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by Andy » Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:00 pm
Illegitimi non carborundum
It is a mock-Latin aphorism which basically means "don't let the bastards grind you down".
"A word to the wise ain't necessary -- it's the stupid ones that need the advice." Bill Cosby
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by Mike » Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:44 pm
Furbiz wrote: Good Design is all about making other designers feel like idiots because that idea wasn't theirs
Any Architect's out there feel like that?