Famous Quotes

[underused]

Theres hundreds of George Bush quotes:

"Bill wrote a book at yale, I read one"

"I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun"

"Its your money...you paid for it"

"it is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas" :confused::D

[Bob38S]

So windy here it would just about blow a dog off its chain.

If you burn your ar $e then you will be the only one sitting on the blisters.

And a Toast from my college days

"Here's to it those who do it
May they get to it to do it again." :D:D

- followed immediately by

"Here's to it to those who don't do it
May they get to it to do it" ;);)

[Daddles]

Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools.

Richard
I'd love to know who coined this gem

[Carry Pine]

Said to me by a parent of a child in my class: " he was told last year that he could not remember anything.... and he's never forgotten that."

[Driver]

Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools.

Richard
I'd love to know who coined this gem

It was Douglas Bader (Wikipedia and Google are your friends!)

[Groggy]

Richard, it was Douglas Bader.

Here's an appropriate one for the newbies:



The fool wonders, the wise man asks.- Benjamin Disraeli

[Groggy]

Here is a personal favourite.

A very senior hot and sweaty Marine stomps into the Officers Mess in Darwin during an exercise. As he approaches the bar he says quite loudly "this place is the a**ehole of the earth".

The youngest amd most junior officer in the bar turns around on his stool and says "Just passing through then sir?"

[joe greiner]

Another toast:

To our wives and sweethearts (or girlfriends); may they never meet.

Joe

[joe greiner]

One man's fish is another man's poisson.

Joe

[Daddles]

Richard, it was Douglas Bader.

Here's an appropriate one for the newbies:




The fool wonders, the wise man asks.- Benjamin Disraeli


Douglas Bader eh? Would you believe that he is genuinely one of my heros? Makes me love the quote even more. Thanks for that (and Driver who also gave the correct reference)

Richard

[ozwinner]

One man's fish is another man's poisson.

Joe

Of course Poission being French for fish. :p

Al :p

[Shannon Nash]

My grandfather on each of the 'landscaping projects he & I did around my mum's place.

"A blind man would like to see it"

Michael Holding (I think) when asked about west indian fast bowlers a couple of years ago when commentating for channel 9.

"We don't have any fast bowlers, we only haev bowlers with a long run up"

[Doughboy]

Douglas Bader ..... wow now I think a more inspirational man never lived!

I am a big fan myself.

Pete

[Daddles]

My Dad loves the 'blind man' quote. He's also on record with ...

"when my father first heard that, the tears rolled down his bib"

(in reference to old jokes)

Richard

[Daddles]

One of the aussie batsmen during the Holding era (heard about a year ago during an interview but I can't remember who it was).

The line went something like this:
The umpire asked me where I wanted the sight screen. I said, 'anywhere between me and him'.

Richard

[SPIRIT]

a old mate l drink with when it was crap wouls say this bear is like have sex at the beach F@#$ing near water


frm arty

[Bob38S]

If I were you, I'd prefer to keep my mouth closed and be thought of as a fool rather than open it and prove it.

He/She has a mouth like a 24 hour cafe.

[SPIRIT]

talk is not cheap it's free!!!!
give it away freely

[AlexS]

Opinions are like asreholes - everyone has one.

[Iain]

It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.

Love thy neighbor as thyself, but choose your neighborhood.

Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.

Egoist: A person of low taste, more interested in themselves than in me.

I either want less corruption, or more chance to participate in it.

[Iain]

And at risk of a flaming:

My notion of a wife at forty is that a man should be able to change her, like a bank note, for two twenties.;)

[SPIRIT]

to jump or not to jump one must ask how high am l

[Doughboy]

Mass destruction is what you get when you mix stupidity with globalisation!!!!!

[Bob38S]

Make love not war.

Get married and do both.

BTW does not apply to me :D;):D