Reply
Thu 22 Jul, 2004 12:40 am
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
Sir Winston Churchill
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.
Sir Winston Churchill
A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him.
Sir Winston Churchill
An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.
Sir Winston Churchill
Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.
Sir Winston Churchill
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Sir Winston Churchill
Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.
Sir Winston Churchill
I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.
Sir Winston Churchill
dont know who said this but its one of my favorites
"the object of war isnt to die for your country but make the other poor bastard die for his"
...the safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death.
Voltaire
have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it.
Voltaire
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.
Voltaire
Judge of a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
Voltaire
Voltaire said: "Common sense is not so common." and:
History is fables agreed upon.
Fear follows crime, and is its punishment
We are rarely proud when we are alone.
Prejudice is the reason of fools
Tears are the silent language of grief
Voltaire I may not agree with what you say, but to your death I will defend your right to say it
Voltaire ...So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of gods, religious and otherwise, to put shackles upon sleeping men
Don't tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.
George S. Patton
If a man does his best, what else is there?
George S. Patton
"Veni, vidi, vici."
(I came, I saw, I conquered)
- Julius Caesar, Roman emperor
No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country."
- General George Patton Jr
"Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum".
("If you wan't peace, prepare for war")
- Flavius Vegetius Renatus
Quote:Voltaire I may not agree with what you say, but to your death I will defend your right to say it
Voltaire never wrote that.
Welcome to A2K.
oh woops. sorry bout that.
uhhhh
uhhh, sorry dude, i think he did say that... just he said he will defend to the death your right to say it
Hooah,
Buddha
Welcome Wiggles.
The quote was actually written by Evelyn Hall in a book called "Friends of Voltaire." She was trying to "sum up" Voltaires ideas. He never wrote that quote.
oh, i c, thank you very much
hehe
-Buddha
No worries.
It's a common mistake. Many quote sites still attribute it to Voltaire.
"Cogito Ergo Sum"
(I think, which means I exist)
Deckart
Inter arma enim silent leges.
In times of war the law fall silent... though I don't think that's the direct translation.
Here's a Churchill one for you, mrcool.
Whilst drunk he said to a waitress "Madam, you are ugly." "Sir, you are drunk" she replied. "Ah yes, but in the morning I shall be sober but you will still be ugly" was his reply.
Or something like that. It made me chuckle.
Martial law makes judicial law mute....playing around
Welcome to a2k
When i was kidnapped, my parents snapped onto action; they rented out my room
~Woody Allen
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
~Mark Twain
Quotes.....aww....so many fav. to add.......
My personal motto: Actions speak louder than words.
Don't be afraid to try new things, amatures built the ark...professionals built Titanic
Don't cry over anyone who won't cry over you...for the one person who is worth crying over- won't make you cry
Good friends are like stars...you don't always see them, but you know they are always there.
Don't frown. You never know who is falling in love with your smile.
What did you do when the one person who can make you stop crying is the person who made you cry?
love is like a war, easy to begin but hard to end.
You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfet person perfectly.- sam keen
Dancing's just a conversation between two people- talk to me. ~from Hope Floats
Guys are like stars- so many to pick from but only once can make all your dreams come ture~ Lindy strahan
Do it trembling if you must, but do it.
Love, like a river, will cut a new path whenever it meets an obstacle.~ crystal middlemas
You don't marry someone you can live with, you marry someone you cannot live without.
Love is a fire. But whether is is going to warm your heart or burn down your house, you can never tell. ~ Joan Crawford
The heart has reasons that reason does not understand. ~Blaise Pascal
Men always want to be a woman's first love--women like to be a man's last romance.~ Oscar Wilde
Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go. ~ Herman Hesse
"women don't want to hear what men think. They want to hear what women think, in a lower voice."
Bill Cosby
"A good friend will bail you out of jail but your best friend will sit next to you in the jail cell and say" Man, it was worth it"
"To show you how radical I am, I want carjackers dead. I want rapists dead. I want burglars dead. I want child molesters dead. I want the bad guys dead. No court case. No parole. No early release. I want 'em dead. Get a gun and when they attack you, shoot 'em." -Ted Nugent
Stumble It!
Tweet This
Bookmark on Delicious
Share on Facebook
Share on MySpace