Favorite quotation?

[playa_playa]

I have quite a few:

"life of man, solitary, nasty, brutish and short."
-Hobbes

"Man, by nature are political animals."
-Aristotle

"I may not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."
-Voltaire

"History is a set of lies agreed upon."
-Napoleon Bonaparte

"A single death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic"
- Stalin

"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something."
- Plato

"A nation that gives up a little liberty for a little order deserves neither."
- Thomas Jefferson

"You're not your f*ckin' khakis."
- Tyler Durden

"Self-improvement is masturbation."
- Tyler Durden

"A life unexamined is not a life worth living."
- Socrates

"All things are the same, familiar in experience, and ephemeral in time, and worthless in the matter. Everything now is just as it was in the time of those whom we have buried."
- Marcus Aurelius

And, of course, one of my favorties:

"The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit."
- George Bernard Shaw
:)

What are you favorite quotations/words of wisdom that you live by?

[GameMaster]

"Feel with your hands, not your heart."
- Michael Jackson

[Blade Runner]

Freakin a, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables; slaves with white collars. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy **** we don't need. We're the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War's a spiritual war... our Great Depression is our lives.

-Brad Pitt in Fight Club

[Professor S]

" A true friend stabs you in the front"
- Oscar Wilde

"I came here to do 2 things... chew bubble gum and kick ass...
And I'm all out of bubble gum."
- Roddy piper in They Live

"Win if you can, lose if you must, but ALWAYS CHEAT!"
-Jesse "The Governor" Ventura

"If the Gods built me a ladder to the heavens, I would climb that ladder and drop a big elbow on thw world."
-Cactus Jack

"I have never failed... I've discovered 10,000 ways that don't work"
-Thomas Edison

"You think you're strong?!?"
*spits on floor*
"PICK THAT UP!!!"
-Billy Jack Funk

(This is not exact)
"I take infants from mothers at birth, I've turned cities into salt, and every once in a while, WHEN I FEEL LIKE IT, I eat small small children and take their souls... and the only thing you can ever be sure of... is that you'l NEVER know why."
-Christopher Walken as the angel Gabriel in The Prophecy

[surfin4lifer]

don't know who the quote is from....

"The point of was is not to die for your country but make the other bastard die for his"
--unknown

[Professor S]

Patton

[The Germanator]

"Life's not a bitch, life's a beautiful woman. You only call her a bitch because she won't let you get that *****"
-Aesop Rock.

[playa_playa]

ooh, I forgot one of my favorites:

"For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as I am known."

Not revealing the source. But it's from a good book ;)

[DimHalo]

"A life lived in fear is like a life half-lived." ~Strictly Ballroom
"Don't be so humble, you're not that great." ~Golda Meir

[Joeiss]

WAITRESS
Can I get anybody more
coffee.

JOE
No, we're gonna be hittin it.
I'll take care of the check.

She hands the bill to him.

WAITRESS
Here ya go. Please pay at the
register, if you wouldn't mind.

JOE
Sure thing.

WAITRESS
You guys have a wonderful day.

They all mutter equivalents. She exits and Joe stands up.

JOE
I'll take care of this, you guys
leave the tip.
(to Mr. White)
And when I come back, I want my
book back.

MR. WHITE
Sorry, it's my book now.

JOE
Blonde, shoot this piece of ****,
will ya?

Mr. Blonde shoots Mr. White with his finger. Mr White
acts shot. Joe exits.

NICE GUY EDDIE
Okay, everybody cough up green for
the little lady.

Everybody whips out a buck, and throws it on the table.
Everybody, that is, except Mr. White.

NICE GUY EDDIE
C'mon, throw in a buck.

MR. WHITE
Uh-uh. I don't tip.

NICE GUY EDDIE
Whaddaya mean you don't tip?

MR. WHITE
I don't believe in it.

NICE GUY EDDIE
You don't believe in tipping?

MR. PINK
(laughing)
I love this kid, he's a madman,
this guy.

MR. BLONDE
Do you have any idea what these
ladies make? They make ****.

MR. WHITE
Don't give me that. She don't
make enough money, she can quit.

Everybody laughs.

NICE GUY EDDIE
I don't even know a Jew who'd have
the balls to say that. So let's
get this straight. You never ever
tip?

MR. WHITE
I don't tip because society says I
gotta. I tip when somebody
deserves a tip. When somebody
really puts forth an effort, they
deserve a little something extra.
But this tipping automatically,
that ****'s for the birds. As far
as I'm concerned, they're just
doin their job.

MR. BLUE
Our girl was nice.

MR. WHITE
Our girl was okay. She didn't do
anything special.

MR. BLONDE
What's something special, take ya
in the kitchen and suck your dick?

They all laugh.

NICE GUY EDDIE
I'd go over twelve percent for
that.

MR. WRITE
Look, I ordered coffee. Now we've
been here a long ****in time, and
she's only filled my cup three
times. When I order coffee, I
want it filled six times.

MR. BLONDE
What if she's too busy?

MR. WHITE
The words "too busy" shouldn't be
in a waitress's vocabulary.

NICE GUY EDDIE
Excuse me, Mr. White, but the last
thing you need is another cup of
coffee.

They all laugh.

MR. WHITE
These ladies aren't starvin to
death. They make minimum wage.
When I worked for minimum wage, I
wasn't lucky enough to have a job
that society deemed tipworthy.

NICE GUY EDDIE
Ahh, now we're getting down to it.
It's not just that he's a cheap
bastard--

MR. ORANGE
--It is that too--

NICE GUY EDDIE
--It is that too. But it's also
he couldn't get a waiter job. You
talk like a pissed off dishwasher:
"**** those ****s and their
****ing tips."

MR. BLONDE
So you don't care that they're
counting on your tip to live?

Mr. White rubs two of his fingers together.

MR. WHITE
Do you know what this is? It's
the world's smallest violin,
playing just for the waitresses.

MR. BLONDE
You don't have any idea what
you're talking about. These
people bust their ass. This
is a hard job.

MR. WHITE
So's working at McDonald's, but
you don't feel the need to tip
them. They're servin ya food, you
should tip em. But no, society
says tip these guys over here, but
not those guys over there. That's
bull****.

MR. ORANGE
They work harder than the kids at
McDonald's.

MR. WHITE
Oh yeah, I don't see them cleaning
fryers.

MR. BROWN
These people are taxed on the tips
they make. When you stiff 'em,
you cost them money.

MR. BLONDE
Waitressing is the number one
occupation for female non-college
graduates in this country. It's
the one jab basically any woman
can get, and make a living on.
The reason is because of tips.

MR. WHITE
**** all that.

They all laugh.

MR. WHITE
Hey, I'm very sorry that the
government taxes their tips.
That's ****ed up. But that ain't
my fault. it would appear that
waitresses are just one of the
many groups the government ****s
in the ass on a regular basis.
You show me a paper says the
government shouldn't do that, I'll
sign it. Put it to a vote, I'll
vote for it. But what I won't do
is play ball. And this non-
college bull**** you're telling
me, I got two words for that:
"Learn to ****in type." Cause if
you're expecting me to help out
with the rent, you're in for a big
****in surprise.

MR. ORANGE
He's convinced me. Give me my
dollar back.

Everybody laughs. Joe's comes back to the table.

JOE
Okay ramblers, let's get to
rambling. Wait a minute, who
didn't throw in?

MR. ORANGE
Mr. White.

JOE
(to Mr. Orange)
Mr. White?
(to Mr. White)
Why?

MR. ORANGE
He don't tip.

JOE
(to Mr. Orange)
He don't tip?
(to Mr. White)
You don't tip? Why?

MR. ORANGE
He don't believe in it.

JOE
(to Mr. Orange)
He don't believe in it?
(to Mr. White)
You don't believe in it?

MR. ORANGE
Nope.

JOE
(to Mr. Orange)
Shut up!
(to Mr. White)
Cough up the buck, ya cheap
bastard, I paid for your goddamn
breakfast.

MR. WHITE
Because you paid for the
breakfast, I'm gonna tip.
Normally I wouldn't.

JOE
Whatever. Just throw in your
dollar, and let's move.
(to Mr. Blonde)
See what I'm dealing with here.
Infants. I'm ****in dealin with
infants.

The eight men get up to leave. Mr. White's waist is in
the F.G. As he buttons his coat, for a second we see he's
carrying a gun. They exit Uncle Bob's Pancake House,
talking amongst themselves.

[Kitana85]

The problem with the rat race is that even if you win, your still a rat.
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Reality is nothing but a collective hunch
~Both for Lily Tomlin by Jane Wagner

Don't part with your dreams, for once they are gone, you may still exist, but have ceased to live~Mark Twain

John Houseman: As the producer, I can fire anybody I want, and I am ****ing fired!

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John Houseman: I've always said the play would be better on a bare stage.
Orson Welles: Actually, Hallie said that.
John Houseman: No, I said it first.
Orson Welles: No you didn't.
John Houseman: Yes I did.
Orson Welles: No, you didn't!
John Houseman: Yes, I did!
Orson Welles: No, you DIDN'T!
John Houseman: Yes, I BLOODY WELL DID!
Orson Welles: Oh, *fine*, Jack! You win, you've got the biggest creative dick, okay?
John Houseman: Thank you.
~Both From "Cradle Will Rock" (Tim Robbins)

If we dont' hang together, we will most surely hang seperately~Benjamin Franklin

[Rndm_Perfection]

The problem with the rat race is that even if you win, your still a rat.


Hey, that reminds me of a good one.

"A Message Board fight is like the Special Olympics. Win or lose, you're still retarded."


My personal favorite person/character to quote is Luca Blight of Suikoden II. Hah, did anyone see that coming?

"To end this war? That's a fairy tale...it's a foolish child's dream. Even if you kill me and defeat Highland, you won't have peace! You'll have a defeated country screaming for our vengeance."

"I don't care about breeding. A sword doesn't need a fine lineage. It just needs to be sharp."

"Let me tell you something. There are weak men and strong men in this world. The strong men take everything and the weak men die. That's how the world was designed. Now I will show you how it works, weaklings!"

"You can round up a million maggots to try to defeat me... but you'll still all just be maggots!"


And... from Valkyrie Profile

"Surt, vile evil-doer, the time has come to send you back to the nothingness of the abyss! We will not wait for Lord Odin's divine attention. The power to enforce his will is mine. Now, as is fit for a king...Draw your sword. Draw and die!!"

[Mechadragon]

"The best laid plans of Mice and Men often go awry."- From a poem...can't remember the name.

"A man is defined by his actions, not his memories."-That mutant from Total Recall

"Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another."- Ernest Hemingway

"Hemingway once said that the world is a fine place and worth the fighting for...I agree with the second part."-Morgan Freeman's character in Se7en

I should look up the actual names of the people I'm quoting :/

[gekko]

Originally posted by surfin4lifer
don't know who the quote is from....

"The point of was is not to die for your country but make the other bastard die for his"
--unknown

Patton said it, but it wasn't worded like that. It was part of his speech to the 3rd Army, 6th Armored Division on May 31, 1944 in England.

Now, I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. You won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.

Men, all this stuff you've heard about America not wanting to fight, wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of horse dung. Americans traditionally love to fight. All REAL Americans love the sting of battle.

When you were kids, you all admired the champion marble shooter, the fastest runner, the big league ball players, the toughest boxer. Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser. Americans play to win all the time. I wouldn't give a hoot in Hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost and will never lose a war. Because the very thought of losing is hateful to Americans.

An army is a team. It lives, eats, sleeps, fights as a team. This individuality stuff is a bunch of crap. The bilious bastards who wrote that stuff about individuality for the Saturday Evening Post don't know anything more about real battle than they do about fornicating.

We have the finest food and equipment, the best spirit, and the best men in the world. You know, my God, I actually pity those poor bastards we're going up against. My God, I do. We're not just going to shoot the bastards, we're going to cut out their living guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks! We're going to murder those lousy Hun bastards by the bushel!

Now, some of you boys, I know, are wondering whether or not you'll chicken out under fire. Don't worry about it. I can assure you that you'll all do your duty. The Nazis are the enemy. Wade into them! Spill their blood! Shoot them in the belly! When you put your hand into a bunch of goo that a moment before was your best friend's face, you'll know what to do.

There's another thing I want you to remember. I don't want to get any messages saying that we are holding our position. We're not holding anything; we'll let the Hun do that. We are advancing constantly, and we're not interested in holding onto anything except the enemy. We're going to hold onto him by the nose, and we're going to kick him in the ass! We're going to kick the hell out of him all the time, and we're going to go through him like crap through a goose.

Now, there's one thing that you men will be able to say when you get back home, and you may thank God for it. Thirty years from now when you're sitting around your fireside with your grandson on your knee, and he asks you, "What did you do in the great World War Two?" You won't have to say, "Well, I shoveled **** in Louisiana."

All right now, you sons of bitches, you know how I feel. Oh . . . I will be proud to lead you wonderful guys into battle anytime, anywhere.

That's all.

– General George S. Patton Jr. (1885-1945)

The quote hanging in my locker:

"I try not to let my schooling interfere with my education." - Mark Twain

And in case Mr. Fu reads this:

Why in the hell can't the army do it if the Marines can. They are the same kind of men; why can't they be like Marines?
-General John J. Pershing, U.S. Army

The safest place in Korea was right behind a platoon of Marines. Lord, how they could fight.
- Major General Frank Lowe, U.S. Army

I can never see a United States Marine without experiencing a feeling of reverence.
- General Johnson, U.S. Army

The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle.
- General Pershing, U.S. Army

The more Marines I have around, the better I like it.
- General Wesley Clark, U.S. Army

I can't say enough about the two Marine divisions. If I use words like brilliant, it would really be an under-description of the absolutely superb job they did in breaching the so-called impenetrable barrier... Absolutely superb operation, a textbook, and I think it'll be studied for many, many years to come as the way to do it.
- General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, USA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 27 February 1991

We have two companies of Marines running rampant all over the northern half of
this island, and three Army regiments pinned down in the southwestern corner, doing nothing. What the hell is going on?
-Gen. John W. Vessey Jr., USA, Chairman of the the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the assault on Grenada, 1983

[Shimmy]

'i havent committed a crime what i did woz fail to comply with the law'
david dinkins
'china is a big country inhabited by many chinese'
charles de gaulle

[Joeiss]

Here are some from my school agenda :

Steven Wright : "On the other hand, I have five fingers", "Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time. I thyink I've forgotten this before" , "Why is the alphabet in that order? Is it because of that song?"

Will Rogers : "If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging"


And a great one by Abraham Lincoln : "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt"

Random people : "Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it" , "Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I"

[BlueFire]

I don't know that many quotes and I always forget the ones I liked, but there were two quotes from FFIX I liked.

"The only dependable thing about the future is uncertainty."

"To be forgotten is worse than death."

[Rndm_Perfection]

"I am a slave to circumstance."
- Belenus Valkyrie Profile


...


"Look, if I warm up my breasts with my hands, do you think they'll get bigger or smaller?"
- Asuka Neon Genesis: Evangelion

Frog: Hey mister, this's the stairway to Heaven. You know that don't ya?
Spike: Obnoxious little frog...

- Cowboy Bebop

"Should I do the dance of secret words?"
- Captain Ginyu Dragonball Z



And, on to the serious

"He who makes a beast of himself is relieved of the burden of being a man."
- Unknown

"Only two things in life are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not so sure about the universe."
- Albert Einstein

"You can fool everyone some times, and some people all the time, but you can't fool everyone all the time."
- Abraham Lincoln

"Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful."
- Samual Johnson

"Those who think they know it all are very annoying to those of us who do."
- Robert K. Mueller

[playa_playa]

"He who makes a beast of himself is relieved of the burden of being a man."
- Unknown


I think that's from Rousseau's Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, though I'm not sure. It certainly sounds like something Rousseau would say at least.

[Kitana85]

Originally posted by Mechadragon
"The best laid plans of Mice and Men often go awry."- From a poem...can't remember the name.


Mech, I belive that quote was from Robert Burn's poem "To a
Mouse."

[Bube]

"Only the dead have seen the end of war" -Plato

"Cogito ergo sum" -(Damn, can't remember who said it :p)