2006-12-23 16:39:53 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
"Smile, it makes people wonder what you're up to..."
"Character is defined by what you're willing to do when the spot light has been turned off, when the applause has died down, and no one is around to give you credit."
"Are you a weak person trying to pretend you are strong, or are you a strong person because you know how weak you are?" (Chris Thurman)
"Sometimes you have to be silent in order to be heard."
"Many things can be done in a day if you don't make that day tomorrow."
"A wise man learns from his mistakes, but a wiser man learns from others mistakes."
"When life hits rock bottom, there's nowhere to go but up"
"Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger"
"No one is ever too good to practice"
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
“Just do it”
"The real troubles in your life are things that never crossed your worried mind."
"We are not retreating- we are advancing in another Direction.”
“Carpe Diem”; Seize the day
"Lips that lie are best kept silent."
"Cancer, like a flower, blooms."
"I Came, I Saw, I Conquered.”
“Bleed on the mats, laugh on the street.”
"The King is dead! Long live the King!!"
"You never know what you can do until you try."
"You never know what you have until it’s gone."
“To be the Man, you’ve got to beat the Man.”
“No poor bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making other bastards die for their country.”
“You can win it if you can argue it.”
"A lie is not a lie if you believe it."
“A sword is but a tool in the hands of the real weapon.”
“If you never ask, you will never know.”
"The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends, if they're okay, then it's you."
“Fall down 7, Stand up 8”
"There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they are, or accept the responsibility for changing them"
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us." Page. 9
“ - I better like this. This better be good.
– Oh you won’t like it. But it’s really good.”
“Never let yesterday’s disappointment overshadow tomorrow’s dreams.”
“For the fear of failure, he did nothing.”
“Spend less than you make.”
"Every man dies; not every man truly lives." Braveheart
“Listen closely to your enemies, they tell you your faults."
“ - Ummm… that’s illegal.
– Good. Illegal is faster.”
I actually collected all these quotes throughout my entire life
2006-12-23 16:42:45 · answer #1 · answered by William J 1 · 4⤊ 4⤋
Right now, my favourite quote is: ' erstwhile secret agents, ..., who took early retirement because they wanted to continue torturing their suspects using local and traditional methods rather than change them to meet international standards.' The Black Book by Orhan Pamuk, first published in Turkey in 1990.
2006-12-26 20:46:57 · answer #2 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Keep your friends close and keep your enemies even closer.
Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.
A rose by any other name is still a rose.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,even if no one else can see it.
If I called for ****,would you come sliding in on a shovel?
2006-12-25 02:53:56 · answer #3 · answered by Ralph T 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mr. Crane:
"Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people"
"If it were not for the nerds, we would still be living in caves"
Lithuanian:
"Juk sakoma, kad sukes laime nesa. Bet skeveldra niekas buti nenores"
"It's said that smithereens brings you luck. But no one wants to be a spall"
2006-12-23 17:22:53 · answer #4 · answered by Greta J 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step
2006-12-23 16:42:53 · answer #5 · answered by ROCKER CHICK 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step'
'We are all lying in the gutter but some of us are staring at the stars' Oscar Wilde
'Know your enemy and in a thousand battles you will not be defeated'
'Faith kills whats precious because death is unanswered'
2006-12-23 16:57:22 · answer #6 · answered by munkydogg 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One giant step for man,,a taxi ride for Tom Cruise
2006-12-23 18:43:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
'Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?'
"You know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror."
"See, the irony is that what they need to do is get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this s**t, and it's over."
"No question that the enemy has tried to spread sectarian violence. They use violence as a tool to do that."
All by George W. Bush in 2006 alone. Give me a thumbs-up rating if you hate Bush!!!!
2006-12-23 23:12:28 · answer #8 · answered by bezza 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
People in glass houses should always wear factor fifty.
Never put off till tomorrow, what you can leave till next week.
Who put that there?
How much?
2006-12-24 08:23:09 · answer #9 · answered by Dava 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Before you judge .Walk a mile in thier shoes
then you will not only be a mile away ! YOU will have thier shoes
2006-12-23 16:47:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋