Quote of the day - Page 6

BigV · 09-11-2006, 01:48 PM

If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. -- Benjamin Franklin

BigV · 09-29-2006, 02:11 PM

Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom. -Theodore Rubin, psychiatrist and writer (1923- )

Hippikos · 09-29-2006, 02:55 PM

Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted. (Groucho)

BigV · 10-19-2006, 11:00 AM

We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate. -Thomas Jefferson, third US president, architect and author (1743-1826)

footfootfoot · 10-19-2006, 11:09 AM

You have a pm

skysidhe · 10-23-2006, 11:24 PM

Barry Lopez:

How is one to live a moral and compassionate existence when one is fully aware of the blood, the horror inherent in life, when one finds darkness not only in one's culture but within oneself? If there is a stage at which an individual life becomes truly adult, it must be when one grasps the irony in its unfolding and accepts responsibility for a life lived in the midst of such paradox. One must live in the middle of contradiction, because if all contradiction were eliminated at once life would collapse. There are simply no answers to some of the great pressing questions. You continue to live them out, making your life a worthy expression of leaning into the light.

Flint · 10-24-2006, 12:13 PM

"There's always a rainbow :::bomp! bomp! bomp!::: at the end of every rain..." o(+>

SimpleSimon · 11-01-2006, 11:02 AM

"I don't want the cheese. I just want to get out of the trap."

Shawnee123 · 11-01-2006, 11:07 AM

Have I posted this one already?

To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost

Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880)

BigV · 11-01-2006, 01:20 PM

There is none so blind as they that won't see.--Jonathan Swift

Today's quote is dedicated to our very own Urbane Guerrilla, from whose froth'd lips dripped this gem:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

What you mental maladroits have great trouble understanding is there is no rights-trampling going on.

dar512 · 11-04-2006, 03:39 PM

This is a bit longish, but poignant, I think:

What did I want?

I wanted a Roc's egg. I wanted a harem loaded with lovely odalisques less than the dust beneath my chariot wheels, the rust that never stained my sword. I wanted raw red gold in nuggets the size of your fist and feed that lousy claim jumper to the huskies! I wanted to get up feeling brisk and go out and break some lances, then pick a likely wench for my droit du seigneur -- I wanted to stand up to the Baron and dare him to touch my wench! I wanted to hear the purple water chuckling against the skin of the Nancy Lee in the cool of the morning watch and not another sound, nor any movement save the slow tilting of the wings of the albatross that had been pacing us the last thousand miles.

I wanted the hurtling moons of Barsoom. I wanted Storisende and Poictesme, and Holmes shaking me awake to tell me, "The game's afoot!" I wanted to float down the Mississippi on a raft and elude a mob in the company of the Duke of Bilgewater and the Lost Dauphin.

I wanted Prester John, and Excalibur held by a moon-white arm out of a silent lake. I wanted to sail Ulysses and with Tros of Samothrace and eat the Lotus in a land where it always seems afternoon. I wanted the feeling of romance and the sense of wonder I had known as a kid. I wanted the world to be what they had promised me it was going to be -- instead of the tawdry, lousy, fouled-up mess it is.

Robert A. Heinlein Glory Road

Cicero · 11-04-2006, 09:11 PM

"There's no such thing as a stupid question, but there are a lot of stupid answers."

Sheldonrs · 11-06-2006, 09:44 AM

"No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help another"

Sheldonrs · 11-06-2006, 09:53 AM

"I drank what!?" Socrates

dar512 · 11-06-2006, 02:41 PM

There's no money above the fifth fret.
-- Mick Donner

09-11-2006, 01:48 PM	#76
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. -- Benjamin Franklin __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

09-29-2006, 02:11 PM	#77
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom. -Theodore Rubin, psychiatrist and writer (1923- ) __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

09-29-2006, 02:55 PM	#78
Hippikos Flocci Non Facio Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In The Line Of Fire Posts: 571	Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted. (Groucho) __________________ Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.

10-19-2006, 11:00 AM	#79
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate. -Thomas Jefferson, third US president, architect and author (1743-1826) __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-19-2006, 11:09 AM	#80
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	You have a pm __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

10-23-2006, 11:24 PM	#81
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Barry Lopez: How is one to live a moral and compassionate existence when one is fully aware of the blood, the horror inherent in life, when one finds darkness not only in one's culture but within oneself? If there is a stage at which an individual life becomes truly adult, it must be when one grasps the irony in its unfolding and accepts responsibility for a life lived in the midst of such paradox. One must live in the middle of contradiction, because if all contradiction were eliminated at once life would collapse. There are simply no answers to some of the great pressing questions. You continue to live them out, making your life a worthy expression of leaning into the light.

10-24-2006, 12:13 PM	#82
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	"There's always a rainbow :::bomp! bomp! bomp!::: at the end of every rain..." o(+> __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

11-01-2006, 11:02 AM	#83
SimpleSimon Resident-in-Training Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Charlotte Posts: 7	"I don't want the cheese. I just want to get out of the trap."

11-01-2006, 11:07 AM	#84
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Have I posted this one already? To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

11-04-2006, 03:39 PM	#86
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	This is a bit longish, but poignant, I think: What did I want? I wanted a Roc's egg. I wanted a harem loaded with lovely odalisques less than the dust beneath my chariot wheels, the rust that never stained my sword. I wanted raw red gold in nuggets the size of your fist and feed that lousy claim jumper to the huskies! I wanted to get up feeling brisk and go out and break some lances, then pick a likely wench for my droit du seigneur -- I wanted to stand up to the Baron and dare him to touch my wench! I wanted to hear the purple water chuckling against the skin of the Nancy Lee in the cool of the morning watch and not another sound, nor any movement save the slow tilting of the wings of the albatross that had been pacing us the last thousand miles. I wanted the hurtling moons of Barsoom. I wanted Storisende and Poictesme, and Holmes shaking me awake to tell me, "The game's afoot!" I wanted to float down the Mississippi on a raft and elude a mob in the company of the Duke of Bilgewater and the Lost Dauphin. I wanted Prester John, and Excalibur held by a moon-white arm out of a silent lake. I wanted to sail Ulysses and with Tros of Samothrace and eat the Lotus in a land where it always seems afternoon. I wanted the feeling of romance and the sense of wonder I had known as a kid. I wanted the world to be what they had promised me it was going to be -- instead of the tawdry, lousy, fouled-up mess it is. Robert A. Heinlein Glory Road __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

11-04-2006, 09:11 PM	#87
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	"There's no such thing as a stupid question, but there are a lot of stupid answers."

11-06-2006, 09:44 AM	#88
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	"No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help another" __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

11-06-2006, 09:53 AM	#89
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	"I drank what!?" Socrates __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

11-06-2006, 02:41 PM	#90
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	There's no money above the fifth fret. -- Mick Donner __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

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