tomlinson 879 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Again, this may well have appeared in the files but it would be interesting to hear of some favourite quotations. Here are a couple. 'Anyone who hates dogs and children can't be all bad' - W.C. Fields (who else?) After hearing a tale of a man who was chased up a tree by a buffalo, then hanged the same from a branch; 'If this man was not a liar, he missed it by the skin of his teeth' - Mark Twain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaJKelly 2,124 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 She stood in the storm and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails. - Elizabeth Edwards Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. - George Bernard Shaw There is no passion to be found in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. - Nelson Mandela Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,215 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Small sorrows speak, great ones are silent...............Seneca Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member. Groucho Marx 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,215 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 I LOVE quotations,...................a good one can say so much,with so few words..............................Benjamin 1945.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Quotations? http://www.brainyquote.com/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,215 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Books of which i have hundreds (mostly factual) are becoming obsolete are'nt they,everything you want to know is on the internet,my books now are more or less ornaments,the Grandkids say get rid' grandad,but i cant do it,even the wife now says it,. It brought it home again with bubblewraps previous post,my 'Little OXFORD dictionary of Quotations' dont need it do i? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted June 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 You can take a horse to water but a pencil must be lead. Stan Laurel 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,215 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Must go,ive got a Banana at home going black'........................Norman Clegg when bored with someones conversation,...........i use it often,much to the wifes annoyance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkazana 1,736 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Thumpers wise words from Bambi "If you can't say somefing nice, then don't say nuffing at all!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 'You've no idea what a poor opinion I have of myself - and how little I deserve it.' From 'Ruddigore' by W. S. Gilbert. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,490 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 A couple from Mark Twain: If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. Get the facts first; then you can distort them as you please. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 There is a crack in everything, it's how the light gets in..................... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Do not regret getting older, it's a privilege denied to many............. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smiffy49 590 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Nostalgia isn't what it used to be. Peter de Vries 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted June 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Anyone can build a nest but it isn't everyone who can lay an egg - Stan Laurel I like work, it fascinates me; I can sit and look at it for hours; sometimes I take it down and dust it. Jerome K.Jerome Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smiffy49 590 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 He had the sort of face that once seen is never remembered - Oscar Wilde Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 “Religion is like a pair of shoes.....Find one that fits for you, but don't make me wear your shoes.” ― George Carlin 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 Books of which i have hundreds (mostly factual) are becoming obsolete are'nt they,everything you want to know is on the internet,my books now are more or less ornaments,the Grandkids say get rid' grandad,but i cant do it,even the wife now says it,. It brought it home again with bubblewraps previous post,my 'Little OXFORD dictionary of Quotations' dont need it do i? Sorry to disagree with you Benjamin What happens when the power goes down ? I too have hundreds of books(200+ on Nottingham/shire alone) I do not read or buy fiction & often buy & put on the shelf to read later(much in some cases) I have bought over 60 books this year alone(mostly secondhand) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,215 Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 I DON'T disagree with you 'bubblewrap' its just that i have all these books and very seldom read em any more, and i know i'll never part with em. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,215 Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 Anyway just thought, how often do we get a 'power cut'?.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 Or the computer packs up? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbraborn 1,594 Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 Books are my life. If my house ever collapses it will be from the weight of all my books. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Smiffy49 590 Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 Here lies the mother of children seven, four on earth and three in heaven; The three in heaven preferring rather to die with mother than live with father. Unknown. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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