Quote-A-Thon - Page 44

MerryPrankster · 04-19-2005, 07:19 AM

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

-- Leonardo da Vinci

(No wonder he rejected me -- I guess he doesn't like pack rats)

"As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler, solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness."

-- Henry David Thoreau

"Simplify, simplify."

-- Henry David Thoreau

I will repeat these quotes over and over to myself as I attempt to clean out my closets and garage. My mantra will be -- simplify. Ommmmmm.

MerryPrankster · 04-20-2005, 09:58 AM

"No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and then roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves."

-- Amelia Earhart

MerryPrankster · 04-22-2005, 08:23 AM

Winston Churchill quotes:

"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference."

"By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever harmed his stomach."

"Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it."

"If you're going through hell, keep going."

Kevy Baby · 04-22-2005, 10:25 PM

"$76.23/mo"

Quote for a term life insurance policy.

SzczerbiakManiac · 04-27-2005, 02:41 PM

"As a senator, I worried every day about the size of the Federal deficit. I did not spend a single minute worrying about the effect of gays on the institute of marriage. Today, it seems to be the other way around."
—Former Republican senator from Mississippi John Danforth, in a New York Times op-ed, March 30
according to The Advocate

Cadaverous Pallor · 04-28-2005, 03:01 PM

"I've worked my whole life to create the image of what 'Walt Disney' is. It's not me. I smoke, and I drink, and all the things that we don't want the public to know about."
--Walt Disney

LSPoorEeyorick · 04-28-2005, 03:10 PM

Tom, regarding The Perfect Man :

"The only time I want to see Hilary Duff and Chris Noth onscreen together is when he's finding her dead body on Law and Order."

BarTopDancer · 05-16-2005, 12:02 PM

"The Pentagon is getting ready to announce the latest base closures... Why not start with the ones in Iraq?" ~ Leno

Kels · 05-16-2005, 12:16 PM

"Your ignorance is not my problem." ~ a co-worker, because scientific researchers cannot follow simple directions.

Gemini Cricket · 05-16-2005, 01:11 PM

''In terms of evil, one of the original concepts was how does a democracy turn itself into a dictatorship,'' Lucas told a news conference at Cannes, where his final episode had its world premiere. ''The parallels between what we did in Vietnam and what we're doing in Iraq now are unbelievable... On the personal level it was how does a good person turn into a bad person, and part of the observation of that is that most bad people think they are good people, they are doing it for the right reasons..."

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movi...ars/index.html

04-19-2005, 07:19 AM	#431
MerryPrankster Swanky Panky! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hell's Kitchen Posts: 541	"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." -- Leonardo da Vinci (No wonder he rejected me -- I guess he doesn't like pack rats) "As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler, solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness." -- Henry David Thoreau "Simplify, simplify." -- Henry David Thoreau I will repeat these quotes over and over to myself as I attempt to clean out my closets and garage. My mantra will be -- simplify. Ommmmmm. __________________ My advice to the women of America is to raise more hell and fewer dahlias. ~~ William Allen White
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04-20-2005, 09:58 AM	#432
MerryPrankster Swanky Panky! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hell's Kitchen Posts: 541	"No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and then roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves." -- Amelia Earhart __________________ My advice to the women of America is to raise more hell and fewer dahlias. ~~ William Allen White
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04-22-2005, 08:23 AM	#433
MerryPrankster Swanky Panky! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hell's Kitchen Posts: 541	Winston Churchill quotes: "Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference." "By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever harmed his stomach." "Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it." "If you're going through hell, keep going." __________________ My advice to the women of America is to raise more hell and fewer dahlias. ~~ William Allen White
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04-22-2005, 10:25 PM	#434
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	"$76.23/mo" Quote for a term life insurance policy. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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04-27-2005, 02:41 PM	#435
SzczerbiakManiac "ZER-bee-ak" Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,409	"As a senator, I worried every day about the size of the Federal deficit. I did not spend a single minute worrying about the effect of gays on the institute of marriage. Today, it seems to be the other way around." —Former Republican senator from Mississippi John Danforth, in a New York Times op-ed, March 30 according to The Advocate
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04-28-2005, 03:01 PM	#436
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	"I've worked my whole life to create the image of what 'Walt Disney' is. It's not me. I smoke, and I drink, and all the things that we don't want the public to know about." --Walt Disney __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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04-28-2005, 03:10 PM	#437
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	Tom, regarding The Perfect Man : "The only time I want to see Hilary Duff and Chris Noth onscreen together is when he's finding her dead body on Law and Order."
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05-16-2005, 12:02 PM	#438
BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	"The Pentagon is getting ready to announce the latest base closures... Why not start with the ones in Iraq?" ~ Leno __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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05-16-2005, 12:16 PM	#439
Kels isn't listening right now. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: 1,004 miles - about 15 hours 23 minutes Posts: 112	"Your ignorance is not my problem." ~ a co-worker, because scientific researchers cannot follow simple directions.
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05-16-2005, 01:11 PM	#440
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	''In terms of evil, one of the original concepts was how does a democracy turn itself into a dictatorship,'' Lucas told a news conference at Cannes, where his final episode had its world premiere. ''The parallels between what we did in Vietnam and what we're doing in Iraq now are unbelievable... On the personal level it was how does a good person turn into a bad person, and part of the observation of that is that most bad people think they are good people, they are doing it for the right reasons..." http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movi...ars/index.html
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