Notable Quotes

[Littlejoe]

This thread is for quoting something you read or heard that bears repeating so that everyone may benefit. We have our signatures, but we can't put everything notable in our signatures. So, post an edifying, humorous, uplifting or though provoking quote. The thread is open to all!


My first contribution:

"The difference between death and taxes...is that death does not get worse every time Congress meets." - Will Rogers

[Cow Poke]

“Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.” - Mark Twain

[Truthseeker]

“Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.” - Mark Twain

It presumes, does it not, that we can not stop electing people who will soil our government.

[Cow Poke]

It presumes, does it not, that we can not stop electing people who will soil our government.

I don't think LJ intends this as a debate thread.

[Jude]

I put spot remover on my dog, now he's gone. -Steven Wright

[mossrose]

I have used this on many sympathy cards I have made.

Life is eternal, and love is immortal,
and death is only a horizon;
and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight.”
– Rossiter Worthington Raymond

[Littlejoe]

Work is the greatest thing in the world, so we should ALWAYS save some of it for tomorrow! - Don Herold

[Littlejoe]

I think the most un-American thing you can say is "You can't say that." - Garrison Keillor

[Truthseeker]

I don't think LJ intends this as a debate thread.

Ooops, did LJ think it was not a notable statement?

[Cow Poke]

Ooops, did LJ think it was not a notable statement?

Do you have a QUOTE to contribute?

"Better to Remain Silent and Be Thought a Fool than to Speak and Remove All Doubt" (often attributed to Mark Twain or Abe Lincoln)

Probably inspired by Proverbs 17:28.

Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue. (NIV)

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. (KJV)

[Jude]

There are two ways to live: You can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle. Albert Einstein

[Cow Poke]

"87.3% of all statistics on the internet are totally made up or totally misrepresented". - Abraham Lincoln

[Cow Poke]

"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way." - John C. Maxwell

[Cow Poke]

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." -- John Quincy Adams

[Cow Poke]

"A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit." -- Arnold H. Glasow (often cited by, and there fore attributed to, Ronald Reagan)