Twist Civ4 Quotes

Twist the quotes of any leader or saying in Civ 4 to suit a Civfanatics purpose

For example: "A designer knows he seen Perfection not when there is nothing left to add but when he sees the shape of a pentagon"

Norseman2 has this as his signature:

"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. "

I find that a rather amusing twist on the fishing tech announcement.

I regret that I have but one life to give to my AI civ.

As for me, give me Emancipation or give me death.

And remember that we have nothing to fear except fear itse...Oh, my God, here come the Cossacks!

Praetorian woman, walking down the street.
Praetorian woman, the kind I'd like to meet.

Surely you're not holding up the Pentagon as an example of architectural perfection. The building was not designed to last more than a couple of decades and the government only intended to use that building for the duration of World War 2. Other than its size, it's not all that impressive as a building, and because it was never intended to be occupied for this long, we've had to spend an awful lot of tax money recently updating/fixing/restoring the Pentagon.

I have a good one to Monarchy. Try to find out who said it:

"I am the Lord of the Lords, not the Servant of the Servants"

Underseer said:

Surely you're not holding up the Pentagon as an example of architectural perfection. The building was not designed to last more than a couple of decades and the government only intended to use that building for the duration of World War 2. Other than its size, it's not all that impressive as a building, and because it was never intended to be occupied for this long, we've had to spend an awful lot of tax money recently updating/fixing/restoring the Pentagon.

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I rather think he meant Perfection, the user. It's a name of a rather well known poster around the civfanaticsforum who has a picture of the pentagon as his avatar...

mitsho

mitsho said:

I rather think he meant Perfection, the user. It's a name of a rather well known poster around the civfanaticsforum who has a picture of the pentagon as his avatar...

mitsho

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Ahhhh, thanks for clearing that up!

Yes i was referring to Perfection the poster, should have made that clearer.

Another one

"A multitude of rulers is not a good thing, let their be three kings at most"

Two cities have been formed by two loves. The first by the love of self, the heavenly by the love of fine Cuban cigars!

My version of that Perfection quote:

A designer knows he has achieved Perfection, not when there is nothing left to add, but when there are a bunch of Giant Death Robots to take it away

When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a commie pig and wave the American flag in my face.

The great masses of the People will fall more easily to a big lie than to a small one. Drinks are on me! -snickers- suckers

The people can have the Model T in any colour, so long as it complies with the Roads and Saftey rules and regulations article 15.1.57.b on Road Vehicle Colours of the Model T which happens to be Black

I am the Lord thy god. Thou shalt have no other god before me, well except perhaps that lower god over there and that God-King Ramses II. God do I love him! Grovel at him will you, the mood suits you!

I fooled you, I fooled you! I got pig-iron, I got pig-iron! I got all pig-iron!
Yeah well, my words backed with nuclear weapons so you lose anyway!

We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. And perhaps the neighbour next door, and the guy across the street and that little boy in that house on the hill and perhaps from that corner store over there and even.....

A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one God-king, and let's make it Ramses II

Neopets joke:
You shoulder hammer your iron when it is glowing hot
OMG! U SIAD HOT! REPROTED!
Neopets warning: Your account has been frozen for sexual references. You are not allowed to say someone is "hot" as it is against the rules.

It is entirely seemly for a young man killed in battle to lie mangled by the bronze spear. In his death, all things seem to wonder what would happen if it was an older man....

Put your shoulder to the wheel. That is one cause of road accidents which should be avoided

Beep.....beep......beep.....BOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!

If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky, that would be like totally frikken awesome!

All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely playas yo! And we go all around pimpin' our hoes and rapping to the beat yo!

I have more where that came from

Put your stick to the wheel.

As for diseases make a habit of of two things: To help, or atleast to PUT THAT EBOLA VIRUS INJECTOR AWAY!!!

Look at my signature to.

Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you when you need a new heart.

I am the state with the best-looking hair!

Hath not the potter power over the clay, to make one vessel unto honor, and another into some shoddy work for his boss' retirement party?

There is no wealth like knowledge; no poverty like the Educational System.

All the world's a stage, and all the men and women are pied sooner or later.

If you chase two rabbits, make sure to bring two bullets.

You can't direct the wind, but you can still make acid rain.

Artillery adds destruction to what would otherwise be a forest.

You can get more with a kind word and an ICBM than you can with just a kind word and a gun.

The earth is the cradle of the mind, and we have a habit of falling out of it.

You would make a ship sail against the winds and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck?! You should really try nuclear power!

"A man does not have himself killed for a half-pence a day or for a petty distinction. You must clamp the electrodes to the nipples in order to electrify him."

"True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written; in writing what deserves to be read; but I prefer to just read what deserves to be done."

"Compound interest is the most powerful force in the universe. Woe be to Hitler if we ever figure out how to make a bomb out of it." - Albert Einstein

"It is not the strongest of the species that survive, but the one who beelines for the Space Race victory." - Charles Darwin

''Political power grows out of the tip of a club''

''It will be a better world tomorrow. Or maybe a new Ice Age.''

''The only thing worse than being talked about, is having a red-hot poker under the belt.''

Nice ones!

"We do not inherit the earth from our great uncle- We borrow it from the bank. And we use Earth as collateral"

Edit: Another one "Beep beep beep you!"

Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you what you are
I eat red apples
Then you're a commie pig!

For once you have tasted flight, you'll walk the Earth with your eyes turned skyward. For there you have been and there, you'll be shot down and killed

Banking estalbishments are more dangerous than standing armies. So what happens when you put them in standing armies?

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts... unless it's a donut, then the hole is worthless

Meditation brings wisdom. Lack of meditation means you don't get a Buddism holy city and have to go for some other tech that gets you another holy city!

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed. And some few are actually read!

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed. And some few to have chocolate topping poured on top and eaten

I cannot live without books! So that's why I'm jumping out of this building now!

The real problem is not whether machines think, but whether the AI Montezuma is going to demand tribute and start a war

"Banking establishments with standing armies are more dangerous then simple banking establishments"

"I have one word to say to you, just one word: Pottery"

"I am the state village idiot"

"When i give food to the poor they call me an aid worker. When i ask why the poor have no food they call me a communist, or pinko socialist"

"When i give food to the poor they call me a saint. When i ask why the poor have no food they tell me it's 'Because they are poor dude!'"

You can get more than what you want with a Vassal than what you can with just a simple civilization.

It is from their friends, not their foes that cities learn to build some military defence in case they want to backstab you!

Soon it will be a sin for parents to have a child which carries the heavy burden of child support costs...

I have two words to say to you! Just two words: (you know what they would be)

Thorvald of Lym said:

You can get more with a kind word and an ICBM than you can with just a kind word and a gun.

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Spoken by; Kim Jong Il

Stylesrj said:

Banking estalbishments are more dangerous than standing armies. So what happens when you put them in standing armies?

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...or the other way around?

No change, ask Sudan.

Some books are to be digested - and we'll send you one free if you subscribe to our magazine.

It was the acid-witted Dorothy Parker who wrote of somebody's work "This is not a book to be set aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force. " Off topic, but I like it.

The real problem is not whether machines think, but whether Bender does when he steals my.... hey! He took my wallet!

Then one fine morning she puts on a New York station. You know her life was ruined by an oversensationalised news report!