Great Quotes II: Source and Context are Key

[Oruc]

Similarly, Machiavelli:

'Men should either be treated greviously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries: for grevious ones they cannot'

Should that be "graciously or destroyed"?

 

[Traitorfish]

Google suggests "generously", although there seems to be a few translations.

 

[Oruc]

Google suggests "generously", although there seems to be a few translations.

makes more sense that way compared to original.


"America goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own"
John Quincy Adams

Not an exact quote though.

 

[Flying Pig]

Should that be "graciously or destroyed"?

Yes, it should - edited

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

"We're happy to see that you now serve those who serve Uncle Sam. Welcome to the free world!"
-Ambassador Crane, Tropico 4

"Where should we wire [the money]? Keep in mind that if you steal it all, the US government will be angry. My advice is to steal only some of it."
-Ambassador Crane, Tropico 4

 

[NedimNapoleon]

"Yesterday, a llama has made a successful assassination attempt on El Presidente's favorite hat. The hat is in very bad conditions with little hope of recovery. The unfortunate llama is charged with high treason and has to appear in court to justify its actions. Animal right activists are staging nation-wide protests in a desperate attempt to free the furry creature."
- Juanito, Tropico 3

"Emergency report! One of our citizens was killed today when he slipped on a wet floor, and fell out his window to the street three stories below. He survived the fall only to be run over by an ambulence, and then a hearse. Some people have the worst luck ever, folks."
- Juanito, when an "accident" is arranged, Tropico 3

 

[cardgame]

sauce

You've had a busy play day - You've wiretapped Mom's cell phone and e-mail without a warrant, you've indefinitely detained your little brother Timmy in the linen closet without trial, and you've confiscated all the Super-Soakers from the neighborhood children (after all, why does any kid - besides you, of course - even NEED a Super-Soaker for self-defense? A regular water pistol should be enough). What do you do for an encore?

That's where the US Air Force Medium Altitude, Long Endurance, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) RQ-1 Predator from Maisto comes in. Let's say that Dad has been labeled a terrorist in secret through your disposition matrix. Rather than just arrest him and go through the hassle of trying and convicting him in a court of law, and having to fool with all those terrorist-loving Constitutional protections, you can just use one of these flying death robots to assassinate him! Remember, due process and oversight are for sissies. Plus, you get the added bonus of taking out potential terrorists before they've even done anything - estimates have determined that you can kill up to 49 potential future terrorists of any age for every confirmed terrorist you kill, and with the innovative 'double-tap' option, you can even kill a few terrorist first responders, preventing them from committing terrorist acts like helping the wounded and rescuing survivors trapped in the rubble. Don't let Dad get away with anti-American activities! Show him who's boss, whether he's at a wedding, a funeral, or just having his morning coffee. Sow fear and carnage in your wake! Win a Nobel Peace Prize and be declared Time Magazine's Person of the Year - Twice!

This goes well with the Maisto Extraordinary Rendition playset, by the way - which gives you all the tools you need to kidnap the family pet and take him for interrogation at a neighbor's house, where the rules of the Geneva Convention may not apply. Loads of fun!

 

[Dachs]

"The enemy made a stand...I attacked them with two divisions of the VI Army Corps and routed them handsomely, making a connection with the cavalry...If the thing is pressed I think that Lee will surrender."
-Message from MG Philip H. Sheridan to LTG Ulysses S. Grant, late afternoon of 6 April 1865, describing the Battle of Sailor's Creek, forwarded by Grant to President Abraham Lincoln

"Let the thing be pressed."
-Telegram from Lincoln to Grant in response, received 1100 hours local, 7 April 1865

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

 

[Gucumatz]

That looks incredibly cool - Who do the particular signatures belong to?

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

“I love songs about horses, railroads, land, Judgment Day, family, hard times, whiskey, courtship, marriage, adultery, separation, murder, war, prison, rambling, damnation, home, salvation, death, pride, humor, piety, rebellion, patriotism, larceny, determination, tragedy, rowdiness, heartbreak and love. And Mother. And God.”
― Johnny Cash

 

[Tee Kay]

Potatoes are better at representing love than the current symbol of the flower. There are a lot of reasons why potatoes excel at this.

The first reason is that roses only last a couple weeks and that's if you leave them in water. That's like saying "My love for you is transitory". But a potato! Potatoes last for a long time. In fact, not only will they not rot, but they actually grow stuff even if you just leave them in the sack! That part alone makes it a good symbol. But wait, there's more!

There are so many ways to enjoy a potato! You can even make a battery with it! That's like saying: "I have many ways in which I show my love for you".

Flowers really only exist to be pretty so that's like saying: "My love for you is based solely on your appearance". Potatoes may be ugly, but they're still awesome. So that's like saying: "It doesn't matter at all what you look like, I'll still love you".

For these reasons and more, I would like to see potatoes become the mainstream symbol for love and friendship.

So on Valentine's Day, anniversaries, birthdays, and ANY other gift giving occasion: save a flower, give a potato.

― unknown author of petition

Happy Valentines Day

 

[Borachio]

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.

This is my simple religion: There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart, is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

- Dalai Lama

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

That looks incredibly cool - Who do the particular signatures belong to?

A bunch of scientists and bureaucrats that shall remain nameless to the general public.

 

[Phrossack]

― unknown author of petition

Happy Valentines Day

I'd like to nominate the tree. It is enduring, it grows and grows, and it's useful.

 

[madviking]

"They ain't seen me cause I pulled up in my other Benz
Last week I was in my other other Benz"

- Kanye West, "Otis"

 

[rugbyLEAGUEfan]

"They ain't seen me cause I pulled up in my other Benz
Last week I was in my other other Benz"

- Kanye West, "Otis"

A prerequisite of not coming across like a dickhead when you say stuff like that is that you actually not be a dickhead , so Kayne fails.

 

[Borachio]

On the set of 'The Charge of the Light Brigade', when, wanting to see stray horses wandering through the battle, director Michael Curtiz told the wranglers to "Bring on the empty horses". When Niven and Flynn cracked up laughing, he responded with:"You people, you think I know f nothing; I tell you: I know f all"

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Confucius say: man who run behind car get exhausted.

 

[Borachio]

A bird in hand makes it hard to blow nose.