One line philosophy

[MrPresident]

I will live forever, or die trying.

 

[Simon Darkshade]

Shoot 'em all and let God sort 'em out.

 

[Flatlander Fox]

Peace by superior firepower.

Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks. Sundowns are golden, then fade away. *ercerpts from Tom Petty's "Walls"*

Best advice I ever recieved:


"Shut up and listen!" Often shortened to just "Shaddup".

*Excerpts from Dad*

 

[allan2]

Originally posted by Dralix
"Get busy living, or get busy dying."

Or Dylan's variation: "He who isn't busy being born is dying."

Others I like from music:
"If I claim to be a wise man, it surely means that I don't know."
--Kerry Livgren (Kansas)
"You gotta stand for something, or you'll fall for anything."
--John Mellencamp

 

[gerryandersson]

"Time don't go, time comes"
From a TV comersial but still good.

 

[animepornstar]

das ding an sich und das ding für mich
- kant

using no way as way, no limitation as limitation
- bruce lee

 

[MrPresident]

When you come to a fork in the road, take it.

 

[Wolfe Tone]

"If at first you don't suceed... Redefine success"

 

[ComradeDavo]

'Intoxicated with the madness, i'm in love with my sadness'

- Smashing Pumpkins lyrics from 'Zero'

 

[Globber]

Originally posted by Narz


Hey Globber, you stole that from me!!
See : http://www.narcity.com/thoughts/quotes.html (first quote)

I suppose its a common response to the quote question...

My three favorite :
"Everything is moderation... including moderation"
"The secret to patience is finding something to do in the meantime"
"Is life not 100 times to short for us to stifle ourselves?"

- Narz

woa, that's bloody amazing, someone had the same thought as i did.... WTH?? no, really, i swear made that one up when i was really bored for a forum siggy........

maybe I'll just use my other one : "If brute strength doesn't work, you're not using enough."

 

[stormerne]

One that kept me sane for many years:
"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity"
-- known as Hanlon's Razor, where Hanlon is thought to be Robert A. Heinlein.

 

[Desmond Hawkins]

"It is impossible to prepare for war and peace at the same time" (or something like that)

-Albert Einstein

 

[Perfection]

You can't make lemonade with the lemons life gave you, if life didn't give you sugar and water as well!
-MEEEEEEEEEEEEE

 

[ferenginar]

Don't put off until tomorrow something you can avoid doing altogther.

A wise man asks more questions than he answers.

Women and finances don't mix. Ferengi Rules of Acquisition - sorry but I had to include one.


ferenginar

 

[Jorge]

"They did it because they didn't know it was impossible to do"

 

[MrPresident]

A particular favourite of mine

"Football (soccer) is not a matter of life and death. It is more important than that."

 

[JoeM]

"Never play leap frog with a Unicorn."

"A bird in hand is better than one overhead."

My sig is taken from Conan taken from Atilla the Hun, when asked his raison d'etre. I like it:

 

[polymath]

My brother told me a great one, which some fitness instructor shouted at him and the rest of the group last Monday:
"Pain? Pain is only the weakness leaving your body!"

 

[Dynamic Cow]

surprised it hasnt shown up yet:

Youre damned if you do, and youre damned if you dont.

 

[Simon Darkshade]

"What good is sitting all alone in a room. Come hear the music play. Life is a cabaret, old chum. Come to the cabaret."

"As my old tutor, Bubbleface used to say: 'Eat, drink and be merry, for tommorrow you may contract some horrid skin disease."