Quotes Gallore; Think Up More!
Samuel Stoddard
I live in a dorm at the University of New Hampshire. What follows is
a throng of my favorite quotes, which I have plastered my door with. One
quote on a ~4 sq. in. sheet of green paper. It attracts attention quite
often. What follows is most of those quotes:
(This one used to be on my .sig):
"An egotist is a person of low taste--more interested in himself than in me.
--Ambrose Bierce
"Trying to squash a rumor is like trying to unring a bell."
--Shana Alexander
"Few people are successful unless a lot of other people want them to be."
--Charles Brower
"Ignorance doesn't kill you--but it makes you sweat a lot."
--Haitian Proverb
"The best cure for insomnia is a Monday morning."
--Sandy Cooley
"Show me a man who is a good loser and I'll show you a man who is playing
golf with his boss."
--Author unknown
"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be
a shortage of fishing pole."
--Doug Larson
"If you had your life to live over again--you'd need more money."
--Construction Digest
"No one ever listened himself out of a job."
--Calvin Coolidge
"By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually
has a son who thinks he's wrong."
--Charles Wadsworth
"Marriage is like the army. Everybody complains, but you'd be surprised
at how many re-enlist."
--Author Unknown
"To err is human--and to blame it on a computer is even more so."
--Orben's Current Comedy
This one has even more significance on the net:
"A signature always reveals a man's character--and sometimes even his name."
--Evan Esar
And a modified version has particular significance to me:
"You can tell a lot about a man by his door--and sometimes even his name."
--Me
"I like the word 'indolence'. It makes my laziness seem classy."
--Bern Williams
"If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless
manner, you have learned how to live."
--Lin Yutang
"We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex--but
Congress can."
--Cullen Hightower
"I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the
position."
--Mark Twain
"Some people march to a different drummer--and some people polka."
--Unknown
"Those who flee temptation generally leave a forwarding address."
--Lane Olinghouse
"In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been
times like these."
--Paul Harvey
"You are better off not knowing how sausages and laws are made."
--Unknown
"Hospitality is making your guests feel at home, even though you wish
they were."
--Unknown
"In psychology, there is no such thing as an exceptionally interesting
case. At the rate psychologists charge, all there cases are exceptionally
interesting."
--Me
Then, of course, there's the quote in my .sig, which is one of my favorites:
--
Sam s...@kepler.unh.edu
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English Law prohibits a man from marrying his mother-in-law.
This is our idea of useless legislation.
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Dan Wuescher
Ghandi's reply when asked about Western Civilization.
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| Dan Wuescher * We satisfy our endless needs and justify |
| da...@brutus.ee.su.OZ.AU * our bloody deeds, in the name of destiny |
| * and in the name of god. D. Henley |
Jasper Kips
times a day"
-- Mark Twain (A favourite of mine)
"To err is human, to blunder requires genius"
-- Anon. (Which doesn't necessarily means someone who anonates)
Jasper
Sitaram Guruswamy(GA)
>"I think it would be a good idea."
> Ghandi's reply when asked about Western Civilization.
That's Gandhi.
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>| Dan Wuescher * We satisfy our endless needs and justify |
>| da...@brutus.ee.su.OZ.AU * our bloody deeds, in the name of destiny |
>| * and in the name of god. D. Henley |
GS
Amitava Biswas
Write a wise saying and your name will live forever
-Anonymous
Ami
Brian Gregory Fern
John A. Shedd
"To live only for some future goal is shallow. It is the sides
of the mountain that sustain life, not the top."
??? (Robert Pirsig)???
"The right to do something does not mean that doing something
is right."
William Safire
"It is difficult to be crafty and winsome at the same time, and
few accomplish it after the age of six."
?Charles? and Francesca Reese
"Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit."
Vergil -"the Aeneid"
(Perhaps someday it will be pleasing to remember even these
things.)
"Treat a child as though he is already the person he is capable
of becoming."
????
"Man blames fate for other coincidences but feels personally
responsible for a hole-in-one."
HORIZONS
"Gentleness is making a point - without making an enemy."
OUR DAILY BREAD
"Education is learning what we didn't even know we didn't know."
????
"It helps to pause in our pursuit of happiness once in a while
and just be happy."
??Josh Billings??
I've got a list of a bunch more somewhere. E-mail at:
bg...@uva.pcmail.Virginia.EDU
Samuel Stoddard
>In article <1991Nov7.0...@ucc.su.OZ.AU> danw@cherry (Dan Wuescher) writes:
>>"I think it would be a good idea."
>> Ghandi's reply when asked about Western Civilization.
> ^^^^^^
>
> That's Gandhi.
Tomato sauce.
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--Sam. s...@kepler.unh.edu Preview of coming attractions:
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|___________________________________| YOU!
Brian Gregory Fern
You recently e-mailed me and I tried to answer.
Unfortunately, my pcmail program won't recognize your domain
name. It doesn't help that I'm basically computer-illiterate
- I probably didn't even spell that correctly - and wouldn't
know in the least how to go about fixing it.
If one of you others whom I sent my list to could
mail it to him, I (and he) would greatly appreciate it.
*** ***
*** His address is: s...@kepler.unh.edu ***
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But if someone can't get ahold of the list, let me know if you
want me to post the whole thiing in this newsgroup.
valete amici,
Brian
Melissa K. Wandling
>In article <1991Nov8.2...@njitgw.njit.edu> sit...@generosity.njit.edu (Sitaram Guruswamy(GA)) writes:
>>In article <1991Nov7.0...@ucc.su.OZ.AU> danw@cherry (Dan Wuescher) writes:
>>>"I think it would be a good idea."
>>> Ghandi's reply when asked about Western Civilization.
>> ^^^^^^
>>
>> That's Gandhi.
> ^^^^^^
>
>Tomato sauce.
No that's Ketchup ARGH!!!!
melissa
Samuel Stoddard
>In article <1991Nov13.0...@nic.unh.edu> s...@kepler.unh.edu (Samuel Stoddard) writes:
>>In article <1991Nov8.2...@njitgw.njit.edu> sit...@generosity.njit.edu (Sitaram Guruswamy(GA)) writes:
>>>In article <1991Nov7.0...@ucc.su.OZ.AU> danw@cherry (Dan Wuescher) writes:
>>>>"I think it would be a good idea."
>>>> Ghandi's reply when asked about Western Civilization.
>>> ^^^^^^
>>>
>>> That's Gandhi.
>> ^^^^^^
>>
>>Tomato sauce.
>
> No that's Ketchup ARGH!!!!
>
>melissa
Ketchup? Where'd you hear THAT one? That's a new one if I've ever heard a
new one.
Hey! I just had a great idea! Let's start a thread about it....
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Melissa K. Wandling
>In article <1991Nov13.2...@clark.edu> m...@clark.edu (Melissa K. Wandling) writes:
>>In article <1991Nov13.0...@nic.unh.edu> s...@kepler.unh.edu (Samuel Stoddard) writes:
>>>In article <1991Nov8.2...@njitgw.njit.edu> sit...@generosity.njit.edu (Sitaram Guruswamy(GA)) writes:
>>>>In article <1991Nov7.0...@ucc.su.OZ.AU> danw@cherry (Dan Wuescher) writes:
>>>>>"I think it would be a good idea."
>>>>> Ghandi's reply when asked about Western Civilization.
>>>> ^^^^^^
>>>>
>>>> That's Gandhi.
>>> ^^^^^^
>>>
>>>Tomato sauce.
>>
>> No that's Ketchup ARGH!!!!
>>
>>melissa
>
>Ketchup? Where'd you hear THAT one? That's a new one if I've ever heard a
>new one.
>
>Hey! I just had a great idea! Let's start a thread about it....
Ok but do you think it will be very long?
melissa
Samuel Stoddard
>In article <1991Nov14.0...@nic.unh.edu> s...@kepler.unh.edu (Samuel Stoddard) writes:
>>In article <1991Nov13.2...@clark.edu> m...@clark.edu (Melissa K. Wandling) writes:
>>>In article <1991Nov13.0...@nic.unh.edu> s...@kepler.unh.edu (Samuel Stoddard) writes:
>>>>In article <1991Nov8.2...@njitgw.njit.edu> sit...@generosity.njit.edu (Sitaram Guruswamy(GA)) writes:
>>>>>In article <1991Nov7.0...@ucc.su.OZ.AU> danw@cherry (Dan Wuescher) writes:
>>>>>>"I think it would be a good idea."
>>>>>> Ghandi's reply when asked about Western Civilization.
>>>>> ^^^^^^
>>>>>
>>>>> That's Gandhi.
>>>> ^^^^^^
>>>>
>>>>Tomato sauce.
>>>
>>> No that's Ketchup ARGH!!!!
>>>
>>>melissa
>>
>>Ketchup? Where'd you hear THAT one? That's a new one if I've ever heard a
>>new one.
>>
>>Hey! I just had a great idea! Let's start a thread about it....
>
> Ok but do you think it will be very long?
>
>melissa
A thread about Ketchup? er..catsup? ketchup? catsup? whatever?
Nah -- it'll never catch on.
Melissa K. Wandling
>In article <1991Nov14....@clark.edu> m...@clark.edu (Melissa K. Wandling) writes:
>>In article <1991Nov14.0...@nic.unh.edu> s...@kepler.unh.edu (Samuel Stoddard) writes:
>>>In article <1991Nov13.2...@clark.edu> m...@clark.edu (Melissa K. Wandling) writes:
>>>>In article <1991Nov13.0...@nic.unh.edu> s...@kepler.unh.edu (Samuel Stoddard) writes:
>>>>>In article <1991Nov8.2...@njitgw.njit.edu> sit...@generosity.njit.edu (Sitaram Guruswamy(GA)) writes:
>>>>>>In article <1991Nov7.0...@ucc.su.OZ.AU> danw@cherry (Dan Wuescher) writes:
>>>>>>>"I think it would be a good idea."
>>>>>>> Ghandi's reply when asked about Western Civilization.
>>>>>> ^^^^^^
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's Gandhi.
>>>>> ^^^^^^
>>>>>
>>>>>Tomato sauce.
>>>>
>>>> No that's Ketchup ARGH!!!!
>>>>
>>>>melissa
>>>
>>>Ketchup? Where'd you hear THAT one? That's a new one if I've ever heard a
>>>new one.
>>>
>>>Hey! I just had a great idea! Let's start a thread about it....
>>
>> Ok but do you think it will be very long?
>>
>>melissa
>
>A thread about Ketchup? er..catsup? ketchup? catsup? whatever?
>
>Nah -- it'll never catch on.
>--
melissa