Tuesday, March 21, 2006
From the Great Man
From one of my favorite people of the last 100 years, a sampling from Wikiquote.
Churchill: Madam, would you sleep with me for five million pounds?
Socialite: My goodness, Mr. Churchill… Well, I suppose… we would have to discuss terms, of course…
Churchill: Would you sleep with me for five pounds?
Socialite: Mr. Churchill, what kind of woman do you think I am?!
Churchill: Madam, we’ve already established that. Now we are haggling about the price.
Monday, July 11, 2005
Man of steel
On the passing described below, we have a quote from Ross Perot, who once described Stockdale as ``a man of steel.’’
``He has been hammered on the forge of brutality,’’ Perot said.
Wednesday, April 6, 2005
Abe on Silence
One of my favorite quotes on idiots.
Saturday, December 25, 2004
Points to Ponder
1) When I die, I want to die like my grandfather-who died peacefully in
his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.” ~
Author Unknown
2) Advice for the day: If you have a lot of tension and you get a
headache, do what it says on the aspirin bottle: “Take two aspirin”
and “Keep away from children.” ~ Author Unknown
3) “Oh, you hate your job? Why didn’t you say so? There’s a support
group for that. It’s called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar.” ~
Drew Carey
4) “The problem with the designated driver program, it’s not a desirable
job, but if you ever get sucked into doing it, have fun with it At the
end of the night, drop them off at the wrong house.” ~ Jeff Foxworthy
Wednesday, June 16, 2004
The Dirt
You must have heard this one.
Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason. ~Author Unknown
Thursday, June 10, 2004
Plaque on Reagan’s desk
“There is no limit to how far a man can go,” read a plaque in his office, “so long as he is willing to let someone else get the credit.”
Tuesday, June 1, 2004
Taxed to death
I AM reminded by this election of a couple of Preston Manning’s old lines: 1) “Ducks quack, cows moo and Liberals lie.” And 2) on the Liberal mantra: “If it moves, tax it ... if it continues to move, tax it some more ... and if it stops moving, subsidize it.” Sounds all too accurate, doesn’t it?
Ken Griffith
Richmond Hill
(Presto had ‘em pegged)
via the letters page
Tuesday, April 27, 2004
At the abortion march
This was heard at the Abortion Rights rally:
“I have to march because my mother could not have an abortion.”
--US Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif) at Pro-Abortion Rally Sunday, April 25
via QOAE
Friday, April 2, 2004
Advice to Suicide Bombers
I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.
-Bertrand Russell
Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Advice for Paul Martin
Henry Ford was a wise man.
You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.
Henry Ford
Monday, March 29, 2004
Couldn’t have said it better…
so I won’t...lifting from Samizdata:
“It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously.”
--Sir Peter Ustinov, who died on Sunday.
Saturday, March 27, 2004
Capitulation
Is this a form of appeasement?
I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.
Harry S Truman
Saturday, January 31, 2004
Risk
Caught this poem on Boing Boing.
To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out for another is risk involvement.
To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.
To place your ideas, your dreams, before a crowd Is to risk their loss.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To live is to risk dying. To hope is to risk despair.
To try is to risk failure.
But risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is To risk nothing.
The person who risks nothing dies nothing, Has nothing and is nothing.
They say they avoid suffering and sorrow, But they cannot learn, Feel, change, grow, love, feel.
Chained by their attitudes, they are slaves.
They have forfeited their freedom.
Only a person who risks is free.
-- Anonymous
Wednesday, September 3, 2003
Drink up
“When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.”
~ Henny Youngman
and one more…
And saving the best for last, as explained by Cliff Clavin, of Cheers. One afternoon at Cheers, Cliff Clavin was explaining the Buffalo Theory to his buddy Norm. Here’s how it went:
“Well ya see, Norm, it’s like this… A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That’s why you always feel smarter after a few beers.”
Saturday, August 23, 2003
“Blood And Guts” Speech
Unearthed this great battle cry from this little blog comment war.
Men, this stuff that some sources sling around about America wanting out of this war, not wanting to fight, is a crock of bullshit. Americans love to fight, traditionally. All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle.
Thursday, August 7, 2003
Don’t eat me
This quote from the great Winston Churchill on appeasement.
Each one hopes that if he feeds the crocodile enough, the crocodile will eat him last. All of them hope that the storm will pass before their turn comes to be devoured.
VIA Steynonline