Quotes and the like.

[GoodStix]

The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.

Theodore Roosevelt

[Chas.Alpha]

“The measure of a man is taken not by how much he loves, but by how much he is loved by others...”

-Wizard of Oz

[Hammer Smokin']

I need ammunition, not a ride. 

[ChanceSchmerr]

2 minutes ago, Hammer Smokin' said:

I need ammunition, not a ride. 

Agreed.

[RichG]

If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you’re a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind.

Kurt Vonnegut 

[GoodStix]

A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always count on Paul’s support.

George Bernard Shaw

[cnov]

15 hours ago, GoodStix said:

A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always count on Paul’s support.

 

George Bernard Shaw

 

I like this a lot, works for all sides of the spectrum.

In our country Paul pays the government who continue to rob Peter.

[Ryan]

One of the better management quotes I've heard. I can't remember the name of the source.

When you can't measure what is important, what you can measure becomes important.

[Chas.Alpha]

“Those that say it cannot be done shouldn’t waste the time of those that are doing it.”

[Ken Gargett]

[bassistheplace]

• David St. Hubbins: It’s such a fine line between stupid, and uh…
• Nigel Tufnel: Clever.
• David St. Hubbins: Yeah, and clever.

[El Presidente]

 

"The early bird may get the worm, but its the second mouse that gets the cheese. "

Unknown 

 

[Kitchen]

Whenever I am bemused by the ramblings of a professed mage, I often think of a quote I heard attributed to Aristotle, "all great philosophers must keep one hand in the soil," and rightly ignore those who do not.    

[Andy04]

[SirVantes]

50 minutes ago, Andy04 said:

That sounds bad, but it's all relative.

[El Presidente]

"Negative people need drama like oxygen. Stay positive, it will take their breath away." -- Unknown

[Puros Y Vino]

"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy" 😁

[El Presidente]

“The secret to happiness is low expectations.”

~ Barry Schwartz.

 

[Ford2112]

"when you come to a fork in the road,take it..." - Yogi Berra

 

[bassistheplace]

Stop wiping your ass with a hula hoop - My Dad

[GoodStix]

Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.

Author G. Michael Hopf

[amberleaf]

"You have a box"

- Diana the Warrior Princess

[El Presidente]

 

Despair is a failure of the imagination. 

 

 

[Wookie]

Negative people are likely realists

positive people are hopeful and can be useful

stupid positive people are unrealistically hopeful and are usually annoying

[El Presidente]

"Sport doesn’t build character… it reveals it."

- John Wooden