Your Favorite Quotes - Page 14

Jimbuna · 11-12-13, 03:32 AM

A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts.

Harold MacMillan

Sailor Steve · 11-12-13, 08:45 AM

"There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him."
-Robert A. Heinlein

Jimbuna · 11-12-13, 01:02 PM

Reason itself is fallible, and this fallibility must find a place in our logic.

Nicola Abbagnano

Platapus · 11-12-13, 08:07 PM

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We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives. And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future

Jeron Criswell King

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all you of Earth are idiots.

Eros.

TarJak · 11-12-13, 08:44 PM

Do you realise that Bob Menzies now knows what really happened to Harold Holt? - Russell Guy

TarJak · 11-12-13, 11:59 PM

Sir Humphrey: Open government, Prime Minister. Freedom of information. We should always tell the press freely and frankly anything that they could easily find out some other way.

Jimbuna · 11-13-13, 03:32 AM

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

Mark Twain

Sailor Steve · 11-13-13, 10:05 AM

"A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government."
― Edward Abbey

Jimbuna · 11-13-13, 03:11 PM

You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else.

Winston Churchill

raymond6751 · 11-13-13, 03:36 PM

Eye or an eye...good one.

I've got two, but anonymous unless my late mother counts- as she taught me these two:

"I see", said the blind man as he ran into the lamp post. "You're a liar", said the dummy.

and

The trouble with history is that it takes so long.

TarJak · 11-13-13, 04:44 PM

Sir Humphrey: Yes, but even though they probably certainly know that you probably wouldn't, they can't certainly know that although you probably wouldn't, there is no probability that you certainly would!

Aktungbby · 11-14-13, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Reason itself is fallible, and this fallibility must find a place in our logic.Nicola Abbagnano

In war everything is simple; but sometimes the simple thing becomes difficult...Von Clausewitz ON WAR

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.Mark Twain

"Truth is a handmaiden, accompanied by a bodyguard of lies." Winston Spencer Churchill

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else.Winston Churchill

"You did'nt have to teach a Yank how to throw a grenade." British drill sergeant on new (baseball bred)allies.

Jimbuna · 11-14-13, 04:50 AM

Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

Winston Churchill

Jimbuna · 11-14-13, 04:51 AM

I received a letter from my local council, telling me that, on collection day, wheelie bins must be positioned as close as possible to the path but not overlapping, otherwise I could be fined.

I wrote back asking if, when emptied, my bins could be positioned nowhere near to where I left them, preferably either slap bang in the middle of my driveway or two doors down. And, give them their due, they followed my instructions to the letter.

TarJak · 11-14-13, 05:54 AM

Nice quote Jim

11-12-13, 03:32 AM	#196
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,484 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts. Harold MacMillan __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-12-13, 08:45 AM	#197
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	"There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him." -Robert A. Heinlein __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-12-13, 01:02 PM	#198
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,484 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Reason itself is fallible, and this fallibility must find a place in our logic. Nicola Abbagnano __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-13-13, 03:32 AM	#202
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,484 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. Mark Twain __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-13-13, 10:05 AM	#203
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	"A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government." ― Edward Abbey __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-12-13, 08:44 PM	#200
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Do you realise that Bob Menzies now knows what really happened to Harold Holt? - Russell Guy

11-12-13, 11:59 PM	#201
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Sir Humphrey: Open government, Prime Minister. Freedom of information. We should always tell the press freely and frankly anything that they could easily find out some other way.

11-13-13, 03:11 PM	#204
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,484 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else. Winston Churchill __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-13-13, 03:36 PM	#205
raymond6751 Admirable Mike Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,338 Downloads: 421 Uploads: 0	My own Eye or an eye...good one. I've got two, but anonymous unless my late mother counts- as she taught me these two: "I see", said the blind man as he ran into the lamp post. "You're a liar", said the dummy. and The trouble with history is that it takes so long. __________________ Game Designer: Close The Atlantic - World War Three https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/...orld-war-three Last edited by raymond6751; 11-13-13 at 03:37 PM. Reason: left out some.

11-13-13, 04:44 PM	#206
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Sir Humphrey: Yes, but even though they probably certainly know that you probably wouldn't, they can't certainly know that although you probably wouldn't, there is no probability that you certainly would!

11-14-13, 04:50 AM	#208
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,484 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. Winston Churchill __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-14-13, 04:51 AM	#209
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,484 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I received a letter from my local council, telling me that, on collection day, wheelie bins must be positioned as close as possible to the path but not overlapping, otherwise I could be fined. I wrote back asking if, when emptied, my bins could be positioned nowhere near to where I left them, preferably either slap bang in the middle of my driveway or two doors down. And, give them their due, they followed my instructions to the letter. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-14-13, 05:54 AM	#210
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Nice quote Jim

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