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Translated from Klingon:
You vote every day with your daily actions; not every 4 years. ~ by myself.
“If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what, then, is the sign of an empty desk?”-
Albert Einstein
“I would never be a member of any club that would have me as a member.” Groucho Marx
“I will not carry a gun, Frank.I’ll carry your books, I’ll carry a torch, I’ll carry a tune, I’ll carry on, carry over, carry forward, Cary Grant, cash-and-carry, carry me back to Old Virginie, I’ll even ‘hari-kari’ if you show me how, but I will not carry a gun.” – Hawkeye Pierce
This dates me (probably), but I always loved this line:
I’ll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!
Elbert Hubbard: “There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose.”
When You’re dead,
You don’t know it,
the pain is felt by others
It’s the same when You’re stupid
Stupid people don’t feel the consequences of their actions — their friends do. ~ also by me.
Forgot that one. Said this when I was only 16.
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato classifies as a fruit.
Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit-salad
In the pursuit of great, we failed to do good.
“Unless we know for sure how things will turn out, let’s assume everything will go well.”
Mauno Koivisto, 9th president of Finland.
“It is better to die on your feet then live on your knees!”
/From various sources, (no one really knows the true origins) .
“Arguing with an idiot is like playing chess with a pigeon – no matter how well you play, the pigeon will knock all the pawns over, sh*t on the chessboard and be proud of his victory.”
~unknown author