Quotes topic... your QotD is wanted....

[Heroine of the Dragon]

"I get the best feeling in the world when you say 'hi' or even smile at me because I know, even if its just for a second, that I've crossed your mind."

- Unknown

[CaptHayfever]

Don't quote me on this.

~Anonymous

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[Ace Mercury]

Originally Posted by The Jargon File

SNAFU principle: /sna´foo prin´si·pl/, n.

[from a WWII Army acI will donate to VGF.roI will donate to VGF.nym for ‘Situation Normal, All ****ed Up’] “True communication is possible only between equals, because inferiors are more consistently rewarded for telling their superiors pleasant lies than for telling the truth.:” — a central tenet of Discordianism, often invoked by hackers to explain why authoritarian hierarchies screw up so reliably and systematically. The effect of the SNAFU principle is a progressive disconnection of decision-makers from reality. This lightly adapted version of a fable dating back to the early 1960s illustrates the phenomenon perfectly:


In the beginning was the plan,
and then the specification;
And the plan was without form,
and the specification was void.

And darkness
was on the faces of the implementors thereof;
And they spake unto their leader,
saying:
“It is a crock of ****,
and smells as of a sewer.”

And the leader took pity on them,
and spoke to the project leader:
“It is a crock of excrement,
and none may abide the odor thereof.”

And the project leader
spake unto his section head, saying:
“It is a container of excrement,
and it is very strong, such that none may abide it.”

The section head then hurried to his department manager,
and informed him thus:
“It is a vessel of fertilizer,
and none may abide its strength.”

The department manager carried these words
to his general manager,
and spoke unto him
saying:
“It containeth that which aideth the growth of plants,
and it is very strong.”

And so it was that the general manager rejoiced
and delivered the good news unto the Vice President.
“It promoteth growth,
and it is very powerful.”

The Vice President rushed to the President's side,
and joyously exclaimed:
“This powerful new software product
will promote the growth of the company!”

And the President looked upon the product,
and saw that it was very good.


After the subsequent and inevitable disaster, the suits protect themselves by saying “I was misinformed!”, and the implementors are demoted or fired.

S'truth.

[Heroine of the Dragon]

"Sometimes in life, you find a special friend. Someone who changes your life just by being part of it."

~ Unknown

[ScottyMcGee]

"Life isn't about how many times you breathe, it's about how many times it takes your breath away......like choking!"
-anonymous

[CaptHayfever]

Here's some simple advice: Always be yourself. Never take yourself too seriously. And beware of advice from experts, pigs, and members of Parliament.

~Kermit the Frog

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[The Doctor]

Originally Posted by Hot Shots Part Deux

Rabinowitz: What are you reading?
Topper: Great Expectations.
Rabinowitz: Is it any good?
Topper: It's not what I'd hoped for.

(Silly one letter limit)

[Vapor]

If there's a universal mind, must it be sane?

~Charles H. Fort

[Heroine of the Dragon]

"To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting. "

~e.e. cummings, 1955

[StealthKnight]

Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were. Cherie Carter-Scott, "If Love Is a Game, These Are the Rules"

To err is human; to forgive, infrequent. Franklin P. Adams

The hatred you're carrying is a live coal in your heart - far more damaging to yourself than to them.
Lawana Blackwell, The Dowry of Miss Lydia Clark, 1999

The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.
Thomas Szasz, The Second Sin (1973) "Personal Conduct"

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Mahatma Gandhi
Indian ascetic & nationalist leader (1869 - 1948)

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
Isaac Asimov, Salvor Hardin in "Foundation"
US science fiction novelist & scholar (1920 - 1992)

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err. Mahatma Gandhi
Indian ascetic & nationalist leader (1869 - 1948)

Just because you love someone doesn't mean you have to be involved with them. Love is not a bandage to cover wounds. Hugh Elliott, Standing Room Only weblog, February 16, 2004
Author of the Standing Room Only Weblog (http://blogs.salon.com/0001573/). To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides. David Viscott, How to Live with Another Person, 1974
Man I posted alot of quotes from quote.com

StealthKnight

[CaptHayfever]

I DON'T KNOW! PASS!

~Danny Tamberelli

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[Noirtier]

Here is my final point. About drugs, about alcohol, about pornography and smoking and everything else. What business is it of yours what I do, read, buy, see, say, think, who I ****, what I take into my body - as long as I do not harm another human being on this planet?

~Bill Hicks

[CaptHayfever]

Taking drugs may not harm anyone else, but selling them does.

~Common sense

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[Ace Mercury]

"When a camel flies, no one laughs if it doesn't get very far!"
- Paul White

I have no idea who this guy is (this came from a hacker fortune cookie), but it's kind of true.

[Bomby]

Draw your sword for a swordsman; do not recite poetry for one who is not a poet.

- Ch'an Buddhist proverb

[GRENTLEMEN]

Yes — 'tis decreed my Sword no more
Shall smoke and blush with hostile gore
To my great Father's Feasts I go,
Where luscious Wines for ever flow.
Which from the hollow Sculls we drain
Of Kings in furious Combat slain.

"Runic Odes" - Thomas Warton

[Ace Mercury]

It is said that the Limbic system of the brain controls the four Fs: Feeding, Fighting, Fleeing, and Reproduction.

I don't know exactly who quoted this (Paul Maclean?), but I find it funny.

[ScottyMcGee]

"My name..is only for my friends. My friend is no murderer."
-Lawrence of Arabia

[MC Mushi Mo]

"I suppose I will go with you. I only do so because I want to laugh at you when you get eaten along the way."

- Prophmin, Pikmin 1 1/2

[Bomby]

"My middle name must be '**** You' 'cuz every time I walk by, brothaz be like, '**** YOU!'
I'll bee dat, I'll bee dat, I'll bee dat, I'll bee dat
My first name must be 'He ain't ****' 'cuz every time I'm in the car, women be like, 'HE AIN'T ****!'
I'll bee dat, I'll bee dat, I'll bee dat, I'll bee dat"
-Redman