Favourite Quotes
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grokit
well-worn member
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth: not going all the way, and not starting.
~ Buddha
The truth is incontrovertible; malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.
~ Winston Churchill
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
~ George Orwell
Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.
~ Gandhi
The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.
~ JFK
People can't change the truth, but the truth can change people.
~ Unknown
The Way of Truth is the Pathway to the Eternal Godhead.
You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.
~ Jesus Christ
It takes two to speak truth -- one to speak, another to hear.
~ Henry David Thoreau
~ Buddha
The truth is incontrovertible; malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.
~ Winston Churchill
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
~ George Orwell
Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.
~ Gandhi
The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.
~ JFK
People can't change the truth, but the truth can change people.
~ Unknown
The Way of Truth is the Pathway to the Eternal Godhead.
You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.
~ Jesus Christ
It takes two to speak truth -- one to speak, another to hear.
~ Henry David Thoreau
gangababa
Well-Known Member
"Things happened!"
--W.C. Fields as Ambrose Wolfinger at the end of the movie, Man on the Flying Trapeze
--W.C. Fields as Ambrose Wolfinger at the end of the movie, Man on the Flying Trapeze
MileHighLife
Blower of glass, grower of grass
"Without music, life would be a mistake."
"That which does not kill us makes us stronger."
"You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist."
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
“Man is the cruelest animal.”
“In heaven, all the interesting people are missing.”
“Faith: not wanting to know what the truth is.”
“Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.”
*** “The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.” ***
“In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.”
Friedrich Nietzche
"That which does not kill us makes us stronger."
"You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist."
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
“Man is the cruelest animal.”
“In heaven, all the interesting people are missing.”
“Faith: not wanting to know what the truth is.”
“Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.”
*** “The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.” ***
“In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.”
Friedrich Nietzche
grokit
well-worn member
"Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath.. This made him a...(wait for it).... super-calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis."
~ Mindy Fischer
~ Mindy Fischer
Crohnie
Crohn's Warrior
Morticia comes to Debbie's house to confront her about Uncle Fester.
Mortcia: "You have gone too far, you have married Fester, you have destroyed his spirit, you have taken him from us. All that I could forgive. But Debbie...
Debbie: "What?"
Mortcia: (Looking around at Debbie's house) "Pastels?"
Debbie: "GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!"
Addams Family Values
Mortcia: "You have gone too far, you have married Fester, you have destroyed his spirit, you have taken him from us. All that I could forgive. But Debbie...
Debbie: "What?"
Mortcia: (Looking around at Debbie's house) "Pastels?"
Debbie: "GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!"
Addams Family Values
Havelock Vetenari
Patrician
From The Addams Family.
Gomez, the People's Choice(season 2,episode 5) :
[Gomez dictating a speech.]
"... and rest assured, ladies and gentlemen, that the Addams campaign will remain dignified, on a high level and completely free from the scurrilous tactics of my conniving, double-dealing scoundrel of an opponent."
(Statement to the press.)
"Not only do I accept the challenge of a television debate, but I refuse to sink to the level of this corrupt old windbag and engage in any name-calling..."
We might have gone from black and white to colour TV,politicians all around seem destined to forever stay in the grey area's.....
Gomez, the People's Choice(season 2,episode 5) :
[Gomez dictating a speech.]
"... and rest assured, ladies and gentlemen, that the Addams campaign will remain dignified, on a high level and completely free from the scurrilous tactics of my conniving, double-dealing scoundrel of an opponent."
(Statement to the press.)
"Not only do I accept the challenge of a television debate, but I refuse to sink to the level of this corrupt old windbag and engage in any name-calling..."
We might have gone from black and white to colour TV,politicians all around seem destined to forever stay in the grey area's.....
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