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Unknown

Unknown Report 7 Nov 2005 05:57

I've always liked finding quotations, be them serious, humerous or downright insane.........I'll start the ball rolling with some Quotations about Quotations.

Unknown

Unknown Report 7 Nov 2005 05:57

When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it. Anatole France Write a wise saying and your name will live forever .Anonymous Everything of importance has been said before by somebody who did not discover it. Alfred North Whitehead What's the use of a good quotation if you can't change it? Doctor Who Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted. Hesketh Pearson I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself. Marlene Dietrich

Unknown

Unknown Report 7 Nov 2005 06:01

it wouldn't be right not to add a couple of quotations from the greatest philosopher of all time: Trying is the first step toward failure!! Homer Simpson Every time I learn something new it pushes some old stuf out of my brain!!! Homer Simpson

DAVE B

DAVE B Report 7 Nov 2005 06:26

In The End it is not The words of our enemies we will remember but the silence of our Friends! Martin Luthor King. Dave

DAVE B

DAVE B Report 7 Nov 2005 06:37

I dont know where this comes from but it is so true! 'To Get To Your Rainbow You Have To Walk Through The Rain First'.! Dave

Unknown

Unknown Report 7 Nov 2005 06:40

nice one Dave, and very true, i'll have to look that one up.. that's a corker yvonne lol

Haribo

Haribo Report 7 Nov 2005 06:46

For one word a man is often deemed to be wise, and for one word he is often deemed to be foolish. We should indeed be careful what we say.

Unknown

Unknown Report 7 Nov 2005 06:53

nice one bella Complaining is good for you as long as you're not complaining to the person you're complaining about. Lynn Johnston

Guinevere

Guinevere Report 7 Nov 2005 06:57

'We must view young people not as empty bottles to be filled but as candles to be lit.' - Robert Shaffer

Unknown

Unknown Report 7 Nov 2005 07:00

You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in. Arlo Guthrie

Unknown

Unknown Report 7 Nov 2005 07:11

If you don't drink, smoke or have sex you won't live any longer...it'll just seem like it!! anon I can remember when the air was clean and sex was dirty. George Burns

The Bag

The Bag Report 7 Nov 2005 07:21

engage brain before Gob

Unknown

Unknown Report 7 Nov 2005 07:34

that should be the GR threads motto Jess lol

Joy

Joy Report 7 Nov 2005 07:36

Let your heart guide you. It whispers, so listen closely. --The Land Before Time :-) M

Win

Win Report 7 Nov 2005 07:37

Your greatest strength is your greatest weakness. Win

Unknown

Unknown Report 7 Nov 2005 07:39

thanx marion and Win... couple more for you If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything. Bill Lyon Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it. Salvador Dali

Guinevere

Guinevere Report 7 Nov 2005 07:49

'An inordinate passion for pleasure is the secret of remaining young' Oscar Wilde Gwynne

JG70

JG70 Report 7 Nov 2005 09:34

Neither a borrower nor a lender be. (A line from the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare. A character Polonius, a old man, gives this advice to his son).

Unknown

Unknown Report 7 Nov 2005 09:38

You can lead a horse to water but you can't climb a ladder with a bucket of water in each hand!!..Bob Mortimer

Kaz in a Tizz

Kaz in a Tizz Report 7 Nov 2005 09:38

A friend in need ... is a pest, get rid of them!