Excellent Quote and Great Sayings

[pollaxe]

There's no truth in the news and no news in the truth.

[nichomach]

If at first you dont suceed , then Skydiving just isn't your sport.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7513017.stm
*cough* Ouch!

[AdamAnubis]

I can't remember who said it, but it goes something like:
I didn't fail - I just found 1,000 ways that aren't right.

Think it was Thomas Edison, not sure.

[kalniel]

To get someone to care what you think they first have to think that you care.

[mycarsavw]

"This isn't flying. This is falling with style!" - Mr B. Lightyear

[dave87]

There's no truth in the news and no news in the truth.

Works best in Russian, where Izvestia and Pravda are papers (news and truth in Russian)

[dave87]

Don't let me kill this thread, I'm sure there are many more pearls of wisdom from the Hexus.Community

[TeePee]

Time for some from the ever-quoteable Sir Winston:

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.


My favourite:

'Mr. Churchill, you're drunk!'
'And you, Madam are ugly. But I'll be sober in the morning.'

[badass]

He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

He was taking about Hitler then, pre holocaust etc

[Parm]

I've stumbled across the thread six pages too late, so I'm not sure if any of his quotes have already been mentioned, but how about some crackers from the one and only Mahatma Gandhi:

"A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave."

"An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind."

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."

"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent."

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."

"There is no path to peace, peace is the path."

When asked what he thought of western civilisation: "I think it would be a good idea."

[nichomach]

'Mr. Churchill, you're drunk!'
'And you, Madam are ugly. But I'll be sober in the morning.'

Excellent; mind you, I have a strong liking for:
Lady Astor: 'If you were my husband, I'd poison your coffee!'
Churchill: 'My dear, if you were my wife I'd drink it.'

[Barakka]

To quote Mr.Tyler.... see below...
(are quotes from songs allowed?)

[Tumble]

Only 2 things are constant - the universe & the stupidity of people.... and I'm not so sure about the universe.

[M0nkeyb0Y]

Churchill again:

"History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it"

[KBeee]

Time flies like an arrow
Fruit flies like a banana

[crazy]

"He who dares, wins" - Derek Trotter