The quotes thread

[Contratrombone64]

I'm kind of stunned there isn't a quotes thread (non musical) here yet. And if there is, this can be moved there.

I'll start:

Sometimes the greatest journey is the distance between two people

It's a theme line on a movie poster I saw this morning at my local bus stop. A Bollywood movie, I thought it was pretty special and insightful.

 

[Mat]

Ok, this one's about death:

"A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor"
Seneca

My favorite.

 

[methodistgirl]

All righty then! Music is a universal language.
judy tooley

 

[Kromme]

"Not joy but joylessness is the mother of debauchery."
Friedrich Nietzsche

 

[marval]

"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on."

Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

 

[methodistgirl]

Enjoy life's journey, but leave no tracks- Native American saying.
judy tooley

 

[Krummhorn]

"The main difference between the viola and the violin is that the viola burns longer"
Victor Borge

 

[marval]

"Husbands are like fires, they go out when unattended."
Zsa Zsa Garbor

 

[Contratrombone64]

What she lacked in tact, she makes up for in being a complete moron.
John Amato (po9litical blogger)

 

[methodistgirl]

Open your heart and soul to the great one(God).
judy tooley

 

[marval]

"From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it."
Groucho Marx (1895-1977)

 

[Contratrombone64]

Well intentioned though they might be, the members of the Judiciary Committee could bore the comatose.
---writer/producer Jane Hammsher

 

[marval]

I always wait for the Times each morning. I look at the obituary column and if I’m not in it, I go to work.
A.E,Mathews ( quoted in the Filmgoer’s book quotes 1973)

 

[Muza]

Mind is like a parashute - works best when its open. Dalai Lama

(Im not sure if the quote goes exactly like this, but thats the main point)

 

[Contratrombone64]

No, the quote would have parachute ... (ducks for cover).

 

[Muza]

"From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it."
Groucho Marx (1895-1977)

I looove it. happens to me as well occasionally

 

[Contratrombone64]

Is she a talker?? Her mouth is so big you can put your head in it with your hat on.
---Fred Sanford (Redd Foxx) about Aunt Esther (LaWanda Page) on Sanford and Son

 

[Muza]

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Winston Churchill

 

[marval]

" Wise men talk because they have something to say. Fools talk because they have to say something."
Plato

 

[Muza]

I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.
Winston Churchill