The quotes thread

[marval]

A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for then both parties nobly are subdued, and neither party loser.
William Shakespeare

 

[Tûrwethiel]

If only the world worked that way.

 

[marval]

You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note on the windscreen, it said 'Parking Fine.'
Tommy Cooper

 

[Tûrwethiel]

Nothing is more terrible than ignorance in action – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Ironically enough, this appeared in this week's edition of my company's staff newsletter!

 

[Contratrombone64]

"It's better to be over the hill than under it" ... old lady in an email to a breakfast show

 

[sunwaiter]

"monsieur Han, vous savez que vous sortez d'une bande dessinée?"

Williams, just before getting killed by the evil master of the island in "enter the dragon"

 

[marval]

So a man jumps into a taxi and says "King Arthur's close" and the taxi driver says, "don't worry we'll lose him at the next lights".
Tommy Cooper

 

[sunwaiter]

they want to stop our driving so fast when drunk. They just don't get it. If we drive so fast it's because we wanna get home before we have an accident!

Michel Colucci.

 

[marval]

From ghoulies and ghosties, And long-leggedy beasties, and things that go bump in the night, Good Lord, deliver us!
Scottish Saying

 

[Tûrwethiel]

Love it, Marval. I managed to arrive home last night after all the wee beasties were off the streets and tucked up in bed.

One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries - AA Milne

 

[marval]

Yes I like AA Milne, luckily the doorbell hasn't rung once, no trick or treaters.

 

[Contratrombone64]

Hildegard von Bingen (Mystic, Poet, Composer, Abbess) said she was "A feather on the breath of God"? Isn't that just the loveliest thing??

 

[Tûrwethiel]

I agree, CT64.

This morning I took out a comma and this afternoon I put it back in again - Oscar Wilde

 

[Contratrombone64]

Yes I like AA Milne, luckily the doorbell hasn't rung once, no trick or treaters.

Halloween's crept into the Australian way of life (though it wasn't part of my childhood). My sister handed out toothbrushes once to kids who were trick or treating ... a brilliant thing to do in my book.

 

[Tûrwethiel]

Indeed.

I don't know about brainwaves ... mine waves goodbye most of the time - my Uncle Jim

 

[marval]

Hi CT, I like the idea of handing out toothbrushes, to undo all the bad work the sweets do.


“Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.”
Christian D. Larsen

 

[Contratrombone64]

"Quakers were one of the first churches to talk openly about sexuality ... We feel that the quality and depth of feeling between two people is the most important part of a loving relationship, not their gender or sexual orientation"

A wonderful quote from British Quakers ... must think about Quakerism in a more focussed manner.

 

[Contratrombone64]

Heaven is where:

the police are British
the cooks French
the lovers Italian
the mechanics German
all organised by the Swiss

Hell is where:

chefs are British
mechanics French
lovers Swiss
police German
organised by the Italians

 

[Tûrwethiel]

Tres funny.

Time is a great teacher but, unfortunately, it kills all its pupils - Louis Hector Berlioz

 

[sunwaiter]

Mrs. Lancaster: Did you sleep well, Mr. Connors?
Phil: I slept alone, Mrs. Lancaster.

from "groundhog day"