Got Any Favorite Quotes?

[BobbiSueEllen]

Post 'em here!

I won't use the quotes I already use in my profile or in my signature so it comes down to fresh material. Lemme kick it off...

"The only time a woman succeeds at changing a man is when he is a baby." --Natalie Wood. Guess that's why Robert Wagner bumped her off the boat? (j/k) Anyhoo, it's a perfect quote for our genre-ation.

An extremely favorite character of mine is from the Jurassic Park empire: Dr. Ian Malcolm...what an amazingly-profound guy! As a chaos-theory specialist, he wasn't religious but he did touch upon theology & morality a time or two as expression in a few of his quotes:

• "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
• "Don't you see the danger, John, inherent in what you're doing here? Genetic power is the most awesome force the planet's ever seen, but you wield it like a kid that's found his dad's gun."
• "God creates dinosaurs, God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man, man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs..."
• ...and the most-profound 4-word quote I've yet seen: "Life finds a way".

So now, I'm curious: did Ian Malcolm's genius come from a Character-Development Team comprising 35 quasi-intellectuals on something infinitely more powerful than Sanka...or did the script-writer randomly throw a loaded typewriter into a tornado and it came up with that?

Finally...Anissa Jones, the girl who played "Buffy" (no, not the 'vampire-slayer') in Family Affair (1966-1971). I was 27 months old when I first saw her on TV...and fell in instant love with her. I wanted a snuggle or a hug from her so badly! She made curly pigtails my all-time fav girls' hairstyle! So adorable...anyway, when on a TV talk show, while still little, she was being interviewed and came up with this utterly-golden gem:

• "I can read...except for a very big word we sometimes have. Like the word 'philosopher'. Do you know what a philosopher is? Well...it's a man that thinks a lot, but doesn't do anything much about it."

So...there's my contribution. Got any good ones?

 

[Subtlerustle]

Here’s a quote by Jorge Luis Borges that’s so fitting for our times:
“Truth never penetrates an unwilling mind”.

I’m not sure whether notion inspires me or leaves me unhopeful for our future.

 

[diaperbobby]

I once saw this on a desk calendar/blotter in a friend's office:

"Harboring resentment is like letting someone you despise live rent-free in your head."

I have to repeat those words to myself every so often, but they have worked magic in me over and over.

 

[Chosen]

"Alcohol"

"Because no good story ever started with someone eating a salad"​

 

[AnalogRTO]

"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups." - George Carlin

 

[RedPandaDL]

"Alcohol"

"Because no good story ever started with someone eating a salad"​

Hence the related quote, “Hold my beer and watch this.”

 

[RedPandaDL]

"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups." - George Carlin

I think this is also the motto for the US legislative branch.

 

[KitsuneFox]

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason

 

[dogboy]

"I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” – Albert Einstein.

 

[RedPandaDL]

Post 'em here!

I won't use the quotes I already use in my profile or in my signature so it comes down to fresh material. Lemme kick it off...

"The only time a woman succeeds at changing a man is when he is a baby." --Natalie Wood. Guess that's why Robert Wagner bumped her off the boat? (j/k) Anyhoo, it's a perfect quote for our genre-ation.

An extremely favorite character of mine is from the Jurassic Park empire: Dr. Ian Malcolm...what an amazingly-profound guy! As a chaos-theory specialist, he wasn't religious but he did touch upon theology & morality a time or two as expression in a few of his quotes:

• "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
• "Don't you see the danger, John, inherent in what you're doing here? Genetic power is the most awesome force the planet's ever seen, but you wield it like a kid that's found his dad's gun."
• "God creates dinosaurs, God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man, man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs..."
• ...and the most-profound 4-word quote I've yet seen: "Life finds a way".

So now, I'm curious: did Ian Malcolm's genius come from a Character-Development Team comprising 35 quasi-intellectuals on something infinitely more powerful than Sanka...or did the script-writer randomly throw a loaded typewriter into a tornado and it came up with that?

Finally...Anissa Jones, the girl who played "Buffy" (no, not the 'vampire-slayer') in Family Affair (1966-1971). I was 27 months old when I first saw her on TV...and fell in instant love with her. I wanted a snuggle or a hug from her so badly! She made curly pigtails my all-time fav girls' hairstyle! So adorable...anyway, when on a TV talk show, while still little, she was being interviewed and came up with this utterly-golden gem:

• "I can read...except for a very big word we sometimes have. Like the word 'philosopher'. Do you know what a philosopher is? Well...it's a man that thinks a lot, but doesn't do anything much about it."

So...there's my contribution. Got any good ones?

Dr. Ian Malcolm is also one of my favorite characters. Probably because Michael Creighton is one of my favorite authors. I read a lot of his books while in high school. Jurassic Park was the first one I read. It is way better than the movie.

 

[RedPandaDL]

"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." ~ Albert Einstein

"There is no vaccine against stupidity." ~ Albert Einstein

"The more I study science, the more I believe in God." ~ Albert Einstein

"God did not create evil. Just as darkness is the absence of light, evil is the absence of God." ~ Albert Einstein

 

[slipperywhenwet]

This isn’t a quote but a song lyric from See the World by Dennen.

It is about a father reflecting on his life and talking to his son. Very powerful song and highly recommended.

I've gathered sunsets in my prime
Now I'm plantin' trees I'll never climb

 

[Chosen]

"I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” – Albert Einstein.

"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." ~ Albert Einstein

"There is no vaccine against stupidity." ~ Albert Einstein

"The more I study science, the more I believe in God." ~ Albert Einstein

"God did not create evil. Just as darkness is the absence of light, evil is the absence of God." ~ Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein was a profound role model for me for many reasons. So I'll give my favorite quote of his in picture form, as per the poster on my wall:

 

[HTML]

“You are braver than you believe, smarter than you seem, and stronger than you think.” - Christopher Robin

 

[NinjaPizza]

"Never trust quotes from the internet." --Abraham Lincoln

That's a funny one. For a serious one? Uhh... I feel like I should have a dozen, but all I can think of is "Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely."

 

[DtD]

“I don’t believe there’s intelligent life on other planets. Why should other planets be any different from this one” - Douglas Adams

 

[Milianna]

“War does not determine who is right — only who is left.”​

It's from an anime I watched. FMAB to be more exact but yeah.

 

[Kittyinpink]

Light thinks it travels faster than anything else. Light is wrong. No matter how fast light travels , darkness is always there waiting for it. Terry pratchett.

 

[Kittyinpink]

Human beings are so interesting. No matter how fasinating and diverse the universe. Human beings have actually invented boredom...

 

[Kittyinpink]

It isn't the way things are supposed to be. It's what happens , and what you do about it.