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In reply to the discussion: Do you have a favorite quote or two? [View all]
Xolodno
(6,383 posts)190. I'll ad a few
The mountains have called, and I must go....John Muir (I think)
Not all who wander are lost...JRR Tolkien
By the measure you judge others, you will be judged....Jesus
Wise men lay up knowledge, but the babbling of a fool brings ruin near..Proverbs 10:14...(looks at Trump)
And this one is very dark...
Ideas are far more powerful than guns. We don't let our people have guns. Why should we let them have ideas...Joseph Stalin
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empedocles
Feb 2020
#3
It ain't what you don't know that gets you in trouble. It's what you DO know that ain't so.
trof
Feb 2020
#13
Love that book. Read it many times. Travel to find the essence of life only to find
kairos12
Mar 2020
#165
You won't like this but it's most effective, especially when dealing with Republicans
PJMcK
Feb 2020
#30
Weed will get you thru times of no money better than money will get you thru times of no weed
The Figment
Feb 2020
#32
"When I was fourteen years old, I thought my father was the stupidest, most ignorant man
Aristus
Feb 2020
#47
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.
Brother Buzz
Feb 2020
#60
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter."
red dog 1
Feb 2020
#71
"I did not become a vegetarian for my health, I did it for the health of the chickens."
mucifer
Feb 2020
#89
Time exists so everything doesn't happen at once. Space exists so everything doesn't happen to you.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2020
#90
This is from one of my favorite authors/philosophers and is very timely and appropriate...
smirkymonkey
Feb 2020
#100
Never sit around discussing things rationally when the situation calls for panic-George
brewens
Feb 2020
#103
"One of the nice things about problems is that a good many of them do not exist
red dog 1
Feb 2020
#109
And the first rude sketch that the world had seen was joy to his mighty heart,
Walleye
Mar 2020
#129
Never try to teach a goat to sing. It's a waste of your time and it pisses off the goat
maxrandb
Mar 2020
#132
"I have lost friends.. Some by death, others through sheer inability to cross the street."
red dog 1
Mar 2020
#139
"Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not"
nuxvomica
Mar 2020
#150
The world is not going to come to you. The sooner you realize this, the more time you'll have
SharonClark
Mar 2020
#159
"I think it is possible to have an ecologically sound society under socialism.
red dog 1
Mar 2020
#162
"We can't solve a crisis without treating it as a crisis and we must unite behind experts & science"
red dog 1
Mar 2020
#163
"We have all known the long loneliness, and we have found that the answer is community."
red dog 1
Mar 2020
#171
"A woman is like a tea bag - You can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water."
red dog 1
Mar 2020
#174
"Issues are never simple...One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify
red dog 1
Apr 2020
#185
"This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector"
red dog 1
Apr 2020
#189
"He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it."
red dog 1
Apr 2020
#192
"It's about decency. It may seem a ridiculous idea, but the only way to fight the plague
red dog 1
Apr 2020
#196
"It is the province of knowledge to speak and it is a privilege of wisdom to listen."
red dog 1
Apr 2020
#197
"The fact that a great many people believe something is no guarantee of it's truth."
red dog 1
Apr 2020
#201
"If you think that one person can't change the world, think about one person eating an
red dog 1
May 2020
#202
"There's nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America."
red dog 1
May 2020
#203
"I don't care what people do, as long as they don't do it in the street and scare the horses"
red dog 1
May 2020
#206
"The role of Vice President is the most insignificant office ever devised by the mind of man."
red dog 1
May 2020
#207
"A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how
red dog 1
May 2020
#210
"Lincoln was right about not fooling all the people all the time, but Republicans haven't
red dog 1
May 2020
#212
"Republicans admire the U.S. Government so much that they would like to buy it."
red dog 1
May 2020
#213
"Throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and, being, like,
red dog 1
May 2020
#217
"Count your age by friends, not years...Count your life by smiles, not tears."
red dog 1
May 2020
#222
"Steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king."
red dog 1
May 2020
#224
"The greatest threat to America is not foreign terrorists, but domestic imbeciles."
red dog 1
May 2020
#225
"Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable."
red dog 1
May 2020
#227
"Patriotism means to stand by the country..It does not mean to stand by the President."
red dog 1
Jun 2020
#231
"The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in America and Donald Trump reflects that"
red dog 1
Jun 2020
#232
"I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy."
red dog 1
Jun 2020
#233
"The real looting in this country takes place in the transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich."
red dog 1
Jun 2020
#238
"Comedians illuminate and examine what's going on, explore our anxieties and fears, and
red dog 1
Jun 2020
#240
"Some people are going to leave a mark on this world, while others will leave a stain."
red dog 1
Jun 2020
#243
"You can fool some of the people some of the time - and that's enough to make a decent living"
red dog 1
Jun 2020
#253
"Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not not himself
red dog 1
Jun 2020
#256
"You wanna know how good bacon is? To improve other food, they wrap it in bacon!"
red dog 1
Jun 2020
#259
"The danger is that the indulgence and attachments of the people will keep a man in the chair
red dog 1
Jul 2020
#261
"The Republican party still helps the rich and sticks a knife in the back of the poor."
red dog 1
Jul 2020
#262
"If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else's dog around"
red dog 1
Jul 2020
#264
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."
red dog 1
Jul 2020
#268
"I've always won, and I'm going to continue to win..And that's the way it is."
red dog 1
Jul 2020
#274
"I have a great relationship with the blacks..I've always had a great relationship with the blacks"
red dog 1
Jul 2020
#277
"I think the Russians participated in having this man (Trump) get elected, and they helped destroy
red dog 1
Jul 2020
#279
"Rage and frenzy will pull down more in half an hour than prudence, deliberation, and foresight
red dog 1
Jul 2020
#281
"You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way..to get in the way."
red dog 1
Jul 2020
#283
"Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process."
red dog 1
Jul 2020
#286
"When you make mistakes, when you're wrong, you should admit you're wrong and ask people
red dog 1
Jul 2020
#288
"As the list of abuses by federal agencies grows, Americans are rapidly losing trust in government"
red dog 1
Aug 2020
#291
"Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.".......Albert Schweitzer
red dog 1
Aug 2020
#296
"Doing nothing while the middle class are hurting, that's not leadership...Loose regulations and
red dog 1
Aug 2020
#297
"Halloween is a liberal holiday because we're teaching our children to beg for something."
red dog 1
Aug 2020
#298
"People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook...Well, I am not a crook!"
red dog 1
Aug 2020
#299
"The evidence is overwhelming that the Earth is being visited by intelligently controlled vehicles
red dog 1
Aug 2020
#300
"We've come a long way since that night when Freddy dumped a bowl of mashed potatoes on
red dog 1
Aug 2020
#305
"Modern Americans behave as if intelligence were some sort of hideous deformity."
red dog 1
Aug 2020
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