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There is no reality, except in action. Man is nothing else than his plan. He exists only to the extent that he fulfills himself. He is, therefore, nothing else than the ensemble of his acts, nothing else than his life.

--Jean Paul Sartre

''Hello? Operator! Give me the number for 911!''

homer rockssss

A few more for enjoyment:

Bill Gates
"As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others."


Wayne Dyer
"Everything you are against weakens you. Everything you are for empowers you."


Mary Kay Ash
"If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right."

Semper

An eye for an eye will leave us all blind

-Ghandi

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[edit on 2006/9/10 by GradyPhilpott]

Originally posted by GradyPhilpott

What Ghandi and the vast majority of people, it seems, fail to understand is that the admonition, "an eye for an eye," is not a call to remove eyes, or even to justify retribution, but rather to insist that the punishment should fit the crime, which is a very rational appeal.

Taken in the context in which "an eye for an eye" is intended, Ghandi's quote makes no sense.

Grady, I fail to see this.

If somebody crosses you, human nature tells you to respond quickly. Where does this response leave you? Does it fix the initial pain?

I take a family member from you, you take one of mine. Where does that leave us?

An eye for an eye will leave us all bind.

Wrong or not, I like it.

You're correct. I altered my post.

Just because, here's some terrific quotes from the much beloved Princess Diana:

I like to be a free spirit. Some don't like that, but that's the way I am.

I've got to have a place where I can find peace of mind.

I'm as thick as a plank.

Life's a Garden, Dig It!

Keep On, Keepin On!

-Joe Dirt-

Aristotle
"Man is a goal seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals."


Charles L. Allen
"Why should you be content with so little? Why shouldn't you reach out for something big?"


Semper

If you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

''When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete,
everybody will respect you.''
~Lao-Tzu

''A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.''
~Lao-Tzu

''It,s not what you,ve got..It,s where you stick it''

Ebenezer Blackadder

(Referring to his Xmas ''tree'') ie Twig.

Advice to children crossing the street: damn the lights. Watch the cars. The lights ain't never killed nobody. ~Moms Mabley

Now THAT was a funny quote!!

Here are some more:

"All generalizations are bad." ~R.H. Grenier

"Eagles may soar in the clouds, but weasels never get sucked into jet engines." ~Attributed to both Jason Hutchison and John Benfield

"The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us." ~Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes

"Ability is what will get you to the top if the boss has no daughter." ~Author Unknown

"When somebody tells you nothing is impossible, ask him to dribble a football." ~Author Unknown

Semper

A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works. ~Bill Vaughan

The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.
-- Andy Rooney

Here's two of my favorites...

"I'd challenge you to a battle of wits, but I dont fight unarmed opponents"

"If life were like a box of chocolates, you'd be a self-centre"

Nice...

More here..

Walter Chrysler
"I feel sorry for the person who can't get genuinely excited about his work. Not only will he never be satisfied, but he will never achieve anything worthwhile."

Robert Conklin
"Dreams get you into the future and add excitement to the present."

Semper

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits
-- Albert Einstein