Great Quotes Thread

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  1. BlueandGold The Oracle

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    If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.

    Napoleon Bonaparte
  2. BlueandGold The Oracle

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    In victory, you deserve champagne; in defeat, you need it.

    Napoleon Bonaparte
  3. BlueandGold The Oracle

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    One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.

    Napoleon Bonaparte
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    OK, I found the quote and the author..

    "If you're going through Hell, keep going"

    ~ Winston Churchill
  5. mapcap55 BoltTalker

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    I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star.

    I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far; for a might have-been has never been, but a has-been was once an are.

    ~Milton Berle
  6. Johnny Lightning Go Bolts

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    "I used to be 30% insane. Now I'm only 20% insane." -- Mel Gibson.
  7. Johnny Lightning Go Bolts

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    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]I used to think that the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this.[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
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    Dick
  8. Johnny Lightning Go Bolts

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    A country cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.
    Albert Einstein
  9. Johnny Lightning Go Bolts

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    Britain and France had to choose between war and dishonor. They chose dishonor. They will have war.
    Winston Churchill
  10. Johnny Lightning Go Bolts

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    England has been offered a choice between war and shame. She has chosen shame and will get war.
    Winston Churchill
  11. Johnny Lightning Go Bolts

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    I don't feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves.
    John Wayne
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    I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
    Albert Einstein
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  13. Johnny Lightning Go Bolts

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    The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I would never be fit for real work, and that writing didn’t require any.

    Russell Baker
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    How many men does it take to open a beer? None, it should be opened by the time she brings it to you! </PRE>
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    "Ah, sweet pity. Where would my love life have been without it?" Homer Simpson
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