Quotable Quotes

[RayDunzl]

Sometimes somebody says something that catches my eye.

If that happens to you, put it here...

 

[RayDunzl]

"I dream of a better world where chickens can cross the road without having their motives questioned."

 

[NorthSky]

"Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best."
- St. Jerome

 

[Wombat]

"There are too many dangerous amateurs on the internet". - from a DIY audio forum post.

And even more who haven't reached amateur status yet.

 

[SIY]

"It is wonderful how little work there is when you know how to do it." - Oliver Heaviside

 

[Sir Sanders Zingmore]

The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.
- Terry Pratchett

 

[Speedskater]

"Audio enthusiasts are given to reporting any number of things."

Art Dudley :: Stereophile Magazine

 

[SIY]

"It is bad enough that so many people believe things without any evidence. What is worse is that some people have no conception of evidence and regard facts as just someone else’s opinion. " - Thomas Sowell

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it. " - Upton Sinclair

 

[Rod]

"The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never verify whether or not they were actually said"
-Albert Einstein

 

[dc655321]

"It would seem to me I remember every single f&*kin' thing I know"
- Gord Downie

 

[thewas]

Those capable of making good converters and solid state electronics, do.
Those not capable of making good sounding solid state power amps, make tube amplifiers.
Those not capable of making tube amplifiers, make loudspeakers.
Those not capable of making loudspeakers, make cables.
Those not capable of making cables, sell rocks said to dramatically improve sound.

- Bruno Putzeys

 

[DAF-FNQ]

"It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled".
(often attributed to) Mark Twain

 

[jeroboam]

"You can lead a whore to culture but you can't make her think"
Dorothy Parker (one of many of her witty quotes )

 

[bravomail]

'Those, who favor tube amplifiers, should be put on an electric chair powered by tubes, to enjoy that "warm, tubey" feeling.' (c) forums

 

[anmpr1]

"You can lead a whore to culture but you can't make her think"
Dorothy Parker (one of many of her witty quotes )

You mean Dorothy 'whose ashes are these, anyhow' Parker? She was obviously talking about herself. I didn't think she had that much insight. LOL

 

[solderdude]

quotable wisdom

 

[RickSanchez]

• "I’m not arguing. I’m explaining why I’m right."
• "I don't do magic, Morty; I do science. One takes brains, the other takes dark eyeliner."
• "If you spend all day shuffling words around, you can make anything sound bad."

- All quotes from the "real" Rick Sanchez of "Rick & Morty"

 

[anmpr1]

Why can't I be different and original... like everybody else? --Viv Stanshall--

They don't think it be like it is. But it do. --Oscar Gamble--

 

[MZKM]

“Ambition without knowledge is like a boat on dry land.”
- Karate Kid

“I wish there was a way to know you're in "the good old days", before you've actually left them.” - The Office (US)

"Pride is not the opposite of shame, but it’s source. True humility is the only antidote for shame.”
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”If you look for the light, you can often find it. But if you look for the dark, that is all you will ever see.”
-Avatar LoK

"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."
- Naruto Shippuden

"It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life"
- Star Trek TNG

"That's one of the remarkable things about life. It's never so bad that it can't get worse."
- Calvin & Hobbes
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“Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Don't teach a man to fish... And feed yourself. He's a grown man, and fishing‘s not that hard.”
- Parks & Rec

”Stick and stones may break your bones, but words will leave emotional scars that will never heal.“
- The Fairly OddParents

"I'm heading home to have myself a juice, snuggle with my blankie, and go nap nap."
- Rugrats

 

[LTig]

quotable wisdom

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