"Even the dimmest of bulbs sheds light" - A plebeian of the new empire

"People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing." -Dale Carnegie-

"What a cruel reflection that a rich country cannot long be a free one." - Thomas Jefferson

Virtue is more to be feared than vice,
because its excesses are not subject to
the regulation of conscience. —Adam Smith

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Verdad

"A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle." ~Benjamin Franklin

Happiness never lays its finger on its pulse. -Adam Smith

Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious. - Brendan Gill

The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity, and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because philosophy is an exalted activity, will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy. Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.
--John Gardener

Living with two dimensional people in a three dimensional world makes everyone a pushover and me the middle leg of a biped

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The terrrorists are in jail, dead, or buied[SIC] in caves!
The handful that remain are deminishing[SIC] at a STAGGERING rate.
Former Slaves are free.
The Middle East is slowing [SIC] becoming a place of peace.
-Presidential candidate Fred Thompson, 10/27/05
[not really- its a forum member who won't get a free plug here]
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..articulate and bright and clean,
and a nice looking guy.

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"We confess our bad qualities to others out of fear of appearing naive or ridiculous by not being aware of them."- Gerald Brenan

"Respect for religion must be reestablished. Public debt should be reduced. The arrogance of public officials must be curtailed. Assistance to foreign lands must be stopped or we shall bankrupt ourselves. The people should be forced to work and not depend on government for subsistence." - Cicero, 60 B.C.

A dead soldier doesn’t care what the living want; only what they wanted for.

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Sitting in church doesn't make you a Christian just as sitting in a garage doesn't make you a Chevrolet.
-- Garrison Keillor

"Why" is the only question that bothers people enough to have an entire letter of the alphabet named after it. - Douglas Adams

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Nothing can be more truly said that the job of a soldier is to eliminate a belligerent and stealthy enemy who wishes to kill him by implementation of a wide array of weaponry and tactics. The knowledge of his enemy’s capabilities is there for essential to his defense and hope for his survival depends heavily on weapons he uses to fight with which are always in direct proportion the ignorance of those he serves.

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I dont break any laws, I just move them out of my way for a little while then put them back and make sure to clean up when I'm done.

"The Earth is degenerating today. Bribery and corruption abound. Children no longer obey their parents, every man wants to write a book, and it is evident that the end of the world is fast approaching."
-- Assyrian tablet, c. 2800 BC

Simple facts are simple truths that simple minds can not grasp thru simple logic that to them is simply too complicated.

"Remember, there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over!"
--Frank Zappa (1940-1993)

"I gotta pee." -fogglethorpe

"It's good to be the king." -Mel Brooks

"The summit is just a halfway point."
--Ed Visteurs

It`s always better to be a smart ass than a dumb ass.
GTPat...06/03/2007

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Never under estimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

"To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man" - William Shakespeare

Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want.
-- Joseph Wood Krutch

Every day I take my morning Constitution and express my opinion of my government.

"I am absolutely convinced that America has a crisis in leadership at this time and we've got to do whatever we can to help the next generation of leaders do better than we have done over the past five years, better than what this cohort of political and military leaders have done." - Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez

"If everything seems undercontrol, you're just not going fast enough."
-Mario Andretti

"Dana, isn't it past your bedtime?"
-sostock

When subjected to extreme feminine heat and pressure, male hydrocarbons will often produce a diamond.
-- Omni

People make insulting a form of art and always do so in direct proportion to their level of intelligence, therefore it is Un-possible to insult "an stupid" person.

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sostock: ha....ha....