Quotes, Phrases, Idioms, Axioms, Or Sayings You Find Of Interest

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June 19, 2020, 10:22 PM

Bisleyblackhawk

Quotes, Phrases, Idioms, Axioms, Or Sayings You Find Of Interest

“Endeavor to persevere” from The Outlaw Josie Wales my late wife’s favorite saying from one of her favorite movies ...she was a wise woman

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"we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches
Making the best of what ever comes our way
Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition
Plowing straight ahead come what may
And theres a cowboy in the jungle"
Jimmy Buffet

June 20, 2020, 07:41 AM

mrw

One I unfortunately have to use quite often at work.

"Don't let fear and common sense stop you!" Alex Debogorski

June 20, 2020, 08:45 AM

KBobAries

"To tolerate does not mean to forget that what we tolerate does not deserve anything more."

"Truths are not relative. What is relative are opinions about truth."

Both by Nicolas Gomez Davila, a Columbian philosopher.

June 20, 2020, 09:02 AM

Pipe Smoker

quote:
Originally posted by feersum dreadnaught:
No matter where you go, there you are.

- Buckaroo Banzai

No matter where you go, there you are. Your luggage is a different story.

June 20, 2020, 09:04 AM

V-Tail

quote:
Originally posted by flashguy:

Samuel Clemens and Mark Twain are the same man.

If that's true, how come nobody ever stood on the bow of a boat, threw a lead line over, and shouted "Samuel Clemens?"

June 20, 2020, 09:22 AM

Cassandra

quote:
Samuel Clemens and Mark Twain are the same man. (But I suspect you know that, and were just pulling our chains.)

flashguy

Do you know why he took the name Mark Twain?

When an cub Pilot mariner on the Mississippi, Sam Clemens often heard the sailer with the log calling the water depth at the bow. The call "Mark Twain" means "two marks" or knots on the log (rope) indicating two fathoms or 12 feet, safe for the paddle boat to pass.
When he became a writer, he took Mark Twain as his name, reputedly because he loved the sound of the words being called.

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"Fear is a Reaction - Courage is a Decision.” - Winston Spencer Churchill
NRA Life Member - Adorable Deplorable Garbage

June 20, 2020, 09:52 AM

joel9507

"in the service, one must always choose the lesser of two weevils"

"Master and Commander" - Captain Jack Aubrey to Dr. Maturin.

June 20, 2020, 10:17 AM

MikeinNC

"Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers

"Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.” Robert A. Heinlein

“You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020

“A single round of buckshot to the torso almost always results in an immediate change of behavior.” Chris Baker

June 20, 2020, 10:52 AM

kidcop

"I wouldn't want to live in a world without wolves": Wernor Herzog

“A nation that makes a great distinction between its scholars and its warriors will have its laws made by cowards and its wars fought by fools.” - Thucydides

June 20, 2020, 10:54 AM

jaaron11

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all." - Oscar Wilde

"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain

June 20, 2020, 11:01 AM

tacfoley

'Sure, being nice gets things done, but being nasty gets them done quicker.'

Lt Gen Ariel Sharon

June 20, 2020, 11:15 AM

IntrepidTraveler

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx

_{Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet.
- Dave Barry

"Never go through life saying 'I should have'..." - quote from the 9/11 Boatlift Story (thanks, sdy for posting it)}

June 20, 2020, 11:18 AM

V-Tail

Another Groucho line that I like: "Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."

June 20, 2020, 11:19 AM

trapper189

Take care of your tools and your tools will take care of you. - my grandfather

June 22, 2020, 09:03 PM

When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk.

June 22, 2020, 09:10 PM

jsbcody

“In all forms of strategy, it is necessary to maintain the combat stance in everyday life and to make your everyday stance your combat stance. You must research this well.”

and

"Perceive that which cannot be seen by the eye."

― Miyamoto Musashi, Book of Five Rings

June 22, 2020, 10:25 PM

apprentice

Here goes nothing. --Unknown nihilist's last words

Put it back where you found it. --My dad

June 22, 2020, 10:45 PM

sjtill

quote:
The history of failure in war, or in any other human endeavor, can be summed up in two words: “too late.” – General Douglas MacArthur

June 23, 2020, 02:54 AM

Every story is made up. Even the real ones.

June 23, 2020, 03:07 AM

Prefontaine

“If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected .”

-Sun Tzu