The Quote Thread

SciphonicStranger

Objects may be closer than they appear

shavedape

Well Known GateFan
The trees that don't make a sound if there's no one around to hear them fall.

Since sound is basically vibration of air waves the trees make sound regardless if anyone is there to hear them fall or not. N'est pas?

"There is unrest in the forest
There is trouble with the trees
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas..."


RUSH "The Trees"
 

Gatefan1976

Well Known GateFan
"You know you're getting older when your porn is getting intellectual." - mzzz, 2011.

HAHAHA!!

Playboy

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You know you are old when you really do read it for the articles



:rotflmao::laughing::rotflmao:
 

Joelist

What ship is this?
Staff member
"I always have coffee when I watch radar!"

Quick quiz - Who said it????
 

EvilSpaceAlien

Sinister Swede
"WWI was when the planet lost its World War Virginity. As with all such experiences, it soon became clear that nobody knew exactly what they were doing, and a bad time was going to be had by all."
-Tony Pilgram, cracked.com

:icon_lol:
 

Rac80

The Belle of the Ball
For memorial day

James Madison:

I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.





Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.
Ronald Reagan




 

EvilSpaceAlien

Sinister Swede
"I'm not leading the world's most brilliant cabinet. The ministers don't belong to the most outstanding intellectual elite and we're not particularly beautiful either."
-Göran Persson

Heh. This is probably true about every cabinet that currently exists/has existed on the planet.

Still, it's not as great of a quote as the one in my sig.
 
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Graybrew1

Guest
"Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty."
Nathaniel Hawthorne
 

Atlantis

Well Known GateFan
- Ludwig van Beethoven

" Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears form the eyes of woman"

"Recommend virtue to your children; it alone, not money, can make them happy. I speak from experience"

- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

"Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.” -

"I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.”

"Music, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm it, and thereby always remain music.”

"[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Melody is the essence of music. I compare a good melodist to a fine racer, and counterpoints to hack post-horses."[/FONT]

JS Bach

“It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.”

If I decide to be an idiot, then I'll be an idiot on my own accord.”

“I worked hard. Anyone who works as hard as I did can achieve the same results.”
 
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