August 5, 201610 yr Forgive me if this has been done recently. I was doing some cleaning and found a notebook from my AP European history class circa 1999. Found a few quotes from Winston Churchill written down. My favorite by far is from a night he had been drinking and was called out in it, "You're right miss I am drunk. But tomorrow ill be sober and you'll still be ugly". Love it
August 5, 201610 yr "There is only one thing worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about"-Oscar Wilde
August 5, 201610 yr "If you want the truth to stand clear before you, never be for or against. The struggle between "for" and "against" is the mind's worst disease". Seng-ts'an - 600 C.E.
August 5, 201610 yr "It is not the critic who counts. ... The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly ... who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat." - TR
August 5, 201610 yr "What embitters the world is not excess of criticism, but absence of self-criticism." - G.K. Chesterton That guy has a million of them.
August 5, 201610 yr "The harp is a predecessor of the modern day guitar. Early minstrels were much larger people. In fact, they had hands the size of small dogs." -Cliff Clavin-
August 5, 201610 yr "We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way. " - General George S Patton
August 5, 201610 yr "Writing is a lot like sausage making in my view; you'll all be happier in the end if you just eat the final product without knowing what's gone into it." - George RR Martin
August 5, 201610 yr I have a daily beer calendar at work...Every Sunday and Wednesday are quotes. This is my favorite one thus far this year... "I like beer. On occasion, I will even drink beer to celebrate a major event such as the fall of Communism or the fact that the refrigerator is still working." - Dave Berry
August 5, 201610 yr "Winners don't quit!" - said by many "And quitters don't win." - said by the same bunch.
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