Things They Say - The Famous Quotes Thread

[GAVol]

“Some Captain D’s would really hit the spot.”

-Nobody

 

[Vjcvette]

"Loss would Truly have been to Have never Known, Never Experienced, Never Loved, and Never Cried"
Author unknown
Seen in a video about Lane Frost the Bull Rider

 

[PEPPERJAX]

“Some Captain D’s would really hit the spot.”

-Nobody

This.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

"We hold these truths to be self evident that all men & women are... uh... you know the thing...

Joe "Come on Man" Biden

 

[UTN '74]

"Hey Bubba Watch This"

 

[MillerTime80]

Man who stands on toilet high on pot

Confucius

My favorite Confucius….
“He who goes to bed with itchy butt, wakes up with stinky finger”

 

[walkenvol]

John Wayne had a few good quotes;

Life is tough, but it’s tougher when your stupid

Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway

 

[joevol33]

“Some Captain D’s would really hit the spot.”

-Nobody

Their catfish is good!

 

[MaDeuce]

Just because you’re Paranoid , it doesn’t mean that someone isn’t out to get you. - Bo Crowder (Justified)

 

[GoDucks349]

This one was told to me by an 85 year old woman in a nursing home. She was telling me about her younger years and a drinking toast.

"One is my limit, two at the most, three I'm under the table, four and I'm under the host."

I'm not sure but this might be a Mae West quote.

 

[MAD]

Our deepest fears are like dragons, guarding our deepest treasure.
-Rainer Maria Rilke

 

[Vjcvette]

"It is never wrong to do the right thing"

Mark Twain

 

[GAVol]

"Back in the days of old when knights were bold and we threw camel turds because nobody had even thought of bull&*% yet . . . "

-My Dad, this morning

 

[tbh]

One of my favorites:

"Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you’re a good person is like expecting a bull not to attack you because you’re a vegetarian."

- Dennis Wholey

 

[Wireless1]

 

[pismonque]

This isn't some sage quote or anything but in The Risk Pool, Richard Russo had this great description of the winding roads in a certain part of town:

"The streets... turned around and in upon themselves, as if they'd been laid out by a drunk and then paved by a man who understood him perfectly."

 

[Plano Vol]

She said WHAT?".

President Clinton

 

[Go aeiou]

This isn't some sage quote or anything but in The Risk Pool, Richard Russo had this great description of the winding roads in a certain part of town:

"The streets... turned around and in upon themselves, as if they'd been laid out by a drunk and then paved by a man who understood him perfectly."

Ever been to Venice, Italy. Every road is shaped like an apostrophe. They start out about 15' wide and gently curve to a 6-8' wide dead end.
One of the many places I've been lost.

 

[HollowaytoSeivers]

John Wayne had a few good quotes;

Life is tough, but it’s tougher when your stupid

Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway

My personal favorite from The Duke:

"Don't get in the habit of doing that too often, and one more time will be too often."

 

[BigO95]

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
Jesus Christ

 

[GroverCleveland]

Did he say that just before the Mahdists butchered him?

 

[Lampvol74]

My personal favorite from The Duke:

"Don't get in the habit of doing that too often, and one more time will be too often."

When asked why he never did nude movies, the Duke replied: 2 reasons, my high moral character and my saddle sores.