"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man."~George Bernard Shaw
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man."~George Bernard Shaw
"The greatest happiness is to vanquish your enemies, to chase them before you, to rob them of their wealth, to see those dear to them bathed in tears, to clasp to your bosom their wives and daughters."
-- Genghis Khan
Mate not someone famous but he is a multiple nic here but this one is a classic.
"Firstly, Brits choose to spend far more time outdoors doing things during the course of the year than Thais do, which speaks for itself" ~ Ninja who sometimes posts as a white goods appliance.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered."
-George Best
"See, you think I give a shit. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I’m thinking; How can I give less of shit? That’s why I look interested."
-Shit my dad says
I don't care what is written about me as long as it isn't true. Katherine Hepburn
George Burns is a favorite of mine and he had many "nuggets of wisdom". Too many in fact that to list just one would do his comical wisdom injustice. Here are 2...
"A young mind in a healthy body is a wonderful thing. Especially for an old man with an open night". George Burns
"There are many ways to die in bed, but the best way is not alone". George Burns
"Don't Sweat the Small Stuff....and it is all small stuff"
"Defeat is okay" . Nelson Mandela's chiropodist
When a man talks dirty to a woman, it's sexual harassment. When a woman talks dirty to a man, it's £3.95 a minute
Virtue is its own punishment
Aneurin Bevan
GBS again
Having asked a society lady if she would sleep with someone for a million pounds, to which she replied yes, he then asked her to sleep with him for ten pounds
"do you think I am a whore?" she exclaimed
"we have already established that, madam, and now we are merely bargaining the price"
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"Sir, you're drunk!"
"Yes, Madam, I am. But in the morning, I will be sober and you will still be ugly."
-Winston Churchill to Lady Astor
ouch , jesus getting nailed to the cross ...
I’m willing to admit that I may not always be right, but I am never wrong
Samuel Goldwyn
I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.
Groucho Marx
Another WC one, I think it was to Lady Astor too, but can't find it on the net. Went something like this:
LA: If you were my husband I'd lace your drink with poison.
WC: Madam, if you were my wife, I'd drink it.
One for Papillion:
The Almighty in His infinite wisdom did not see fit to create Frenchmen in the image of Englishmen.
-- Winston Churchill, 1942
Nice one guys keep the coming
I've forgot where I read this on but here goes,
Peter Withe playing CF for Nottingham Forest, scores a hat trick and at the end of the game says to Cloughie hey boss can I keep the ball?
The reply,
When you learn to fuking play with it hahahaha
'I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league.' - Mark Viduka
'It took a lot of bottle for Tony (Adams) to own up.' - Ian Wright
'I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country.'
- Ian Rush
"I can't concentrate when I'm thinking"
Yogi Berra
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. —
Martin Luther King Jr.,
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