Just read this one today and wanted to share.
"All the works of man have their origin in creative fantasy. What right have we then to depreciate imagination?
-Carl Jung.
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Each man must acknowledge his beast, whether through sport or violent films.
But a man must not let his beast be his master... otherwise you're no better than Bill Wyman.
-Garth Marenghi
"The best techniques are passed on by the survivors." -- Gaiden Shinji, 1E 490
From the video game Skyrim. Probably from somebody else before that.
"A caller to my radio show said Nancy Pelosi reminders her of a Bond villain, so she calls her Pelosi Galore."
Dennis Miller.
"There are two secrets to happiness. One: don't tell everything you know..."
(No idea where that originated but I heard it the other day.)
"It was like two monkeys trying to f*** the same football"
I love folksy sayings
"If at first you don't succeed,you're about average"....Mudfoot from Fat Albert
"Turn your head and cough." - Dr. Zorn
"Listen carefully to first criticisms made of your work. Note just what it is about your work that critics don't like - then cultivate it. That's the only part of your work that's individual and worth keeping." -----JEAN COCTEAU
"A man is more likely to swim if he is already in the water."
"Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right."
Seen taped to the side of a band saw in a youtube video. Don't know where it originated.
"Some of us find our lives abridged even before the paperback comes out."
and
"It must feel terribly empowering to be offended all the time. It's like war. Some activities there's simply no reason to get involved in unless it just feels good down deep."
--both from Berkeley Breathed.
"Romney is like a sparkly unicorn!"
From one of my 8th grade girls, whom I assigned to watch the Presidential debate for extra credit. Still haven't figured out if it is a good or bad thing.
"Deserve's got nothin' to do with it."
(It isn't a new quotation, but I still like it.)
From the immortal Mack Bolan: this is my personal credo.
"Don't tell me that I can't. I can and I will, because I must."
Question: If you could live forever, would you and why?
Miss Alabama: I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever.
"Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff." ---Mariah Carey
"The best thing about FaceBook is that you can misquote anybody, any way you want, and most folks won't know the difference." - George Washington
Quote from: Jack on October 12, 2012, 10:38:11 AM
"Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff." ---Mariah Carey
http://www.snopes.com/quotes/carey.asp
"...there is very short distance between high art and trash, and trash that contains the element of craziness is by this very quality nearer to art."--Douglas Sirk
"If you're not happy [in your work], you are just selling your life to the highest bidder."
--David Hobby, Photographer and Strobist.com (http://strobist.com) blogger.