~The Unofficial Wisdom Quotes Wanted Thread – Roast a Bowl and Post a Quote~

AK Infinity · #1 (**permalink**) 09-18-2006, 08:34 AM

"Tough and funny and a little bit kind: that is as near to perfection as a human being can be."

~Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966~

Durchii · #2 (**permalink**) 09-18-2006, 11:39 AM

It is not the books you read that make you intelligent, rather the thoughts aroused by those books.
-Durchii

Never make an attempt to reason with your shortcomings, for they will never be resolved with excuses.
-Durchii

Replace 'Coal in your stocking' with 'An Eternity in a burning hell' and you would still believe in Santa Claus, would you not?

-Durchii

They come to me randomly, I suppose. Enjoy.

Lastout · #3 (**permalink**) 09-18-2006, 01:44 PM

If your gonna be stupid, you gotta be tough. -Me

AK Infinity · #4 (**permalink**) 09-18-2006, 02:52 PM

"What we do is more potent than magic and more lasting than pain."

~AK Infinity~

glass_girl420 · #5 (**permalink**) 09-18-2006, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Durchii

It is not the books you read that make you intelligent, rather the thoughts aroused by those books.
-Durchii

Never make an attempt to reason with your shortcomings, for they will never be resolved with excuses.
-Durchii

Replace 'Coal in your stocking' with 'An Eternity in a burning hell' and you would still believe in Santa Claus, would you not?

-Durchii

They come to me randomly, I suppose. Enjoy.

Cool stuff

metalstonerking · #6 (**permalink**) 09-18-2006, 06:16 PM

Foolish optimism is redundant.
-Me

When one accepts life, that is when it truly ends
-Me

I don't subscribe to logic, so I'm free to say as I wish.
-take a guess

The last one isn't wholly true, just something I like to say when arguing to frustrate people

Digit · #7 (**permalink**) 09-18-2006, 06:51 PM

We are one

.ViciouS. · #8 (**permalink**) 09-18-2006, 06:56 PM

Teachers who offer you the ultimate answers do not possess the ultimate answers, for if they did, they would know that the ultimate answers cannot be given, they can only be received.

- Tom Robbins

whitewarrior · #9 (**permalink**) 09-18-2006, 06:59 PM

"Free Will Is An Illusion"-BF Skinner

Altered_Reality · #10 (**permalink**) 09-18-2006, 07:01 PM

ill just post some that i used to use as a sig on some older forums.

"Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is."

"Shyness has a strange element of narcissism, a belief that how we look, how we perform, is truly important to other people."

"It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place."

"One of the most adventurous things left us is to go to bed. For no one can lay a hand on our dreams."

Eyes · #11 (**permalink**) 09-18-2006, 07:16 PM

*Upon having a friend roll in dog feces*
Me: Dude, holy shit!
Friend: SHIT!
Me: Shit! You just rolled in shit!
Friend: Jesus! There's shit! SHIT!
And now for a realistic quote...
Me: If the Universe can't be made out of nothing, how can God just be out of nothing?
Me: We're the biggest threat to ourselves.

MelT · #12 (**permalink**) 09-18-2006, 08:27 PM

'I am not, I will not be.
I have not, I will not have.
This frightens all children,
And kills fear in the wise.'

Nagarjuna, on Sunyata and the nature of reality.

TheColonel · #13 (**permalink**) 09-18-2006, 09:16 PM

America... just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money we need to buy guns and no qualms about killing anybody else in the world who tries to make us uncomfortable.
-Hunter S. Thompson

Ktwizzy · #14 (**permalink**) 09-18-2006, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lastout

If your gonna be stupid, you gotta be tough. -Me

You mean from a song right? becuase i know that song, but I dont know the artist or name of it

Durchii · #15 (**permalink**) 09-18-2006, 11:02 PM

Never decide on a later book until you have finished your current one.
-Durchii

A good conversation can be more stimulating than any amount of caffeine.
-Durchii

When one comits a crime, the first thing one should do is revel in the streets.
-Durchii

"Raining on our cheesecake? That's even worse than raining on our parade!"
"What about raining on the cheesecake parade?"
"..."
-Durchii and his lovely girlfriend

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#1 (permalink) 09-18-2006, 08:34 AM
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Durchii Pug Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 7,083	It is not the books you read that make you intelligent, rather the thoughts aroused by those books. -Durchii Never make an attempt to reason with your shortcomings, for they will never be resolved with excuses. -Durchii Replace 'Coal in your stocking' with 'An Eternity in a burning hell' and you would still believe in Santa Claus, would you not? -Durchii They come to me randomly, I suppose. Enjoy. __________________

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Lastout El Conquistador! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In the Hall! Posts: 104	If your gonna be stupid, you gotta be tough. -Me __________________

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AK Infinity Sempiternal Super Mod Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Nexus of Sominus Posts: 5,377	"What we do is more potent than magic and more lasting than pain." ~AK Infinity~ __________________

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metalstonerking Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,439	Foolish optimism is redundant. -Me When one accepts life, that is when it truly ends -Me I don't subscribe to logic, so I'm free to say as I wish. -take a guess The last one isn't wholly true, just something I like to say when arguing to frustrate people

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Digit Banned Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,829	We are one

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.ViciouS. I am not a concept Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,119	Teachers who offer you the ultimate answers do not possess the ultimate answers, for if they did, they would know that the ultimate answers cannot be given, they can only be received. - Tom Robbins __________________ "Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach." - Tom Robbins My Sketchbook Anyone Reading Good Books?

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Altered_Reality The Grand Illusion Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 482	ill just post some that i used to use as a sig on some older forums. "Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is." "Shyness has a strange element of narcissism, a belief that how we look, how we perform, is truly important to other people." "It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place." "One of the most adventurous things left us is to go to bed. For no one can lay a hand on our dreams." __________________ Catch the mist, catch the myth Catch the mystery, catch the drift

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MelT Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,005	'I am not, I will not be. I have not, I will not have. This frightens all children, And kills fear in the wise.' Nagarjuna, on Sunyata and the nature of reality.

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TheColonel The Coke Defender! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Vapor Den Posts: 2,024	America... just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money we need to buy guns and no qualms about killing anybody else in the world who tries to make us uncomfortable. -Hunter S. Thompson __________________ Good Read

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Durchii Pug Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 7,083	Never decide on a later book until you have finished your current one. -Durchii A good conversation can be more stimulating than any amount of caffeine. -Durchii When one comits a crime, the first thing one should do is revel in the streets. -Durchii "Raining on our cheesecake? That's even worse than raining on our parade!" "What about raining on the cheesecake parade?" "..." -Durchii and his lovely girlfriend __________________