Inspiring/Memorable/Badass quotes.
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"I remember the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita. Vishnu was trying to persuade the prince that he should do his duty. To impress him, he takes on his mostly armed form and says, 'now I am become death, destroyer of worlds'. I suppose we all thought that, one way or another."
-Robert Oppenheimer, nuclear scientist prior to the detonation to Trinity, the first atom bomb
Someone once told me: Aim high and expect to get knocked down... as you will be dissapointed if you aim low and expect others to realise your potential! I live by that!
Also: The entire Brtish empire was built on cups of tea, and if you think I am going to war without one, mate, you're mistaken!
Also: The entire Brtish empire was built on cups of tea, and if you think I am going to war without one, mate, you're mistaken!
?Occasionally. One of the things I?ve used on the Google is to pull up maps. It?s very interesting to see that. I forgot the name of the program, but you get the satellite and you can ? like, I kind of like to look at the ranch on Google, reminds me of where I want to be sometimes." - Not going to say who but I also like the Google and its maps.
A personal favorite of mine from Stephen King:
"What Darwin was too polite to say, my friends, is that we came to rule the earth not because we were the smartest, or even the meanest, but because we have always been the craziest, most murderous motherfuckers in the jungle."
"What Darwin was too polite to say, my friends, is that we came to rule the earth not because we were the smartest, or even the meanest, but because we have always been the craziest, most murderous motherfuckers in the jungle."
"I love the smell of napalm in the morning!" -Bill Kilgor, Apocalypse Now
"Man could hold the universe in the palm of his hand if he could first unclench his fist"
Alpheus Togra, in the instruction manual to Dark Reign for PC.
"time to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and I'm all out of gum!" Duke Nukem
"Going in like we always do: Hard, Fast, and First". Don't know the source on that one.
"Man could hold the universe in the palm of his hand if he could first unclench his fist"
Alpheus Togra, in the instruction manual to Dark Reign for PC.
"time to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and I'm all out of gum!" Duke Nukem
"Going in like we always do: Hard, Fast, and First". Don't know the source on that one.
A nice vid-packaged collection of memorable quotes. Enjoy.
Some more good ME ones for consideration:
"There a reason you're in my way?"
"I've killed worse than you on my way to real problems"
-Shepard
"The first thing a god masters, is itself"
"Geth do not intentionally infiltrate."
-Legion
"We can opt out of suicide missions? No one told me."
-Garrus
"2.5 times daily, on average"
-Mordin
I'd post more from a variety of places, but I'm in the middle of so-.... oh, you get the idea.
Because I can't remember some of the more awesome quotes that I've heard over the years, I'll just post the one's I do remember.
"Damn the torpedoes,full speed ahead!" -David Glasgow Farragut, Battle of Mobile Bay.
"The hand is quicker than the eye... but shout have been watching the foot." -Uncle, Jackie Chan animated series.
Damn, that's all I've got right now without resorting to quoting RedvsBlue because that would be too easy.
"Damn the torpedoes,full speed ahead!" -David Glasgow Farragut, Battle of Mobile Bay.
"The hand is quicker than the eye... but shout have been watching the foot." -Uncle, Jackie Chan animated series.
Damn, that's all I've got right now without resorting to quoting RedvsBlue because that would be too easy.
Lets see here:
"I was different, not less"- Dr. Temple Grandin [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Grandin]
"If by some magic, autism had been eradicated from the face of the earth, then men would still be socializing in front of a wood fire at the entrance to a cave."-Dr. Temple Grandin [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Grandin](she has high-funtioning Autism btw)
"Dont Worry about your difficultlies in Mathimatics. I can assure you mine are still greater."- Albert Eisstein [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein]
"Does there truly exist an insuperable contradiction between religion and science? Can religion be superseded by science? The answers to these questions have, for centuries, given rise to considerable dispute and, indeed, bitter fighting. Yet, in my own mind there can be no doubt that in both cases a dispassionate consideration can only lead to a negative answer. What complicates the solution, however, is the fact that while most people readily agree on what is meant by "science," they are likely to differ on the meaning of "religion."-Albert Eistein [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein] (saying religion and science can co-exist as equals)
"Dont Fight a battle if you gain nothing from winning."-Field Marshel Erwin Rommel [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Rommel]
"Good soldiers, bad officers; however don't forget that without them we would not have any Civilization."-Field Marshel Erwin Rommel [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Rommel]
"It is fortunate that war is so terrible, lest we grow fond of it."-General Robert E. Lee [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee]
"In this enlightened age, there are few I believe, but what will acknowledge, that slavery as an institution, is a moral & political evil in any Country...I think it however a greater evil to the white man than to the black race, & while my feelings are strongly enlisted in behalf of the latter, my sympathies are more strong for the former."-General Robert E. Lee [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee]
"I cannot consent to place in the control of others one who cannot control himself."-General Robert E. Lee [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee]
"Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character."-General Robert E. Lee [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee]
"War is hell."-General William T. Sherman [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tecumseh_Sherman]
"Let it be known that if a farmer wishes to burn his cotton, his house, his family, and himself, he may do so. But not his corn. We want that."-General William T. Sherman [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tecumseh_Sherman](this one always makes me lol)
"We must be ready to dare all for our country. For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid."-General/President Dwight D. Eisenhower. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower]
"Any man who WANTS to be president is either crazy or an egomaniac."-General/President Dwight D. Eisenhower [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower]
"Its attitudes like that, that are destorying this country."-John Huntsman Jr. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Huntsman,_Jr.] Directed at the Republican canadidates, namely Romney, during a debate in 2011 in New Hampshire.
captcha: Easy as cake.
Strange, I have always heard it as "easy as pie."
"I was different, not less"- Dr. Temple Grandin [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Grandin]
"If by some magic, autism had been eradicated from the face of the earth, then men would still be socializing in front of a wood fire at the entrance to a cave."-Dr. Temple Grandin [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Grandin](she has high-funtioning Autism btw)
"Dont Worry about your difficultlies in Mathimatics. I can assure you mine are still greater."- Albert Eisstein [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein]
"Does there truly exist an insuperable contradiction between religion and science? Can religion be superseded by science? The answers to these questions have, for centuries, given rise to considerable dispute and, indeed, bitter fighting. Yet, in my own mind there can be no doubt that in both cases a dispassionate consideration can only lead to a negative answer. What complicates the solution, however, is the fact that while most people readily agree on what is meant by "science," they are likely to differ on the meaning of "religion."-Albert Eistein [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein] (saying religion and science can co-exist as equals)
"Dont Fight a battle if you gain nothing from winning."-Field Marshel Erwin Rommel [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Rommel]
"Good soldiers, bad officers; however don't forget that without them we would not have any Civilization."-Field Marshel Erwin Rommel [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Rommel]
"It is fortunate that war is so terrible, lest we grow fond of it."-General Robert E. Lee [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee]
"In this enlightened age, there are few I believe, but what will acknowledge, that slavery as an institution, is a moral & political evil in any Country...I think it however a greater evil to the white man than to the black race, & while my feelings are strongly enlisted in behalf of the latter, my sympathies are more strong for the former."-General Robert E. Lee [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee]
"I cannot consent to place in the control of others one who cannot control himself."-General Robert E. Lee [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee]
"Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character."-General Robert E. Lee [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee]
"War is hell."-General William T. Sherman [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tecumseh_Sherman]
"Let it be known that if a farmer wishes to burn his cotton, his house, his family, and himself, he may do so. But not his corn. We want that."-General William T. Sherman [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tecumseh_Sherman](this one always makes me lol)
"We must be ready to dare all for our country. For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid."-General/President Dwight D. Eisenhower. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower]
"Any man who WANTS to be president is either crazy or an egomaniac."-General/President Dwight D. Eisenhower [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower]
"Its attitudes like that, that are destorying this country."-John Huntsman Jr. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Huntsman,_Jr.] Directed at the Republican canadidates, namely Romney, during a debate in 2011 in New Hampshire.
captcha: Easy as cake.
Strange, I have always heard it as "easy as pie."
Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." --Albert Einstein
Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. - Douglas Adams
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." --Albert Einstein
Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. - Douglas Adams
Though I'm not one for remembering such cards, there is ONE that I have committed to memory:NameIsRobertPaulson said:
"Close your ears to the voice of greed, and you can turn a gift for one into a gift for many."
"And where is your father? He is cooked.
And where is your brother? He is eaten.
And where is your wife? There she sits, a wife for me.
And where are your children? : There they are, loads on their backs carrying food as my slaves."
Speech given by a Maori warrior to the dried severed head of an enemy chief.
And where is your brother? He is eaten.
And where is your wife? There she sits, a wife for me.
And where are your children? : There they are, loads on their backs carrying food as my slaves."
Speech given by a Maori warrior to the dried severed head of an enemy chief.