What is the greatest quote of all time?

[IowaSkinsFan]

It doesn't necessarily have to be the one EVERYONE thinks is, but more or less what quote is very special for you.

I'll start.

"Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?"

-Abraham Lincoln

"Know he (God) is, and cease to sorrow."

-Lord Krishna, Bhagavad Gita

[Warpe]

"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!!!" -- Arthur Carlson, WKRP in Cincinnati

"It's Jesus, LOL" - Jesus.

[WildBobAA]

"Why don't you make like a tree, and get out of here." - Biff from Back to the Future

[kmind]

"Don't give up. Don't ever give up" - Jimmy V

[pantherhound]

"No of course I'm not going to stalk Lenny and Carl Marge...I'm just going out for a moment. To..stalk....Lenny.......and Carl.......D'OH!"

[UG]

"Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not."


George Bernard Shaw and (later) Robert F. Kennedy

[Jack Sawyer]

"Let's hug it out, bitch." - Ari Gold

LOL J/K

"To be or not to be, that is the question" - Shake

[Halv]

"I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly."
-Winston Churchill

[Galapogos]

"They were cones!!" - limo driver in the Wedding Singer

[IowaSkinsFan]

"Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not."


George Bernard Shaw and (later) Robert F. Kennedy

Wow awesome quote.

[gabe]

its how i live so i like it

"When you can think of yesterday without regret and tomorrow without fear, you are near contentment.”

[Lukie]

Just when I think, you couldn't possibly be, any dumber. You go out and do something like this.

AND TOTALLY REDEEEM YOURSELF.

(ahhhhhhhahhhhhh)

[euphoricism]

If the minimum wasn't good enough, it wouldn't be the minimum.

[Numbr2intheWorld]

Just when I think, you couldn't possibly be, any dumber. You go out and do something like this.

AND TOTALLY REDEEEM YOURSELF.

(ahhhhhhhahhhhhh)

such an underrated movie.

[boost]

"BITCH, BE COOL!"

-samuel l jackson as jules

[boost]

"just know that I chose my own fate, I drove by the fork in the road and went straight."

-jigga, that nigga.

[kmind]

Just when I think, you couldn't possibly be, any dumber. You go out and do something like this.

AND TOTALLY REDEEEM YOURSELF.

(ahhhhhhhahhhhhh)

such an underrated movie.

One of my all-time favorite movies but I think it gets pretty good recognition. But my favorite from the movie: "We got no food, no jobs... our pet's heads are falling off!"

Different quote: "What do you want to be tomorrow? Is it what you find yourself doing today?"

[DetroitHusling101]

“[He] called me a ‘rapist’ and a ‘recluse.’ I’m not a recluse.”-Mike Tyson
Lennox Lewis, I'm coming for you man. My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable, and I'm just ferocious. I want your heart. I want to eat his children. Praise be to Allah!"-Mike Tyson

[boost]

haha, yes tyson quotes are amazingly hilarious.

[DetroitHusling101]

From now on, nothing goes down unless I'm involved. No blackjack no dope deals, no nothing. A nickel bag gets sold in the park, I want in.
-Frank White

They were showing tyson quotes on espn the other day...classic

[mcatdog]

You can be my wingman anytime - Top Gun

[mrhappy333]

show me a hot chick, ,,and I'll show you a guy who's sick of fucking her.

[spoonitnow]

The democrats keep trying to make Bush look bad by throwing around this '32% approval rating' bullshit in the media.

-My Father

[mrhappy333]

Its better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

[a500lbgorilla]

"Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not."


George Bernard Shaw and (later) Robert F. Kennedy

This was a quote used in a eulogy for Pat Tillman. That was one damn fine speech.

http://www.break.com/index/pattillman.html >> speech is at the end.

[a500lbgorilla]

"Each time a man stands for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope. Few are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues - some men see things as they are and ask why? I dream things that never were and say why not."

[a500lbgorilla]

Here you go ISF. Not quite a one-liner to live by but I think this is something you'll enjoy.

http://www.sfgoth.com/~immanis/rilke/letter1.html

A young poet sent his works to Ranier Rilke looking for criticism, encouragement and whatever else. Rilke sent him back these letters. They are full of great quotes.

"If your everyday life seems poor, don't blame it; blame yourself; admit to yourself that you are not enough of a poet to call forth its riches"

[Numbr2intheWorld]

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there.”

- Rumi

[swiggidy]

I can drink a whole Hennessey fifth. Some call that a problem I call it a gift.

[Lukie]

"that's the most ballinest shit ever"

- gabe patgorski

[lolzzz_321]

"just know that I chose my own fate, I drove by the fork in the road and went straight."

-jigga, that nigga.

[miracleriver]

"Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest"

-Simon and Garfunkel

[blackatom]

"Success is where preparation meets opportunity."

[Lukie]

"Stupid rexy, you aint sexy."

- Anonymous Thug from the Hood

[TylerK]

Seen on internet: "Life is not lived on the computer reading about how someone else is leading the life you wish you had."

[Genitruc]

"I don't have time to bleed" (former guv of minnesota in "Predator")

[gabe]

I can drink a whole Hennessey fifth. Some call that a problem I call it a gift.

the weird beat kinda ruins this line if you ask me

[grnydrowave2]

My style is impetuous, my defenses impregnable. I want to eat his children.

Edit: Whoops, B10

[BankItDrew]

"I love the Power Glove. It's so bad."

-Lucas Barton, The Wizard

[16710Pepsi]

"Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."
Albert Einstein

"For two lovers in the complete and strong sense of the word sexual gratification is not essential and is really no more than a symbol: ..."
Friedrich Nietzsche

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice)

[kingnat]

It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am. - Muhammad Ali

"What is it about good sex that makes me have to crap? You really jarred something loose tiger." - Landlady

[PapalRage]

http://www.corinthianposse.com/boondockcourt.mp3

et nomine patri, et filii, spiritus sancti

[chardrian]

"Ohhhhhhh hairpie!!" - Takashi from Revenge of the Nerds

[flomo]

it is not the size, it is how hard you pound 'em

i ain't drunk, i just smell that way

you don't have to like it , you just have to do it - Rogue Warrior

[Numbr2intheWorld]

I can't believe i didn't think of this one already:

"Is not love not unlike the unlikely not it is unlikened to?"

- The Ladies Man

[Jay67s]

"Imagination is more important than knowledge"

Albert Einstein

[mcatdog]

http://www.corinthianposse.com/boondockcourt.mp3

et nomine patri, et filii, spiritus sancti

Well done sir. I tried to come up with the worst, cheesiest line I could think of from a movie, but just about every line in the Boondock Saints is worse than the line I picked from Top Gun.

[Jay67s]

"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

Albert Einstein

[Galapogos]

"Something from the meat case Linda?" -- if you know who this is without googling it I owe you a high five if we ever meet in real life.

[Chopper]

not so serious from a very serious, quotable man..."people will say we suck; don't believe them, men. they are hypocrites!! hypocrites are people who say, 'there is too much sex and violence in my VCR."

--Lou Holtz

very serious metaphor for life..."daniel son, walk on left side of road...safe. walk on right side of road...safe. walk in middle of road...sooner or later...squish, just like grape."

--Mr. Miyagi from Karate Kid

I can drink a whole Hennessey fifth. Some call that a problem I call it a gift.

"Alcoholics Anonymous is for quitters."

[jdubs]

"Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy". -

Benjamin Franklin

[Kcxx]

"Don´t mention the war" Basil Fawlty

[kevster]

I can't think of any specific favourites but Oscar Wilde is probably the most quotable person of all time;

"Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination"

"Self-denial is the shining sore on the leprous body of Christianity"

"Action is the last resource of those who know not how to dream"

and going through US customs..........

"I have nothing to declare but my genius"

[WillburForce]

"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered"

George Best

[mrhappy333]

when pointing your finger , remember you have 3 pointing back at you!

[UG]

so, ISF, did you receive an "A" for your English project you had us do for you, where you needed to obtain a list of quotes and talk about how they made you feel?

[IowaSkinsFan]

so, ISF, did you receive an "A" for your English project you had us do for you, where you needed to obtain a list of quotes and talk about how they made you feel?

lol

[UG]

so, ISF, did you receive an "A" for your English project you had us do for you, where you needed to obtain a list of quotes and talk about how they made you feel?

lol

B+ at least?

[mrhappy333]

I have never killed a man, but I have read many Obituaries with great pleasure.
Clarence Darrow

[Xianti]

"Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women!"

- Conan

[Xianti]

"I'll probably be back."

- Lukinator

[Xianti]

"What is a sword against sorcery?"

- Conan

[Xianti]

"Hasta la vista... maybe."

- Lukinator

[ParaQuads]

I can't believe know one has posted this one, I totally expected it to be here. Anyways, I love this line as it is a great poker analogy for life:

"It's not the cards you're dealt, it's how you play the game."

[mrhappy333]

first post, Nice

[EzDuzIt]

"Let's hug it out, bitch." - Ari Gold

lol Entourage FTW.

[Deanglow]

I'm not really much into quotes, but when I read Barry's Ace on the River, this one really hit home.

"I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it." - Thomas Jefferson

[wufwugy]

"If your everyday life seems poor, don't blame it; blame yourself; admit to yourself that you are not enough of a poet to call forth its riches"

Woah. Awesome insight.

"To children: May they be loved and accepted for who they are because anything less is hell, as you all know."

- Roger from Six Feet Under

[Thunder]

I actually live my life by 1, 4, 6 and 12.


1) "Everyonce in a while say 'what the fuck?!' 'What the fuck?!' gives you freedom. Freedom brings you opportunity. And opportunity makes your future."


2) "Kneel before Zod!"


3) "You're gonna need a bigger boat."


4) "A- You can never go too far. B- If I'm gonna get busted, it is not gonna be by a guy like that. "


5) "This was no boating accident!"


6) "Life goes by pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. "


7) "Doesn't it give you kind of a, a, a... shudder... of electricity through you to be in the same room with me?"


8) "Otisburg?


9) "Why do you say this to me, when you know I will kill you for it?"


10) "May the force be with you"


11) "Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe?"


12) "You cant respect someone who kisses your ass."


13) ""There is a forgotten, nay almost forbidden word, which means more to me than any other. That word is England."

[Rondavu]

Wow, almost all 20 of those quotes sucked ass. No offense. I'm glad this is a new page.

[Galapogos]

4) "A- You can never go too far. B- If I'm gonna get busted, it is not gonna be by a guy like that. "

My favorite from that movie: "It's not how far you go, it's how go you far."

Made me laugh.

[pgil]

Now I know that god must be omnipotent, because his balls taste like they've been everywhere. -Sarah Silverman

If you can't say fuck, you can't say fuck the government. - lenny bruce

well fuck me with a pitchfork - the first thing some guy that i used to play hockey with says as he walks into the dressing room.

factor analysis, rooted in abstract statistical theory and based on the attempt to discover "underlying" structure in large matrices of data, is, to put it bluntly , a bitch - Stephen Jay Gould

[Thunder]

My favorite from that movie: "It's not how far you go, it's how go you far."

I don't remember that line. Who said it and when?

[bigspenda73]

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard