invisibleairwaves Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 "Be egalitarian regarding persons, be elitist regarding ideas." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewb93 Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 What? No Neil Peart quotes? I thought for sure someone would have posted a Rush lyrics by now. Anyway, mine is courtesy of Socrates: "Only the dead have seen the end of war." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragile wings Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." Abraham Lincoln Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSnwdog Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 "Lead, Follow, or get the hell out of my way" - from a sign in front of one of the basic training dorms at Lackland AFB. "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Winston Churchill "The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries." - Winston Churchill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboGames Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 "Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand." - Neil Peart "A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims." - Ayn Rand "Terrorism is the tactic of demanding the impossible, and demanding it at gunpoint." - Christopher Hitchens "Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin "I've got more chins than a Chinese phone book." -Fat Bastard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j13cents Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 All the worlds a stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merely Space Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 "In war, Truth is so precious, it must always be protected by a bodyguard of lies." - Winston Churchill (paraphrased) "I drank what?" - Socrates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 "What's this button do?" - Christa McAuliffe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Aubrey Posted July 18, 2008 Author Share Posted July 18, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Jul 18 2008, 02:27 PM) "What's this button do?" - Christa McAuliffe This is a philosophical quote thread, not a tasteless joke thread. If you want to do things like this go to Grand Designs. Thank you. You too, Merely and Jimbo. I very much appreciate the serious quotes you've posted, but the silly ones? Come on, guys. Oh, and I don't think Fat Bastard is a philosopher. I'm just sayin'. Edited July 18, 2008 by Jack Aubrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostGirl Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Jul 18 2008, 01:27 PM) "What's this button do?" - Christa McAuliffe Dude...whoa... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Aubrey Posted July 18, 2008 Author Share Posted July 18, 2008 QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Jul 18 2008, 04:38 PM) QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Jul 18 2008, 01:27 PM) "What's this button do?" - Christa McAuliffe Dude...whoa... That's the very same reaction I had. GR, do you really think that's funny? Or were you posting it for the shock value? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrifting Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 There is no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothes. ~ NEP, or at least from his last web update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Jul 18 2008, 03:41 PM) QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Jul 18 2008, 04:38 PM) QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Jul 18 2008, 01:27 PM) "What's this button do?" - Christa McAuliffe Dude...whoa... That's the very same reaction I had. GR, do you really think that's funny? Or were you posting it for the shock value? How did I know you were going to have a cow over this? Probably because I now understand your comedic guidelines: Jokes which provide levity to a tragedy which happened over twenty years ago, to only seven people, all of them personally unknown to the members of the board = not funny; completely inappropriate. Jokes which specifically target GeddyRulz, a person known to everyone on the board, and entire threads which mock his physical attributes = admissable, very funny, and completely appropriate. If the victim himself says otherwise, call him a whining baby and tell him to lighten up. Lighten up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Aubrey Posted July 20, 2008 Author Share Posted July 20, 2008 QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Jul 20 2008, 02:19 PM) QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Jul 18 2008, 03:41 PM) QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Jul 18 2008, 04:38 PM) QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Jul 18 2008, 01:27 PM) "What's this button do?" - Christa McAuliffe Dude...whoa... That's the very same reaction I had. GR, do you really think that's funny? Or were you posting it for the shock value? How did I know you were going to have a cow over this? Probably because I now understand your comedic guidelines: Jokes which provide levity to a tragedy which happened over twenty years ago, to only seven people, all of them personally unknown to the members of the board = not funny; completely inappropriate. Jokes which specifically target GeddyRulz, a person known to everyone on the board, and entire threads which mock his physical attributes = admissable, very funny, and completely appropriate. If the victim himself says otherwise, call him a whining baby and tell him to lighten up. Lighten up. I'm not "having a cow" I'm just asking you not to post tasteless jokes in my forum. As regards the rest of your post, I have no idea what you're talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Aubrey Posted July 20, 2008 Author Share Posted July 20, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Jul 20 2008, 03:08 PM) QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Jul 20 2008, 02:19 PM) QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Jul 18 2008, 03:41 PM) QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Jul 18 2008, 04:38 PM) QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Jul 18 2008, 01:27 PM) "What's this button do?" - Christa McAuliffe Dude...whoa... That's the very same reaction I had. GR, do you really think that's funny? Or were you posting it for the shock value? How did I know you were going to have a cow over this? Probably because I now understand your comedic guidelines: Jokes which provide levity to a tragedy which happened over twenty years ago, to only seven people, all of them personally unknown to the members of the board = not funny; completely inappropriate. Jokes which specifically target GeddyRulz, a person known to everyone on the board, and entire threads which mock his physical attributes = admissable, very funny, and completely appropriate. If the victim himself says otherwise, call him a whining baby and tell him to lighten up. Lighten up. I'm not "having a cow" I'm just asking you not to post tasteless jokes in my forum. As regards the rest of your post, I have no idea what you're talking about. A couple of more points: I would have said what I did regardless of who posted it, so don't think like I'm singling you out. No, I didn't know the astronauts aboard Challenger, but I've been a NASA fan for as long as I can remember and I have always held high regard and respect for anyone who volunteers for our space program. It takes a special breed of person to strap into a vehicle propelled by several thousand tons of high explosive and I hold a low opinion of anyone who mocks those who have died doing it. Edited July 20, 2008 by Jack Aubrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalFan Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (j13cents @ Jul 17 2008, 07:33 PM) All the worlds a stage Nope, sorry, that one's not from Neil, it's Shakespeare: All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts... From As You Like It, Act 2 Edited July 21, 2008 by OriginalFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArrowSnake Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 (edited) "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." -Mark Twain "Science, like nature Must also be tamed With a view towards its preservation Given the same State of integrity It will surely serve us well Art as expression Not as market campaigns Will still capture our imaginations Given the same State of integrity It will surely help us along The most endangered species The honest man Will still survive annihilation Forming a world- State of integrity Sensitive, open and strong" -Neil Peart Edited August 9, 2008 by ArrowSnake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArrowSnake Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 (edited) "We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden. " -Goethe "Good is in the details" -Neil Peart (slightly changing L.M. van der Rohe's quote "God is in the details" ) Edited August 10, 2008 by ArrowSnake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArrowSnake Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 "Be not astonished at new ideas; for it is well known to you that a thing does not therefore cease to be true because it is not accepted by many." -Spinoza I really like this one: " Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule!" -Nietzsche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moltenlava Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still - Abraham Lincoln Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the masked drummer Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 "You are what you is" -Frank Zappa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoOneOneTwo Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 The most Zen words ever written by Neil: Why are we here? Because we're here. Roll the bones; Roll the bones. Why does it happen? Because it happens. Roll the bones; Roll the bones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoOneOneTwo Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Of course, Master Dogen has this to say: "Yet you must not cling to the words of the old sages either; they, too, may not be right. Even if you believe them, you should be alert so that , in the event that something superior comes along, you may follow that." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoOneOneTwo Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 And then there's my own Zen teacher, Brad Warner: "We always imagine that there's got to be somewhere else better than where we are right now, the great Somewhere Else we all carry around in our heads. We believe Somewhere Else is out there for us if only we could find it. But there's no Somewhere Else . Everything is right here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nic2112nic Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Here's one that came to me, courtesy of...me!: "I love the sound of a lost voice" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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