Recommended Additions

[swfwebmaster]

Post your recommended quotes here for possible addition to the Interesting Quotes webpage.

[gendarth]

I would suggest puttin up some from President/General Eisenhower. I know he had some good quotes I just can't remember any at this moment

[swfwebmaster]

Great, we will look into it. President Teddy Roosevelt also had some good ones.

[gendarth]

Here are some I thought were meaningful:

Military --Reality--

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear."
...Mark Twain


Innovation

If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results. -Jack Dixon

Failure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently. -Henry Ford

I haven't failed. I've found 10,000 ways that won't work. -Benjamin Franklin

Nothing splendid was ever created in cold blood. Heat is required to forge anything. Every great accomplishment is the story of a flaming heart. -Arnold H. Glasgow

The first draft of anything is always nuts. -Ernest Hemingway (I can see this playing a role in our first practice)

Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. -Robert F. Kennedy


Living Life

Code of Honor: Never approach a friend's girlfriend or wife with mischief as your goal. There are just too many women in the world to justify that sort of dishonorable behavior. Unless she's really attractive. -Bruce Jay Friedman

I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him. -Galileo Galilei


Humor

"Keep in mind that whoever came up with the old adage, Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will never hurt you, was obviously deaf."
...Unknown

"Want to make your computer go really fast? Throw it out the window!"

"I learned about stress management from my kids. Every night after work, I drink some chocolate milk, eat sugary cereal straight from the box, then run around the house in my underwear screaming like a monkey."
...Randy Glasbergen


I don't want to make this post any bigger, so I am finished for now.

[sfscriv]

For GenDarth: Some really good quotes. I laughed several times. Thanks for the recommendations.

For All: Keep in mind not all recommended quotes will get posted on the =SWF= Interesting Quotes webpage, but all quotes are appreciated and can be enjoyed in this forum. So, keep them coming and we can all enjoy these thought provoking pieces of history. Words are truely powerful.

[swfwebmaster]

On behalf of Stackup:

Here are some quotes for consideration:

On accepting challenges:

"Accept the challenges, so that you can feel the exhiliration of victory."
George S. Patton


On the value of training and preparation:

"We should remember that one man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained in the severest school."
Thucydides


On freedom, democracy and capatalistic endeavors:

"To harness man's potential, one must first unleash the human spirit."
SC Scrivner

[ArEs]

Heres one of my favorites ...

.. I was going to put it in my signature, but I dont know if its ok with scriv?

[angrytomass]

Damn that bloke 'Fear' he keeps leading people straight to me! There I am about to take a shot with the sniper rifle and 3 or 4 men appear behind me with 'Fear' leading them! I cant get away from him! Still i just pass them on to 'Stress'! Poor sucker!

While we are on Star Wars I like this one and try to play BF2 with the words ringing in my ears:
"Do, or do not. There is no try." - Yoda

=SWF=Angry

[ArEs]

Aw scriv took it out! well .. heres some quotes i liked.

"The things you own, end up owning you."

-That dude from the movie Fight Club

"In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then beleive them to be true. "

-Buddha

[deadaim88]

I gotta throw a few of my man Sun Tzu from the Art of War

"All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near. Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him."

"The difficulty of tactical maneuvering consists in turning the devious into the direct, and misfortune into gain."

"In conflict, straightforward actions generally lead to engagement, surprising actions generally lead to victory."

there are so many it's hard to choose!

[ArEs]

Yea I love that book, I read it like 4 times over the summer .. have you read The Prince?

[meatshieldbiggs]

"Many attempts to communicate are nullified by saying too much" Robert Greenleaf
“Good leaders must first become good servants.” Robert Greenleaf

"No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." General George Patton Jr
"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." General George Patton Jr

[ArEs]

"Good goalies have textbook moves, great goalies write those textbooks." - Unknown

[angrytomass]

'Whether your a King or a little street sweeper,
sooner of later you'll dance with the reaper!'

From Bill and Teds Bogus Journey.

[robnobrobnob]

Peter (after Lois tells him he's childish): "If I'm a child that means you're a pedophile, and I'll be damned if i'm going stand here and take this from a pervert."

Peter: Oh my god, Brian, there's a message in my Alphabits. It says, 'Oooooo.'
Brian: Peter, those are Cheerios.

Quagmire: Hey there sweetie, how old are you?
Connie: 16.
Quagmire: 18? You're first.
Connie: Mom!
Quagmire: I like where this is goin'! Giggidy, giggidy, gig-gi-dy!

Lois: You're drunk again.
Peter: No, I'm just exhausted 'cause I've been up all night drinking.

Stewie: Did you hear that Meg? Guys can marry other guys now. So...this is awkward, but I mean, if they can do that, that is pretty much it for you, isn't it? I mean you may as well pack it in. Game over.

All Classic Family Guy Quotes!!