This is not my favourite quote but its depressingly true lol
behind every smile is a tear
majestic0110
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Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment, for someday that person will not be there again.
Lardmeister
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Engraved on a gravestone:
"It distresses us to return work that is not perfect"
sneekula
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People always turn away from the eyes of a stranger. Afraid to know what lies behind the stare.
I like yours....BTW also my signature ;)
thunderstorm98
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I am ready to meet my maker, but whether my maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.
Winston Churchill
Ene Uran
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Well the first one that came to mind is:
"Sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice"
But then Groucho came to my rescue:
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend -- inside of a dog, it is too dark to read"
GrimJack
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Nine out of ten voices in my head are telling me I probably would.
iamthwee
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Don't find fault, find a remedy.
-- Henry Ford
Lardmeister
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war related quotes:
"Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered
automatic weapons."
-General Douglas MacArthur
"When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend."
-Actual U.S. Army Training Manual
"It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed."
-Actual U.S. Air Force Training Manual
"We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to
visit violence on those who would harm us."
-George Orwell
jbennet
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Abra-cadabra....catch me if you can.
zandiago
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“Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the
intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well
preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways,
chocolate in one hand, champagne in the other, body
thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming
“WOO HOO what a ride!”
(author unknown - I've looked hard)
vmanes
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How is it possible to have a civil war?
sneekula
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Just another war related quote for jbennet's taste:
Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.
--- General Omar Nelson Bradley
Ene Uran
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