the quote thread

[Ruby Falls]

"42."

--Douglas Adams

[Ciararavenblaze]

What is the least often heard sentence in the English language? That would be: Say, isn't that the banjo player's Porsche parked outside?

[Jonmisc]

Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ
from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even
incapable of forming such opinions.

[Ciararavenblaze]

We don't know the power that's within our own bodies.

[Jonmisc]

The problem with being avant-garde is knowing who's putting on who.
-- Calvin (of Calvin and Hobbes)
http://www.marcellosendos.ch/comics/ch/1991/10/19911027.gif

[Ciararavenblaze]

The ability to play the clarinet is the ability to overcome the imperfections of the instrument. There's no such thing as a perfect clarinet, never was and never will be.

[Ruby Falls]

"Well, the world will always need cheese."
--Terry Pratchett

[Ciararavenblaze]

I have miles to go before I sleep.

[Jonmisc]

Writing well means never having to say, 'I guess you had to be there.'
-- Jef Mallett

[Ciararavenblaze]

Almost all the fans I meet are pretty cool people. They're intelligent and tend to think about things a bit more than your average rock 'n roll fans: sensible people I wouldn't mind having a drink with.

[Jonmisc]

The problem with being avant-garde is knowing who's putting on who.
-- Calvin (of Calvin and Hobbes)
http://www.marcellosendos.ch/comics/ch/1991/10/19911027.gif

[Ruby Falls]

"Better to illuminate than merely to shine."
--St. Thomas Aquinas

[Ciararavenblaze]

Humor has bailed me out of more tight situations than I can think of. If you go with your instincts and keep your humor, creativity follows. With luck, success comes, too.

[Ruby Falls]

"Due to lack of interest, tomorrow is canceled. Let the clocks be reset and the pendulums held."
--Kaiser Chiefs, "Ruby"

[Jonmisc]

"Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money."
-- Jules Renard

[Ruby Falls]

"Physics is like sex. Sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it."
--Richard Feynman

[Ciararavenblaze]

I've been to two stadium gigs in my life. One was James Brown and the other was Pink Floyd. They both sounded the same. I couldn't tell the difference between James Brown and Pink Floyd. I've never liked stadiums.

[Ruby Falls]

Writing well means never having to say, 'I guess you had to be there.'
-- Jef Mallett

Holy cow, you know of Jef Mallett? Frickin' sweet!


"The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict."
--Martin Luther King, Jr.

[Jonmisc]

Actually, that quote is the first time I had ever heard of him. I'll have to look him up now...

Oh, I'd better put a quote in here.

"Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much."
-- Oscar Wilde

[Ciararavenblaze]

AWESOME quote, Jonnie. I lol'd.

Every once in awhile we may fall on our face, but we insist on doing what we wanna do.