Friday, November 03, 2006

Clever Quotes

"Give a man a match, and he'll be warm for a minute, but set him on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. "


"The real trouble with reality is that there's no background music. "


"Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car."


"Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege. "


"War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left. "


"I once prayed to god for a bike, but quickly found out he didnt work that way...so I stole a bike and prayed for his forgiveness "


"Sarcasm helps keep you from telling people what you really think of them. "


"If pro is opposite of con, then what is the opposite of progress?"


"If you think things can't get worse it's probably only because you lack sufficient imagination."


"A train station is where the train stops. A bus station is where the bus stops. On my desk, I have a work station... "


"My god carries a hammer. Your god died nailed to a tree. Any questions? "


"Parents spend the first part of our lives teaching us to walk and talk, and the rest of it telling us to sit down and shut up."


"You can't be late until you show up."


"Knowledge is realizing that the street is one-way, wisdom is looking both directions anyway"


"Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are good is like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian."


"A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic."


"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources "


"Books have knowledge, knowledge is power, power corrupts, corruption is a crime, and crime doesn't pay..so if you keep reading, you'll go broke"


"A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to appreciate his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire it."


"A clever man commits no minor blunders."


"How clever you are, my dear! You never mean a single word you say."


"I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying. "


"It's good to be clever, but not to show it."


"God is clever, but not dishonest."


"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. "


"Clever people master life; the wise illuminate it and create fresh difficulties. "


"To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid enough to want it."


"Clever men are good, but they are not the best."


"Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness."

24 comments:

Anonymous said...

I really like the first one very funny!

Anonymous said...

awesome!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I love the quotes. They are VERY CLEVER.

xoxo

Anonymous said...

not as good as i thought

Unknown said...

sorry to dissapoint.
would update/improve the collection

Anonymous said...

Great Site, I like how you have organized it. Its a great time-killer

Anonymous said...

hmmm..not bad but it lacks that sting that clever combined with that ascerbic wit generates

Anonymous said...

good job i like them

ars said...

ya..somewhat nice...it is good but not best..

Anonymous said...

there is never anyone last, its just that somone came in before you

Anonymous said...

very good stuff. nice time-passer. really enjoyed it. i am now indeed illuminated

Anonymous said...

haha i like the quote about sarcasm, so true in situations

Anonymous said...

Oh love these quotes

Anonymous said...

a few were ok...

Anonymous said...

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smithaarackal said...

i rely like this site , thank you

Sasha said...

I think you should say who said the quote, or at least put Anym.

Anonymous said...

at last, i read CLEVER quotes.. nice work people!

In HIs Courts said...

The train station one was legit

Anonymous said...

1) I don't know with what weapons ww3 will be fought, but i know that ww4 will be fought with sticks and stones...
2) In war, the mission of a soldier is not to die for his country, but to make the enemy soldier die for his…
3) Anyone who doesn’t miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Anyone who wants it back has no brain…
4) Patriotism is your conviction that your country is superior to all others just because you were born in it….
5) When you revenge someone, you get “even”. When you don’t, you’re already one step ahead…
6) War is delightful to those who haven’t experienced it…
7) If you want a symbolic gesture don’t burn your flag, wash it…
8) Death solves all problems. No man, no problem…
9) They say fighting against your government won’t help create a better world. But as we see, simple conversations won’t do either…
10) An amateur practices until he can get it right, a professional practices until he can’t get it wrong…
11) When you have to kill someone, it costs nothing to do it politely….
12) It’s easy to take liberty for granted when you never had it taken from you…
13) Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it…
14) Patriotism ruins history…
15) If our country is worth dying for in time of war, let us resolve that it is truly worth living for in time of peace…
16) When you can’t lead by example, intimidate…
17) I only regret that I have only one life to give for my country…
18) Before you start a journey of revenge, you must first dig 2 graves…
19) Principle is OK up to a certain point, but principle doesn’t do any good if you lose…
20) Tracers work both ways…
21) If an injury has to be done to a man, it needs to be so severe that his vengeance needs not to be feared…

Anonymous said...

Well some of the quotes were really good.

Anonymous said...

Not sure I like the one about Christ and the tree, pretty distasteful.

Unknown said...

Management is like a virginity, either it could be there or not.

Anonymous said...

Some interesting quotes.

Benjamin Koshkin