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: A major cause of problems is solutions.
: A major cause of problems is solutions
: Any fool can make something complex; it takes a genius to make something '''simple'''. [[Pete Seeger]]
: Any fool can make something complex; it takes a genius to make something '''simple'''. [[Pete Seeger]]
: There are no bridges in folk songs because the peasants died building them. [[Eugene Chadbourne]]
: There are no bridges in folk songs because the peasants died building them. [[Eugene Chadbourne]]
: I've been called worse by better people. [[Pierre Trudeau]]
: Beware of '''false knowledge'''; it is more dangerous than ignorance. [[George Bernard Shaw]]
: Beware of '''false knowledge'''; it is more dangerous than ignorance. [[George Bernard Shaw]]
: In prosperity our '''friends''' know us; in adversity we know our friends. [[John Churton Collins]]


: A '''politician''' thinks of the next election; a '''statesman''' thinks of the next generation. [[James Freeman Clarke]]
: A '''politician''' thinks of the next election; a '''statesman''' thinks of the next generation. [[James Freeman Clarke]]
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: Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells. [[J. Paul Getty]]
: Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells. [[J. Paul Getty]]
: It's not that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem. [[G. K. Chesterton]]
: It's not that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem. [[G. K. Chesterton]]
: When life hands you a [[Lemon#Varieties|lemon]], make [[lemonade]].
: When life hands you a [[Lemon#Varieties|lemon]], make [[lemonade]]


: If you want to get someone's attention, whisper
: If you can't convince them, confuse them. [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]]
: If you can't convince them, confuse them. [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]]
: No individual '''raindrop''' ever considers itself responsible for the '''flood'''.
: No individual '''raindrop''' ever considers itself responsible for the '''flood'''
: Nothing is impossible for those who don't have to do it themselves.
: Nothing is impossible for those who don't have to do it themselves
: There is no gesture more devasting than the back turning away.
: There is no gesture more devasting than the back turning away
: It's often the good people who do the most bad. A northerner about [[Robert E. Lee|Lee]]
: '''Flattery''' is like chewing gum. Enjoy it but don't swallow it.


: It's often the good people who do the most bad. A northerner about [[Robert E. Lee|Lee]]
: The more ([[Value (personal and cultural)#Personal values|things]]) you believe in the better off you are. ([[Barfly (film)|Henry Chinaski]])
: '''Flattery''' is like chewing gum. Enjoy it but don't swallow it
: The pope? How many [[Division (military)|divisions]] has he got? [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]]
: The pope? How many [[Division (military)|divisions]] has he got? [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]]
: You cannot know where I have to go until you know where I've been. [[Wiktionary:somebody#Pronoun|Somebody]]
: You cannot know where I have to go until you know where I've been [[Wiktionary:somebody#Pronoun|Somebody]]
: The classy gangster is a Hollywood invention. [[Orson Wells]]
: The classy gangster is a Hollywood invention. [[Orson Wells]]
: The more he spoke of his honour, the faster we counted our [[Silver (household)|spoons]].
: The more outrageous the lie, the more people will believe it. [[Joseph Goebbels|Goebbels]]


: The more he spoke of his honour, the faster we counted our [[Silver (household)|spoons]]
: The more outrageous the lie, the more people will believe it. [[Joseph Goebbels|Goebbels]]
: You are not thinking. You are merely being logical. [[Niels Bohr]] to [[Albert Einstein|Einstein]]
: You are not thinking. You are merely being logical. [[Niels Bohr]] to [[Albert Einstein|Einstein]]
: The truth is more important than the facts. [[Frank Lloyd Wright|Wright]]
: The truth is more important than the facts. [[Frank Lloyd Wright|Wright]]
: Liberty doesn't work as well in practise as it does in speeches. [[Will Rogers]]
: Liberty doesn't work as well in practise as it does in speeches. [[Will Rogers]]

: Money must serve, not rule. [[Pope Francis]]
: Money must serve, not rule. [[Pope Francis]]
: In prosperity our '''friends''' know us; in adversity we know our friends. [[John Churton Collins]]
: Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it do singe yourself [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]
: The more ([[Value (personal and cultural)#Personal values|things]]) you believe in the better off you are. ([[Barfly (film)|Henry Chinaski]])
: Sometimes You're the '''Windshield''', Sometimes You're the '''Bug'''! [[Smallville (season 1)#Episodes|Bug Boy]]
: Sometimes You're the '''Windshield''', Sometimes You're the '''Bug'''! [[Smallville (season 1)#Episodes|Bug Boy]]
: Character, like a [[Photographic processing|photograph]], develops in darkness.


: Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it do singe yourself [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]
: Anything too stupid to be said is sung. [[Voltaire]]
: Anything too stupid to be said is sung. [[Voltaire]]
: It's superficial till it comes and bites you in the ass. [[Wiktionary:nobody#Pronoun|Nobody]]
: It's superficial till it comes and bites you in the ass. [[Wiktionary:nobody#Pronoun|Nobody]]
: Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the f... happened.
: Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the f... happened
: There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact. [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]
: There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact. [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]
: I don't know what a [[Tea cosy|tea cozy]] is but I want one. [[Anne (Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode)|Buffy]]
: I don't know what a [[Tea cosy|tea cozy]] is but I want one. [[Anne (Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode)|Buffy]]

Latest revision as of 02:26, 14 September 2024

And More Quotes
A major cause of problems is solutions
Any fool can make something complex; it takes a genius to make something simple. Pete Seeger
There are no bridges in folk songs because the peasants died building them. Eugene Chadbourne
I've been called worse by better people. Pierre Trudeau
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance. George Bernard Shaw
A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman thinks of the next generation. James Freeman Clarke
It's not what they call you; it's what you answer to. Bill Clinton
Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells. J. Paul Getty
It's not that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem. G. K. Chesterton
When life hands you a lemon, make lemonade
If you want to get someone's attention, whisper
If you can't convince them, confuse them. Truman
No individual raindrop ever considers itself responsible for the flood
Nothing is impossible for those who don't have to do it themselves
There is no gesture more devasting than the back turning away
It's often the good people who do the most bad. A northerner about Lee
Flattery is like chewing gum. Enjoy it but don't swallow it
The pope? How many divisions has he got? Stalin
You cannot know where I have to go until you know where I've been Somebody
The classy gangster is a Hollywood invention. Orson Wells
The more he spoke of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons
The more outrageous the lie, the more people will believe it. Goebbels
You are not thinking. You are merely being logical. Niels Bohr to Einstein
The truth is more important than the facts. Wright
Liberty doesn't work as well in practise as it does in speeches. Will Rogers
Money must serve, not rule. Pope Francis
In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends. John Churton Collins
Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it do singe yourself Shakespeare
The more (things) you believe in the better off you are. (Henry Chinaski)
Sometimes You're the Windshield, Sometimes You're the Bug! Bug Boy
Anything too stupid to be said is sung. Voltaire
It's superficial till it comes and bites you in the ass. Nobody
Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the f... happened
There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact. Arthur Conan Doyle
I don't know what a tea cozy is but I want one. Buffy