Linguist in Training Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Four quotes from Otto von Bismarck (translated, of course): When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of putting it into practice. I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring. People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election. and my favorite... Laws are like sausages; it is better not to see them being made. Link to comment
Eagleheart Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 George W. Bush Quotes: "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." â€â€George W. Bush "We stand for things." â€â€George W. Bush, Davenport, Iowa, Aug. 5, 2004 "They could still be hidden, like the 50 tons of mustard gas on a turkey farm." â€â€George W. Bush, on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, Washington, D.C. , April 13, 2004 "My views are one that speaks to freedom." â€â€George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2004 "We must have the attitude that every child in Americaâ€â€regardless of where they're raised or how they're bornâ€â€can learn."â€â€New Britain, Conn., April 18, 2001 "It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it."--Reuters, May 5, 2000 "The great thing about America is everybody should vote." AUSTIN, TEXAS, DEC. 8, 2000 "I understand small business growth. I was one." -NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, FEB. 19, 2000 Link to comment
Eagleheart Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Sports Quotes "I'm not an athlete. I'm a professional baseball player." -John Kruk "Surprise me." - Yogi Berra on where his wife should have him buried. "If you can't imitate him, don't copy him." - Yogi Berra "Baseball is 90% mental -- the other half is physical." - Yogi Berra "You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six." - Yogi Berra "I made a wrong mistake." - Yogi Berra "They shouldn't throw at me. I'm the father of five or six kids." -Baseball player Tito Fuentes, after getting hit by a pitch. "It's permanent, for now." -Cincinnati Red Roberto Kelly, announcing his new name would be "Bobby." "The game was closer than the score indicated." -Baseball player Dizzy Dean, after a 1-0 game "Sure. I'm proud to be an American." -Cincinnati Reds rookie pitcher Steve Foster, asked by a Canadian customs agent if he had anything to declare. "It's a partial sellout." -Atlanta Braves broadcaster Skip Caray, trying not to say the game has only drawn 6,000 fans. "You guys line up alphabetically by height." - "Coach Pete" Bill Peterson "He treats us like men. He lets us wear earrings." -Torrin Polk, University of Houston receiver, on his coach, John Jenkins, 1991 "Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." -Football commentator and former player Joe Theismann "Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." -Charles Shackleford of the NCSU basketball team "Any time Detroit scores more than 100 points and holds the other team below 100 points, they almost always win." -Doug Collins NBA basketball coach "I can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to." -Shaquille O'Neal on whether he had visited the Parthenon during his visit to Greece "My potential speaks for itself." -Liliah Osterloh (USA) tennis player who finished the year ranked 111 in 1998. "A black, a Puerto Rican and a Mexican are in a car. Who's driving? The police." -Muhammad Ali "[He] called me a 'rapist' and a 'recluse'. I'm not a recluse." -Mike Tyson (boxer), on writer Wallace Matthews "I can sell out Madison Square Garden masturbating." - Mike Tyson "It's basically the same, just darker." -Alan Kulwicki, stock car racer, on racing Saturday nights as opposed to Sunday afternoons, 1991 "All I had to do is keep turning left!" -George Robson, Winner of the 1946 Indy 500 "Her time is about 4.33, which she's capable of." -David Coleman (on a sprinter) "This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria....I saw her snatch this morning and it was amazing." -Pat Glenn - Weightlifting commentator "If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again." -Terry Venables "I really lack the words to compliment myself today." -Skier Alberto Tomba Link to comment
Kish Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity. And I'm not entirely sure about the former. --Albert Einstein Link to comment
Andyr Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 I posted that one a while back up the thread. Goes to show it's a good one! Link to comment
K. Lou of Combs Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 "Baseball is 90% mental -- the other half is physical." - Yogi Berra Actually, the quote is: "Baseball is 90% half mental." My dad loves Yogi Berra's quotes. Link to comment
SConrad Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 If we're going with sports-quotes, I've got a few Swedish quotes: "The [outlook of the] Cameroonian bench looks dark." - Arne Hegerfors "The [golf-]greens look like porkchops, only smaller." - Göran Zachrisson "It's never too late to give up" - Rolf Zetterlund "Ah, now he discovers what fun it is to play with the little things... the balls, that is!" - Lasse Kinch Link to comment
Eagleheart Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Television is a medium because anything well done is rare. -Fred Allen A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths. - Steven Wright Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect. - Steven Wright A girl phoned me the other day and said... Come on over, there's nobody home. I went over. Nobody was home. -Rodney Dangerfield I remember the time I was kidnapped and they sent a piece of my finger to my father. He said he wanted more proof. -Rodney Dangerfield I was so ugly my mother used to feed me with a sling shot. - Rodney Dangerfield My psychiatrist told me I was crazy and I said I want a second opinion. He said okay, you're ugly too. - Rodney Dangerfield Half the lies they tell about me aren't true. -Yogi Berra Frazier is so ugly that he should donate his face to the US Bureau of Wild Life. -Muhammad Ali I'll beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on. -Muhammad Ali Link to comment
Grim Squeaker Posted April 20, 2005 Author Share Posted April 20, 2005 I see the the whole 'I'd like quotes that make you think, not funny ones' idea of this thread has died horribly in its bumpification... Link to comment
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