Quote of the Day

Dewman · 07-13-2014, 09:39 PM

"To some, I made love. To many, I merely enjoyed for the sake of hedonistic pleasure. But, to a very few, I loved to the depths of my heart. Each served their purpose with none more important that the other at the time of their employ."
- author unknown -

6BQ5 · 07-14-2014, 09:03 PM

Wow!

And what have you been reading?

Dewman · 07-14-2014, 09:47 PM

Originally posted by 6BQ5

Wow!

And what have you been reading?

One of my passtimes is to browse through various quotation sites. I have always, since childhood, liked them and have saved hundreds of my favorites over the years. That one happened to come up last week and I thought I'd post it. It holds no special significance other that I found it rather profound and..... well..... um..... "different."

Dewman
SW Idaho

Parallax · 07-15-2014, 02:27 PM

Originally posted by Dewman

One of my passtimes is to browse through various quotation sites.

I do that too. Some of my favorite quotes are from Winston Churchill and Mark Twain.

Dewman · 07-15-2014, 03:45 PM

Originally posted by Parallax

I do that too. Some of my favorite quotes are from Winston Churchill and Mark Twain.

I like both of them, as well as Teddy Roosevelt. One of my favorite Roosevelt quotes:

“I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit.”
― Theodore Roosevelt

MRRiley · 07-17-2014, 06:06 AM

"There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch"

A popular saying in the early 20th century, but popularized as "TANSTAAFL," a flip retort used by "Mannie" O'Kelly-Davis in Robert Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress." It encapsulates Mannie's belief that nothing is ever free, not even the air you breath, and that if someone tells you it is you better start looking inside for a barbed hook.

Dewman · 07-17-2014, 08:44 AM

Originally posted by MRRiley

"There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch"

A popular saying in the early 20th century, but popularized as "TANSTAAFL," a flip retort used by "Mannie" O'Kelly-Davis in Robert Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress." It encapsulates Mannie's belief that nothing is ever free, not even the air you breath, and that if someone tells you it is you better start looking inside for a barbed hook.

I once had a poster that said exactly that, MR. It had a small fish, being swallowed by a bigger fish who was being swallowed by a bigger fish, who was being swallowed by.... well, you get the idea. Underneath it all, was, "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch."

Dewman
SW Idaho

Tako Kichi · 07-17-2014, 11:53 AM

Here are a few of my favourites:

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming--WOW--WHAT A RIDE!"
- Anon

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."
- Dr. Seuss

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
- Mahatma Gandhi

"Music is everyone's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it."
- John Lennon

"Morality is doing right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right."
- H L Mencken

Parallax · 07-17-2014, 11:55 AM

Never put off until tomorrow what you can put off indefinitely.

Dewman · 07-17-2014, 04:15 PM

I am, and always have been a BIG fan lf H.L. Mencken, but I've never heard his quote you posted. Copied and pasted! Thanks, Tako.

Dewman
SW Idaho

Originally posted by Tako Kichi

Here are a few of my favourites:

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming--WOW--WHAT A RIDE!"
- Anon

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."
- Dr. Seuss

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
- Mahatma Gandhi

"Music is everyone's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it."
- John Lennon

"Morality is doing right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right."
- H L Mencken

**arnold** · 07-17-2014, 04:33 PM

It's not that most men don't try to do the right thing.
The problem is that they don't know what the right thing is.
No Suicide Bomber doubted the rightness of his action as
being moral.
This all begs for a reason based ethics.

wildman · 07-19-2014, 02:57 AM

Given knowledge of the way the universe is,
in what sense can we say it ought to be different?

David Hume

Parallax · 07-19-2014, 05:33 AM

Keep your words soft and sweet.
You never know which ones you may someday have to eat.

Tom S. · 07-19-2014, 01:22 PM

Life sucks and then you die.

Dewman · 07-19-2014, 01:25 PM

"When you've got 'em by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow"

07-13-2014, 09:39 PM	#1
Dewman Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 5,492	Quote of the Day "To some, I made love. To many, I merely enjoyed for the sake of hedonistic pleasure. But, to a very few, I loved to the depths of my heart. Each served their purpose with none more important that the other at the time of their employ." - author unknown -

07-17-2014, 06:06 AM	#6
MRRiley Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sterling, VA, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,275	"There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch" A popular saying in the early 20th century, but popularized as "TANSTAAFL," a flip retort used by "Mannie" O'Kelly-Davis in Robert Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress." It encapsulates Mannie's belief that nothing is ever free, not even the air you breath, and that if someone tells you it is you better start looking inside for a barbed hook. Last edited by MRRiley; 07-17-2014 at 06:38 AM.

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Dewman Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 5,492 Original Poster	Originally posted by 6BQ5 Wow! And what have you been reading? One of my passtimes is to browse through various quotation sites. I have always, since childhood, liked them and have saved hundreds of my favorites over the years. That one happened to come up last week and I thought I'd post it. It holds no special significance other that I found it rather profound and..... well..... um..... "different." Dewman SW Idaho

07-15-2014, 02:27 PM	#4
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Originally posted by Dewman One of my passtimes is to browse through various quotation sites. I do that too. Some of my favorite quotes are from Winston Churchill and Mark Twain.

07-15-2014, 03:45 PM	#5
Dewman Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 5,492 Original Poster	Originally posted by Parallax I do that too. Some of my favorite quotes are from Winston Churchill and Mark Twain. I like both of them, as well as Teddy Roosevelt. One of my favorite Roosevelt quotes: “I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit.” ― Theodore Roosevelt

07-17-2014, 08:44 AM	#7
Dewman Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 5,492 Original Poster	Originally posted by MRRiley "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch" A popular saying in the early 20th century, but popularized as "TANSTAAFL," a flip retort used by "Mannie" O'Kelly-Davis in Robert Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress." It encapsulates Mannie's belief that nothing is ever free, not even the air you breath, and that if someone tells you it is you better start looking inside for a barbed hook. I once had a poster that said exactly that, MR. It had a small fish, being swallowed by a bigger fish who was being swallowed by a bigger fish, who was being swallowed by.... well, you get the idea. Underneath it all, was, "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch." Dewman SW Idaho

07-17-2014, 11:53 AM	#8
Tako Kichi Veteran Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: SW Ontario, Canada (ex-pat Brit) Posts: 1,296	Here are a few of my favourites: "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming--WOW--WHAT A RIDE!" - Anon "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." - Mahatma Gandhi "Music is everyone's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it." - John Lennon "Morality is doing right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right." - H L Mencken

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Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Never put off until tomorrow what you can put off indefinitely.

07-17-2014, 04:15 PM	#10
Dewman Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 5,492 Original Poster	I am, and always have been a BIG fan lf H.L. Mencken, but I've never heard his quote you posted. Copied and pasted! Thanks, Tako. Dewman SW Idaho Originally posted by Tako Kichi Here are a few of my favourites: "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming--WOW--WHAT A RIDE!" - Anon "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." - Mahatma Gandhi "Music is everyone's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it." - John Lennon "Morality is doing right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right." - H L Mencken

07-17-2014, 04:33 PM	#11
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,294	It's not that most men don't try to do the right thing. The problem is that they don't know what the right thing is. No Suicide Bomber doubted the rightness of his action as being moral. This all begs for a reason based ethics.

07-19-2014, 02:57 AM	#12
wildman Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Flyover America Posts: 4,469	Given knowledge of the way the universe is, in what sense can we say it ought to be different? David Hume

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07-19-2014, 05:33 AM	#13
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Keep your words soft and sweet. You never know which ones you may someday have to eat.

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Tom S. Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Michigan Photos: Albums Posts: 4,317	Life sucks and then you die.

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Dewman Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 5,492 Original Poster	"When you've got 'em by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow"