Good Quotes

[coonman]

'In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American... There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.'
Theodore Roosevelt 1907

One everyone of the politicians today should read!!!!!!!!

[deltadukman]

Along those same lines coonman:

"Why dont we just give California to Mexico...they're trying to take it by adverse possesion anyway"

[jdbuckshot]

" The worst way to get something accomplished is to talk about it "

[crazyjoedevola]

And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you
- Samuel Jackson "Pulp Fiction"

[DEERHUNT]

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.
Mark Twain

[Nuker]

Son, Out here there is only two can'ts , if you can't get it ,you can't stay............my dad.

[timberjack]

One of my favorites:

Cry havoc! and let slip the dogs of war...
- Wm. Shakespear

[duckter]

"T'was a Brave man who first ate an Oyster."

"Don't get into a fight with anyone uglier than you...they got nothin' to lose."

"Nothing great ever happens without enthusiasm."

"10% of life it what happens to you, 90% is how you react to it."

"To enjoy life is not to do what you love, but rather to love what you do."

[Double R 2]

Favorite Quotations

"Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

...In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll.
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul."

-Invictus-
William Ernest Henley


"You get what you put in, and people get what they deserve." ~ Kid Rock


"I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I've got a technique. It's called just go get the damn ball." ~ Charles Barkley


"I didn't say it was your Laughing Place, I said it was my Laughing Place" ~ Br'er Rabbit.


"You work a little harder to have a little bit more money taken from you, I mean, that's scary. I worked hard for it. Why should I be taxed more than other people? It's not right for someone to decide you made too much -- that you've done too good and now we're going to take some of it back." ~ Joe the Plumber


“The unreal is more powerful than the real, because nothing is as perfect as you can imagine it. because its only intangible ideas, concepts, beliefs, fantasies that last. stone crumbles. wood rots. people, well, they die. but things as fragile as a thought, a dream, a legend, they can go on and on.” ~ Chuck Palahnuik


“We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.” ~ Chuck Palahnuik


"Most men, regardless of cause or need, blink an eye or draw a breath before they pull the trigger. I won't." -John Wayne from "The Shootist"

[JMitch]

Handy as a pocket on a shirt___ John Godwin

[greenheadgrimreaper]

Hurricanes, Africa's gift for taking their naggers.

[HeKing]

Cowboy Logic
Careful is a naked man climbing a barbed wire fence.
'Course if you're a naked man climbing a barbed wire fence,
it's probably a little too late for careful.

[lilham]

A Quote from Charlie Wilson's War: Joanne Herring: Why is Congress saying one thing and doing nothing?
Charlie Wilson: Well, tradition mostly.

"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have." Thomas Jefferson

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who are not." Thomas Jefferson

"If you're going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big." Donald Trump

" It is hard to stand alone when the winds of popular opinion are against you." Warren Buffet

"The deepest principal in human natureis the need to be appreciated." Warren Buffet

"In the world of business, the people who are most successful are those who are doing what they love. Money isn't what drives them. What drives them is the same thing that drives a great ballplayer or a great musician: a love of what they do." WARREN BUFFET

" If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride-and never quit-you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high, but as are the rewards." Paul "Bear" Bryant

[SFDdelta1]

Dad read this poem in highschool and found it a few weeks ago.

Crossing The Bar
Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,
But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;

For though from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crossed the bar.

Dad found this poem not long after "bud" his dog of 14 years died this year.

To My Master

I explained to St. Peter,
I'd rather stay here,
Outside the Pearly Gate.
I won't be a nuisance,
I won't even bark,
I'll be very patient and wait.
I'll be here chewing on a celestial bone,
No matter how long you may be.
I'd miss you so much, if I went in alone,
It wouldn't be Heaven for me...

Author Unknown

PILOTS VS MECHANICS

Remember, it takes a college degree to fly a plane but only a high school
diploma to fix one.

After every flight, Qantas pilots fill out a form, called a "gripe
sheet," which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The
mechanics correct the problems, document their repairs on the form, and
then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight. Never let it

be

said that ground crews lack a sense of humor.

Here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by Qantas'
pilots (marked with a P) and the solutions recorded (marked with an S) by
maintenance engineers.

By the way, Qantas is the only major airline that has never, ever, had an
accident.

P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.

S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.

P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.

S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.

P: Something loose in cockpit.

S: Something tightened in cockpit.

P: Dead bugs on windshield.

S: Live bugs on back-order.

P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent.

S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.

P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.

S: Evidence removed.

P: DME volume unbelievably loud.

S: DME volume set to more believable level.

P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.

S: That's what friction locks are for.

P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode.

S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.

P: Suspected crack in windshield.

S: Suspect you're right.

P: Number 3 engine missing.

S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.

P: Aircraft handles funny. (I love this one!)

S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.

P: Target radar hums.

S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.

P: Mouse in cockpit.

S: Cat installed.

And the best one for last..................

P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding
on something with a hammer.

S: Took hammer away from midget

[brake man]

A few quotes from a former co-worker who was one of Elvis' runnin' buddies and who had a way with butchering sayings:

"Possession is 9/5's of the law"
"Hindsight's 50/50"
"That's the second time he's been right since the hogs ate his little brother."
"That boy works in Nashville but lives in Memphis. He's been transmutin' in between."
"He used to be a drunkard but he's been going to those Triple A meetin's"