Speak softly, but carry a big stick.

Gotta agree with that. Here's my philosophy, guided by that quote.

John

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My favorite quote is John Wayne: "Life is hard. It's harder if you're stupid."

I don't mean to hi-jack this thread but if we're mentioning favorite quotes, here's one of mine. As near as I've been able to determine, though often credited to Dante, I believe it was actually a statement that was derived from what was actually written.

"The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in times of great moral crisis maintain their neutrality"

I believe it was John F. Kennedy that attributed this quote to Dante. In Dante's Divine Comedy there was something written along these lines and I believe later morfed into the modern terms with which we are familiar. From Dante, those who "non furon ribelli né fur fedeli" — neither rebelled against nor were faithful to God — are located directly inside the gate of Hell, a region neither hot nor cold; the lowest part of Hell, a frigid lake of ice, was for traitors.

Regardless of where the quote originated I like what the thought represents. Pick a side brother!

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One of my favorites...

"No bast--d ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bast--d die for his country." - George S. Patton

Teddy had a lot to say and I have always liked:

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”

I always liked how Clark Gable said it, even though Margaret Mitchell penned it:

I always dreamed of growing up and being like Clark Gable.

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"We're surrounded - that simplifies our problem"

Lewis Burwell Puller, USMC - Chosin Resevoir, Korea - 1950.
teesur.

"do you believe in jesus?.....well, you're gonna meet him."

paul kersey: death wish II

Dirty Harry- "A man has to know his limitations"

"I would never shoot anyone by accident. I need their votes."
T.R. in 'The Wind and the Lion'

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"The Man in the Arena"....



Right on.

A favourite too -from anyone - wish more than a few critcs had read it...

That quote was hung in the training room at the University of North Dakota when I was a wrestler there in the 60's. I read it every time I went in there. Great quote.

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I like Ike.

while Teddy Roosevelt did a great many things for the sportsman and conservation, I think you all should also realize that he was one of the pioneers of the liberal progressives.

Now on the subject of quote's I was always kinda fond of "Learn from history or be doomed to repeat it".

I like Yogi isms.

It ain't over till it's over

When you come to a fork in the road, take it

Nobody goes there anymore, it's to crowded

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"Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men."

"The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." - Clint Smith

“Can you imagine what I would do, if I could do all I can?” - Sun Tzu

"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." - Thomas Jefferson

Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrals of the last priest. Denis Diderot..

"Never part with your weapons when you are in the field. You never know when, on some lengthy plain, you may suddenly need your spear."
The Havamal.

Used to be my sig line here.

Anyone who like Roper stocks can't be all bad.

Some of my favorites from TR:

"It is no use to preach to [children] if you do not act decently yourself."

"For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly makes all other forms of success and achievement lose their importance by comparison."

"The one thing I want to leave my children is an honorable name." "It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed."

"Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars, but remember to keep your feet on the ground."

To date, he is the only American president to have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and the Medal of Honor. To bad he wasn't a Texan, that would be a trifecta.

Regards,

Dave

Here is a quote
"Whoops"....Gen Robert E Lee at Gettysburg

My favorite quote comes from the Book of Nielson..."Of course I'm serious. And don't call me Shirley."

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I don't recall if it made the movie (Wind & the Lion), but Teddy's message to the embassy in that particular case was supposed to be: "Pankaris(?) alive or Rasouli dead." Certainly a different frame of reference than current practice.

Didn't he refer to it as the lowest "circle" of Hell, or something like that? Anyway, if not actually so, it should be. There is nothing more vile than traitors, wherever you find them and regardless of what excuses they may offer.

Prayer is the best way to talk to God --
Trespassing is the fastest

American President: Theodore Roosevelt
Scroll down and read all about Teddy "The Trust Buster" Roosevelt. The Original RINO. Progressive Liberal.
Maybe his conservation and sportsman side was OK, but his other political philosophies leave something to be desired.

[QUOTE=Wyatt Burp;136178766]Anyone who like Roper stocks can't be all bad.QUOTE] with a photo of Clark Gable

AND he was an Ohio native; what else could you ask for.

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