Best Quote Lately Reincarnated

[Shaggy]

Yeah, he was great. It's cool you saw him live–I never did. He's pretty funny even on recordings, though.

[Necroben]

Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before,
but in saying exactly what you think yourself.

-- J.F. Stephen
Horae Sabbaticae

[Shaggy]

“The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.” -George Carlin

“Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don't have time for all that ...” -George Carlin

“Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.” -George Carlin

“You know an odd feeling? Sitting on the toilet eating a chocolate candy bar.” -George Carlin

"I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death.” -George Carlin

George Carlin is the man…and for any who doubt it go to http://thinkexist.com/quotes/george_carlin/4.html

[The Jade Knight]

Don't let the man get you down.

[Shaggy]

Haha, I won't. But a lot of his quotes really do show a lot of truth.

[CthulhuKefka]

"When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity." - Albert Einstein


"If at first you don't succeed, redefine success. "

[Shaggy]

"Yes, violence isn't always the answer….but hell, when it is, it's so freaking fun!" –[this person wishes to remain anonymous]

[Inquisitor]

"Politicians love to use the phrase "No child left behind." You know, not too long ago we were talking about giving kids a head start. Head start - Left behind. Someone's losing ground here." - George Carlin

[GreenMonsta]

"The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason.

The first law of reason is this: what exists, exists, what is, is and from this irreducible bedrock principle, all knowledge is built. It is the foundation from which life is embraced.

Thinking is a choice. Wishes and whims are not facts nor are they a means to discover them. Reason is our only way of grasping reality; it is our basic tool of survival. We are free to evade the effort of thinking, to reject reason, but we are not free to avoid the penalty of the abyss that we refuse to see. Faith and feelings are the darkness to reasons light. In rejecting reason, refusing to think, one embraces death."

Faith of the Fallen: Chapter 41, page 319

[Inquisitor]

"The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason.

The first law of reason is this: what exists, exists, what is, is and from this irreducible bedrock principle, all knowledge is built. It is the foundation from which life is embraced.

Thinking is a choice. Wishes and whims are not facts nor are they a means to discover them. Reason is our only way of grasping reality; it is our basic tool of survival. We are free to evade the effort of thinking, to reject reason, but we are not free to avoid the penalty of the abyss that we refuse to see. Faith and feelings are the darkness to reasons light. In rejecting reason, refusing to think, one embraces death."

Faith of the Fallen: Chapter 41, page 319

A great quote from a great series. I also like this one.
"Willfully turning aside from the truth is treason to one's self."

[GreenMonsta]

That is a good one. I wish I could remember this one exactly but I can't so here goes.

Edit:

I found it and I realized that I had already quoted it some pages ago on this thread but its worth repeating. I found it during a re-read of the series a couple of months ago.
"Sometimes, that's all life is: one desperate act after another"  -Terry Goodkind character Zedd in Stone of Tears

[Necroben]

Wizards first rule: 
People are stupid. 
They will believe something to be true
because they want it to be true
or because they fear it is.

Terry Goodkind
Wizards First Rule

[Inquisitor]

I can't remember exactly, but I think it went something like this.
"Mercy to the guilty is a betrayal of the victim." - Kahlan Amnell

[CthulhuKefka]

Hmm since we seem to be quoting fictional characters now, I guess I'll throw my two cents in. 

"For nothing is truly complete until the day it is finally destroyed." -Ruin

 

[Shaggy]

"Yes, talking it out is best. And yes, a diplomatic approach is usually the way to go. And yes, your parents will undoubtedly force you to use that approach and that approach only. So when you throw a punch, by hell, put some power into it!" –Anonymous