Quotes

These are cool quotes I've read or heard somewhere along the way. I don't necessarily share their opinions, but they're words that have made me think, or laugh or cry.

Feel free to e-mail me your cool quotes for inclusion on this page. I love quotes.

Alphabetical by Subject

Deeeeeeep

Formula 1

Funny in a normal way and doesn't fit elsewhere

Funny but weird in a cool way and doesn't fit elsewhere

Inspirational

Spiritual in a cool way

Alphabetical by Source

Alesi, Jean (F1 Driver)

Blow, Dick (The Blow Hole)

Bragg, Billy (Musician / Songwriter)

Coulthard, David (F1 Driver)

Davis, Mel

Guthrie, Woody (Musician / Songwriter)

Jelly, Bob (Mayor of Pearl Bay)

Harris, Anna

Lennon, John

Lohr, Nikol (Disgruntled Housewife)

Lysenkso, Myron (Poet)

Ortberg, John

Peck, M. Scott

Senna, Ayrton (F1 Driver)

Smart, Maxwell (Agent 86)

Smedes, Lewis B.

Trivial Pursuit Question

Uncle Bob

Unknown, possibly David Letterman

Unknown, sign in front of Florist Shop

Unknown, silly e-mail from friend

Deeeeeeep

"The temptation to take the precious things we have apart to see how they work, must be resisted 'cause they never fit together again."

• "Even falling in love was a blow against Hitler"
• "It's th' rich folks, they start all the wars - then yell for us poor folks to come do their dying for them."

"I'm so deep my thoughts drown,
I need a dredge."

"Delaying gratification is a process of scheduling the pain and pleasure of life in such a way as to enhance the pleasure by meeting and experiencing the pain first and getting it over with. It is the only decent way to live."

Formula 1

"Knowing how to drive a racing car is like knowing how to treat a woman - if you're confident that when you get into her you'll be able to drive her hard and go the distance, the likelihood is that you'll score."

"Is Tarso Marquez really Japanese for five laps down?"

Funny in a normal way and doesn't fit elsewhere

"Islamic law states, 'An eye for an eye.' By that logic, we should destroy one of Osama bin Laden's skyscrapers. Problem is, he doesn't have any, because he lives in f****** underground caves."

"Give a man an inch, and right away he thinks he's a ruler."

"Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn't drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, "It is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver."

Funny but weird in a cool way and doesn't fit elsewhere

• "Man," Buscemi said, with a look usually reserved for migraine headaches. "Why didn't you call me, man??"

• "Happy Birthday Grandpa.
  I hope there's pharmacies in Heaven so you never run out of medication."

• "Ignorance is bliss, but so is a hot fudge sundae. Therefore, if I was forced to pick between an ice cream sundae and a lifetime of prejudice and public scorn, I'd be diving head first into the fudge."

• "I look at Jane and Jane looks at me.
  "They're YOUR friends," I convey in my best facial expressions and body language.
  "I eat ham in the shower," she conveyed in her best facial expressions and body language. I think she needs to work on her facial expressions and body language."

"I'm in a black mood today. I'm spitting poison. I could mold bread and wither flowers just by looking at them. I hate everyone."

• Ya know ... if some lazy assed manicurist told ME that I was soaking in Palmolive dishwashing detergent, I might just have to freak out and get all kung-fu on her ass.

• I think Pee Wee Herman said it best when he said "I was just stretching it."

Inspirational

"It's a beautiful day, don't let it slip away."

"Waiting is our destiny as creatures who cannot by themselves bring about what they hope for.

We wait in the darkness for a flame we cannot light.

We wait in fear for a happy ending we cannot write.

We wait for a not yet that feels like a not ever.

Waiting is the hardest work of hope."

"Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is."

Spiritual

• "We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign."

• "We pause for a moment to consider the music when our child's voice comes through the telephone "Dad!". These are just air molecules blowing into our ears in a configuration we have learned to recognize - but that one sound is so sweet that after fifteen years we never get tired of hearing it. How can air molecules beating on an ear drum produce such joy?"