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"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian.".....
Henry Ford
The above is something I ran into a few years ago. But it simply reiterates what I've been saying for years:
"If you want to see how socialism really works, just visit a few Indian Reservations."
This one's mine. Reagan used it but he wasn't the author.
"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem." -Author Unknown
"There are hunters and there are victims. By your discipline, cunning, obedience and alertness, you will decide if you are a hunter or a victim."
---General James "Mad Dog" Mattis
Courtesy of AOS:
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DEPECULATION is the act of pilfering or embezzling public funds.
Usage: the progressive theory of taxation makes it scarcely distinguishable from depeculation.
"The ONLY thing necessary for the triumph of evil, is for good men to do NOTHING!" Sir Edmund Burke Irish Statesman. Mad Dog
"Good judgment comes from experience, and experience...well, that comes from poor judgment". "I admit that I still miss my ex-wife....but, my aim is getting better".
The Rock
"You can always get your feelings hurt - if that is what you want." Me.
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
.........Robert Heinlein
Here are a couple I have hanging in my room at school.
" It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." Harry Truman (back when the there were old time Democrats instead of the ones of the last 40 years)
“If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.” Zig Ziglar
And here is one of my favorites for it's practicality. "Always drink upstream from the herd." Old cowboy saying.
"Never take a sleeping pill and a laxative at the same time".
Sorry Kyle, I couldn't help myself.......;-)
""That's ok as long as you don't mind getting hit in the face"" Coach Griffin from my old high school football days.
Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyways...... John Wayne.
Those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither. -Benjamin Franklin
It is better to be lucky than good.
Lefty Gomez
Terry
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge." Steven Hawking
You can see this every day, it is so true....and sad!! A lot of it is called liberalism.
Bowbender. Orwell, right? Mad Dog
Mad Dog, that was actually said by Edmund Burke and is misquoted and attributed to Orwell often. The actual quote is a little different.
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.
Abraham Lincoln
"Beer is proof that God wants us happy..... " Benjamin Franklin.
actually he said "wine" but the theory is sound.......
“Lorie darlin', life in San Francisco, you see, is still just life. If you want any one thing too badly, it's likely to turn out to be a disappointment. The only healthy way to live life is to learn to like all the little everyday things, like a sip of good whiskey in the evening, a soft bed, a glass of buttermilk, or a feisty gentleman like myself.”
Gus McCrae
If you like your plan, you can keep your plan, period.
"We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would harm us." [Edmund Burke, 1729 - 1797]
This is my go to when I need a little motivation: "A self employed man with nothing to do has a fool for a boss."
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" ~ Albert Einstein
Tombstone quote: he lived for better or worse but he's dead for good.
"Why go looking if they're not there?" - A sorely missed elk hunting buddy
"My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth." A. Lincoln
Those people who do not respect the American flag, has never been handed a folded one!
I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability. Oscar Wilde
It ain’t over till it’s over. Yogi
" Badges!!!! We don't need no stinkin badges".
Half the country believes there's a free lunch--and that the other half is stopping them from eating it.
"Pain is temporary. It may last for a hour, a day, a week or even a year but eventually it will subside. If I quit however it will last forever."
Eric Thomas
"If you want a helping hand, you'll find it at the end of your arm."....My father. (Or at least that's where I first heard it)
"We made too many wrong mistakes." Yogi Berra
Via AOS:
"The Democratic Party is the largest crime syndicate in history. "
"If what you have to say won't improve upon the silence, then please contribute to it."
"The man who believes he CAN, and the man who believes he CANNOT......are both right."
"I am the way, the truth and the Life... " Jesus . John 14:6
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. ~ Rhett Butler
Used it often in my younger days....
There are so many brilliant quotes from Winston Churchill that it is just impossible to pick one. I even used one at Nvagvup's wedding.
