Something to remember

"You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else."

Albert Einstein

"A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing."

--Emo Philips

"Everybody is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." ~ Albert Einstein

"90% of the game is half mental." -Yogi Berra

I can stands so much then I can't stands no more.....Popeye

If a fish had judged Albert Einstein by his ability to breathe under water ... it would be a smart fish ;-)

"Zwei Dinge sind unendlich, das Universum und die menschliche Dummheit, aber bei dem Universum bin ich mir noch nicht ganz sicher." - Albert Einstein

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein

And a little Chinese wisdom (I hope my translation makes some sense):

Not the victory, but the path to the goal should be enjoyed.

"STUPID people never learn from their mistakes. SMART people DO learn from their mistakes. WISE people learn from the mistakes of OTHERS" - Somebody (I forgot who...)

Never underestimate the stupidity of your opponent!

(proverb at the games club 'Fanatic')

"It's not a lie if you believe it." George Costanza (American philosopher)

"If we adopt the ways of the Nazis, we're as bad as the Nazis."

- Isak, after learning of Uletta's death

'Patterns of Force' - Star Trek quote; always meant something to me.

(meow)

Fish and visitors stink after 3 days...Thomas Jefferson

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." Ferris Bueller

"I wouldn't want to be the member of any club, that would have me as a member" Groucho Marx

"Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat" Jesse Ventura

"Unsichtbar macht sich die Dummheit, indem sie ungeheuer große Ausmaße annimmt."

(Stupidity makes itself invisible by becoming incredibly huge.)

Bertold Brecht (German dramatist)

I Ching - 36. Ming I (Sinking Light)

The Image:

"The sun sinking below the earth: the image of Ming I. The superior man, in accordance with this, conducts his management of men: he shows his intelligence by keeping it obscured.

"Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish."

Marcus Aurelius

"the bigger the lie, the more people will believe it" Joseph Goebbels

> George Costanza (American philosopher)

LOL

‎"Understanding is a lot like sex. It's got a practical purpose, but that's not why people do it normally." --Frank Oppenheimer

Sex is the only addiction that will give you withdrawal symptoms before even starting the habit.

A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.

-- Demosthenes (384-322 B.C.E.), Third Olynthiac, sct. 19 (349 B.C.E.)

Plato says that our "imaginary ideas" arise from the preexistence of the soul, are not derivable from experience. Read "monkeys" for preexistence.

Charles Darwin

"I hate quotations. Tell me what you know." --- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"'Tis better to be silent and thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt."-Abraham Lincoln

"In War: Resolution. In Defeat: Defiance. In Victory: Magnanimity. In Peace: Goodwill." -- Winston Churchill

"People who love sausage and respect the law should never watch either one being made."

Otto von Bismarck

"We're all in it together!"

- Harry Tuttle

pfapfap I believe you need to fill out a 27B/6 to quote Harry Tuttle. -Central Services

Stupid is what stupid does. (Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump Movie) Holy sheep-dip...is this a thread??

What happened to what I thought is one of the most interesting threads here?

From a song, sang by the beatiful voice of Annette Hanshaw:

"Happiness comes double after a little pain

if you want the rainbow, you must have the rain."

"Wisdom is the province of the aged, but the heart of a child is pure." - Hrundi V. Bakshi

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein.

I was surprised I didn't found it on wikiquote. For me it is one of his most famous quotes.

kfiecio, this has been modernized,

"Only three things are infinite, the universe, human stupidity and the ammount of zubats in a cave."