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Started by fantozzi, February 08, 2019, 10:21:05 AM

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fantozzi

"The cultural outcome of the "Achtundsechziger" wasn't Rudi Dutschke, it was the Rolling Stones."

Michaela Karl, political scientist

jeffryfisher

I'll share from time to time, beginning with those I minted myself, such as:

"Like a toilet, the government should be flushed after each use."
        -- Jeffry R. Fisher, 2004
Modding PC games since 1993 (back when we needed hex-editors)

fantozzi

"In this country even for dying you have to stand in line. The crematories are overcharged by the citizens brought from the hospitals."

An unnamed venezuelan citizen this evening in TV (germany).

jeffryfisher

Another one of my own from 2004:

"Tyrants say that if one is not guilty, then one should not fear their new police powers...
Free citizens say that if suspects are guilty, then the government should not fear due process."
Modding PC games since 1993 (back when we needed hex-editors)

fantozzi

"the reason why we played guitar and formed a band was that none of us had a proper job at this time."

George Harrison 1988, when the Beatles were introduced in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

AsimPika3172

"If A is success in life, then A is equal to X plus Y plus Z. Work is X; Y is play; and Z - keeping your mouth shut."

- by Albert Einstein
I loves Sim City forever!

mrbisonm



....Uploading the MFP 1.... (.........Finishing the MFP1)

jeffryfisher

Another of my own, from 2003:

"Individual responsibility and individual liberty are two sides of
one coin. If you drop one, then you will lose the other."
Modding PC games since 1993 (back when we needed hex-editors)

fantozzi

Quote from: jeffryfisher on February 15, 2019, 08:58:56 AM
Another of my own, from 2003:

"Individual responsibility and individual liberty are two sides of
one coin. If you drop one, then you will lose the other."

Sorry to say but:

"Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility."
(Sigmund Freud)


To knock off every hollow thought gives airheads a sound.
(Jochen Malmsheimer, german standup comedian, translated by me)
Original: "Wer oft genug ans Hohle klopft, der schenkt der Leere ein Geräusch."

jeffryfisher

And from 2004 (about voting):
"The lesser of two evils is still evil."
   :thumbsdown:
Modding PC games since 1993 (back when we needed hex-editors)

TheTeaCat

Infuse your life with action. Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. Only you can change your life. Positivity, confidence, and persistence are key in life, so never give up on yourself. Stay true to yourself, yet always be open to learn. :)
Kettle's on. Milk? Sugars?    ps I don't like Earl Grey  $%Grinno$%
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - If you're not part of the solution , you're part of the problem!
"Never knock on Death's door: Ring the bell and run away! Death really hates that!"
Tales at TeaTime      Now A proper NUT      TTC plays GRV II

jeffryfisher

From 2006:
"The most local level of government is the individual citizen."
Modding PC games since 1993 (back when we needed hex-editors)

PaPa-J

Lighten up, just enjoy life,
smile more, laugh more,
and don't get so worked up
about things.

jeffryfisher

Yet another of my own, from 2011:

"We may be pissing into the wind, but if we keep our enemies behind us and aim carefully, we can still rain on their parade."
;D
Modding PC games since 1993 (back when we needed hex-editors)

PaPa-J

When setting out on a journey, do not seek advise from those who have never left home.
-Rumi
Lighten up, just enjoy life,
smile more, laugh more,
and don't get so worked up
about things.

jeffryfisher

Another from 2011:
"There's no disaster so bad that an over-reacting government can't make it worse."
Modding PC games since 1993 (back when we needed hex-editors)

Une_ame

A Roman one : IN MEDIO STAT VIRTUS

Virtue (truth) stands in the middle.
babuloziwad / adj Above perfection in SC4; Dude, this MOD is ~ !

jeffryfisher

"Those of us who voted for better deserve better, but we're not going to get it." (2009)
Modding PC games since 1993 (back when we needed hex-editors)

PaPa-J

"There is no life as complete as the life that is lived by choice."
Lighten up, just enjoy life,
smile more, laugh more,
and don't get so worked up
about things.

jeffryfisher

"If one is not free to exploit one's own labor, it means that someone else is." (2006)
Modding PC games since 1993 (back when we needed hex-editors)