Famous qoutes

[JamesTJ]

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates is a parody of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.

I found out about them from the webcomic Schlock Mercenary by Howard Tayler

 

These are my favorites: (slightly altered to fit Oblivion)

 

 

Rule #1: Pillage, then burn.

 

Rule #6: If violence wasn't your last resort, you failed to resort to enough of it.

 

Rule #8: Mockery and derision have their place. Usually, it's just past arrow range.

 

Rule #9: Never turn your back on an enemy.

 

Rule #12: A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head.

 

Rule #13: Do unto others.

 

Rule #16: Your name is in the mouth of others: be sure it has teeth.

 

Rule #27: Don't be afraid to be the first to resort to violence.

 

Rule #29: The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy, no more, no less.

 

Rule #30: A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.

 

Rule #34: If you're leaving scorch-marks, you need a more powerful spell.

 

Rule #35: That which does not kill you has made a tactical error.

 

Rule #37: There is no "overkill". There is only "open fire" and "I need more arrows".

 

Also:

 

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day.

Take his fish away and tell him he's lucky just to be alive, and he'll figure out how to catch another one for you to take tomorrow.

 

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This is mine -

 

"The essence of maturity is knowing when it is acceptable to act immature." JamesTJ

[Ihoe]

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates is a parody of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.

I found out about them from the webcomic Schlock Mercenary by Howard Tayler

 

These are my favorites: (slightly altered to fit Oblivion)

 

 

Rule #1: Pillage, then burn.

 

Rule #6: If violence wasn't your last resort, you failed to resort to enough of it.

 

Rule #8: Mockery and derision have their place. Usually, it's just past arrow range.

 

Rule #9: Never turn your back on an enemy.

 

Rule #12: A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head.

 

Rule #13: Do unto others.

 

Rule #16: Your name is in the mouth of others: be sure it has teeth.

 

Rule #27: Don't be afraid to be the first to resort to violence.

 

Rule #29: The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy, no more, no less.

 

Rule #30: A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.

 

Rule #34: If you're leaving scorch-marks, you need a more powerful spell.

 

Rule #35: That which does not kill you has made a tactical error.

 

Rule #37: There is no "overkill". There is only "open fire" and "I need more arrows".

 

Also:

 

Give a man a fish, feed him for a day.

Take his fish away and tell him he's lucky just to be alive, and he'll figure out how to catch another one for you to take tomorrow.

 

______________________________________________________________________________

 

This is mine -

 

"The essence of maturity is knowing when it is acceptable to act immature." JamesTJ

 

(Claps) Nice...

[AzirAphale001]

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes qui custodiet ipsos custodes.

Who watches the watcher that watches the watchman.

[katklaw]

"I hold it true, whatever befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.”

 

“Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers."

 

“Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within.”

 

 

Alfred, Lord Tennyson quotes (English poet often regarded as the chief representative of the Victorian age in poetry, 1809-1892)

[AzirAphale001]

All that is gold does not glitter,

Not all those who wander are lost;

The old that is strong does not wither,

Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,

A light from the shadows shall spring;

Renewed shall be blade that was broken,

The crownless again shall be king.

- J R R Tolkien.

[katklaw]

"I know what you're thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya punk?"

 

 

"Go ahead, make my day."

 

"Dirty Harry" (Callahan)

[Jenz]

"Democracy is the worst sort of government, but it is the best we tried this far"

 

Winston Churchill

[Sniperwhere]

Here's a list, thought most probably aren't famous:

 

"Whether in a suit, or in a loincloth, people are ignorant little thorns cutting into one another." ~ JTHM

 

"Not a monster, not a bogeyman. Nothing but another reason to feel better about yourself. Understand that it's just a person - not worth devoting any nightmares to." ~ JTHM

 

"Either my hair burned off in hell, or I sleep-shaved it during a really stupid dream." ~ JTHM

 

"Just because we've similar interests does not guarantee you're going to like me! My foot in your ass is a good example of that. My delusionary hell does not agree with yours!!" ~ JTHM

 

"It's a frightening world to be alone in." ~ JTHM

 

"Dear Die-ary, the passions that drive us should be the ones we respect and admire. To feel contempt for one's own motivations is a vulgar thing. Too often, it seems, I've succumbed to less-than admirable compulsions, driven by this furiously reprehensible machine of mine. So many things inside that I can do without - desires and urges and what not. So extraneous. By the time I write in this book again, I hope to be as cold as the moon that lights this page." ~ JTHM

 

"Dear Die-ary, there's nothing terribly wrong with feeling lost, so long as that feeling precedes some plan on your part to actually do something about it. Too often a person grows complacent with their disillusionment, perpetually wearing their "discomfort" like a favorite shirt. I can't say I'm very pleased with where my life is just now... but I can't help but look forward to where it's going." ~ JTHM

 

I'll have a list of quotes more likely to be famous later.

[katklaw]

"And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, "O Lord, bless this Thy hand grenade that with it Thou mayest blow Thine enemies to tiny bits, in Thy mercy." And the Lord did grin and the people did feast upon the lambs and sloths and carp and anchovies and orangutans and breakfast cereals, and fruit bats and large chu... [At this point, the friar is urged by Brother Maynard to "skip a bit, brother"]... And the Lord spake, saying, "First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin, then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it." Amen

 

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

[Blacksnake89]

"These gnomes are so small and child like"-Cale

"I know it's so hard to kill just one." -Richard

"And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, "O Lord, bless this Thy hand grenade that with it Thou mayest blow Thine enemies to tiny bits, in Thy mercy." And the Lord did grin and the people did feast upon the lambs and sloths and carp and anchovies and orangutans and breakfast cereals, and fruit bats and large chu... [At this point, the friar is urged by Brother Maynard to "skip a bit, brother"]... And the Lord spake, saying, "First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin, then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it." Amen

 

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

I love that part.