At certain times in their lives, certain people have said things that were recorded in some way or another. I got hold of some of them and here they are - they will be updated on a weekly basis - so be sure to be back.
Experience is the name everbody gives to their mistakes
- Oscar Wilde
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in the moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy
- Martin Luther King Jr.
A gossip is one who talks to you about others; a bore is one who talks to you about himself, and a brilliant conversationalist is one who talks to you about yourself.
- Lisa Kirk, American musical-comedy entertainer
Hard pressed on my right. My center is yielding. Impossible to maneuver. Situation is excellent. I am attacking.
- Ferdinand Foch in Battle of the Marne
Who dares, Wins
- British Special Air Service (SAS)
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose
- Unknown Let me know who said it!
There is no "I" in "TEAM"
- Unknown Let me know who said it!
The wise are instructed by reason,
Ordinary minds by experience,
The stupid by necessity,
And brutes by instinct.
- Unknown Let me know who said it!
A bore is a person who opens his mouth and puts his feats in it.
- Henry Ford
A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.
- Robert Benchley
A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention in human history, with the possible exception of handguns and tequila.
- Mitch Radcliffe
A conservative is a man who wants the rules changed so no one can make a pile the way he did.
- Gregory Nunn
A distributed system is one in which the failure of a computer you didn't even know existed can render your own computer unusable.
- Leslie Lamport
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
- Winston Churchill
A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, and a little less than his share of the credit.
- Arnold Glasgow