User:Marcus Lupus/Quotes

Some of my favourite quotes.


 * A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation.
 * A gun is only dangerous when it’s fired.
 * A ship is safe in the harbor, but that's not what ships are built for. --John Shedd
 * Actions speak louder than words, but isn't speaking an action?
 * Aim low, then you won’t be so disappointed when you fail.
 * Alcohol and calculus don't mix. Never drink and derive.
 * All I ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work. ~ I've only ever heard this said by Bilko on The Phil Silvers Show (aka the original Sergeant Bilko)
 * An optimist see opportunity in each and every calamity,where as a pessimist see calamity in each and every opportunity.
 * Any sufficiently undocumented computer program is indistinguishable from magic. (paraphrased from Arthur C. Clarke who said "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.")
 * Anything is a weapon if you swing it right.
 * Apathy is the glove in which evil slips its hand.
 * A real man doesn't cry. He whines.
 * At the end of the game, the pawn and the king go back in the same box.
 * Depression is Anger without Enthusiasm.
 * Decisions are made by those who show up.
 * Don't fix it if it ain't broken.
 * Don't quote me.
 * Columbus was lost.
 * Columbus wasn’t exactly looking for America, but that seemed to work for everyone.