'In the final analysis, it's their war'- JFK on the Vietnam War, before he had the chance to pull out he was assassinated
John F KennedyThe business schools reward difficult complex behaviour more than simple behaviour, but simple behaviour is more effective.
Warren BuffettSo, Scientology, you may have won THIS battle, but the million-year war for earth has just begun!
Trey ParkerWe must recognise the new realities of modern warfare and the modern landscape of a battlefield.
Susan DavisWhat is this world that is hastening me toward I know not what, viewing me with contempt?
Kahlil GibranWhen our attitude towards ourselves is big, and our attitude toward others is generous and merciful, we attract big and generous portions of success.
W Clement StoneIt's seven years today, my anniversary, and it was my birthday yesterday - it's been a great weekend for me. I better be careful with the missus otherwise I will probably put her in the club! [Too much info, Warnock!]
Neil WarnockWhen someone unexpected offers you help and it is out of the blue, then it can be a very rewarding and humbling experience.
Arthur GoldenThere's no doubt he was in his own way a comic genius. He had this wonderful warmth and humour that came right through the screen and just embraced you. [on Ronnie Barker]
Nicholas ParsonsAnother part of the global war on terrorism that Canada and the United States are working on together is in helping failed states, states like Afghanistan, where people have no voice.
Paul CellucciI hate to admit this but I do not even know how to make a cup of tea or coffee. I don't drink them anyway...I can boil a kettle for a pot noodle and have been known to warm up some food in the microwave but cookery is definitely not one of my specialities
Michael OwenA coward dies a thousand deaths... a soldier dies but once.
Tupac ShakurThe English never smash in a face. They merely refrain from asking it to dinner.(With Malice Toward Some)
Margaret HalseyHe was so mean it hurt him to go to the bathroom. [on Rod Stewart]
Britt EklandIf any of them [my kids] start getting bullied, I'll say exactly what my mum said to me. I'll also explain that bullies are just cowards by another name.
Michelle HeatonNo, I'm not looking forward to playing Freddie again!
[on World Series games]
Brett LeeAn Edwardian lady in full dress was a wonder to behold, and her preparations for viewing were awesome.
William ManchesterThe work of volunteers impacts on all our lives, even if we are not aware of it.
Anthony Worrall-ThompsonWomen: You can't live with them, and you can't get them to dress up in a skimpy little Nazi costume and beat you with a warm squash or something...
Emo PhilipsAfter realising my natural affinity towards surrealism several years ago I decided to study it's origins and definitions.
Trevor DunnWhen a pile of cups is tottering on the edge of the table and you warn that they will crash to the ground, in South Africa you are blamed when that happens.
Desmond TutuWar should be made a crime, and those who instigate it should be punished as criminals.
Charles E HughesThere is a place in this world for satire but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry toward religious beliefs begins.
Isaac HayesWhen he gets back, I'll have to tell him he's grown. [on Warren Hegg, a sledging victim]
Dominic CorkWhatever I do afterwards [after politics], it has to have real purpose to it
Tony BlairDancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness.
Henry Fielding'Give me a handful of Westpoint Graduates and I'll win the battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I'll win the war.'
General George PattenInstead of a clear call for repentance we have been offered warms words of sentimentality for those who have shown no godly sorrow for their actions.
Peter AkinolaWar is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.
Karl Von ClausewitzYou can't spend your whole life apologising. Hopefully you move forward and learn not to do it again.
Jude LawA great many things have been pronounced untrue and absurd, and even impossible, by the highest authorities in the age in which they lived, which have afterwards, and, indeed, within a very short period, been found to be both possible and true.
Catherine CroweFor to tempt and to be tempted are things very nearly allied - whenever feeling has anything to do in the matter, no sooner is it excited than we have already gone vastly farther than we are aware of.
Catherine III'm looking forward to being stuck in a bedroom with sexy girls [on celeb Big Brother]
Preston SamuelAs a person who inwardly revolts all the time, I'm a raging success. [that's always good to know...]
Roy HarperI wanted to help raise awareness about breast cancer [taking part in the breakthrough breast cancer campaign]
Kim StewartI'll be lookng at video footage of McGrath and Warne the closer we get to the matches [Ashes]
Andrew StraussWhen you disarm your subjects you offend them by showing that either from cowardliness or lack of faith, you distrust them; and either conclusion will induce them to hate you.
Niccolo MacchiaveliAs you pass from the tender years of youth into harsh and embittered manhood, make sure you take with you on your journey all the human emotions! Don't leave them on the road, for you will not pick them up afterwards!
Nikolai GogolHere are a list of Quotes from the delightful Northern Irish Comedian Danny McCrossan
Even the most powerful lie detector invented couldn’t drag a secret out of a woman, however, women rarely have lunch with lie detectors… - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian
See women need to talk because they feel like they have to have adequate levels of communication in order to sustain a healthy and open relationship, whereas men are only driven to speak because of matters beyond their control, like not being able to find clean socks. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
In Pagan times, uninspired people made sacrifices at the altar, and today, thanks to marraige, many still do. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
When women are bored they do the usual things, they eat, they go shopping, they neurotically judge the looks of other women, but men, men invade another country! - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
Anything that I’ve ever done that ended up worthwhile, initially scared me to death. Wether it was walking out on stage for that very first time, or asking a girl to include me in her plans for the future, but you know what, You have to risk everything sometimes or you risk even more. It’s not the challenges we face that define us, it’s the actions we take. - Danny McCrossan -Northern irish Comedian.
Everyone had big plans for me when I was younger, it was a cliche “Danny can do anything he wants to do” So I did the only thing I ever thought was worthwhile, bring laughter into the world. How I came to been seen as somewhat of a dissapointment to all those people who had made plans for me, well that still makes me chuckle. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
You learn alot in your teenage years, for instance I learned that if you’re ever being chased by a police dog, try not to go through a little tunnel, then onto a mini seesaw and then jump through a ring of fire, they’ve trained for that y’see. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
Asking people in Northern Ireland what they think of politics is like asking the Jews what they think of Hitler. - Danny MCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
There are too many warnings on packaging these days - defrost before eating - Use as directed - I mean, what’s next, you buy a packet of condoms, warning - may contain nuts! - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
I say don’t conform, don’t allow yourself to be pigeon holed, it’s no good for the soul, and the pigeon doesn’t enjoy it either. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
I remember how nervous I was my very first gig and I remember when I walked out on stage and spoke those words, how the audience laughed and laughed. I swore, there and then, that one day I would have my revenge. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
The sign said “This door to remain closed at all times” Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t that defeat the purpose of a door? - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
Danny McCrossan'Everyone is like a butterfly, they start out ugly and awkward and then morph into beautiful graceful butterflies that everyone loves.'
Drew BarrymoreYour first appearance, he said to me, is the gauge by which you will be measured; try to manage that you may go beyond yourself in after times, but beware of ever doing less.
Jean Jacques RousseauThe Church should go forward along the path of progress and be no longer satisfied only to represent the Conservative Party at prayer.
Maude RoydenWhen you go home, tell them of us and say,
'For your tomorrows these gave their today'.
(Inscriptions Suggested for War Memorials 1919)
John Maxwell EdmondsIn the elaborate wardrobe of human emotions, guilt is the itchy wool turtleneck that's three sized too small. Guilt may be difficult to articulate, but when it surfaces, it's as unwelcome and distinct as Jethro Bodine in the lobby of an Ian Shraeger hotel.
Dennis MillerI just love the idea of going to live in the jungle! I’m looking forward to the whole random experience; that’s what attracted me to it. It’s like being a kid again!
Chris BissonJudges must beware of hard constructions and strained inferences, for there is no worse torture than that of laws.
Francis BaconA war can perhaps be won single-handedly. But peace - lasting peace - cannot be secured without the support of all.
Luiz Inacio Lula Da SilvaBeware of the fury of the patient man.
John DrydenBuild a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
Terry PratchettForgiveness is a funny thing, it warms the hearts and cools the sting.
Peter Allen
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