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These few pages contains quotes that I have found to be funny or witty enough to warrant the effort to write them down. Some I have stolen from other quotes pages on the Internet, others I've found in books I've read or movies I've seen. There isn't any guarantee that they are true or correct, and of course I'll be happy, if you can point out blatant errors. Just drop me an jimenez@iki.fi. One word about the method of organization of the quotes - there isn't any. Ok, they are mostly about science and technology, but apart from this page you won't find themes or logic. Please enjoy! I
hate quotations.
Some people you don't have
to parody - you just quote 'em.
The surest way to make a
monkey of a man is to quote him.
Don't use quotations.
Tell me what you know.
A witty saying proves
nothing.
Quotation, n. The act of
repeating erroneously the words of another.
I read a quote attributed to the Beatles. What
did they do, speak it in unison?
Most people are other
people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a
mimicry, their passions a quotation.
It is my belief that nearly
any invented quotation, played with confidence, stands a good chance to
deceive.
It is better to be quotable
than to be honest.
The ability to quote is a
serviceable substitute for wit.
By necessity, by proclivity,
and by delight, we all quote. In fact, it is as difficult to appropriate
the thoughts of others as it is to invent.
I often quote myself - it
adds spice to my conversation.
To be occasionally quoted is
the only fame I care for. I stand by all the misstatements that I've
made. It is a good thing for an uneducated man to
read books of quotations. |
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