Name that famous person (from their quotes)!

Previously not answered...

quote:

Originally posted by Darkside "Dare to know." IK

Immanuel Kent

quote:

Originally posted by A Clockwork Tomato [When asked why he robbed banks] "Because that's where the money is." WS

Willie Sutton

quote:

Originally posted by Pygmalion "Be Prepared" - R. B-P

Robert Baden-Powell (Scouts! )


"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear. And the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."

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Originally posted by Mega Dominus "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear. And the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."

H.P. Lovecraft

"Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it." - RPF

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Originally posted by Pygmalion quote: Originally posted by Mega Dominus "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear. And the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." H.P. Lovecraft "Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it." - RPF

Heh, I promised myself to refrain from this thread for a while, but I couldn't resist this one ^_^. That is from my absolute favorite ALL TIME physicist and idol, Richard Feynman ).

"Twice I've stood a begger/Before the door of God!"

Small "quote", and it might be too easy to give a full initial, so I'll say that the last name ends with a D .

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Originally posted by dawnstrider "Twice I've stood a begger/Before the door of God!" Small "quote", and it might be too easy to give a full initial, so I'll say that the last name ends with a D .

Nice one!

Emily Dickinson-- I never lost as much as twice

"If you can discover a better way of life than office-holding
for your future rulers, a well-governed city becomes a possibility.
For only in such a state will those rule who are truly rich, not
in gold, but in the wealth that makes happiness--a good and wise
life."

--P
(Hint: Socrates taught P, P taught Aristotle, Aristotle taught Alexander the Great who obviously didn't pay much attention. Okay, maybe I'm giving this one away. )

<EDIT> Quote changed </EDIT>

Plato

You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun.

AC

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Originally posted by Zola Plato You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun. AC

Al Capone.


"Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die." -M.B.

That's one of my favorite quotes.

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Originally posted by Tifaria "Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die." -M.B. That's one of my favorite quotes. AC

Mel Brooks

Here's one for all you J--- lovers..

The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
--C.J.

Carl Jung

"America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been hushed up."

No hints!

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Originally posted by Prince-Consort Tesser "America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been hushed up."

Oscar Wilde

"It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practise either of them." - MT

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Originally posted by Pygmalion "It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practise either of them." - MT

Mark Twain, my favorite childhood author!

"Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos."
--W.D (this was actually in my signature for a brief period)

HINT: (another quote from the same person)
"He speaks through clouds, but without the illumination of the lightning flash" (A description of Kant)
______________________________________
I will be tallying up the number of correct answers everyone posted on Sunday and will post the rankings by 12:00 EST of the same day. May the best man (or woman ) win.

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Originally posted by John Doe "Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos." --W.D (this was actually in my signature for a brief period) HINT: (another quote from the same person) "He speaks through clouds, but without the illumination of the lightning flash" (A description of Kant) ______________________________________ I will be tallying up the number of correct answers everyone posted on Sunday and will post the rankings by 12:00 EST of the same day. May the best man (or woman ) win.

Will Durant.

"Laws are partly formed for the sake of good men, in order to instruct them how they may live on friendly terms with one another, and partly for the sake of those who refuse to be instructed, whose spirit cannot be subdued, or softened, or hindered from plunging into evil."

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Originally posted by The Fallen Phoenix Will Durant. "Laws are partly formed for the sake of good men, in order to instruct them how they may live on friendly terms with one another, and partly for the sake of those who refuse to be instructed, whose spirit cannot be subdued, or softened, or hindered from plunging into evil."

Plato

Some eastern scripture for a change.

Heaven lasts long, and Earth abides
What is the secret of their durability?
Is it because they do not live for themselves
That they endure so long?
-LT (Think Chinese Taoism)

My main philosophical man, Plato (to Phoenix's quote). (Alright, I'll stop insulting Plato now with my really horrible use of North-East Amercian vernacular.

Horray, now I can post my ridiculously easy quote. (i suppose).

Anyway:

"Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration."

No hint.

EDIT: And, for Cogency, John Doe's is Lao Tsu.

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Originally posted by Wienberg My main philosophical man, Plato (to Phoenix's quote). (Alright, I'll stop insulting Plato now with my really horrible use of North-East Amercian vernacular. Horray, now I can post my ridiculously easy quote. (i suppose). Anyway: "Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration." No hint. EDIT: And, for Cogency, John Doe's is Lao Tsu.

Bravo... I didn't expect anyone to answer my last quote so readily.

Thomas Alva Edison

"Therefore a wise prince will seek means by which his subjects
will always and in every possible condition of things have need
of his government, and then they will always be faithful to him."
--NM

This shouldn't be too hard..

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Originally posted by John Doe "Therefore a wise prince will seek means by which his subjects will always and in every possible condition of things have need of his government, and then they will always be faithful to him." This shouldn't be too hard..

Niccolo Machiavelli


"Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate."

- S.T.

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Originally posted by Mega Dominus "Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate." - S.T.

Sun Tzu

Don't know how famous this person is, but I adore the quote:

"If I'm typecast as a genius, who cares?" - JB

Pygmalion

Heh - easy. Jeremy Brett, one of the Great Sherlock Holmeses.

Now here's an old fave ...

"Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it."

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Originally posted by Prince-Consort Tesser "Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it."

The pencil man -- Henry David Thoreau

"Imagine the Creator as a low comedian, and at once the world becomes explicable." - HLM

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"Imagine the Creator as a low comedian, and at once the world becomes explicable."

I wrote it, of course. But that rat-bastard Henry Mencken stole it. What do you expect from a professional theologist?

"A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell on earth."

I believe that was George Bernard Shaw...


"Am I dying or is this my birthday?"

-N. A.

*looks down* hehe... I mean L. N. A.