Name that famous person (from their quotes)!

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I believe that was George Bernard Shaw...

You believe correctly.

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"Am I dying or is this my birthday?" - N.A.

You forgot the "L", as in "Lady Nancy Astor"

My turn ...

"It is only rarely that one can see in a little boy the promise of a man, but one can almost always see in a little girl the threat of a woman."

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Originally posted by Prince-Consort Tesser "It is only rarely that one can see in a little boy the promise of a man, but one can almost always see in a little girl the threat of a woman."

Alexandre Dumas? ^__^

...I dunno...but try this one

"T=$"

(Trust me you'll never guess who said that first!)

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Originally posted by evanASF27 ...I dunno...but try this one "T=$" (Trust me you'll never guess who said that first!)

Benjamin Franklin said, "Time is money". That's assuming that's the equivalent quote you're looking for, evanASF27. Almasy's got his answer right too. Anyway, the follow-up's below:


"All science is either physics or stamp collecting."

Earnest Rutherford.

I bring you more famous last words...

"Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something."

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Originally posted by Big Money Earnest Rutherford. I bring you more famous last words... "Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something."

Pancho Villa.

On the subject of death...

"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying."

Woody Allen.



My favorite quote of all time:

"Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit."

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Originally posted by dorothyrocks "Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit."

Henry B. Adams

"Art is making something out of nothing and selling it." - FZ

The late, great Frank Zappa. The man had a talent for getting to the heart of the matter (although he should have been prevented by main force from naming his kids!)

Here's a goody ...

"I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers."

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Originally posted by Prince-Consort Tesser "I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers."

Ghandi. He was quite a quotable guy.

(Why'd you take down the "polyticks" quote? To the best of my researching skills, it came from Charlie Tuna, Los Angeles Disk Jockey. I had just last week told that one to my son. He loved it.)

"Men give me credit for some genius. All the genius I have lies in this; when I have a subject in hand, I study it profoundly. Day and night it is before me. My mind becomes pervaded with it. Then the effort that I have made is what people are pleased to call the fruit of genius. It is the fruit of labor and thought." - AH

The politics quote? I remembered the quote then I realized that I didn't remember who wrote it. I read it a long time ago in a Reader's Digest.

Your quote is from Alexander "Dickweed" Hamilton, the most anti-democratic of America's presidents. Not one of my favorites.

Here's mine ...

"I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals."

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Originally posted by Prince-Consort Tesser Your quote is from Alexander "Dickweed" Hamilton, the most anti-democratic of America's presidents. Not one of my favorites.

Oh my gosh, did I sleep through that part of history? Which term did he serve? Was it perhaps during the Continental Congress period?

My views on Hamilton were mostly unformed except by L. Neil Smith's venom until I listened to a recording of Alexander Hamilton : an intimate portrait by Noemie Emery. Also learning more about Jefferson's ideals and ineptitude has taken some of the shine off Hamilton's chief opponent. Hamilton at least understood that to spend money, the government had to take it in.

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"I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals."

Sir Winston Churchill.

"Many argue; not many converse." - LMA

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Oh my gosh, did I sleep through that part of history? Which term did he serve? Was it perhaps during the Continental Congress period?

Sorry, I meant to type "would-be" before "presidents". My goof. He was only Secretary of the Treasury.

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My views on Hamilton were mostly unformed except by L. Neil Smith's venom until I listened to a recording of Alexander Hamilton : an intimate portrait by Noemie Emery. Also learning more about Jefferson's ideals and ineptitude has taken some of the shine off Hamilton's chief opponent. Hamilton at least understood that to spend money, the government had to take it in

True, Jefferson had his problems, mostly blind spots (one big enough to hide France in). And Mr. Smith is an anarchist at heart, as is known by everyone who has read his books; he hates everybody.

My opinions were formed by study of the Early Republic. I admit that I am no fan of centralized government, but I was especially turned off by his "Public Credit" proposal; to finance government by floating shares of the country, which could then be purchased (not an accurate assessment of the plan, but this isn't a historical study board). The eventual results of the plan would have been an increased polarization of wealth and poverty and an increasingly aristocratic society. And he freely admitted that massive concentration of wealth in a small number of hands was his goal, with a justification that reeks of 'trickle-down' economics.

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"Many argue; not many converse." - LMA

Louisa May Alcott, teller of sweet stories.

Now my quote, in the spirit of the above history lesson ...

"If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to."

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Originally posted by Prince-Consort Tesser "If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to."

Dorothy Parker.

"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts, therefore guard accordingly; and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue, and reasonable nature."

~MAA

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"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts, therefore guard accordingly; and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue, and reasonable nature."

Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, one of the so-called "Five Good Emperors".

Here's a good one ...

"I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence."

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Originally posted by Prince-Consort Tesser "I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence."

Could it be...Tolkein? If I'm not mistaken, it appears in one of his Forewords...

"I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts."

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Originally posted by The Fallen Phoenix "I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts."

Sounds like Benjamin Franklin, but it's John Locke.

"In just seven days I will make you a man."
Dr. FNF

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Could it be...Tolkein? If I'm not mistaken, it appears in one of his Forewords...

Kee-RECT, Phoenix! J.R.R Tolkien

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"In just seven days I will make you a man."

*snicker-snicker* Dr. Frank N. Furter, portrayed by Tim Curry, in the culturally-significant movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show (significant in that the entire cast wasn't locked up for corrupting public morals).

Here's mine ...

"Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes."

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Originally posted by Prince-Consort Tesser "Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes."

My good buddy, Confucius.

As for my quote...

"It is with our passions, as it is with fire and water, they are good servants but bad masters."

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Originally posted by The Fallen Phoenix My good buddy, Confucius. As for my quote... "It is with our passions, as it is with fire and water, they are good servants but bad masters."

More Greeks I see?

That would be Aesop, one of my favorite Greek slaves <cough> authors.

This should seem rather familiar.

"The pinnacle of military deployment approaches the
formless: if it is formless, then even the deepest spy cannot
discern it nor the wise make plans against it.
-S.T.