The Official Famous Quotes Thread

[AbdulW87]

You know how wise men often say words which are very true so i wanted to share quotes from famous people which i heard or read at different places. Here are a few for starters and share with us what you heard or read.

Within every difficulty lies opportunity. - Albert Einstein

Another one
Life's tragedy is that we grow too old soon and wise too late. - Benjamin Franklin

 

[omarko]

Money has no owners, just spenders - Omar Little.

 

[Major Aly]

It's a gaming forum so I'll quote from the game...

"The Right Man In The Wrong Place Can Make All The Difference In The World" -G-Man

 

[Cerberus]

here is a famous quote

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hope u like it

 

[GrunT]

When life gives you lemons, DON'T MAKE LEMONADE.
Make LIFE take the lemons BACK!
GET MAD!
"I DON'T WANT YOUR DAMN LEMONS! WHAT THE HELL ARE THESE?!?"
Demand to see Life's Manager!
Make life rue the day it thought it could give Carl Johnson lemons!
"DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?:
I'm the man who's gonna BURN YOUR HOUSE DOWN with THE LEMONS!
I'm gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon
THAT BURNS YOUR HOUSE DOWN!"

-Cave Johnson
Portal 2.

 

[Enferno]

“If you can't make it good, at least make it look good.”
― Bill Gates

“I studied every thing but never topped.... But today the toppers of the best universities are my employees”
― Bill Gates

and

[FONT=COMIC SANS MS, ROCKWELL]Don't go around saying the world owes you a living; the world owes you nothing; it was here first.[/FONT]
― [FONT=ARIAL, HELVETICA]Mark Twain[/FONT]

 

[ZaTTacK]

"Get Downnnnn...Get to da Choppa"

Arnold Schwarzenegger

 

[Arkonov]

My favorite MGS quotes. T_T

"Unfortunately, killing is one of those things that gets easier every time you do it." - Solid Snake.

"From the moment we're thrown into this world, we're fated to bring each other nothing but pain and misery." - Psycho Mantis.(he was awesome)

"I watched the stupidity of mankind through the scope of my rifle." - Sniper Wolf. (she was awesome T_T)

 

[Benighted]

"Even if a pawn becomes a queen, it is still just a playing piece" - The President (MGS 2)

"I love barbecues" - The Fury (MGS 3)

"Snakes don't belong in Alaska" - Raven (MGS 1)

"Reloading like this is a revolution" - Ocelot (MGS 3)

I wish I could remember more.

Edit: Ooops. Sorry, OP, I mistakenly followed Major Aly's rules instead of yours. These are not "famous" quotes I quoted above, as you must have figured.

 

[Mirwan]

"You know, the world isn't run by laws written on paper. It's run by people - some according to laws, others not. It depends on each individual how his world will be, how he makes it" (Mafia 2 )

 

[jin85]

men marry because they are tired women because they are curious both are disappointed
by oscar wilde

 

[AbdulW87]

The life which is unexamined is not worth living. - Plato

 

[Optimus]

Man has always been drawn to the sea, but it's an unnatural setting for us, a place of great danger. Tides, currents, waves, wind each presenting their own hazards, none of which can be ignored. The slightest lapse of judgment can be a mistake you might never recover from. But a good sailor doesn't fight against these elements. A good sailor works with them, using them to his advantage. While others less fortunate might be forever cast adrift often in several pieces. He always comes home safely. - Dexter

 

[HOTSHOT]

"Revenge is the meal best served cold"
"Revenge converts a little right into a great wrong"

 

[Ottoman]

"It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail" -Gerard Irvine
Weird dude

 

[Blastwave]

"A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere." ~ Groucho Marx

 

[assasin42o]

If you're Good at Something, never do it for free. - Joker from The Dark Knight

There is always a Dawn before a Dark Night. - Batman from The Dark Knight




More quotes coming soon, when I remember them

 

[AbdulW87]

WHEN THE STUDENT IS READY, THE TEACHER WILL APPEAR. - Budhist Proverb

 

[abdulrahim]

It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.
- Albert Einstein

 

[AbdulW87]

Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the attempt. - thomas moore