The Quote Game
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Re: The Quote Game
And the answer is - John Lithgow. I loved him in "Third Rock From The Sun" particularly the episode where he locked himself in his room and watched life via his computer. Almost too true to be funny.....Gurkavitch wrote:Newt Gingrich, amiright?
And this one's by _____ _____:
"I gave up shame a long time ago."
Here's another one. Who said: "We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse".
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Now try
'I don't like to share my personal life, it wouldn't be personal if I shared it'.
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I think that quote was made by George Clooney.Fran wrote:Maud ... that was Ralph Waldo Emerson - very apt for the Xmas season
Now try
'I don't like to share my personal life, it wouldn't be personal if I shared it'.
How about this Christmas classic.....
I STOPPED BELIEVING IN SANTA CLAUS WHEN I WAS SIX. MOTHER TOOK ME TO SEE HIM IN A DEPARTMENT STORE AND HE ASKED FOR MY AUTOGRAPH.
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Now let's see if you can figure this one out:
"I wasn't kissing her, I was whispering in her mouth."
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Chico MarxGurkavitch wrote:Shirley Temple! I don't know how I knew that but I did and that's all that matters
Now let's see if you can figure this one out:
"I wasn't kissing her, I was whispering in her mouth."
Now for the season that's in it who said ....
'Yeah, I just wish we weren't doing so well in the bit-short-of-prezzies-and-feeling-a-gullible-prat ledger'.

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Hey Fran, that is a line by the classic Baldric from Blackadder.Fran wrote:Chico MarxGurkavitch wrote:Shirley Temple! I don't know how I knew that but I did and that's all that matters
Now let's see if you can figure this one out:
"I wasn't kissing her, I was whispering in her mouth."
Now for the season that's in it who said ....
'Yeah, I just wish we weren't doing so well in the bit-short-of-prezzies-and-feeling-a-gullible-prat ledger'.


How about....
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION: TO TOLERATE FOOLS MORE GLADLY, PROVIDED THIS DOES NOT ENCOURAGE THEM TO TAKE UP MORE OF MY TIME.
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Transition:
“I met the surgeon general - he offered me a cigarette.”
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Rodney Dangerfield ... a great sourceGurkavitch wrote:James Agate
Transition:
“I met the surgeon general - he offered me a cigarette.”
Now a difficult one ...
'The truth is that I'm constitutionally incapable of doing an ordinary job'.
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How about:
"When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it."
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Wow I'm learning about some interesting people here ... that was Anatole FranceRuqeeD wrote:^ Had to google that one but it was Dylan Moran
How about:
"When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it."
Now here's an interesting quote ...
'I do think a carpenter needs a good hammer to bang in the nail'.
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Hey there Fran, I do believe that your quote was made by Oliver Reed.Fran wrote:Wow I'm learning about some interesting people here ... that was Anatole FranceRuqeeD wrote:^ Had to google that one but it was Dylan Moran
How about:
"When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it."
Now here's an interesting quote ...
'I do think a carpenter needs a good hammer to bang in the nail'.
How about....
BE LIKE A DUCK. CALM ON THE SURFACE, BUT ALWAYS PADDLING LIKE THE DICKENS UNDERNEATH.
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Now here we go ...
'It's never been confirmed that Elizabeth I was a virgin. It's like the Virgin Mary - it's about branding, a logo. To use a modern term, Elizabeth was actually a bit of a slut'.
And it was not Edmund Blackadder!

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How about....
A PERSON IS A FOOL TO BECOME A WRITER. HIS ONLY COMPENSATION IS ABSOLUTE FREEDOM.
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How about
"If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month."
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--------------------Gannon wrote:That is an awesome quote Fran. Made by the brilliant Helen Mirren. She is such a an amazing actress, I rate her right up there with good ol Meryl Streep.
How about....
A PERSON IS A FOOL TO BECOME A WRITER. HIS ONLY COMPENSATION IS ABSOLUTE FREEDOM.
Roald Dahl I do believe
Now here's a real beauty for you to ponder:
"Carbon dioxide is portrayed as harmful. But there isn't even one study that can be produced that shows that carbon dioxide is a harmful gas."
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