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RE: History's Greatest Quotes - 7/8/2012 9:30:02 AM   
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RE: History's Greatest Quotes - 7/8/2012 9:34:01 AM   
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RE: History's Greatest Quotes - 7/8/2012 11:33:35 PM   
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RE: History's Greatest Quotes - 7/9/2012 7:51:53 AM   
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ummmm........Nope.

There were three B-29's involved in the attack.


ummmm........ it's a joke.

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RE: History's Greatest Quotes - 7/9/2012 7:52:58 AM   
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RE: History's Greatest Quotes - 7/9/2012 8:02:56 AM   
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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
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Shouldn't that one be in "Future History's Finest Quotes"?


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RE: History's Greatest Quotes - 7/9/2012 8:21:18 AM   
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RE: History's Greatest Quotes - 7/9/2012 8:25:07 AM   
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RE: History's Greatest Quotes - 7/9/2012 9:37:27 AM   
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RE: History's Greatest Quotes - 7/9/2012 9:45:47 AM   
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"Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny."
Lao-Tze


Great quote, thank you for reminded me about it !! I may just have to get Lao Tze on my re-reading list.


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RE: History's Greatest Quotes - 7/9/2012 12:11:09 PM   
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RE: History's Greatest Quotes - 7/9/2012 12:49:45 PM   
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RE: History's Greatest Quotes - 7/9/2012 1:36:19 PM   
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Once, as Mung went his way athwart the Earth and up and down its cities and across its plains, Mung came upon a man who was afraid when Mung said: "I am Mung!"
And Mung said: "Were the forty million years before thy coming intolerable to thee?"
And Mung said: "Not less tolerable to thee shall be the forty million years to come!"


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RE: History's Greatest Quotes - 7/9/2012 1:59:50 PM   
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RE: History's Greatest Quotes - 7/9/2012 4:12:23 PM   
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"Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny."
Lao-Tze


Treat your ex well....she knows all the chics you wanted to fuck.

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RE: History's Greatest Quotes - 7/9/2012 5:45:38 PM   
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Treat your ex well....she knows all the chics you wanted to fuck.

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LMFAO

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RE: History's Greatest Quotes - 7/10/2012 1:49:04 AM   
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RE: History's Greatest Quotes - 7/10/2012 4:43:34 AM   
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As much as I like that story, it's an urban legend. Yes, he did say something along those lines, and yes he did get shot by a sniper, but the timing wasn't quite the way the story has since been retold.

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RE: History's Greatest Quotes - 7/10/2012 5:23:56 AM   
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RE: History's Greatest Quotes - 7/10/2012 5:52:58 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Moonhead

That book of his is crammed with great lines like that, though. Small wonder he begat a religion.


I like the philosophy better than the religion.

In any case, Lao Tze will have to take back burner while I reread The Art of War.
It's been at least a quarter century since I have read it, which explains why, when I was looking for a quote to post on this thread, I couldn't find it !

I just love the Taoist mind set. The Book of Changes and The Book of Balance and Harmony are most excellent and highly recommended for anyone interested in Tao philosophy.



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