Quotations To Live By.....

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Every man has two lives, our second one begins when we realize we only have one.
Confucius, 500 BC.
 
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"No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear.

Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!"

Ronald Reagan
 
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You killed my friend, so I'm going to kill each & every one of you, and the only disappointment is that I only get to do it once.
Robert McCall
 
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Always worth repeating:

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
Edmund Burke
Irish orator, philosopher, & politician (1729 - 1797)
 
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Wrinkles mean you laughed.
Gray hairs mean you cared.
 
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"Good enough for a government job."

I said this to a guy the other day. He looked at me real funny. When I told him the meaning, he said he never heard that expression before.
 
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D2Cat said:
"Good enough for a government job."

I said this to a guy the other day. He looked at me real funny. When I told him the meaning, he said he never heard that expression before.
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He has never worked ....but for himself then!:D

I think I heard that about 7 years old!!!! I hate the term, but do understand it!


Another quote ....

IT does take three times as long to do a poor job than do it the correct way!
 
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Hell I worked for de gubbermint for 40 some years,, and it was always
close enough for government work
And that never bothered my one bit :D
 
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"If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck."
Jeff Cooper
 
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Life is like riding a bicycle.
It hurts when you fall off.
 
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I think that goes along with,,,,, Its cheaper.... to keep her;)
 
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From a Bubble Gum Wrapper in my very late teens or early twenty's, 40 plus years ago, I remembered it every time I encountered at a particularly difficult problem. Quote “Don’t just look at it, observe it".
 
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