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John's Favorite Quotations

  • It is better to be prepared for the worst, rather than just hoping for the best - John Kelly
  • No one's feeling sorry for me - Jessica Foster (2009)
  • Beware of geeks bearing formulas - Warren Buffet (2008)
  • Don't ask me that now - Jackson Marzani (2008)
  • It's a two man job - Jackson Marzani (2007)
  • If everything seems under control, you're not just not going fast enough - Mario Andretti
  • Lost time is never found again - Benjamin Franklin
  • I will speak ill of no man - Benjamin Franklin
  • Success is never final - Winston Churchill
  • Life is the lump sum of all your choices - Albert Camus
  • Don't criticize, condemn, or complain - Dale Carnegie
  • Fortune assists the bold - Virgil
  • History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes - Mark Twain
  • Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be - Abraham Lincoln
  • Men are ruled by toys - Napoleon
  • There is no such thing as a free lunch - Milton Friedman
  • The value of a good derives from its utility to the user and not from the labor spent in producing it - Say (1803)
  • A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have - Thomas Jefferson
  • The inherent vice of CAPITALISM is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of SOCIALISM is the equal sharing of misery. - Winston Churchill
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