Quotes from Important People

mrearlygold · January 3, 2012 6:49AM

"Never spend your money before you have it."
Thomas Jefferson

Vetter · January 3, 2012 7:01AM

I swear there ain't no heaven and I pray there ain't no hell

David Clayton Thomas

Wingsrule · January 3, 2012 7:03AM

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Alexander Pope

bronco2078 · January 3, 2012 7:14AM

“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.”

Edward R. Murrow

Justacommeman · January 3, 2012 7:31AM

"When in doubt I whip it out"

Ted Nugent

guitarwes · January 3, 2012 7:36AM

<< "When in doubt I whip it out"

Ted Nugent >>

my favorite.

pakasmom · January 3, 2012 8:17AM

<< "When in doubt I whip it out"

Ted Nugent >>

If MJ hasn't de-railed this thread;

"No good deed goes unpunished." I've never been able to determine who it's attributed to...

Barndog · January 3, 2012 8:19AM

“Paper is poverty,… it is only the ghost of money, and not money itself.”

Thomas Jefferson

keepdachange · January 3, 2012 9:02AM

Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours.
- Yogi Berra

I mean, life is tough. It takes up a lot of your time. What do you get at the end of it? A Death. What's that, a bonus? I think the life cycle is all backwards. You should die first, get it out of the way. Then you live in an old age home. You get kicked out when you're too young, you get a gold watch and you go to work. You work forty years until you're young enough to enjoy your retirement. You do drugs, alcohol, you party, you get ready for high school. You go to grade school, you become a kid, you play, you have no responsibilities. You become a little baby, you go back into the womb, spend your last nine months floating... and you finish off as an orgasm.
- George Carlin

Coins101 · January 3, 2012 9:15AM

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it.

W. C. Fields

Another favorite:

Alimony is like buying hay for a dead horse.

Groucho Marx

dantheman984 · January 3, 2012 9:17AM

I haven't spoken to my wife in years. I didn't want to interrupt her.

Rodney Dangerfield

streeter · January 3, 2012 9:39AM

"If I had known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of IT "
Jimmy Durante

derryb · January 3, 2012 9:50AM

"The budget should be balanced,the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." - Cicero circa 50 B.C.

It is the duty of the Patriot to protect his country from his government. – Thomas Paine

“When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing; when you see that money is flowing to those who deal not in goods, but in favors; when you see that men get rich more easily by graft than by work, and your laws no longer protect you against them, but protect them against you. . . you may know that your society is doomed.” - Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Won't get fooled again." Pete Townsend

“It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong." –Voltaire

“Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless.” – Milton Friedman
“You can ignore reality, but you can’t ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.” -Ayn Rand

“The market is never wrong... Sometimes a bit early or late...” - Axel Merk

Goldbully · January 3, 2012 11:10AM

"B*tch set me up"

Marion Barry

ps. I know, I know not exactly an important people.

bosco5041 · January 3, 2012 11:19AM

Preachers say, give your money to the Lord but they give you their address.............Hank Williams Jr.

AUandAG · January 3, 2012 12:31PM

You guys are soooo serious. Here's my very favorite quote:
bob

"If there are no dogs in Heaven,
then when I die I want to go
where they went."
Will Rogers, 1897-1935

jmski52 · January 4, 2012 12:09AM

"What we have here, is a failure to communicate" Strother Martin, "Cool Hand Luke"

OPA · January 4, 2012 12:14AM

"Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest."

Author: unknown

guitarwes · January 4, 2012 12:22AM

"There is no way that you come from my loins. The first thing I'm gonna do when I get home is punch yo' momma right in the da mouth" -Sheriff Buford T. Justice.

Gemineye · January 4, 2012 12:54AM

<< Shaking the bush here, boss >>

..!!
..........Paul Newman...Cool Hand Luke...

BAJJERFAN · January 4, 2012 1:10AM

"Money isn't important, but the people who have it are." my old man.

"Alright you guys, listen up cuz I've got nothing to say and I'm only gonna say it once." Yogi Berra

mayor1 · January 4, 2012 2:44AM

"The problem is those that work for a living are out numbered by those that vote for a living" Unknown.

roadrunner · January 4, 2012 3:13AM

“I’m more concerned about the return ‘of’ my money than the return ‘on’ my money” — Will Rogers

And on the lighter side........

I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

And the follow on quote by the robber is short and sweet.

I gots to know - video

roadrunner

cohodk · January 4, 2012 3:13AM

"This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance."

---Franklin D. Roosevelt

57loaded · January 4, 2012 3:27AM

"Don't let the screen door hit you on the way out!"

my dad (at least that's where i first heard it)

"For two bits that hussy over there would (censored) anyone in this bar"

my nana

PerryHall · January 4, 2012 4:14AM

I remember back in the early 1960's when I helped my uncle on his farm in Illinois, the farmers would say "If it isn't broken, don't fix it!". Great advice for those who try to "fix" their coins.

gsa1fan · January 4, 2012 4:39AM

" American by birth, Southern by the grace of God!" Dunno who wrote it but I love the saying!

Way I feel about the South!

ricko · January 4, 2012 4:45AM

Badges?? We don' need no stinkin' badges!!! Treasure of the Sierra Madre.... Cheers, RickO

OldEastside · January 4, 2012 4:51AM

"The Death of one person is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic" (Joseph Stalin)

Steve

Oh yea, we mus'nt forget Billys, "I tried marajuana, BUT I did'nt inhale"

PerryHall · January 4, 2012 5:12AM

Can anyone guess who said "For the first time in my life, I'm proud to be an American!".

fastrudy · January 4, 2012 5:32AM

"Democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what to have for lunch"

"Giving power and money to government is like giving the car keys and whiskey to teenage boys" -P.J. O'rourke

fastrudy · January 4, 2012 5:39AM

Had to find the one by Isaac Asimov:

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."

I could spend days on Wikiquote!!

johnny9434 · January 4, 2012 6:25AM

<< “A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.”

Edward R. Murrow >>

that guy had a good point. we the sheeple .............

pakasmom · January 4, 2012 6:55AM

Perry Hall, - was it Michele Obama?

PerryHall · January 4, 2012 7:15AM

<< Perry Hall, - was it Michele Obama? >>

Yup. She said this right after her husband was chosen to be the Democratic Party candidate.

bronco2078 · January 4, 2012 8:46AM

“The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power.”

Daniel Webster

TexasNationals · January 4, 2012 1:14PM

The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today's work superbly well - Unknown

fivecents · January 4, 2012 2:24PM

"Eye appeal adds a little and forgives alot"...David (Homerun) Hall

FullCameo · January 4, 2012 2:39PM

Meaningless!! Meaningless!! Everything is Meaningless!!

-King Solomon

I always laugh when I read that one.

mrearlygold · January 5, 2012 12:10AM

There is only one kind of freedom and that's individual liberty. Our lives come from our creator and our liberty comes from our creator. It has nothing to do with government granting it.
Ron Paul

BAJJERFAN · January 5, 2012 12:30AM

<< "Eye appeal adds a little and forgives alot"...David (Homerun) Hall >>

IIRC that was actually about toning.

BAJJERFAN · January 5, 2012 12:33AM

<< I remember back in the early 1960's when I helped my uncle on his farm in Illinois, the farmers would say "If it isn't broken, don't fix it!". Great advice for those who try to "fix" their coins. >>

Who said "If it aint broke, break it."?

fivecents · January 5, 2012 12:58AM

<< << "Eye appeal adds a little and forgives alot"...David (Homerun) Hall >> >>

<< IIRC that was actually about toning. >>

You are wrongo dude. The quote relates to eye appeal and not just toning appeal.

cjmezz · January 5, 2012 2:49AM

Groucho Marx is the best!!

"I sent the club a wire stating, PLEASE ACCEPT MY RESIGNATION. I DON'T WANT TO BELONG TO ANY CLUB THAT WILL ACCEPT ME AS A MEMBER."

"I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book"

"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception."

"Money frees you from doing things you dislike. Since I dislike doing nearly everything, money is handy."

"She got her looks from her father. He's a plastic surgeon."

"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."

gsa1fan · January 5, 2012 3:07AM

"Be kind to the people you meet on the way up, because you're going to meet the same people on the way down."

Ralph to Ed sound clip

PerryHall · January 5, 2012 3:19AM

<< 

<< I remember back in the early 1960's when I helped my uncle on his farm in Illinois, the farmers would say "If it isn't broken, don't fix it!". Great advice for those who try to "fix" their coins. >>

Who said "If it aint broke, break it."? >>

Don't know but it was probably a government bureaucrat.

FistFullOfDollars · January 5, 2012 3:19AM

I'm the best you ever seen, Fats. I'm the best there is. And even if you beat me, I'm still the best.

-Fast Eddie

BAJJERFAN · January 5, 2012 3:25AM

<< 

<< << "Eye appeal adds a little and forgives alot"...David (Homerun) Hall >> >>

<< IIRC that was actually about toning. >>

You are wrongo dude. The quote relates to eye appeal and not just toning appeal. >>

first off it is a lot and not alot.

In checking back he said that color adds a little and forgives a lot. I distinctly remember that because it was the statement I modified for my sig line. It is likely the same statement was made where toning or eye appeal was used too. EA has long been a component of grading whether the coin was toned or blast white. One can find a lot of coins in holders properly graded that don't have much going for them eye appeal-wise.

Maybe HRH will see this and chime in to clarify. I did find one thread from 2004 about color adding a little and forgiving a lot.

BAJJERFAN · January 5, 2012 4:12AM

<< 

<< 

<< I remember back in the early 1960's when I helped my uncle on his farm in Illinois, the farmers would say "If it isn't broken, don't fix it!". Great advice for those who try to "fix" their coins. >>

Who said "If it aint broke, break it."? >>

Don't know but it was probably a government bureaucrat.

>>

Looks like a book title for one and a Meatloaf song title for another and who knows how many others.

fivecents · January 5, 2012 4:36AM

<< first off it is a lot and not alot. >>

Dang your a nit picky whipper snapper.

<< In checking back he said that color adds a little and forgives a lot. I distinctly remember that because it was the statement I modified for my sig line. It is likely the same statement was made where toning or eye appeal was used too. EA has long been a component of grading whether the coin was toned or blast white. One can find a lot of coins in holders properly graded that don't have much going for them eye appeal-wise.[/Q.]

The saying: "Eye appeal adds a little and forgives alot" is on the PCGS grading room wall per homerunhall. Maybe David Hall will chime in.

TIPPAHNUM · January 5, 2012 4:44AM

“I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am.”
― Cormac McCarthy

Quotes from Important People

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