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Contemporary philosophers
« on: August 27, 2013, 10:29:54 AM »
As I hurtled through space, one  thought kept crossing my mind - every part
of this rocket was supplied by  the lowest bidder.
- John Glenn

When  the white missionaries came to Africa , they had the Bible and we had
the  land. They said
Let  us pray. We closed our eyes. When we opened them, we had the Bible and
they had the land.
- Desmond Tutu

America is the only country where a  significant proportion of the
population believes that professional  wrestling is real but the moon landing was
faked.
- David Letterman

After the game, the King and  the pawn go into the same box.
- Italian proverb

The only reason they say 'Women  and children first' is to test the
strength of the  lifeboats.
- Jean Kerr

I've been married to a  communist and a fascist, and neither would take out
the  garbage.
- Zsa Zsa Gabor

You know you're a redneck if  your home has wheels and your car doesn't.
- Jeff Foxworthy

When a man opens a car door for  his wife, it's either a new car or a new
wife.
- Prince Philip

A computer once beat me at  chess, but it was no match for me at kickboxing.
- Emo Philips.

Wood burns faster when you have  to cut and chop it yourself.
- Harrison Ford

The best cure for sea sickness,  is to sit under a tree.
- Spike Milligan

Lawyers believe a man is  innocent until proven broke.
- Robin Hall

Kill  one man and you're a murderer, kill a million and you're a  conqueror.
- Jean Rostand.

Having more money doesn't make  you happier. I have 50 million dollars but
I'm just as happy as when I had  48 million.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger.

We  are here on earth to do good unto others. What the others are here for,
I  have no idea.
- WH Auden

If life were fair Elvis would  still be alive today and all the
impersonators would be  dead.
- Johnny Carson

I don't believe in astrology. I  am a Sagittarius and we're very skeptical.
- Arthur C Clarke

Hollywood must be the only place on  earth where you can be fired by a man
wearing a Hawaiian shirt and a  baseball cap.
- Steve Martin

Home cooking. Where many a man  thinks his wife is.
- Jimmy Durante

America is so advanced that even the  chairs are electric.
- Doug Hamwell

The first piece of luggage on  the carousel never belongs to anyone.
- George Roberts

If God had intended us to fly,  he would have made it easier to get to the
airport.
- Jonathan Winters

I have kleptomania, but when it  gets bad, I take something for it.
- Robert Benchley
Interests in life:  Cars, cars, cars - oh and ..er..cars