Famous Quotes

[SmallTown]

Since the thread in the politcal side got out of hand, here is a thread for great quotes in history (seeing that people, myself included, enjoy putting quotes in their signature, this should be an interesting thread) anything goes here, so lets see some interesting quotes you have seen over the years!


"What would this country be without this great land of ours?"
- Former President Ronald Reagan

"The president has kept all of the promises he intended to keep."
- Former Clinton aide George Stephanopolous speaking on "Larry King Live".

"Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life."
- Brooke Shields, during an interview to become spokesperson for a
federal anti-smoking campaign.

"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it."
- Former U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle

"I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn't study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people."
- Former U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle

"Things are more like they are now than they ever were before."
- Former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower

"The Internet is a great way to get on the Net."
- Former Republican presidential candidate and Senator, Bob Dole

"I'm not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers. We are the president."
- Hillary Clinton, commenting on the release of subpoenaed documents.

and the one that hits closest to home:
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country."
- Mayor Marion Barry, Washington, DC