Mr Knowitall has the night off....
Tonight was a rarity in the G-Mans household, we all had dinner together!!!
During the course of the meal, my son Reese was telling us that his current English
assignment, was that they are reading Hamlet. Ahhh Hamlet!!!!( G-Man 'Flashback' to
English Lit).....
"Frailty, thy name is woman"!
"Something is rotten in the State of Denmark"..
"Neither a borrower nor a lender be"..
"There are more things in heaven and earth Horatio,
then are dreamt of in your philosophy"...
"To be, or NOT to be".......
You get the picture, anyway, Those quotes gave me the idea for this post...
A post of Quotes!!.....
These are some interesting "Last Quotes" of some famous "Optimists" to the bitter end!!!!
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"I think I could eat one of Ballamy's veal pies"
Wm Pitt..Br. Prime Minister..1801
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"Sergeant, the Spanish bullet isn't made that will kill me"
Bucky O'Neill, American war hero, 1914
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"It's Nothing"
Franz Ferdinand, Austrian Archduke, 1914
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"I'm getting better"
D.H. Lawrence...1930
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"Get my swan costume ready"
Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina. 1930
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"I think I'm gonna make it"
Richard Loeb, convicted murderer, 1936
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"I've never felt better"
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Actor..1942
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"Go away, I'm all right"..
H.G. Wells..1946
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"Do you know where I can get any shit"?
Lenny Bruce, American Comedian, 1966
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OK, now this is my favorite!!....
In 1900, Oscar Wilde dies in France under the assumed name of Sebastan Melmouth.
He had an abscess on the brain, caused from an ear infection...His last words...
"Either that wall-paper goes, or I do"!!!!
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Wow...What inspiration!!! So unlike me as of late...
Do you have any favorite quotes that you would like to share???
C'Mon....Share a little with the G-Man...
Please???????
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PS...If you hear someone say..."Quote (and do the little bunny ears)Un-Quote"
Look at them real stupid like...Cause there is NO un-quote!!!!!
My title says it all...... Peace!
slides in all quiet like......firsties! ;)
ReplyDeletethe oscar wilde quote is one i have been fond of ever since i first stumbled across it. a wit to the end!
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite quotes comes from the sitcom Sex In The City when Carrie says.....
ReplyDelete" Maybe some women aren't meant to be tamed. Maybe they need to run free until they find someone just as wild to run with them."
That's a great collection of "last quotes." I particularly like Wilde's. I hope I croak off with something half as witty on my lips.:)xox
ReplyDeleteI don't know about last quotes but I am fond of "I am getting to old for this shit" Sergeant Hulka, charater in Stripes, 1981. :)
ReplyDeletewhere the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great - Machiavillive
ReplyDeleteCourage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen - Winston Churchill
Never discourage anyone who continuously makes progress, no matter however slow - Plato
Being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view to a viewing point- a higher, more expansive place, from which you can see both sides. - Thomas Crum
If you can dream it, you can do it - Walt Disney
Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. - Lou Holtz
Good morning Galen! How is your fine self this morning? I like these quotes.
ReplyDeleteAlways forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much...Oscar Wilde
And remember, no matter where you go, there you are...Confucious
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty..Winston Churchill
Have a great day!
I have no quotes....booohooo! LOL
ReplyDeleteI like quotes.
ReplyDeleteI did sort of indirectly ask Mr. Knowitall a question on my blog. Maybe next week. hehe
Quick Draw Trini strikes again!!!
ReplyDeleteI feel honored to be so Firsted!!!.( There is an 'R' in that ya know )
hehe..xoxox
YAY!!!
Thanks Jadey for playing,
You so sweet..xox
OK...Hows this for your last words Sherry...
"Thank You all for coming to my 110th Birthday Party..Aggggh"
xoxoxbgxoxoxoxo
Barman...
"You are the Big Toe, in the foot of Bloggers"
Mona My Dear....
All very moving and powerful quotes as expected.
Thanks for sharing them.
I LOVE seeing you back!!!
xoxmrxoxox
Uh Oh..Breazy??
Might you be back and runnin sweetie?
Thanks for sharing those quotes...xoxox
Jillie...
Thats ok sweetie...
Heres one of your quotes..
"Wanna see me pop that Bud Light with my teeth"?
xoxox
Manny...!!!!!
She finally emerges after the Buckeye Debacle!
Mr. Knowitall can indeed answer your question..
xox
I believe "End Quote" came about like many other recent phrases. Out of sheer laziness. I'm jus' as guilty as the kids. It's too much work to say, "End of Quote".
ReplyDeleteIt's the end of the day and SignGurl grows weary...
"Thank You all for coming to my 110th Birthday Party..Aggggh"
ReplyDelete"The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." :-)
xoxo
Awww sweetie You are probably right Jenn..as always!!!
ReplyDeletex0x0xoxoxox
Sherry...?
ReplyDeleteNo???
xoxoxox
Morgy loves Hamlet.
ReplyDeleteShe has a skull above her computer in honor of it.
Lalala.
-J