Inspirational Quote Wars: Who Would Win?

[gwillybj]

Nietzsche inspires, but to what depends on the extent of one's [in]sanity.

[Zkribbler]

"Man is made for war, and woman for the recreation of the warrior. All else is foolishness." ...Nietzsche

[Thoth]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
Churchill -- insight, wit.

Matron: Mr. Prime Minister! You are drunk! You are very, very drunk!

Churchill: And you madam, are ugly. You are very, very ugly. And tomorrow morning, I shall undeniably be sober!

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After being instructed by the editors of his biography to cease ending his sentences with prepositions:

Churchill: "Gentlemen, this is something up with which I shall not put!"

Lady Aster (to Churchill): "Sir, if I was your wife, I would poison your tea"

Churchill: "Madam, if you were my wife, I would drink it."

[DanQ]

I am relieved to see that, to date, Dr. Phil has no votes in this poll.

(This may prompt someone to vote for him just to spite me, but so be it... )

Originally posted by Eli
Well, I've been always inspired by Quark and the Ferengi Laws of Acquisition.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Originally posted by Guynemer
"This day is called the feast of Crispian:
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when the day is named,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say 'To-morrow is Saint Crispian:'
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars.
And say 'These wounds I had on Crispin's day.'
Old men forget: yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember with advantages
What feats he did that day: then shall our names.
Familiar in his mouth as household words
Harry the king, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester,
Be in their flowing cups freshly remember'd.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remember'd;
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition:
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day"

God, its so ****ing GOOD!

Another:

O! pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth,
That I am meek and gentle with these butchers;
Thou art the ruins of the noblest man
That ever lived in the tide of times.
Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood;
Over thy wounds now do I prophesy,
Which like dumb mouths do ope their ruby lips,
To beg the voice and utterance of my tongue,
A curse shall light upon the limbs of men;
Domestic fury and fierce civil strife
Shall cumber all the parts of Italy;
Blood and destruction shall be so in use,
And dreadful objects so familiar,
That mothers shall but smile when they behold
Their infants quarter’d with the hands of war;
All pity chok’d with custom of fell deeds:
And Cæsar’s spirit, ranging for revenge,
With Ate by his side come hot from hell,
Shall in these confines with a monarch’s voice
Cry ‘Havoc!’ and let slip the dogs of war;
That this foul deed shall smell above the earth
With carrion men, groaning for burial.

Shakespeare is the man.

[Zkribbler]

Heaven for climate.
Hell for society.

... Mark Twain

[EPW]

Originally posted by Guynemer
"This day is called the feast of Crispian:
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when the day is named,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say 'To-morrow is Saint Crispian:'
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars.
And say 'These wounds I had on Crispin's day.'
Old men forget: yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember with advantages
What feats he did that day: then shall our names.
Familiar in his mouth as household words
Harry the king, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester,
Be in their flowing cups freshly remember'd.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remember'd;
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition:
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day"

The original speech is twice as long longer, this is the movie version.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Originally posted by EPW

The original speech is twice as long longer, this is the movie version.

I hadn't noticed. Good catch!

[Aeson]

Homer Simpson:

"I'm tired of running away. Did Braveheart run away? Did Payback run away?"

"Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals ... except the weasel. "

"Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try."

"Here's to alcohol, the cause of—and solution to—all life's problems."

"Homer: From now on, there are three ways to do things: the right way, the wrong way, and the Max Power way.
Bart: Isn't that just the wrong way?
Homer: Yeah, but faster!"

"You don't like your job, you don't strike. You go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American way."

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Aeson
Homer Simpson:

"Trying is the first step on the road to failure.

[Guynemer]

Originally posted by EPW

The original speech is twice as long longer, this is the movie version.

True enough; I just found the first copy online I could and copy/pasted it here. Should've read it more closely at the time.

[Tattila the Hun]

John Sheridan.

[Theben]

Sun Tzu easily. Before he went into a battle with these guys, he would understand both himself and the enemy.

[FrostyBoy]

Gandhi would beat Sun Tzu

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Originally posted by FrostyBoy
Gandhi would beat Sun Tzu

QFT

Sun Tzu was a pansy