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Mark Twain Quotes

Posted on February 3, 2011 by

mark-twain – “A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.”
– “A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.”
– “Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.”
– “Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.”

– “An Englishman is a person who does things because they have been done before. An American is a person who does things because they haven’t been done before.”

– “Barring that natural expression of villainy which we all have, the man looked honest enough.”

– “Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.”

– “By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity — another man’s I mean.”

– “Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.”

– “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear.”

– “Do something every day that you don’t want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.”

– “Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.”

– “Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.”

– “Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge.”

– “Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable.”

– “Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn’t.”

– “Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.”

– “Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.”

– “Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.”

– “Honesty is the best policy – when there is money in it.”

– “Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritations and resentments slip away and a sunny spirit takes their place.”

– “I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position.”

– “I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying that I approved of it.”

– “I don’t give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way.”

– “I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He could not lie; I can, but I won’t.”

– “I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.”

– “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”

– “I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting.”

– “I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.”

Star Wars Quotes #2

Posted on November 12, 2010November 11, 2010 by

“You’ve never heard of the Millennium Falcon? … It’s the ship that made the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs.”
(Han Solo)

Greedo: [In Huttese; subtitled] Going somewhere, Solo?
Han Solo: Yes, Greedo. I was just going to see your boss. Tell Jabba I’ve got his money.
Greedo: It’s too late. You should have paid him when you had the chance. Jabba’s put a price on your head so large, every bounty hunter in the galaxy will be looking for you. I’m lucky I found you first.
Han Solo: Yeah, but this time I’ve got the money.
Greedo: If you give it to me, I might forget I found you. Han Solo: [stealthily going for his blaster] I don’t have it *with* me. Tell Jabba…
Greedo: Jabba’s through with you. He has no use for smugglers who drop their shipments at the first sign of an Imperial cruiser.
Han Solo: Even I get boarded sometimes. Do you think I had a choice?
Greedo: You can tell that to Jabba. He may only take your ship.
Han Solo: Over my dead body!
Greedo: That’s the idea… I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time.
Han Solo: Yeah, I’ll bet you have.
[Han blasts Greedo, then heads out, tossing the bartender a coin]
Han Solo: Sorry about the mess.

“I find your lack of faith disturbing.”
(Darth Vader)

“I’ve been waiting for you, Obi-Wan. We meet again, at last. The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the learner; now I am the master.
(Darth Vader)

“It’s not impossible. I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back home, they’re not much bigger than two meters.”
(Luke Skywalker)

“That’s no moon. It’s a space station.”
(Obi-Wan Kenobi)

“The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It’s an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.”
(Obi-Wan Kenobi)

“Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.”
(Han Solo)

“Wonderful girl. Either I’m going to kill her or I’m beginning to like her.”
(Han Solo)

Han Solo: Look, Your Worshipfulness, let’s get one thing straight. I take orders from just one person: me.
Princess Leia: It’s a wonder you’re still alive.
[Pushing past Chewbacca]
Princess Leia: Will someone get this big walking carpet out of my way?
Han Solo: No reward is worth this.

“You can’t win, Darth. If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.”
(Obi-Wan Kenobi)

“The Force will be with you, always.”
(Obi-Wan Kenobi)

“Use the Force, Luke.”
(Obi-Wan Kenobi)

“Jabba, you’re a wonderful human being.”
(Han Solo)

Star Wars Quotes

Posted on November 11, 2010 by

“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…”

“May the Force be wih you.”

“I’m Luke Skywalker, I’m here to rescue you.”
(Luke Skywalker)

“I have you now!”
(Darth Vader)

“Mos Eisley spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.”
(Obi-Wan Kenobi)

“Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi; you’re my only hope.”
(Princess Leia)

“You’re all clear, kid! Now let’s blow this thing and go home!”
(Han Solo)

“Your father’s light saber. This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or random as a blaster; an elegant weapon for a more civilized age. For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times… before the Empire.”
(Obi-Wan Kenobi)

“I will come with you to Alderaan. There’s nothing for me here now. I want to learn the ways of the Force and become a Jedi like my father.”
(Luke Skywalker)

“You don’t need to see his identification … These aren’t the droids you’re looking for … He can go about his business … Move along.”
(Obi-Wan Kenobi)

b>C-3PO: Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately 3,720 to 1.
Han Solo: Never tell me the odds.

“You must unlearn what you have learned.”
(Yoda)

“The force is with you, young Skywalker, but you are not a Jedi yet.”
(Darth Vader)

[After cutting open his dead Tauntaun]”And I thought they smelled bad on the outside!”
(Han Solo)

“Do… or do not. There is no try.”
(Yoda)

[Using the Force, Yoda effortlessly frees the X-Wing from the bog]
Luke: I don’t, I don’t believe it.
Yoda: That is why you fail.

“Impressive. Most impressive. Obi-Wan has taught you well. You have controlled your fear. Now, release your anger. Only your hatred can destroy me.”
(Darth Vade)

Darth Vader: If you only knew the power of the Dark Side. Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father.
Luke: He told me enough! He told me *you* killed him!
Darth Vader: No. I am your father.

[as Luke leaves before completing his training]
Yoda: Told you I did. Reckless is he. Now, matters are worse.
Obi-Wan: That boy is our last hope.
Yoda: No. There is another.

[Leia and Han share a passionate kiss before Han is dragged towards the freezing chamber by the imperials]
Princess Leia: I love you.
Han Solo: I know.

[after choking Captain Needa to death]
Darth Vader: Apology accepted, Captain Needa.

“Luke, you can destroy the Emperor. He has foreseen this. It is your destiny. Join me, and together we can rule the galaxy as father and son.”
(Darth Vader)

“Sir, I don’t know where your ship learned to communicate, but it has the most peculiar dialect.”
(C-3PO)

Darth Vader: You have learned much, young one.
Luke: You’ll find I’m full of surprises.

[After being tortured] I feel terrible.
(Han Solo)

Darth Vader: There will be a substantial reward for the one who finds the Millenium Falcon. You are free to use any methods necessary but I want them alive – no disintegrations!
Boba Fett: As you wish.

Luke: I’ll not leave you here. I’ve got to save you.
Anakin: You already have, Luke.

“Give yourself to the Dark Side. It is the only way you can save your friends. Yes, your thoughts betray you. Your feelings for them are strong. Especially for… sister. So, you have a twin sister. Your feelings have now betrayed her, too. Obi-Wan was wise to hide her from me. Now his failure is complete. If you will not turn to the Dark Side… then perhaps she will…”
(Darth Vader)

Moff Jerjerrod: The Emperor’s coming here?
Darth Vader: That is correct, Commander. And, he is most displeased with your apparent lack of progress.
Moff Jerjerrod: We shall double our efforts.
Darth Vader: I hope so, Commander, for your sake. The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am.

“Obi-Wan has taught you well.”
(Darth Vader)

“Boba Fett? Boba Fett? Where?”
[Han turns around and knocks Boba into the Sarlaac pit]
(Han Solo)

Han Solo: [flying across the deserts of Tatooine] I think my eyes are getting better. Instead of a big dark blur, I see a big bright blur.
Luke: There’s nothing to see. I used to live here, you know.
Han Solo: You’re gonna die here, you know. Convenient.

Luke: Come with me.
Darth Vader: Obi-Wan once thought as you do. You don’t know the power of the Dark Side, I must obey my master.

Luke: Search your feelings, Father, you can’t do this. I feel the conflict within you. Let go of your hate.
Darth Vader: It is too late for me, son. The Emperor will show you the true nature of the Force. He is your master now.
Luke: Then my father is truly dead.

“And now, young Skywalker… you will die.”
(The Emperor)

Luke: Master Yoda, you can’t die.
Yoda: Strong am I with the Force, but not that strong.

“This bounty hunter is my kind of scum: fearless and inventive.”
(Jabba the Hutt)

“It’s against my programming to impersonate a deity.”
(C-3PO)

Han Solo: I love you.
Princess Leia: I know.

C-3PO: His high exaltedness, the Great Jabba the Hutt, has decreed that you are to be terminated immediately.
Han Solo: Good, I hate long waits.
C-3PO: You will therefore be taken to the Dune Sea, and cast into the pit of Carkoon, the nesting place of the all-powerful Sarlaac.
Han Solo: Doesn’t sound so bad.
C-3PO: In his belly you will find a new definition of pain and suffering as you are slowly digested over a thousand years.
Han Solo: On second thought, let’s pass on that, huh?

“Remember, a Jedi’s strength flows from the Force. But beware. Anger, fear, aggression. The dark side are they. Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny. Luke… Luke… do not… do not underestimate the powers of the Emperor or suffer your father’s fate you will. Luke, when gone am I… the last of the Jedi will you be. Luke, the Force runs strong in your family. Pass on what you have learned, Luke. There is… another… Sky… walker.” [Yoda dies]
(Yoda)

“I’m rather embarrassed, General Solo, but it appears that you are to be the main course at a banquet in my honor.”
(C-3PO)

Han Solo: Together again, huh?
Wouldn’t miss it.
Han Solo: How we doin’? Luke: Same as always.
Han Solo: That bad, huh?