Quotes Free for All - Page 8

GTJIM · 02-09-2006

When ever you get a bead on Murphy - he is standing in front of your car .....

spamseptictank · 02-09-2006

Most people have "one of those days". I have "one of those lives".

opelnut10 · 02-09-2006

But look on the bright side, a blind squrriel will find an acorn once in awhile.

namba209 · 02-10-2006

Originally Posted by GTJIM

When ever you get a bead on Murphy - he is standing in front of your car .....

Yeah, Jim, and I can't run him over in either of mine right now.

CoriolisSTORM · 11-30-2006

"Now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb" ~Dark Helmet

What a city, what a night, what a crowd, what a bomb, what a mistake, what a wanker you have for a President. ~Bono to France

I want to play the guitar very badly, and I DO play the guitar very badly." ~ Bono

"I could never be a politician because I think I'm too selfish, and I think I like to have fun: the right to be irresponsible is a right I hold dear."~Bono

and now for my favorites! Ahem!!! Classic Romantic era Literature from two of the best poets the world has and ever will know!

"I do think better of womankind than to suppose that they care what Mr. John Keats five feet high likes them or not." ~John Keats

"Heard melodies are sweet but those unheard are sweeter." ~John Keats

"A thing of beauty is a joy forever, its loveliness increases, it will never pass into nothingness." ~John Keats

"O Sovereign power of love!" ~John Keats

"Verse, fame, and beauty are intense indeed, but Death intenser, Death is Life's high meed." ~John Keats

"I always made an awkward bow" ~John Keats

"Here lies one whose name was writ in water" ~john keats tombstone inscription

"Its horror and its beauty are divine." ~Percy Shelley

"All spirits are enslaved which serve things evil." ~Percy Shelley

"Whence are we, and why are we? Of what scene the actors or spectators?"~Percy Shelley

"What Adonais is, why fear we to become?"~Percy Shelley

He lives, he wakes -'tis Death is dead, not he." ~Percy Shelley
edit: FORGOT ONE!!!

"Take a step forward, lads. It will be easier that way."
Executed by firing squad.
~~ Erskine Childers, Irish patriot, d. November 24, 1922

CoriolisSTORM · 11-30-2006

Last two and I'll leave it be for a while!

Engineered to move the human spirit. ~Mercedes-Benz

"Aus Liebe zum Automobil" ~Volkswagen
translation: "For the love of the car."

opelnut10 · 11-30-2006

Some days you eat the bear, some days the bear eats you and a blind squirrel will get an acorn once in awhile. Sitting Bull after the battle of Big Horn

spamseptictank · 11-30-2006

No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously. -Dave Barry

Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it. -Salvador Dali

Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs. -anonymous

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. -Dwight D. Eisenhower

I believe two things may be infinite - the Universe and Human stupidity. I have my doubts about the Universe... -Albert Einstein

opeldean · 12-01-2006

an opel is safest in the garage, but
thats not what opels are made for

Geek · 12-01-2006

"As an amusement it is too fleeting, as an occupation it is too wearing; as a public exhibition there is no money in it. "

- Mark Twain (and surprisingly, he wasn't talking about cars)

opelnut10 · 12-01-2006

Great things are accomplished only by prefection of minor details-- Dr. Zora Dontov

Wickedcool · 12-19-2006

The right part will ALWAYS cost more!

Since your driving an Opel they will also have to order and it will come on the slow train from China, lol!

I've spent 12 years working in auto parts and that's the first thing I learned!

opelnut10 · 12-19-2006

Bumper stickers

1) I'm so horny the crack of dawn looks good (2)I'm just driving like this to piss you off (3) I'm not stupid, but I am riding with him (4) I do have a purpose in life, ugly women need love too.

Washout · 12-19-2006

I remember when Sex was SAFE and Skydiving was DANGEROUS!

CoriolisSTORM · 12-19-2006

'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,' - that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. ~John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn
I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for religion - I have shuddered at it. I shudder no more - I could be martyred for my religion - Love is my religion - I could die for that. ~John Keats

Cant you tell I like Keats?
And, my favorite musicians,
So many people treat you like you're a kid so you might as well act like one and throw your television out of the window.
- Gerard Way,

So how was Christmas for you guys? Did you all get lots of nice black t-shirts?
- Gerard Way
Our fans are people who are viewed as insignificant, and that burns me out.
- Gerard Way

Who wouldn't want to catch a guy in a bear suit?
- Gerard Way

sawdust · 12-26-2006

Why is there so much of the Month left at the end of the Money ??

badbradgt · 12-27-2006

"Alright, times up, lets go, LEEROY JENKINS!!!!!"
- Leeroy Jenkins

"Aerodynamics is for those who cannot manufacture good engines"
- Enzo Ferrari

“The Bible and several other self help or enlightenment books cite the Seven Deadly Sins. They are: pride, greed, lust, envy, wrath, sloth, and gluttony. That pretty much covers everything that we do, that is sinful... or fun for that matter.”
- Dave Mustaine

k1400 · 01-10-2007

Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed passage with you?
Walt Whitman

Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of carelessness, incapacity, or neglect.
Anonymous

If you wanna live life on your own terms, you gotta be willing to crash and burn.
Motley Crue

namba209 · 01-10-2007

Any aircraft will take off easily. How it comes back is up to you.

Something I told my newbies, when I was a Flight Chief during my USAF career.

k1400 · 01-10-2007

Keep the greasy side DOWN!
Billy (can't remember his last name), DHC3 on floats pilot in Alaska before my first flight with passengers out of Illiamna. No doubt an ancient proverb from someone else, like Wilbur or Orville.

k1400 · 01-11-2007

Sun shines on a dog's ass some days.

One of my all time favorites, no idea who said it. Think I got it from a movie.

DESTEC · 01-11-2007

Einstein once said, "All things being relative, what time does Munich get to my train."

DESTEC · 01-11-2007

I saw this billboard ad with my own two eyes crosssing country:

ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION--Remember we can Help!

opelkid · 01-11-2007

"The greatest danger could be your stupidity." fortune cookie i got last year, still have it.

West Coast GT · 01-12-2007

When you're cool, the sun always shines"

(no idea where that came from)

"Get used to disappointment" (from the movie Princess Bride)

02-09-2006	#176 (permalink)
GTJIM Old Opeler Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,686	Shoot! When ever you get a bead on Murphy - he is standing in front of your car ..... __________________ GTJim Opel Owner since last Century! Copyright © 2000-2009 J D Henry All Rights Reserved

02-09-2006	#177 (permalink)
spamseptictank Idiot with a GT Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Lakeland, Florida Posts: 156	Most people have "one of those days". I have "one of those lives". __________________ The difference between your butt and your soul is that God only has to save your soul once. - David Zielinski

02-09-2006	#178 (permalink)
opelnut10 Living in the past Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 1,371 Real Name: Lloyd	Murphy's Law But look on the bright side, a blind squrriel will find an acorn once in awhile.

11-30-2006	#180 (permalink)
CoriolisSTORM Upgraded Wannabe Knowital Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Alabama, USA Posts: 239	"Now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb" ~Dark Helmet What a city, what a night, what a crowd, what a bomb, what a mistake, what a wanker you have for a President. ~Bono to France I want to play the guitar very badly, and I DO play the guitar very badly." ~ Bono "I could never be a politician because I think I'm too selfish, and I think I like to have fun: the right to be irresponsible is a right I hold dear."~Bono and now for my favorites! Ahem!!! Classic Romantic era Literature from two of the best poets the world has and ever will know! "I do think better of womankind than to suppose that they care what Mr. John Keats five feet high likes them or not." ~John Keats "Heard melodies are sweet but those unheard are sweeter." ~John Keats "A thing of beauty is a joy forever, its loveliness increases, it will never pass into nothingness." ~John Keats "O Sovereign power of love!" ~John Keats "Verse, fame, and beauty are intense indeed, but Death intenser, Death is Life's high meed." ~John Keats "I always made an awkward bow" ~John Keats "Here lies one whose name was writ in water" ~john keats tombstone inscription "Its horror and its beauty are divine." ~Percy Shelley "All spirits are enslaved which serve things evil." ~Percy Shelley "Whence are we, and why are we? Of what scene the actors or spectators?"~Percy Shelley "What Adonais is, why fear we to become?"~Percy Shelley He lives, he wakes -'tis Death is dead, not he." ~Percy Shelley edit: FORGOT ONE!!! "Take a step forward, lads. It will be easier that way." Executed by firing squad. ~~ Erskine Childers, Irish patriot, d. November 24, 1922 __________________ Engineered to move the human spirit. ~Mercedes-Benz Its Horror And Its Beauty Are Divine ~thoughts about my Opel, originally from a poem by Percy Shelley

11-30-2006	#181 (permalink)
CoriolisSTORM Upgraded Wannabe Knowital Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Alabama, USA Posts: 239	Last two and I'll leave it be for a while! Engineered to move the human spirit. ~Mercedes-Benz "Aus Liebe zum Automobil" ~Volkswagen translation: "For the love of the car." __________________ Engineered to move the human spirit. ~Mercedes-Benz Its Horror And Its Beauty Are Divine ~thoughts about my Opel, originally from a poem by Percy Shelley

11-30-2006	#182 (permalink)
opelnut10 Living in the past Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 1,371 Real Name: Lloyd	Favorite Quotes Some days you eat the bear, some days the bear eats you and a blind squirrel will get an acorn once in awhile. Sitting Bull after the battle of Big Horn Last edited by tekenaar; 12-01-2006 at 01:49 PM. Reason: squrriel?

11-30-2006	#183 (permalink)
spamseptictank Idiot with a GT Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Lakeland, Florida Posts: 156	No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously. -Dave Barry Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it. -Salvador Dali Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs. -anonymous A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. -Dwight D. Eisenhower I believe two things may be infinite - the Universe and Human stupidity. I have my doubts about the Universe... -Albert Einstein __________________ The difference between your butt and your soul is that God only has to save your soul once. - David Zielinski

12-01-2006	#184 (permalink)
opeldean 1000 Post Club Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Overland Park KS Posts: 1,999	opel saying an opel is safest in the garage, but thats not what opels are made for __________________ Thank you members of opelgt.com for helping me on a 5 year reconstruction of the most beautiful car in the world Celeste: 1917,cc ,getrag resealed, 2liter Intake valves,ported,ISKY cam on solids,Opel forged rods,9.52 compression,total seal gapless,oil dam,RB gasket mod., DCOE side drafts,sprint,2in straight exhaust,pertronix,OMNI paint,SACHS clutch,OGTS & Kadette sway bars,Manta finned pan,3 V clock,Ball joints and Poly all... SAA-WEET!

12-01-2006	#185 (permalink)
Geek Code Goober Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 283	"As an amusement it is too fleeting, as an occupation it is too wearing; as a public exhibition there is no money in it. " - Mark Twain (and surprisingly, he wasn't talking about cars) __________________ No, that's not a defect, that's a feature.

12-01-2006	#186 (permalink)
opelnut10 Living in the past Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 1,371 Real Name: Lloyd	Favorite Quotes Great things are accomplished only by prefection of minor details-- Dr. Zora Dontov

12-19-2006	#187 (permalink)
Wickedcool Opeler Join Date: May 2005 Location: cleveland Posts: 23	The right part will ALWAYS cost more! Since your driving an Opel they will also have to order and it will come on the slow train from China, lol! I've spent 12 years working in auto parts and that's the first thing I learned!

12-19-2006	#188 (permalink)
opelnut10 Living in the past Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 1,371 Real Name: Lloyd	Famous Quotes Bumper stickers1) I'm so horny the crack of dawn looks good (2)I'm just driving like this to piss you off (3) I'm not stupid, but I am riding with him (4) I do have a purpose in life, ugly women need love too.

12-19-2006	#189 (permalink)
Washout Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Louisiana Posts: 337 Logbook Entries: 4 Real Name: Gregg	I remember when Sex was SAFE and Skydiving was DANGEROUS! __________________ I call her Laticia, Costs more than she's worth, but what a set of headlights!

12-19-2006	#190 (permalink)
CoriolisSTORM Upgraded Wannabe Knowital Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Alabama, USA Posts: 239	'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,' - that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. ~John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for religion - I have shuddered at it. I shudder no more - I could be martyred for my religion - Love is my religion - I could die for that. ~John Keats Cant you tell I like Keats? And, my favorite musicians, So many people treat you like you're a kid so you might as well act like one and throw your television out of the window. - Gerard Way, So how was Christmas for you guys? Did you all get lots of nice black t-shirts? - Gerard Way Our fans are people who are viewed as insignificant, and that burns me out. - Gerard Way Who wouldn't want to catch a guy in a bear suit? - Gerard Way __________________ Engineered to move the human spirit. ~Mercedes-Benz Its Horror And Its Beauty Are Divine ~thoughts about my Opel, originally from a poem by Percy Shelley

12-27-2006	#192 (permalink)
badbradgt Opeler Join Date: May 2006 Location: Janesville WI Posts: 45	"Alright, times up, lets go, LEEROY JENKINS!!!!!" - Leeroy Jenkins "Aerodynamics is for those who cannot manufacture good engines" - Enzo Ferrari “The Bible and several other self help or enlightenment books cite the Seven Deadly Sins. They are: pride, greed, lust, envy, wrath, sloth, and gluttony. That pretty much covers everything that we do, that is sinful... or fun for that matter.” - Dave Mustaine __________________ http://www.myspace.com/dmustaine_for_president Brad Brosnan 71 Opel GT 96 Suzuki Sidekick

01-10-2007	#193 (permalink)
k1400 Opeler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Frozen wastes of MI Posts: 23	Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed passage with you? Walt Whitman Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of carelessness, incapacity, or neglect. Anonymous If you wanna live life on your own terms, you gotta be willing to crash and burn. Motley Crue

01-10-2007	#194 (permalink)
namba209 6,000 Post Club Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Imperial Beach, CA South of San Diego Posts: 6,054	Any aircraft will take off easily. How it comes back is up to you. Something I told my newbies, when I was a Flight Chief during my USAF career. __________________ Ron 72 GT 3.4L V-6/T-5/ZF posi - almost done - Just need AC installed. 75 Chevy monza 5.7L/TH350/Auburn 3.08 posi - Next

01-10-2007	#195 (permalink)
k1400 Opeler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Frozen wastes of MI Posts: 23	Keep the greasy side DOWN! Billy (can't remember his last name), DHC3 on floats pilot in Alaska before my first flight with passengers out of Illiamna. No doubt an ancient proverb from someone else, like Wilbur or Orville.

01-11-2007	#196 (permalink)
k1400 Opeler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Frozen wastes of MI Posts: 23	Sun shines on a dog's ass some days. One of my all time favorites, no idea who said it. Think I got it from a movie.

01-11-2007	#197 (permalink)
DESTEC Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 327	Einstein Einstein once said, "All things being relative, what time does Munich get to my train."

01-11-2007	#198 (permalink)
DESTEC Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 327	Actual Billboard Ad I saw this billboard ad with my own two eyes crosssing country: ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION--Remember we can Help!

01-11-2007	#199 (permalink)
opelkid Opeler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lenexa, kansas Posts: 56	"The greatest danger could be your stupidity." fortune cookie i got last year, still have it.

01-12-2007	#200 (permalink)
West Coast GT Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 931	When you're cool, the sun always shines" (no idea where that came from) "Get used to disappointment" (from the movie Princess Bride)

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