Favorite Quote

Richard Combs, of Combs Spouts Off, is asking for favorite quotes. I'll provide two.

I regret that I have but one life to give for my country.

Sometimes worded as "one life to lose." Either way, it's one of my all-time favorites.

Also:

It's a 106 miles to Chicago. We got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses.

Feel free to name the speakers in the comments.

Posted by: Ogre at 10:30 AM

Comments

1 I'm a geek aren't I? I know the top one from school. Nathan Hale. The 2nd one... no clue. Obviously a pop culture reference that I didn't get while living under my rock reading history...

Posted by: Bou at August 29, 2005 12:47 PM (5JHEt)

2 Sounds like the Blues Brothers.

One of my all time favs is
Promise her anything, but give her Pez.

Posted by: tomslick at August 29, 2005 01:53 PM (xNjHI)

3 You're right on both counts, Bou -- and Tomslick hit it with the second one. Bou, you should watch the Blues Brothers more often. And not that edited crap on broadcast TV, either.

Posted by: Ogre at August 29, 2005 02:09 PM (L0IGK)

4 Elwood Blues, specifically :-)

Anyway, one of my faves, and something I consistantly preach to people thinking about starting a blog:

"Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along"--Napoleon Hill

Phrased more poetically in Andrew Carnegie's favorite version:

"The gods send thread for a web begun."

Posted by: Harvey at August 29, 2005 05:38 PM (ubhj8)

5 And don't forget the follow up line from Jake: "Hit It."

Posted by: Ogre at August 29, 2005 07:19 PM (L0IGK)

6 Heck, if you're going to allow Blues Brothers quotes, how about:

Jake: First you trade the Cadillac for a microphone. Then you lie to me about the band. Now you're gonna put me right back in the joint.
Elwood: They're not gonna catch us. We're on a mission from God.

Posted by: Richard G. Combs at August 31, 2005 12:07 AM (rCfWT)

7 "You traded the Cadillac for this?"

"No, for a microphone."

"Oh, that's different."

Posted by: Ogre at August 31, 2005 05:58 AM (L0IGK)






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