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deoxy99
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« on: September 03, 2011, 09:59:47 PM »
"Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world." - The Buddha
"I cannot live without books" - Thomas Jefferson
"Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies." - Thomas Jefferson
"What gunpowder did for war, the printing press has done for the mind." - Wendell Phillips
"Chemistry means the difference between poverty and starvation and the abundant life." - Robert Brent
"We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles." - Thomas Edison
"For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return." - Leonardo Da Vinci
If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One... I am become Death, the Shatterer of Worlds. - J. Robert Oppenheimer, quoting "The Bhagavad Gita"

And the best for last:

"The future will be better tomorrow." - Dan Quayle

Hopefully this is interesting.

Oh, and just so you know, these may not be exact quotes, as I copied them from Civ 4.
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« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2011, 04:04:41 AM »
"Turing was such a badass math genius that he could solve complex differential equations just by pelvic thrusting and saying, "Boo-yah!" German code was so afraid of him it broke itself"
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« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2011, 09:17:11 AM »
Is that even a real quote? I'm doubtful it's even real.
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butterflies |ˈbətərˌflīs| (n.) A strong desire to screw over the Aeridani Union
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2011, 09:27:56 AM »
"Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot." -Vladimir Lenin
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« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2011, 09:54:32 AM »
Quote from: Naru523 on September 04, 2011, 09:27:56 AM
"Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot." -Vladimir Lenin
Oh no, not Lenin. Tongue
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« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2011, 10:00:58 AM »
Need moar Lenin.

Lenin's speech on anti-Jewish pogroms [Engl. subt.] Lenin juduen kontrako pogromoei buruz
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« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2011, 04:33:23 PM »
We need moar Democratic Communism. Grin
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« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2011, 06:58:09 PM »
Quote from: mudkipz on September 04, 2011, 04:04:41 AM
"Turing was such a badass math genius that he could solve complex differential equations just by pelvic thrusting and saying, "Boo-yah!" German code was so afraid of him it broke itself"

yup its frum a book!
real quote!

 Wink Cheesy Grin Smiley Cool Tongue Roll Eyes
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« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2011, 07:58:34 PM »
Quote:
" Smiley Wink Cheesy Grin Angry Sad Shocked Cool Huh Roll Eyes Tongue Embarrassed Lips sealed Undecided Kiss Cry..." - Inventor of Emoticons

Just kidding. Tongue

If you really want a quote about emoticons, here it is:

19-Sep-82 11:44    Scott E  Fahlman             :-)
From: Scott E  Fahlman <Fahlman at Cmu-20c>

I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers:

:-)

Read it sideways.  Actually, it is probably more economical to mark
things that are NOT jokes, given current trends.  For this, use

:-(
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« Reply #9 on: September 05, 2011, 03:35:58 AM »
"the ability to quote is an acceptable substitute for wit" -someone else
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butterflies |ˈbətərˌflīs| (n.) A strong desire to screw over the Aeridani Union
« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2011, 07:09:52 AM »
"Bwahaha! I am Stalin! Despair at my world-shattering mustache-related powers and general evil as I invade all your capitalist powers at once!" - Stalin
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« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2011, 10:32:58 AM »
Nuuuuu... not Stalin! Sad
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« Reply #12 on: September 10, 2011, 04:52:10 PM »
Quote from: deoxy99 on September 10, 2011, 10:32:58 AM
Yeaaaaaaa... its Stalin! Smiley
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« Reply #13 on: September 10, 2011, 05:16:38 PM »
Yeaaaaaaa... its Stalin! Smiley

Oh no, you quoted the future! Noooo!!!
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« Reply #14 on: October 08, 2011, 09:53:15 AM »
Eating explosive cookies can be fun unti- *explosion*

-very dead person
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