Favorite Quotes

3798j · 02-26-2026, 07:57 AM

"The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.” - - - attributed to Churchill...but it's said he didn't say it.

Vindicator3 · 02-26-2026, 02:57 PM

"Majority rule is two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner" - Often attributed to various US founders, but apparently of unknown coinage

Buug959 · 03-04-2026, 04:23 AM

"Old age and treachery will overcome youth and exuberance every time."

- David Mamet

Bluerooster · 03-04-2026, 05:17 AM

"To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, but to imagine your facts is another.” -- John Burroughs

3.0L · 03-04-2026, 02:51 PM

“The draw bridge is up and the alligators are out”

-dad, upon arriving at home after a tough day at work

JimmyJazz · 03-05-2026, 08:58 AM

You f*cked up. You trusted us.
Otter. Animal House

Esteban · 03-05-2026, 06:47 PM

Why don't we do it in the road - Paul McCartney

vreihen16 · 03-06-2026, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

Why don't we do it in the road - Paul McCartney

Who is this M.C. Cartney that you speak of, and what rap songs did he do?????

FrankDK · 03-06-2026, 02:18 PM

He used to be in a boyband, of old-times...

Esteban · 03-06-2026, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by FrankDK

He used to be in a boyband, of old-times...

Some people consider it the first boy band.

"The Beatles (1960): Defined by screaming, young fans, often considered the original, though they were primarily a rock band."

Esteban · 03-06-2026, 03:28 PM

Another one from 'M.C. Cartney'

"And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make."

vreihen16 · 03-06-2026, 05:06 PM

Band on the Run, 1973.....

Esteban · 03-06-2026, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by vreihen16

Band on the Run, 1973.....

Just watched the Prime movie ‘Man on the Run.’ Was mostly about Wings. Didn’t love the movie.

vreihen16 · 03-06-2026, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Esteban

Just watched the Prime movie ‘Man on the Run.’ Was mostly about Wings. Didn’t love the movie.

I saw the pitch for that movie pop up on my Apple TV, which is what made me think of Wings.....

Esteban · 03-06-2026, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by vreihen16

I saw the pitch for that movie pop up on my Apple TV, which is what made me think of Wings.....

I'm an old Beatles fan so I HAD to watch it, no matter how corny it might be.

Learned some things I didn't know about the Beatles, so it was worth it to me if just for that.

Bluerooster · 03-07-2026, 07:09 AM

"An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.” -- H.L. Mencken

Bluerooster · 03-08-2026, 07:09 AM

"Sixty years ago I knew everything; now I know nothing; education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.” -- Will Durant

3.0L · 03-08-2026, 06:27 PM

“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years"

-Mark Twain

Bluerooster · 03-09-2026, 05:46 AM

You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.---Irish Proverb

floridaorange · 03-09-2026, 07:21 AM

Good one^

3.0L · 03-14-2026, 11:14 AM

"Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it".

-Leo Tolstoy

jaffles · 03-14-2026, 01:34 PM

I tell this to my teenage kids all the time.

If people knew how little others spend thinking of them, they would not be so concerned what others think.

Be kind, as a white middle class Australian you have a privilege and life that most of the world does not.

02-26-2026, 07:57 AM	#1695
3798j garage enthusiast 17845 Rep 2,623 Posts Drives: E86 3.0si Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Susquehanna Valley iTrader: (0) Garage List '55 Ford F100 [10.00] '85 Corvette [10.00] '66 Triumph TR4A [10.00] '64 Corvette [10.00] '68 Triumph GT6 [9.75] '19 VW Golf R [10.00] '08 Z4 3.0SI [8.50]	"The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.” - - - attributed to Churchill...but it's said he didn't say it.
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02-26-2026, 02:57 PM	#1696
Vindicator3 Second Lieutenant 1952 Rep 267 Posts Drives: 2025 BMW 540i Join Date: Nov 2024 Location: St. Louis, MO iTrader: (0)	"Majority rule is two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner" - Often attributed to various US founders, but apparently of unknown coinage
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03-04-2026, 04:23 AM	#1697
Buug959 Captain 30751 Rep 893 Posts Drives: 335xi E90, GMC Sierra, Golf R Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Nova Scotia iTrader: (0)	"Old age and treachery will overcome youth and exuberance every time." - David Mamet __________________ Wha' da ya mean? No brakes never stopped anyone before! VW Golf- retired
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03-04-2026, 05:17 AM	#1698
Bluerooster Private First Class 2063 Rep 143 Posts Drives: Z4 m40i Handschlater Join Date: May 2025 Location: Northeast Ohio iTrader: (0) Garage List 2025 BMW Z4 M40i [9.50]	"To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, but to imagine your facts is another.” -- John Burroughs
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03-04-2026, 02:51 PM	#1699
3.0L Colonel 19088 Rep 2,014 Posts Drives: 2014 BMW M235i, 2024 GLC300 Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: California iTrader: (0)	“The draw bridge is up and the alligators are out” -dad, upon arriving at home after a tough day at work __________________ 2014 BMW M235i 2024 Mercedes Benz GLC300 #47 Sucks.
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03-05-2026, 08:58 AM	#1700
JimmyJazz Private First Class 980 Rep 126 Posts Drives: 2020 M340i, 2009 PontiaG8GT, Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Lubbock TX USA iTrader: (0)	You f*cked up. You trusted us. Otter. Animal House
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03-05-2026, 06:47 PM	#1701
Esteban Major General 79640 Rep 7,248 Posts Drives: a slow car fast Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	Why don't we do it in the road - Paul McCartney
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03-06-2026, 02:18 PM	#1703
FrankDK Second Lieutenant 304 Rep 203 Posts Drives: G20 330e Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Silkeborg Denmark iTrader: (0) Garage List 2015 435i gran coupé [0.00]	He used to be in a boyband, of old-times...
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03-06-2026, 03:28 PM	#1705
Esteban Major General 79640 Rep 7,248 Posts Drives: a slow car fast Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	Another one from 'M.C. Cartney' "And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make."
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03-06-2026, 05:06 PM	#1706
vreihen16 Recovering Perfectionist 30811 Rep 1,098 Posts Drives: BMW-less :( Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Orange County, NY iTrader: (0)	Band on the Run, 1973..... __________________ Currently BMW-less.
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03-07-2026, 07:09 AM	#1710
Bluerooster Private First Class 2063 Rep 143 Posts Drives: Z4 m40i Handschlater Join Date: May 2025 Location: Northeast Ohio iTrader: (0) Garage List 2025 BMW Z4 M40i [9.50]	"An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.” -- H.L. Mencken
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03-08-2026, 07:09 AM	#1711
Bluerooster Private First Class 2063 Rep 143 Posts Drives: Z4 m40i Handschlater Join Date: May 2025 Location: Northeast Ohio iTrader: (0) Garage List 2025 BMW Z4 M40i [9.50]	"Sixty years ago I knew everything; now I know nothing; education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.” -- Will Durant
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03-08-2026, 06:27 PM	#1712
3.0L Colonel 19088 Rep 2,014 Posts Drives: 2014 BMW M235i, 2024 GLC300 Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: California iTrader: (0)	“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years" -Mark Twain __________________ 2014 BMW M235i 2024 Mercedes Benz GLC300 #47 Sucks.
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03-09-2026, 05:46 AM	#1713
Bluerooster Private First Class 2063 Rep 143 Posts Drives: Z4 m40i Handschlater Join Date: May 2025 Location: Northeast Ohio iTrader: (0) Garage List 2025 BMW Z4 M40i [9.50]	You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.---Irish Proverb
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03-14-2026, 11:14 AM	#1715
3.0L Colonel 19088 Rep 2,014 Posts Drives: 2014 BMW M235i, 2024 GLC300 Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: California iTrader: (0)	"Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it". -Leo Tolstoy __________________ 2014 BMW M235i 2024 Mercedes Benz GLC300 #47 Sucks.
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03-14-2026, 01:34 PM	#1716
jaffles Lieutenant 797 Rep 505 Posts Drives: 2010 e93 330d m sport Join Date: Jul 2025 Location: Scenic Rim iTrader: (0)	I tell this to my teenage kids all the time. If people knew how little others spend thinking of them, they would not be so concerned what others think. Be kind, as a white middle class Australian you have a privilege and life that most of the world does not.
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