Thursday, November 20, 2008

Good Advice

Good Mornin' pilgrim. I don't know who you voted for in this last election, but if you're smart you'll not turn your back on any of 'em. I put together a little list of sayings from some pretty smart fellars. I remember a few by name, but no matter they had some good things to say.

Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.

Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress... But then I repeat myself. Mark Twain

I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. Winston Churchill

A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. George Bernard Shaw

A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money. G. Gordon Liddy

Democrat's Government view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. Ronald Reagan (1986)

If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it
costs when it's free. P. J. O'Rourke

No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. Mark Twain (1866)

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill

What this country needs are more unemployed
politicians. Edward Langley, Artist (1928 - 1995)

My old grandpa said to me, "Son, there comes a time in every man's life when he stops bustin' knuckles and starts bustin' caps and usually it's when he becomes too old to take an ass whoopin'."