h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I never forget a face, but in your case, I'll make an exception

Come up and see me some time.

Veni, vidi, vici.

Libens, volens, potens

Its all Greek to me.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

(are these quotes or cliches?)

Quotes!
Hello Playmates!

Nice to see you to see you nice!! Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?

Guns. Lots of guns.

(Attributed to various people, including W Churchill, on being accused of being drunk)

Madam, I may be drunk, but you are ugly. I shall be sober in the morning........

My favorite Churchill quotation comes from his battles with Nancy Astor;

NA "Winston, if I were married to you, I'd put poison in your coffee"

WC "Nancy, if I were married to you I'd drink it."

This is more interesting!!
Giving quotations AND who said them!!

Try this; "Eureka!!"................Archimedes

'G'

Yes, Trillian's child, it was Winston who said that.
He was talking to one Bessie Braddock at the time, who was MP for one of the Liverpool constituencies. She WAS considered ugly!!!!!

'G'

I looked some up in a book which happens to be lying near the computer. (you don't think I'd stand up and walk around for you lot, do you?) Here are a few gems:

(For any irregularities, please bear in mind that I have had to translate some of them back to the English from the German)

"If life is the answer, it must have been a bloody stupid question" (Keith Richards)

"Truths can get old, but they never die" (anon)

"Less and less people believe in God. It's probably mutual" (M.Augustin - who?)

"I am 55. But if you deduct the time spent waiting for my luggage at airports, I'm 43" (Bob Hope, must have been a helluva long time ago)

"Men have no patience. That's why they invented zips" (Senta Berger, a German actress)

Reality is an illusion, albeit a very persistent one
Albert Einstein

I'd never want to belong to a club that would have me as a member

Groucho Marx

Ashleigh Brilliant favorites:

Everytime I close the door on reality, it comes in through the window.

I think I'll just sit here & wait until life gets easier.

We muust have courage, faith, & lunch together sometime soon.

Ash:

Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun.

Groovy..

Baby, you got REAL ugly!

More Ashleigh:

Every now and then I do the right thing, just to confuse you.

Please don't ask me to keep in step - it's hard enough just to stay in line.