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Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.
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Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.
T. S. Eliot
I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star. I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far; for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are.
Milton Berle
I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: 'no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall'.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Welcome to the Cool Quotes Collection! Here I present some of the coolest,
stupidest and most thoughtful quotes ever being conceived. From Voltaire to
restroom-graffiti.
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8454 quotes, and 1221 unedited
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The Cool Quotes Collection has been on the internet since September 1997, which is almost an eternity by Internet-standards.
It's actually a few days older than Google!
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Wits, puns and general silliness.Advice, truths and memorable quotes from the wise men and women of history.Some of these require some computer knowledge to be understood.Cynical, pessimistic, obscene or just sick. Most of them are also damn fun!Those undocumented nature laws existing just to ruin your day. Murphy's laws and the likes.People say a lot of fun things just before they croak.I strongly advise religious fanatics to skip over this section.Cool one-liners and unforgettable scenes.Excerpts from great poems or prose. Music lyrics.For roleplayers, fantasy- and sci-fi readers.(SWEDISH) Citat av svenskar, alla kategorier slängda i en.
Disclaimer
1. The views, opinions or thoughts expressed in this collection are NOT necessarily the
opinions of the CQC, the owner or the editors. Sometimes a quote is included just to ridicule
the source or to show how sick some people really are.
2. This collection contains offensive opinions, rude language, bad grammar, blasphemy
and excessive amounts of alcohol. If you have a problem with this, please GO AWAY.
3. What you do with this stuff is your choice, just remember to include the
individual sources of the quotes if you use them. Give me credit if you think
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Collected from
These quotes has been collected from a wide range of sources since around 1990,
mainly various books, text files, and a few mailing lists. The website opened in
September 1997, and since 1998 almost all quotes have been submitted by visitors
to the site. Thanks for contributing!
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