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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


Ten year anniversary!

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!
Sep 10 2007

Improved search

The search page has been improved. Try it out, and report anything strange.
Jul 12 2005


Categories

Laughs
Wits, puns and general silliness.
Wisdom
Advice, truths and memorable quotes from the wise men and women of history.
Computer
Some of these require some computer knowledge to be understood.
Black Humor
Cynical, pessimistic, obscene or just sick. Most of them are also damn fun!
Human Laws
Those undocumented nature laws existing just to ruin your day. Murphy's laws and the likes.
Last Words
People say a lot of fun things just before they croak.
Religious
I strongly advise religious fanatics to skip over this section.
Movie
Cool one-liners and unforgettable scenes.
Poetry
Excerpts from great poems or prose. Music lyrics.
Fantasy
For roleplayers, fantasy- and sci-fi readers.
Svenska
(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 I deserve it. If you are going to publish more than a few quotes from this collection, contact me first.

Consider yourself disclaimed.



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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