Submissions

Everyone translates democracy into a government where the people should rule, but funny enough in real life every democratic government asks itself the question how the people should be ruled.

Carl, Paradox of socialism

Communism and socialism has the objective to eliminate all social classes and thus it is no wonder that their first step is always to create the aforementioned classes.

Carl, Paradox of socialism

Being "Humane" is when we show solidarity to our fellow beings and being "Human" is when we show the solidarity by using our fellow beings money.

Carl, Paradox of socialism

The only thing that saves us from the Leftists is the fact that they adopted Environmentalism as a stepping-stool to power. Now they cannot make up their minds whether they want us molded, bar-coded, and set to droning along in a socialist hive-- or whether they want us running around the forest, gnawing on raw roots and sleeping naked in the trees.

RHJunior

Of course, it is very important to be sober when you take an exam. Many worthwhile careers in the street-cleansing, fruit-picking and subway-guitar-playing industries have been founded on a lack of understanding of this simple fact.

Terry Pratchett, From the book "Moving Pictures"

Asking someone to repeat a phrase you'd not only heard very clearly but were also exceedingly angry about was around Defcon II in the lexicon of squabble.

Terry Pratchett, From the book "Witches Abroad"

The consensus seemed to be that if really large numbers of men were sent to storm the mountain, then enough might survive the rocks to take the citadel. This is essentially the basis of all military thinking.

Terry Pratchett, From the book "Eric"

No matter how fast light travels it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.

Terry Pratchett, From the book "Reaper Man"

In fact, the mere act of opening the box will determine the state of the cat, although in this case there were three determinate states the cat could be in: these being Alive, Dead, and Bloody Furious.

Terry Pratchett, From the book "Lords and Ladies"

The question seldom addressed is where Medusa had snakes. Underarm hair is an even more embarassing problem when it keeps biting the top of the deodorant bottle.

Terry Pratchett, From the book "Soul Music"

People's whole lives do pass in front of their eyes before they die - the process is called 'Living'.

Terry Pratchett, From the book "The Last Continent"

Pets are always a great help in times of stress. And in times of starvation too, o'course.

Terry Pratchett, From the book "Small Gods"

And, while it was regarded as pretty good evidence of criminality to be living in a slum, for some reason owning a whole street of them merely got you invited to the very best social occasions.

Terry Pratchett, From the book "Feet of Clay"

Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.

Terry Pratchett, From the book Jingo

One of the universal rules of happiness is: always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual.

Terry Pratchett, From the book Jingo

"Life is change. If you can't change, you can't live."

Mecca Mogue

How can I miss you if you won't go away?

Country & Western lyric

No tyrant ever died of paper cuts.

RHJunior

I am of the conviction that most people believe in God only so that they can have someone to blame.

RHJunior

Those who can, do. Those who can't teach.
Then there are those who manage to get by.

John T. Evans, With aplologies to H. L. Mencken.