I know we have a few graduating seniors here. What have you chosen for your quotes?
Here are mine:
QuoteIf I have seen further than others, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
-- Isaac Newton
QuoteI would rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not.
-- Anonymous (Or someone I don't know; I got it from Mythix a while ago)
QuoteA fool is he who replaces the lust for knowledge with the illusion of knowledge.
-- Me!
Quote from: me
After standing in the sun for an hour waiting to go into the building, then sitting with 8700 other students for two hours to get our diploma covers as our names were called, and then standing outside in the sun some more... I smell repulsive.
;) I have a really profound one, but I need to think about it (I can't remember offhand).
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After standing in the sun for an hour waiting to go into the building, then sitting with 8700 other students for two hours to get our diploma covers as our names were called, and then standing outside in the sun some more... I smell repulsive.
;) I have a really profound one, but I need to think about it (I can't remember offhand).
Impressive!
My graduating class is um... 40 some.
Quote from: Sidoh on May 12, 2006, 04:14:11 PM
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Quote from: me
After standing in the sun for an hour waiting to go into the building, then sitting with 8700 other students for two hours to get our diploma covers as our names were called, and then standing outside in the sun some more... I smell repulsive.
;) I have a really profound one, but I need to think about it (I can't remember offhand).
Impressive!
My graduating class is um... 40 some.
Psshh, that was just the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. We're the biggest academic unit at the university, but I would still guess there were about 15,000 students in my class. The booklet about this class was about 150 pages.
If I were to graduate now, I would use the quote in my profile.
If at first you don't succeed, don't try skydiving.
Quote from: Joe on May 12, 2006, 05:03:51 PM
If at first you don't succeed, don't try skydiving.
That's why you're not graduating this year. :P
If we had senior quotes here, mine would be:
"Friends come and go. What we learn, though, is with us forever."
"Don't try to be a great man. Just be a man and let history be the judge."
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over just sitting there."
On my senior page (in the yearbook), I put:
"But I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive.........or a cowboy." - Michael J. Caboose
Using serious quotes for your senior quote is boring. I'm pretty sure mine is going to be "Ambience is metal!" unless anything better comes along. One of the inside joke kind of things, but oh so funny to us. All three of us who will get it at least.
Quote from: dark_drake on May 12, 2006, 05:53:56 PM
If we had senior quotes here, mine would be:
"Friends come and go. What we learn, though, is with us forever."
"Don't try to be a great man. Just be a man and let history be the judge."
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over just sitting there."
Good ones.
Quote from: rabbit on May 12, 2006, 06:06:29 PM
On my senior page (in the yearbook), I put:
"But I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive.........or a cowboy." - Michael J. Caboose
Now
that's profound!
Quote from: Hitmen on May 12, 2006, 06:15:12 PM
Using serious quotes for your senior quote is boring. I'm pretty sure mine is going to be "Ambience is metal!" unless anything better comes along. One of the inside joke kind of things, but oh so funny to us. All three of us who will get it at least.
Since boredom generally entails normality, I don't understand how using serious quotes is "boring." At my school, almost all of the people are frantically searching for something to make themselves look humorous. Personally, I think using silly quotes is pointless. What does it show? That you have a sense of humor? That'll bring about success for sure! I'd rather portray wisdom. Sorry.
Also, what's the sense in using an inside joke?
Quote from: Sidoh on May 12, 2006, 06:19:59 PM
Since boredom generally entails normality, I don't understand how using serious quotes is "boring." At my school, almost all of the people are frantically searching for something to make themselves look humorous. Personally, I think using silly quotes is pointless. What does it show? That you have a sense of humor? That'll bring about success for sure! I'd rather portray wisdom. Sorry.
Also, what's the sense in using an inside joke?
Well, I hate quotes in general. I hate people that plaster quotes all over the place. I hate people who use them in conversations. Reading a book or article on someones ideas is one thing, but I'm not particularly interested in some random thing that some guy said at some point in his life, no matter how "profound" or "deep" it is. It's going to be in your yearbook, something you generally look back on when you're older. I want it to be something that's going to bring back good memories, something personal. Not some textbook idealistic quote of some dead guy that sounds cool but doesn't mean anything if you actually think about it.
Quote from: Hitmen on May 12, 2006, 06:37:58 PM
Well, I hate quotes in general. I hate people that plaster quotes all over the place. I hate people who use them in conversations. Reading a book or article on someones ideas is one thing, but I'm not particularly interested in some random thing that some guy said at some point in his life, no matter how "profound" or "deep" it is.
Unfortunately, this entire argument is wholly subjective.
Why? People who effectively use quotes in conversations are using them because they closely relate to the subject at hand. I don't understand what's wrong with using thetm.
Quote from: Hitmen on May 12, 2006, 06:37:58 PM
It's going to be in your yearbook, something you generally look back on when you're older. I want it to be something that's going to bring back good memories, something personal. Not some textbook idealistic quote of some dead guy that sounds cool but doesn't mean anything if you actually think about it.
I created one of my quotes; I don't see how it will fail to bring back memories. Since I am a self-proclaimed nerd, I chose nerdy quotes. I think they accurately represent my personality and philosophies.
QuoteIf I have seen further than others, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
I chose this one because I have learned much of what I know about networking, math, physics, biology and various other subjects from the two greatest teachers I've ever had. It seems very appropriate that I give them thanks for what they've given me. That means a lot more than "nothing" to me, especially when I think about it.
QuoteI would rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not.
I chose this quote because it accurately represents how I react to what people expect of me. If I disagree with their expectations, I won't follow through with them for their approval. This quote means much to me.
QuoteA fool is he who replaces the lust for knowledge with the illusion of knowledge.
This is the quote I created. I chose it because I hate people who act like they're knowledgeable on the said subject, but actually lack huge areas of competence.
I think i used something like
"Sit on a hot stove for 5 seconds and it feels like 10 minutes, Sit next to a pretty girl for 10 minutes and it feels like 5 seconds. That is relativity" -Einstien
We didnt get special quotes, only the ultra ... word I cant think of ... kids got a profile of themselves in the book. Most of thosee kids also got LyonsClub Rotarian or something, some special whoopty do where they get ... I dont even remember. Or they get w/e award for their ACT scores.
But not me who had better attendance, higher ACT scores, more activities, slightly lower GPA but ALOT harder classes....pfft
</hostility>EDIT:OOH! I found my blood quote
Quote from: Thomas JeffersonThe tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Quote from: Thomas JeffersonTimid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.
Quote from: Abraham LincolnAmerica will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
Quote from: George W. BushBring them on.
If our school had them, I'd use something from Pi or Fight Club, probably.
Ooh - Lead, follow, or get out of the way.
Quote from: Joe on May 13, 2006, 12:16:27 AM
Ooh - Lead, follow, or get out of the way.
Cliche.
"Life can sometimes deal you the worst hands ever, but it's up to you to play them your best. If that fails, blame it on the cards."
Hm.
I think my senior quote is going to be Douglas Adams..
"In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move."
-Douglas Adams
Quote from: deadly7 on May 14, 2006, 12:08:20 AM
Hm.
I think my senior quote is going to be Douglas Adams..
"In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move."
-Douglas Adams
I highly doubt a public school system would allow you to use that, though that is an excellent quote. :P
I dunno. My public school system allows people to get stoned in the hallways and at lunch... I doubt they care.
Quote from: deadly7 on May 14, 2006, 12:14:59 AM
I dunno. My public school system allows people to get stoned in the hallways and at lunch... I doubt they care.
I retract my previous statement and replace it with this:
"GOOOODD OONNEEEE."
I am known as the funny guy at shcool since I am always making retarded statements in class. So Just to go along with that my senior quote would probally be one of the following.
QuoteDrive it, Like you stole it.
-Dont know
QuotePickachu, I choose you
-Ash
QuoteCrack. My anti-drug
-I dont know
Something retarded like that would work fine. You guys are too serious.
"I can't believe I paid $5 for this."
Quote from: ZeroX on May 14, 2006, 12:20:34 AM
I am known as the funny guy at shcool since I am always making retarded statements in class. So Just to go along with that my senior quote would probally be one of the following.
Drive it, Like you stole it.
-Dont know
Pickachu, I choose you
-Ash
Crack. My anti-drug
-I dont know
Something retarded like that would work fine. You guys are too serious.
I personally drive cautiously when I steal cars, I don't want them to have a valad reason to run the car's plates.
Edit: I fucking hate your tags!
Quote from: Super_X on May 14, 2006, 07:41:51 PM
Quote from: ZeroX on May 14, 2006, 12:20:34 AM
I am known as the funny guy at shcool since I am always making retarded statements in class. So Just to go along with that my senior quote would probally be one of the following.
Drive it, Like you stole it.
-Dont know
Pickachu, I choose you
-Ash
Crack. My anti-drug
-I dont know
Something retarded like that would work fine. You guys are too serious.
I personally drive cautiously when I steal cars, I don't want them to have a valad reason to run the car's plates.
Edit: I fucking hate your tags!
It means to live life to the fullest. Not try to live out a GTA fantasy.
Edit: I fucking hate you!
"They say that a hanging man hears glorious music. I wonder what it sounds like..."
-- Quote from the song Execution of Reason by Skinless.
"Every generation of humans believed it had all the answers it needed, except for a few mysteries they assumed would be solved at any moment. And they all believed their ancestors were simplistic and deluded. What are the odds that you are the first generation of humans who will understand reality?"
--Scott Adams, God's Debris
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"Every generation of humans believed it had all the answers it needed, except for a few mysteries they assumed would be solved at any moment. And they all believed their ancestors were simplistic and deluded. What are the odds that you are the first generation of humans who will understand reality?"
--Scott Adams, God's Debris
That's a good one.
"The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten counting system and likes round numbers."
-Scott Adams
EN GAURDE, Myndfyre.
Robert Paveza to scottadams | More options 1:39 pm (4 hours ago)
Scott,
Following reading through the Dilbert newsletter last this past Sunday night, I downloaded God's Debris and began reading through it. Some things were incredibly memorable, and others made me a bit uneasy. All told, it was a remarkable story.
I just have one question.
The main character -- through whose eyes we see everything -- if he's so smart, why is he a delivery man?
Yes, I realize the book is about questioning associations, and that a recurring star of Dilbert is the World's Smartest Garbageman. I just thought it odd. ;-)
Thanks again. I'll probably buy it some time.
--Rob P.
Avid fan!
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ScottAdams@aol.com to me | More options 2:23 pm (3½ hours ago)
Rob,
Maybe delivering things is fun.
Scott
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Robert Paveza to scottadams | More options 1:39 pm (4 hours ago)
Scott,
Following reading through the Dilbert newsletter last this past Sunday night, I downloaded God's Debris and began reading through it. Some things were incredibly memorable, and others made me a bit uneasy. All told, it was a remarkable story.
I just have one question.
The main character -- through whose eyes we see everything -- if he's so smart, why is he a delivery man?
Yes, I realize the book is about questioning associations, and that a recurring star of Dilbert is the World's Smartest Garbageman. I just thought it odd. ;-)
Thanks again. I'll probably buy it some time.
--Rob P.
Avid fan!
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ScottAdams@aol.com to me | More options 2:23 pm (3½ hours ago)
Rob,
Maybe delivering things is fun.
Scott
I don't think that will fit in the little text block they give you.
I want to e-mail him...but I'd have nothing to e-mail him about.
Oh yeah?
"If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?"
-Scott Adams
Touché!