Favorite Quotes

3798j · 11-28-2020, 11:31 AM

"Calling upon my years of experience, I froze at the controls."
– Stirling Moss

Littlebear · 11-29-2020, 10:14 AM

"I never learned anything from hearing myself talk"

Robert Mitchum

3798j · 12-05-2020, 08:49 AM

"Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason so few people engage in it."
--- Henry Ford

shobotan · 12-05-2020, 05:41 PM

One I tend to live by,

"If I got back all the money I've spent on cars, I'd spend it on cars".

I first heard it attributed to Nick Mason.

Dpc2u · 12-05-2020, 08:20 PM

“I am ready to meet my maker. Whether my maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.” - Winston Churchill

“All I can say is that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.” - Also Winston Churchill

bigrum · 12-05-2020, 08:56 PM

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“The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.”– Al McGuire

Man I lost it on this one.

The first step towards failure is trying. -Homer Simpson

The road of life is paved with idiots.

Prison changes a man, I used to be white! -(Naked Gun I think)

Brevity is the soul of wit.

3798j · 12-08-2020, 05:04 AM

"All that I am... I owe the Air Force"- General Chuck Yeager

Littlebear · 12-08-2020, 06:36 AM

"Take it easy, but do take it!"

WBAI radio announcer sign-off.

Murf

vreihen16 · 12-08-2020, 07:50 AM

Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.....

stimey · 12-08-2020, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by vreihen16

Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.....

Definitely words to live by

Dpc2u · 12-08-2020, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by vreihen16

Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.....

Spot on.

eforty6_m3 · 12-08-2020, 08:46 AM

Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.

happyjack · 12-08-2020, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by 3798j

"All that I am... I owe the Air Force"- General Chuck Yeager

RIP general yeager. breaking the sound barrier for all eternity.

highly recommend his autobiography. he was cut from a different cloth.

UncleWede · 12-09-2020, 01:22 PM

I don't have much of a life, but at least I live it - Jebo (former co-worker/nickname)

TboneS54 · 12-09-2020, 01:32 PM

"Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it."

-HDT

Quite apropos these days...

twin fed · 12-09-2020, 01:46 PM

"Emotion is often collateral damage to the grind of technological progress."

Jared Gall (C&D) on the 2020 Porsche 718 GT4

King Rudi · 12-09-2020, 01:50 PM

"Eh, F*ck this"

-Jody Raymond

MightyMouseTech · 12-09-2020, 01:53 PM

Half the population has a two digit IQ.

-me.

Tommy-G · 12-09-2020, 01:54 PM

"when you least expect it, expect it the most"

~mom

Littlebear · 12-09-2020, 04:40 PM

"You can get used to hanging."

Gramps

chief1richard · 12-10-2020, 10:00 AM

Life is on the tightrope, the rest is just waiting. ( Karl Wallenda )

3.0L · 12-10-2020, 11:57 AM

Is a frog's ass watertight?

11-28-2020, 11:31 AM	#89
3798j Fleet Mechanic 13006 Rep 1,960 Posts Drives: E86 3.0si Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Susquehanna Valley iTrader: (0) Garage List '19 VW Golf R [10.00] '55 Ford F100 [0.00] '08 Z4 3.0SI [8.50] '66 Triumph TR4A [0.00] '85 Corvette [0.00] '64 Corvette [0.00] '68 Triumph GT6 [9.50]	"Calling upon my years of experience, I froze at the controls." – Stirling Moss
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11-29-2020, 10:14 AM	#90
Littlebear Banned 3521 Rep 2,044 Posts Drives: ...the Mods crazy. Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Not here, apparently.... iTrader: (2)	"I never learned anything from hearing myself talk" Robert Mitchum
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12-05-2020, 08:49 AM	#91
3798j Fleet Mechanic 13006 Rep 1,960 Posts Drives: E86 3.0si Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Susquehanna Valley iTrader: (0) Garage List '19 VW Golf R [10.00] '55 Ford F100 [0.00] '08 Z4 3.0SI [8.50] '66 Triumph TR4A [0.00] '85 Corvette [0.00] '64 Corvette [0.00] '68 Triumph GT6 [9.50]	"Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason so few people engage in it." --- Henry Ford
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12-05-2020, 05:41 PM	#92
shobotan New Member 70 Rep 17 Posts Drives: F22 M240i Coupe Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Emerald City,Straya iTrader: (0)	One I tend to live by, "If I got back all the money I've spent on cars, I'd spend it on cars". I first heard it attributed to Nick Mason.
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12-05-2020, 08:20 PM	#93
Dpc2u Major 11486 Rep 1,065 Posts Drives: E93 M3, E60 M5, F15 X5, E46 Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Middle Tennessee iTrader: (0)	“I am ready to meet my maker. Whether my maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.” - Winston Churchill “All I can say is that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.” - Also Winston Churchill __________________ E46, E60 M5, E93 M3, F15 X5 IG - @thebimmerhaus
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12-08-2020, 05:04 AM	#95
3798j Fleet Mechanic 13006 Rep 1,960 Posts Drives: E86 3.0si Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Susquehanna Valley iTrader: (0) Garage List '19 VW Golf R [10.00] '55 Ford F100 [0.00] '08 Z4 3.0SI [8.50] '66 Triumph TR4A [0.00] '85 Corvette [0.00] '64 Corvette [0.00] '68 Triumph GT6 [9.50]	"All that I am... I owe the Air Force"- General Chuck Yeager
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12-08-2020, 06:36 AM	#96
Littlebear Banned 3521 Rep 2,044 Posts Drives: ...the Mods crazy. Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Not here, apparently.... iTrader: (2)	"Take it easy, but do take it!" WBAI radio announcer sign-off. Murf
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12-08-2020, 07:50 AM	#97
vreihen16 Recovering Perfectionist 20311 Rep 1,002 Posts Drives: BMW-less :( Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Orange County, NY iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 Mighty Freight ... [0.00] 2000 Audi TT Quattro [0.00] 1967 Formula Vee [0.00]	Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it..... __________________ Currently BMW-less.
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12-08-2020, 08:46 AM	#100
eforty6_m3 Colonel 749 Rep 2,045 Posts Drives: '05 M3 6MT Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Swansea,MA iTrader: (6) Garage List 2005 BMW M3 [0.00]	Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me. __________________ '05 BMW M3 6MT (Weekend car) Need to stock up on some detailing products or spiff up your garage, then use my Obsessed Garage link!
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12-09-2020, 01:22 PM	#102
UncleWede Long Time Admirer, First Time Owner 18404 Rep 9,420 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Dark Graphite Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oxnard, CA iTrader: (0)	I don't have much of a life, but at least I live it - Jebo (former co-worker/nickname)
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12-09-2020, 01:32 PM	#103
TboneS54 YNWA 1176 Rep 895 Posts Drives: 2004 M3 6spd & 2011 M3 DCT Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SoCal iTrader: (2)	"Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it." -HDT Quite apropos these days... __________________ /// 2004 Silvergrey M3 · Coupe · 6MT · Slicktop · zero options /// 2011 Jerez/Bamboo E90 M3 · DCT · Slicktop · IG: @na.s54
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12-09-2020, 01:46 PM	#104
twin fed Doc Brown 1184 Rep 2,178 Posts Drives: 2016 MG MT M2 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Isle of Long iTrader: (2)	"Emotion is often collateral damage to the grind of technological progress." Jared Gall (C&D) on the 2020 Porsche 718 GT4 __________________
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12-09-2020, 01:53 PM	#106
MightyMouseTech Major General 4344 Rep 6,196 Posts Drives: 13 135i 6MT LeMans Blue MSport Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada iTrader: (0)	Half the population has a two digit IQ. -me.
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12-09-2020, 01:54 PM	#107
Tommy-G Captain 4605 Rep 694 Posts Drives: 2015 435 Vert Alpine White Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bradenton FL iTrader: (0)	"when you least expect it, expect it the most" ~mom
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12-09-2020, 04:40 PM	#108
Littlebear Banned 3521 Rep 2,044 Posts Drives: ...the Mods crazy. Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Not here, apparently.... iTrader: (2)	"You can get used to hanging." Gramps
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12-10-2020, 10:00 AM	#109
chief1richard Life is on the Track, the rest is just waiting. 398 Rep 730 Posts Drives: At the point of 7,000 RPM's Join Date: May 2017 Location: Boston iTrader: (0) Garage List 2018 M2 [10.00]	Life is on the tightrope, the rest is just waiting. ( Karl Wallenda ) __________________ At a Point above 7,000 RPM.
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12-10-2020, 11:57 AM	#110
3.0L Colonel 10725 Rep 2,011 Posts Drives: 2014 BMW M235i, 2024 GLC300 Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: California iTrader: (0)	Is a frog's ass watertight? __________________ 2014 BMW M235i 2024 Mercedes Benz GLC300 Expert ultracrepidarian
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