Don't mean to plagiarize Reader's Digest ... but the thread's title is the best that I could come up with

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Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!

Famous order given by Admiral Farragut during the Battle of Mobile Bay.

 

Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!

Or was it: “Damn, the torpedoes…”

 

Or was it: “Damn, the torpedoes…”

This is "Quotable Quotes" ... not "Famous last words"

 

Not exactly a quotable quote but one of my all-time favorites.

"Russian warship, go f*** yourself"

 

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A monk came to Joshu and said "I have travelled far and wide seeking your wisdom, please teach me!".

Joshu asked "Have you eaten your breakfast rice?".

The monk said "Yes...".

Joshu replied "Then go and wash your bowl!" and the monk was enlightened.

 

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There has never been someone so useless that they could not serve as a bad example.

 

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There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know.
Donald Rumsfeld

 

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