Interesting Quotes - Page 8

36
The Soviets are our adversary. Our enemy is the Navy.
- Curtis LeMay - U.S. Air Force General
37
A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take away everything that you have.
- Unknown
38
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
39
Chess is elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you could find anywhere outside an advertising agency.
- Raymond Chandler - "The Long Goodbye"
40
God created men. Colt made them equal.
- Unknown
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Level 66
Jul 8, 2019
I think number 39 should be "Chess is as elaborate a waste..." not "Chess is elaborate a waste..."
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Level ∞
Jul 8, 2019
The quote is accurate.
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Level 67
Jul 24, 2019
Good point.
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Level 55
Jan 30, 2024
I did a bit of searching and all the references I can find have, 'as elaborate a waste of time…'.

See here for example: https://gutenberg.ca/ebooks/chandlerr-longgoodbye/chandlerr-longgoodbye-00-h.html

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Level 24
Jan 17, 2020
It's grammatically correct
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Level 20
May 18, 2020
37...... is... interesting
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Level 63
Apr 26, 2021
indeed it is
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Level 69
Nov 8, 2021
Not really.
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Level 48
Aug 31, 2023
bro what

nothing entertains you i guess

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Level 46
Apr 28, 2021
isn't #40 "samuel colt made them equal?"
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Level 58
May 7, 2021
g u n s
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Level 56
Apr 20, 2022
..?
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Level 56
Apr 20, 2022
I think that #36 is really funny.
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Level 88
Mar 28, 2023
Wow Americans really are very cool and badass
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Level 76
Mar 5, 2024
thank you! :D