We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavoring
to stifle is a false opinion; and if we were sure, stifling
it would be an evil still.
- John Stuart Mill
"On Liberty"
IF you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
IF you can trust yourself when all men doubt you But make allowance for their doubting too;
IF you can wait and not be tired by waiting. Or being lied about, dont deal in lies.
Or being hated, dont give way to hating, And yet dont look too good, nor talk too wise;
IF you can dream and not make dreams your master; IF you can think and not make thoughts your aim,
IF you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two imposters just the same;
IF you can bear to hear the truth youve spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken, And stoop and build em up with worn-out tools;
IF you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch and toss.
And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss;
IF you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone.
And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: Hold on!
IF you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue. Or walk with Kings nor lose the common touch.
IF neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, IF all men count with you, but none too much;
IF you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything thats in it, And which is more you ll be a Man, my son
RUDYARD KIPLING, 1865-1936
Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its
purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even
so does inaction saps the vigor of the mind.
- Leonardo da Vinci ("The Notebooks")
Irrationally held truths may be more
harmful than reasoned errors.
- Thomas Henry Huxley
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel
- Unknown
From H.A.N.D (Cheryl Rogers - smiles@bapp.com)
Offered by Janet Osborne and her son:
Sports Quotes from England
"And here's Moses Kiptanui, the 19 year old Kenyan, who turned 20 a few weeks ago." (David Coleman)
"Its a great advantage to be able to hurdle with both legs" (David Coleman)
"Once Tony Daley opens his legs you've got a problem." (Howard Wilkinson)
"We now have exactly the same situation as we had at the start of the race, only exactly the opposite." (Murray Walker)
After playing Cameroon in the 1990 world cup finals: "We didn't underestimate them. They were just a lot better than
we thought." (Bobby Robson)
"And with an alphabetical irony, Nigeria follows New Zealand." (David Coleman)
On the difficulties of adjusting to playing football and living in Italy: "It was like being in a foreign country." (Ian Rush)
"Fred Davis, the doyen of snooker, now 67 years of age and too old to get his leg over, prefers to use his left hand." (Ted Lowe)
"Ah! Isn't that nice, the wife of the Cambridge President is kissing the cox of the Oxford crew." (Harry Carpenter)
Jimmy Hill: "Don't sit on the fence Terry. What chance do you think Germany has of getting through? Terry Venables: "I think it's 50-50."
"We actually got the winner three minutes from the end, but then they equalised." (Ian McNail)
"I never comment on referees, and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat." (Ron Atkinson)
"I was in a no-win situation, so I'm glad that I won rather than lost." (Frank Bruno)
"There's going to be a real ding-dong when the bell goes." (David Coleman)
"There is Brendan Foster, by himself, with 20,000 people." (David Coleman)
"The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical." (Murray Walker)
"I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel." (Stuart Pearce)
"I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father." (Greg Norman)
"There have been injuries and deaths in boxing, but none of them serious." (Alan Minter)
"Watch the time. It gives you an indication of how fast they are running." (Ron Pickering)
"Just under 10 seconds for Nigel Mansel. Call it 9.5 seconds in round numbers." (Murray Walker)
"A brain Scan revealed that Andrew Caddick is not suffering from stress fracture of the shin." (Jo Sheldon)
"The French are not normally a Nordic Skiing Nation." (Ron Pickering)
"That's inches away from being millimetre perfect." (Ted Lowe)
"Bobby Gould thinks I'm trying to stab him in the back. In fact I'm right behind him." (Stuart Pearson)
"I'll fight Lloyd Honeyghan for nothing if the price is right." (Marlon Starling)
"If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again." (Terry Venables)
"I can't tell who's leading. It's either Oxford or Cambridge." (John Snagge - Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge)
"The Queen's Park Oval, exactly as its name suggests, is absolutely round." (Tony Crozier)