Name that mid-90's techno/trance/ambient track I half remember-filter. [more inside]
posted by nomisxid on Nov 9, 2009 - 3 answers

Name the 80s/90s skate movie that contains the line, Cabriolet is Yugoslavian for "fast car" [more inside]
posted by nomisxid on Oct 26, 2009 - 6 answers

Help me find a quote I have forgotten. [more inside]
posted by Acacia on Oct 24, 2009 - 1 answer

Looking for a Marcel Proust quote in the original French. [more inside]
posted by 1f2frfbf on Oct 23, 2009 - 3 answers

Help me find this famous quote (paragraph) about string theory? [more inside]
posted by tzikeh on Sep 17, 2009 - 4 answers

Please help me identify the author and exact text of a quote. To paraphrase, "Man is a complicating creature, which only simplifies under duress." [more inside]
posted by degrees_of_freedom on Sep 11, 2009 - 3 answers

Widely attributed, unreferenced Gandhi quotation: "I like your Christ..." Authentic? [more inside]
posted by goethean on Sep 9, 2009 - 5 answers

Can you help me find the origins of a poorly remembered quote? I think it's about research, and it goes something like this: "Half of X is pointless, but you can never know which half".
posted by handee on Sep 8, 2009 - 6 answers

What is the source for this Maya Angelou quote? "We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty."
posted by Danila on Aug 29, 2009 - 3 answers

I love Julia Child's quote, "life itself is the proper binge." Where did it come from? [more inside]
posted by supramarginal on Aug 3, 2009 - 1 answer

Who was quoted as saying something along the lines of "He who is most silent plots revenge?" [more inside]
posted by DolorousEdd on Jul 28, 2009 - 7 answers

Can you help me find phrases that include the word "amp" or "amped"? [more inside]
posted by niles on Jul 20, 2009 - 16 answers

What are reasonable expectations between car repair shops / mechanics and their customers? Specific scenario inside.. [more inside]
posted by kanuck on Jul 6, 2009 - 13 answers

"The poet writes the history of his own body". Did Thoreau use this sentence, and if he did, where exactly? [more inside]
posted by The Toad on Jul 3, 2009 - 5 answers

Unique and beautiful poems/quotes/lyrics regarding seeds and or wildflowers. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 24, 2009 - 19 answers

What are some juicy lines of dialogue from James Joyce's Ulysses? I want to greet my friend in a Ulyssean fashion for a Bloomsday celebration later. [more inside]
posted by malapropist on Jun 16, 2009 - 18 answers

What novel (possibly or probably by Haruki Murakami) contains a speech or inner monologue with the phrase "So maybe I'm not such a good person after all"? And what's the actual text of the quotation? [more inside]
posted by telegraph on Jun 2, 2009 - 9 answers

Trying to remember a quote relating to Confucianism and Buddhism and comparing them to different types of stores. [more inside]
posted by Anoxs on May 7, 2009 - 6 answers

Please help me find this exact quotation and its citation! [more inside]
posted by Rudy Gerner on May 3, 2009 - 6 answers

I once read a poem, or possibly a quote, about a bee pollinating flowers and how it was so beautiful and I think they even maybe connected it to sex and/or the essence of life. Does anyone know the name or author of this?
posted by ascetic on Apr 16, 2009 - 12 answers

I'm trying to locate the origin of the phrase "The righteous man champions the lost cause, knowing that all other causes are just merely events." [more inside]
posted by victoriab on Apr 15, 2009 - 2 answers

"Millions long for immortality who don't know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon." What's the original source for this quote? [more inside]
posted by joe lisboa on Apr 12, 2009 - 5 answers

"Better lucky than good." Who said it first?
posted by Slinga on Apr 11, 2009 - 10 answers

TattooFilter. Looking for a poetic version of the phrase "Nothing you do not need." [more inside]
posted by anthropoid on Apr 11, 2009 - 32 answers

QuoteFilter: "If a music scene can be identified as such, it means it is already dead." [more inside]
posted by yoHighness on Apr 9, 2009 - 2 answers

What is the original version of this quote? [more inside]
posted by dmd on Apr 5, 2009 - 8 answers

I'm looking for examples of statements -- probably but not necessarily political -- that can be taken two very different ways. [more inside]
posted by Flying Saucer on Mar 31, 2009 - 34 answers

What's a good rebuttal to this famous quote? "If you're not a liberal at 20, you have no heart, and if you're not a conservative at 40, you have no head." Winston Churchill
posted by wsg on Mar 26, 2009 - 52 answers

"Champagne for my real friends. Real pain for my sham friends" What is the origin of this quote?
posted by FuckingAwesome on Mar 26, 2009 - 11 answers

How binding are homeowners insurance quotes? [more inside]
posted by fleacircus on Mar 19, 2009 - 6 answers

Does anyone know the wording or the history behind a Spanish proverb that roughly says, "if you can cook, you can get married?". [more inside]
posted by ShadePlant on Mar 10, 2009 - 7 answers

Who said/wrote "If you want to understand something, try to change it?" [more inside]
posted by rbs on Feb 25, 2009 - 2 answers

Please help me complete a quote that I acutally found and then lost on Metafilter: "Pity and praise come and go....to stand like an oak tree in the midst of them all." - Buddha [more inside]
posted by captainsohler on Feb 17, 2009 - 5 answers

I normally take my 1999 Accord to the Honda dealership for oil changes. During my last visit, the mechanic suggested a couple of fairly expensive maintenance procedures. Is there a good resource out there to help me decide whether the prices they quoted me were reasonable? [more inside]
posted by SpringAquifer on Feb 14, 2009 - 20 answers

Need help identifying this quote. [more inside]
posted by Squid Voltaire on Feb 11, 2009 - 4 answers

Asking for my SO. He'd like to know the source of the following turn of phrase (he believes it's from a book, and also not something obscure - but googling has yielded no useful results): "His last breath a curse." He says he believes it's not the full sentence, but positioned at the end of it.
posted by sailoreagle on Feb 8, 2009 - 8 answers

"I own every bell that tolls me" What does this mean to you? [more inside]
posted by heavenstobetsy on Feb 8, 2009 - 34 answers

"All of the words the preacher spoke weren't worth a single hair on her head."-??? (Not exact) I've googled this to infinity, where does it come from? More explanation beneath the fold. [more inside]
posted by skjønn on Feb 4, 2009 - 5 answers

Quotefilter: "Workers of the world, unite!" No, that's not quite it. Looking for some words I only vaguely remember to include in my farewell message to my future-former co-wageslaves. [more inside]
posted by snoe on Feb 3, 2009 - 10 answers

I once heard this quotation by Bob Dylan to the effect that everybody is struggling in their own way. Anyone know the exact quotation?
posted by goethean on Jan 20, 2009 - 16 answers

Have you ever heard the expression "Great seats at a bad show" or "Great tickets for a bad show" or something like that? Do you remember where you heard it?
posted by Brzht on Jan 13, 2009 - 3 answers

When you're going against traffic, is that bad? Of course not, even though it sounds bad. And if you're going with traffic -- that's bad, even though it sounds good. Confusion is built in. Here's the QX: Years ago I heard a perfect phrase for this. Something like "If we leave at three, traffic's our friend." Maybe that was it. But has anybody ever heard something along these lines. Thx!
posted by Brzht on Jan 4, 2009 - 20 answers

I'm looking for the origins and exact phrasing of the quote "every fossil is a transitional fossil." [more inside]
posted by Maastrictian on Dec 24, 2008 - 4 answers

Quote filter: I have heard a quote regarding light pollution where the characters are looking over the city and talking about how people complain that the city lights block out all the stars. The character says something along the lines of "Screw the stars. We make our own stars." I can't figure out what the exact quote is or where it came from. [more inside]
posted by NoraReed on Dec 18, 2008 - 6 answers

QuoteFilter: "Trust not those who advocate denial of pleasure, as they take their pleasure in denial." I don't have the correct wording, so finding the original source (and hence, correct wording) is proving difficult. Anyone?
posted by Jakey on Dec 16, 2008 - 5 answers

I'm looking for a quote... But I only remember the gist of the meaning, not the quote nor the person who said it nor the context. Yay, mystery! From what I can remember, the gist of the quote is that intelligent people aren't afraid of having a dialogue with others who have different beliefs because their minds and own beliefs aren't so pathetic that mere conversation would break them so easily. There may be another part of the quote that has to do with understanding among people, but I'm not sure. Anyway, this is a very long shot, but here's hoping that someone out there knows what the heck I'm talking about.
posted by Ky on Dec 14, 2008 - 7 answers

Quote/saying: Old grass on new green? Old knowledge on new grass? I can't remember! [more inside]
posted by Black_Umbrella on Dec 14, 2008 - 3 answers

Seeking advice about a quote from Hebrews 10:23, which states "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful." This is from one of the books of the New Testament (Epistle to the Hebrews). [more inside]
posted by iamkimiam on Nov 29, 2008 - 9 answers

"The Sky is in all ways suited to entertain." Or something like that. I believe John Ruskin said/wrote something to this effect. Anyone have the exact quote? [more inside]
posted by slipperywhenwet on Nov 26, 2008 - 2 answers

What is the actual quote and who said it? Practicality is its own beauty. [more inside]
posted by fenriq on Nov 22, 2008 - 2 answers