Top Ten Quotes of Napoleon Bonaparte OR Marvin the Martian

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake
No earth creature is going to contaminate my atmosphere
England is a nation of shopkeepers
I am going to blow it up...it obstructs my view of Venus
A throne is only a bench covered with velvet
Being disintegrated makes me very angry...very angry indeed
It requires more courage to suffer than to die
There is simply no evidence of any intelligence on the earth
Men are moved by two levers only; fear and self interest
That creature has stolen the space modulator

Posted January 12, 2025

Commentary

We're not 100% sure how we came up with the idea of comparing quotes of these two people (one a historical military figure from the 1800s, the other a nerdy/angry Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon character from the mid 1900s), but we're 100% sure it makes us chuckle.

Napoleon Bonaparte ruled France in the early 1800s. As a military commander, he achieved many victories. As fate would have it, he also has some famous quotes. Mind you, that's not Napoleon in the accompanying image.

Marvin the Martian is a fictional Warner Bros. character from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. He wears a Roman soldier uniform (helmet and skirt) and sneakers. Strangely, he has no mouth or nose. His usual pastime is peering at earth through a telescope and making plans to destroy it. Alas, his plans to destroy earth were usually stymied by Bugs Bunny. But he's got some good quotes too. Oh yeah—that's not him in the accompanying picture, as we can't afford to pay real money for photos.

We note that both of the subjects of this funny top ten list are short in height, though we're not convinced that is the key fact that prodded us to come up with this quirky comparo. At any rate, we think it's funny to see these quotes juxtaposed with each other, but we're at a loss to explain why.

The even numbered items are quotes of Napoleon Bonaparte, and the odd numbered items are quotes of Marvin the Martian. Enjoy!

This image of "a short French leader and a short cartoon Martian" was created by Klugmeister using artificial intelligence software. The image was reviewed by Klugmeister before posting on this web page.