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A collection of quotes from various sources. ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** "I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it." Groucho Marx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "The butt is not a magical place that only gay people can visit, like a leather bar or the Liberace Museum." Dan Savage, 6/26/02 column * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Those who talk don't know, and those who know don't talk..." some Spike Lee movie (from the Anti-Flag "Untrue Gossip" page) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Conversation, like certain portions of the anatomy, always runs more smoothly when lubricated." Marquis de Sade, from the movie "Quills" * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Children will learn anything they want to learn. They'll fail at learning how to figure percentages in the classroom but will effortlessly learn how to figure batting averages (which are of course just percentages). They'll fail at learning science in the classroom but, working at their personal computers, will effortlessly defeat the most sophisticated computer security systems." Daniel Quinn * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Art is the lie that helps us understand the truth." Pablo Picasso * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "A professor is someone who talks in someone else's sleep." W.H. Auden, 1907-73 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Mother is the name for God on the lips and hearts of all children." Eric Draven (Brandon Lee) from The Crow * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I have the heart of a little boy. It's in a jar on the corner of my desk" Author Unknown * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Small wonder that the Chinese symbol for 'strength' is the same as that for 'water' - it takes the shape of its container but always eventually wears it away." Howard Eves, "An Introduction to the History of Mathematics". 6th ed, pg 207. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Keep repeating the following mantra: 'Behind every beautiful woman is a beautiful behind.' " Abigail Van Buren (of "Dear Abby" fame) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Is man a mistake of God's, or God a mistake of man's?" Friedrich Nietzsche * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "What good fortune for those in power that people do not think." Adolph Hitler * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I am a brain, Watson. The rest of me is a mere appendix." Sherlock Holmes * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "A man does not attain the status of Galileo merely because he is persecuted; he must also be right." Stephen Jay Gould: "Ever Since Darwin" (1977) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "The full person does not understand the needs of the hungry." An Irish Proverb * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "We are arguing like a man who should say, 'If there were an invisible cat in that chair, the chair would look empty; but the chair does look empty; therefore there is an invisible cat in it.' " C.S. Lewis: "Four Loves" (1958) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance." Oscar Wilde: "An Ideal Husband" (1895) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "He who fears all snares falls into none." Publilius Syrus: "Sententiae" (43 B.C.) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Love is a dirty trick played on us to achieve the continuation of the species." novelist W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I'd like to give a lake of beer to God. I'd love the Heavenly Host to be tippling there For all eternity. I'd love the men of Heaven to live with me. To dance and sing! If they wanted, I'd put at their disposal Vats of suffering White cups of love. I'd give them With a heart and a half. Sweet pitchers of mercy I'd offer To every man. I'd make Heaven a cheerful spot Because the happy heart is true. I'd make the men contented for their own sake. I'd like Jesus to love me too. I'd like the people of Heaven to gather From all the parishes around. I'd give a special welcome to the women, The three Marys of great renown. I'd sit with the men, the women and God There by the lake of beer. We'd be drinking good health forever, And every drop would be a prayer." an old Irish toast * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye; then it's just fun ya can't see." James Hetfield (of Metallica) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "TV cannot make a previously-sane man insane and kill five people. Not even 'Must-See TV' can do that." Fox Mulder (David Duchovney) from The X-Files * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "When you find yourself in the face of unbelievable popularity, then you need to turn back and see what you did wrong." Author Unknown * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "We realized that we weren't having fun. So we put everything aside and stopped. If you don't want to be a rock star, then just stop being one." Johnny Rotten (loose quote from a rock documentary) |
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