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Archive for the 'Recurring' Category

Silence of our Friends

"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." - Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) This one is particularly interesting to me today.

Interrupt Your Enemy

"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." - Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)

Power of Observation

"The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who don't have it." - George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

People and Laws

"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." - Plato (427-347 B.C.)

Enjoy Ourselves?

"I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves." - Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951)

Usually Right

"Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right." - Henry Ford (1863-1947)

"The full use of your powers along lines of excellence." - definition of "happiness" by John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)

One God Farther

"We are all atheists about most of the gods humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further." - Richard Dawkins (1941-)

Same God

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

Infinite

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

What Counts

"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

Writing Faster

"I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better." - A. J. Liebling (1904-1963)

Religion and Delusion

"When one person suffers from a delusion it is called insanity; when many people suffer from a delusion it is called religion." - Robert Pirsig (1948-)

Tyranny with Manners

"Political correctness is tyranny with manners." - Charlton Heston (1924-2008)

Fundamental Cause of Trouble

"The fundamental cause of trouble in the world is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt." - Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)