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Topic: Quotes
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Calilasseia
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posted September 25, 2001 06:45 AM
  
I recently encountered these little snippets in a textbook I'm reading, one which, unusually, litters the margins with pieces of 'helpful' graffiti. I thought I'd share them with everyone ...Scepticism is healthy only to a limited extent. Being sceptical about proofs and programs (particularly your own) will probably keep your grades healthy and your job fairly secure. But applying that much scepticism will probably keey you shut away working all the time, instead of letting you get out for exercise and relaxation. Too much scepticism is an open invitation to the state of rigor mortis, where you become so worried about being correct and rigorous that you never get anything finished. - A Sceptic (anonymous). Definitely an A in my book. Should be on the wall in every office building, in large letters. I'd even go so far as to describe this as a piece of true wit.
Inventive genius requires pleasureable mental activity as a condition for its vigorous exercise. 'Necessity is the mother of invention' is a silly proverb. 'Necessity os the mother of futile dodges' is much nearer to the truth. The basis of the growth of modern invention is science, and science is almost wholly the outgrowth of pleasureable intellectual activity.
- Alfred North Whitehead A B+ because it's not exactly light and crispy, it's more the sort of thing that 'Wax Intellectual' might feature, but again, I think it has a place in office buildings ... accountants in particular should take note of this one. Think of this one as high-fibre bran flakes, perhaps ... [This message has been edited by Calilasseia (edited September 25, 2001).] IP: Logged |
Enjinno9
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posted September 28, 2001 10:16 AM
"The sun rises each morning only to the man awake to see it." -Henry David ThoreauA most definite A. Just think about it for a little while and you'll get me. A paraphrase: "Human life is nasty, brutish, and short". This is NOT HOBBES! It is Jonathan Swift! I personally don't believe we were supposed beat our food to death and ruffle around in the dirt with our noses, so this is a D ------------------
I know where you live.
I think.
muhaha.
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Maimy
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posted September 28, 2001 10:41 AM
Is skeptic spelled without the letter K in non-American English? Just curious.IP: Logged |
GuardianLion
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posted September 29, 2001 09:15 AM
Free mini-rating!"Yeah, could we have everything louder than everything else? Right." --Deep Purple A+ IP: Logged |
Angel Fish
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posted October 01, 2001 03:09 AM
sKeptic is an 'acceptable' variant of sCeptic, although I think the latter is more common in UK-EnglishIP: Logged |
PharaohMobius
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posted October 01, 2001 11:05 AM
"Pacifism is objectively pro-Fascist. This is elementary common sense. If you hamper the war effort of one side you automatically help out that of the other." - George OrwellI like this. It says what it needs to say and makes sense saying it. It doesn't flow as smoothly as one might like a quote for the ages to flow, however. And as we all know, it's more important to sound good when you're speaking than it is to have something worthwhile to say (Clinton, anyone?). - B "The small Hitlers are around us every day." - Robert Payne Bah. This one's trying to sound more significant than it really is. The only thing worse than a poser is the poser that the poser quotes. Screw you, Robert Payne!!! - D "First jou get de sugar. Den jou get de power. Den jou get de WEEMEN!" Homer Simpson in a sleep-deprivation-induced hallucination. Simple, classic, and eminently quotable. I like it very much! - A+ IP: Logged |
Roy G Bivins
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posted October 01, 2001 11:38 AM
"Tragedy is when I get a paper cut. Comedy is when you fall down a well and die." - Mel Brooks (he's said it with slightly different wordings a few times)I like it. Not only is it true, but it makes me chuckle too. A IP: Logged |
IndigoBoy
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posted October 01, 2001 07:22 PM
That reminds me of that great quote from Alan Alda in "Crimes and Misdemeanors" (a Woody Allen flick from about 10 years ago):"Comedy...is tragedy plus time. Take Abraham Lincoln's assassination for example. Back then, it wasn't funny. But NOW..." (to which Woody Allen can do nothing except roll up his eyes) IP: Logged | |
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