Friday, December 4, 2009
Isaac Asimov
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new
discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny ...'
discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny ...'
David Friedman
The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is
generally employed only by small children and large nations.
generally employed only by small children and large nations.
F. P. Jones
Experience is that marvellous thing that enables you recognise a mistake
when you make it again.
when you make it again.
Jane Wagner
All my life, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I see that I should
have been more specific. --
have been more specific. --
Richard Harkness
What is a committee? A group of the unwilling, picked from the unfit, to do the unnecessary.
Franklin P. Jones
Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they're going to catch you in next.
Socrates
My advice to you is to get married. If you find a good wife, you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher.
Oscar Wilde
Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience.
Albert Einstein
Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's relativity.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
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