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Grace Hopper Quote
"It's better to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission."--The Late Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, who led the effort to create COBOLFrom BYTE.com |
Nov 8, 2007 |
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Thomas Jefferson
There is also an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents... The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous ingredient in government, and provisions should be made to prevent its ascendancy. -Thomas Jefferson, ... |
Jul 10, 2007 |
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I would rather be the offspring of two apes...
"I would rather be the offspring of two apes than be a man and afraid to face the truth." Worth a visit just of the follow up posts. |
Jul 6, 2007 |
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real conservative
The great fraud being perpetrated in our political discourse is the concerted attempt by movement conservatives, now that the Bush presidency lay irreversibly in ruins, to repudiate George Bush by claiming that he is not, and never has been, a "real ... |
Jun 6, 2007 |
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Londo Mollari on Iran?
The recent saber rattling with Iran has reminded of a quote from Londo Mollari of Babylon 5: "Only a fool fights a war on two fronts. Only the heir to the kingdom of fools fights a war on twelve fronts!" There are three classic military blunders. ... |
Feb 28, 2007 |
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James Madison Quote
If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. -James Madison, fourth US president (1751-1836) Nostradamus had nothing on Madison. |
Jan 31, 2007 |
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Roger Ebert on God
The problem with being sure that God is on your side is that you can't change your mind, because God sure isn't going to change His. -Roger Ebert, film-critic (1942- ) |
Jan 17, 2007 |
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Robert T. Pirsig quote
When people are fanatically dedicated to political or religious faiths or any other kind of dogmas or goals, it's always because these dogmas or goals are in doubt. -Robert T. Pirsig, author and philosopher (1928- ) |
Dec 23, 2006 |
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Chuck Reid Quote
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice; In practice, there is." - Chuck Reid |
Nov 20, 2006 |
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Lee Iacocca Quote
In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something less, because passing civilization along from one generation to the next ought to be the highest honor and the highest responsibility ... |
Oct 11, 2006 |
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John Steinbeck Quote
Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power. -John Steinbeck, novelist, Nobel laureate (1902-1968) |
Sep 20, 2006 |
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Mocking Bush is my patriotic duty
Anyone who opposes the indefinite occupation of Iraq shouldn't be labeled an al-Qaida supporter. That's like saying that if I tell my exterminator that there are more efficient ways to rid the house of vermin than hitting them with a hammer, I'm "for ... |
Sep 8, 2006 |
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Benjamin Franklin Quote
Half the truth is often a great lie. -Benjamin Franklin, statesman, author, and inventor (1706-1790) |
Aug 14, 2006 |
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Blaise Pascal Quote
Words differently arranged have different meanings, and meanings differently arranged have a different effect. -Blaise Pascal, philosopher and mathematician (1623-1662) |
Jun 21, 2006 |
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Edmund Burke Quote
They defend their errors as if they were defending their inheritance. Edmund Burke, statesman and writer (1729-1797) Once again, Burke seems to sum up a modern political situation perfectly. Its almost like he speaking about the UAE port situation, the ... |
Mar 1, 2006 |
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Carl Sagan Quote
For all our conceits about being the center of the universe, we live in a routine planet of a humdrum star stuck away in an obscure corner ... on an unexceptional galaxy which is one of about 100 billion galaxies. ... That is the fundamental fact of the ... |
Feb 8, 2006 |
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Chris Matthews
You'd think the only focus tonight would be on destroying Osama Bin Laden, not comparing him to an American who opposes the war whether you like him or not. You want a real debate that America needs? Here goes: If the administration had done the job ... |
Jan 23, 2006 |
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Theodore Roosevelt Quote
I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart, and that is softness of head. Theodore Roosevelt, 26th US President (1858-1919) |
Dec 19, 2005 |
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George Washington versus Bill O'Reilly
"There's a very secret plan ... to diminish Christian philosophy in the U.S.A." So says, Bill O'Reilly. I hate to say it, but Bill is right. And that plot was started by George, (not Soros) "The government of the United States is not in any sense ... |
Dec 14, 2005 |
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traveling with toys
Of course it's airline policy never to imply ownership in the case of a dildo. We always use the indefinite article. A dildo, never your dildo. |
Dec 5, 2005 |