Quote:A witty saying proves nothing.

Quote:In such condition there is no place for industry, because the fruit thereof is uncertain, and consequently, not culture of the earth, no navigation, nor the use of commodities that may be imported by sea, no commodious building, no instruments of moving and removing such things as require much force, no knowledge of the face of the earth, no account of time, no arts, no letters, no society, and which is worst of all, continual fear and danger of violent death, and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

Quote:Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded- here and there, now and then- are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty. This is known as "bad luck."

Quote:I, wanna rock and roll all night, and party ev-ery day

Quote:I have no ambition in this world but one, and that is to be a fireman. The position may, in the eyes of some, appear to be a lowly one; but we who know the work which the fireman has to do believe that his is a noble calling. Our proudest moment is to save lives.

Quote:When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of work.

Quote:I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

Quote:Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.

Quote:If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.

Quote:The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

Quote:The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.

Quote:To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today.

(08-02-2014 04:39 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
- Terry Pratchett

It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living.
- Terry Pratchett

They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.
- Terry Pratchett

Never trust any complicated cocktail that remains perfectly clear until the last ingredient goes in, and then immediately clouds.
- Terry Pratchett

I guess you'd never guess I like Terry Pratchett.

(08-02-2014 09:27 PM)hawghiggs Wrote:  

(08-02-2014 04:39 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
- Terry Pratchett

It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living.
- Terry Pratchett

They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.
- Terry Pratchett

Never trust any complicated cocktail that remains perfectly clear until the last ingredient goes in, and then immediately clouds.
- Terry Pratchett

I guess you'd never guess I like Terry Pratchett.

I wouldn't have. I wish they would turn all his books into movies. I just love going postal.

(08-03-2014 09:37 AM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(08-02-2014 09:27 PM)hawghiggs Wrote:  

(08-02-2014 04:39 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
- Terry Pratchett

It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living.
- Terry Pratchett

They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.
- Terry Pratchett

Never trust any complicated cocktail that remains perfectly clear until the last ingredient goes in, and then immediately clouds.
- Terry Pratchett

I guess you'd never guess I like Terry Pratchett.

I wouldn't have. I wish they would turn all his books into movies. I just love going postal.

I've got Hogfather on DVD.

Quote:Eternal vigilance is not the price of liberty. It’s the price of everything

Quote:"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.” – Richard Feynman

Quote:Beware ye who fight monsters, lest ye become monsters yourselves."
-Friedrich Nietzsche

Quote:Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein

Quote:“Physicists dream of Nobel prizes, engineers dream of mishaps.” Hendrik Tennekes

Quote:People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. - misattributed to George Orwell

(08-01-2014 04:02 PM)UofM_Tiger Wrote:  Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the former. ~ Albert Einstein

When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. ~ Mark Twain

O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet. ~ Saint Augustine

Better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt. ~ Mark Twain

If you're going through hell, keep going. ~ Winston Churchill

Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. ~ Mark Twain

The basic problems facing the world today are not susceptible to a military solution. ~ John F. Kennedy


I like Mark Twain a lot

(08-05-2014 09:05 AM)vandiver49 Wrote:  

(08-03-2014 09:37 AM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(08-02-2014 09:27 PM)hawghiggs Wrote:  

(08-02-2014 04:39 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
- Terry Pratchett

It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living.
- Terry Pratchett

They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.
- Terry Pratchett

Never trust any complicated cocktail that remains perfectly clear until the last ingredient goes in, and then immediately clouds.
- Terry Pratchett

I guess you'd never guess I like Terry Pratchett.

I wouldn't have. I wish they would turn all his books into movies. I just love going postal.

I've got Hogfather on DVD.

My wife has all his books as well as the 3 DVD's

(08-06-2014 09:16 PM)True Bearcat Wrote:  "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”


"Never give in–never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”

- Winston Churchill