Archive Category: Quote-a-Day


Quote: Magnus Pyke on How to tell the Sciences Apart

Posted by Alex in Quote-a-Day, Science & Tech on March 25, 2008 at 4:57 am

"If it squirms, it’s biology; if it stinks, it’s chemistry; if it doesn’t work, it’s physics; and if you can’t understand it, it’s mathematics."

– Magnus Pyke, scientist (mad scientist, actually)

 
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Quote: John Barrymore on Old Age

Posted by Alex in Quote-a-Day on March 22, 2008 at 4:55 pm

"A man is not old until regrets take place of dreams."

– John Barrymore, actor

 
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Quote: Will Durst on Racism

Posted by Alex in Politics, Quote-a-Day on March 20, 2008 at 5:44 am

"Racism is so stupid. There’s more than enough reasons to dislike people on an individual basis."

– Will Durst, political satirist

 
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Quote: Orny Adams on Being Single

Posted by Alex in Quote-a-Day on March 17, 2008 at 3:20 pm

"I’m single by choice. Not my choice."

– Orny Adams, comedian

 
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Quote: Raymond Chandler on Split Infinitive

Posted by Alex in Book & Literature, Quote-a-Day on March 15, 2008 at 2:02 am

"When I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it stays split."

– Raymond Chandler, author

 
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Quote: Sam Goldwyn on Sending an Idiot

Posted by Alex in Film, Quote-a-Day on March 14, 2008 at 4:25 am

"The next time I want to send an idiot on some errand, I’ll go myself."

– Sam Goldwyn, movie producer and founder of Paramount and MGM movie studios (that ‘G’ in MGM stands for Goldwyn)

 
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Quote: Rita Rudner on Men and Marriage

Posted by Alex in Body Modifications, Quote-a-Day on March 13, 2008 at 2:10 am

"Men who have pierced ear are better prepared for marriage – they’ve experienced pain and bought jewellery."

– Rita Rudner, comedian

 
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Quote: Molly Ivins on Michael Jackson

Posted by Alex in Quote-a-Day on March 11, 2008 at 12:50 pm

"Michael Jackson was a poor black boy who grew up to be a rich white woman."

– Molly Ivins, American newspaper columnist and author

 
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Quote: Andy Andrews on the Toilet Brush

Posted by Alex in Quote-a-Day on March 11, 2008 at 12:20 am

"Who invented the brush they put next to the toilet? That thing hurts!"

– Andy Andrews, author

 
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Quote: George Burns on People Who Know How to Run the Country

Posted by Alex in Politics, Quote-a-Day on March 7, 2008 at 2:34 am

"Too bad the only people who know how to run the country are busy driving cabs and cutting hair."

– George Burns, comedian (1896-1996)

 
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Quote: Ernest Benn on Politics

Posted by Alex in Politics, Quote-a-Day on March 5, 2008 at 5:09 pm

"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy."

– Ernest Benn, British publisher (1875 – 1954)

 
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Quote: Oscar Wilde on Faithfulness

Posted by Alex in Quote-a-Day on March 4, 2008 at 4:09 am

"Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless, and cannot."

– Oscar Wilde, poet and author (1854 – 1900)

 
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Quote: Kissinger on the Battle of the Sexes

Posted by Alex in Politics, Quote-a-Day on March 3, 2008 at 2:59 am

"Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There’s too much fraternizing with the enemy."

– Henry Kissinger, diplomat (b. 1923)

 
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Quote: Einstein on Logic and Imagination

Posted by Alex in Quote-a-Day, Science & Tech on March 2, 2008 at 6:12 am

"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere."

– Albert Einstein, scientist (1879 – 1955)

 
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Quote: Mark Twain on Patriotism

Posted by Alex in Politics, Quote-a-Day on March 1, 2008 at 3:30 am

"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it."

– Mark Twain, humorist and author (1835 – 1910)

 
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Quote: Mark Twain on Anger

Posted by Alex in Quote-a-Day on February 28, 2008 at 10:45 pm

"When angry, count to four. When very angry, swear."

– Mark Twain, humorist and author (1835 – 1910)

 
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Quote: Robert A. Heinlein’s Advice to Men (and Dogs)

Posted by Alex in Animals & Pets, Quote-a-Day on February 25, 2008 at 1:19 am

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea."

– Robert A. Heinlein, sci-fi author (1907 – 1988)

 
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Quote: Plato on Politics

Posted by Alex in Politics, Quote-a-Day on February 23, 2008 at 2:40 am

"Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber."

– Plato, Greek philosopher (424 – 348 BC)

 
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Quote: Oscar Wilde on Gossip

Posted by Alex in Quote-a-Day on February 22, 2008 at 3:34 pm

"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about."

– Oscar Wilde, poet and author (1854 – 1900)

 
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Quote: Mark Twain on Voting

Posted by Alex in Politics, Quote-a-Day on February 20, 2008 at 5:30 am

"Vote: The only commodity that is peddleable without a license"

– Mark Twain, humorist and author (1835 – 1910)

 
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Quote: Agatha Christie on the Perfect Husband

Posted by Alex in Quote-a-Day on February 15, 2008 at 4:24 am

"An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her."

– Agatha Christie, author (1890 – 1976)

 
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Quote: Mark Twain on the Secret of Getting Ahead

Posted by Alex in Quote-a-Day on February 14, 2008 at 3:11 am

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one."

– Mark Twain, humorist and author (1835 – 1910)

 
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Quote: Henry Kissinger on Politicians

Posted by Alex in Politics, Quote-a-Day on February 13, 2008 at 4:44 am

"Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation."

– Henry Kissinger, diplomat (b. 1923)

 
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Quote: J. Paul Getty on the Formula for Success

Posted by Alex in Money & Finance, Quote-a-Day on February 10, 2008 at 3:48 am

"My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil."

– J. Paul Getty, oil tycoon (1892 – 1976)

 
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Quote: Engineer and the Glass Half Empty

Posted by Alex in Quote-a-Day, Science & Tech on February 9, 2008 at 3:47 am

"An optimist will tell you the glass is half-full; the pessimist, half-empty; and the engineer will tell you the glass is twice the size it needs to be"

– Anonymous

 
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Quote: John Kenneth Galbraith on Assuring Immortality

Posted by Alex in Quote-a-Day on February 8, 2008 at 1:19 pm

"If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error."

– John Kenneth Galbraith, economist (1908 – 2006)

 
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Quote: Bob Hope on Middle Age

Posted by Alex in Quote-a-Day on February 7, 2008 at 3:10 am

"Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle."

– Bob Hope, comedian and entertainer (1903 – 2003)

 
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Quote: William James on Common Sense and Sense of Humor

Posted by Alex in Quote-a-Day on February 6, 2008 at 4:00 am

"Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing."

– William James, American psychologist and philosopher (1842 – 1910)
via Tombo’s Blog

 
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Quote: Woody Allen on Immortality

Posted by Alex in Quote-a-Day on February 5, 2008 at 5:22 am

"I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve immortality by not dying."

– Woody Allen, film director and actor (b. 1935)

 
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Quote: George Bernard Shaw on Economists

Posted by Alex in Quote-a-Day on February 4, 2008 at 6:54 am

"If all the economists were laid end to end, they’d never reach a conclusion."

– George Bernard Shaw, author (1856 – 1950)

 
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