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One ship drives east and the other drives west With the selfsame winds that blow. ‘Tis the set of the sails and not the gales Which tells us the way to go.
If I had thought about it, I wouldn’t have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said you can’t do this. Spencer Silver on the work that led to the unique adhesives for 3-M Post-It Notepads.
When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won’t last out the year. The editor in charge of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957
The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a ‘C,’ the idea must be feasible. A Yale University management professor in response to Fred Smith’s paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. (Smith went on to found Federal Express Corp.)
This is my chosen fast: to loosen all the bonds that bind men unfairly, to let the oppressed go free, to break every yoke. Share your bread with the hungry, take the homeless into your home. Clothe the naked when you see him, do not turn away from people in need. . . . If you remove from your midst the yoke of oppression, the finger of scorn and the tongue of malice, if you put yourself out for the hungry and relieve the wretched, then shall your light shine in darkness, and your gloom shall be as noonday. . . . And you shall be like a watered garden, like a never-failing spring. And you shall rebuild ancient ruins, restoring old foundations. You shall be known as the rebuilder of broken walls, the restorer of dwelling places.
I’m so poor I can’t even pay attention — Unknown
Military justice is to justice what military music is to music — Groucho Marx
An intellectual is someone who has found something more interesting than sex — Edgar Wallace
Researchers have discovered that chocolate produces some of the same reactions in the brain as marijuana The researchers also discovered other similarities between the two but can’t remember what they are — Matt Lauer on NBC’s Today Show
Finding the occasional straw of truth awash in a great ocean of confusion and bamboozle requires intelligence, vigilance, dedication and courage. But if we don’t practice these tough habits of thought, we cannot hope to solve the truly serious problems that face us and we risk becoming a nation of suckers, up for grabs by the next charlatan who comes along.
Researchers have discovered that chocolate produces some of the same reactions in the brain as marijuana The researchers also discovered other similarities between the two but can’t remember what they are — Matt Lauer on NBC’s Today Show
No mention of God They keep Him up their sleeves for as long as they can, vicars do They know it puts people off — Alan Bennett
A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls — George W Bush
It’s dangerous to underestimate the intelligence of a customer who grew a business that’s successful enough to require a large and complex set of software — Grady Booch
Where humor is concerned there are no standards - no one can say what is good or bad, although you can be sure that everyone will — John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006)
One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Governor, and that one word is ‘to be prepared’ — George W Bush
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