Bridges would be safer if only people who knew the proper definition of a
real number were allowed to design them. -- Norman David Mermin
A daily fortune or quote based on the Unix fortune program. Have it emailed to you daily, or browse this blog.
Friday, February 28, 2014
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Fortune Quote #572
Propaganda is to democracy what violence is to totalitarianism. --
Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Fortune Quote #571
The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite
of a profound truth may well be another profound truth. -- Niels
Bohr
of a profound truth may well be another profound truth. -- Niels
Bohr
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Fortune Quote #570
The word impossible is not in my dictionary. -- Napoleon Bonaparte
Monday, February 24, 2014
Fortune Quote #569
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever. -- Napoleon Bonaparte
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Fortune Quote #568
An individual should hold an awareness of God and His love all the time.
He should not separate his consciousness from the Divine while he journeys
on the way, nor when he lies down nor when he rises up. --
Nahmanides
He should not separate his consciousness from the Divine while he journeys
on the way, nor when he lies down nor when he rises up. --
Nahmanides
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Fortune Quote #567
Murphy's Constant: "Matter will be damaged in direct proportion to its
value."
value."
Friday, February 21, 2014
Fortune Quote #566
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly
endless. -- Mother Theresa
endless. -- Mother Theresa
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Fortune Quote #565
Hath God obliged himself not to exceed the bounds of our
knowledge? -- Montaigne
knowledge? -- Montaigne
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Fortune Quote #564
We are all born charming, fresh, and spontaneous and must be civilized
before we are fit to participate in society. -- Miss Manners
(Judith Martin)
before we are fit to participate in society. -- Miss Manners
(Judith Martin)
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Fortune Quote #563
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without
your help. -- Miss Manners (Judith Martin)
your help. -- Miss Manners (Judith Martin)
Monday, February 17, 2014
Fortune Quote #562
Hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned. -- Milton Friedman
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Fortune Quote #561
If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door. -- Milton Berle
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Fortune Quote #560
A committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours. --
Milton Berle
Milton Berle
Friday, February 14, 2014
Fortune Quote #559
When one door is shut, another opens. -- Miguel de Cervantes
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Fortune Quote #558
Everyone is as God made him, and often a great deal worse. --
Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Fortune Quote #557
What moron invented the saying "fight fire with fire?" You fight fire
with WATER!
with WATER!
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Fortune Quote #556
"Rushing around trying to be everywhere at once is not the way to achieve
omnipresence."
omnipresence."
Monday, February 10, 2014
Fortune Quote #555
"Enjoy everything you do. That way, when it all turns out to be for
nothing, at least you won't have totally wasted your time."
nothing, at least you won't have totally wasted your time."
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Fortune Quote #554
It is as easy to draw back a stone thrown with force from the hand, as to
recall a word once spoken. -- Menander
recall a word once spoken. -- Menander
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Fortune Quote #553
The question is no longer between violence and non-violence; It is between
non-violence and non-existence. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
non-violence and non-existence. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Friday, February 7, 2014
Fortune Quote #552
Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided
missiles and misguided men. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
missiles and misguided men. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Fortune Quote #551
Everything that is done in the world is done by hope. -- Martin
Luther
Luther
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Fortune Quote #550
To-morrow I will live, the fool does say: to-day itself's too late; the
wise lived yesterday. -- Martial
wise lived yesterday. -- Martial
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Fortune Quote #549
When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.
-- Marquis De La Grange
-- Marquis De La Grange
Monday, February 3, 2014
Fortune Quote #548
You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of
focus. -- Mark Twain
focus. -- Mark Twain
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Fortune Quote #547
Work and play are words to describe the same thing under different
conditions. -- Mark Twain
conditions. -- Mark Twain
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Fortune Quote #546
When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father
was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded how much he had
learned in the last seven years. -- Mark Twain
was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded how much he had
learned in the last seven years. -- Mark Twain
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