I have never done anything `useful.' No discovery of mine has made or is
likely to make, directly or indirectly, for good or ill, the least
difference to the amenity of the world. -- G. H. Hardy
A daily fortune or quote based on the Unix fortune program. Have it emailed to you daily, or browse this blog.
Monday, June 30, 2014
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Fortune Quote #694
Fairies can exist if snow can fall. -- Charlotte Zolotow
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Fortune Quote #693
Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to
yours. -- Yogi Berra
yours. -- Yogi Berra
Friday, June 27, 2014
Fortune Quote #692
Most of the time I don't have much fun. The rest of the time I don't have
any fun at all. -- Woody Allen
any fun at all. -- Woody Allen
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Fortune Quote #691
The problems of victory are more agreeable than the problems of defeat,
but they are no less difficult. -- Winston Churchill
but they are no less difficult. -- Winston Churchill
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Fortune Quote #690
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the
inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. --
Winston Churchill
inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. --
Winston Churchill
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Fortune Quote #689
I am ready to meet my maker, but whether my maker is prepared for the
great ordeal of meeting me is another matter. -- Winston Churchill
great ordeal of meeting me is another matter. -- Winston Churchill
Monday, June 23, 2014
Fortune Quote #688
Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your
enthusiasm. -- Winston Churchill
enthusiasm. -- Winston Churchill
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Fortune Quote #687
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the
subject. -- Winston Churchill
subject. -- Winston Churchill
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Fortune Quote #686
Men at some time are masters of their fates. -- William Shakespeare
Friday, June 20, 2014
Fortune Quote #685
Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it doth singe
yourself. -- William Shakespeare
yourself. -- William Shakespeare
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Fortune Quote #684
Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all
subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat
us. -- William O. Douglas
subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat
us. -- William O. Douglas
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Fortune Quote #683
The best use of life is to spend it for something that outlasts
life. -- William James
life. -- William James
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Fortune Quote #682
If your business keeps you so busy that you have no time for anything
else, there must by something wrong, either with you or with your
business. -- William Boetcker
else, there must by something wrong, either with you or with your
business. -- William Boetcker
Monday, June 16, 2014
Fortune Quote #681
You never know what is enough until you know what is more than
enough. -- William Blake
enough. -- William Blake
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Fortune Quote #680
"From the body of one guilty deed a thousand ghostly fears and haunting
thoughts proceed." -- Willam Wordsworth
thoughts proceed." -- Willam Wordsworth
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Fortune Quote #679
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit
there. -- Will Rogers
there. -- Will Rogers
Friday, June 13, 2014
Fortune Quote #678
The only time to buy these is on a day with no 'y' in it. --
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Fortune Quote #677
Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking
you in the seat of the pants. -- Walter Winchell
you in the seat of the pants. -- Walter Winchell
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Fortune Quote #676
Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after
another. -- Walter Elliott
another. -- Walter Elliott
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Fortune Quote #675
And I will show that nothing can happen more beautiful than death.
-- Walt Whitman
-- Walt Whitman
Monday, June 9, 2014
Fortune Quote #674
No hero is immortal till he dies. -- W. H. Auden
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Fortune Quote #673
Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on
people. -- W. C. Fields
people. -- W. C. Fields
Saturday, June 7, 2014
Fortune Quote #672
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. --
Voltaire
Voltaire
Friday, June 6, 2014
Fortune Quote #671
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to
say it. -- Voltaire
say it. -- Voltaire
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Fortune Quote #670
I hereby resolve to do something this weekend. If that doesn't work, next
week I'll be more specific. -- Vivek Chandran
week I'll be more specific. -- Vivek Chandran
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Fortune Quote #669
Can't you just feel the utility in the room increasing? -- Vivek
Chandran
Chandran
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Fortune Quote #668
There is the same difference in a person before and after he is in love as
there is in an unlighted lamp and one that is burning. The lamp was there
and was a good lamp, but now it is shedding light too, and that is its real
function. -- Vincent Van Gogh
there is in an unlighted lamp and one that is burning. The lamp was there
and was a good lamp, but now it is shedding light too, and that is its real
function. -- Vincent Van Gogh
Monday, June 2, 2014
Fortune Quote #667
Winners never quit and quitters never win. -- Vince Lombardi
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Fortune Quote #666
If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with
enthusiasm. -- Vince Lombardi
enthusiasm. -- Vince Lombardi
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