God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows
through. -- Paul Valery
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Fortune Quote #1336
Even the best of friends cannot attend each other's funeral. --
Kehlog Albran, "The Profit"
Kehlog Albran, "The Profit"
Monday, March 28, 2016
Fortune Quote #1335
Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fate and
captain of your soul.
captain of your soul.
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Fortune Quote #1333
Doubt isn't the opposite of faith; it is an element of faith. --
Paul Tillich, German theologian.
Paul Tillich, German theologian.
Friday, March 25, 2016
Fortune Quote #1332
Destiny is a good thing to accept when it's going your way. When it isn't,
don't call it destiny; call it injustice, treachery, or simple bad
luck. -- Joseph Heller, "God Knows"
don't call it destiny; call it injustice, treachery, or simple bad
luck. -- Joseph Heller, "God Knows"
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Fortune Quote #1331
Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember, it didn't help the
rabbit. -- R.E. Shay
rabbit. -- R.E. Shay
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Fortune Quote #1330
By protracting life, we do not deduct one jot from the duration of
death. -- Titus Lucretius Carus
death. -- Titus Lucretius Carus
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Fortune Quote #1329
An idea is an eye given by God for the seeing of God. Some of these eyes
we cannot bear to look out of, we blind them as quickly as
possible. -- Russell Hoban, "Pilgermann"
we cannot bear to look out of, we blind them as quickly as
possible. -- Russell Hoban, "Pilgermann"
Monday, March 21, 2016
Fortune Quote #1328
All men know the utility of useful things; but they do not know the
utility of futility. -- Chuang-tzu
utility of futility. -- Chuang-tzu
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Fortune Quote #1327
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it. --
Oscar Wilde, "The Portrait of Mr. W.H."
Oscar Wilde, "The Portrait of Mr. W.H."
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Fortune Quote #1326
A sad spectacle. If they be inhabited, what a scope for misery and
folly. If they be not inhabited, what a waste of space. -- Thomas
Carlyle, looking at the stars
folly. If they be not inhabited, what a waste of space. -- Thomas
Carlyle, looking at the stars
Friday, March 18, 2016
Fortune Quote #1325
A priest advised Voltaire on his death bed to renounce the devil. Replied
Voltaire, "This is no time to make new enemies."
Voltaire, "This is no time to make new enemies."
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Fortune Quote #1324
A neighbor came to Nasrudin, asking to borrow his donkey. "It is out on
loan," the teacher replied. At that moment, the donkey brayed loudly
inside the stable. "But I can hear it bray, over there." "Whom do you
believe," asked Nasrudin, "me or a donkey?"
loan," the teacher replied. At that moment, the donkey brayed loudly
inside the stable. "But I can hear it bray, over there." "Whom do you
believe," asked Nasrudin, "me or a donkey?"
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Fortune Quote #1323
A man said to the Universe: "Sir, I exist!" "However," replied the
Universe, "the fact has not created in me a sense of obligation."
-- Stephen Crane
Universe, "the fact has not created in me a sense of obligation."
-- Stephen Crane
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Fortune Quote #1322
A dream will always triumph over reality, once it is given the
chance. -- Stanislaw Lem
chance. -- Stanislaw Lem
Monday, March 14, 2016
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Saturday, March 12, 2016
Fortune Quote #1319
There are things that are so serious that you can only joke about
them. -- Heisenberg
them. -- Heisenberg
Friday, March 11, 2016
Fortune Quote #1318
Split atoms if you wish, but splitting an infinitive--and getting away
with it--is far nobler. -- Greg Bear, `The White Horse Child'
with it--is far nobler. -- Greg Bear, `The White Horse Child'
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Fortune Quote #1317
The religion that is afraid of science dishonors God and commits
suicide. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
suicide. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Fortune Quote #1316
Sometimes when I get up in the morning, I feel very peculiar. I feel like
I've just got to bite a cat! I feel like if I don't bite a cat before
sundown, I'll go crazy! But then I just take a deep breath and forget
about it. That's what is known as real maturity. -- Snoopy
I've just got to bite a cat! I feel like if I don't bite a cat before
sundown, I'll go crazy! But then I just take a deep breath and forget
about it. That's what is known as real maturity. -- Snoopy
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Fortune Quote #1315
Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't make eight cats pull a sled through
the snow.
the snow.
Monday, March 7, 2016
Fortune Quote #1314
Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a
function. -- Garrison Keillor
function. -- Garrison Keillor
Sunday, March 6, 2016
Fortune Quote #1313
Q: How does the Polish Constitution differ from the American? A: Under the
Polish Constitution citizens are guaranteed freedom of speech, but under
the United States constitution they are guaranteed freedom after
speech. -- being told in Poland, 1987
Polish Constitution citizens are guaranteed freedom of speech, but under
the United States constitution they are guaranteed freedom after
speech. -- being told in Poland, 1987
Saturday, March 5, 2016
Fortune Quote #1312
The most important service rendered by the press is that of educating
people to approach printed matter with distrust.
people to approach printed matter with distrust.
Friday, March 4, 2016
Fortune Quote #1311
If I were to walk on water, the press would say I'm only doing it because
I can't swim. -- Bob Stanfield
I can't swim. -- Bob Stanfield
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Fortune Quote #1310
I really look with commiseration over the great body of my fellow citizens
who, reading newspapers, live and die in the belief that they have known
something of what has been passing in their time. -- H. Truman
who, reading newspapers, live and die in the belief that they have known
something of what has been passing in their time. -- H. Truman
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Fortune Quote #1309
Young man, in mathematics you don't understand things, you just get used
to them. -- John von Neumann
to them. -- John von Neumann
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Fortune Quote #1308
Q: Why do Computer Scientists get Halloween and Christmas mixed up? A:
Because Oct. 31 = Dec. 25.
Because Oct. 31 = Dec. 25.
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