Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the
rest. -- Mark Twain
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Monday, January 30, 2017
Fortune Quote #1643
All things that are, are with more spirit chased than enjoyed. --
Shakespeare, "The Merchant of Venice"
Shakespeare, "The Merchant of Venice"
Sunday, January 29, 2017
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Fortune Quote #1641
All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come
from the mouths of people who have had to live. -- Mark
Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar"
from the mouths of people who have had to live. -- Mark
Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar"
Friday, January 27, 2017
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Fortune Quote #1639
... A solemn, unsmiling, sanctimonious old iceberg who looked like he was
waiting for a vacancy in the Trinity. -- Mark Twain
waiting for a vacancy in the Trinity. -- Mark Twain
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Fortune Quote #1638
If God had meant for us to be naked, we'd have been born that way.
-- Mark Twain
-- Mark Twain
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Fortune Quote #1637
A classic is something that everyone wants to have read and nobody wants
to read. -- Mark Twain, "The Disappearance of Literature"
to read. -- Mark Twain, "The Disappearance of Literature"
Monday, January 23, 2017
Fortune Quote #1636
I feel like my head has just been wrapped around a brick. -- Adam
Turoff, regarding the Perl CPR utility
Turoff, regarding the Perl CPR utility
Sunday, January 22, 2017
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Fortune Quote #1634
Without facts, the decision cannot be made logically. You must rely on
your human intuition. -- Spock, "Assignment: Earth"
your human intuition. -- Spock, "Assignment: Earth"
Friday, January 20, 2017
Fortune Quote #1633
Too much of anything, even love, isn't necessarily a good thing.
-- Kirk, "The Trouble with Tribbles"
-- Kirk, "The Trouble with Tribbles"
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Fortune Quote #1632
There are certain things men must do to remain men. -- Kirk, "The
Ultimate Computer"
Ultimate Computer"
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Fortune Quote #1631
Pain is a thing of the mind. The mind can be controlled. --
Spock, "Operation -- Annihilate!"
Spock, "Operation -- Annihilate!"
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Monday, January 16, 2017
Fortune Quote #1629
One of the advantages of being a captain is being able to ask for advice
without necessarily having to take it. -- Kirk, "Dagger of the Mind"
without necessarily having to take it. -- Kirk, "Dagger of the Mind"
Sunday, January 15, 2017
Saturday, January 14, 2017
Fortune Quote #1627
On my planet, to rest is to rest--to cease using energy. To me, it is
quite illogical to run up and down on green grass, using energy, instead of
saving it. -- Spock, "Shore Leave"
quite illogical to run up and down on green grass, using energy, instead of
saving it. -- Spock, "Shore Leave"
Friday, January 13, 2017
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Fortune Quote #1624
Spock: "Logic and practical information do not seem to apply here."
McCoy: "You admit that?" Spock: "To deny the facts would be illogical,
Doctor." -- "A Piece of the Action"
McCoy: "You admit that?" Spock: "To deny the facts would be illogical,
Doctor." -- "A Piece of the Action"
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Fortune Quote #1623
It [being a Vulcan] means to adopt a philosophy, a way of life which is
logical and beneficial. We cannot disregard that philosophy merely for
personal gain, no matter how important that gain might be. --
Spock, "Journey to Babel"
logical and beneficial. We cannot disregard that philosophy merely for
personal gain, no matter how important that gain might be. --
Spock, "Journey to Babel"
Monday, January 9, 2017
Fortune Quote #1622
Is not that the nature of men and women -- that the pleasure is in the
learning of each other? -- Natira, the High Priestess of
Yonada, "For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky",
stardate 5476.3.
learning of each other? -- Natira, the High Priestess of
Yonada, "For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky",
stardate 5476.3.
Sunday, January 8, 2017
Fortune Quote #1621
Intuition, however illogical, is recognized as a command
prerogative. -- Kirk, "Obsession"
prerogative. -- Kirk, "Obsession"
Saturday, January 7, 2017
Fortune Quote #1620
Insults are effective only where emotion is present. --
Spock, "Who Mourns for Adonais?"
Spock, "Who Mourns for Adonais?"
Friday, January 6, 2017
Fortune Quote #1619
I object to intellect without discipline; I object to power without
constructive purpose. -- Spock, "The Squire of Gothos"
constructive purpose. -- Spock, "The Squire of Gothos"
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Fortune Quote #1618
I have never understood the female capacity to avoid a direct answer to
any question. -- Spock, "This Side of Paradise"
any question. -- Spock, "This Side of Paradise"
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Fortune Quote #1617
I am pleased to see that we have differences. May we together become
greater than the sum of both of us. -- Surak of Vulcan, "The Savage
Curtain"
greater than the sum of both of us. -- Surak of Vulcan, "The Savage
Curtain"
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Fortune Quote #1616
[Doctors and bartenders], we both get the same two kinds of customers: the
living and the dying. -- Dr. Boyce, "The Menagerie" ("The Cage")
living and the dying. -- Dr. Boyce, "The Menagerie" ("The Cage")
Monday, January 2, 2017
Fortune Quote #1615
Change is the essential process of all existence. -- Spock, "Let
That Be Your Last Battlefield"
That Be Your Last Battlefield"
Sunday, January 1, 2017
Fortune Quote #1614
After a time, you may find that "having" is not so pleasing a thing, after
all, as "wanting." It is not logical, but it is often true. --
Spock, "Amok Time"
all, as "wanting." It is not logical, but it is often true. --
Spock, "Amok Time"
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