Well, what good is inventing something if it works? Where's the
challenge? The need for creativity? For forward thinking? What would
become of progress? -- Gnimsh the Gnome, "Dragonlance: War of the
Twins"
Sunday, March 31, 2019
Saturday, March 30, 2019
Fortune Quote #2432
Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the
shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and
forgot. -- Dream, "Sandman: Dream Country" by Neil Gaiman
shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and
forgot. -- Dream, "Sandman: Dream Country" by Neil Gaiman
Friday, March 29, 2019
Fortune Quote #2431
It is what he wanted. But he did not understand the price. Mortals never
do. They only see the prize, their heart's desire, their dream... But the
price of getting what you want, is getting what once you wanted. --
Dream, "Sandman: Dream Country" by Neil Gaiman
do. They only see the prize, their heart's desire, their dream... But the
price of getting what you want, is getting what once you wanted. --
Dream, "Sandman: Dream Country" by Neil Gaiman
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Fortune Quote #2430
This is magnificent--and it is true! It never happened; yet it is still
true. What magic art is this? -- Robin Goodfellow, "Sandman: Dream
Country" by Neil Gaiman
true. What magic art is this? -- Robin Goodfellow, "Sandman: Dream
Country" by Neil Gaiman
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Fortune Quote #2429
The longer and healthier life becomes, the harder a time we have living
with the necessity of death. Death comes to seem accidental -- and thus
far more terrible -- and such death-defying virtues as courage seem all the
more reckless and ridiculous. Thus the final result of our best efforts to
escape the fear of death is to make us more fearful than ever
before. -- Peter Augustine Lawler
with the necessity of death. Death comes to seem accidental -- and thus
far more terrible -- and such death-defying virtues as courage seem all the
more reckless and ridiculous. Thus the final result of our best efforts to
escape the fear of death is to make us more fearful than ever
before. -- Peter Augustine Lawler
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Fortune Quote #2428
The last of all human freedoms... is to determine your response to any
circumstance. -- Victor Frankel
circumstance. -- Victor Frankel
Monday, March 25, 2019
Fortune Quote #2427
The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who, in times of moral
crisis, preserved their neutrality. -- Dante
crisis, preserved their neutrality. -- Dante
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Fortune Quote #2426
Such statements [as "peace through strength is like virginity through
sex"] are black holes of stupidity -- idiocy is crammed into such a small
space that it folds upon itself and bends all reason and logic in its
proximity. -- Jonah Goldberg, NRO Editor
sex"] are black holes of stupidity -- idiocy is crammed into such a small
space that it folds upon itself and bends all reason and logic in its
proximity. -- Jonah Goldberg, NRO Editor
Saturday, March 23, 2019
Fortune Quote #2425
...a book must be projected in a totally ordered way on the page
axis... -- Serge Lang, "Algebra"
axis... -- Serge Lang, "Algebra"
Friday, March 22, 2019
Fortune Quote #2424
Spending one's life hoping for miraculous coincidences is generally a
losing proposition. -- Gregory L. Naber, "Topology, Geometry, and
Gauge Fields"
losing proposition. -- Gregory L. Naber, "Topology, Geometry, and
Gauge Fields"
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Fortune Quote #2423
The thinking behind such movements... is always the same: New laws will
somehow deter people who were perfectly willing to break old laws. Perhaps
the greatest example of such a mindset was the Kellogg-Briand Pact,
which "outlawed" war. "Now, why hasn't anybody thought of outlawing war
before?" the intellectual class seemed to ask itself, smacking its
collective head in what amounted to an international "V8 moment."
-- Jonah Goldberg, NRO Editor
somehow deter people who were perfectly willing to break old laws. Perhaps
the greatest example of such a mindset was the Kellogg-Briand Pact,
which "outlawed" war. "Now, why hasn't anybody thought of outlawing war
before?" the intellectual class seemed to ask itself, smacking its
collective head in what amounted to an international "V8 moment."
-- Jonah Goldberg, NRO Editor
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Fortune Quote #2422
Mathematicians have opened the gate leading to an extensive domain, but
they have not yet entered... the garden lying behind it. -- M. C.
Escher
they have not yet entered... the garden lying behind it. -- M. C.
Escher
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Fortune Quote #2421
Blaming celibacy [for child molestation] is ... contrary to all known
evidence about any vice. Total avoidance, not limited temptation, is the
only hope for controlling weakness. Alcoholics cannot have a drop of
alcohol. Former smokers cannot have just one cigarette. Problem gamblers
must avoid the racetrack. -- Ann Coulter
evidence about any vice. Total avoidance, not limited temptation, is the
only hope for controlling weakness. Alcoholics cannot have a drop of
alcohol. Former smokers cannot have just one cigarette. Problem gamblers
must avoid the racetrack. -- Ann Coulter
Monday, March 18, 2019
Fortune Quote #2420
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God
dwelleth in you? -- I Corinthians 3:16
dwelleth in you? -- I Corinthians 3:16
Sunday, March 17, 2019
Fortune Quote #2419
The pacifists and utopians who believe war never solved anything should
recall the words of the firebrand, slave-owning, and utterly lethal Nathan
Bedford Forrest upon learning that many of his fellow Confederates were
promising years of guerrilla warfare after 1865. "Men, you may all do as
you please, but I'm a-going home. Any man who is in favor of a further
prosecution of this war is a fit subject for a lunatic asylum, and ought to
be sent there immediately." -- Victor Davis Hanson
recall the words of the firebrand, slave-owning, and utterly lethal Nathan
Bedford Forrest upon learning that many of his fellow Confederates were
promising years of guerrilla warfare after 1865. "Men, you may all do as
you please, but I'm a-going home. Any man who is in favor of a further
prosecution of this war is a fit subject for a lunatic asylum, and ought to
be sent there immediately." -- Victor Davis Hanson
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Fortune Quote #2418
...if you smoke filterless cigarettes and receive checks from the
government for not working, you are more likely to believe that "reasons"
and "excuses" are the same thing. -- Jonah Goldberg, NRO Editor
government for not working, you are more likely to believe that "reasons"
and "excuses" are the same thing. -- Jonah Goldberg, NRO Editor
Friday, March 15, 2019
Fortune Quote #2417
"Am I embarrassed to speak for a less than perfect democracy? Not one
bit. Find me a better one. Do I suppose there are societies which are
free of sin? No, I don't. Do I think ours is, on balance, incomparably
the most hopeful set of human relations the world has? Yes, I do."
-- Daniel Patrick Moynihan
bit. Find me a better one. Do I suppose there are societies which are
free of sin? No, I don't. Do I think ours is, on balance, incomparably
the most hopeful set of human relations the world has? Yes, I do."
-- Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Fortune Quote #2416
The history of the 20th century should show that no idea is so absurd that
it cannot take destructive hold and play havoc with societies, even to the
point of sanctioning mass murder. -- James S. Robbins
it cannot take destructive hold and play havoc with societies, even to the
point of sanctioning mass murder. -- James S. Robbins
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Fortune Quote #2414
Often the difference between a successful marriage and a mediocre one
consists of leaving about three or four things a day unsaid. --
Harlan Miller
consists of leaving about three or four things a day unsaid. --
Harlan Miller
Monday, March 11, 2019
Fortune Quote #2413
"Marriage is like twirling a baton, turning handsprings, or eating with
chopsticks. It looks easy till you try it."
chopsticks. It looks easy till you try it."
Sunday, March 10, 2019
Fortune Quote #2412
One of the great paradoxes in romantic love is that it never produces
human relationship as long as it stays romantic. It produces drama, daring
adventures, wondrous, intense love scenes, jealousies, and betrayal; but
people never seem to settle into relationship with each other as
flesh-and-blood human beings until they are out of the romantic love stage,
until they love each other instead of being "in love." -- Robert A
Johnson
human relationship as long as it stays romantic. It produces drama, daring
adventures, wondrous, intense love scenes, jealousies, and betrayal; but
people never seem to settle into relationship with each other as
flesh-and-blood human beings until they are out of the romantic love stage,
until they love each other instead of being "in love." -- Robert A
Johnson
Saturday, March 9, 2019
Fortune Quote #2411
Because one does not see that love is an activity, a power of the soul,
one believes that all that is necessary is to find the right object--and
that everything goes by itself afterward. This attitude can be compared to
that of a man who wants to paint but who, instead of learning the art,
claims that he has just to wait for the right object, and that he will
paint beautifully when he finds it. -- Erich Fromm, "The Art of
Loving"
one believes that all that is necessary is to find the right object--and
that everything goes by itself afterward. This attitude can be compared to
that of a man who wants to paint but who, instead of learning the art,
claims that he has just to wait for the right object, and that he will
paint beautifully when he finds it. -- Erich Fromm, "The Art of
Loving"
Friday, March 8, 2019
Fortune Quote #2410
It is always and everywhere wrong to target and kill the innocent. It is
always and everywhere wrong to be cruel and hateful, to enslave and
oppress. It is always and everywhere right to be kind and just, to protect
the lives of others, and to lay down your life for a friend. --
George W. Bush
always and everywhere wrong to be cruel and hateful, to enslave and
oppress. It is always and everywhere right to be kind and just, to protect
the lives of others, and to lay down your life for a friend. --
George W. Bush
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Fortune Quote #2409
History teaches us that certain nations, certain peoples, and certain
religions at peculiar periods in their history take a momentary, but deadly
leave of their senses -- Napoleon's France for most of a decade, the
southern states in 1861, Japan in 1931, Germany in 1939, and Russia after
World War II. And when they do, they cannot be bribed, apologized to, or
sweet-talked -- only defeated. -- Victor Davis Hanson
religions at peculiar periods in their history take a momentary, but deadly
leave of their senses -- Napoleon's France for most of a decade, the
southern states in 1861, Japan in 1931, Germany in 1939, and Russia after
World War II. And when they do, they cannot be bribed, apologized to, or
sweet-talked -- only defeated. -- Victor Davis Hanson
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Fortune Quote #2408
John von Neumann supposedly had the habit of simply writing answers to
homework assignments on the board when he was asked how to solve
problems--the method of solution being, of course, obvious. One time one
of his students tried to get more helpful information by asking if there
was another way to solve the problem. Von Neumann looked blank for a
moment, thought, and then answered, "Yes."
homework assignments on the board when he was asked how to solve
problems--the method of solution being, of course, obvious. One time one
of his students tried to get more helpful information by asking if there
was another way to solve the problem. Von Neumann looked blank for a
moment, thought, and then answered, "Yes."
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Fortune Quote #2407
We find comfort among those who agree with us -- growth among those who
don't. -- Frank A. Clark
don't. -- Frank A. Clark
Monday, March 4, 2019
Fortune Quote #2406
This [proving the second incompleteness theorem] is not something you want
to do more than once in your life. Until you have to teach the class a few
years from now; then you have to do it again. -- John Clemens, Math
116b
to do more than once in your life. Until you have to teach the class a few
years from now; then you have to do it again. -- John Clemens, Math
116b
Sunday, March 3, 2019
Saturday, March 2, 2019
Fortune Quote #2404
Don't you see?! We're ACTORS---we're the opposite of people! --
Tom Stoppard, "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead"
Tom Stoppard, "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead"
Friday, March 1, 2019
Fortune Quote #2403
I'm sorry it wasn't a unicorn. It would have been nice to have
unicorns. -- Tom Stoppard, "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead"
unicorns. -- Tom Stoppard, "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead"
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