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If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers.
Speaker: Thomas Pynchon, writer (b. 1937)Posted: 05 Oct 2008 at 4:02 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
When you play, play hard; when you work, don’t play at all.
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The history of popular music is littered with great partnerships. Rodgers had his Hammerstein, Lennon had his McCartney, and Lloyd Webber had… his photocopier…
Source: BBC Radio 4, "I'm Sorry, I Haven't a Clue"Posted: 05 Oct 2008 at 4:00 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.
Speaker: E.B. White, writer (1899-1985)Posted: 05 Oct 2008 at 3:59 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Silence will save me from being wrong (and foolish), but it will also deprive me of the possibility of being right.
Posted: 05 Oct 2008 at 3:56 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
First we thought the PC was a calculator. Then we found out how to turn numbers into letters with ASCII — and we thought it was a typewriter. Then we discovered graphics, and we thought it was a television. With the World Wide Web, we’ve realized it’s a brochure.
Speaker: Douglas AdamsPosted: 01 Oct 2008 at 4:12 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
Speaker: Douglas AdamsPosted: 01 Oct 2008 at 4:11 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
It doesn’t matter which party is elected into office. If it’s Democrats, they will probably tax and spend. If it’s Republicans, they will probably borrow and spend.
Speaker: Robert T. KiyosakiSource: Increasing Your Financial IQPosted: 20 Sep 2008 at 8:25 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
Intelligence is not about memorizing old answers and avoiding mistakes – behavior our school system defines as intelligent. True intelligence is about learning to solve problems in order to qualify to solve bigger problems. True intelligence is about the joy of learning rather than the fear of failing.
Speaker: Robert T. KiyosakiSource: Increasing Your Financial IQPosted: 20 Sep 2008 at 8:14 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment!