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Elizabeth Adamson


Baby: an alimentary canal with a loud voice at one end and no responsibility at the other.

Malcolm Muggeridge


There's nothing in this world more instinctively abhorrent to me than finding myself in agreement with my fellow-humans.

Brad Moore


Pride would be a lot easier to swallow if it didn't taste so bad.

Vilhjalmur Stefansson


What is the difference between unethical and ethical advertising? Unethical advertising uses falsehoods to deceive the public; ethical advertising uses truth to deceive the public.

Benny Hill


Never play leapfrog with a unicorn.

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Quips and quotes - Eagle-Tribune

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 06:18:00 GMT
"It's been a long time coming, but tonight — because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment — change has come to America." President-elect Barack ...

Webster iPhone App Exorbitantly Priced at $60 - Wired

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:30:00 GMT
Merriam Webster pontificates that its dictionary should be appraised an exorbitant amount in the iPhone App Store. The unabridged dictionary, of the international variant, contains ...

Obama Inspires Hope in India, Pakistan - Scoop

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:53:00 GMT
The poser illustrates the most significant impact of the Obama victory on India, as perhaps on many other countries across continents. In popular discourse, the question takes ...

Quips and quotes - Eagle-Tribune

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 06:18:00 GMT
"It's been a long time coming, but tonight — because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment — change has come to America." President-elect Barack ...

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Napoleon Bonaparte


There are two levers for moving men interest and fear.

Thales, (The Seven Sages) from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers


Know thyself.

Victor Hugo


Dream no small dreams. They have no power to stir the souls of men.

James Branch Cabell


There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted.

E. M. Cioran


Does our ferocity not derive from the fact that our instincts are all too interested in other people If we attended more to ourselves and became the center, the object of our murderous inclinations, the sum of our intolerances would diminish.

Robert Louis Stephenson


We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we can find in our travels is an honest friend.

Charles Rosin


There's something intrinsically therapeutic about choosing to spend your time in a wide, open park- like setting that non-golfers can never truly understand.

Richard Jeni


It is a sad fact that 50 percent of marriages in this country end in divorce. But hey, the other half end in death. You could be one of the lucky ones!

Trey and Matt Stone Parker


I just realized that there's going to be a lot of painful times in life, so I better learn to deal with it the right way.

William James


The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

Bruce Lee


True refinement seeks simplicity.

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Voters Across Nation Hit by Dirty Tricks - AOL

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 04:59:00 GMT
(Nov. 2) - In the hours before Election Day, as inevitable as winter, comes an onslaught of dirty tricks — confusing e-mails, disturbing phone calls and insinuating fliers left ...

Reports: Russian navy says more than 20 killed in accident on nuclear ... - In-Forum

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:43:00 GMT
Russian news agencies are reporting that an accident aboard a nuclear-powered submarine has killed more than 20 people. Interfax quotes navy spokesman Capt. Igor Dygalo as saying ...

Reports: Russian sub accident kills more than 20 - Associated Press

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:22:00 GMT
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian news agencies are reporting that an accident aboard a nuclear-powered submarine has killed more than 20 people. Interfax quotes navy spokesman Capt. Igor ...

Russian sub accident kills more than 20 - International Herald Tribune

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:53:00 GMT
MOSCOW : Russian news agencies reported the navy as saying an accident aboard a nuclear-powered submarine has killed more than 20 people. Interfax quotes navy spokesman Capt. Igor ...

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own.

Akhenaton


Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness but He who gave thee Soul, armed thee with resolution. Employ it, and thou art wise be wise and thou art happy.

Lily Langtry


Anyone who limits her vision to memories of yesterday is already dead.

Otavio Paz, The Labyrinth of Solitude (1950)


Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual.

Heinrich Heine


The fundamental evil of the world arose from the fact that the good Lord has not created money enough.

Burk Hudson


Perfection is a road, not a destination. Every time I live, I get an education.

Themistocles, from Plutarch, Lives


I have with me two gods, Persuasion and Compulsion.

Alexander Pope


A man should never be ashamed to own he has been wrong, which is but saying, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

Douglas Adams, "Mostly Harmless"


A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

Percy Bysshe Shelley, Adonais


Winter is come and gone,
But grief returns with the revolving year.

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Brown may bring in massive tax cuts - Metro.co.uk

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 04:24:00 GMT
Speculation is growing that Gordon Brown is planning massive tax cuts Speculation is growing that Prime Minister Gordon Brown is planning a £15 billion package of tax cuts to ...

Reports: Russian navy says more than 20 killed in accident on nuclear ... - Duluth News Tribune

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:29:00 GMT
Russian news agencies are reporting that an accident aboard a nuclear-powered submarine has killed more than 20 people. Interfax quotes navy spokesman Capt. Igor Dygalo as saying ...

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E. W. Dijkstra


The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim.

Andrew Schneider


She gave me more than just a sweater vest that night. She gave me all this. Nothing. She gave me nothing. That's what I need. No phone book, no Game Boy, no pasta maker, TV Guide. Nowhere to go, nothing to do.

Quintilian


Our minds are like our stomachs; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetites.

William James


Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.

Rose Lane


Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don't even remember leaving open.

William Shakespeare


Thou shalt be both the plaintiff and the judge of thine own cause.

Unknown


If you make the world a little better, then you have accomplished a great deal.

Maasai Proverb


Daylight follows a dark night.

Mark Twain


Imagination is always the fabric of social life and the dynamic of history. The influence of real needs and compulsions, of real interests and materials, is indirect because the crowd is never conscious of it.

Anita Roddick, A Revolution in Kindness, 2003


The end result of kindness is that it draws people to you.

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Reports: Russian sub accident kills more than 20 - International Herald Tribune

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:00:00 GMT
MOSCOW : Russian news agencies are reporting that an accident aboard a nuclear-powered submarine has killed more than 20 people. Interfax quotes navy spokesman Capt. Igor Dygalo as ...

Tape shows Nats still 'Cold War warriors' - Goff - Stuff

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:29:00 GMT
BILL ENGLISH: 'I'm a bit worried about this whole Obama and Europe thing, just because there's a limited effectiveness in being moralistic about international relations and Europe ...

Brown may bring in massive tax cuts - Channel 4 News

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:00:00 GMT
Speculation is growing that Prime Minister Gordon Brown is planning a £15 billion package of tax cuts to boost the ailing economy. Mr Brown fuelled expectations of tax cuts in the ...

A C Grayling: Euphoria will fade, but hope springs eternal - The Independent

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:59:00 GMT
Among the numerous gems of eloquence with which Barack Obama strewed his path to the White House, one that has already gained a footing in collections of quotations is this: ...

Behold your 'servants': Senate president, speaker, governor - Vanguard

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:16:00 GMT
Today, the raw material of (our political) experience is provided by men whom no one respects —Albert Camus, 1903-1960. (Vanguard Book of Quotations p 52). The president of the ...

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Oriana Fallaci


Henry Kissinger may have wished I had presented him as a combination of Charles DeGaulle and Disraeli, but I didn't. . .out of respect for DeGaulle and Disraeli. I described him as a cowboy because thats how he described himself. If I were a cowboy I would be offended.

George Seaton Bowes


The heart that is to be filled to the brim with holy joy must be held still.

J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit


What do you mean? Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good on this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?

Anon.


Some people weave burlap into the fabric of our lives, and some weave gold thread. Both contribute to make the whole picture beautiful and unique.

Aeschylus


I would far rather be ignorant than wise in the foreboding of evil.

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Voters Across Nation Hit by Dirty Tricks - AOL

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:50:00 GMT
(Nov. 2) - In the hours before Election Day, as inevitable as winter, comes an onslaught of dirty tricks — confusing e-mails, disturbing phone calls and insinuating fliers left ...

Phoenix: Ford NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying Recap, Quotes - PaddockTalk

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:08:00 GMT
CARL EDWARDS – No. 99 Office Depot Ford Fusion (qualified 15th) – "I really like this race track. We’ve been very fast here in the past. It’s really a really fun race, and ...

North American markets higher despite dismal U.S. jobs report - Edmonton Sun

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:03:00 GMT
TORONTO - North American markets were all higher Friday morning as employment figures disappointed in the United States but beat expectations in Canada on a boost from election ...

Canadian dollar closed at 84.18 cents US, up 0.26 of a cent - Canada East

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:44:00 GMT
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar closed up 0.26 of a cent to 84.18 cents US on Friday. The U.S. dollar stood at 118.80 cents Canadian, down 0.36 of a cent. Pound sterling closed C$1 ...

Voters Across Nation Hit by Dirty Tricks - AOL

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:50:00 GMT
(Nov. 2) - In the hours before Election Day, as inevitable as winter, comes an onslaught of dirty tricks — confusing e-mails, disturbing phone calls and insinuating fliers left ...

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