It is said that the civilized man seeks out good and intelligent company, so that by learned discourse, he may rise above the savage, and be closer to God. Personally, however, I like to start the day with a total dickhead to remind me that I'm best.
-- Edmund, Lord Blackadder (Blackadder II)
Friday, July 31, 2009
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Quote of the Day
Criminals are never very amusing. It's because they're failures. Those who make real money aren't counted as criminals. This is a class distinction, not an ethical problem.
-- Orson Welles
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Quote of the Day
A paranoid is someone who knows a little of what's going on.
-- William S. Burroughs
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Quote of the Day
It is the dull man who is always sure, and the sure man who is always dull.
-- H.L. Mencken
Monday, July 27, 2009
Quote of the Day
In the year 415, the woman scientist Hypatia, head of the legendary Alexandria library, was beaten to death by Christian monks who considered her a pagan. The leader of the monks, Cyril, was canonized a saint
-- James A. Haught (Free Inquiry, Winter 1996/1997)
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Quote of the Day
Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.
-- Mark Twain
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Quote of the Day
Mr. Bush is the latest in a string of Republican "Photo-Presidents." Mr. Nixon was the last guy clearly in command, and his people dutifully followed him off the Watergate cliff, like grateful lemmings in grey suits. Mr. Ford, Mr. Reagan, Bushes 41 and 43 clearly are just front men, and all have been fully "staffed," which is wonkspeak for "committee leadership." Imagine ten shady characters actually calling the shots backstage. They have the combined net worth of South America, and the combined IQ of Dan Quayle.
-- B. Rehak
Friday, July 24, 2009
Quote of the Day
Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away.
-- Sir Thomas Beecham
Thursday, July 23, 2009
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