Quote-A-Thon

[Gemini Cricket]

"How come how come he can he can tell-a tell-a you're-a you're-a
Always always number number one without a doubt
When-a when-a he is he is always always squirmin' squirmin'
Like a little snake under-a e-ver-y-a rock
You've been you've been workin' workin' on the on the love
And he's been only only playing undercover all the while
Take a take another 'nother look into his eyes
And you will on-ly see a rep-tile"

~ Paula Abdul

[sleepyjeff]

"The State of war is a state of enmity and destrucion; and therefore declaring by word or action, not a passionate and hasty, but a sedate, settled design upon another man's life, puts him in a state of war with him against whom he has declared such an intention, and so has exposed his life to the other's power to be taken away by him, or anyone that joins with him in his defense and espouses his quarrel; it being reasonable and just I should have a right to destroy that which threatens me with destruction."


---John Locke

[SacTown Chronic]

"Benefit cuts is an interesting word." -- George W Bush (2/15/05)


You go, George!

[MerryPrankster]

I'm in a Jim Morrison kind of mood today. It's impossible for me to pick out just one. Sorry!

Jim Morrison --

"I was stoned. It seemed like a fun thing to do at the time."

"There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors."

"Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free."

[Tref]

Nice quote from the Self Realisation Fellowship in Hollywood,

"Try to realise you are a divine traveler. You are here for only a little while, then depart for a dissimiliar & fascinating world. Do not limit your thought to one brief life and one small earth. Remember the vastness of the Spirit that dwells within you."
Paramahansa Yogananda

[Ghoulish Delight]

Okay, these are all too wonderful to pick and choose, so I'm just going to bombard you (get it, bombard...oh, it helps if you know who these quotes are from) with some Einstein gems.

"It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as if you described a Beethoven symphony as a variation of wave pressure."

"As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality."

"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."

"If A equals success, then the formula is _ A = _ X + _ Y + _ Z. _ X is work. _ Y is play. _ Z is keep your mouth shut."

"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."

"I never think of the future. It comes soon enough."

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."

"A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death."

"What really interests me is whether God had any choice in the creation of the world."

[mousepod]

"Marx was fortunate to have been born eighty years before Walt Disney. Disney also promised a child's paradise and unlike Marx, delivered on his promise."

John Ralston Saul (from Voltaire's Bastards: The Dictatorship of Reason in the West. 1992)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

OMG, I had no clue Einstein said such amazing things! Makes me want to read a biography. So cool!

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Ok, I'll be a rule-breaker too and post more than one.

The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side.

Hunter S. Thompson

It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English -- up to fifty words used in correct context -- no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.

Carl Sagan

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

Ok, I'll be a rule-breaker too and post more than one.

The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side.

Hunter S. Thompson

It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English -- up to fifty words used in correct context -- no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.

Carl Sagan

Omg- you've quoted two of my favorite authors! I'd give you mojo, but I can't yet!!! You rock!