Yes, I subscribe to Quotes of the Day, several variations in fact. And I save one every couple of weeks, knowing that it will make a great blog opening some day. But as the file grows larger and I use nary of single one of those brilliant bon mots, well why not a "Quote Dump"Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.
-- Steven Wright
-- Steven Wright
When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained.
-- Edward R. Murrow
-- Edward R. Murrow
If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way.
-- Buckminster Fuller Bertrand Russell
-- Buckminster Fuller Bertrand Russell
The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory.
-- Paul Fix
-- Paul Fix
In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these.
-- Paul HarveyPaul Harvey
-- Paul HarveyPaul Harvey
No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up.
-- Lily Tomlin
-- Lily Tomlin
I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.
-- Umberto Eco
-- Umberto Eco
With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.
-- Steven WeinbergSteven Weinberg
-- Steven WeinbergSteven Weinberg
