Archive for the ‘quotes’ Category

The Bird, the Cat and the Cow Dung

I saw a movie last night from 1995 called Assassins.  It stars Sylvester Stallone, Julianne Moore and Antonio Banderas.  It isn’t the greatest movie (although it is far from the worst).  But it does have a great little story that Julianne Moore tells near the end.  I’m sure I’ve heard it before.  It goes something [...]

Quote from H. G. Wells, The Discovery of the Future

The following is one of my favorite passages.  I first read it in the Help file of a software program by John Walker called Home Planet maybe 15 years ago. John includes it at the end of an incredibly well written article about the Fermi paradox. And finally there is the reasonable certainty that this [...]

Great Quote – Here’s to the Crazy Ones

Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t [...]