Golden Oldie
Mencken and Nathan's
Ninth Law of The Average American:
The quality of a champagne is judged
by the amount of noise the
cork makes when it is popped.
This blog was created for thoughts that I receive via email sent by this man dan-galvin@oldschool.tamu.edu - Dan.
Friday, October 31, 2014
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Thursday, October 30th, 2014
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Pardo's First Postulate:
Anything good in life is either
illegal, immoral, or fattening.
Arnold's Addendum:
Everything else causes cancer in rats.
Pardo's First Postulate:
Anything good in life is either
illegal, immoral, or fattening.
Arnold's Addendum:
Everything else causes cancer in rats.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Wednesday, October 29th, 2014
Some are born great,
some achieve greatness, and
some have greatness thrust upon them.
-William Shakespeare
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some achieve greatness, and
some have greatness thrust upon them.
-William Shakespeare
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Tuesday, October 28th, 2014
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There's no real need to do housework --
after four years it doesn't get any worse.
There's no real need to do housework --
after four years it doesn't get any worse.
Friday, October 24, 2014
Friday, October 24th, 2014
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Hatred, n.:
A sentiment appropriate to the occasion of another's
superiority.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
Hatred, n.:
A sentiment appropriate to the occasion of another's
superiority.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Thursday, October 23rd, 2014
He who does not understand your silence
will probably not understand your words.
-Elbert Hubbard
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will probably not understand your words.
-Elbert Hubbard
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014
Golden Oldie
Sainthood emerges when you can listen to someone's tale of woe
and not respond with a description of your own.
-Andrew V. Mason, M.D.
Sainthood emerges when you can listen to someone's tale of woe
and not respond with a description of your own.
-Andrew V. Mason, M.D.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Tuesday, October 21st, 2014
Power is like being a lady...
if you have to tell people you are,
you aren't.
-Margaret Thatcher
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if you have to tell people you are,
you aren't.
-Margaret Thatcher
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Monday, October 20, 2014
Monday, October 20th, 2014
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Never try to outstubborn a cat.
-- Lazarus Long, "Time Enough for Love"
Never try to outstubborn a cat.
-- Lazarus Long, "Time Enough for Love"
Friday, October 17, 2014
Friday, October 17th, 2014
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This sentence contradicts itself -- no actually it doesn't.
-- Hofstadter
This sentence contradicts itself -- no actually it doesn't.
-- Hofstadter
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Thursday, October 16th, 2014
All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.
-Michael John Bobak
Bits and Pieces June 2014
FTOWWTRA
-Michael John Bobak
Bits and Pieces June 2014
FTOWWTRA
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Wednesday, October 15th, 2014
Golden Oldie
You don't get harmony when
everybody sings the same note.
-Doug Floyd
The (Other) Thought For The Day
December 1, 2004
You don't get harmony when
everybody sings the same note.
-Doug Floyd
The (Other) Thought For The Day
December 1, 2004
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Tuesday, October 14th, 2014
Golden Oldie
It is better to deserve without receiving,
than to receive without deserving.
-Robert Ingersoll (1833-1899)
Orator and lawyer
"Bits & Pieces"
November 2004
It is better to deserve without receiving,
than to receive without deserving.
-Robert Ingersoll (1833-1899)
Orator and lawyer
"Bits & Pieces"
November 2004
Monday, October 13, 2014
Monday, October 13th, 2014
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent
we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
-George Washington
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we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
-George Washington
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Friday, October 10, 2014
Friday, October 10th, 2014
A friend is one who knows you
and loves you just the same.
-Elbert Hubbard
and loves you just the same.
-Elbert Hubbard
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Thursday, October 9th, 2014
Remember that what you believe
will depend very much on what you are.
-Noah Porter
Bits and Pieces June 2014
FTOWWTRA
will depend very much on what you are.
-Noah Porter
Bits and Pieces June 2014
FTOWWTRA
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Monday, October 6, 2014
Friday, October 3, 2014
Friday, October 3rd, 2014
Those who deny freedom to others
deserve it not for themselves.
-Abraham Lincoln
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deserve it not for themselves.
-Abraham Lincoln
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Thursday, October 2, 2014
Thursday, October 2nd, 2014
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must
be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.
-Ronald Reagan
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We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must
be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.
-Ronald Reagan
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Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Wednesday, October 1st, 2014
If you want total security, go to prison.
There you're fed, clothed, given medical
care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
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There you're fed, clothed, given medical
care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
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