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"Architecture is music frozen in space." Goethe l
Two things are infinite: The
universe and human stupidity...and I'm not sure about the universe. Albert Einstein
l The true world is one of permanence. Change is also an illusion. Parmenides (540 BC) l Time is a mental
impression to which nothing in the real world corresponds. Plato
l The most preposterous notion that homosapiens has ever dreamed up is that the Lord God of Creation, shaper and ruler of all the Universe, wants the saccharine adoration of his creatures, can be swayed by their prayers and become petulant if he does not receive this flattery. Yet this absurd fantasy, without a shred of evidence to bolster it, pays all the expenses of the oldest, largest and least productive industry in all history. Lazarus Long character created by Robert A. Heinlein l I swear by my life and my love for it, that I shall never live for the sake of another man, nor expect another man to live for mine. John Galt's speech by Ayn Rand l Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? [Who will guard the guards?] l The true world is one of permanence. Change is also an illusion. Parmenides (540 BC) l Time is a mental impression to which nothing in the
real world corresponds. Plato
l For us physicists the distinction between past, present and future signifies only an obstinate illusion. Albert Einstein l
The most
preposterous notion that homosapiens has ever dreamed up is that the
Lord God of Creation, shaper and ruler of all the Universe, wants the
saccharine adoration of his creatures, can be swayed by their prayers
and become petulant if he does not receive this
flattery. Yet this absurd fantasy, without a shred of evidence to
bolster
it, pays all the expenses of the oldest, largest and least productive
industry
in all history. Lazarus Long character
created by
Robert A. Heinlein
l I swear by my life and my love for it, that I shall never live for the sake of another man, nor expect another man to live for mine. John Galt's speech by Ayn Rand l Always store beer in a dark place. l By the data to date, there is only one animal in the world dangerous to man and that is man himself -- he has to supply his own competition and has no enemy to help him. l It is possible to make no mistakes...and still lose. l If it can't be expressed in verifiable figures -- it's an opinion. l A generation that ignores history has no past and no future. l It's amazing how much 'mature wisdom' resembles being too tired. l If you don't like yourself, you can't like others. l Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes. l No state
has an inherent right to survive through conscripted troops, and in the
long run, no state ever has. Roman matrons used to say to their
sons, "Come back with your shield, or on it." Later on this custom died
and so did Rome.
l A bore speaks clichés while a 'wit' creates his own. l One man's theology is another man's belly laugh. l Men rarely dream up a god superior to themselves. Most gods have the manners and morals of a spoiled child. l You can have peace or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both. l Put your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark. l An elephant is a mouse built by a committee. l Throughout history, poverty is and has been the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded are the work of a very small minority, frequently despised, often condemned and opposed by all 'right thinking' people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating or is driven out of a society, the people slip back into poverty. This is known as 'Bad Luck'. l Any organism that grows without limit always dies in its own poisons - including man. l Democracy is based on the assumption that a million men are wiser than one. l Autocracy is based on the assumption that one man is wiser than a million men. l Any government will work if authority and responsibility are equal, and equally applied. This does not insure 'good' government, it simply insures that it will work. l
Altruism
is based on
self deception.
l Taxes are not levied for the benefit of the taxed. l War is too serious to be taught by the inexperienced. l You live and learn or you don't live long. l One man's 'magic' is another man's 'engineering.' l Never underestimate the power of stupidity. l The sovereign ingredient for a happy life is: PAY CASH or do without. l Those who refuse to support and defend a state have no claim to protection by that state. l If you have an arguement with your wife and it turns out that you were right -- apologize at once. l Secrecy is the beginning of tyranny. l The greatest productive force is human selfishness. l Natural laws have no pity so be careful. l Formal courtesy is even more important between husband and wife than it is between strangers. l
Anything
free is worth what you pay for it.
l Do not confuse 'Duty' with what other people expect of you. Duty is a debt that you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations that you have assumed voluntarily. l A committee is a life form with six or more legs and no brain. l Don't try to have the last word, you might get it. l Reality exists independent of anyone's whims, and is knowable. l People who live in a concrete past lose their ability to control their future. l The opressor has nothing more than the power you confer upon him to destroy you. Where has he acquired enough eyes to spy upon you if you do not provide them yourlsef? How can he have so many arms to beat you with if he does not borrow them from you? The feet that trample down your cities -- where does he get them if they are notyour own? How does he have any power over you except through you? How would he dare assail you if he had not cooperation from you? l Sometimes divine revelation simply means adjusting your brain to hear what your heart already knows. l Faith is what makes us all non-mathematical l Faith is linked to matter above and below our sensory perception l Every great and deep difficulty
bares in itself its own solution. l Not finding, but remembering the
solution. l Man
becomes used to cruelty, and in the end, makes a law of that which he
despises. Goethe l When I was born, I was so
surprised I didn't talk for a year and a half.
l
Until I was 13, I thought my name was 'Shut Up.'
l I'm not afraid to die -- I just don't want to be there when it happens. l Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use. l Marriage is one of the chief causes of divorce. l Work is fine if it doesn't take up too much of your time. l When everything's coming your way -- you're in the wrong lane. l The trouble with being punctual is that there's no one there to appreciate it. l If you tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe, he'll believe you. If you tell him that a park bench has just been painted, he has to touch it to be sure. l Beat the 5 O'clock rush -- leave work at noon! l It's not the fall that kills you -- it's the sudden stop at the end. l I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder. l The cigarette does the smoking - you are just the sucker. l Someday is not a day of the week. l "Women might be able to fake orgasms, but men can fake whole relationships." (Sharon Stone) l "My girlfriend always laughs during sex no matter what she's reading." (Steve Jobs - Founder: Apple Computers) l "My cousin just died. He was only 19. He got stung by a bee - the natural enemy of a tightrope walker." (Dan Rather - News anchorman) l "I saw a woman wearing a sweatshirt with 'Guess' on it. I said, 'Thyroid problem?'" (Arnold Schwarzenegger) l "Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for Black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps." (Tiger Woods) l "Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month that I can be myself." (Roseanne)
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