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Thorstein Veblen, Theory of the Leisure Class (1899)
Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.
Confucius
The man who in view of gain thinks of righteousness who in the view of danger is prepared to give up his life and who does not forget an old agreement however far back it extends - such a man may be reckoned a complete man.
Jack Handey Deep Thoughts
I think one way police departments could make some money would be to hold a yard sale of murder weapons. Many people, for example, could probably use a cheap ice pick.
William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act V, Scene V (MacBeth)
Life is but a walking Shadow, a poor Player That struts and frets his Hour upon the Stage, And then is heard no more; It is a tall Tale, Told by an Idiot, full of Sound and Fury, Signifying nothing."
John F. Kennedy
We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.
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FCC-Led Discussion to Focus on 'Net Surfers, Providers RightsSat, 23 Feb 2008 21:28:00 GMT
FOX News - The flier includes quotations from several civil rights groups criticizing Martin's policies on media ownership. The Rev. Jesse Jackson was quoted as claiming Martin supports a "massive new and unjustified welfare for the rich program.
Northwestern reviews quotes used by deanTue, 19 Feb 2008 23:56:00 GMT
Boston Globe - EVANSTON, Ill.— Northwestern University said it is reviewing the use of unnamed sources and "the veracity of quotations" in writings by the dean of its prestigious Medill School of Journalism. John Lavine cited unnamed students in two introductory ...