Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Today's Quotes
George Santayana
Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer there is nobility in preserving it coolly and proudly through long youth, until at last, in the ripeness of instinct and discretion, it can be safely exchanged for fidelity and happiness.
Jack Handey Deep Thoughts
I think in one of my previous lives I was a mighty king, because I like people to do what I say.
Izaak Walton
God has two dwellings: one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart.
Dave Barry, "The Taming of the Screw"
Electricity is actually made up of extremely tiny particles called electrons, that you cannot see with the naked eye unless you have been drinking.
Moliere
Everyone has a right to his own course of action.
John J. Plomp
You know that children are growing up when they start asking questions that have answers.
Abraham Lincoln
If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business.
Samuel Butler, The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1912)
An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard only one side of the case; God has written all the books.
Sren Aaby Kierkegaard
It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important.
Clive Staples Lewis
Friendship is...the sort of love one can imagine between angels.
More Quotations
Rabbi asks Pope, synod leaders to speak out to defend Israel - NZ Catholic
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:16:00 GMT
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Israeli Rabbi Shear-Yashuv Cohen, the chief rabbi of Haifa, asked Pope Benedict XVI and top Catholic leaders to continue learning to appreciate the Jewish ...
(Adds more details, quotes) - Reuters
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:39:00 GMT
LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - A leading international media buyer slashed its global advertising spend forecasts for 2008 and 2009 on Tuesday, in a sign that the financial crisis has ...
(Adds details, background, quotes) - Reuters
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:25:00 GMT
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 7 (Reuters) - South Africa's business confidence index (BCI) fell to a new 5-year low of 89.9 in September as a global credit crisis dampened sentiment, a survey ...
Ukrainian News Agency - Ukrainian News
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:32:00 GMT
On Monday, the interbank hryvnia rate fell by 28 kopecks to 5.2800 UAH/USD, after an increase on Friday. According to dealers of commercial banks, at the beginning of the trading ...
1972: Nixon makes historic visit to China - BBC News
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:36:00 GMT
The American President Richard Nixon has arrived in China at the start of a week-long summit aimed at ending 20 years of frosty relations between the two countries. His visit began ...
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Check out these Quotes:
George Santayana
Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer there is nobility in preserving it coolly and proudly through long youth, until at last, in the ripeness of instinct and discretion, it can be safely exchanged for fidelity and happiness.
Jack Handey Deep Thoughts
I think in one of my previous lives I was a mighty king, because I like people to do what I say.
Izaak Walton
God has two dwellings: one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart.
Dave Barry, "The Taming of the Screw"
Electricity is actually made up of extremely tiny particles called electrons, that you cannot see with the naked eye unless you have been drinking.
Moliere
Everyone has a right to his own course of action.
John J. Plomp
You know that children are growing up when they start asking questions that have answers.
Abraham Lincoln
If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business.
Samuel Butler, The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1912)
An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard only one side of the case; God has written all the books.
Sren Aaby Kierkegaard
It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important.
Clive Staples Lewis
Friendship is...the sort of love one can imagine between angels.
More Quotations
Rabbi asks Pope, synod leaders to speak out to defend Israel - NZ Catholic
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:16:00 GMT
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Israeli Rabbi Shear-Yashuv Cohen, the chief rabbi of Haifa, asked Pope Benedict XVI and top Catholic leaders to continue learning to appreciate the Jewish ...
(Adds more details, quotes) - Reuters
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:39:00 GMT
LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - A leading international media buyer slashed its global advertising spend forecasts for 2008 and 2009 on Tuesday, in a sign that the financial crisis has ...
(Adds details, background, quotes) - Reuters
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:25:00 GMT
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 7 (Reuters) - South Africa's business confidence index (BCI) fell to a new 5-year low of 89.9 in September as a global credit crisis dampened sentiment, a survey ...
Ukrainian News Agency - Ukrainian News
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:32:00 GMT
On Monday, the interbank hryvnia rate fell by 28 kopecks to 5.2800 UAH/USD, after an increase on Friday. According to dealers of commercial banks, at the beginning of the trading ...
1972: Nixon makes historic visit to China - BBC News
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:36:00 GMT
The American President Richard Nixon has arrived in China at the start of a week-long summit aimed at ending 20 years of frosty relations between the two countries. His visit began ...
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