Thursday, November 20, 2008
Today's Quotes
J. R. R. Tolkien, Gandalf, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The board is set, the pieces are moving. We come to it at last...
The great battle of our time.
William Blake
To see a world in a grain of sand and a heaven in a wildflower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.
Garry Kasparov, Baltic Development Forum, Hamburg, September 13, 2004
It�s more easy to win a chess game in five minutes than it is to talk about Russia�s problems in 15 minutes
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, speech? in 1994
I believe that to meet the challenge of the next century, human beings will have to develop a greater sense of universal responsibility. Each of us must learn to work not just for his or her own self, family or nation, but for the benefit of all mankind.
Ralph Kiner
Solo homers usually come with no one on base.
Mike Ditka
Success is never permanent, and failure is never final.
Germaine Greer
Freud is the father of psychoanalysis. It has no mother.
Nelia Gardner White
Some people just don't seem to realize, when they're moaning about not getting prayers answered, that no is the answer.
There's Something About Mary
Hitchhiker No No, no, not 6 I said 7. Nobody's comin' up with 6. Who works out in 6 minutes You won't even get your heart goin, not even a mouse on a wheel. Ted That -- good point. Hitchhiker 7's the key number here. Think about it. 7-Elevens. 7 doors. 7, man, that's the number. 7 chipmunks twirlin' on a branch, eatin' lots of sunflowers on my uncle's ranch. You know that old children's tale from the sea. It's like you're dreamin' about Gorgonzola cheese when it's clearly Brie time, baby. Step into my office. Ted Why Hitchhiker 'Cause you're fired
Sydney Harris
The beauty of 'spacing' children many years apart lies in the fact that parents have time to learn the mistakes that were made with the older ones-which permits them to make exactly the opposite mistakes with the younger ones.
Clarence Darrow
The law is a horrible business.
More Quotations
Microsoft dissed Intel's 915 chip set before making 'Vista Capable ... - Computerworld Australia
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:47:00 GMT
Months before it bowed to pressure from Intel and relaxed the requirements for its "Vista Capable" marketing program, Microsoft published an article on its TechNet Web site ...
Grain quotes, High Plains & Gulf - El Paso Times
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:04:00 GMT
Texas High Plains cash grain markets closed 26 cents to 27 cents lower on grain sorghum, 11 cents to 12 cents lower on wheat, 41 cents lower on soybeans and 15 cents lower on corn ...
Cullen releases grim Treasury figures - Stuff
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:54:00 GMT
FALSE HOPE: Finance Minister Michael Cullen says the bad economic news means it is no time for 'risky and reckless' promises' or additional tax cuts. Treasury has painted a very ...
(Adds quotes, details) - Reuters
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:21:00 GMT
BERLIN, Nov 20 (Reuters) - World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Thursday there was a risk that a new economic bubble could be created by excess liquidity on markets. In an ...
¶ 4:38 PM
Quotes:
J. R. R. Tolkien, Gandalf, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The board is set, the pieces are moving. We come to it at last...
The great battle of our time.
William Blake
To see a world in a grain of sand and a heaven in a wildflower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour.
Garry Kasparov, Baltic Development Forum, Hamburg, September 13, 2004
It�s more easy to win a chess game in five minutes than it is to talk about Russia�s problems in 15 minutes
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, speech? in 1994
I believe that to meet the challenge of the next century, human beings will have to develop a greater sense of universal responsibility. Each of us must learn to work not just for his or her own self, family or nation, but for the benefit of all mankind.
Ralph Kiner
Solo homers usually come with no one on base.
Mike Ditka
Success is never permanent, and failure is never final.
Germaine Greer
Freud is the father of psychoanalysis. It has no mother.
Nelia Gardner White
Some people just don't seem to realize, when they're moaning about not getting prayers answered, that no is the answer.
There's Something About Mary
Hitchhiker No No, no, not 6 I said 7. Nobody's comin' up with 6. Who works out in 6 minutes You won't even get your heart goin, not even a mouse on a wheel. Ted That -- good point. Hitchhiker 7's the key number here. Think about it. 7-Elevens. 7 doors. 7, man, that's the number. 7 chipmunks twirlin' on a branch, eatin' lots of sunflowers on my uncle's ranch. You know that old children's tale from the sea. It's like you're dreamin' about Gorgonzola cheese when it's clearly Brie time, baby. Step into my office. Ted Why Hitchhiker 'Cause you're fired
Sydney Harris
The beauty of 'spacing' children many years apart lies in the fact that parents have time to learn the mistakes that were made with the older ones-which permits them to make exactly the opposite mistakes with the younger ones.
Clarence Darrow
The law is a horrible business.
More Quotations
Microsoft dissed Intel's 915 chip set before making 'Vista Capable ... - Computerworld Australia
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:47:00 GMT
Months before it bowed to pressure from Intel and relaxed the requirements for its "Vista Capable" marketing program, Microsoft published an article on its TechNet Web site ...
Grain quotes, High Plains & Gulf - El Paso Times
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:04:00 GMT
Texas High Plains cash grain markets closed 26 cents to 27 cents lower on grain sorghum, 11 cents to 12 cents lower on wheat, 41 cents lower on soybeans and 15 cents lower on corn ...
Cullen releases grim Treasury figures - Stuff
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:54:00 GMT
FALSE HOPE: Finance Minister Michael Cullen says the bad economic news means it is no time for 'risky and reckless' promises' or additional tax cuts. Treasury has painted a very ...
(Adds quotes, details) - Reuters
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:21:00 GMT
BERLIN, Nov 20 (Reuters) - World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Thursday there was a risk that a new economic bubble could be created by excess liquidity on markets. In an ...
¶ 4:38 PM
