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Sunday, June 29, 2008
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John Henry Newman
The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.
Publilius Syrus
Speech is a mirror of the soul as a man speaks, so is he.
Benjamin Franklin
We must hang together, gentlemen...else, we shall most assuredly hang separately.
Rambler
A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the full value of time and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
Johann Georg Zimmermann
Open your mouth and purse cautiously; and your stock of wealth and reputation shall, at least in repute, be great.
Adam Smith
The difference of natural talents in different men is, in reality, much less than we are aware of; and the very different genius which appears to distinguish men of different professions, when grown up to maturity, is not upon many occasions so much the cause as the effect of the division of labour. The difference between the most dissimilar characters, between a philosopher and a common street porter, for example, seems to arise not so much from nature as from habit, custom, and education. When they came into the world, and for the first six or eight years of their existence, they were perhaps very much alike, and neither their parents nor playfellows could perceive any remarkable difference...
Winston Churchill, Quoted in: Irving Klotz, Bending perception, a book review, Nature, 1996, Volume 379, p 412
Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but usually manages to pick himself up, walk over or around it, and carry on.
Norman O. Brown
In its famous paradox, the equation of money and excrement, psychoanalysis becomes the first science to state what common sense and the poets have long known -- that the essence of money is in its absolute worthlessness.
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Report: U.S. Escalating Covert Operations Against Iran - FOX News
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:47:00 GMT
Late last year, Congressional leaders agreed to a request from President Bush to fund a major escalation of covert operations against Iran, and charges that the administration is running "cross border" operations into Iran, The New Yorker magazine ...
Israel approves prisoner swap with Hezbollah; reopens crossing for ... - Forbes
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:54:00 GMT
JERUSALEM (Thomson Financial) - Israel's cabinet on Sunday gave the green light for a prisoner swap with Hezbollah, although Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said two soldiers held by the Lebanese militia are known to be dead, public radio said. The ...
Occupation plan for Iraq faulted in U.S. Army history - International Herald Tribune
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:36:00 GMT
WASHINGTON : Soon after U.S. forces toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003, General Tommy Franks surprised senior U.S. Army officers by revamping the military command in Baghdad. The decision reflected the assumption by Franks, the top U.S. commander for the ...
Quotations of the day - International Herald Tribune
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:57:00 GMT
"It's the world upside down: In other countries they look for the marijuana in the cigarette. Here they look for the cigarette in the marijuana." — Jason den Enting, manager of a coffee shop in the Netherlands which is about to ban smoking in bars ...
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Quotes:
John Henry Newman
The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.
Publilius Syrus
Speech is a mirror of the soul as a man speaks, so is he.
Benjamin Franklin
We must hang together, gentlemen...else, we shall most assuredly hang separately.
Rambler
A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the full value of time and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
Johann Georg Zimmermann
Open your mouth and purse cautiously; and your stock of wealth and reputation shall, at least in repute, be great.
Adam Smith
The difference of natural talents in different men is, in reality, much less than we are aware of; and the very different genius which appears to distinguish men of different professions, when grown up to maturity, is not upon many occasions so much the cause as the effect of the division of labour. The difference between the most dissimilar characters, between a philosopher and a common street porter, for example, seems to arise not so much from nature as from habit, custom, and education. When they came into the world, and for the first six or eight years of their existence, they were perhaps very much alike, and neither their parents nor playfellows could perceive any remarkable difference...
Winston Churchill, Quoted in: Irving Klotz, Bending perception, a book review, Nature, 1996, Volume 379, p 412
Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but usually manages to pick himself up, walk over or around it, and carry on.
Norman O. Brown
In its famous paradox, the equation of money and excrement, psychoanalysis becomes the first science to state what common sense and the poets have long known -- that the essence of money is in its absolute worthlessness.
More Quotes
Report: U.S. Escalating Covert Operations Against Iran - FOX News
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:47:00 GMT
Late last year, Congressional leaders agreed to a request from President Bush to fund a major escalation of covert operations against Iran, and charges that the administration is running "cross border" operations into Iran, The New Yorker magazine ...
Israel approves prisoner swap with Hezbollah; reopens crossing for ... - Forbes
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:54:00 GMT
JERUSALEM (Thomson Financial) - Israel's cabinet on Sunday gave the green light for a prisoner swap with Hezbollah, although Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said two soldiers held by the Lebanese militia are known to be dead, public radio said. The ...
Occupation plan for Iraq faulted in U.S. Army history - International Herald Tribune
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:36:00 GMT
WASHINGTON : Soon after U.S. forces toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003, General Tommy Franks surprised senior U.S. Army officers by revamping the military command in Baghdad. The decision reflected the assumption by Franks, the top U.S. commander for the ...
Quotations of the day - International Herald Tribune
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:57:00 GMT
"It's the world upside down: In other countries they look for the marijuana in the cigarette. Here they look for the cigarette in the marijuana." — Jason den Enting, manager of a coffee shop in the Netherlands which is about to ban smoking in bars ...
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Daily Famous Quotes
Lindsay Lohan
I am happy being able to play roles with people my age because once you do something really mature there is no turning back.
Venezuelan Proverb
A good friend will fit you like ring to finger.
Ronald Reagan
It's difficult to see that people are starving in this country because food isn't available.(1986)
Marcus Aurelius
Death smiles at us all, but all a man can do is smile back.
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Evangelical movement touts 'Jesus for president' - CNN
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:30:00 GMT
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- They're spiritual misfits. Rabble-rousers. They packed the shell of the old Baptist church on Negley Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to hear author, monk and fellow misfit Shane Claiborne stump on the campaign ...
Co-op to buy Somerfield from private equity owners next week - report - Forbes
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:29:00 GMT
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The Co-operative Group may seal a deal worth up to 2 billion pounds to buy supermarket group Somerfield from its private equity owners as early as next week, the Sunday Express reported. The Co-op has been working with ...
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Lindsay Lohan
I am happy being able to play roles with people my age because once you do something really mature there is no turning back.
Venezuelan Proverb
A good friend will fit you like ring to finger.
Ronald Reagan
It's difficult to see that people are starving in this country because food isn't available.(1986)
Marcus Aurelius
Death smiles at us all, but all a man can do is smile back.
More Quotes
Evangelical movement touts 'Jesus for president' - CNN
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:30:00 GMT
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- They're spiritual misfits. Rabble-rousers. They packed the shell of the old Baptist church on Negley Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to hear author, monk and fellow misfit Shane Claiborne stump on the campaign ...
Co-op to buy Somerfield from private equity owners next week - report - Forbes
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:29:00 GMT
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The Co-operative Group may seal a deal worth up to 2 billion pounds to buy supermarket group Somerfield from its private equity owners as early as next week, the Sunday Express reported. The Co-op has been working with ...
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