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Friedrich Engels
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
Epictetus
Any one thing in the creation is sufficient to demonstrate a Providence to an humble and grateful mind.
Dudley Field Malone
I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.
Johann von Goethe
Mathematicians are like Frenchmen whatever you say to them they translate into their own language and forthwith it is something entirely different.
Henry Louis Mencken
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
Jane Austen
There is not one in a hundred of either sex who is not taken in when they marry . It is, of all transactions, the one in which people expect most from others, and are least honest themselves.
Gary Trudeau
I've been trying for some time to develop a lifestyle that doesn't require my presence.
Gordon R. Dickson
Some people like my advice so much that they frame it upon the wall instead of using it.
Danish proverb
To own is to fear.
Benjamin Franklin
So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for everything one has a mind to do.
John Quinton
Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, they go out and buy more tunnel.
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Revelers left 40 tons of trash in New York's Times Square - Houston ChronicleThu, 01 Jan 2009 21:14:00 GMT
NEW YORK — One million revelers packed into Times Square plus a ton of confetti and countless noisemakers equals a whole lot of garbage — about 40 tons, according to the city Department of Sanitation. Cleanup crews hit the streets today shortly ...
Palin's Daughter Gives Birth to Son - AOLThu, 01 Jan 2009 22:40:00 GMT
Bristol Palin, 18, gave birth to Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston on Saturday, People magazine reported online. He weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces. Colleen Jones, the sister of Bristol's grandmother, told the magazine that "the baby is fine and Bristol is ...
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Thomas Jefferson
One man with courage is a majority.
Anais Nin
There are only two kinds of freedom in the world; the freedom of the rich and powerful, and the freedom of the artist and the monk who renounces possessions.
Jean Babtiste Henri Lacordaire
Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that.
Louis Auchincloss
Only little boys and old men sneer at love.
Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless
The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.
More QuotesA lively forum - Worcester Telegram & GazetteThu, 01 Jan 2009 09:26:00 GMT
We are gratified that thousands of our readers consider The People’s Forum to be just that — a forum in which the agenda is set by the people, not politicians or pundits. During 2008, the Telegram & Gazette published 1,878 letters to the editor ...
Check Services - Commodity OnlineThu, 01 Jan 2009 08:57:00 GMT
MUMBAI: Pepper futures on Thursday erased previous gains that it had achieved in three consecutive days. January pepper futures contract on NCDEX slumped Rs 94 to the low of Rs 10,510 per 100 kg. The counter currently quotes lower Rs 64 at Rs 10,540 ...
New Year quotes - Tehran TimesThu, 01 Jan 2009 08:50:00 GMT
The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul. G. K. Chesterton Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. Hal Borland The ...
The Top 10 Everything of 2008 - TimeThu, 01 Jan 2009 07:53:00 GMT
Albums Animal Stories Awkward Moments Best Biz Deals Best Performances Breakups Buzzwords Campaign Gaffes Campaign Video Moments Children's Books Crime Stories Editorial Cartoons Election Photos Fashion Moments Fashion Faux Pas Fiction Books ...