It's the opinion of some that crops could be grown on the moon. Which raises the fear that it may not be long before we're paying somebody not to.
Franklin P. Jones
There is no reason to accept the doctrines crafted to sustain power and privilege, or to believe that we are constrained by mysterious and unknown social laws. These are simply decisions made within institutions that are subject to human will and that must face the test of legitimacy. And if they do not meet the test, they can be replaced by other institutions that are more free and more just, as has happened often in the past."
-- Noam Chomsky
“What is my joy if all hands, even the unclean, can reach into it? What is my wisdom, if even the fools can dictate to me? What is my freedom, if all creatures, even the botched and the impotent, are my masters? What is my life, if I am but to bow, to agree and to obey?” – Ayn Rand (from “Anthem,” 1937)
Buying the right computer and getting it to work properly is no more complicated than building a nuclear reactor from wristwatch parts in a darkened room using only your teeth.
-- Dave Barry
All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles have strengthened me. . . . You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.
-- Walt Disney
I'm a middle age white guy, which means I'm constantly reminded that my particular group is responsible for the oppression of every known minority PLUS most wars PLUS government corruption PLUS pollution of the environment, not to mention that it was middle-age white guys who killed Bambi's mom.
-- Dave Barry
"Why does everyone in Britain think a cup of tea can cure everything? Oh, you've broken your leg? Have a nice cup of tea! You've cracked your head open? Won't you have a cup of tea!" - Debbie Dean from Hollyoaks
July 20th – Man on the Moon (1969)
That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.
Neil Armstrong
http://www.snopes.com/quotes/onesmall.htm
Apollo 11 astronaut flubbed his 'one small step' remark as he became the first man to set foot on the surface of the moon.
In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love; they had five hundred years of democracy and peace and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.
-- Orson Welles
Wow -- for some reason, I missed a whole bunch of these!!!
Okay, here's my two pennies...
Frank Layden (Utah Jazz coach):
"Was your bad playing today due to ignorance or apathy?"
Jeff Wilkins (Utah Jazz forward):
"I don’t know and I don’t care."