Quote of the Day.....July!
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July 14th - Bastille Day
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
The Fall of the Bastille – July 14, 1789
What follows is a Paris newspaper account of the fall of the Bastille.
Did Marie Antoinette really say "let them eat cake"?
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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
The Fall of the Bastille – July 14, 1789
What follows is a Paris newspaper account of the fall of the Bastille.
Did Marie Antoinette really say "let them eat cake"?
4dk
Another July 14th quote...
“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)
“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)
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July 16th
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
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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
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July 17th
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
DISNEYLAND OPENS:
July 17, 1955
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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
DISNEYLAND OPENS:
July 17, 1955
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July 18th
Magnetism, as you recall from physics class, is a powerful force that causes certain items to be attracted to refrigerators.
Dave Barry
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Magnetism, as you recall from physics class, is a powerful force that causes certain items to be attracted to refrigerators.
Dave Barry
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July 19th
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
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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
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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.
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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.
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July 21st
What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expected generally happens.
-- Benjamin Disraeli
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What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expected generally happens.
-- Benjamin Disraeli
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July 23rd
All I've ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work.
-- Steve Martin
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All I've ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work.
-- Steve Martin
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July 25th
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
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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
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July 26th
There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
— Andre Gide
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There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.
— Andre Gide
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July 27 1/2
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."
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."
