Sometimes I think you have
to march right in and demand your rights, even if you don't know what
your rights are, or who the person is you're talking to. Then on the
way out, slam the door
- Jack Handy, Deep Thoughts
There
are 3 kinds of lies:
lies, damned lies,
and statistics.
-Disraeli
There
are three kinds of statistics:
statistics, damned statistics,
and multivatiate statistics.
(opinion) |
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Cognitive |
Droppings |
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Smart people are
more likely to do stupid things when they close themselves
off from outside criticism and advice. If there's one thing
I've learned in government, it's that openness is most essential
in those realms where expertise seems to matter most.
(former World Bank economist Joe Stiglitz
won the Nobel prize for economics in October 2001) |
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The only thing necessary for the triumph
of evil is
for good men to do nothing.
- Edmund Burke |
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In the End, we will
remember not the words of our enemies,
but the silence of our friends. - Martin Luther King Jr |
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Why persist in the
battle against all odds? Because if the fight is all you have,
the ability to struggle is all that matters (opinion) |
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This tower was built
by crazy people I don't think it'll stand up. (Dawn to Buffy the Vampire Slayer) |
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Great spirits have
always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does
not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his
intelligence. - Einstein |
Working on educational
policy at UCCB is like watching sausage being made, it's easier
to digest if you don't see what really goes into it. (opinion) |
All animals are
equal
but some animals are
more equal
than others.
(Orwell, Animal Farm |
If we follow our
principles only when it is convenient to do so, then we really
have no principles at all. (opinion)
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The doer alone learneth.
- Nietzsche
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He who joyfully marches
in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been
given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord
would suffice
- Einstein |
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"Know the rent
is in arrears,
the dog has not been fed in years
it's even worse than it appears,
but it's alright...
every silver lining's got a touch of gray."
(From the Grateful Dead's song, Touch of Gray) |
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There are two types of education...
One should teach us how to make a living, And the other how
to live.
--John Adams |
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According to the latest official figures,
43% of all statistics are totally worthless.
-Anon. |
| Dad always thought laughter was the
best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis
– Jack Handy |
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Show me a sane man and I will cure him
for you. - Jung |
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With only fear and
good judgment holding us back, we sailed out on the Northern
Sea,
with a boatload of crazy people, including the shotgun and
me. (from Trooper's Santa Maria)
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Football is a mistake.
It combines the two worst elements of American life. Violence and committee meetings.
- George Will |
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