Quotes & Sayings...
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One of my favourite Bavarian sayings, when facing a problem goes a bit like this:
"First we wait, then we look, then we'll see."
"First we wait, then we look, then we'll see."
I'm done writing essays.
Reminds me...
"If the liberal arts do nothing else they provide engaging metaphors for the thinking they displace."
“Some days I amaze myself. Other days, I look for my phone while I’m holding it.” ~ Me
LOL. I was only part joking: when I can't find my cell I dial its number from the landline to locate it by its ringing. Of course, if I left it set to vibrate I'm in trouble.
“Virtue is what you do when nobody is looking. The rest is marketing.”
~ Nassim Nicholas Taleb
~ Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.” -- attributed to Mark Twain
"There's nothing so overrated as an orgasm, nor so underrated as a bowel movement." - Mark Twain
"To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness." - Oscar Wilde
My family motto, and I’ve heard this all my life from both grandpa and father, is ‘Life is tough, it’s tougher if you’re stupid.’ This helped a lot in my time in the Army.
“Everyone is entitled to their opinion, however, yours is wrong.”
One I’ve used for decades when being directed to do something tragically stupid and shortsighted
“It all pays the same low rate.”
And a quote from a manager who really knew their craft
“Go slow, get there fast.”
One I’ve used for decades when being directed to do something tragically stupid and shortsighted
“It all pays the same low rate.”
And a quote from a manager who really knew their craft
“Go slow, get there fast.”
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"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits."
- Albert Einstein
That's been impossible for me to do since about 1975, the last rotary dial I saw that was actively in service.
“May we all - ride, shoot straight, and speak the truth - and enjoy a nice pipe.” ~ @Raylan