Month: September 2009
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Security
Only those means of security are good, are certain, are lasting that depend on yourself and your own vigor.Machiavelli
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Madness
…there is no folly of the beasts of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chapter 87
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State Fair
I needed a new potato peeler, so off to the State Fair we went on Friday, 4 September, 2009. Of course you can’t just spend $9.00 to get in to buy a potato peeler, so we checked out a few other attractions; and naturally ate plenty of junk food. Despite being in a recession, the…
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Jobs
Most of us, like the assembly line worker, have jobs that are too small for our spirit.Studs Terkel
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Discovery
The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance — it is the illusion of knowledge.Daniel Boorstin
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Majorities
Sometimes a majority simply means that all the fools are on the same side.Claude McDonald