Category: Quotations

It may seem impossible to imagine that a technologically advanced society could choose, in essence, to destroy itself, but that is what we are now in the process of doing.Elizabeth Kolbert, “The Climate of Man,” New Yorker, May 9 2005

‘Hope’ is the thing with feathersThat perches in the soulAnd sings the tune without the wordsAnd never stops—at all.Emily Dickinson

Experts agree that the best type of computer for your individual needs is one that comes on the market about two days after you actually purchase some other computer.Dave BarryHow is this different from every other purchase I have ever made?

The man who treasures his friends is usually solid gold himself.Marjorie Holmes

Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees.David LettermanIf winter is slumber, and spring is birth, and summer is life, then autumn rounds out to be reflection.  It’s a time of year when the leaves are down and the harvest is in and the perennials…

Laughter, by definition, is healthy.Doris Lessing

Automized and computerized industry requires more and more young men and women who have white-collar skills but behave with the docility expected of blue-collar workers.Staughton Lynd