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- Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern.
- Alfred North Whitehead (1861 - 1947), Dialogues (1954)
- In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[In regione caecorum rex est luscus.] - Desiderius Erasmus (1466 - 1536), Adagia (III, IV, 96)
- They say that blood is thicker than water. Maybe that's why we battle our own with more energy and gusto than we would ever expend on strangers.
- David Assael, Northern Exposure, Family Feud, 1993
- A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy.
- Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881), Speech in the House of Commons, Mar. 3, 1845
- Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once. - William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), "Julius Caesar", Act II Scene 2
- Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
- Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC)
- Bore: one who has the power of speech but not the capacity for conversation.
- Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
- The belief that there are other life forms in the universe is a matter of faith. There is not a single shred of evidence for any other life forms, and in forty years of searching, none has been discovered. There is absolutely no evidentiary reason to maintain this belief.
- Michael Crichton (1942 - 2008), Caltech Michelin Lecture, January 17, 2003
- If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.
- Thomas A. Edison (1847 - 1931), Encyclopaedia Britannica
- He that promises most will perform least.
- Gaelic Proverb
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