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Results from Rand Lindsly's Quotations:

Rincewind had been told that death was just like going into another room. The difference is, when you shout, 'Where's my clean socks?' no-one answers.: Terry Pratchett, "Eric"
An old puzzle asks how a barometer can be used to measure the height of a building. Answers range from dropping the instrument from the top and measuring the time of its fall to giving it to the building's superintendent in return for a look at the plans. A modern version of the puzzle asks how a personal computer can balance a checkbook. An elegant solution is to sell the machine and deposit the money.: Jon Bentley, More Programming Pearls

Results from Poor Man's College:

The proverb answers where the sermon fails, as a well-charged pistol will do more execution than a whole barrel of gunpowder idly exploded in the air.: Simms
An expert knows all the answers - if you ask the right questions.: Author Unknown
The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, he is one who asks the right questions.: Claude Levi-Strauss

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