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- They are so damn 'intellectual' and rotten that I can't stand them anymore....I [would] rather sit on the floor in the market of Toluca and sell tortillas, than have anything to do with those 'artistic' bitches of Paris.
- Frida Kahlo (1907 - 1954), (on Andre Breton and the European surrealists) letter to Nickolas Muray, 02-16-1939
- The most difficult character in comedy is that of a fool, and he must be no simpleton who plays the part.
- Miguel de Cervantes (1547 - 1616), Don Quixote, 1605
- Political language -- and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists -- is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.
- George Orwell (1903 - 1950), "Politics and the English Language", 1946
- To give an accurate description of what has never occurred is not merely the proper occupation of the historian, but the inalienable privilege of any man of parts and culture.
- Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), The Critic as Artist
- The most dangerous criminal may be the man gifted with reason, but with no morals.
- Martin Luther King, jr., The Purpose of Education, Maroon Tiger, January-February 1947
- The past slips from our grasp. It leaves us only scattered things. The bond that united them eludes us. Our imagination usually fills in the void by making use of preconceived theories...Archaeology, then, does not supply us with certitudes, but rather with vague hypotheses. And in the shade of these hypotheses some artists are content to dream, considering them less as scientific facts than as sources of inspiration.
- Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971), Poetics of Music in the Form - Six Lessons
- Wikipedia is a non-profit. It was either the dumbest thing I ever did or the smartest thing I ever did. Communities can build amazing things, but you have to be part of that community and you can't abuse them. You have to be very respectful of what their needs are.
- Jimmy Wales, Keynote Speech, SXSW 2006
- The key part of your brand is a quality product. Creating exceptional content is the number one thing.
- Rufus Griscom, Building Buzz for Your Web Project, SXSW 2006
- Make software that you want to use and that you would want to use often. As long as you are making something that you want to use, then your heart will be in it.
- Cabel Sasser, Sink or Swim, SXSW 2006
- Write 100 things that you love about your partner. It’s another way of keeping yourself in check. It’s hard to do.
- Chris Pirillo, Bloggers In Love, SXSW 2006
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