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Monthly archives for May, 2011
Brave
Be braver — you can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps.
Anonymous
Freedom of speech
At no time is freedom of speech more precious than when a man hits his thumb with a hammer.
Marshall Lumsden
Economists
Ask five economists and you’ll get five different explanations (six if one went to Harvard).
Edgar R. Fiedler
War
As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.
Oscar Wilde
Arnold laws of documentation
- If it should exist, it doesn’t.
- If it does exist, it’s out of date.
- Only documentation for useless programs transcends the first two laws.
Taking candies from babies
Anyone who uses the phrase “easy as taking candy from a baby” has never tried taking candy from a baby.
Robin Hood
Work
Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn’t the work he is supposed to be doing at the moment.
Robert Benchley
Stones and pressure
Any stone in your boot always migrates against the pressure gradient to exactly the point of most pressure.
Milt Barber
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