Sunday, January 25, 2015

The Frictionary # 567

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5186. Problems cannot be solved by the level of awareness that creates them. (Albert Einstein)

5187. Democracy consists of choosing your dictators, after they've told you what you think it is you want to hear. (Alan Coren)

5188. The most delicious moment in life is when you're already in love and you don't know it yet. (Jean-François Deniau)

5189. A good archer hits the target even before he has let fly the arrow. (Zhao Buzhi)

5190. Rhythm is just the oscilloscope of the soul. (Richard Jackson)

5191. Ignorance is blind.  It cannot see what it ignores.  It doesn't know that it doesn't know. (Réjean Lévesque)

5192. In real life it is always the anvil that breaks the hammer. (George Orwell)

5193. Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking. (Khalil Gibran)

5194. Froot Loops= Gay Cheerios. (Bill Maher)

5195. Never fear the truth unless it comes from your ex. (Richard Lewis)

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Sunday, January 18, 2015

The Frictionary # 566

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5176. True salvation is freedom from negativity. (Eckhart Tolle)

5177. Adventure is nothing but a romantic name for trouble. (Louis L'Amour)

5178. Democracy is half the idiots plus one. (Philippe Bouvard)

5179. In this world truth can wait; she is used to it. (Douglas William Jerold)

5180. William Cowper said that "God made the country, and man made the town" - "and the Devil made the suburbs", added William Morris. (William Cowper + William Morris)

5181. Hope is the amphetamine of the imbeciles. (Jean-Edern Hallier)

5182. I hate winter! I should be more positive...I'm positive that I hate winter. (Réjean Lévesque)

5183. Depth must be hidden. Where? On the surface. (Hugo von Hoffmannstahl)

5184. Silence is a fence around wisdom. (German proverb)

5185. Insomnia is a glamorous term for thoughts you forgot to have during the day. (Alain de Botton)

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Sunday, January 11, 2015

The Frictionary # 565

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5166. Error, n. A detour on the road to truth. (Mardy Grothe)

5167. Abnormal doesn't mean immoral. (Jason Brick)

5168. Sport is like sex: what is important is participation. (Philippe Bond)

5169. Summer grass
That's all that remains
Of warriors' dreams.  (Bashô)

5170. Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is. (Vince Lombardi)

5171. Autobiography is mostly alibiography. (Clare Boothe Luce)

5172. A gentleman is one who's able to describe Sophia Loren without using gestures. (Michel Audiard)

5173. Once upon a time, your biggest threat from the Internet was the occasional cybercriminal or an overdose of cat videos. (Lincoln Spector)

5174. Dear Algebra, please stop asking us to find your X.  She's never coming back and don't ask Y. (?)

5175. I believe in everything - I am only looking for proofs. (Carl Sandburg)

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Sunday, January 04, 2015

The Frictionary # 564

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5156. Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity*. (Robert J. Hanlon)
* aka Hanlon's Razor.

5157. They don't become dreams until you wake up. (Coyote Sings)

5158. Patience is also a form of action. (Auguste Rodin)

5159. Testing can show the presence of errors, but not their absence. (Edsger W. Dijkstra)

5160. The best thing about the battle of the sexes is often the sex between the battles. (Mardy Grothe)

5161. Being modest is the art of letting others say all the good we think of ourselves. (Philippe Bouvard)

5162. Some people drink deeply from the fountain of knowledge.  Others just gargle. (Robert Anthony)

5163. Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week. (Spanish proverb)

5164. The only way to effectively "enlarge your penis" is to use a magnifier. (Réjean Lévesque)

5165. Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt. (Richard Feynman)

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