Giulia Carew @thomas active 9 years, 3 months ago

Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action. (Auric Goldfinger, in Goldfinger by Ian L. Fleming)

The difference between ‘involvement’ and ‘commitment’ is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was ‘involved’ – the pig was ‘committed’. (unknown)

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed.Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as beingself-evident. (Arthur Schopenhauer)

We are all atheists about most of the gods humanity has ever believed in.Some of us just go one god further. (Richard Dawkins)

If you are going through hell, keep going. (Sir Winston Churchill)

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance (Oscar Wilde)

Black holes are where God divided by zero. (Steven Wright)

Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo. (H. G. Wells)

I think ‘Hail to the Chief’ has a nice ring to it. (John F. Kennedywhen asked what is his favorite song)

Life is pleasant.Death is peaceful.It’s the transition that’s troublesome. (Isaac Asimov)

The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who don’t have it. (George Bernard Shaw)