Resist your time–take a foothold outside it.
Lord Acton
British historian and politician (1834-1902)
Monthly Archives: September 2024
We have only two sources of information about the character of the …
We have only two sources of information about the character of the people around us: we judge them by what they do and by what they say (particularly the first). Ayn Rand
(1905-1982)
In an attempt to improve his technological image, Vice-President Al Gore …
In an attempt to improve his technological image, Vice-President Al Gore unveiled the world’s fastest computer at a White House event on 10/28/98. However, during a campaign trip to a Pittsburgh valve factory, the Vice-President ‘smiled and admitted that he has trouble turning on a computer-let alone using one.’ Al Gore
‘Gore Touts Job-Training Programs at Pittsburgh Factory,’ Associated Press, September 4, 1998
I find it very frustrating that the university advocates diversity, yet, in …
I find it very frustrating that the university advocates diversity, yet, in areas where the university should show that diversity — that is, the area of ideas — there’s so little of it. Yi-Fu Tuan
Professor of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Observe…the intellectual precision of the Founding Fathers: they spoke of the …
Observe…the intellectual precision of the Founding Fathers: they spoke of the right to *the pursuit* of happiness — *not* of the right *to* happiness. It means that a man has the right to take the actions he deems necessary to achieve his happiness; it does NOT mean that others must make him happy. Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand, 1905-1982
Movies are written in sand: applauded today, forgotten tomorrow. D.W. Griffith …
Movies are written in sand: applauded today, forgotten tomorrow. D.W. Griffith
American filmmaking pioneer (1875-1948)