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gelinas
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Quotable Quotes
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Sep 25 18:51 UTC 2003 |
Yogi Berra is reported to have said, "You can observe a lot just by
watching." What other gems have you come across recently? This is the
place to share them.
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gelinas
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response 1 of 47:
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Sep 25 18:56 UTC 2003 |
"Bertrand Russell has defined mathematics as the science in which we never
know what we are talking about or whether what we are saying is true.
Mathematics has been shown to apply widely in many other scientific fields.
Hence, most other scientists do not know what they are talking about
or whether what they are saying is true" (Joel Cohen, in "On the Nature
of Mathematical Proofs," collected in _A Stress Analysis of a Strapless
Evening Gown_, edited by Robert A Baker, Englewoods Cliff, NJ, 1963).
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rcurl
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response 2 of 47:
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Sep 25 19:06 UTC 2003 |
Depends on the meaning of "true".
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gelinas
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response 3 of 47:
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Sep 25 19:17 UTC 2003 |
True. And the rest of the essay is just as quotable. :)
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goose
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response 4 of 47:
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Sep 25 23:09 UTC 2003 |
Yogi Berra is reputed to have said, "In theory, there is no difference between
theory and practice. In practice, there is."
,
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drew
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response 5 of 47:
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Sep 25 23:35 UTC 2003 |
He's smarrrrrrrrrter than the averaage baseball player.
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rcurl
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response 6 of 47:
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Sep 26 06:06 UTC 2003 |
Though most of his reputed sayings are simply tautologies or non-sequitars.
For example, the first sentence in #4 is incorrect, though it makes a good
foil for the second, if it were true.
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gull
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response 7 of 47:
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Sep 26 15:18 UTC 2003 |
My favorite was always, "Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded."
Runner-up would be, "If people don't want to come to the ballpark, no
one's going to stop them."
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abc
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response 8 of 47:
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Sep 27 00:15 UTC 2003 |
"With all those gadgets in the kitchen, there must be something we can use
to beat up a chicken."
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jzavala
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response 9 of 47:
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Oct 23 07:32 UTC 2003 |
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jzavala
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response 10 of 47:
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Oct 23 07:39 UTC 2003 |
My favorite quote "The most important things to do in the world are to get
something to eatsomething to drink and somebody to love you"
- Brendan Francis Behan
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charcat
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response 11 of 47:
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Nov 4 09:17 UTC 2003 |
I like the "Aww, youth is wasted on the wrong people" quote from it's a
wonderful life.
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flem
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response 12 of 47:
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Nov 4 16:32 UTC 2003 |
"Masturbation is like owning a Ferrari and driving only in first gear.
[...] Driving only in first gear, not only do you prevent the Ferrari
expressing its full power, but gradually you wear it out and thereby
ruin a masterpiece of technology." --Father Giordano Muraro
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?sf=29&click_id=29&art_id=qw939307501764V325&
set_i
d=1
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gull
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response 13 of 47:
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Nov 4 18:45 UTC 2003 |
Reading the full article, while that's a great quote, it seems like he sort
of dodged the question.
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flem
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response 14 of 47:
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Nov 4 20:16 UTC 2003 |
He did, kind of, which is extremely interesting to me. In fact, the
most interesting part is this: 'According to Muraro, while masturbation
- the sin of onanism in the bible - is "objectively a serious act,
circumstances must be taken into account".
He said it was up to the person involved to "judge the gravity of his
deed, in the context of the couple's path to God"'
Moral relativism from a "Senior Catholic Theologian"? Very interesting
indeed. :)
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tod
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response 15 of 47:
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Nov 4 23:46 UTC 2003 |
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other
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response 16 of 47:
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Nov 5 02:45 UTC 2003 |
Driving in first gear is often the best way to build up the right
amount of speed to get into second gear, and beyond. Mixed
messages?
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tsty
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response 17 of 47:
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Nov 6 10:55 UTC 2003 |
of course ....
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albaugh
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response 18 of 47:
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Nov 6 21:26 UTC 2003 |
What about Father Guido Barducci? ;-)
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tsty
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response 19 of 47:
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Nov 7 09:18 UTC 2003 |
you mean squeezo-guido?
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albaugh
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response 20 of 47:
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Nov 7 18:57 UTC 2003 |
No, I mean SNL! :-)
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tsty
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response 21 of 47:
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Nov 8 08:59 UTC 2003 |
that's wehre squeezo-guido becmae famous!
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scott
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response 22 of 47:
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Nov 19 03:52 UTC 2003 |
From an online discussion about sound systems:
"I'm still laughing so hard I can't hardly type. To put it in simple terms:
You're dealing with the completely clueless. Run, don't walk, away from
this... fast. Right now you're floating down a lazy river through some thick
vegitation... and banjo's are playing. Check and make sure Burt Reyonalds
isn't in the boat with you... get his autograph if he is."
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tsty
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response 23 of 47:
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Nov 19 17:11 UTC 2003 |
...someone didn't understand teh concept or absolute polarity?
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scott
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response 24 of 47:
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Nov 19 18:23 UTC 2003 |
No, it was about being offered the opportunity to design a school stadium PA
system with a $5000 budget.
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