cvining's quotes

From Each According To Their Ability

Submitted by cvining on Wed, 2008-10-22 20:40

The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.

— Adam Smith

The Wealth of Nations

Binary

Submitted by cvining on Thu, 2008-10-02 19:30

There are 10 types of people in this world, those that understand binary, and those that don't.

— Anon

Submitted by cvining on Wed, 2008-08-27 08:36

Bernard of Chartres used to say that we are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, so that we can see more than they, and things at a greater distance, not by virtue of any sharpness of sight on our part, or any physical distinction, but because we are carried high and raised up by their giant size.

— John of Salisbury

Small Beer

Submitted by cvining on Fri, 2008-08-01 13:50

"and I will make it felony to drink small beer"

— Shakespeare

Henry VI

Bigfoot

Submitted by cvining on Tue, 2008-01-29 03:09

"There is increasing evidence that Bigfoot may not be as benign as some people think"

— Cable TV "Documentary"

Unqualified Success

Submitted by cvining on Tue, 2008-01-01 07:52

After finding no qualified candidates for the position of principal, the school department is extremely pleased to announce the appointment of David Steele to the post.

— Philip Streifer

Other than that

Submitted by cvining on Tue, 2008-01-01 07:48

Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.

— Mayor Marion Barry

Understatement

Submitted by cvining on Fri, 2007-12-21 19:30

The war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan’s advantage.

— Japanese Emperor Hirohito

Freud and the Irish

Submitted by cvining on Sun, 2007-11-11 18:17

This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever

— Sigmund Freud - about the Irish

Not Even Wrong

Submitted by cvining on Tue, 2007-06-05 21:12

This isn't right. It's not even wrong.

— Wolfgang Pauli