Posts tagged “quotations”
“Life is the mayonnaise through which we squirt.”
Jason Kottke
A Few Good Reasons for Drinking
I’ve a few good reasons for drinking And one just entered my head If a man can’t drink when he’s living How the hell can he drink when he’s dead? – seen on a t-shirt for McSwiggin’s Pub, “where there are no strangers, only friends yet to meet”
If I ever opened a trampoline store, I don’t think I’d call it Trampo-Land, because you might think it was a store for tramps, which is not the impression we are trying to convey with our store. On the other hand, we would not prohibit tramps from browsing, or testing the trampolines, unless a tramp’s gyrations seemed to be getting out of control.
from Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey
Gurdjieff and Marcus Aurelius
“It is the greatest mistake to think that man is always one and the same. A man is never the same for long. He is continually changing. He seldom remains the same even for half an hour.” – Gurdjieff (1873-1949) “Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to consider that
Eddie
On eddies in the space-time continuum
Apu: I have come to make amends, sir. At first, I blamed you for squealing, but then I realized, it was I who wronged you. So I have come to work off my debt. I am at your service.
Homer: You’re … selling what, now?
Apu: I am selling only the concept of karmic realignment.
Homer: You can’t sell that! Karma can only be portioned out by the cosmos. [slams the door]
Apu: He’s got me there.
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George Bernard Shaw
In which I discover some memorable quotes by George Bernard Shaw
I Think I Need Less Time to Think
“I think I need less time to think.” – fí-dël’ï-tê