Dr Wingnut

Category: Quotations

  • Welcome Spring

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    Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.Doug LarsonA little madness in the spring is wholesome even for a king.Emily Dickinson

  • Genuine

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    … there are many sham diamonds in this life which pass for real and, vice versa, many real diamonds which go unvalued.W. M. Thackeray

  • Impossible

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    Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.Doug Larson

  • Long live the past

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    The Past is dead, and has no resurrection; but the Future is endowed with such a life, that it lives to us even in anticipation.Herman Melville

  • Horseshoes and hand grenades

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    It shouldn’t be too much of a surprise that the Internet has evolved into a force strong enough to reflect the greatest hopes and fears of those who use it.  After all, it was designed to withstand nuclear war, not just the puny huffs and puffs of politicians and religious fanatics.Denise Caruso, New York Times…

  • Integrity

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    Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.Samuel Johnson

  • Celebrity names

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    People are encouraged to chip in and help, not because of some political agenda or because they try to be ‘good people,’ but simply because it helps themselves more than not…Linux Torvalds on GPL v2Linus Torvalds incorrectly identified as the name of his creation “Linux” in a quote from the InformationWeek Daily Newsletter today.  Very…