« May 2008 | Main | November 2008 »

June 20, 2008

Smarting

Well, you've done your job, so I don't suppose I can kill your wife Zenat. Although frankly I'd be doing the sighted world a favor.
- Siegfried

June 15, 2008

The last page

I always read the last page of a book first so that if I die before I finish I'll know how it turned out.
- Nora Ephron

June 14, 2008

An Army of Ideas

A stand can be made against invasion by an army; no stand can be made against invasion by an idea.
- Victor Hugo

June 13, 2008

Hulking

We got a case of gamma poisoning in Milwaukee. A man drank one of those health soda drinks - guess it had a bit more kick than he was looking for...
- The Incredible Hulk

June 07, 2008

Heroism

True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic.
It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost,
but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.
~ Arthur Ashe

June 03, 2008

Lofty Ideas from a Master

A lofty idea must be had,
not of what one is doing, but of what one may some day do.
Otherwise there is no point in working on.
- Degas (at age 70)