brainstorms

Tuesday May 09, 2006

recently noted quotes

ideas are not soda cans. recycling sucks. we need new, shiny ones. -- dr. gregory house

the debate rages on: is ruby a bachtrian or dromedary platypus? -- unknown

its only when your brain predicts badly you suddenly feel avocado. -- daniel gilbert [stumbling on happiness]

one of the most annoying songs in the often annoying history of popular music begins with this line: "feelings, nothing more than feelings." -- daniel gilbert [stumbling on happiness]

congratulations, you have just discovered the secret message. please send your answer to Old Pink, care of the funny farm. -- hidden message in goodbye blue sky, pink floyd.

the benignity of most religious moderates does not suggest that religious faith is anything more sublime than a desperate marriage of hope and ignorance, nor does it guarantee that there is not a terrible price to be paid for limiting the scope of reason in our dealings with other human beings. religious moderation, insofar as it represents an attempt to hold on to what is still serviceable in orthodox religion, closes the door to more sophisticated approaches to spirituality, ethics, and the building of strong communities. -- sam harris [the end of faith: religion, terror and the future of reason]

let's be frank: writing that quotes writing is a nuisence for readers. quotes take extra energy to read. -- bill stott [write to the point]

the problem of hiring astrology professors is relatively easy. hiring a mathematician or a physicist involves knowing his work, reading his papers, looking at letters of recommendation, etc. but to hire an astrologer, all one has to do is cast his horoscope and see if he would make a good astrology professor. -- quoted by raymond smullyan [the tao is silent]