Saturday, February 28, 2009

Quotes

Among those whom I like or admire,
I can find no common denominator,
but among those whom I love, I can:
all of them make me laugh.
- WH Auden

"Human salvation lies in the hands
of the creatively maladjusted."
- Martin Luther King Jr.

I love quotations because it is a joy to
find thoughts one might have, beautifully
expressed with much authority by someone
recognized wiser than oneself.
- Marlene Dietrich

You must not fight too often with one enemy,
or you will teach him all your tricks of war.
- Napoleon Bonaparte

Basic research is what I'm doing
when I don't know what I'm doing.
- Wernher von Braun

"Democracy means government by discussion, but it
is only effective if you can stop people talking."
- Clement Atlee

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