Monday, June 09, 2008

Fans of cement, some quotes

Fans of cement like to point out that it is the most widely used substance on the planet after water.
-The Economist, Concrete Proposals Needed article, p104, December 22, 2007

There was truth and there was untruth and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.
-1984

Nothing great is easy.
-Socrates, Republic

If you’re lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he’ll never come off the field second.
-Vince Lombardi

Internet growth = 21.8% of the world has access,
2000-2008 – 300% growth

There are two ways to live your life. As though nothing is a miracle. Or as though everything is a miracle. -Albert Einstein


By the power of truth I, while living, have conquered the universe.
-V in V for Vendetta

One definition of maturity – Thom Keel, I know… quote – is one’s reluctance to indulge in instant gratification. Meaning we’re patient, we’re faithful, we’re frugal.

The ideal government is an order that works against itself. It’s existence is designed to abolish its existence. That is the government I want to create. It’s purpose is to train people to become self-sufficient.

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