Quotation of the day for June 30, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for June 30, 2011 "I must say, here, that sociologists are the greater offenders. I listen to them around here with every effort to be fair and understanding but I can't make out their Man. Surely that's not homo sapiens, mon semblable! The creature the theologians write about is far closer to me." - Saul Bellow, from a letter collected in Saul Bellow: Letters. [http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2010/11/saul-bellow-life-steiner] Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Jun. 16, 2011

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Quotation of the day for June 29, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for June 29, 2011 "Blues is not about optimism. Nor is it about pessimism. It is about hope." - Cornel West, in Hope on a Tightrope. Submitted by: Terry Labach Apr. 27, 2011

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Quotation of the day for June 28, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for June 28, 2011 "A writer is a professional rememberer." - Gunter Grass Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk May 11, 2011

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Quotation of the day for June 27, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for June 27, 2011 "A comb-over is a tiny little closet you wear on your head for all to see." - Scott Meyer, "Basic Instructions" cartoonist. [http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2011/6/21/how-to-let-it-out.html] Submitted by: Bob Bruhin Jun. 22, 2011

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Quotation of the day for June 26, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for June 26, 2011 "But for sorrow there is no remedy provided by nature; it is often occasioned by accidents irreparable, and dwells upon objects that have lost or changed their existence; it requires what it cannot hope, that the laws of the universe should be repealed; that the dead should return, or the past should be recalled." - Samuel Johnson, in his essay "The Proper Means of Regulating Sorrow". Submitted by: Terry Labach May 13, 2011

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Quotation of the day for June 25, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for June 25, 2011 "Facebook in particular is the most appalling spying machine that has ever been invented. Here we have the world's most comprehensive database about people, their relationships, their names, their addresses, their locations and the communications with each other, their relatives, all sitting within the United States, all accessible to US intelligence. Facebook, Google, Yahoo -- all these major US organizations have built-in interfaces for US intelligence. It's not a matter of serving a subpoena. They have an interface that they have developed for US intelligence to use. "Now, is it the case that Facebook is actually run by US intelligence? No, it's not like that. It's simply that US intelligence is able to bring to bear legal and political pressure on them. And it's costly for them to hand out records one by one, so they have automated the process. Everyone should understand that when they add their friends to Facebook, they are doing free work for United States intelligence agencies in building this database for them." - Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder. [http://rt.com/news/wikileaks-revelations-assange-interview/] Submitted by: Terry Labach May 3, 2011

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Quotation of the day for June 24, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for June 24, 2011 "It takes a great deal of money to make bapu live in poverty." - Sarojini Naidu, Indian poet, on the support Mahatma Gandhi received from his entourage. [There are many versions of this quip. -eds.] Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Jun. 16, 2011

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Quotation of the day for June 23, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for June 23, 2011 "The Bible can atheist any book under the table on some pages. It presumes faith in God, yet it also often gives voice to the most profound and menacing doubts about the security of that faith. The Bible is not a book of answers but a library of questions. How rare such places have become in a society addicted to quick fixes, executive summaries, and idiot's guides." - Timothy Beal, from the essay The Bible Is Dead; Long Live the Bible. The essay is excerpted from his book The Rise and Fall of the Bible: The Unexpected History of an Accidental Book [http://chronicle.com/article/The-Bible-Is-Dead-Long-Live/127099] Submitted by: Thomas J. Newlin May 5, 2011

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Quotation of the day for June 22, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for June 22, 2011 "Hamas is worse than Mubarak, because it governs in the name of God, not the people." - Ayman Shaheen, a professor at Azhar University, Gaza. Quoted in The Economist, March 26th - April 1st, 2011. Submitted by: Z.D. Hora Mar. 31, 2011

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Quotation of the day for June 21, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for June 21, 2011 "Depending on the circumstance, you should be: hard as a diamond, flexible as a willow, smooth flowing like water, or as empty as space." - Morihei Ueshiba, founder of Aikido. Submitted by: Reddy, Michael May 9, 2011

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Quotation of the day for June 20, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for June 20, 2011 "There ain't nothin' wrong with bein' a copy cat, as long as you copy the right cat." - Clark Terry, trumpeter. Submitted by: Terry Labach Apr. 26, 2011

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Quotation of the day for June 18, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for June 18, 2011 "Here is a director who loves -- adores! -- telling stories, so that we sense his voluptuous pleasure in his own tales. He must work in a kind of holy trance, falling to his knees at night to give thanks that modern special effects have made his visions possible. Some directors abuse effects. He flies on their wings." - Roger Ebert, reviewing Jean-Pierre Jeunet's film "A Very Long Engagement". [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041216/REVIEWS/41201006/1001] Submitted by: Bob Bruhin Apr. 27, 2011

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Quotation of the day for June 17, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for June 17, 2011 "That woman is a witch. Someone should lock her up. She's dangerous to her kids." - Bonnie Fox, a sociologist at the University of Toronto, recounts her initial reaction on hearing of the tough-love parenting style of Amy Chua, as described in Chua's book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom. [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/parenting/mothers-day/why-do-we-insist-on-judging-mothers/article2013241/] Submitted by: Terry Labach May 8, 2011

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Quotation of the day for June 16, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for June 16, 2011 "How do we build the web so that every now and then it introduces us to people who are not friends of friends?" - Tim Berners-Lee, Web pioneer, fretting that the web isn't used so that it "breaks down barriers more than it builds them up." [http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2011/04/19/berners-lee-stop-foaming-at-the-mouth-twitter/] Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Apr. 20, 2011

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Quotation of the day for June 15, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for June 15, 2011 "I am no doubt not the only one who writes in order to have no face." - Michel Foucault Submitted by: Terry Labach Apr. 19, 2011

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Quotation of the day for June 14, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for June 14, 2011 "I regret very much that I have painted a picture that requires any description." - Winslow Homer, painter, on being asked by a prospective buyer to explain his painting, The Gulf Stream. Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk May 11, 2011

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Quotation of the day for June 13, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for June 13, 2011 "People have said it's the most influential master's thesis in history, which is certainly true, but it understates the point." - Robert McEliece, CalTech, describing Claude Shannon, inventor of information theory. From the documentary "Claude Shannon - Father of the Information Age". [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2Whj_nL-x8] Submitted by: Ofer Inbar Jun. 5, 2011

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