Quotation of the day for November 30, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for November 30, 2011 There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party... and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat. Republicans are a bit stupider, more rigid, more doctrinaire in their laissez-faire capitalism than the Democrats, who are cuter, prettier, a bit more corrupt - until recently - and more willing than the Republicans to make small adjustments when the poor, the black, the anti-imperialists get out of hand. But, essentially, there is no difference between the two parties. - Gore Vidal, from Matters of Fact and of Fiction. Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Nov. 25, 2011

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Quotation of the day for November 29, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for November 29, 2011 When I started off, I thought "I just hope I can get to three records." Finally my producer said "Why are you worried about three records? You're going to have a long career, with many records." I said "I know, but if you get to three records and get hit by a bus, then you've got a box set." - Chris Isaak, musician. [http://exclaim.ca/Interviews/WebExclusive/chris_isaak/Page/2] Submitted by: Terry Labach Nov. 19, 2011

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Quotation of the day for November 28, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for November 28, 2011 "But since the politics of privatization depend on convincing the public that there is a Social Security crisis, the privatizers have done their best to invent one. ... "There's no honest way anyone can hold both these positions, but very little about the privatizers' position is honest. They come to bury Social Security, not to save it. They aren't sincerely concerned about the possibility that the system will someday fail; they're disturbed by the system's historic success. "For Social Security is a government program that works, a demonstration that a modest amount of taxing and spending can make people's lives better and more secure. And that's why the right wants to destroy it." - Paul Krugman, economist and Nobel laureate. [http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/07/opinion/07krugman.html] Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Nov. 25, 2011

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Quotation of the day for November 27, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for November 27, 2011 "If you wanna know what love really means It's when the one you're with goes and sews a patch in your jeans All the hugs and kisses in the world could not compete With when the one you're with goes and sews a patch in your jeans." - Matthew Barber, from his song Patch In Your Jeans, recorded on his album Matthew Barber. Submitted by: Terry Labach Nov. 17, 2011

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Quotation of the day for November 26, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for November 26, 2011 "It's 3rd down, 110 to go And the coach has called a hand-off to you The field's bloody slippery in the snow What's a poor rookie clown gonna do?" - Jesse Winchester, from the liner notes to his album Third Down, 110 To Go. Submitted by: Terry Labach Nov. 23, 2011

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Quotation of the day for November 25, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for November 25, 2011 "Every pixel of Modern Warfare 3 oozes machismo. It's all chunky gunmetal, booming explosions and stubbly men blasting each other's legs off. Yet consider what genteel skills the game itself requires. To succeed, you need to be adept at aiming a notional cursor and timing a series of button-pushes. It's about precision and nimble fingers. Just like darning a sock in a hurry. Or creating tapestry against the clock." - Charlie Brooker [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/nov/13/charlie-brooker-modern-warfare-3] Submitted by: Pino Esposito Nov. 23, 2011

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Quotation of the day for November 24, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for November 24, 2011 "Couples apparently would have made the pick if Woods had shown up with two broken arms and Larry Flynt as his caddy." - David Whitley, on Fred Couples selecting Tiger Woods for the Presidents Cup U.S. team, in the article "Couples' therapy works wonders for Tiger Woods". [http://aol.sportingnews.com/sport/story/2011-11-20/tiger-woods-finds-vindication-through-couples-therapy#ixzz1eGJr8tk5"] Submitted by: xman Nov. 20, 2011

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Quotation of the day for November 23, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for November 23, 2011 "The two cruelest parts about sports are when someone gets hurt and when the season is over." - Rod Davis, a linebacker with the Edmonton Eskimos, after the team lost the Canadian Football League western division championship to the B.C. Lions on Nov. 20, 2011. The Lions now progress to the CFL Grey Cup championship game on Nov. 27. [http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Eskimos+turn+page/5746513/story.html] Submitted by: Lynn Kisilenko Nov. 21, 2011

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Quotation of the day for November 22, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for November 22, 2011 "Workin' in the field till you get your back burned Workin' `neath the wheels till you get your facts learned. Baby i got my facts learned real good right now. You better get it straight darling: Poor men wanna be rich, rich men wanna be kings, And a king ain't satisfied till he rules everything." - Bruce Springsteen, from his song Badlands, released on the album Darkness On The Edge Of Town. Submitted by: Mike McGuffin Nov. 16, 2011

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Quotation of the day for November 21, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for November 21, 2011 "If you have psychopathic tendencies and are born to a poor family, you're likely to go to prison. If you have psychopathic tendencies and are born to a rich family, you're likely to go to business school." - George Monbiot, guardian.co.uk, Monday 7 November 2011. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/nov/07/one-per-cent-wealth-destroyers?fb=native&CMP=FBCNETTXT9038] Submitted by: Duffy O'Craven Nov. 10, 2011

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Quotation of the day for November 20, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for November 20, 2011 "Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable -- a most sacred right -- a right, which we hope and believe, is to liberate the world." - Abraham Lincoln Submitted by: Reddy, Michael Oct. 22, 2011

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Quotation of the day for November 19, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for November 19, 2011 "I thinks to myself how these white kids was sitting down and thinking and playing the blues that my black kids was bypassing. That was a hell of a thing, man, to think about." - Muddy Waters Submitted by: Terry Labach Nov. 3, 2011

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Quotation of the day for November 18, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for November 18, 2011 "The impulse to cling to youth at all costs, to attempt to preserve your sexual attraction, to see even in middle age a future for yourself and not merely for your children, is a thing of recent growth and has only precariously established itself." - George Orwell, "The Art of Donald McGill," Horizon, September 1941. [http://theorwellprize.co.uk/george-orwell/by-orwell/essays-and-other-works/the-art-of-donald-mcgill/] Submitted by: Susie Bright Nov. 11, 2011

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Quotation of the day for November 17, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for November 17, 2011 "If wealth was the inevitable outcome of hard work and enterprise, then every woman in Africa would be a millionaire." - George Monbiot [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/nov/07/one-per-cent-wealth-destroyers] Submitted by: Michelle Baudais Nov. 9, 2011

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Quotation of the day for November 16, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for November 16, 2011 From the men of property the orders came They sent the hired men and troopers to wipe out the Diggers' claim Tear down their cottages, destroy their corn They were dispersed - only the vision lingers on Ye poor take courage, ye rich take care This earth was made a common treasury for everyone to share All things in common, all people one They came in peace - the order came to cut them down - Leon Rosselson, from his song The World Turned Upside Down, about the Occupy St. George's Hill movement. [http://www.stuffandnonsense.co.uk/archives/the_world_turned_upside_down.html] Submitted by: Terry Labach Nov. 15, 2011

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Quotation of the day for November 15, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for November 15, 2011 "Americans have fought one war to win their independence and another to preserve the Union. Now they face a new war, between the men who possess more than they have earned and the men who have earned more than they possess." - Theodore Roosevelt, 1910. Submitted by: Reddy, Michael Aug. 3, 2011

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Quotation of the day for November 14, 2011

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Quotation of the Day for November 14, 2011 "You can get knocked down, and it hurts and it leaves scars. But if you're a leader, the people you've counted on will help you up. And if you're a leader, the people who count on you need you on your feet." - Stanley McChrystal, retired U.S. general, in his March 2011 TED Talk: "Listen, learn ... then lead" [http://www.ted.com/talks/stanley_mcchrystal.html] Submitted by: Kelly Groves Nov. 3, 2011

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