Quotation of the day for October 31, 2014

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Quotation of the Day for October 31, 2014 "We were a jazz duo, but we didn't tell him that." - Jack Bruce, Cream bass player, referring to himself and drummer Ginger Baker in an interview. The "him" mentioned was Cream guitarist Eric Clapton. Bruce died Oct. 25, 2014. Submitted by: Terry Labach Oct. 29, 2014

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Quotation of the day for October 30, 2014

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Quotation of the Day for October 30, 2014 "Some people have called the book the "bible of software engineering." I would agree with that in one respect: that is, everybody quotes it, some people read it, and a few people go by it." - Frederick Brooks, on his classic book The Mythical Man-Month. [http://archive.fortune.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/12/12/8363107/index.htm] Submitted by: Terry Labach Oct. 29, 2014

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Quotation of the day for October 29, 2014

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Quotation of the Day for October 29, 2014 "Positive thinking fools our minds into perceiving that we've already attained our goal, slackening our readiness to pursue it." - Gabriele Oettingen, professor of psychology and author of "Rethinking Positive Thinking: Inside the New Science of Motivation." Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Oct. 27, 2014

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Quotation of the day for October 28, 2014

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Quotation of the Day for October 28, 2014 "With artificial intelligence we are summoning the demon. In all those stories where there's the guy with the pentagram and the holy water, it's like, 'Yeah, he's sure he can control the demon.' Doesn't work out." - Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX founder, on the dangers of artificial intelligence. [http://mashable.com/2014/10/26/elon-musk-artificial-intelligence-demons/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-tech-link] Submitted by: Rob Wood Oct. 27, 2014

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Quotation of the day for October 25, 2014

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Quotation of the Day for October 25, 2014 "Probably more inhibiting than anything else is a feeling of responsibility. The great ideas of the ages have come from people who weren't paid to have great ideas, but were paid to be teachers or patent clerks or petty officials, or were not paid at all. The great ideas came as side issues." - Isaac Asimov, discussing creativity. [http://www.technologyreview.com/view/531911/isaac-asimov-asks-how-do-people-get-new-ideas/] Submitted by: Terry Labach Oct. 24, 2014

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Quotation of the day for October 21, 2014

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Quotation of the Day for October 21, 2014 "And now, thanks to digital advances, we have a very large industry, which is laughably maybe almost entirely pirate so nobody can collect shit. Well, it was to be expected. Everybody made a lot of money reselling all of recorded musical history in CD form back in the 90s, but now the cat is out of the bag and the new electronic devices which estrange people from their morals also make it easier to steal music than to pay for it." - Iggy Pop, from his 2014 John Peel Lecture, delivered at the Radio Festival in Salford, England. [The entire lecture is well worth listening to or reading. -eds.] [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1DBxXYBDJLt2xZgxjzCkLRg/bbc-music-john-peel-lecture-iggy-pops-keynote-speech-transcript] Submitted by: Terry Labach Oct. 18, 2014

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Quotation of the day for October 20, 2014

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Quotation of the Day for October 20, 2014 "It's unreasonable that we will live one on top of the other in tall apartment buildings and then die in villas. If we have already agreed to live one on top of the other, then we can die one on top of the other." - Tuvia Sagiv, architect, on high-rise cemeteries. [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/bring-up-your-dead-israel-latest-to-join-vertical-cemetery-trend/article21142442/] Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Oct. 17, 2014

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Quotation of the day for October 19, 2014

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Quotation of the Day for October 19, 2014 "A harmonica is easy to carry. Take it out of your hip pocket. Knock it against your palm to shake out the dirt and pocket fuzz and bits of tobacco. Now it's ready. You can do anything with a harmonica: thin reedy single tone or chords, or melody with rhythm chords. You can mold the music with curved hands, making it wail and cry like bagpipes, making it full and round like an organ, making it as sharp and bitter as the reed pipes of the hills. And you play and put it back into your pocket. It's always with you." - John Steinbeck, The Grapes Of Wrath Submitted by: Terry Labach Oct. 17, 2014

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Quotation of the day for October 18, 2014

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Quotation of the Day for October 18, 2014 "My best advice is don't read it; my second best is don't drop it on your foot." - Jack Beatty's critique of James A. Michener's "Chesapeake" (865 pages). Submitted by: Terry Labach Oct. 17, 2014

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Quotation of the day for October 16, 2014

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Quotation of the Day for October 16, 2014 "I mean, I can drink an awful lot at lunch and then write very fluently and fast. But if I drink at dinner, it just peters off." - Boris Johnson, mayor of London, on having a few pints at lunch. [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/boris-johnson-boasts-i-can-drink-an-awful-lot-at-lunch-just-like-my-icon-winston-churchill-9793478.html] Submitted by: Rob Wood Oct. 14, 2014

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Quotation of the day for October 15, 2014

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Quotation of the Day for October 15, 2014 "He who does not move does not notice his chains." - Rosa Luxemburg Submitted by: Terry Labach Oct. 14, 2014

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Quotation of the day for October 14, 2014

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Quotation of the Day for October 14, 2014 "Songwriting is about counterpoint, like letting a child into the same room as a Mongolian psychopath or something." - Nick Cave, musician, in the documentary "20,000 Days on Earth". Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Oct. 10, 2014

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Quotation of the day for October 13, 2014

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Quotation of the Day for October 13, 2014 "We smoked the way other American families would have wine with dinner. For us, it was our sacrament. It was something that made a great life sweeter in every possible way." - Ann Druyan, widow of astrophysicist Carl Sagan, on their use of marijuana. [http://marijuana.com/news/2014/10/carl-sagans-long-lost-deep-thoughts-on-the-war-on-drugs/] Submitted by: Rob Wood Oct. 10, 2014

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Quotation of the day for October 12, 2014

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Quotation of the Day for October 12, 2014 "In sum, we present this article as an exploration into why people tend to hold overly optimistic and miscalibrated views about themselves. We propose that those with limited knowledge in a domain suffer a dual burden: Not only do they reach mistaken conclusions and make regrettable errors, but their incompetence robs them of the ability to realize it. Although we feel we have done a competent job in making a strong case for this analysis, studying it empirically, and drawing out relevant implications, our thesis leaves us with one haunting worry that we cannot vanquish. That worry is that this article may contain faulty logic, methodological errors, or poor communication. Let us assure our readers that to the extent this article is imperfect, it is not a sin we have committed knowingly." - Justin Kruger and David Dunning, in the article "Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments". [http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/psp/77/6/1121.html] Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Oct. 10, 2014

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Quotation of the day for October 11, 2014

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Quotation of the Day for October 11, 2014 "I'm in praise of alcohol and I'm in praise of overdoing it - but quality alcohol." - Guy Davis, bluesman, by way of apology for coming from "the country that invented light beer." Davis was speaking during his recent concert in Wellesley, Ontario. [http://guydavis.com/guydavis/mainfinal.htm] Submitted by: Terry Labach Oct. 10, 2014

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Quotation of the day for October 10, 2014

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Quotation of the Day for October 10, 2014 "I can barely get to the end of a tweet without getting bored now." - Hugh Grant, actor [http://www.theguardian.com/film/video/2014/oct/09/hugh-grant-the-rewrite-video-interview] Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Oct. 9, 2014

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Quotation of the day for October 9, 2014

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Quotation of the Day for October 9, 2014 "While Micro Craft is a strong opponent, Shock Top has the small brewer/craft credentials to compete, and the resources to win and change the game in the fragmented craft segment. We captured our target's attention with the validated "Speaks for itself" campaign. Now we need a significant transformation to redefine flavour in craft with our delicious, approachable liquid, and cement Shock Top's position as a fun, flavourful craft brand." - From a memo distibuted inside Labatt, the Canadian division of the Anheuser-Busch InBev brewing corporation, on a planned disinformation campaign to pass off their corporate suds as craft beer. [http://bensbeerblog.com/2014/09/22/labatt-is-planning-an-expensive-intentionally-misleading-ad-campaign-for-shock-top/] [https://bensbeerblogging.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/labatt-connections-brief-sept-16-2014.pdf] Submitted by: Terry Labach Oct. 8, 2014

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