Quotation of the day for March 31, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for March 31, 2015 "When the cities are gone, he thought, and all the ruckus has died away, when sunflowers push up through the concrete and asphalt of the forgotten interstate freeways, when the Kremlin and the Pentagon are turned into nursing homes for generals, presidents and other such shitheads, when the glass-aluminum skyscraper tombs of Phoenix, Arizona barely show above the sand dunes, why then, why then, why then by God maybe free men and wild women on horses, free women and wild men, can roam the sagebrush canyonlands in freedom--goddammit!--herding the feral cattle into box canyons, and gorge on bloody meat and bleeding fucking internal organs, and dance all night to the music of fiddles! banjos! steel guitars! by the light of the reborn moon!--by God, yes!" - Edward Abbey, from The Monkey Wrench Gang. Submitted by: Rob Wood Mar. 30, 2015

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Quotation of the day for March 29, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for March 29, 2015 "ONE CHARGE CORD! I will sign an edict declaring that there will be only one charge cord for all brands of all electronic devices--phones, computers, tablets, music devices, cameras and everything else. Just like all electrical appliances and items have used the same two-prong cord that plugs into the same two-hole outlet for the past 100 years, so too shall there be only one charge cord that will plug into the same hole of every digital device from this day on. I think this plank alone can get me elected, but let me offer a few more promises." - Michael Moore, filmmaker and activist, on what he would do as U.S. President. [http://www.commondreams.org/views/2015/03/27/michael-moore-president] Submitted by: Terry Labach Mar. 27, 2015

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Quotation of the day for March 28, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for March 28, 2015 "What did Richard III ever contribute to Britain? He reigned for two years, had his arse kicked at the battle of Bosworth Field, and spent the next 52 decades in a petulant dead sulk, lounging around doing dick all for anyone. Where was he during the great fire of London? Or the Jack the Ripper murders? Or the second world war? Or the 2007 Celebrity Big Brother race row? When his subjects were crying out for guidance, where was King Richard? Relaxing in the ground, enjoying an indulgent rot in his VIP car park." - Charlie Brooker, on the interest in the reburial of Richard III. [http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/24/why-tug-our-forelocks-to-richard-iii-a-king-whos-such-a-diva-that-he-needs-two-funerals] Submitted by: Terry Labach Mar. 26, 2015

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Quotation of the day for March 27, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for March 27, 2015 "No, no, no. I want to have kids, I want to spread the Fuck last name." - Guy Carbagiale Fuck, on whether he has ever thought of changing his surname. The Brazilian basketball player is of German descent. [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/medicine-hat-basketball-player-allowed-to-use-f-word-last-name-1.3006783] Submitted by: Rob Wood Mar. 26, 2015

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Quotation of the day for March 26, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for March 26, 2015 "The exuberance of democracy leads to undisciplined and disorderly conditions which are inimical to development." - Lee Kuan Yew, former prime minister of Singapore for 31 years. Lee died March 23, 2015. Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Mar. 25, 2015

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Quotation of the day for March 25, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for March 25, 2015 "But there are other things that are attacking users' freedom to run their computers. Nowadays, lots of people are using platforms that don't allow any free software. They literally forbid the installation of free software. For instance the iThings, those digusting monsters that are the evil legacy of Steve Jobs. They are platforms for censorship. They do not allow users to freely install whatever programs they wish. They will only allow the user to install the programs that are approved by Apple. Now this definitely should be illegal. We should ban the sale of general-purpose computers which are platforms for one company to censor the user. Or for a group of companies to censor the user." - Richard M. Stallman, godfather of the free software movement, from his keynote address at the LibrePlanet 2015 conference. [http://libreplanet.org/wiki/GNU30/RMS_30th_anniversary_address] Submitted by: Terry Labach Mar. 24, 2015

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Quotation of the day for March 24, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for March 24, 2015 "But too often, fantasy worlds are created like Ikea furniture, popping up whole with minimal assembly from big pre-existing parts that creak and come apart after heavy use. That's why so many many fictional worlds seem to produce carbon copies of real world Western gender hierarchies, even if it becomes painfully dissonant with other details of the setting." - Katherine Cross, from the article Fantasy worlds that break history's back. [http://boingboing.net/2015/03/13/microscope-new-rules-for-fant.html] Submitted by: Bob Bruhin Mar. 13, 2015

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Quotation of the day for March 20, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for March 20, 2015 "Yeah, there's plenty of stuff." - Ron Wyden, U.S. Senator, on being asked whether U.S. intelligence agencies have domestic surveillance programs of which the public is still unaware. Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Mar. 17, 2015

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Quotation of the day for March 19, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for March 19, 2015 "The purpose of the act is sharing for national security threats, so it makes me wonder if your organization is a national security threat? "I see your organization is protesting pipelines, forestry projects, but I didn't hear anything to indicate to me that you were planning to bomb any of Canadian infrastructure or sabotage electrical grids, so I wonder if you consider yourself to be a national security threat and if you understand the definition, that it won't apply to you as long as you don't commit any of these terrorist activities?" - LaVar Payne, Conservative MP, addressing Joanne Kerr, executive-director of Greenpeace Canada, during committee hearings on Bill C-51. The controversial bill would allow Canadian government agencies more latitude in gathering and sharing information on citizens. [http://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/tories-unrepentant-for-mccarthyesque-attacks-on-security-bill-critics] Submitted by: Rob Wood Mar. 17, 2015

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Quotation of the day for March 18, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for March 18, 2015 "We're here to deal with noise complaints, nuisance complaints, bodily emissions, those kinds of concerns." - Jim Barry, Waterloo, Ontario's director of municipal enforcement services, on city bylaw officers being present at St. Patrick's Day celebrations. [http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/st-patrick-s-day-brings-thousands-to-waterloo-s-university-district-1.2284522] Submitted by: Terry Labach Mar. 17, 2015

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Quotation of the day for March 17, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for March 17, 2015 "The power of Selma is hope - hope that change can happen. It's not a passive hope, but a hope that demands that we make the necessary trouble that will build a better world." - Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator, on the civil rights marches from Selma, Alabama in 1965. Submitted by: Patsy Wang-Iverson Mar. 9, 2015

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Quotation of the day for March 16, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for March 16, 2015 "In savagery and in gentleness, in kindness and in cruelty, and in a seemingly infinite stream of opposites that were not opposites, my teachers, sempai and friends demonstrated the timeless Now, and the essence of the Karate spirit..." - C.W. Nicol, in his memoir Moving Zen: Karate as a way to gentleness, on his karate studies in Japan. [The submitter notes: in memory of my friend and sensei David Stuart, who died March 16, 2005.] Submitted by: Terry Labach Mar. 13, 2015

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Quotation of the day for March 15, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for March 15, 2015 "The couple from Ajax, Ont., sitting next to me felt the show lived up to their expectations. "I hope this gets a good review - because that means we're having a good time," he said to me, upon discovering I was there as a critic, in what I found the smartest and funniest line of the evening. She gave it four stars at the end, he gave it three; I'm letting them have the star rating, splitting the difference, because I liked them and want them to have had a good time. I'm also doing it to punish all readers who don't actually read reviews past the top." - J. Kelly Nestruck, in a review of Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience, anunauthorized show based on the cult 1970s BBC television comedy, Fawlty Towers. [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/theatre-reviews/faulty-towers-any-resemblance-to-fawlty-towers-is-well-almost-a-coincidence/article23397707/] Submitted by: Terry Labach Mar. 13, 2015

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Quotation of the day for March 14, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for March 14, 2015 I done some bad bad things The kind you don't bring up at confession Somewhere in my life, woah I took the wrong direction I swear on my soul I didn't want to hurt no one But I got no way to justify The things I done If you're good at telling lies You could be my alibi And I won't have to atone for my sins If you're good at telling lies You could be my alibi And I won't take the fall for where I've been - Brandi Carlile, from her song Alibi. Submitted by: Rob Wood Mar. 13, 2015

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Quotation of the day for March 13, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for March 13, 2015 "You get over what you can't have faster that you get over what you could. And we shouldn't always get what we think we want." - Ursula Vernon, in the story Jackalope Wives. [http://www.apex-magazine.com/jackalope-wives/] Submitted by: Bob Bruhin Feb. 23, 2015

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Quotation of the day for March 12, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for March 12, 2015 "Sometimes it is important to cause necessary trouble." - John Lewis, U.S. Representative, quoted by Elizabeth Warren, about his participation in the march from Selma to Montgomery on March 7, 1965. Submitted by: Patsy Wang-Iverson Mar. 9, 2015

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Quotation of the day for March 11, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for March 11, 2015 "I don't know what to say to anybody anymore. Hopefully it will stop eventually." - Marty Walsh, Boston Mayor, on the snow the city has received this year. [http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2015/02/15/boston-mayor-seems-pretty-tired-all-this-dang-snow/OYtAnLLNQ2iMBMRaxTJYzJ/story.html] Submitted by: Bob Bruhin Feb. 23, 2015

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