Quotation of the day for June 27, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for June 27, 2015 "It is like telling a heroin addict you have 30 days to get a college degree and become a fully functioning member of society." - Chris Bronk, cybersecurity expert, reacting to a U.S. White House initiative for a "30-day cybersecurity sprint" to improve vulnerable computer systems in the federal government. [http://www.chron.com/opinion/editorials/article/Online-umpire-6338651.php] Submitted by: Gene Spafford Jun. 25, 2015

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Quotation of the day for June 25, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for June 25, 2015 "As a dad I have too many jobs to count. As a husband I have 2 jobs: make money, kill spiders." - Chris Wylde, comic. Submitted by: Terry Labach Jun. 24, 2015

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Quotation of the day for June 24, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for June 24, 2015 "Before the invention of the cell phone, the most obnoxious noise the human body could produce usually trumpeted the arrival of a cloud of methane. In today's age of awful-ways-we-overtly-express-ourselves, bodily expulsions have become secondary to shrieking cell phones. There's a notion in pop culture that AI might one day rise up against us, and that our own technology could hurt us more than we could ever hurt ourselves. Because of ringtones, that idea has already come to fruition. Because your ringtone is worse than my farts. Because your Taylor Swift is worse than my bum tornadoes." - Matthew Inman [http://theoatmeal.com/blog/apple_watch] Submitted by: Bob Bruhin Jun. 8, 2015

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Quotation of the day for June 23, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for June 23, 2015 "Then I perceived with horror that I was growing too old for pleasure. Ruthless Time had set its fell claw upon me, and I was seventeen. Big boys do not play in toy houses and mock gardens, so I was obliged to turn over my world in sorrow to another and younger boy who dwelt across the lot from me. And since that time I have not delved in the earth or laid out paths and roads. There is too much wistful memory in such procedure, for the fleeting joy of childhood may never be recaptured. Adulthood is hell." - H.P. Lovecraft, writer, in a 1920 letter. Submitted by: Terry Labach Jun. 18, 2015

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Quotation of the day for June 22, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for June 22, 2015 "Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that happen to a man." - Leon Trotsky, revolutionary. Submitted by: Terry Labach Jun. 18, 2015

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Quotation of the day for June 21, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for June 21, 2015 Well, I don't hate my parents I don't get drunk just to spite them I've got my own reasons to drink now I think I'll call my dad up and invite him - Moe Berg, from his song I'm an Adult Now, recorded by The Pursuit Of Happiness Submitted by: Terry Labach Jun. 16, 2015

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Quotation of the day for June 20, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for June 20, 2015 "On one hand is "cyberspace" or "the online world" or "virtual reality" or, not quite accurately, "the Internet." On the other hand we speak of "the real world" or "meatspace."....Of course the dichotomy is flawed. Billions of people live their entire lives offline; and the smartphone-bearing zombies plodding blindly down our sidewalks still inhabit the real world even if their souls have gone elsewhere." - James Gleick Submitted by: Terry Labach Jun. 18, 2015

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Quotation of the day for June 19, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for June 19, 2015 "Art is the Tree of Life. Science is the Tree of Death." - William Blake, artist and poet. Submitted by: Terry Labach Jun. 18, 2015

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Quotation of the day for June 17, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for June 17, 2015 "For some unfathomable reason, comedy is invariably relegated to the position of second cousin to drama. Why? Humor helps us get through life with a modicum of grace. It offers one of the few benign ways of coping with the absurdity of it all." - Diane Keaton, actress, from her book Then Again. Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Jun. 16, 2015

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Quotation of the day for June 12, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for June 12, 2015 "No Freeman shall be taken or imprisoned, or be disseised [dispossessed] of his Freehold, or Liberties, or free Customs, or be outlawed, or exiled, or any other wise destroyed; nor will We not pass upon him, nor condemn him, but by lawful judgment of his Peers, or by the Law of the Land. We will sell to no man, we will not deny or defer to any man either Justice or Right." - from the Magna Carta (1215), written 800 years ago this month and issued by King John in June 1215. These clauses remain part of British law to this day. Submitted by: Terry Labach Jun. 10, 2015

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Quotation of the day for June 11, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for June 11, 2015 "The players won't like this, but I wish they all would stop growing beards in the postseason. Let's get their faces out there. Let's talk about how young and attractive they are. What model citizens they are." - Mark Lazarus, Chair of NBC Sports, making the stupid suggestion that NHL players should not grow the traditional playoff beard. NBC is the U.S. broadcaster for the NHL playoffs. [http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/ct-hockey-playoff-beards-complaint-20150609-story.html] Submitted by: Terry Labach Jun. 10, 2015

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Quotation of the day for June 10, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for June 10, 2015 I was speedin' south on 99 When the manifold started smokin' I ran her off the shoulder And now the axle's broken Made a sound that cracked my heart in half With less than half a half pint of vodka left - Warren Zevon, from his song Studebaker. Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk Jun. 8, 2015

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Quotation of the day for June 9, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for June 9, 2015 "I think that physical fitness is a part of our survival, and I am hopeful that we can, through the White House--but really it's a private decision--but at least from this area we are going to try to do our best to emphasize this. "It's really up to every parent. Do your children go every week and watch a basketball game, or do they do something to make themselves fit? I think we are inclined to think that if we watch a football game or a baseball game, that we have taken part in it. That's not what we want." - John F. Kennedy, U.S. President, from a 1961 interview. [http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=8078] Submitted by: Terry Labach Jun. 8, 2015

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Quotation of the day for June 6, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for June 6, 2015 "Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes you can do these things. Among them are H. L. Hunt (you possibly know his background), a few other Texas oil millionaires, and an occasional politician or business man from other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid." - Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S. President, from a 1954 letter to his brother Edgar. [http://web.archive.org/web/20051124190902/http://www.eisenhowermemorial.org/presidential-papers/first-term/documents/1147.cfm] Submitted by: Mike McGuffin May 12, 2015

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Quotation of the day for June 1, 2015

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Quotation of the Day for June 1, 2015 "I think one is just as angry as everybody else should be - all those bastards in Silicon Valley who are stealing, not just our work, but all the work that all the musicians all over the world are doing." - Roger Waters, bassist from Pink Floyd, speaking in May 2015 at the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the band's founding. Submitted by: Mike Krawchuk May 29, 2015

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