Quote of the Day

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 6th October:

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Henry David Thoreau -
US naturalist, essayist, poet, & philosopher.
A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings,
& his essay "Civil Disobedience", an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.
Born: July 12, 1817, Concord, Massachusetts. Died: May 6, 1862, Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America

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People said I couldn't learn a foreign language.
I tried.
They were right...

[John]

Quote of the Day - 6th October:

Quote of the Day - 6th October - 002.jpgHenry David Thoreau [4].jpgHenry David Thoreau -
US naturalist, essayist, poet, & philosopher.
A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings,
& his essay "Civil Disobedience", an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.
Born: July 12, 1817, Concord, Massachusetts. Died: May 6, 1862, Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America

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People said I couldn't learn a foreign language.
I tried.
They were right...

nie wystarczająco dobre.

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 10th October:

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Albert Einstein - German-born theoretical physicist with Swiss & US citizenship,
widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest & most influential physicists of all time.
14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955

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Einstein is best known for developing the theory of relativity, but he also made important contributions to the
development of the theory of quantum mechanics.
Relativity & quantum mechanics are together the two pillars of modern physics.
His mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2, which arises from relativity theory, has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation".
His work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science.
He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, & especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect", a pivotal step in the development of quantum theory.
His intellectual achievements and originality resulted in "Einstein" becoming synonymous with "genius"

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On a smaller scale, carrying a bigger stick than your adversary, as a preventative measure, could dissuade them from starting a fight.

[John]

Quote of the Day - 10th October:

Quote of the Day - 10th October - 001.jpgAlbert Einstein [2].jpgAlbert Einstein - German-born theoretical physicist with Swiss & US citizenship,
widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest & most influential physicists of all time.
14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955

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Einstein is best known for developing the theory of relativity, but he also made important contributions to the
development of the theory of quantum mechanics.
Relativity & quantum mechanics are together the two pillars of modern physics.
His mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2, which arises from relativity theory, has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation".
His work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science.
He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, & especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect", a pivotal step in the development of quantum theory.
His intellectual achievements and originality resulted in "Einstein" becoming synonymous with "genius"

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On a smaller scale, carrying a bigger stick than your adversary, as a preventative measure, could dissuade them from starting a fight.

or a knife, which a lot of young people seem to do these days.

[Colin B]

On a smaller scale, carrying a bigger stick than your adversary, as a preventative measure, could dissuade them from starting a fight.

or a knife, which a lot of young people seem to do these days.

On reflection, probably better all round for nobody to carry weapons in the first place...

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 12th October:

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...and our current PM is beyond a joke along with her supporters...

Liz Truss [2].JPG

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 13th October:

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Edward Moore Kennedy - US lawyer & politician who served as a US senator
from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009.
A member of the Democratic Party & the prominent political Kennedy family,
he was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died.
He is ranked fifth in United States history for length of continuous service as a senator.
He was the younger brother of President John F. Kennedy & US attorney general & US senator Robert F. Kennedy.
February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009

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Perhaps be better not to let your political convictions take your country to the verge of economic ruin...

[Not you Ted, I was thinking of Liz Truss]

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 17th October:

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Evan Esar - US humorist who wrote Esar's Comic Dictionary in 1943, Humorous English in 1961, & 20,000 Quips and Quotes in 1968.
He is known for quotes like "Statistics: The only science that enables different experts using the same figures to draw different conclusions."
He also wrote The Legend of Joe Miller, which was privately printed for members of the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco by the Grabhorn Press in 1957.
His quotes are commonly found in Crossword puzzles.
1899–1995

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And sometimes it is not a pretty site...

[John]

Quote of the Day - 17th October:

Quote of the Day - 17th October - 001.jpgEvan Esar.jpgEvan Esar - US humorist who wrote Esar's Comic Dictionary in 1943, Humorous English in 1961, & 20,000 Quips and Quotes in 1968.
He is known for quotes like "Statistics: The only science that enables different experts using the same figures to draw different conclusions."
He also wrote The Legend of Joe Miller, which was privately printed for members of the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco by the Grabhorn Press in 1957.
His quotes are commonly found in Crossword puzzles.
1899–1995

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And sometimes it is not a pretty site...

or sight?

[Colin B]

And sometimes it is not a pretty site...

or sight?

Ha ha ha !

I was, of course, thinking of when it was reported on an internet 'site'...

[John]

And sometimes it is not a pretty site...

or sight?

Ha ha ha !

I was, of course, thinking of when it was reported on an internet 'site'...

Yes, in the back of my mind I knew you wouldn't make such an obvious error.

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 18th October:

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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - German philosopher, cultural critic & philologist whose work has exerted
a profound influence on modern intellectual history.
15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900

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He began his career as a classical philologist before turning to philosophy.
He became the youngest person ever to hold the Chair of Classical Philology at the University of Basel in 1869 at the age of 24.
Nietzsche resigned in 1879 due to health problems that plagued him most of his life; he completed much of his core writing in the following decade.
In 1889, at age 45, he suffered a collapse & afterward a complete loss of his mental faculties, with paralysis & probably vascular dementia.
He lived his remaining years in the care of his mother until her death in 1897 & then with his sister Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche.
Nietzsche died in 1900, after many strokes & pneumonia.

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Apparent 'friends' can be your worst enemies, Friedrich...

[Colin B]

Quote of the Day - 19th October:

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Alfred Tennyson - UK poet.
He was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign.
In 1829, he was awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal at Cambridge for one of his first pieces, "Timbuktu".
He published his first solo collection of poems, Poems, Chiefly Lyrical, in 1830.
6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892

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Although described by some critics as overly sentimental, his verse soon proved popular and brought Tennyson to the attention of well-known writers of the day, including Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Tennyson's early poetry, with its medievalism & powerful visual imagery, was a major influence on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

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An 'unmastered passion' spells trouble for anyone...

[Colin B]

Well, after 7 years & some 78,000+ 'views' the 'Quote of the Day' thread is now retiring.

It's been a fun ride...

[John]

Well, after 7 years & some 78,000+ 'views' the 'Quote of the Day' thread is now retiring.

It's been a fun ride...

Whoa! Why? There must be many more quotes.

OK, well if you're serious about it, then thanks, It's been enjoyable.