Quote of the day - Page 3

dar512 · 01-17-2006, 09:44 AM

"Ah! You have made a common mistake here...what you have there is a beet
and you have confused it with food. Food is something like a ham sandwich
or a bowl of chile."
- Paul Hinrichs

dar512 · 01-19-2006, 08:44 AM

I just ran across this one yesterday while reading "The Pragmatic Programmer":

The greatest of all weaknesses is the fear of appearing weak.
-- J. B. Bossuet, Politics fomr Holy Writ, 1709

dar512 · 01-20-2006, 11:16 AM

"By diligent effort I seemed to be prolonging my adolescence into total
absurdity." -- John D. MacDonald - The Empty Copper Sea

Pie · 01-20-2006, 01:03 PM

"If you have snakes, cover them with a blanket."
- Telugu proverb

xoxoxoBruce · 01-21-2006, 01:44 AM

Genius might be described as a supreme capacity for getting its possessors into trouble of all kinds. -- Samuel Butler

mirabelle · 01-21-2006, 05:07 AM

Hope you dont mind me joining in

My first ever post on this board

" We would worry far less what others think of us if we realised how rarely they do "

grazzers · 01-21-2006, 08:36 AM

Good one Mirabelle, I like it, welcome to the Cellar!

xoxoxoBruce · 01-21-2006, 10:40 PM

Yes, yes, mirabelle. I'll lay that one on my mother.

BigV · 01-25-2006, 01:34 PM

wrt My bad. We're making progress. The words below are my new mantra.

A teacher who is attempting to teach, without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn, is hammering on a cold iron. -Horace Mann, educational reformer (1796-1859)

dar512 · 01-25-2006, 03:21 PM

"I was never actually the Devil's Advocate,
but I did do some consulting work for a minor demon."
-- Wolf

jinx · 01-25-2006, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigV

A teacher who is attempting to teach, without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn, is hammering on a cold iron. -Horace Mann, educational reformer (1796-1859)

"The fatal pedagogical error is to throw answers, like stones, at the heads of those who have not yet asked the questions." -Paul Tillich

BigV · 01-25-2006, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jinx

"The fatal pedagogical error is to throw answers, like stones, at the heads of those who have not yet asked the questions." -Paul Tillich

Thank you, Sir! May I have another, Sir!? [/Stripes]

OT

edit: closed the link loop.

keryx · 01-25-2006, 09:24 PM

[quote=BigV]Thank you, Sir! May I have another, Sir!? [/Stripes]

Hmmm, I thought that was from Animal House.

fargon · 01-25-2006, 04:17 PM

"What Me Worry" Alfred E. Newman"

barefoot serpent · 01-25-2006, 04:36 PM

Man will never be free until teh last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest. -- Diderot

01-17-2006, 09:44 AM	#1
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Quote of the Day "Ah! You have made a common mistake here...what you have there is a beet and you have confused it with food. Food is something like a ham sandwich or a bowl of chile." - Paul Hinrichs __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

01-19-2006, 08:44 AM	#2
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Quote of the Day I just ran across this one yesterday while reading "The Pragmatic Programmer": The greatest of all weaknesses is the fear of appearing weak. -- J. B. Bossuet, Politics fomr Holy Writ, 1709 __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

01-20-2006, 11:16 AM	#3
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Quote of the Day "By diligent effort I seemed to be prolonging my adolescence into total absurdity." -- John D. MacDonald - The Empty Copper Sea __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

01-20-2006, 01:03 PM	#4
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	"If you have snakes, cover them with a blanket." - Telugu proverb __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

01-21-2006, 01:44 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Genius might be described as a supreme capacity for getting its possessors into trouble of all kinds. -- Samuel Butler __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-21-2006, 05:07 AM	#6
mirabelle Kinda New Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1	Hope you dont mind me joining in My first ever post on this board " We would worry far less what others think of us if we realised how rarely they do " __________________ Belle

01-21-2006, 08:36 AM	#7
grazzers Aim for the Best Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 134	Good one Mirabelle, I like it, welcome to the Cellar! __________________ "Only a person who risks all that he cannot keep, to gain that which he can never lose, is truly free." Anonymous Poet

01-21-2006, 10:40 PM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yes, yes, mirabelle. I'll lay that one on my mother. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-25-2006, 01:34 PM	#9
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	wrt My bad. We're making progress. The words below are my new mantra. A teacher who is attempting to teach, without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn, is hammering on a cold iron. -Horace Mann, educational reformer (1796-1859) __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

01-25-2006, 03:21 PM	#10
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Quote of the Day "I was never actually the Devil's Advocate, but I did do some consulting work for a minor demon." -- Wolf __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

01-25-2006, 09:24 PM	#13
keryx Mrs. Fargon Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 85	[quote=BigV]Thank you, Sir! May I have another, Sir!? [/Stripes] Hmmm, I thought that was from Animal House. __________________ Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.

01-25-2006, 04:17 PM	#14
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	"What Me Worry" Alfred E. Newman" __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

01-25-2006, 04:36 PM	#15
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	Man will never be free until teh last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest. -- Diderot

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