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Archive for the ‘Quotes’ Category
Writing, Thinking & Reading
Saturday, March 8th, 2008eMails 150 years ago
Saturday, March 8th, 2008“Wenn man bedenkt, dass die Leute vor 150 Jahren ihre E-Mails noch bei Kerzenlicht geschrieben haben…” —ill#AmigaGer 02.08
Just quitting
Saturday, March 8th, 2008“Einfach gehen kann nur, wer nie richtig da war” —Kiki, 08.99
Love is a disease
Saturday, March 8th, 2008“Love is a disease–it’s cure is love” —myself, while wandering on a beach in Turkey, 08.99
Internet is big
Saturday, March 8th, 2008“Internet is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly hugely mindboggingly big it is. [...]” —Adapted from »The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy«
Carneval in Greenland
Saturday, March 8th, 2008“…but the jury will be out until Greenland hosts Carneval” —wirednews, 10.98
Footprints
Saturday, March 8th, 2008“Wer in die Fußstapfen anderer tritt, hinterläßt keine eigenen Spuren.” —unkown
Breakthrough in the history of technology
Saturday, March 8th, 2008“Ich nenne es einen fundamentalen Durchbruch in der Geschichte der Technik, daß beinahe über Nacht die CPU und ihre Software nebensächlich und das Netzwerk zentral geworden sind.” —George Gilder, Forbes ASAP, 08.95
Money itself means nothing
Saturday, March 8th, 2008“Money itself means nothing. The peace of mind it brings is priceless.” —Robeco Bankw found in an AD in a train 10.98
Womens heart
Saturday, March 8th, 2008“A womens heart is a deep ocean of secrets” —Rose Dawsen in »Titanic«
Failures and weaknesses
Saturday, March 8th, 2008“Ärgere dich nicht über deine Fehler und Schwächen. Ohne sie wärst du zwar vollkommen, aber kein Mensch mehr.” —unknown
Sky is blue
Saturday, March 8th, 2008“Water is wet, sky is blue, old satan class, he is out there and is getting stronger…” —Bruce Willies in »The Last Boy Scout«
Chocolate-covered Spinach
Saturday, March 8th, 2008“Chocolate-covered Spinach: It’s something indulgent wrapped round something necessary.” —Somewhere on the net
Water is wet
Saturday, March 8th, 2008“Water is wet, sky is blue, women have secrets–who gives a fuck” —Bruce Willies in »The Last Boy Scout«
Adversity
Saturday, March 8th, 2008“Adversity is not only a measure of your strength, it develops it.” —Tilly Boesche-Zacharowski
The trick in life
Saturday, March 8th, 2008“The trick in life isn’t getting what you want, my dear, it’s wanting it after you get it.” —Kathrin Hepburn as Ginny in »Love Affair«