Thursday, April 29, 2010

Quote-happy

Looking up random quotes is my new pass-time.  Here are a few which I may talk about in the comments, but initially I shall leave them open to interpretation.  This really makes me want to read some Douglas Adams.

Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.
Douglas Adams 

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
Douglas Adams 

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
Douglas Adams 

Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee, and I'll forgive Thy great big joke on me.
Robert Frost 

Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.
Robert Frost 

I'm not confused. I'm just well mixed.
Robert Frost 

Let him that is without stone among you cast the first thing he can lay his hands on.
Robert Frost 

Talking is a hydrant in the yard and writing is a faucet upstairs in the house. Opening the first takes the pressure off the second.
Robert Frost 

The best way out is always through.
Robert Frost 

The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.
Robert Frost 

The middle of the road is where the white line is - and that's the worst place to drive.
Robert Frost 

The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work.
Robert Frost 

The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.
Robert Frost 

They would not find me changed from him they knew - only more sure of all I thought was true.
Robert Frost

Thinking isn't agreeing or disagreeing. That's voting.
Robert Frost 

Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.
Robert Frost 

You have freedom when you're easy in your harness.
Robert Frost 

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