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Late Night Quotes

Posted on 10 February 2006 by Gnorb || Comments: 0 || Topic(s): Humor, Quotes.

“There’s a boycott now of Danish products in the Muslim world. Luckily not too many mosques are made out of Legos.” – Jay Leno
“President Bush unveiled his new $2.2 trillion budget. The president settled on $2 trillion after being told that $2 bazillion was not a real number.” – Conan O’Brien
“The trial of Enron chiefs [...]

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Ronald Reagan Quotes

Posted on 20 January 2006 by Gnorb || Comments: 0 || Topic(s): Politics, Quotes.

In honor of the 25th anniversary of Reaganomics, I hereby provide the following quotes by then-President Ronald “One for the Gipper” Reagan. These are more food-for-thought than anything else, but if you have anythoughts you’d like to share (pro or con), feel free to do it here.
“Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, [...]

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The Living Spirit That Is the “Why”

Posted on 30 December 2005 by Gnorb || Comments: 1 || Topic(s): Quotes.

Frankly, I think this makes for a great thought as we begin to formulate our New Year’s resolutions:
[T]he ancients knew something which we seem to have forgotten. All means prove but a blunt instrument, if they have not behind them a living spirit. But if the longing for the achievement of the goal is powerfully [...]

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Posted on 22 November 2005 by Gnorb || Comments: 0 || Topic(s): Politics, Quotes.

Stumbling around the Internet, I found this and thought it worth reprinting here. It’s the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights, one of the cornerstone documents of the United Nations.
Read through it and see whether your government is violating any of these principles. You might be surprised (especially if you live in the [...]

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You’ve Got to Find What You Love

Posted on 2 November 2005 by Gnorb || Comments: 4 || Topic(s): Gnorb's Favorites, Quotes.

This is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005.
I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the [...]

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