Time is what prevents everything from happening at once. John Archibald Wheeler, American J. of Physics, 1978, 46, 323 When I received the Nobel Prize, the only big lump sum of money I have ever seen, I had to do something with it. The easiest way to drop this hot potato was to invest it, to buy shares. I knew that World War II was coming and I was afraid that if I had shares which rise in case of war, I would wish for war. So I asked my agent to buy shares which go down in the event of war. This he did. I lost my money and saved my soul. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, The Crazy Ape The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Alan Kay He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, deplorable patriotism, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be part of so base an action! It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder. Albert Einstein US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955) Would you please shut up and sit down! George Bush, The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1993 US Republican politician (1924 - ) It is about a socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians. Pat Robertson, The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1993 We believe he wanted to win in the worst way. Don Eslinger, The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1993 Your food stamps will be stopped effective March, 1992, because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may reapply if there is a change in your circumstances. Greenville County (S.C.) Department of Social Services, The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1993 Half of the American people never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half. Gore Vidal, The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1993 US author & dramatist (1925 - ) Many, if not all, of my presidential opponents are certifiable idiots. Miriam Defensor Santiago, The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1993 |