Great short quotes - Page 164

Gene Spafford, 1992

Usenet is like a herd of performing…

24 Mar , 2011  

Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea — massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind- boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it. Great short quote and quotation by: Gene Spafford, 1992 ,

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Button from the Computer Museum, Boston, MA

Usenet is like Tetris for people wh…

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Usenet is like Tetris for people who still remember how to read. Great short quote and quotation by: Button from the Computer Museum, Boston, MA ,

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Using words to describe magic is li…

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Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef. Great short quote and quotation by: Tom Robbins , US novelist (1936 – )

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Russell Baker

Usually, terrible things that are d…

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Usually, terrible things that are done with the excuse that progress requires them are not really progress at all, but just terrible things. Great short quote and quotation by: Russell Baker , US columnist & journalist (1925 – )

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Utility is when you have one teleph…

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Utility is when you have one telephone, luxury is when you have two, opulence is when you have three – and paradise is when you have none. Great short quote and quotation by: Doug Larson ,

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Vacant minds must have their uses, …

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Vacant minds must have their uses, yet it seems a pity to waste first-class bodies on them. Great short quote and quotation by: Author Unknown ,

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J. R. R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Valour needs first strength, then a…

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Valour needs first strength, then a weapon. Great short quote and quotation by: J. R. R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring , British scholar & fantasy novelist (1892 – 1973)

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Nikki Harris

Van Gogh became a painter because h…

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Van Gogh became a painter because he had no ear for music. Great short quote and quotation by: Nikki Harris ,

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George Sands

Vanity is the quicksand of reason….

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Vanity is the quicksand of reason. Great short quote and quotation by: George Sands ,

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Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Vanity makes us do more things agai…

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Vanity makes us do more things against inclination than reason. Great short quote and quotation by: Francois De La Rochefoucauld , French author & moralist (1613 – 1680)

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Aphra Behn

Variety is the soul of pleasure….

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Variety is the soul of pleasure. Great short quote and quotation by: Aphra Behn ,

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Vegetables are interesting but lack…

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Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat. Great short quote and quotation by: Fran Lebowitz , US writer and humorist (1950 – )

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