Mark Twain
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
You see my kind of loyalty was loyalty to one's country, not to its institutions or its office-holders. The country is the real thing, the substantial thing, the eternal thing; it is the thing to watch over, and care for, and be loyal to; institutions are extraneous, they are its mere clothing, and clothing can wear out, become ragged, cease to be comfortable, cease to protect the body from winter, disease, and death.
Mirror, Mirror
A wise man once said that over the years, he learned that one does not truly know how to build up the interior of one's house until one can tear down the exterior of one's home.
Ben Carson (not the famous one)
Most people who are afraid of socialism have no idea what socialism is. Most proponents of socialism have no idea what socialism is either. To make matters worse, their ideas of what it is are widely different.
Charlotte Eversmith
"Treat him like a king, and he'll treat you like a queen" is popular advice for women in relationships. But don't forget that based on actual history, treating you like a queen might involve chopping off your head.
Paul R. Cavendish
Don't go patting yourself on the back for hating your enemy. Whether they deserve it or not, admit that's the default option, the lazy one, the one chosen by people who do not want to think or see nuance.
Charles Brettinger
- Boring Candidates
Our election system favors the interesting, entertaining candidates. They are the ones who draw crowds into the voting booths. When the candidates are boring, voters stay home and watch TV. Unfortunately, all else being equal, the boring people are the ones who are level headed and capable. We need to incentivize the act of passionlessly showing up to the voting booth to check off an important but boring box.
Charles Brettinger
- Unity
I don't know why so many politicians are calling for unity. What do they want with unity? A country with complete political unity is called a dictatorship.
Anonymous
We need to find the cure for aging. It has been said that humans live long enough and that there is no need to extend the human lifespan, and that may be true. But dogs live such short lives. Why do they have to go so soon?
Jeffrey Bringham
So-called "childfree" people who insult children while forgetting that they themselves are someone's overripe crotchfruit seem to think that not having children is an identity.
Terry Pratchett
I try to reply to everything because I once wrote J.R.R. Tolkien praising one of his books, and I got a reply. It wasn't a long one, but it was polite, and he'd signed it, and I've always thought if he could do it with the kind of postbag he got, I should too.
Team Starkid
- Twisted
You've got to dream a little harder when life won't go your way. Simply dream a little harder. Trust me when I say that when you dream a little harder, you're sure to follow through, 'cause if you're good and you're attractive, no need to be proactive. Good things will just happen to you!
firstsiteguide.com
- Gravatar
Gravatar is tightly connected to your email address. Once you register a free account with Gravatar, the service will let you upload a picture that you want to use as your avatar. Whether it's your actual photograph or an icon you just happen to like, this image will represent you on all sites that use the service. You may leave comments on other WordPress sites with your new avatar, write guest blogs, and have the picture shown on your own blog, of course.
Charles Brettinger
Shoot for the moon, because even if you miss, you'll land among the stars. True, the moon is closer to Earth than most of the stars, but given the distance between stars, I think it is fair to say that we are already among the stars.
Key Hero
- True Key Heroism
After all this time, I should have the ability to hack a computer by pressing random keys on the keyboard, like they do in the movies. It's only fair.
Jay Harper
I hope that you're mature enough to handle the truth: every other typist here types better than you. They can type faster. They can type longer. You use a typewriter? No, you use a typewronger.
Filosoof Vol Stront
- Flat Sphere Earth
Only simple minds perceive a contradiction between the fact that the Earth is round and the fact that it is spherical. Enlightened minds can see how the two realities mesh.
Anonymous
Billy slept over the counter, and his head was accidentally over the cat's tail! Please help him out! Thank you for helping Billy out with the situation in which his head was accidentally over the cat's tail.
Charles Brettinger
People who say "it's just fiction" miss the point of fiction. Sure, it is not a memoir or a true account. Those events did not happen in real life. But fiction rings true when it reflects aspects of real life and is relatable to real people.
Anonymous
With the first letter, you begin with infinity WPM. It only goes downhill from there. Why even bother? Why not quit while you're ahead? Life is a constant struggle.
