Ed's Library of Quotations
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| "If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?" | |
| -Scott Adams (1957 - ), American cartoonist (creator of Dilbert) | |
| "Anyone who considers arithmetical methods of producing random numbers is, of course, in a state of sin." | |
| -John von Neumann (1903 - 1957), Physicist, mathematician, child prodigy, and mentor of Alan Turing | |
| "It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important." | |
| -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930), Scottish writer, wrote "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" | |
| "Do or do not; there is no try." | |
| -Yoda, little green sage from the Star Wars series | |
| "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." | |
| -Albert Einstein, Nobel laureate and international physicist | |
| "One is responsible for one's own life. Passivity provides no protection." | |
| -Madeleine Kunin (1933 - ), former U.S. governor and Ambassador | |
| "Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." | |
| -Will Rogers (1879 - 1935), American humorist | |
| "As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it." | |
| -Antoine de Saint-Exupery, French aviator and writer | |
| "The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital." | |
| -Joe Paterno (1926 - ), American college football coach, number 3 on the all-time winning list to date | |
| "One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears - by listening to them." | |
| -Dean Rusk (1909 - 1994), U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson | |
| "The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." | |
| -Chinese proverb | |
| "For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." | |
| -H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956), Newspaperman, book reviewer, and political commentator | |
| "Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing." | |
| -Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States | |
| "Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better." | |
| -Florence Nightingale (1820 - 1910), British nurse and founder of modern nursing | |
| "Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory. Be brave enough to live life creatively." | |
| -Alan Alda, Actor, screenwriter, and director | |
| "Victory belongs to the most persevering." | |
| -Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France | |
| "It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers." | |
| -James Thurber (1894 - 1961), American author and cartoonist | |
| "The beginning is half the whole." | |
| -Pythagoras (est. 569 BC - 475 BC), Greek philosopher and mathematician | |
| "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." | |
| -Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948), Indian activist | |
| "Hope is a renewable option: If you run out of it at the end of the day, you get to start over in the morning." | |
| -Barbara Kingsolver (1955 - ), American writer | |
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