Saturday, August 20, 2011

Weekend Wise Words

Be Smart! Be Brilliant!

I thought that for a change, I should share some quotes of people who are all still living.


"A recent police study found that you're much more likely to get shot by a fat cop if you run. " - Dennis Miller

"Now, a recent study from cardiologists at the University of Maryland, has shown that laughter may have a beneficial effect on the heart." - Allen Klein



"But the imposition of morality onto science, - where it does not belong - has become rampant in recent years." - Bill Condon


"Because of recent improvements in the accuracy of theoretical predictions based on large scale ab initio quantum mechanical calculations, meaningful comparisons between theoretical and experimental findings have become possible." - Yuan T. Lee


"I think that consciousness has always been the most important topic in the philosophy of mind, and one of the most important topics in cognitive science as a whole, but it had been surprisingly neglected in recent years. " - David Chalmers



"The most basic obligation we have to our veterans is that we keep the promises that were made to them. That is what makes the recent failures of the Veterans Administration so shameful. " - Doc Hastings


"The UN Commission on Human Rights, whose membership in recent years has included countries - such as Libya and Sudan - which have deplorable human rights records, and the recent Oil-for-Food scandal, are just a few examples of why reform is so imperative." - John Linder 


"There is sometimes a peculiar confusion in the West that equates progress to whatever is recent or whatever is new, and it is time we understood that progress has nothing to do with the chronology of an idea. " - Barbara Amiel


"While approximately one in every 400 children and adolescents have Type I diabetes; recent Government reports indicate that one in every three children born in 2000 will suffer from obesity, which as noted is a predominant Type II precursor." - Tim Holden 


"You may not be aware of a recent survey that showed that if the First Amendment were put to a popular vote today, it would fail by a 60% to 40% vote. " - James E. Rogers


"In a recent Valentine's Day posting on her fan website, Britney Spears says that - oh, who cares? " - Amy Poehler


"In recent years, breweries and brew pubs have flourished across the Nation. And, as the Representative from Oregon's fourth district, I have enjoyed seeing the diversity that craft brewery has fueled across the Nation. " - Peter DeFazio

And last but by no means least....


"I like breaking the rules." - Lexa Doig

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