quotes


The only difference between me and a madman
is that I am not mad. -Salvador Dalí

I suppose the limitations are just the
visions of the designer; there aren't any
physical limitations. -Seymour Cray, 1982

Mathematics is the only true metaphysics.
-William "Lord Kelvin" Thompson

An absolute monarch would be absolutely wise and good.
But no man is strong enough to have no interest.
Therefore the best king would be Pure Chance.
It is Pure Chance that rules the Universe; therefore,
and only therefore, life is good. -Aleister Crowley

Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable
that we have to alter it every six months. -Oscar Wilde

I practice absurdity quite religiously. -Alfred Hitchcock

Philosophy is to science as pornography is to sex:
it is cheaper, easier, and some people prefer it.
-John Stephen Jones

This maxim
["God created the integers and the rest is the work of man"]
spoken by the algebraist Kronecker reveals more about his past
as a banker who grew rich through monetary speculation
than about his philosophical insight. -René Thom

The more I see of men, the better I like my dog. -Blaise Pascal

We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in
the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that
his wife is beautiful and his children smart. -H. L. Mencken

I'm subversive as hell. -Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel

Remember, we don't really need the sun,
because it's very bright in the daytime.
We need the moon because it's dark at night.
-John Whateley

When I was young, I used to think that wealth and power
would bring me happiness. I was right. -Gahan Wilson

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