August 02, 2004

Quotes:

I was working on a post...

    By Jack Grant

...but it got lost in the ether, so instead of adding to my frustration by reconstructing it, here are some quotes.

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
   -Douglas Adams

The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.
   -Horace Walpole

Research is the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind.
   -Marston Bates

A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures.
   -Daniel Webster

For every human problem, there is a neat, simple solution; and it is always wrong
   -H. L. Mencken, Mencken's Metalaw

Posted by Jack Grant at 14:31 on 2 August 2004
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