Quotes of the Day and Word of the Day

Date: March 5, 2011
Quotes of the Day
I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
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John D. Rockefeller (1839 - 1937)
Washington is the only place where sound travels faster than light.
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C. V. R. Thompson
I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.
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Fran Lebowitz (1950 - )

Word of the Day
cacophonous
(adjective) [kah-KOF-ah-nahs]

1. having a harsh or unpleasant sound: "A country night is unnerving when you are used to the cacophonous din of the city."

adverb form: cacophonously

my favorite quote was made by Albert Einstein
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."

Sadly his quote relays on the theory of the universe infinity expanding till it can stretch no more and then rubberband back, if only it was proven v.v

Date: March 6, 2011
Quotes of the Day
It's amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper.
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Jerry Seinfeld (1954 - )
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Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly.
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Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
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The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'
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Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004)

Word of the Day
demagogue
(Noun) [DEM-uh-gog]
1.A leader who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace.
2.A leader of the common people in ancient times.

Date: March 7,2011
Quotes of the Day
Too much of a good thing is wonderful.
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Mae West (1892 - 1980)
First there is a time when we believe everything, then for a little while we believe with discrimination, then we believe nothing whatever, and then we believe everything again - and, moreover, give reasons why we believe.
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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742 - 1799)
If you don't know what to do with many of the papers piled on your desk, stick a dozen colleagues' initials on 'em, and pass them along. When in doubt, route.
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Malcolm Forbes (1919 - 1990)
Not every story has explosions and car chases. That's why they have nudity and espionage.
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Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum, Unshelved, 09-14-08

Word of the Day
celluloid

(noun, adjective)
[SEL-yah-loid']

noun

1. any of a variety of thermoplastics created from nitrocellulose and camphor, once used in motion-picture and x-ray film

2. motion-picture film; 'theater pieces transferred to celluloid': "Noah wanted to capture the highlights of his life on celluloid."

adjective

3. using a material created from nitrocellulose and camphor

4. portrayed in or relating to motion-pictures

5. artificial, as if portrayed in a film; 'a novel with flat celluloid characters'

Date: March 8,2011
Quotes of the Day
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
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Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992)
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We don't know what we want, but we are ready to bite somebody to get it.
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Will Rogers (1879 - 1935)
The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason.
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John Cage (1912 - 1992)
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I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.
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Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826), to Archibald Stuart, 1791
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Word of the Day
This week's theme: Making movies.

titillate

(transitive verb, intransitive verb)
[TIT-l-ayt']

transitive verb

1. to excite pleasurably or erotically: "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine."

2. to touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements; tickle

intransitive verb

3. to excite another, especially in a superficial manner

noun forms: titillater, titillation
adverb form: titillatingly
adjective form: titillative

Date: March 9, 2011
Quotes of the Day
Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.
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Samuel Goldwyn (1882 - 1974)
There it was, hidden in alphabetical order.
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Rita Holt
All human situations have their inconveniences. We feel those of the present but neither see nor feel those of the future; and hence we often make troublesome changes without amendment, and frequently for the worse.
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Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action.
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Frank Tibolt
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Word of the Day
opus
(noun) [OE-pahs]

1. a work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works

2. a creative work in any field of the arts: "The painter's last opus was a dedication to living things, in a surprising contrast to all of his prior work."