Quote of the Day

pebbly · 13 Mar 2010

zigzag3143 said:

JMH said:

Telescopes are in some ways like time machines. They reveal galaxies so far away that their light has taken billions of years to reach us. We in astronomy have an advantage in studying the universe, in that we can actually see the past.
We owe our existence to stars, because they make the atoms of which we are formed. So if you are romantic you can say we are literally starstuff. If you're less romantic you can say we're the nuclear waste from the fuel that makes stars shine.
We've made so many advances in our understanding. A few centuries ago, the pioneer navigators learnt the size and shape of our Earth, and the layout of the continents. We are now just learning the dimensions and ingredients of our entire cosmoc, and can at last make some sense of our cosmic habitat.

- Sir Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal of Great Britain

Awesome quote from the father of the cosmic background radiation map. Thanks Jan

+1 thank you JMH

JMH · 13 Mar 2010

True religion is real living; living with all one's soul, with all one's goodness and righteousness.

Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.

All by Albert Einstein

sergiogarcia9 · 13 Mar 2010

Live for nothing, or Die for something.

Kari · 13 Mar 2010

sergiogarcia9 said:

Live for nothing, or Die for something.

Maybe a bit more optimistic: Live for something, or you'll die for nothing.

zigzag3143 · 13 Mar 2010

There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.

Albert Schweitzer

sergiogarcia9 · 13 Mar 2010

Kari said:

sergiogarcia9 said:

Live for nothing, or Die for something.

Maybe a bit more optimistic: Live for something, or you'll die for nothing.

I like the other one better.

Said by the master himself: John Rambo

Another good one is:

"I've had it with these motherf'in snakes on this motherf'in plane"

and this one from Two and a half men:

"Charlie: Alan, there comes a time in every man’s life when he has to make a choice; does he want to be loved, or does he want to get laid. Fourteen years ago you made the wrong choice. You got married, and you wound up with neither. But now, fate has given you another chance. Welcome it. Embrace it. Grab it's pert little ass.
Alan: What am I supposed to do, walk into my son’s birthday and say "Hey everybody, look at this gorgeous twenty-two year old woman I'm having sex with."
Charlie: Oh don't be silly. You don't want to rub their faces in it, you just want them to know where yours has been."

sergiogarcia9 · 13 Mar 2010

Just remembered this one, and instantly started laughing

Charlie: I slept with a woman who wanted to be a man. Or, I slept with a man in a woman's body. Or, and this is my new favorite and the title of my autobiography, my mom and I slept with the same dude!

JMH · 13 Mar 2010

zigzag3143 said:

There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.

Albert Schweitzer

Poor fella obviously hadn't experienced the joys of owning the true companion of man. Had he done so there would be no need for such an observation to be recorded for posterity.
[Like to see the original version - probably said Labradors.]

thefabe · 14 Mar 2010

Just kiddin I'd probably jump too. Fabe

johnwillyums · 14 Mar 2010

JMH said:

zigzag3143 said:

There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.

Albert Schweitzer

Poor fella obviously hadn't experienced the joys of owning the true companion of man. Had he done so there would be no need for such an observation to be recorded for posterity.
[Like to see the original version - probably said Labradors.]

Nothing quite like a warm labrador