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“It's no surprise that things are so screwed up: everyone that knows how to run a government is either driving taxicabs or cutting hair.”

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George Burns

George Burns was an American comedian, writer, and singer, born on January 20, 1896, and died on March 9, 1996. Known for his unique humor and longevity, he is one of the most famous comedians of the 20th century. more

“Real software engineers don't debug programs, they verify correctness. This process doesn't necessarily involve execution of anything on a computer, except perhaps a Correctness Verification Aid package. Sex without love is an empty experience, but, as empty experiences go, it's one of the best.”

Real Sex Process Love Is Computer Program Empty Aids Software Execution Engineers Packages Without Love Correctness Verify Verification Sex Without Love

Author:Woody Allen

“Sooner or later, people are going to figure out if all you run is negative attack ads you don’t have much of a vision for the future or you’re not ready to articulate it.”

People Ifs Running Vision Figures Ready Negative Ads Sooner Or Later Not Ready

Author:John McCain

“I think they put some lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig.”

Thinking Stills Pigs Lipstick

Author:John McCain

“Americans have become conditioned to believe the world is a gray place without absolutes; this is because we're simultaneously both cowardly and arrogant. We don't know the answers, so we assume they must not exist.”

Knows World Believe Answers Absolutes Assuming Gray Arrogant Cowardly Playoff Games

Book:Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto

Source: Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto

“Most robots don't program themselves.”

Program Robots

Book:The Game

Source: The Game

“Foreign policy is really domestic policy with its hat on.”

Hate Policy Hats Foreign Policy Domestic Policy

Author:Hubert H. Humphrey

“One great feature of modern society is the institutionalized respect we give to processes designed to destroy the past.”

Giving Past Process Modern Features Modern Society

Book:Remix: Making art and commerce thrive in the hybrid economy

Source: Remix: Making art and commerce thrive in the hybrid economy

“Man may have been made in the image of God, but human society was made in the image of His opposite number, and is always trying to get back home.”

Men Trying Humans May Has Beens Made Home Numbers Opposites Get Back Always Trying Back Home Human Society Outcast God Image

Book:The Stand

Source: The Stand

“A good man will kill you with hardly a word.”

Men Good Man Gloating

Author:Terry Pratchett

“We're all going to hell for the songs we sing.”

Song Hell

Author:James Mangold

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