Saturday 9 November 2002

How to write when one knows one is going to be censored by one’s government (South Africa, in this case). “One must write as if one were already dead.” —Nadine Gordimer in an interview on NPR, as quoted by Stephen Dobyns, “Voices One Listens To,” Best Words, Best Order 11:02:52 PM    comment []

Thursday 7 November 2002

Approximately: “Big win for the Republicans. They say that the Democrats lost because they could not articulate a message. ‘Could not articulate a message.’ You know you’re in trouble if you’ve been out-articulated by George W. Bush.” —David Letterman 11:42:37 PM    comment []

Tuesday 29 October 2002

“BSD is for people who love UNIX. Linux is for those who hate Microsoft.” —dollargonzo Slashdot 9:15:23 PM    comment []

Wednesday 16 October 2002

Pablo Picasso. "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." [Motivational Quotes of the Day] 7:27:17 PM    comment []

Tuesday 15 October 2002

Cato the Elder. "Grasp the subject, the words will follow." [Motivational Quotes of the Day] 11:19:16 AM    comment [] Harriet Martineau. "Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare." [Motivational Quotes of the Day] 11:18:16 AM    comment []

Monday 14 October 2002

“We are again developing communities, but these are not communities based on geography. My neighbor is not the guy next to me. It’s the person that shares the same interests as I do.” —Joshua Halberstam [by way of CNN, 17 Sep 1995 1:45 p.m. EDT] 7:02:51 PM    comment []

Wednesday 9 October 2002

Kathleen Norias. "Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier." [Motivational Quotes of the Day] 5:49:04 PM    comment []

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