Quotes

History is a slaughter bench, upon which the happiness of nations, the wisdom of states, and the virtues of individuals are sacrificed

-Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel “Paraphrased”

Science hasn’t yet figured out how to solve obesity.

-USA Today 08/2022

A Hideous Hermaphroditical Character which has neither the Force and Firmness of a Man, Not the Gentleness and Sensibility of a Woman

-Written by Thomas Jefferson about John Adams who paid journalist James Thomson Callender to publish it

General Jackson’s mother was a common prostitute, brought to this country by the British soldiers! She afterwards married a mulatto man, with whom she had several children, of which number General Jackson is one!

-The Cincinnati Gazette 1828 on General Jackson

The reason the fights are so fierce in academia is because the stakes are so low

-Wallace Stanley Sayre

There is no difference between sewing and welding both are just joining planes under rules

-Adam Savage

Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn

-Gore Vidal

Sales cure all

-Mark Cuban

A feast is made for laughter, wine makes life merry, and money is the cure for all.

-Ecclesiastes 10:19

When it becomes serious, you have to lie

-Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the EU Commission

The wonderful thing about the way I was raised is that no one ever told me that I couldn’t do those things

-Elizabeth Holmes

Integrity, Communication, Respect, Excellence

-Values on the entrance lobby wall to Enron

Pain is the sudden rush of new information filling the gap that a moment ago was lack of knowledge.

-Jerry Seinfeld