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Category Archives: Quotes
Quote of the day 63
“Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance.” – Anonymous
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Quote of the day 62
“If you think it is expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you employ an amateur” – Red Adair
Quote of the day 61
Don’t get too excited if you finish a jigsaw puzzle in 6 months and the box says 2 to 4 years. – Anonymous
Quote of the day 60
“The great thing about science is that it’s true, whether you believe it or not.” – Neil de Grasse Tyson
Quote of the day 59
‘A sailing ship is no democracy; you don’t caucus a crew as to where you’ll go anymore than you inquire when they’d like to shorten sail.’ – Sterling Hayden
Quote of the day 58
‘There are two seasons in Scotland: June and Winter.’ – Billy Connolly
Quote of the day 57
‘How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.’ – Sir Arthur C. Clarke
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Quote of the day 56
‘Got my Kid a flat piece of cardboard for Christmas!… what the daft bastard wants with an ex box I’ll never know…..’ – Anonymous
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Quote of the day 54
“I am not saying it is utterly useless. It can play video games.” UNNAMED CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES PROFESSOR, ON THE UTILITY OF CHINA’S TIANHE-1 SUPERCOMPUTER.
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Quote of the day 53
‘There is no time difference between Shanghai and Hong Kong.’ - Part of the announcement on the Dragonair flights to HK. (Priceless, try something like 50 years hehe)
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Quote of the day 52
‘Computers have enabled people to make more mistakes faster than almost any invention in history, with the possible exception of tequila and hand guns.’ – Mitch Ratcliffe, U.S. technology journalist and blogger
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Quote of the day 51
“Any damn fool can navigate the world sober. It takes a really good sailor to do it drunk”. – Sir Francis Chichester
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Quote of the day 50
‘When justice becomes injustice, resistance becomes a duty.’ - Bertolt Brecht
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Quote of the day 49
‘No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy.’ - Horatio Nelson
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