Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy.
Joseph Campbell
"The fate of the world will now be decided."
— Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.
Bertrand Russell
"To prevent violence," it was at one time customary at certain phases of the moon to chain and flog inmates of England's notorious Bedlam Hospital.
In Milan, Italy, when an operator dialed a wrong number, the phone company fined the operator.
In Hartford Connecticut, it is illegal for a husband to kiss his wife on Sundays.
In December 1997, the state of Nevada (USA) became the first state to pass legislation categorizing Y2K data disasters as "acts of God"— protecting the state from lawsuits that may potentially be brought against it by residents in the year 2000.
Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future.
Denis Waitley
TRIVIA
What English chemist and physicist discovered hydrogen?