DOS n. A series of fatal PC viruses distributed by Microsoft. -Computer Contradictionary-

There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love. -Martin Luther King, Jr.-

So long as we are loved by others, I would almost say that we are indispensable; and no man is useless while he has a friend. -Robert Louis Stevenson-

Look, we play the Star Spangled Banner before every game. You want us to pay income taxes, too? -Bill Veeck-

So I will go as far as I can into rock and roll carrying my Christian banner. -Cliff Richard-

Easy divorce does not lessen marriage responsibility. -Anna Garlin Spencer in “The Family and it’s Members”-

Who wants to hear actors talk? -H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927-

Vague and insignificant forms of speech, and abuse of language have so long passed for mysteries of science; and hard and misapplied words, with little or no meaning, have, by prescription, such a right to be mistaken for deep learning and height of speculation, that it will not be easy to persuade either those who speak or those who hear them, that they are but the covers of ignorance, and hindrance of true knowledge. -John Locke, “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding” (1690)-

The trouble with political correctness is not that it leads to totalitarian forms of thought control, as its critics on the right maintain. The trouble with political correctness is that it is too easily learned; it can create a veneer of civility and make us think that things are getting better when, in fact, they are getting worse. -Alan Rutkowski, Toronto “Globe and Mail” 8 February 1995-

This ‘telephone’ has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is, inherently, of no value. -Western Union internal memo, 1876-