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Abnormal is so common, it’s practically normal.

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:53:56 +0200

Quote: Abnormal is so common, it’s practically normal.
Person: Cory Doctorow
Language: en

Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat.

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:35:56 +0200

Quote: Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat.
Person: Robert A. Heinlein
Language: en
Source: http://twitter.com/iheartquotes/status/1627749946

Business cards are for old people. If someone cant remember my name and Google me, I dont want to be contacted.

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:32:26 +0200

Quote: Business cards are for old people. If someone cant remember my name and Google me, I dont want to be contacted.
Person: Jeremiah Lee Cohick
Language: en
Source: http://twitter.com/jeremiahlee/statuses/805778741

Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done.

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:09:58 +0100

Quote: Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done.
Person: Andy Rooney
Language: en
Source: http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/882.html

Das Leben sollte frittiert sein.

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:15:05 +0200

Quote: Das Leben sollte frittiert sein.
Person: Andi Jacomet
Language: de
Source: http://blog.jacomet.ch/?p=996

Das Perfekte ist oft der Feind des Spontanen.

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:10:45 +0200

Quote: Das Perfekte ist oft der Feind des Spontanen.
Person: Barbara Kranz
Language: de

Deer walk upon our mountains, and quail / Whistle about us their spontaneous cries; / Sweet berries ripen in the wilderness; / And, in the isolation of the sky, / At evening, casual flocks of pigeons make / Ambiguous undulations as they sink, / Downward to darkness, on extended wings.

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:23:23 +0200

Quote: Deer walk upon our mountains, and quail / Whistle about us their spontaneous cries; / Sweet berries ripen in the wilderness; / And, in the isolation of the sky, / At evening, casual flocks of pigeons make / Ambiguous undulations as they sink, / Downward to darkness, on extended wings.
Person: Wallace Stevens
Language: en
Addition: (Sunday Morning (excerpt))

Die Kunst des inneren Hohngelächters

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:22:08 +0200

Quote: Die Kunst des inneren Hohngelächters
Person: Reiner Kröhnert
Language: de
Source: http://www.zeit.de/2007/35/Merkel-Humor
Addition: über Angela Merkel.

Die Tiere können spielen, also sind sie bereits mehr als mechanische Dinge. Wir spielen und wissen, dass wir spielen, also sind wir mehr als bloss vernünftige Wesen, denn das Spiel ist unvernünftig.

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:53:51 +0200

Quote: Die Tiere können spielen, also sind sie bereits mehr als mechanische Dinge. Wir spielen und wissen, dass wir spielen, also sind wir mehr als bloss vernünftige Wesen, denn das Spiel ist unvernünftig.
Person: Johan Huizinga
Language: de

Don't accept rides from strange men, and remember that all men are strange.

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:50:19 +0200

Quote: Don't accept rides from strange men, and remember that all men are strange.
Person: Robin Morgan
Language: en
Source: http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/1004.html

Ekhöfchen, halten Sie noch Ihr Maul! Höfchen –, ich fühle, daß meine rosenfarbene Laune beginnt, schon braun zu werden. Hüten Sie sich, daß sie nicht schwarz wird, oder, hol mich der Teufel, ich werfe Sie zum Zimmer hinaus und die Treppe hinunter.

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:56:56 +0100

Quote: Ekhöfchen, halten Sie noch Ihr Maul! Höfchen –, ich fühle, daß meine rosenfarbene Laune beginnt, schon braun zu werden. Hüten Sie sich, daß sie nicht schwarz wird, oder, hol mich der Teufel, ich werfe Sie zum Zimmer hinaus und die Treppe hinunter.
Person: Karoline Schulze-Kummerfeld
Language: de
Source: http://www.zeno.org/Kulturgeschichte/M/Schulze-Kummerfeld,+Karoline/Lebenserinnerungen/Band+1/Bremen/Maler+Stein+und+Herr+Schiro
Addition: zu Konrad Eckhof, der gut 25 Jahre älter war als sie.

Friends are not priceless. Friends are too expensive.

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:15:11 +0200

Quote: Friends are not priceless. Friends are too expensive.
Person: Richard Stevens
Language: en
Source: http://twitter.com/rstevens/statuses/832344998

Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck.

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:02:11 +0100

Quote: Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck.
Person: George Carlin
Language: en
Source: http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/284.html

Her majesty goes dessert.

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:12:17 +0200

Quote: Her majesty goes dessert.
Person: Barbara Kranz
Language: en

However, bottomless pits are a notoriously unreliable means of death in comic books.

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:01:10 +0200

Quote: However, bottomless pits are a notoriously unreliable means of death in comic books.
Person: Wikipedia
Language: en
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley_Quinn
Addition: about Harley Quinn.

I am the manufacturer who creates the doll from the blueprint that the caller provides me.

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:55:50 +0200

Quote: I am the manufacturer who creates the doll from the blueprint that the caller provides me.
Person: Phone Sex: The Book
Language: en
Source: http://phonesexthebook.com/main.php?id=8

i dont make babies. i make concepts instead.

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:19:20 +0200

Quote: i dont make babies. i make concepts instead.
Person: "TRUE BOY"
Language: en
Source: http://twitter.com/TRUE/statuses/210150592

Ich bin auch ein Tsunami!

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:11:45 +0200

Quote: Ich bin auch ein Tsunami!
Person: Barbara Kranz
Language: de

Ich habe immer den Traum gehabt, dass ein Computer so einfach zu benutzen ist wie ein Telefon. Heute ist mein Traum wahr geworden: Ich verstehe nicht mehr, wie ich mein Telefon benutzen kann.

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:24:33 +0200

Quote: Ich habe immer den Traum gehabt, dass ein Computer so einfach zu benutzen ist wie ein Telefon. Heute ist mein Traum wahr geworden: Ich verstehe nicht mehr, wie ich mein Telefon benutzen kann.
Person: Bjarne Stroustrup
Language: de
Addition: (Erfinder der Programmiersprache C++)

If the English language made any sense, a catastrophe would be an apostrophe with fur.

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:20:25 +0100

Quote: If the English language made any sense, a catastrophe would be an apostrophe with fur.
Person: Doug Larson
Language: en
Source: http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/23648.html

If your apartment looks like an IKEA catalog exploded, you may be gay or European, but you are not an interior decorator.

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:16:18 +0200

Quote: If your apartment looks like an IKEA catalog exploded, you may be gay or European, but you are not an interior decorator.
Person: Jeremiah Lee Cohick
Language: en
Source: http://twitter.com/jeremiahlee/statuses/860658308

If your apartment looks like an IKEA catalog exploded, you may be gay or European, but you are not an interior decorator.

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:20:52 +0100

Quote: If your apartment looks like an IKEA catalog exploded, you may be gay or European, but you are not an interior decorator.
Language: en
Source: http://twitter.com/jeremiahlee/status/860658308

If you’re in a mediocre band, just fire the drummer, and chances are you’ll have the best band in the world.

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:52:12 +0200

Quote: If you’re in a mediocre band, just fire the drummer, and chances are you’ll have the best band in the world.
Person: Owen Pallett
Language: en
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/magazine/18bands-t.html

In zwanzig Jahren wird es noch zwei Arten von Publikationen geben: Boulvardtrash mit gigantischer Auflage und elitäre Tageszeitungen und Magazine mit klugen Analysen und Meinungen.

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:53:43 +0200

Quote: In zwanzig Jahren wird es noch zwei Arten von Publikationen geben: Boulvardtrash mit gigantischer Auflage und elitäre Tageszeitungen und Magazine mit klugen Analysen und Meinungen.
Person: Tyler Brûlé
Language: de
Source: http://dasmagazin.ch/index.php/warmer-werden/

Invisible Pink Unicorns are beings of great spiritual power. We know this because they are capable of being invisible and pink at the same time. Like all religions, the Faith of the Invisible Pink Unicorns is based upon both logic and faith. We have faith that they are pink; we logically know that they are invisible because we can't see them.

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:04:20 +0200

Quote: Invisible Pink Unicorns are beings of great spiritual power. We know this because they are capable of being invisible and pink at the same time. Like all religions, the Faith of the Invisible Pink Unicorns is based upon both logic and faith. We have faith that they are pink; we logically know that they are invisible because we can't see them.
Person: Steve Eley
Language: en

It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:06:45 +0200

Quote: It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.
Person: Isaac Asimov
Language: en
Source: http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/730.html

I'm good with holes.

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:06:20 +0200

Quote: I'm good with holes.
Person: John Barrowman
Language: en
Source: http://youtube.com/watch?v=IWHoOgk-pCY
Addition: on Al Murray's Happy Hour.

Jeder junge Mensch, der nur ungefähr der deutschen Sprache gewachsen ist und hier und da etwas gelesen hat, gibt jetzt ein Blog heraus.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:33:01 +0200

Quote: Jeder junge Mensch, der nur ungefähr der deutschen Sprache gewachsen ist und hier und da etwas gelesen hat, gibt jetzt ein Blog heraus.
Person: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Language: de

Listen. / With faint dry sound, / Like steps of passing ghosts, / The leaves, frost-crisp'd, break from the trees / And fall.

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:39:05 +0200

Quote: Listen. / With faint dry sound, / Like steps of passing ghosts, / The leaves, frost-crisp'd, break from the trees / And fall.
Person: Adelaide Crapsey
Language: en
Source: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Adelaide_Crapsey
Addition: : November Night

Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it.

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:51:21 +0200

Quote: Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it.
Person: Laurence J. Peter
Language: en
Source: http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/26194.html

My work is a game, a very serious game.

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:21:03 +0200

Quote: My work is a game, a very serious game.
Person: M.C. Escher
Language: en
Source: http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/1403.html

Wer keine Silhouette vorweisen kann, die einen peinfreien Strandaufenthalt ermöglicht, sollte vom Transparent-Look absehen. Sonst sieht das durchscheinende Outfit nicht aus wie ein Nebel, der eine Elfe umweht, sondern wie der Schweif eines einschlagenden Kometen.

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:29:29 +0200

Quote: Wer keine Silhouette vorweisen kann, die einen peinfreien Strandaufenthalt ermöglicht, sollte vom Transparent-Look absehen. Sonst sieht das durchscheinende Outfit nicht aus wie ein Nebel, der eine Elfe umweht, sondern wie der Schweif eines einschlagenden Kometen.
Person: Tillman Prüfer
Language: de
Source: http://www.zeit.de/leben/leben-magazin/index
Addition: über transparente Kleidung.

Nine out of ten voices in my head say I'm totally healthy. The tenth one is humming the Tetris soundtrack.

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:13:27 +0200

Quote: Nine out of ten voices in my head say I'm totally healthy. The tenth one is humming the Tetris soundtrack.
Person: Autarkis
Language: en
Source: http://twitter.com/Autarkis/status/1496383698
Addition: on Twitter

Practice safe design: Use a concept.

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:44:26 +0100

Quote: Practice safe design: Use a concept.
Person: Petrula Vronkitis
Language: en
Source: http://quotesondesign.com/petrula-vronkitis/

Sometimes, a bowl of coffee beans with milk is the only appropriate cereal.

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:10:51 +0200

Quote: Sometimes, a bowl of coffee beans with milk is the only appropriate cereal.
Person: Richard Stevens
Language: en
Source: http://twitter.com/rstevens/statuses/824183305

Who ever thought green was the new black is seriously disturbed.

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:06:27 +0200

Quote: Who ever thought green was the new black is seriously disturbed.
Person: Frederik Roijé
Language: en
Source: http://mocoloco.com/archives/004307.php

Only people who create artworks that redefine the world should be called Artists.

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:01:29 +0200

Quote: Only people who create artworks that redefine the world should be called Artists.
Person: Takayoshi Sato
Language: en
Source: http://tale-of-tales.com/blog/interviews/interview-with-takayoshi-sato/

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:51:01 +0200

Quote: We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.
Person: Kurt Vonnegut
Language: en
Source: http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/30420.html

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:07:03 +0100

Quote: Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.
Person: Don Marquis
Language: en
Source: http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/1412.html

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny ...'

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:08:13 +0200

Quote: The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny ...'
Person: Isaac Asimov
Language: en
Source: http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/470.html

The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and riffle their pockets for new vocabulary.

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:15:58 +0200

Quote: The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and riffle their pockets for new vocabulary.
Person: James Nicoll
Language: en
Source: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.sf-lovers/msg/c961c46670ca97d6

Sex should be like Google: One slot, two buttons and zero surprises.

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:16:14 +0200

Quote: Sex should be like Google: One slot, two buttons and zero surprises.
Person: Charles from Diesel Sweeties
Language: en
Source: http://www.dieselsweeties.com/archive/2045

Reality is just a question of imagination.

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:34:15 +0200

Quote: Reality is just a question of imagination.
Person: Kaspar Manz
Language: en

Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:46:31 +0200

Quote: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Person: Robert J. Hanlon
Language: en
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_Razor

pity this busy monster, manunkind, / not. Progress is a comfortable disease: / your victim (death and life safely beyond) / plays with the bigness of his littleness / - electrons deify one razorblade / into a mountainrange; lenses extend / unwish through curving wherewhen till unwish / returns on its unself. / A world of made / is not a world of born - pity poor flesh / and trees, poor stars and stones, but never this / fine speciment of hypermagical / ultraomnipotence. We doctors know / a hopeless case if - listen: there's a hell / of a good universe next door; let's go

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:34:07 +0200

Quote: pity this busy monster, manunkind, / not. Progress is a comfortable disease: / your victim (death and life safely beyond) / plays with the bigness of his littleness / - electrons deify one razorblade / into a mountainrange; lenses extend / unwish through curving wherewhen till unwish / returns on its unself. / A world of made / is not a world of born - pity poor flesh / and trees, poor stars and stones, but never this / fine speciment of hypermagical / ultraomnipotence. We doctors know / a hopeless case if - listen: there's a hell / of a good universe next door; let's go
Person: e. e. cummings
Language: en
Source: http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/57.html

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:35:48 +0200

Quote: The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
Person: Dorothy Nevill
Language: en
Source: http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/1384.html

The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness, can be trained to do most things.

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:17:15 +0100

Quote: The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness, can be trained to do most things.
Person: Jilly Cooper
Language: en
Source: http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/23707.html

The moon and sun are eternal travellers. / Even the years wander on. /A lifetime adrift in a boat, /or in old age leading a tired horse into the years, / every day is a journey, / and the journey itself is home.

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:43:40 +0200

Quote: The moon and sun are eternal travellers. / Even the years wander on. /A lifetime adrift in a boat, /or in old age leading a tired horse into the years, / every day is a journey, / and the journey itself is home.
Person: Matsuo Bashō
Language: en
Source: http://blog.bjork.com/2008/08/16/the-journey-itself-and-home/

Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest.

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:09:15 +0200

Quote: Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest.
Person: Isaac Asimov
Language: en
Source: http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/23606.html

The nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other people.

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:37:23 +0200

Quote: The nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other people.
Person: Lucille S. Harper
Language: en
Source: http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/23572.html