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Kizor
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Postby Kizor » Sun Jun 12, 2005 10:27 am

In the past six months or so I've been doing a rather strange experiment. I spent a few hours per week on trains until the end of the semester, and took to walking up to random people and asking them to write in the large blue notebook that'll become the mobile arm of my thoughts folder just as soon as I form it. Write what? Anything whatsoever, short, long, original, quoted - as long as the writer considers what s/he's writing wise. Whatever is written, I accept. I would explain what I'm asking, clarify as needed, but not get involved in content generation beyond that.<br><br>Here, I'd like to ask those interested to post their own entries. They'll be copied and added to the folder. The rules are the same as before.<br><br>As for reasons, I'd much like a noble goal but started by thinking "Hey, wouldn't doing this and seeing what happens be neat?". This post is one of a few similar ones made in different forums as a kind of control group thing, the same request in a vastly different enviroment.

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Postby Bocaj Claw » Sun Jun 12, 2005 2:24 pm

It may seem obvious but: "Those who know don't say, those who say don't know."<br><br>One from Shakespeare: "To thine own self be true"<br><br>And one of my own (I hope): "When embarking on a journey remember that the trip is as important as the destination"<br><br>Hope this helps.
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Postby Ankaris » Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:23 pm

"Never regret a decision once made. Feeling sorry for the past solves nothing, learn the lesson, adapt and move on."<br><br>More pearls of dubious wisdom later. Maybe. <!--emo&:P--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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Postby Muninn » Sun Jun 12, 2005 7:32 pm

I have many quotes archived, but won't over-crowd your notebook Kizor.<br><br>The child's days escape adult time; their time is swollen by subjectivity, passion, dreams haunted by reality. Outside, the educators look on, waiting, watch in hand, till the child joins and fits the cycle of the hours. - Raoul Vaneigem<br><br>Let the object draw the picture using the ink brush as a tool. - Chinese Proverb

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Postby Rooster » Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:39 pm

Do say make think.

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Postby Tom Flapwell » Sun Jun 12, 2005 11:56 pm

The straightest line between a short distance is two points. -- George Carlin
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Postby Burning Sheep Productions » Mon Jun 13, 2005 12:25 am

"The mind develops the more it revieces, but the heart develops the more it gives."<br> - Someone who's name I've forgotten...<br><br>And one that I conclude to whenever I think too much about something:<br>"Life makes sense until you think about it."
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Postby Lapsus Antepedis » Tue Jun 14, 2005 9:24 pm

I find this quote to be quite wise, as well as entertaining...<br><br><!--QuoteBegin-Millie+--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Millie)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> It's bad to have pointy things stuck to your head <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
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Postby Rikirk » Wed Jun 15, 2005 5:55 am

You learn something new everyday. Actually, you learn something old everyday. Just because you just learned it, doesn't mean it's new. Other people already knew about it. Columbus is a good example of this. <br><br>George Carlin
"Yes, yes I'll admit I tuned you out but in my defense its because I've already figured out you're stupid." Dr. Rodney McKay Stargate: Atlantis

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Postby Rooster » Wed Jun 15, 2005 12:40 pm

The best way to keep the status quo is to keep people happy.<br><br>The best way to keep them happy, is to keep them ignorant.<br><br>Ignorance is bliss, and blissfull people don't revolt.<br><br>- Fat Mike, NOFX.

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Postby Paul.Power » Thu Jun 16, 2005 2:34 pm

Hanlon's Razor: "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity." (AKA "Cock-up before conspiracy")
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Postby VisibilityMissing » Thu Jun 16, 2005 3:04 pm

Tussman's Law: There is nothing so inevitable as a mistake whose time has come.
"The beauty of this is that it is only of theoretical importance,
and there is no way it can be of any practical use whatsoever."
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Postby ShadOtterdan » Thu Jun 16, 2005 6:25 pm

In any endeavor where you are fearful of the result, save your fear until after you're done, lest you give up. - Thomas McClellan
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Postby Sakie » Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:18 am

Omg this is the best quote ever<br><br>"Keep you're friends close but keep your enemies closer"

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Postby Supersmoke » Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:32 am

"Now you see that evil will always triumph, because good is dumb!"


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