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Ivan the Terribly Average Started conversation Nov 4, 2004
I just found this on a mailing-list email (yes az, you'll recognise it) and I thought it was too good to ignore, so I've put it here so I'll be able to find it again when I need it. Considering recent political events, it's quite apposite.
'The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.'
-Bertrand Russell, philosopher, mathematician, author, Nobel laureate (1872-1970)
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Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired Posted Nov 4, 2004
Traveller in Time 
on his head
"Nothing is always like what it seems to be right now.
Are you sure about it? "
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Websailor Posted Nov 4, 2004
And the rest of us seem to be stuck between the fools and the fanatics 
Good One, Ivan,
Websailor 
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Lady Pennywhistle - Back with a vengeance! [for a certain, limited value of Vengeance; actual amounts of Vengeance may vary] Posted Nov 4, 2004
Or, in the words of dear old DNA (and I apologise for the ruthless edit of the original text):
'People like you and me, Slartibartfast, and Arthur - particularly and especially Arthur - are just dilettants, eccentrics, lay-abouts if you like. We're not obsessed by anything, you see, and that's the deciding factor. We can't win against obsession. They care, we don't. They win.'
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zendevil Posted Nov 5, 2004
Hmmm..i'm still thinking about it; not that i am clever or nuffin'.
zdt
ps: bet most of you don't know this: Ivan's got great handwriting!<winkeye<
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Ivan the Terribly Average Posted Nov 5, 2004
Terri, I'm surprised you could read it - most people can't... 
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Gemmie_1 Posted Nov 5, 2004
Wow! I just discovered this quote myself last week. It gave me some measure of comfort, because I am a frequent self doubter. It usually feels like an affliction, but now I feel better about it. 
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Ivan the Terribly Average Posted Nov 5, 2004
Gemmie, you are *definitely* not alone.
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abbi normal "Putting on the Ritz" with Dr Frankenstein Posted Nov 5, 2004
Nice one!
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Ivan the Terribly Average Posted Dec 21, 2004
This one's from the same mailing list...
'Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.' -Mark Twain
Further comment seems unnecessary. I'm sure I'll need this quote one day.
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abbi normal "Putting on the Ritz" with Dr Frankenstein Posted Dec 21, 2004
Great quotes!
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azahar Posted Dec 22, 2004
I loved the Mark Twain one too, Ivan. 
abbi, if you're interested you can subscribe to the listing here:
http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscribe.html
You get a word a day and, at the bottom of the email, also a quote a day. Ivan and I have the free edition and there is very little advertising in it.
az
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Lady Pennywhistle - Back with a vengeance! [for a certain, limited value of Vengeance; actual amounts of Vengeance may vary] Posted Dec 24, 2004
Oh, my mother's subscribed to it too - it's very cool.
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- 4: lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned (Nov 4, 2004)
- 5: Traveller in Time Reporting Bugs -o-o- Broken the chain of Pliny -o-o- Hired (Nov 4, 2004)
- 6: kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website (Nov 4, 2004)
- 7: azahar (Nov 4, 2004)
- 8: Websailor (Nov 4, 2004)
- 9: Lady Pennywhistle - Back with a vengeance! [for a certain, limited value of Vengeance; actual amounts of Vengeance may vary] (Nov 4, 2004)
- 10: Spacecadet Jack (Supreme Commander in Cheif) [Major] (Nov 4, 2004)
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- 12: Ivan the Terribly Average (Nov 5, 2004)
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- 15: tartaronne (Nov 5, 2004)
- 16: abbi normal "Putting on the Ritz" with Dr Frankenstein (Nov 5, 2004)
- 17: Ivan the Terribly Average (Dec 21, 2004)
- 18: abbi normal "Putting on the Ritz" with Dr Frankenstein (Dec 21, 2004)
- 19: azahar (Dec 22, 2004)
- 20: Lady Pennywhistle - Back with a vengeance! [for a certain, limited value of Vengeance; actual amounts of Vengeance may vary] (Dec 24, 2004)
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