"There's a statistical theory that if you gave a million monkeys typewriters and set them to work, they'd eventually come up with the complete works of Shakespeare. Thanks to the Internet, we now know this isn't true."

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Source : 2001 In the Sunday Herald, 30 Dec.

Ian Hart

#Typewriters Quotes #Monkeys Quotes #Thanks Quotes

“Healthcare is the cornerstone of the socialist state. It is the crown jewel of the welfare state.”
“Ye living soldiers of the mighty war, Once more from roaring cannon and the drums And bugles blown at morn, the summons comes; Forget the halting limb, each wound and scar: Once more your Captain calls to you; Come to his last review!”

Source : Richard Watson Gilder (1900). “Five Books of Song”
“I want to become actor not because I want money and become more famous. No I don't want that. It is not that l want stardom, I want to contribute to good cinema.”
“Never brag, never bluster, never blush.”
“I use debit cards for everyday purchases, as I don't believe in credit cards. But this has caused problems, especially with American touring, because I refuse to have a credit card - and in America you can't pay for anything on a debit card.”
“Listen to the long stillness: New life is stirring New dreams are on the wing New hopes are being readied: Humankind is fashioning a new heart Humankind is forging a new mind God is at work. This is the season of Promise”

Source : Howard Thurman (1985). “The Mood of Christmas”
“I was interested in how we engage the world. How do we use our skin as our eyes? If you read a cityscape or a landscape with just your mind, and not your body, it becomes like a picture or representation, not something you really engage with.”

Source : "Water, Water" by Calvin Tomkins, www.newyorker.com. June 23, 2008.
“The best way to get a project done faster is to start sooner”

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