So by the mark of what we would measure ourselves by, we were very successful.Richard Hamming: You and Your Research Somewhere around every seven years make a significant, if not complete, shift in your field. Thus, I shifted from numerical analysis, to hardware, to software, and so on,...
Tar Lamp- "A little light in the dark." Buoyant Chiminea (upon being built)- "It will protect the flames from the waves." Buoyant Chiminea (high)- "I may have overdone it." Buoyant Chiminea (normal)- "It's burning just fine." Buoyant Chiminea (low)- "There's barely any heat."...
“Sugar and caffeine. My willpower crumbled.”–Percy Jackson, ‘The Lightning Thief’ “Why can’t you place a blessing like that on us?”–Percy Jackson, ‘The Lightning Thief’ “You’re not getting away from me. Never again.”–Percy Jackson, ‘The Mark Of Athena’ “Thinking you ...
Sugarwood Tree (tapped, bugs)- "Blegh, there bugs stuck in the sweet stuff." Sugarwood Tree (wounded)- "Tree okay?" Ivy- "Creepy crawly." The Altar of Gnaw- "That where food goes." The Altar of Gnaw (food placed)- "It just ate!" Ancient Gateway- " Beast of Hunger (1)- "Lo...
from Tom "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence therefore, is not an act but a habit" - Aristotle from Karen "I've learned that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different. I've learned that you cannot make someone love you, all you can do is...
Coal Miner's Daughter: Directed by Michael Apted. With Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Levon Helm, Phyllis Boyens. The fictionalized life of singer Loretta Lynn, a girl who rose from humble beginnings to become a country music star in the 1960s/70s.
And you just gotta remember, Sparky -no matter what they tell you - you can NEVER have too much sugar.- the movie Michael (1996) Always remember the three magic words: You're right dear.- Anonymous Remember, if you ever need a helping hand,you'll find one at the end of your arm....
What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough: for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams. (Act II, line 1195, translated from the Spanish by Edward and Elizabeth Huberman) ...
66. “We are what we repeatedly do; therefore excellence is not merely an act, but a habit.”–Aristotle Related50 Chris Rock Quotes from the Comedian and Actor 67. “Whatever you’re meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible.”– Doris Lessing ...
“Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.”―Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray “The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.”―Oscar Wilde, The Artist as Critic: Critical Writings of Oscar Wilde “Life is neve...