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Jacques Hadamard

I see a confused mass.

- Mathematician Jacques Hadamard (1865-1963), upon first discovering that there is a prime number bigger than 11

Anonymous

The man who wears his holster tied down don't do much talkin' with his mouth.

Steve Mirsky

Imagine millions of people letting go of a cherished belief simply because they're confronted with indisputable facts to the contrary.  Well, ... I must say that even only 50 people able to incorporate reality into their world view isn't bad.

Anja

Ibuprofen is like duct tape for people.

Anonymous

Everybody really likes you, George.  And not just because you're a good bowler.

Eric B.

He must be Polish.  He's from Buffalo, and there's a large Polish community there.

Stefano Silvani

[Germany is] a country intoxicated with arrogant certainties.

- a public statement made while Silvani was Italian foreign minister, and presumably also before he learned that diplomacy was part of his job description

David Kastrup

In France, a publicly accessible climbing area without bolted lines is viewed like a publicly accessible swimming pool with sharks in it.

Robin Cook

There are plenty of compelling arguments for a national, single-payer, universal access plan - like every developed industrialized country has one. But those arguments have so far seemed insufficient.

- from an article in the New York Times, 22 May 2005

Eric Cartman

Alright, look.  I didn't want to say this, but I think maybe we're not seeing Heaven because one of us doesn't believe in it enough.  Heaven could be like the Pixie Fairies of the Bubblegum Forest.  You only see them if you really believe in them.  Maybe we're not seeing Heaven because one of us is a J-O-O.