Freebsd Fortunes

The notion that the church, the press, and the universities should
serve the state is essentially a Communist notion ... In a free society
these institutions must be wholly free -- which is to say that their
function is to serve as checks upon the state.
                -- Alan Barth

The number of arguments is unimportant unless some of them are
correct.
                -- Ralph Hartley

The objective of all dedicated employees should be to thoroughly
analyze all situations, anticipate all problems prior to their
occurrence, have answers for these problems, and move swiftly to solve
these problems when called upon.

However, When you are up to your ass in alligators it is difficult to
remind yourself your initial objective was to drain the swamp.

The Official MBA Handbook on business cards:
        Avoid overly pretentious job titles such as "Lord of the Realm,
Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India" or "Director of Corporate
Planning."

The older a man gets, the farther he had to walk to school as a boy.

The older I grow, the less important the comma becomes.  Let the reader
catch his own breath.
                -- Elizabeth Clarkson Zwart

The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age
brings wisdom.
                -- H. L. Mencken

The one good thing about repeating your mistakes is that you know when
to cringe.

The only possible interpretation of any research whatever in the
`social sciences' is: some do, some don't.
                -- Ernest Rutherford

The only problem with being a man of leisure is that you can never stop
and take a rest.