#ay

Toward the later days of Sabbath, instead of going in and knocking out what songs we did in rehearsal, we would polish them to death. ↗

— Geezer Butler

#death #did #going #instead #knocking

They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, 'Can he name a kitten?' ↗

— Samuel Butler

#inscription #kitten #literary #man #name

The only other time I've been away from home was when I went to college. And that was just an hour away, so I could always go home if I needed to. ↗

— Carrie Underwood

#away #been #college #could #go

The police came to me to say I had death threats and that I had to be careful! ↗

— Heather Mills

#came #careful #death #had #i

Man may act according to that principle or inclination which for the present happens to be strongest, and yet act in a way disproportionate to, and violate his real proper nature. ↗

— Joseph Butler

#act #disproportionate #happens #his #inclination

Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, but he wisely refrains from saying whether they are good or bad things. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#dreams #good #more #mr #prayer

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#fool #great #great pleasure #him #himself

I'm the oldest 26-year-old I know. A lot of experience has been crammed into a short amount of time. Some days I feel a good 65, 70. Like I want to lie down. ↗

— Yancy Butler

#been #crammed #days #down #experience

I can think that you are mistaken, but I have to be ready to give my life to maintain your right to make mistakes. I have to, though, have the right to say that you're mistaken. This is the principal of the liberal society. ↗

— Rocco Buttiglione

#i #i can #liberal #life #maintain

Programming is not a zero-sum game. Teaching something to a fellow programmer doesn't take it away from you. I'm happy to share what I can, because I'm in it for the love of programming. ↗

— John Carmack

#because #fellow #game #happy #i