#of

Systematic philosophical and practical anti-intellectualism such as we are witnessing appears to be something truly novel in the history of human culture. ↗

— Johan Huizinga

#culture #history #human #human culture #novel

Every professional athlete owes a debt of gratitude to the fans and management, and pays an installment every time he plays. He should never miss a payment. ↗

— Bobby Hull

#debt #every #every time #fans #gratitude

Please let me assure you, however, that the keen disappointment and regret which I feel in this regard serve only to enhance my profound appreciation of the great honor which you have done me; and my sincere gratitude for your generous action. ↗

— Cordell Hull

#appreciation #assure #disappointment #done #enhance

If you like pray like a praying mantis or fast like a faxing machine, if you have no faith, you are just wasting your time and energy. ↗

— Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

#christian #coach #faith #goodreads-author #highrtlife

Software is like sex: it's better when it's free. ↗

— Linus Torvalds

#free #like #sex #software

Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them. ↗

— David Hume

#never #obey #office #only #other

Today, because of President Obama's courage, kids can stay on their parent's plan until they are 26. Insurers cannot kick you off your policy because you have hit your limit. They will not be able to deny you because you have a pre-existing condition. ↗

— Rahm Emanuel

#because #cannot #condition #courage #deny

There is abundant proof that the opening of our ports always tends to raise the price of foreign corn to the price in the English market, and not to sink the price of British corn to the price in the continental market. ↗

— Joseph Hume

#always #british #continental #corn #english

The difference between hearsay and prophecy is often one of sequence. Hearsay often turns out to have been prophecy. ↗

— Hubert H. Humphrey

#between #difference #hearsay #often #out

If Microsoft ever does applications for Linux it means I've won. ↗

— Linus Torvalds

#does #ever #i #linux #means