Salon Facebook Quotes & Sayings

Things ain't stopped happenin' to us by a long shot. But I thank God I'm right in the thick of it. — Maurine Whipple

in 2001, one Norwegian enthusiast even implemented Internet Protocol with a set of carrier pigeons. (Observers reported a disappointing 56 percent packet loss rate: rephrased in English, five out of the nine pigeons appeared to have wandered off, or have been eaten.) — Tung-Hui Hu

Freedom of expression comes with responsibilities, especially when it comes with serious implications for peace. — Mohammed Morsi

It's not a crime to offend others; in fact, it's pretty much a natural consequence of having diverse cultures. We live in a world full of people with different backgrounds, interests, and values, and we must learn to accept that there will be clashes. As long as the differences do no harm, we should back off and accept them — P.Z. Myers

Because it shouldn't hurt to be touched. — A.L. Jackson

If I was to establish a system, it would be, that Mountains are produced by Volcanoes, and not Volcanoes by Mountains. — William Dean Hamilton

Of course they remember. But it's not gonna be about revenge; it's gonna be about the Big Ten championship. — Shannon Brown

This Plantagenet king comes from the devil. — Edward Rutherfurd

Once three men were confined in a pitch-dark prison. Two of the men were intelligent, but one of them was a simpleton who knew nothing at all: he couldn't put his clothes on, he didn't know how to eat; nothing. One of the intelligent men worked hard to teach the simpleton to dress himself, to eat, to hold a spoon, and so on. The other intelligent man did nothing at all. One day the hardworking man asked the indifferent one, "Why don't you make some effort to help teach the simpleton?" The other replied, "In this darkness you'll teach him nothing, no matter how many years you spend. I use my time thinking of ways to break a hole in the wall to let in the light. When that happens, he'll learn on his own what he needs to know. — Beatrice Weinreich

Women were very, very good at 'Pong'. It was part of the dating scene. The number of people who told me they met their wife or husband playing 'Pong' was huge. They were shoulder to shoulder, talking and playing. It was body contact and verbal contact. — Nolan Bushnell