Spillers Horse Quotes & Sayings

In a previous life I wrote the software that controlled my physics experiments. That software had to deal with all kinds of possible failures in equipment. That is probably where I learned to rely on multiple safety nets inside and around my systems. — Wietse Venema

Jerusalem's Lot, she thought randomly, what an odd name. Not a pleasant name, for some reason . . . Come and sleep in Jerusalem. But — Stephen King

Boredom, not the will, is the mother of change. Necessity is the father. — Mason Cooley

Wonder is the salt of the earth. — M.C. Escher

When we grow careless of keeping our souls, then God recovers our taste of good things again by sharp crosses. — Richard Sibbes

A North Korean soldier would later recall a buddy who had been given an American-made nail clipper and was showing it off to his friends. The soldier clipped a few nails, admired the sharp, clean edges, and marveled at the mechanics of this simple item. Then he realized with a sinking heart: If North Korea couldn't make such a fine nail clipper, how could it compete with American weapons? — Barbara Demick