#wit

The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb. ↗

— Umberto Eco

#book #concepts #contains #dumb #eye

I think if I could have a boyfriend like my brothers I'd be really happy. But without the brother thing. ↗

— Patricia Velasquez

#boyfriend #brother #brothers #could #happy

I can't turn on the television without seeing me, or open the newspaper without seeing me and, honestly, I'm sick to death of me. ↗

— Elizabeth Edwards

#honestly #i #me #newspaper #open

There can never be peace between nations until there is first known that true peace which is within the souls of men. ↗

— Black Elk

#first #known #men #nations #never

We discussed politics, but we also talked about the importance of hard work, personal responsibility, living within your means, keeping your word. Those lessons stay with you throughout your life. ↗

— Bob Ehrlich

#also #discussed #hard #hard work #importance

How far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without? ↗

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

#destroying #far #go #how #how far

Some years ago I became president of Columbia University and learned within 24 hours to be ready to speak at the drop of a hat, and I learned something more, the trustees were expected to be ready to speak at the passing of the hat. ↗

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

#became #columbia #columbia university #drop #expected

Most people work for the private sector, which cannot exist without profit. ↗

— Larry Elder

#exist #most #people #private #private sector

However, writing software without defects is not sufficient. In my experience, it is at least as difficult to write software that is safe - that is, software that behaves reasonably under adverse conditions. ↗

— Wietse Venema

#adverse conditions #behaves #conditions #defects #difficult

Doing Tim's film is always going to be the most pleasure. Let me just put it that way. So, without drawing favorites one way or the other, getting back with him and doing Mars Attacks! was certainly a special treat. ↗

— Danny Elfman

#attacks #back #certainly #doing #drawing