Subject: Indispensable soft = bottom values

From: "Grove Freeware Corp." <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 19:10:16 -0800

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t for fifty years or for two thousand years in a forgotten corner of a library, only to reveal, upon being opened, the marvels or the abysses that it contains, or the line that seems to have been written for me alone. In this respect the writer is not different from any other human being: whatever we say or do can have far-reaching consequences. No elected body is the country, we are the country. You and me. Us. It can only stay that way as long as we care to keep it so. True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable. Basically, I no longer work for anything but the sensation I have while working. Talent does what it can; genius does what it must. It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. Of cheerfulness, or a good temper - the more it is spent, the more of it remains. Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours. A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies. A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. Love takes up where knowledge leaves off. Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. When you're in love you never really know whether your elation comes from the qualities of the one you love, or if it attributes them to her; whether the light which surrounds her like a halo comes from you, from her, or from the meeting of your sparks. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems. I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better. Facts are the enemy of truth. Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens. Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. Reduce the complexity of life by el
iminating the needless wants of life, and the labors of life reduce themselves. I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters. Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a ... brain operation. Hope is like a road in the country: there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence. The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. If this fails, they try to poison you. If this fails too, the finish by loading honors on your head. Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light. An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools. I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. A witty saying proves nothing. A kiss makes the heart young again and wipes out the years. A positive attitude will not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours. Solitude, if rightly used, becomes not only a privilege but a necessity. Only a superficial soul fears to fraternize with itself. Distance between two hearts is not an obstacle; rather a great reminder of just how strong true love can be. The game of life is not so much in holding a good hand as playing a poor hand well. The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense. When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world. Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact. The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved'
 - the pig was 'committed'. Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. Love is the immortal flow of energy that nourishes, extends and preserves. Its eternal goal is life. Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. Books are the shoes with which we tread the footsteps of great minds. You can widen your life by yourself, but to deepen it you need a friend. Each encounter that becomes a friendship turns into a lifeline. One can never have too many, only too many to properly take care of. Maybe this world is another planet's Hell. The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them. Solitude, if rightly used, becomes not only a privilege but a necessity. Only a superficial soul fears to fraternize with itself. The problem with some people is that when they aren't drunk, they're sober. Egotist: a person more interested in himself than in me. The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them. Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome. What lies behind us and what lies before us, are only small matters compared to what lies within us. Talent does what it can; genius does what it must. Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by fighting back. A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. Black holes are where God divided by zero. I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them. If you haven't got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit next to me. The full use of your powers along lines of excellence.