Tidbits & Quotes: February 2007

We see people being good at stuff -- we don't see them becoming good.

To pretend, I actually do the thing: I have therefore only pretended to pretend.

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.

The nice thing about being a celebrity is that when you bore people, they think it's their fault.

Instinct is action taken in pursuance of a purpose, but without conscious perception of what the purpose is.

There is no delight in owning anything unshared.

We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.

All this talk about equality. The only thing people really have in common is that they are all going to die.

Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.

Don't try to solve serious matters in the middle of the night.