Slamdance Contest Quotes

#1. The drive toward the formation of metaphors is the fundamental human drive, which one cannot for a single instant dispense with in thought , for one would thereby dispense with man himself.

Friedrich Nietzsche

#2. But shouldn't they still act like children? They aren't normal. They act like
history. Napoleon and Wellington. Caesar and Brutus.

Orson Scott Card

#3. In poor countries, we still need better ways to measure the effectiveness of the many government workers providing health services. They are the crucial link bringing tools such as vaccines and education to the people who need them most. How well trained are they? Are they showing up to work?

Bill Gates

#4. The world around him grew silent; there was something in the air. The odor of dead meat came down on the wind, drifting through the trees. Soft and sour, the smell of distant death.

Jeff Shaara

#5. You lose yourself trying to hold on to someone who doesn't care about losing you

Tablo

#6. Many people lock a part of themselves away. It's a bit sacred.

Tori Amos

#7. All the forms of double taxation in the current system are punitive and self-destructive because they are literally destroying people's incentive to provide that seed corn for future economic growth.

Daniel J. Mitchell

#8. 67% of all shoppers intend to return home with the item they are shopping for, but that only 24% actually do so.

Roy H. Williams