The Horologicon Quotes

#1. Any fool knows men and women think differently at times, but the biggest difference is this. Men forget, but never forgive; women forgive, but never forget.

Robert Jordan

#2. The mob is a sort of bear; while your ring is through its nose, it will even dance under your cudgel; but should the ring slip, and you lose your hold, the brute will turn and rend you.

Jane Porter

#3. Ben: "If you need me, I will come home." Felicia: "No. Get the IPO done. There is no tomorrow for you and the company. I'll be fine.

Ben Horowitz

#4. Posthumanism offers fluidity and freedom, and a metaphysic daring enough to think a whole world into life.

Bruce Sterling

#5. You can work really hard, but if you're not training in the right way you're not going to improve and get to the level that you want to.

Michael Chang

#6. Each and every one of us should stop playing small and license ourselves to become one of the giants of the new century. We will need champions by the truckload.

Van Jones

#7. Prayers are to men as dolls are to children.

Samuel Butler

#8. I hate a Roman named Status Quo!' he said to me. 'Stuff your eyes with wonder, ' he said, 'live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories. Ask no guarantees, ask for no security, there never was such an animal.

Ray Bradbury

#9. Uhtred of Steapa - He might be dumb as a parsnip but he knows how to fight.

Bernard Cornwell

#10. Who knew freckles could be so sexy?

Jay Crownover

#11. Imagine one atom of that speck of dust, with electrons traveling around its nucleus at 180,000 miles per second. It is very exciting. To return to a speck of dust with be quite an exciting adventure!

Thich Nhat Hanh

#12. But if we've honestly done everything we can, by definition we can't do anything more.

Craig Groeschel

#13. God loves you not because you are worthy, but because He is God and you are a fixture in His mind.

Aiden Wilson Tozer

#14. It is time to buddle (scrub in water) all that is not illutile (unwash-awayable). Baudelaire said that humans were deluded if they thought they could wash away all their spots with vile tears, but Baudelaire was French and therefore knew nothing about hygiene or shower gel.

Mark Forsyth