Some quotes that I like
"[J.P. Morgan] could, he said, do a year’s work in nine months, but not in twelve…"
--- Morgan, American Financier, by Jean Strouse
"My concept of perfect may be overkill to others."
--- Jodi Tims
Somethings you can do later and some things you can't"
--- Boots Cassel
"One day, a neighbor commended [my husband] for pushing our kids in the
stroller, saying, 'Your wife is a lucky woman.' For all she knew, Pete
had spent 15 minutes pushing the stroller and the rest of the year
making a giant ball out of little pieces of aluminum foil."
--- Jen Singer, 14 Hours 'Til Bedtime
"Generally, the thesis proposal has a cover sheet that says "thesis proposal".
It's important to get the spelling correct. Then, there are a lot of pages
with a lot of text. Nobody looks at this. So, you can just cut and paste
any old thing. The most important thing is pictures. Everybody looks at the
pictures. I found that color really is the best. If you use enough colors,
nobody will question your results. That is the most important thing I
learned from writing my proposal: `use a lot of colors in your figures'. "
--- A robotics student who wishes to remain anonymous.
"You may think this anonymous grad student is only kidding..."
--- Chuck Thorpe
Little Known Slug Facts (From a box of rubber slugs)
- Slugs go about .007 miles an hour.
- Slugs sometimes are both female and male, and if no one else is
around, will mate with themselves.
- Slug slime can take away the sting from nettles.
- Slugs can stretch out 11 times their normal length.
- Slugs mark their homes with their own scent so they can find their
way home after dark.
"If I had been around when Rubens was painting, I would have been
revered as a fabulous model. Kate Moss? She would have been the
paintbrush."
--- Dawn French
" The government [of Swaziland] admitted there were some abuses, with
Agriculture Minister Dambuza Lukhele saying some Swazi men `enslave
their wives and beat them for no good reason.' "
--- News report on
women's rights (or lack thereof) in Swaziland.
(Of course if there were good reason .....)
"I'm off to fix the laser .... or die trying"
--- John Hancock
"Do it all before your thesis defense, that way you won't have time to panic."
-- Chuck Thorpe
Mrs Hacker: I'm the only woman here.
Bernard: Yes, special dispensation. They've made you an honorary man for
the evening.
-- Yes, Prime Minister
Caution:
Do not use in moving vehicle
Do not throw coils out any window
Keep slinky away from face and eyes
-- Neon Slinky Box
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