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High-flying beggars

“There’s a delicious irony in seeing private luxury jets flying into Washington, D.C., and people coming off of them with tin cups in their hands.”~ Rep. Gary Ackerman on the pampered chief executives of the Big Three automakers, who opted to fly their company jets to a Capitol Hill hearing to beg for a federal… Read More »

盗版的损失

我觉得“得不到”和“损失”不同。已经得到的失去了是损失,但得不到的就是得不到。倪匡 Technorati Tags: 倪匡 盗版 损失

Paranoia?

“My husband gave me a necklace. It’s fake. I requested fake. Maybe I’m paranoid, but in this day and age, I don’t want something around my neck that’s worth more than my head.”Rita Rudner, writer and comedian Paranoia? Methinks such prudence is not only practical but necessary, considering snatch thieves will do anything to lay… Read More »

Quotable quotes

“By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you’ll be happy. If you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher… and that is a good thing for any man.”Socrates “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”Abraham Lincoln “Getting married is easy.… Read More »