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Favorite Quotes
Guardian:
(Gotta be edison.) "A Chinese wiseman one said the greatest puzzles in life are found in life itself. I however believe the greatest puzzles in life are found on the back of cereal boxes." :o
Morgul:
Well, simple logic. Einstien is out simply because it's not his style of speaking. He was a german native, who learned english, and who spoke very intelligently. Some of his quotes reflect this:
"Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence."
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed."
Edison, while a great man, he two wasn't contemporary enough (I beleive) for the quote to be accurate. Look at some of his quotes:
"My main purpose in life is to make enough money to create ever more inventions.... The dove is my emblem.... I want to save and advance human life, not destroy it.... I am proud of the fact that I have never invented weapons to kill...."
"I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others... I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to invent...."
"My principal business consists of giving commercial value to the brilliant, but misdirected, ideas of others.... Accordingly, I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it."
My vote lies with Asimov. He was a writer, and I KNOW he held views like this... Just read his version of the goose that laid the golden egg.
So, I say: Asimov.
ryguy_1617:
I'm gonna have to put my vote on Asimov.
Caenus:
Well chosen.
However, morgul beat you to it, so he wins the free food.
Morgul:
w00t! I knew I read that man for a reason... FREE FOOD!
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