Monday, January 25, 2010
today's quote
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
a phd is an expert
"An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field." -- Niels Bohr
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
is it?
"it's easier to build strong children that to repair broken men." - frederick douglass
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009
how true it is
"Treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster." -- Quentin Crisp
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Tuesday, May 05, 2009
quote for the day
"If we were to wake up some morning and find that everyone was the same race, creed and color, we would find some other cause for prejudice by noon." -- George Aiken
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
my goal for tonight is to get my taxes done
"Income tax returns are the most imaginative fiction being written today." -- Herman Wouk
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Monday, February 16, 2009
oh this is fitting sometimes
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
in an election year
"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job." -- Douglas Adams
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
today’s quote
"The notion that 'family life' is an important dimension of the crime problem is also widespread, but has served primarily as a resource for advocates of the 'culture of welfare' explanation of 'underclass' behavior." - Katherine Beckett.
This quote represents a peek into the work I am doing. For example, a similar quote from myself: "Conservative movements have created get tough policies which increase imprisonment and harm offender's children in a multitude of ways. Among these are the aforementioned financial, emotional, educational and health burdens and the risk of intergenerational incarceration. It is interesting that it is conservative movements that advocate keeping the family together to minimize the harmful effects on children."
This quote represents a peek into the work I am doing. For example, a similar quote from myself: "Conservative movements have created get tough policies which increase imprisonment and harm offender's children in a multitude of ways. Among these are the aforementioned financial, emotional, educational and health burdens and the risk of intergenerational incarceration. It is interesting that it is conservative movements that advocate keeping the family together to minimize the harmful effects on children."
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
quote for the day
Thursday, March 20, 2008
it's been a while
you woud think that with springbreak (for me) last week, i would have had moments to post up here. but, no.
the news is just more of the same lately. screwey politicians and swat teams. oh,and people who feel that $48.6 million makes you have to fly coach.
there's also an appalling Dear Abby column about a man's wife who is raped by his brother.
How's Your Spelling?: You got 9/10 correct.
and a quote from Edna St. Vincent Millay: "It's not true that life is one damn thing after another; it is one damn thing over and over."
the news is just more of the same lately. screwey politicians and swat teams. oh,and people who feel that $48.6 million makes you have to fly coach.
there's also an appalling Dear Abby column about a man's wife who is raped by his brother.
How's Your Spelling?: You got 9/10 correct.
and a quote from Edna St. Vincent Millay: "It's not true that life is one damn thing after another; it is one damn thing over and over."
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
criminal background checks for profs
how is this for a quote of the day:
"screening out criminologists with arrest histories is sort of like screening out economists who've handled currency."
- - christopher uggen
"screening out criminologists with arrest histories is sort of like screening out economists who've handled currency."
- - christopher uggen
Labels: crime and social justice, quotes
Saturday, January 05, 2008
saturday stuff
read this to know what Iowa means and how Obama's win is far from Huckabee's landslide victory.
toddler sized hooter's shirts are distugusting me, seen here.
here's a bit from a report titled Delete Expletives? that lists the offensiveness of swear words [BBC].
and this:
"There are two kinds of people in the world,
those who believe there are two kinds of people in the world
and those who don't". - Robert Benchley
toddler sized hooter's shirts are distugusting me, seen here.
here's a bit from a report titled Delete Expletives? that lists the offensiveness of swear words [BBC].
and this:
"There are two kinds of people in the world,
those who believe there are two kinds of people in the world
and those who don't". - Robert Benchley
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Sunday, October 28, 2007
i've always liked this one
"Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be."
- William Hazlitt
- William Hazlitt
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Monday, October 08, 2007
stupid quote of the day*
"We are no longer doing movies with women in the lead."
- Warner Bros president of production Jeff Robinov, in response to the failed brave one (jodi foster) and the invasion (nicole kidman).
* i'm doubt stupid is the right word, but i'm too worn out to think about.
- Warner Bros president of production Jeff Robinov, in response to the failed brave one (jodi foster) and the invasion (nicole kidman).
* i'm doubt stupid is the right word, but i'm too worn out to think about.
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007
there's some truth in this
"Every funny person in the world was from Canada."
taken from 8 Celebrities You Won’t Believe Aren’t American. i'd like to add Ryan Stiles to this list.
taken from 8 Celebrities You Won’t Believe Aren’t American. i'd like to add Ryan Stiles to this list.
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Wednesday, July 18, 2007
quote of the day
"At the Oceanfront, double-entendre billboards would create a bigger riot than if tourists stole all the sand."
Mike Gruss on billboards such as Shuck U - Old School Raw Bar and Grill, I Got My Crabs at Dirty Dick's, and Salty Peter's Shrimp Shack, that run along the way to the Outer Banks. He also says, "There's a fine line between offensive and humorous. It's just odd it happens to be the state line" regarding the fact that they allow such boards in NC but not in VA Beach.
Mike Gruss on billboards such as Shuck U - Old School Raw Bar and Grill, I Got My Crabs at Dirty Dick's, and Salty Peter's Shrimp Shack, that run along the way to the Outer Banks. He also says, "There's a fine line between offensive and humorous. It's just odd it happens to be the state line" regarding the fact that they allow such boards in NC but not in VA Beach.
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Friday, July 13, 2007
just one of those days
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
ain't that the truth
"If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say that the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little."
-- George Carlin
-- George Carlin
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Friday, May 11, 2007
quote of the day
from talkleft today:
"How is it that we have a President who wants to spend untold billions helping those in a foreign country but won't help those at home who need assistance, like the farmers and Katrina victims and those without health insurance? Why should we rebuild Iraq before rebuilding New Orleans?
If this is typical of all Republicans, it's time we vote them out for good."
"How is it that we have a President who wants to spend untold billions helping those in a foreign country but won't help those at home who need assistance, like the farmers and Katrina victims and those without health insurance? Why should we rebuild Iraq before rebuilding New Orleans?
If this is typical of all Republicans, it's time we vote them out for good."
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