Friday, December 31, 2010
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Daily Fortune Cookie from Mars
Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.
-- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar"
-- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar"
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Daily Fortune Cookie from Mars
He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.
-- J.R.R. Tolkien
-- J.R.R. Tolkien
Monday, December 27, 2010
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Daily Fortune Cookie from Mars
Your reasoning is excellent -- it's only your basic assumptions that are wrong.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
Daily Fortune Cookie from Mars
Your reasoning is excellent -- it's only your basic assumptions that are wrong.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Daily Fortune Cookie from Mars
At once it struck me what quality went to form a man of achievement,
especially in literature, and which Shakespeare possessed so enormously
-- I mean negative capability, that is, when a man is capable of being
in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching
after fact and reason.
-- John Keats
especially in literature, and which Shakespeare possessed so enormously
-- I mean negative capability, that is, when a man is capable of being
in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching
after fact and reason.
-- John Keats
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Daily Fortune Cookie from Mars
A kind of Batman of contemporary letters.
-- Philip Larkin on Anthony Burgess
-- Philip Larkin on Anthony Burgess
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Daily Fortune Cookie from Mars
Your analyst has you mixed up with another patient. Don't believe a
thing he tells you.
thing he tells you.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Daily Fortune Cookie from Mars
Many a writer seems to think he is never profound except when he can't
understand his own meaning.
-- George D. Prentice
understand his own meaning.
-- George D. Prentice
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Daily Fortune Cookie from Mars
If you think last Tuesday was a drag, wait till you see what happens tomorrow!
Monday, December 6, 2010
Daily Fortune Cookie from Mars
Whoever has lived long enough to find out what life is, knows how deep a debt
of gratitude we owe to Adam, the first great benefactor of our race. He
brought death into the world.
-- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar"
of gratitude we owe to Adam, the first great benefactor of our race. He
brought death into the world.
-- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar"
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Daily Fortune Cookie from Mars
The abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse from power.
-- William Shakespeare, "Julius Caesar"
-- William Shakespeare, "Julius Caesar"
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Daily Fortune Cookie from Mars
The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what
you don't like, and do what you'd rather not.
-- Mark Twain
you don't like, and do what you'd rather not.
-- Mark Twain
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Daily Fortune Cookie from Mars
You plan things that you do not even attempt because of your extreme caution.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Daily Fortune Cookie from Mars
You are farsighted, a good planner, an ardent lover, and a faithful friend.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Daily Fortune Cookie from Mars
Q: How many Zen masters does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: None. The Universe spins the bulb, and the Zen master stays out
of the way.
A: None. The Universe spins the bulb, and the Zen master stays out
of the way.
Daily Fortune Cookie from Mars
Q: What is printed on the bottom of beer bottles in Minnesota?
A: Open other end.
A: Open other end.
Monday, November 22, 2010
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