Interesting Quotes

Holtzman · Post by **Holtzman** » 2003-11-04 10:25pm

During the French Revolution the famous scientist Laviosier (chemist) was told before they chopped his head off : The Revolution has no need for genius. Any one know any other qoutes of this sort?

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-11-04 10:28pm

"Now we are all sons-of-bitches."

- Dr. Kenneth Bainbridge, Director of the Trinity Test after while observing its detonation.

One of my favourites, and I personally think that it has a little more impact than Oppenheimer's "I am become Death..." statement..

Holtzman · Post by **Holtzman** » 2003-11-04 10:33pm

OO another one from the French Revolution. GO french people!!

"Show my head to the people for they do not see the like every day"

Wow chopping off peoples heads gets so many interesting things. Also

Rosseau (ah can't spell these french names): "All men are born free, but everywhere in chains"

I wonder why no one ever started a philosophy discussion thread recently.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-11-04 10:34pm

"Because 90% of philosophy is wrong."

And that was from a philosophy professor...

Holtzman · Post by **Holtzman** » 2003-11-04 10:37pm

I care to disagree that 90 percent is wrong. Its more like 99.9. Almost everything that a philosopher says is absolute erm i will use "garbage". Its only a few things that really make a difference. I mean take rosseaus general will idea. The only thing that was actually used was the idea of direct democray applications. And we don't even use those...hehe..poor guys...too much wine...

Agent Fisher · Post by **Agent Fisher** » 2003-11-04 11:51pm

The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those in times of grear crisis, stood by and did nothing-Dante

Shortie · Post by **Shortie** » 2003-11-05 01:46pm

Few people can be happy unless they hate some other person, nation or creed.
-Bertrand Russell

Millions long for immortality who do not know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.
-Susan Ertz

The Law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich, as well as the poor, to sleep under the bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.
-Anatole France

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-11-05 01:59pm

"Play the man, Master Ridley. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out."

-Latimer to Ridley immediately before being burnt alive for heresy, 1555

"In some sort of crude sense, which no vulgarity, no humor, no overstatement can quite extinguish, the physicists have known sin; and this is a knowledge which they cannot lose."

-Oppenheimer