Sunday, May 10, 2009

Sears Roebuck Catalog

"If you don’t find it in the index, look very carefully throughout the entire catalog."- Sears Roebuck Catalog

Coach Brevin

"The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem. Got that?"
-Coach Brevin

Mario Andretti

"If you feel like you’re under control, you’re just not going fast enough."- Mario Andretti

Mark Knopfler

"Sometimes you’re the windshield; sometimes you’re the bug."-Mark Knopfler

Dan Quisenberry

"I have seen the future and it’s like the present, only longer."-Dan Quisenberry

Henry Rollins

"When life hands you a lemon, say, 'Oh yeah, I like lemons. What else ya got?'"- Henry Rollins

Duncan Howe

"Rule #1: The customer is always right. Rule #2: If the customer is wrong, please refer to rule #1."- Duncan Howe

Proverb

"Love is like war: easy to begin, hard to end."- Proverb

Jerry Seinfeld

"There is no such thing as fun for the whole family."- Jerry Seinfeld

Lena Kaligaris

"Can you make yourself love? Can you make yourself be loved?" -Lena Kaligaris

Anonymous

"Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday."- Anonymous

Ancient Chinese Proverb

"Luck never gives; it only lends."- Ancient Chinese Proverb

J.R.R Tolkien

"Not all who wander are lost."-J.R.R. Tolkien

Bill Gates

"No one will ever need more than 640K of RAM."-Bill Gates

IQ

The average score on an IQ test is 100, the Star Trek character Q had an IQ of 2005.

New York Times

The New York Times and its journalists have won a record 91 Pulitzer prizes.

Patented?

Benjamin Franklin never patened any of his inventions.

$1 million

First $1 million winner on Who Wants to be a Millionaire: IRS agent John Carpenter.

Sailing

First known sailing vessel: A pine dugout from the Netherlands that dates from 8000 BC.

Dolphins

Dolphins rest only one side of their brain at a time.

Pea Brain

The average human brain weighs 1,400 grams, Albert Einstein's weighed only 1,230 grams.

Mechanical duck

In 1738, a Frenchman created a mechanical duck that could eat, flap its wings, and poop.

University students

Youngest University Student: India's Akrit Jaswal, age 7

Zodiac

Studies Show: Of the zodiac signs, Geminis score highest on IQ tests

Cerebellum

The word "cerebellum" means "little brain" in Latin.