Thoughts

ON MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMS

A polar bear is a rectangular bear after a coordinate transform.

ON PROBLEM SOLVING

When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail. — Abraham Maslow

ON MATERIALISM

He who dies with the most toys, is still dead.

ON ECONOMICS

The cost of living hasn’t affected its popularity.

ON PUBLISHING OR PERISHING

I am returning this otherwise good typing paper to you because someone has printed gibberish all over it and put your name at the top. –English Professor, Ohio University

ON POETIC LOVE

When you’re swimmin’ in the creek And an eel bites your cheek That’s a moray! — Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers

ON MODERNISM

Q: How many surrealists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

A: Two. One to hold the giraffe and the other to fill the bathtub with brightly colored machine tools.

Q: How many minimalists does it take to change a light bulb?

A: One

ON MATERIAL SCIENCE

Character density: The number of very weird people in the office.

ON EXTINCTION

Save the whales. Collect the whole set.

ON LITERATURE

This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force. — Dorothy Parker

ON HUMILITY

To err is human, to moo bovine.

ON PROPHECY

The meek shall inherit the earth —they are too weak to refuse.

ON NUMBERS

Grabel’s Law: 2 is not equal to 3 — not even for very large values of 2.

ON WORLD POLITICS

Diplomacy is the art of saying “nice doggy” until you can find a rock.

ON DRUGS AND DEVELOPMENT

There are two major products to come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don’t believe this to be a coincidence.

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