Questioning the Value of Old Rules
We have to see, I think, that questioning the value of old rules is different from simply breaking them.
— Elizabeth Janeway, Between Myth & Morning: Women Awakening
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The Crucible of Doubt
My hosannahs have all be forged in the crucible of doubt.
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Chihuahuas Make Great Leaders
I hope if dogs ever take over the world, and they choose a king, they don’t just go by size, because I bet there are some Chihuahuas with some good ideas.
— Jack Handey, Deep Thoughts
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All Power Corrupts
All power corrupts, but we need the electricity.
— Unknown
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Damn the Torpedos
Damn the torpedos, full speed ahead.
— David Farragut, Union Admiral during the American Civil War
On this date in 1862, David Farragut commanded a Union flotilla past two Confederate forts on the Mississippi River on his way to capture New Orleans. It wouldn’t be until more than two years later, at the Battle of Mobile Bay, when he would utter his famous phrase.
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Competition
If you cannot win, make the one ahead of you break the record.
— Jan McKeithen