Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - January 27, 2017
A witty saying proves nothing.
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Voltaire (1694 - 1778)  
What is an epigram? A dwarfish whole, its body brevity, and wit its soul.
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 - 1834)  
Technology adds nothing to art. Two thousand years ago, I could tell you a story, and at any point during the story I could stop, and ask, Now do you want the hero to be kidnapped, or not? But that would, of course, have ruined the story. Part of the experience of being entertained is sitting back and plugging into someone else's vision.
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Penn Jillette (1955 - ), Interview in WIRED magazine, 1993  
Of course the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you--if you don't play, you can't win.
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Robert Heinlein (1907 - 1988)  
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