Michael Dobson |
November 9
Social
"The fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all those who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown."
Carl Sagan, astronomer
born November 9, 1934
Michael Dobson |
June 25
Social
"Actions are held to be good or bad, not on their own merits, but according to who does them, and there is almost no kind of outrage--torture, the use of hostages, forced labour, mass deportations, imprisonment without trial, forgery, assassination, the bombing of civilians--which does not change its moral colour when it is committed by 'our' side."
George Orwell, author
born June 25, 1903
Michael Dobson |
June 26
Social
"Perhaps one has to be very old before one learns to be amused rather than shocked."
Pearl S. Buck, author
born June 26, 1892
Michael Dobson |
June 27
Social
"I do not want the peace that passeth understanding, I want the understanding that bringeth peace."
Helen Keller
born June 27 , 1880
Michael Dobson |
June 28
Social
"So, Lone Star, now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb."
Mel Brooks, filmmaker, from the film Spaceballs
born June 28, 1926