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I don’t think that I do it enough for it to be considered a ‘hobby’, but I enjoy collecting quotes. Here are a few that either stick out or I just found them intriguing at the time:

“In Russia you have the freedom to say whatever you want, and the secret police have the freedom to disappear you the next night. It seems Russia has more freedoms than we do here in America.”
- ‘T Murphy’ from Slashdot.
“Women are the reason men die so much sooner.”
- Gringo.
“An experiment is only a failure if you don’t learn anything from it.”
- wizardforce from Slashdot.
“Sin is its own punishment.”
- Saint Augustine.
“War does not determine who is right, only who is left.”
- Bertrand Russell.
“Life without passion is death in disguise.”
- kshots from #linuxice.
“Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.”
- Albert Einstein.
“To the world you might be one person, but to one person you just might be the world.”
- [unknown]
“O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.”
- Psalm 86:5
“Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.”
- Ernest Hemingway.
“Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.”
- Ernest Hemingway.
“God is never late.”
- [unknown]
“You’re just trying to get us drunk so we don’t do anything stupid.”
- mm_202. 08/24/2006.
“Worrying is a waste of time. Worrying gets in my way of working to solve these problems.”
- Donald Trump.
“I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.”
- Isaac Asimov.
“Mother is God in the eyes of a child.”
- Silent Hill.
“To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world.”
- Karl Barth (1886-1968).
“I want to know God’s thoughts… all the rest are details.”
- Albert Einstein.
“Time is everyone’s master.”
- Death In June / Tick Tock.
“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.”
- Babe Ruth.

If you know the source of some of the unknown quotes (or if I credited the wrong person), please leave a comment or email me about it. Or if I quoted you and you want it removed, also email me.

Also leave a comment if you think I would like a particular quote, I may add it to the list.