Possession means nothing when the opponent takes its chances
Politics n: from 'poly ticks', short for 'many small bloodsucking insects'.
Those who do not understand Unix are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
MS-DOS isn't dead, it just smells that way.
C++ is the best example of second-system effect since OS360.
A bit of tolerance is worth a megabyte of flamming.
If I must be ruled by larcenous bullies, I much prefer that they be located far away. Local bullies know far more about me and my doings than faraway bullies sitting in offices in Washington, and can oppress me far more effectively.
Our churches are filled with Christians who are idling in intellectual neutral. As Christians, their minds are going to waste. One result of this is an immature, superficial faith. People who simply ride the roller coaster of emotional experience are cheating themselves out of a deeper and richer Christian faith by neglecting the intellectual side of that faith.
What harbor can receive you more securely than a great library?
Half the spiritual life consists of remembering what we are up against and where we are going.
Thats the beautiful thing about being human: Things change.