"Robotic squirrels have also drawn the interest of the U.S. military... Just kidding."
-- Sandra Tsing Loh, The Loh Down on Science

"It would be devastating [if Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac left the home loan business]. Why would anyone consider buying a house if the two biggest ultimate credit givers and lenders to the housing industry shut down?"
-- Robert MacIntosh, chief economist with Eaton Vance Management, quoted by Reuters

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-- Spam email from sinicmold

"Autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats."
-- George Orwell, "Benefit of Clergy: Some Notes on Salvador Dali," written June 1944.

"I don't know that anybody's ever told our crew that we bring harmony with us, but we sure bring fun."
-- Pamela A. Melroy, Commander of Space Shuttle Discovery, on delivering the Harmony module (and fun) to the International Space Station. [Associated Press, 10/27/07]