WIST Quotations

De Stael, Germaine -- Corinne, Book 14, ch. 1 (1807)

Dave — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 14:33:44 +0000

Ought not every woman, like every man, to follow the bent of her own talents?

Germaine de Staël (1766-1817) Swiss-French writer, woman of letters, critic, salonist [Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein, Madame de Staël, Madame Necker]
Corinne, Book 14, ch. 1 (1807)

Heinlein, Robert A. -- Time Enough for Love [Lazarus Long] (1973)

Dave — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 14:14:58 +0000

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.

Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988) American writer
Time Enough for Love [Lazarus Long] (1973)

Watterson, Bill -- Calvin and Hobbes (1993-07-03)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

CALVIN: The only skills I have the patience to learn are those that have no real application in life.

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1993-07-03)
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After performing a series of tricks with a yo-yo.