Miscellaneous Collections

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The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a "C," the idea must be feasible.
-- A Yale University management professor in response to Fred Smith's paper -- proposi...
The concept is simply staggering. Pointless, but staggering.
The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep.
-- A. P. Herbe...
The concessions of the weak are the concessions of fear.
-- Edmund Burke (1729-1797) -- Speech on the Conciliation of America, Vol. ii, p. 108...
The conclusions of most good operations research studies are obvious. -- Robert E. Machol
The conclusions seem inescapable that in certain circles a tendency has arisen to fear people who fear government.
Government, as the Father of Our Country put it so well, is a dangerous servant and a...
The Concorde was great. It travels at twice the speed of sound.
Which is fun except you can't hear the movie till two hours after you land. -- Howie Mandel...
The condition upon which God has given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.
-- John Philpot Curran, in a speech July 10, 1790...
The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works. -- St. Augustine
The confidence of ignorance will always overcome indecision of knowledge.

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