An elephant: A mouse built to government specifications.

An elephant: A mouse built to government specifications.
(Robert Heinlein - American Novelist)

Anything free is worth what you pay for it.
(Robert Heinlein - American Novelist)

Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake.
(Napolean Bonaparte - French Military & Political Leader)

He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it easier to do it a second time.
(Thomas Jefferson - Former President of U.S.A.) 

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
(Charles De Gaulle - Former President of French Republic)

The quickest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it back in your pocket.
(Will Rogers - American Humorist/Comedian)

Folks who never do any more than they are paid for, never get paid for any more than they do. 
(Elbert Hubbard - American Writer/Artist)

It’s better to be silent and thought a fool than speak and remove all doubt. 
(Abraham Lincoln - Former President of U.S.A.)

A hen is only an egg’s way of making another egg. 
(Samuel Butler - Novelist)

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.
(Oscar Wilde - Irish Writer)

The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.
(Albert Einstein - German Physicist)

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.
(George Bernard Shaw - Irish Playwright)

The only man who behaves sensibly is my tailor; he takes my measurements anew every time he sees me, while all the rest go on with their old measurements and expect me to fit them.
(George Bernard Shaw - Irish Playwright)

People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
(Indira Gandhi - Former Prime Minister of India)

One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.
(Robert Heinlein - American Novelist)

Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women marry men with the hope they will change. Invaribly they are both disappointed.
(Albert Einstein - German Physicist)

Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.
(Rich Cook)

What a Come Back

“FEMALE INTERVIEWER: So, General Cosgrove, what things are you going to to teach these young boys when they visit your base?

GENERAL COSGROVE: We’re going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery, and

shooting.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Shooting! That’s a bit irresponsible, isn’t it?

GENERAL COSGROVE: I don’t see why, they’ll be properly supervised on the rifle range.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Don’t you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children?

GENERAL COSGROVE: I don’t see how. We will be teaching them proper rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: But you’re equipping them to become violent killers.

GENERAL COSGROVE: Well, Ma’am, you’re equipped to be a prostitute,  but you’re not one, are you?

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Abraham Lincoln was not the most attractive presidents but he was in a sense, almost fascinatingly ugly. During a debate, Lincoln was accused by his more hostile opponent of being two-faced. Lincoln managed to accomplish what few men have done before, he defended himself without insulting the other man, and even poked fun at a flaw of his all in the same sentence. Lincoln calmly turned to the crowd and said:

“If I had two faces, do you think I’d be wearing this one?”

Illiterates of 21st Century

The illiterate of 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who can not learn, unlearn and relearn.
~Alvin Toffler

Milestone

Only thing I like about stones coming my way is that once I cross them, these become my milestones

Warren Buffet Quotes

1. On Earning: Never depend on single income. Make investment to create a second source.
2. On Spending: If you buy things you do not need, soon you will have to sell things you need.
3. On Savings: Do not save what is left after spending, but spend what is left after saving.
4. On Taking Risk: Never test the depth of river with both the feet.
~Waren Buffet

Shairee

धूत कहौ, अवधूत कहौ, रजपूत कहौ, जुलहा कहौ कोऊ ।

काहू की बेटी सो बेटा न ब्याहब, काहू की जाति बिगार न सोऊ॥

तुलसी सरनाम गुलाम है राम को, जाको रुचै सो कहै कछु ओऊ।

माँगि के खाइबो, मस्जिद में सोइबो, लेबे को एक न देबे को दोऊ॥ 

--गोस्वामी तुलसीदास 

रहिमन मुश्किल आ पड़ी टेढ़े दोहू काम 

सीधे से जग ना मिले, उल्टे मिले ना राम 

--रहीमदास 

काबा अगरचे टूटा तो क्या जा-ऐ-गम है शैख़

कुछ कस्र-ऐ-दिल नहीं कि बनाया न जाएगा 

--कायम चांदपुरी