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UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/322092/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/322092/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Elvis’ story retold in book on manager Colonel Tom Parker <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Affiliate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Affiliate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/and" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>and</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/biographies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biographies</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BiographiesU0026Quotations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BiographiesU0026Quotations</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BooksAndLiterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BooksAndLiterature</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BooksComicsAndOtherLiterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BooksComicsAndOtherLiterature</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Celebrities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Celebrities</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CelebritiesU0026EntertainmentNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CelebritiesU0026EntertainmentNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Celebrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Celebrity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Comics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/elvis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elvis</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ElvisPresley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElvisPresley</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Literature</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>local</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LocalAffiliateArtsU0026Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LocalAffiliateArtsU0026Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/other" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>other</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Presley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Presley</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Quotations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quotations</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rock</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RockMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RockMusic</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/u0026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>u0026</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
Algernon D'Ammassa<p>Doing a story like this – about an error etched into a local monument – requires sympathy and humor without victims. Was most grateful to speak with the fellow behind QuoteInvestigator.com for this piece, helping set the record straight without umbrage.</p><p><a href="https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_faff1d70-a889-4244-889d-423ebb4383dc.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abqjournal.com/news/article_fa</span><span class="invisible">ff1d70-a889-4244-889d-423ebb4383dc.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/SilverCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SilverCity</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewMexico</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/wnmu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wnmu</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/falsequote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>falsequote</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/quotations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotations</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Book examines bond between Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, U.S. presidents <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1203313/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1203313/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Barack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Barack</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BarackObama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BarackObama</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Biographies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biographies</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BiographiesU0026Quotations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BiographiesU0026Quotations</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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David G. Smith<p>.<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dangillmor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dangillmor</span></a></span> Still true, no matter who first said it: “You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.”</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quote</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quotes</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Quotations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quotations</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FamousQuote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FamousQuote</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FamousQuotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FamousQuotes</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/FamousQuotations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FamousQuotations</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/AbrahamLincoln" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbrahamLincoln</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Lincoln" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lincoln</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wisdom</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/TimelessWisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimelessWisdom</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.historynewsnetwork.org/article/you-can-fool-all-the-people-did-lincoln-say-it" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">historynewsnetwork.org/article</span><span class="invisible">/you-can-fool-all-the-people-did-lincoln-say-it</span></a></p>
Kyle Memoir 🍉<p>Meanwhile, I saw this in relation to VP Vance, but it’s a fine quote set off on its own...</p><p>Few people are capable of conscious, persistent self-betrayal. A change that begins in opportunism can become more passionate than a lifelong belief, especially when it’s rewarded. Ventriloquize long enough and your voice alters; the mask becomes your face. - George Packer</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/quotations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotations</span></a></p>
RocketshipRetro<p>🟡 Natural Selection, Charles Robert Darwin, 1809–1882⁣<br>⁣<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CharlesRobertDarwin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharlesRobertDarwin</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Evolution</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NaturalSelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalSelection</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Quotations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quotations</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quotes</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a>⁣<br>⁣<br>Vintage ◦ Classic ◦ Historical | Art ◦ Design ◦ Inspiration | Restored ◦ Enhanced ◦ Remixed⁣<br>⁣<br>Prints, T-Shirts, Stickers, &amp; More by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rocketshipretro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rocketshipretro</span></a></span> via RedBubble → <a href="https://bigplanetprints.com/go/UKUGau" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bigplanetprints.com/go/UKUGau</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
RocketshipRetro<p>🟡 Struggle For Existence, Charles Robert Darwin, 1809–1882⁣<br>⁣<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CharlesRobertDarwin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharlesRobertDarwin</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Evolution</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Existence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Existence</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Quotations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quotations</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quotes</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a>⁣<br>⁣<br>Vintage ◦ Classic ◦ Historical | Art ◦ Design ◦ Inspiration | Restored ◦ Enhanced ◦ Remixed⁣<br>⁣<br>Prints, T-Shirts, Stickers, &amp; More by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rocketshipretro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rocketshipretro</span></a></span> via RedBubble → <a href="https://bigplanetprints.com/go/0UFqD6" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bigplanetprints.com/go/0UFqD6</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋<p>🔴 **Law Librarian Who Chases Words Shares Some in Parting**</p><p>_“What sets his books apart is his research. Through his pioneering use of online databases of historical books and newspapers, Shapiro has been able to find the rightful source of quotes that had long been misattributed.”_</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://law.yale.edu/yls-today/news/law-librarian-who-chases-words-shares-some-parting" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">law.yale.edu/yls-today/news/la</span><span class="invisible">w-librarian-who-chases-words-shares-some-parting</span></a></p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Quotations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quotations</span></a></p>
Tim Zee<p>We cannot negotiate with those who say "What's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable." <br>– John F. Kennedy </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JohnFKennedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnFKennedy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheColdWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheColdWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quotes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quotations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USSR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USSR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%8E%D0%B7%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%9A%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BF%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>СоюзПостсоветскихКлептократическихВатников</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%9F%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ДобейПутина</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4%D0%A2%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ДональдТрамп</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InvasionOfUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InvasionOfUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%D0%A2%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%9F%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%9F%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ТрампПутинскийПудель</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://gnatswatting.tumblr.com/post/751833378963308544" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gnatswatting.tumblr.com/post/7</span><span class="invisible">51833378963308544</span></a></p>
BobDevney<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@GlasWolf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>GlasWolf</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@tompearce49" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tompearce49</span></a></span> </p><p>Also horribly relevant is a dark H. L. Mencken remark from 1926. It's almost always misquoted for pithiness, but apparently in its original form was:</p><p>"No one in this world, so far as I know — and I have searched the records for years, and employed agents to help me — has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.”</p><p><a href="https://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2022/09/no-one-ever-went-broke-underestimating-the-intelligence-of-the-american-public/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thisdayinquotes.com/2022/09/no</span><span class="invisible">-one-ever-went-broke-underestimating-the-intelligence-of-the-american-public/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Quotations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quotations</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/HLMencken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HLMencken</span></a></p>
OCTADE<blockquote>"Remember that there is a distinction between a programming language and a graphical user interface. Don't confuse snazzy graphics (generated using someone else's libraries and tools) with good programming."<br></blockquote>~ Bjarne Stroustrup (C++ Inventor)<br><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/infostorm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@infostorm@a.gup.pe</a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/hacking" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@hacking@a.gup.pe</a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/c" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@c@a.gup.pe</a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/programming" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@programming@a.gup.pe</a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/dev" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@dev@a.gup.pe</a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/quotes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@quotes@a.gup.pe</a></span><br><br><a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=bjarnestroustrup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BjarneStroustrup</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=c" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#C</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=cplusplus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cplusplus</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hacking</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=hackers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hackers</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Programming</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=programmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Programmers</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=dev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dev</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=developers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Developers</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=code" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Code</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=coding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Coding</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quotes</a> <a href="https://soc.octade.net?t=quotations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quotations</a><br>
Wisdom in Space<p>The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.<br> -- Benjamin Disraeli</p><p>⬆ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wisdom</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quotes</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BenjaminDisraeli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BenjaminDisraeli</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Quotations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quotations</span></a></p><p>⬇ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Panorama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Panorama</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Sunrise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sunrise</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LakeSantaFe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LakeSantaFe</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a></p>
Tuckers Nuts Resist! 🇺🇦 <p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@democratsabroad" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>democratsabroad</span></a></span> <br>🥥 "Stop posting internet memes quoting things I never said, or I'll kill you." --Sun Tsu, The Art of War 🥥<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Quotations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quotations</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SunTsu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SunTsu</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ArtofWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtofWar</span></a> #<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TuckersBalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TuckersBalls</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations has moved!<p>Unfortunately, unlike moving from one Mastodon account to another, there's no an automated way to redirect folk to the Friendica site. I hate to risk losing followers through "Oh, I never saw the announcement," but the improved service and maintainability of this site are worth the risk. </p><p>I will send out some follow-up messages over the coming weeks, just to maximize chances folk will see it.</p><p>Hope to see you at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://my-place.social/profile/wist" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>wist</span></a></span> (<a href="https://my-place.social/profile/wist" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">my-place.social/profile/wist</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>). </p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotations</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations has moved!<p>WIST Quotations is MOVING to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://my-place.social/profile/wist" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>wist</span></a></span> </p><p>That Friendica site gets me around the 500 byte limits here and includes rich text formatting, but is still fully accessible via ActivityPub to all Mastodon and Fediverse users. Since I don't want to double-dip on posting content, I will be quiescing this Mastodon account.</p><p>If you have enjoyed this account, please search for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://my-place.social/profile/wist" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>wist</span></a></span> (<a href="https://my-place.social/profile/wist" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">my-place.social/profile/wist</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>). Hope to see you there!</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotations</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a></p>
earthling<p>Quotations from the Anarchists by Paul Berman, 2020</p><p>Quotations summarising the nature, history and aims of anarchism.</p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/quotationsfroman00berm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/quotations</span><span class="invisible">froman00berm</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonfiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anarchism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anarchism</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quotations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotations</span></a></p>
Tuckers Nuts Resist! 🇺🇦 <p>🥥 "Be the change you want to see in the world." --Luigi Mangione, 2024 🥥<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LuigiMangione" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LuigiMangione</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Quotations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quotations</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TuckersBalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TuckersBalls</span></a></p>
Cheshire<p>Einstein didn’t say that: How viral misquotes evolve and replicate - Big Think<br><a href="https://bigthink.com/high-culture/how-viral-misquotes-evolve-and-replicate/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bigthink.com/high-culture/how-</span><span class="invisible">viral-misquotes-evolve-and-replicate/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Quotations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quotations</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Misquotations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Misquotations</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GarsonO_Toole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GarsonO_Toole</span></a></p>
***Dave Hill 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️<p>So rather than spending the day doomscrolling, I spent much of it posting (and reposting) quotations about <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a>, and presidential <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/character" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>character</span></a> at my <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/quotations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotations</span></a> website.</p><p>Lucky for you, I made a consolidated post at my highly neglected blog, so you can see them all in one place.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>election2024</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://hill-kleerup.org/blog/2024/11/05/quotations-on-elections-and-character.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hill-kleerup.org/blog/2024/11/</span><span class="invisible">05/quotations-on-elections-and-character.html</span></a></p>
Steam Powered Frisbee 🥏<p>"The command 'Be fruitful and multiply' — promulgated, according to our authorities, when the population of the world consisted of two persons — must be obeyed now that it contains 1,800 millions, even if the result is that from time to time millions die of starvation, in extremest agony.”</p><p>~William Ralph Inge, Anglican priest, 1929. Yes, he was being sarcastic.</p><p><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/overpopulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>overpopulation</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>degrowth</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/childfree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>childfree</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/birthcontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birthcontrol</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/quotations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotations</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/quoteoftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quoteoftheday</span></a></p>