Proverbs, aphorisms, quotations (English) | by Linux fortune |
After Goliath's defeat, giants ceased to command respect. - Freeman Dyson | |
Ginsberg's Theorem: (1) You can't win. (2) You can't break even. (3) You can't even quit the game. Freeman's Commentary on Ginsberg's theorem: Every major philosophy that attempts to make life seem meaningful is based on the negation of one part of Ginsberg's Theorem. To wit: (1) Capitalism is based on the assumption that you can win. (2) Socialism is based on the assumption that you can break even. (3) Mysticism is based on the assumption that you can quit the game. | |
Imbesi's Law with Freeman's Extension: In order for something to become clean, something else must become dirty; but you can get everything dirty without getting anything clean. | |
If you don't have a nasty obituary you probably didn't matter. -- Freeman Dyson |