Quotes

Light travels faster than sound. That is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.: -Unknown
Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.: -Charles Darwin
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.: -Groucho Marx
Ja, visst gör det ont när knoppar brister. Varför skulle annars våren tveka?: -Karin Boye
translation (by me): Of course it hurts for buds to burst. Why else would spring waver in hesitation?: I can't publish the entire poem nor my translation since the original is protected by copyright until 2011
If it's in the news, don't worry about it.: Bruce Schneier
A witty saying proves nothing.: -Voltaire
The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed and hence clamorous to be led to safety.: -H. L. Mencken
Doubt is not a pleasant condition but certainty is absurd.: -Voltaire