Quote of the Day ? Gould and Evolution
2009-10-24 17:34:00 In the American vernacular, “theory” often means “imperfect fact”?part of a hierarchy of confidence running downhill from fact to theory to hypothesis to guess. Thus the power of the creationist argument: evolution is “only” a theory and intense debate now rages about many aspects of the theory. If evolution is worse than a fact, and ...
By: Migrations
Quote of the Day
2009-10-02 12:52:00 An excerpt from the introduction to David S. Wilcove’s book No Way Home: The Decline of the World’s Great Animal Migrations (US/UK): Cole Porter was right. Birds do it. Bees do it. Even bats with fleas do it. Tens of thousands of species migrate, and the journeys they take are as different as the creatures themselves. ...
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Quote of the Day
2009-09-18 17:29:00 Biodiversity and endangered species are two topics on my mind today, along with a common response from Cypriots with regard to poaching and ambelopoulia here. That response being, “So what?” With that, here is a quote (okay, more of an excerpt) from David Quammen’s book Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction, ...
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Quote of the Day: Mae West
2009-09-18 05:00:00 “His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.” Mae West US movie actress (1892 - 1980)
Quote of the Day: Lucille S. Harper
2009-09-16 17:44:00 “The nice thing about egotists is that they don’t talk about other people.” Lucille S. Harper
Quote of the Day: Andy Gibb
2009-09-14 18:57:00 “Girls are always running through my mind. They don’t dare walk.” Andy Gibb
Quote of the Day: Jackie Mason
2009-09-10 16:41:00 “I have enough money to last me the rest of my life, unless I buy something.” Jackie Mason US comedian (1934 - )
Quote of the Day: Will Rogers
2009-09-08 14:53:00 “You know everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.” Will Rogers, New York Times Aug. 31 1924 US humorist & showman (1879 - 1935)
Andrew Quote of the Day
2009-09-04 16:11:00 You know, you think that at some point the well is going to run dry for odd things happening around here.But then I look at my husband and realize I'll have material forever.While finishing up his lunch a few days ago he looks rather introspectively at me and says, "You know . . . I used to throw out the noodle juice at the bottom of my Cup o' Noodles.""Really?" I said."Yea, but now I don't," he said in his proud voice, "I drink it."Heh, everyone's doing their part for the conservation effort it seems. I'm proud of you, Honey.Sponsored by Coldwater Creek--Redo your fall wardrobe and save 25% off of your order of $100 by entering the code GLM2286 at checkout!© 2005-2009 Scribbit, LLC all rights reserved
By: Scribbit
Say What? Our TV Quote of the Day!
2009-09-04 15:12:00 “I know ‘lie’ is in Natalie’s name.” — BIG BROTHER’s Kevin realizes that his partner-in-scheming isn’t all that trustworthy.
By: the TV addict
Quote of the Day: Dorothy Parker
2009-09-03 15:39:00 “She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B.” Dorothy Parker, speaking of Katharine Hepburn US author, humorist, poet, & wit (1893 - 1967)
Say What? Out TV Quote of the Day!
2009-09-03 03:11:00 “STOP OBSESSING ABOUT WHAT YOU READ. IT HASN’T EVEN AIRED YET.” — Shonda Rhimes reacting via twitter to the flurry of reaction to the big changes coming to Seattle Grace this season.
By: the TV addict
Quote of the Day: Jack Nicklaus
2009-09-01 18:00:00 “Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one’s levels of aspiration and expectation.” Jack Nicklaus, ‘My Story’ US golfer (1940 - )
Megan Fox Quote of the day
2009-09-01 12:03:00 ?Le donne hanno sempre avuto il potere per via della vagina. Se sei in una relazione eterosessuale e sei una donna, hai gi vinto.? Megan Fox (intervista Cosmopolitan Settembre) ..Cos giovane e con le idee cos chiare. La bella Megan si avvia a diventare la star definitiva di Hollywood grazie (oltre che alla propria bellezza) alle personali esternazioni ...
By: PocaCola blog
Say What? Our TV Quote of the Day!
2009-08-31 21:04:00 “I don’t wanna live in a world where that embarrassing crapfest THE VIEW wins ‘Outstanding’ anything” — Deadline Hollywood Daily Nikke Finke’s reaction to the women of THE VIEW winning Outstanding Talk Show Host at last night’s Daytime Emmy Awards.
By: the TV addict
Quote of the Day
2009-08-31 07:42:00 This comes from Richard Feynman, who presented this in a talk at the fifteenth annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, in New York City (1966), titled “What is Science?”. It was later published in The Physics Teacher (1969). During those walks in the woods, I learned a great deal. In the case of birds, ...
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Quote of the Day: Oscar Welles
2009-08-28 18:33:00 “Gluttony is not a secret vice.” Orson Welles US actor & director (1915 - 1985)
Quote of the Day: Donald Trump
2009-08-26 17:46:00 ” A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn’t exactly been one of moderation.” Donald Trump US real estate construction & development businessman (1946 - )
Quote of the Day: Frank Tyger
2009-08-25 19:08:00 “Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble.” Frank Tyger
Quote of the Day: Joseph Farrell
2009-08-24 15:35:00 “If you go in for argument, take care of your temper. Your logic, if you have any, will take care of itself.” Joseph Farrell
Say What? Our TV Quote of the Day!
2009-08-22 00:15:00 “I thought I was immune to soapy drama after making it for 6 years, but I’m finding myself kind of addicted to “True Blood.” Anyone else?” — DAWSON’S CREEK alum James Van Der Beek reflects (via twitter) on his new found obsession.
By: the TV addict
Quote of the Day: Unknown
2009-08-21 18:42:00 “People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it’s safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs.” Unknown
Say What? Our TV Quote of the Day!
2009-08-20 17:11:00 “Share the cleavage, save the show?” — is how the The Live Feed succinctly sums up some NBC execs pathetic last ditch effort to save HEROES, and probably, his or her job.
By: the TV addict
Say What? Our TV Quote of the Day!
2009-08-13 21:01:00 “This isn’t the same SCRUBS. This is SCRUBS: THE NEW CLASS. It’s sort of like SAVED BY THE BELL: THE NEW CLASS… I’m Belding though. I’m not Screech. Dr. Cox is definitely Screech.” — SCRUBS vet Donald Faison’s take on the ‘new’ SCRUBS in an interview with IGN.com
By: the TV addict
Quote of the Day: Sacha Guitry
2009-08-13 16:14:00 “You can pretend to be serious; you can’t pretend to be witty.” Sacha Guitry (1885 - 1957)
Quote of the Day: Francois de La Rochefoucauld
2009-08-12 20:33:00 “The glory of great men should always be measured by the means they have used to acquire it.” Francois de La Rochefoucauld French author & moralist (1613 - 1680)
Say What? Our TV Quote of the Day!
2009-08-12 04:48:00 “I’m a scientist Lem, I’ve been a threat to humanity, the environment, even Jupiter *once* — but never to a hot girl’s boyfriend” — BETTER OFF TED’s Phil explains to partner-in-crime Lem as to why he didn’t mind finding himself on the wrong end of a jealous boyfriend’s knuckle sandwich.
By: the TV addict
Quote of the Day: Norman Mailer
2009-08-11 21:19:00 “The function of socialism is to raise suffering to a higher level.” Norman Mailer US journalist & novelist (1923 - 2007)
Say What? Our TV Quote of the Day!
2009-08-09 15:40:00 “Someone said to me today, ‘Everybody loved PUSING DAISIES,’ I said, ‘No, they didn’t— that’s why I’m here today talking about a new show.’” — Chi McBride pontificating on the harsh reality of the TV biz at last week’s TCA event for his new FOX series HUMAN TARGET
By: the TV addict
Say What? Our TV Quote of the Day!
2009-08-08 18:37:00 “He said he doesn’t want to kiss me right now because he wants to get to know me and he has morals and all that kind of stuff. But I feel kind of weirded out.” — THE REAL WORLD’s Jasmine finds her attempt to get laid derailed by — (gasp!) — a guy with scruples.
By: the TV addict
Say What? Our TV Quote of the Day!
2009-08-07 00:35:00 “I put funny first… and I just happen to have boobs.” — responded Wanda Sykes when asked about what it’s like being one of the only woman, outside of Chelsea Handler, to have her very own late night talk show at TCA 2009.
By: the TV addict
Say What? Our TV Quote of the Day!
2009-08-06 02:47:00 “If we go down in flames, at least we’ll go down laughing.” — said Jay Leno at TCA 2009.
By: the TV addict
Say What? Our TV Quote of the Day!
2009-08-04 01:48:00 “Given our history, it’s nice to follow a show that people really like.” — said MEDIUM creator Glenn Gordon Caron when asked what it’s like being paired with GHOST WHISPERER on CBS rather than the sinking ship that is HEROES on NBC.
By: the TV addict
Say What? Out TV Quote of the Day!
2009-08-03 07:56:00 “officially cannot believe that a network run by a woman, programming for YOUNG GIRLS, celebrates The New Hump Day. Shame on everyone.” — tweeted former PRIVILEGED, EVERWOOD showrunner Rina Mimoun upon discovering the CW’s newest poster (above) for their highly anticipated MELROSE PLACE reboot.
By: the TV addict
Quote of the Day
2009-07-31 13:01:00 Early man is, like everything else, an evolved creature and he finds himself in a world that he’s begun to take a little charge of; he’s begun to be a tool-maker, a changer of his environment with the tools that he’s made and he makes tools, when he does, in order to make changes in ...
By: Migrations
Quote of the Day: George Carlin
2009-07-29 16:55:00 “It’s never just a game when you’re winning.” George Carlin US comedian and actor (1937 - 2008)
Quote of the Day: Plato
2009-07-28 16:58:00 “You are young, my son, and, as the years go by, time will change and even reverse many of your present opinions. Refrain therefore awhile from setting yourself up as a judge of the highest matters.” Plato, Dialogues, Theatetus Greek author & philosopher in Athens (427 BC - 347 BC)
Quote of the Day: Ogden Nash
2009-07-27 16:38:00 “People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.” Ogden Nash US humorist & poet (1902 - 1971)
Quote of the Day: Mark Twain
2009-07-22 17:23:00 “Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.” Mark Twain, Pudd’nhead Wilson (1894) US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910)
Say What? Our TV Quote of the Day!
2009-07-22 01:11:00 “It was like Carrot Top to you.” — commented the quick-witted Brian Williams when asked by Jon Stewart what Mr. Cronkite meant to him on last night’s THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART.
By: the TV addict
Say What? Our TV Quote of the Day!
2009-07-20 20:34:00 “I love Padma Lakshmi, but a sitcom? Really NBC? Didn’t you learn your lesson with EMERIL?” — was theTVaddict.com reader Tim G’s reaction via twitter on today’s news that Lakshmi has signed a development deal with NBC to cook up a half-hour comedy around her.
By: the TV addict
Quote of the Day: John Barrymore
2009-07-20 17:42:00 “Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.” John Barrymore US actor (1882 - 1942)
Say What? Our TV Quote of the Day!
2009-07-17 16:32:00 “I love Kevin Dillon but @michaelurie deserves that nom more. Sorry.” — HARPER’S ISLAND star Christopher Gorham tweeting his reaction to former UGLY BETTY co-star Michael Urie’s egregious Emmy snub.
By: the TV addict
Say What? Our TV Quote of the Day!
2009-07-15 15:56:00 “I don’t need the federal government telling me that I am not allowed to combine my DNA with a chimpanzee, be it in a lab or the old-fashioned way.” — Comedian Christian Finnegan discussing a proposed bill to ban human/animal hybrids on COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN.
By: the TV addict
Say What? Our TV Quote of the Day!
2009-07-14 22:37:00 “Jon from JON AND KATE PLUS EIGHT has a new girlfriend, who has a criminal record and was charged with possession of marijuana and hashish. Jon said I don’t care what drug she uses, as long as they’re not a fertility drug.” — Conan O’Brien on last night’s TONIGHT SHOW.
By: the TV addict
Say What? Our TV Quote of the Day!
2009-07-10 15:59:00 “Who packs lingerie for this show?” — BIG BROTHER’s Chima of Jordan and Lydia’s decision to don skimpy attire for the first live night of live broadcasts on Showtime Two.
By: the TV addict
Say What? Our TV Quote of the Day!
2009-07-06 20:48:00 “DAMAGES won’t be back until 2010. Hope that’s enough time for Ellen to find work shirts that *are not tank tops.*” — Joked (we think!) EWPopWatch upon the release of FX’s Fall Sked that didn’t include DAMAGES.
By: the TV addict
Quote of the Day: Sophocles
2009-07-03 16:51:00 “Ignorant men don’t know what good they hold in their hands until they’ve flung it away.” Sophocles Greek tragic dramatist (496 BC - 406 BC)
Say What? Our TV Quote of the Day!
2009-07-02 16:20:00 “We’ll always have good memories of the legendary performer,” said Stephen Colbert in his opening remarks on Monday night’s show, “providing your memories stop around 1989. Let’s say you were hit in the head or something.”
By: the TV addict
Say What? Our TV Quote of the Day!
2009-07-01 16:55:00 “A machine that causes vomiting could have all kinds of implications for the military… and the fashion industry.” — Ted making the best of a Veridian Dynamics project that inadvertently causes vomiting.
By: the TV addict
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