Wednesday, October 19, 2005

0149 Donald Rumsfeld Meets Descartes Comments

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Michael Shepherd
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Kim Barney 18 February 2015

Of course you know that Descartes was famous for saying: I think, therefore I am. Well, did you ever hear how Descartes met his end? A friend of his came up to him one day and asked, Say, Old Chap, do you think I'm good looking? Descartes replied: I think not. and POOF! he disappeared just like that!

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Michael Shepherd 19 October 2005

Wow. Einstein for President!

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Fabulous, Michael! Lovely, lovely.....Donald could learn a few things from you - as could we all.

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Marcy Jarvis 19 October 2005

well, the comments were as much fun as the poem here today.

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Raynette Eitel 19 October 2005

'm planning on suggesting we build a Delphi right in the middle of my retirement communiity since so many of us have forgotten what it is we knew. Good poem. Raynette

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Ronberge . 19 October 2005

There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. -Russian Saying Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. -Oscar wilde Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about. - Mark Twain I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.' -Robert McCloskey I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about.'-Oscar Wilde Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.' -Albert Einstiein It is because Humanity has never known where it was going that it has been able to find its way.-Oscar Wilde I respect a man who knows how to spell a word more than one way-Mark Twain How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he senses it. But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people. -Albert Einstein The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.-Buddha quote Nature knows no indecencies; man invents them- Mark Twain Did a quick seach...When I have nothing witty to say I let others say it.; -) Nice one Michael! Please accept, dear sir, my utmost distinguished salutations. R.

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Uriah Hamilton 19 October 2005

I did remember, but I just dropped it.

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Rev. Dr. A. Jacob Hassler 19 October 2005

i wonder if Rummy himself knows he is such a philosopher. good write, Michael. it put a smile on my face. Jake

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Peter A. Crowther 19 October 2005

Ingenious and clever. I enjoyed reading this poem. Thanks

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