Some men's words I remember so well that I must often use them to express my thought.
Yes, because I perceive that we have heard the same truth, but they have heard it better.
- — Ralph Waldo Emerson, Lectures and Biographical Sketches
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Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.
- — George Santayana, The Life of Reason, Vol. 5 (1906), Ch. 8
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The art of quotation requires more delicacy in the practice than those conceive who see nothing more in a quotation than an extract.
- — Isaac D'Israeli, Curiosities of Literature (1791–1824), "Quotation"
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If it ain't cited, it ain't a quote.
- — Ningauble (You can quote me on that.)
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Useful stuff
Interesting stuff
- Wikiquote in the news
- "He that tooteth not his own horn, the same shall not be tooted for him."
- — Something my grandmother used to say, origin unknown
Useless stuff
Q: How many Wikimedians does it take to change a light bulb?
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All of them – everything is done by consensus.
Q: No, really, how many Wikimedians does it take to change a light bulb?
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No need to ask – just be bold and do it yourself!
Q: Isn't that contradictory?
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Q: How many programmers does it take to change a light bulb?
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Contributions
These are some articles where I made substantial contributions (un-stubbed, expanded, found citations, rescued from deletion, &tc.). Articles I created are in boldface. If they are still stubs, please improve them!
Selected recent contributions
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Other contributions
