One of these days I’m gunna climb that mountain
Poor planning on your part does not necessitate an emergency on mine. — Bob Carter;
Could’a, would’a, should’a … that’s me
We are so creative that when we have no problems, we invent them. — Augusto Cury
A person is smart, people are stupid. — Agent K
If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one? — Abraham Lincoln
We have met the enemy, and he is us.
He is all of them. And he is one of us.
Questions are easy, it is the answers that are hard
Just because I disagree with you, does not mean I hate you. We need to relearn that in society.
Dumb as a bucket of rocks
Quantity has a quality all of its own — Joseph Stalin
Society has become so fake that the truth actually bothers people.
Nobody notices what I do until I don’t do it
I didn’t say it was your fault, I said I’m going to blame you.
There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third works — Alan J. Perlis
For all that they did, and for all they were never able to do, we remember. Lest We Forget
In the end, you only regret the chances you didn’t take.
If it’s a good idea, go ahead and do it. It is much easier to apologize than it is to get permission — Grace Hopper
The grass is ALWAYS greener on the other side of the fence, but there is also always cow shit in the grass somewhere
So dumb he can’t fart and chew gum at the same time — Lyndon Johnson, on Ford
ASAP means As Soon As Possible, not Right &#^ing Now!
« A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP — Leonard Nimoy aka Spock »
Perseverance, the secret of all triumphs — Victor Hugo
You can never have enough of too much
In computer science, there are only two hard problems: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors.
They can’t even. They lose all ability to can.
The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge — Stephen Hawking #RIP
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is — Jan L. A. van de Snepscheut
A person is smart, people are stupid
So will I (continue to loan via Kiva). In the vast majority of cases, the borrowers have no other way to borrow the money they need. The normal avenues are closed to them due to their economic circumstances.
The fact that Kiva borrowers return for future loans tells me that they understand the need to pay interest and that the rate they paid was acceptable given the results they experienced from earlier loans.
A long time ago, I was paying 12% interest on a mortgage, because that’s what I could get at the time. It was acceptable to me because of the results (a house). Of course, I refinanced at lower rates as soon as I could – something I believe the Kiva borrowers do too from time to time. I’ve had loans get paid in full well before their eventual due date.