Thoughts and Quotes

"Show me the money!"

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 02:31:56 -0400

“Show me the money!”

- Jerry Maguire, Jerry Maguire
On business development.

"The man I worked for had one of the biggest companies in New York City. He didn’t own his own..."

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:41:45 -0400

“The man I worked for had one of the biggest companies in New York City. He didn’t own his own company. White man owned it, so they owned him. Nobody owns me, though.”

- Frank Lucas, American Gangster

"Hyman Roth always makes money for his partners. One by one, our old friends are gone. Death, natural..."

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 01:37:26 -0400

“Hyman Roth always makes money for his partners. One by one, our old friends are gone. Death, natural or not, prison, deported. Hyman Roth is the only one left, because he always made money for his partners.”

- Johnny Ola, The Godfather Part II

SI.com - Imus apologizes for calling Rutgers women "hardcore, nappy-headed hos" - Friday April 6, 2007 6:34PM

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 16:17:06 -0400

SI.com - Imus apologizes for calling Rutgers women "hardcore, nappy-headed hos" - Friday April 6, 2007 6:34PM

Swift Boat donor's appointment sidesteps Congress - CNN.com

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:30:29 -0400

Swift Boat donor's appointment sidesteps Congress - CNN.com

AU Students Protest After Karl Rove Speech - News Story - WRC | Washington

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 23:52:10 -0400

AU Students Protest After Karl Rove Speech - News Story - WRC | Washington

The Luddite: If You Build It, Don't Be So Sure They Will Come -

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:16:09 -0400

The Luddite: If You Build It, Don't Be So Sure They Will Come -:

Great article about gentrification and urban sprawl.

"Hot brunettes in haute couture."

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:42:42 -0400

“Hot brunettes in haute couture.”

- What I saw in New York this weekend.

Open Bar Madness - Going Out Gurus

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 23:09:28 -0400

Open Bar Madness - Going Out Gurus

Alanis Morissette “My Humps” video (via dusted21)

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:34:22 -0400

Alanis Morissette “My Humps” video (via dusted21)

"One man’s folly is another man’s wife."

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:01:23 -0400

“One man’s folly is another man’s wife.”

- Helen Rowland

"I do not believe I would fuck with one of those…"

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 21:31:00 -0400

“I do not believe I would fuck with one of those…”

- YouTube commenter on the Scolopendra Gigantis, a species of giant carnivorous centipede.

Blogs of War » Video: Hillary Clinton’s New Deep Southern Accent

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:11:58 -0400

Blogs of War » Video: Hillary Clinton’s New Deep Southern Accent:

Hillary’s such a fraud.

Coolest Movie Advertisement EVER | /Film

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 10:26:05 -0400

Coolest Movie Advertisement EVER | /Film

Real Genius (1985): Val Kilmer, Gabriel Jarret, Michelle Meyrink - PopMatters Film Review

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 09:35:47 -0400

Real Genius (1985): Val Kilmer, Gabriel Jarret, Michelle Meyrink - PopMatters Film Review:

One of the most interesting film reviews I’ve ever read.

Newmark: Keep the Internet neutral, fair and free - CNN.com

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:50:07 -0400

Newmark: Keep the Internet neutral, fair and free - CNN.com:

Superb, accessible rundown of what net neutrality is and why it’s extremely important to support it. Please read this editorial by the founder of Craigslist.

Man loses ears trying to break up bar fight | Oddly Enough | Reuters.com

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:35:38 -0400

Man loses ears trying to break up bar fight | Oddly Enough | Reuters.com:

WTF?

"The most highly-dressed and splendid hookah was prepared for me. I tried it, but did not like it. As..."

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 20:01:26 -0400

“The most highly-dressed and splendid hookah was prepared for me. I tried it, but did not like it. As after several trials I still found it disagreeable, I with much gravity requested to know whether it was indispensably necessary that I should become a smoker, which was answered with equal gravity, ‘Undoubtedly it is, for you might as well be out of the world as out of the fashion. Here everybody uses a hookah, and it is impossible to get on without’…..[I] have frequently heard men declare they would much rather be deprived of their dinner than their hookah.”

- William Hickey, “Memoirs” (1775)

"don’t let the days go bycould’ve have been easier on youI couldn’t change though I..."

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:56:07 -0400

“don’t let the days go by
could’ve have been easier on you
I couldn’t change though I wanted to

should have been easier by three
our old friend fear and you and me
glycerine.”

- Gavin Rossdale, “Glycerine” (1995)

"I’ma leave for a month. By the middle of June, this’ll be a wrap."

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:50:04 -0400

“I’ma leave for a month. By the middle of June, this’ll be a wrap.”

- AW