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“This is not the only time our favourite humanitarians have eschewed modesty for hubris and come out looking a little foolish. During the multi-faceted extravaganza that was their PopMart tour of the late-90s, a technical malfunction during the encore of their concert in Norway led to the band being trapped inside a gigantic lemon, forcing Bono et al to escape through the back. It was a Spinal Tap moment.” – Paul Lester

Original article in The Guardian.

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“Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.” – Frank Zappa

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“Actions lie louder than words.” – Carolyn Wells

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“It is nobler to declare oneself wrong than to insist on being right – especially when one is right.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

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“Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.” – Arthur Schopenhauer

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“[Google] have amassed more information about people in 10 years than all the governments of the world put together. They make the Stasi and the KGB look like the innocent old granny next door. This is of immense significance. If someone evil took them over, they could easily become Big Brother.” – Andrew Keen

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“With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.” – Steven Weinberg

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“When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well-trained.” – Ed Murrow

Richard Rothwell RIP

Richard Rothwell, dedicated campaigner for Free Software and liberty.

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“To be a proper revolutionary, you have to be a romantic.” – Aleida Guevara

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“Why are supposed gods and other deities always blessed with the kind of obnoxious ground personnel like you?” – CeeBee

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“Have you noticed the way people’s intelligence capabilities decline sharply the minute they start waving guns around?” – Dr. Who

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“News is what someone wants to suppress. Everything else is advertising.” – Reuven Frank, former head of NBC News

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“My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what’s really going on to be scared.” – PJ Plauger

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“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” – Upton Sinclair