The observer, when he seems to himself to be observing a stone, is really, if physics is to be believed, observing the effects of the stone upon himself. – Bertrand Russell
Consul – in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country. – Ambrose Bierce
If the copying machines that came along later had been here during the war, Im not sure the allies would have won. Wed all have drowned in paper. – Alan Dickey