It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents. – Samuel Butler
They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, Can he name a kitten? – Samuel Butler
A man should be just cultured enough to be able to look with suspicion upon culture at first, not second hand. – Samuel Butler
The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth. – Samuel Butler
Microsoft has had two goals in the last 10 years. One was to copy the Mac, and the other was to copy Lotus success in the spreadsheet – basically, the applications business. And over the course of the last 10 years, Microsoft accomplished both of those goals. And now they are completely lost. – Steve Jobs