#QuoteSunday

"Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?"
– Attributed to King Henry II of England.

The king believed he hadn't enough power, and that Archbishop Thomas Becket had exceeded the authority given by the king - a once-classic conflict between church and monarchy.

The 4 knights who killed Becket had apparently overheard Henry's frustrated outburst and *interpreted* it as a request to terminate.

Isn't it a good thing it'd never happen in the 21st century…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_no_one_rid_me_of_this_turbulent_priest%3F

#QuoteSunday

“Violence,” came the retort, “is the last refuge of the incompetent.”
– Salvor Hardin, a character in Foundation, by Isaac Asimov.

It is derived from the famous phrase by Samuel Johnson: "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel" and from the words of Lady Anne Bellamy in H. Rider Haggard's Dawn, “I do not believe in violence; it is the last resource of fools.” Asimov is usually quoted simply with "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."

More:
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov

#QuoteSunday

"Have you ever just thought to yourself that it would have been better if you just hadn't thought at all, because I do that a lot."

– @JustFrank https://mas.to/@JustFrank/114672160057842278

#QuoteSunday

"(War, huh) Good God, y'all
(What is it good for?) Absolutely nothin'
Say it again
(War, huh) Woah, woah, lord, lord
(What is it good for?) Absolutely nothin'
Listen to me

"(War) It ain't nothing but a heartbreaker
(War) Friend only to the undertaker, aww!"

– A partial lyric of the Vietnam War protest song originally recorded by The Temptations in 1969, and re-recorded in 1970 by Edwin Starr. (Written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_(The_Temptations_song)

#QuoteSunday

The word "de-escalate" is used here, how odd.

'More RAF jets are being sent to the Middle East amid intense fighting between Israel and Iran, the prime minister has said.

'Sir Keir Starmer said the military aircraft, including Typhoons and air-to-air refuelers, were being sent "for contingency support across the region".

'He said the situation was fast-moving and there were ongoing discussions with allies, adding: "The constant message is de-escalate."'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqg440v0gxo

Early #QuoteSunday

RIP Bill Atkinson, best known for #Apple Lisa & Mac graphics & HyperCard.

"Inspired by a mind-expanding LSD journey in 1985, I designed the HyperCard authoring system that enabled non-programmers to make their own interactive media. HyperCard used a metaphor of stacks of cards containing graphics, text, buttons, and links that could take you to another card. … Apple published HyperCard in 1987, six years before Mosaic, the first web browser."

More:
https://www.folklore.org/

#QuoteSunday

"Après moi, le déluge."
– King Louis XV of France.

English translation of the French, "After me, the flood."

It is generally regarded as a nihilistic expression of indifference to whatever happens after one is gone. The phrase is also often seen as foretelling the French Revolution and the corresponding ruin brought to France.

More:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Après_moi,_le_déluge

A #QuoteSunday for #HHGG on #TowelDay!

"You know," said Arthur, "it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation in deep space that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me when I was young."
"Why, what did she tell you?"
"I don't know, I didn't listen."

– Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

#DontPanic and carry a towel today.

Links FYI:

• https://www.towelday.org

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towel_Day

#QuoteSunday

"If you want me to stop doomscrolling you have to stop producing such compelling doom."

– Thanks to @Mjack

#QuoteSunday

"Illegitimi non carborundum"

'Dog latin phrase meant to be read as “don’t let the bastards grind you down”, even though a more accurate translation would be “The unlawful are not silicon carbide”'.

– Anonymous.