Quotes/One-Liners/Jokes Flashcards
One-liner
“The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks,…
…but in how it thinks.”
Identify the person who authored this quote:
‘We are all worms, but I do believe I am a glowworm.’
Winston Churchill
One-liner
“Those who can make you believe absurdities,…
…can make you commit atrocities.”
(Voltaire)
Quote
Identify the author of the following quote:
“Life is tragic simply because the earth turns and the sun inexorably rises and sets, and one day, for each of us, the sun will go down for the last, last time. Perhaps the whole root of our trouble, the human trouble, is that we will sacrifice all the beauty of our lives, will imprison ourselves in totems, taboos, crosses, blood sacrifices, steeples, mosques, races, armies, flags, nations, in order to deny the fact of death, the only fact we have.
It seems to me that one ought to rejoice in the fact of death – ought to decide, indeed, to earn one’s death by confronting with passion the conundrum of life.
One is responsible for life: It is the small beacon in that terrifying darkness from which we come and to which we shall return.”
James Baldwin
One-liner
“Exceptional claims demand…
… exceptional evidence.”
One-liner
‘I can only ________ it to you. I can’t ________ it for you.’
‘I can only explain it to you. I can’t understand it for you.’
One-liner
‘You know, I’m well above the global average in size…’
‘…of course, that average includes women too.’
Identify the person who authored this quote:
‘It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.’
Ralph Waldo Emerson
One-liner
“In the information age, ignorance…
…is a personal decision.”
Identify the person who authored this quote:
‘Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.’
Mark Twain
Quote
Finish this quote and identify the author:
“For this is your home, my friend, do not be driven from it; great men have done great things here, and will again,…”
Finish this quote and identify the author:
“For this is your home, my friend, do not be driven from it; great men have done great things here, and will again, and we can make America what America must become.”
James Baldwin
One-liner
“I do not expect my religion to be verifiably true. I do, however,…
… require that it not be verifiably false.”
One-liner
If you can’t convince them,…
…confuse them.
One-liner
In response to conservative-minded friends who still take government benefits:
“Tis… “
In response to conservative-minded friends who still take government benefits:
“Tis for me, but not for thee.”
One-liner
‘You know what they say about the difference between ignorance and apathy?’
‘Don’t know, don’t care!’
One-liner
Have you ever heard the old Yiddish saying?
‘To a worm in…
Have you ever heard the old Yiddish saying?
‘To a worm in horseraddish, everything is horseraddish.’
Identify the person who authored this quote:
‘Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.’
Albert Einstein
What did Richard Feynman say about the types of questions and answers he prefers?
‘I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned.’
One-liner
People tend to make _______ for others and _______ for themselves.
People tend to make rules for others and exceptions for themselves.
“When an honest man discovers he is mistaken, he will either…
…cease to be mistaken or cease to be honest.”
One-liner
I didn’t fight my way to the top of the ________ chain just to be a _________.
I didn’t fight my way to the top of the food** chain just to be a **vegetarian.
Identify the person who authored this quote:
‘When words fail, music speaks.’
Shakespeare
One-liner
Sex is not the _________ to anything. Sex is the _________. “Yes” is the __________.
Sex is not the answer to anything. Sex is the question. “Yes” is the answer.
One-liner
‘I doubt…
…therefore I might be.’
Anecdote
“A man is at the funeral of an old friend. He approaches the dead man’s wife, and asks if he could say a word. The wife says that yes, he could. The man stands up, clears his throat, and says ‘Plethora.’
The wife smiles, and says…
‘…thank you, that means a lot.’”
Joke
THE SCIENTIST AND GOD
A scientist approaches God, and says to Him, “Look, God, _________________________. Nowadays, we can do all sorts of things that used to be considered miraculous. We can transplant organs, giving new life to a dying man, we can cure almost any disease, and we can even clone animals. It won’t be long, and we’ll be able to clone humans, too. So, I’m sorry, but you are just outdated”.
God listens patiently to the scientist and says, “I can see that you believe you don’t need me, and I understand. However, I love you, and I don’t want to see you make a big mistake, so why don’t we make sure? I say we should ______________________, just to be sure.”
The scientist replies, “I’ll take that challenge”.
So, God says, “Ok, let’s do it the way I did it in the old days, with Adam and Eve”. The scientists says, “No problem”, and reaches down to _______________.
“Whoa, hold on there a minute, buddy,” God says. “__________________”.
THE SCIENTIST AND GOD
A scientist approaches God, and says to Him, “Look, God, we don’t need you anymore. Nowadays, we can do all sorts of things that used to be considered miraculous. We can transplant organs, giving new life to a dying man, we can cure almost any disease, and we can even clone animals. It won’t be long, and we’ll be able to clone humans, too. So, I’m sorry, but you are just outdated”.
God listens patiently to the scientist and says, “I can see that you believe you don’t need me, and I understand. However, I love you, and I don’t want to see you make a big mistake, so why don’t we make sure? I say we should have a man-making contest, just to be sure.”
The scientist replies, “I’ll take that challenge”.
So, God says, “Ok, let’s do it the way I did it in the old days, with Adam and Eve”. The scientists says, “No problem”, and reaches down to scoop up a handful of dirt.
“Whoa, hold on there a minute, buddy,” God says. “You get your OWN dirt”.
