Quote of the Day: Feb 29 2012

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#204953 - 02/29/12 12:40 PM Quote of the Day: Feb 29 2012
gray raven stranger Registered: 02/29/12 Posts: 6	It took me a mere moment of going to Wikiquote to find what seems to be today's quote of the day with a proper citation. ------------------------ If you want to have good ideas you must have many ideas. Most of them will be wrong, and what you have to learn is which ones to throw away. As quoted by Francis Crick in his presentation "The Impact of Linus Pauling on Molecular Biology" (1995)
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#204954 - 02/29/12 10:45 PM Re: Quote of the Day: Feb 29 2012 [Re: gray raven]
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11577 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	Welcome, g r. But, but: today's Quote is: The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas. At least acc'g. to the e-mail I got.
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#204957 - 03/01/12 12:01 AM Re: Quote of the Day: Feb 29 2012 [Re: Jackie]
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10462 Loc: this too shall pass	methinks what he's saying is that today's quote is a misquote!
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#204966 - 03/01/12 11:12 AM Re: Quote of the Day: Feb 29 2012 [Re: tsuwm]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5247 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	The way it was presented in the email it sure is!
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#204967 - 03/01/12 09:02 PM Re: Quote of the Day: Feb 29 2012 [Re: BranShea]
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11577 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	I found it, as given, attributed to Dr. Linus Pauling, on both The Quotations Page (darned ad) and here, as well as on Quotations Book and a blog that refers to it as the Pauling Principle.
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#204970 - 03/01/12 11:13 PM Re: Quote of the Day: Feb 29 2012 [Re: Jackie]
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10462 Loc: this too shall pass	ah, so it's widely misquoted. quote the first (AWAD) = 641gh quote the 2nd (wiki) = 179,000gh edit: here's another paraphrase that pops up: Have a million ideas and throw out the bad ones. Edited by tsuwm (03/01/12 11:23 PM)
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#204973 - 03/02/12 07:12 AM Re: Quote of the Day: Feb 29 2012 [Re: gray raven]
Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13653	Here's another paraphrase: It seemed like a good idea at the time.
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#204974 - 03/02/12 07:17 AM Re: Quote of the Day: Feb 29 2012 [Re: gray raven]
Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13653	Or either that or: Good ideas?! We ain' got no good ideas! We don' need no good ideas! I don' have to give you any steenkeen good ideas!
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#204975 - 03/02/12 08:11 AM Re: Quote of the Day: Feb 29 2012 [Re: Faldage]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5247 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	Too many ideas from too many people for a too small world.
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#204982 - 03/02/12 12:30 PM yet another variation.. [Re: BranShea]
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10462 Loc: this too shall pass	don't get any bright ideas!
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