A basic premise is an absolute that permits no co-operation with its antithesis and tolerates no tolerance. — Hugh Akston Man’s mind is his basic tool of survival. Life is given to him, survival is not. His body is given to him, its sustenance is not. His mind is given to him, its content is not. To remain alive, he must act, and before he can act he must know the nature and purpose of his action. He cannot…
Bad news drives good news out of the media. — Lee Loevinger Bad news travels fast. Banish Evil from the world? Nonsense! Encourage it, foster it, sponsor it. The world owes Evil a debt beyond imagination. Think! Without greed ambition falters. Without vanity art becomes idle musing. Without cruelty benevolence lapses to passivity. Superstition has shamed man into self-reliance and, without stupidity, where would be the savor of superior understanding? — Magnus Ridolf Bare feet magnetize sharp metal objects so…
Verb doubling: a standard construction is to double a verb and use it as a comment on what the implied subject does. Often used to terminate a conversation. Typical examples involve WIN, LOSE, HACK, FLAME, BARF, CHOMP: “The disk heads just crashed.” “Lose, lose.” “Mostly he just talked about his — crock. Flame, flame.” “Boy, what a bagbiter! Chomp, chomp!” — From the AI Hackers’ Dictionary Soundalike slang: similar to Cockney rhyming slang. Often made up on the spur of…