„Academe: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught.“ Ambroise Bierce „Academy: A modern school were football is taught.“ Ambroise Bierce
„Achievement: The death of endeavor and the birth of disgust.“ Ambroise Bierce „Aim: The task we set our wishes to.“ Ambroise Bierce
“Ambition: An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead.“ Ambroise Bierce
„Destiny: A tyrant´s authority for crime and a fool´s excuse for failure.“ Ambroise Bierce "Diary: A daily record of that part of one´s life, which he can relate to himself without blushing." Ambroise Bierce
“Eifer: Nervenleiden; befällt Junge und Unerfahrene.” Ambroise Bierce "Game: A diversion of the nature of a contest, played according to rules, and decided by superior skill, strenght, or
good fortune."
The Oxford Universal Dictionary "Interaction: A cyclic process in with two actors alternately listen, think, and speak." Chris Crawford
„Lisp: to call a spade a thpade.“ Oliver Herford “Mammon: The god of the world´s leading religion. His
chief temple is in the holy city of New York.”
Ambroise Bierce
“Melons: It is a good fruit: you eat, you drink, you wash your face.” Enrico Caruso
“Professional Politican = A slow-witted animal that can move fast as hell when in danger.” Bathroom Reader
“Quantität: Guter Ersatz für Qualität, wenn man hungrig ist.”
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