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If the English language made any sense, a catastrophe would be an apostrophe with fur.
---- Doug Larson
Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
---- Malcom Forbes
it's probably not a good idea to underestimate my ability to make an ass out of myself—just when I seem to have it under control, I'll turn around and surprise you.
---- Tenser said the Tensor
Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
---- Lily Tomlin
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---- Steve Dembo
A magician pulls rabbits out of hats. An experimental psychologist pulls habits out of rats.
---- anonymous
Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.
---- Isaac Newton
The voodoo priest and all his powders were as nothing compared to espresso, cappuccino, and mocha, which are stronger than all the religions of the world combined, and perhaps stronger than the human soul itself.
---- Mark Helprin, Memoir from Antproof Case, 1995
Always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual.
---- Terry Pratchett
To get something done, a committee should consist of no more than three men, two of whom are absent.
---- Robert Copeland
Isn't it interesting that the same people who laugh at science fiction listen to weather forecasts and economists?"
---- Kelvin Throop III
It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
---- Franklin D. Roosevelt
"It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.'"
---- Sam Levenson
Sleep is a symptom of caffeine deprivation.
---- Author Unknown
It is a paradoxical but profoundly true and important principle of life that the most likely way to reach a goal is to be aiming not at that goal itself but at some more ambitious goal beyond it.
---- Arnold Toynbee
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
---- Thomas A. Edison
Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.
---- J. Robert Oppenheimer
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.
---- Robert Frost
Arguments over grammar and style are often as fierce as those over IBM versus Mac, and as fruitless as Coke versus Pepsi and boxers versus briefs.
---- Jack Lynch
There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.
---- Pablo Picasso
I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're going and hook up with them later.
---- Mitch Hedberg
I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.
---- Albert Einstein
Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.
---- Abigail Adams (1744 - 1818)
Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
---- Lily Tomlin
I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.
---- Isaac Asimov
Nathans Question
Nathan, formally of Seoul Hero - now Coquitlam Odysseus, writes:
Hi,
How are you? I have a quick question: do you know of any plug-ins for the
Windows Media player that show a simple, clear relationship between what you
see in terms of visualizations, and what you hear in terms of pitch and
volume? It might be useful for teaching listening exercises.Thanks & all the best,
Nathan
I have no answer to this, but hopefully a reader can help out and provide a link or other possible resource.





Nathan wrote 11 words on Friday Jul 20, 2007 at 01:58 PM
Thanks, EFL Geek! I hope someone is able to suggest something.