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"Murphy was an optimist!"

Of Grasshoppers March 25, 2006 1:49 pm

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, Philosophy
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Student: I don’t think I can save us this time.
Master: Does it have to be you, alone, that saves us?

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Of Grasshoppers March 15, 2006 10:24 am

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Student: Have you ever lost hope?
Master: Have you ever looked deeply into the eyes of an infant?

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Of Grasshoppers March 15, 2006 9:59 am

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Student: Am I a bad person?
Master: Do you really need to ask?

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Of Grasshoppers March 8, 2006 3:30 pm

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Student: Why go on?
Master: To make a difference.

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Of Grasshoppers March 7, 2006 6:33 am

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Student: I don’t have time.
Master: Make time.

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Of Grasshoppers March 2, 2006 7:00 am

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Student: I am the personification of failure.
Master: Failure is what you make of it.

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Of Grasshoppers February 28, 2006 10:08 am

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, Philosophy
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Student: I work alone.
Master: People do not succeed in isolation.

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Of Grasshoppers February 27, 2006 10:02 pm

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Student: I wish it was painless.
Master: If it was painless, you could be dreaming.

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Of Grasshoppers February 22, 2006 7:18 pm

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Student: No one listens anyway.
Master: Then shutup and be a good example.

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Of Grasshoppers February 20, 2006 11:13 pm

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Student: I can’t make my wife happy.
Master: Take it elsewhere bud! I deal in philosophy and morals, not mysticism.

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Of Grasshoppers February 17, 2006 8:32 am

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Student: Taking my anger out on other people makes me feel worse.
Master: Doesn’t do much for the other person either.

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Of Grasshoppers February 16, 2006 5:29 am

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Student: I was tested and failed.
Master: Sometimes lessons look like tests.

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Of Grasshoppers February 15, 2006 7:55 am

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Humor, Of Grasshoppers, Philosophy, Politics, Touchy Subjects, United States
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Student: Do guns hurt people?
Master: Guns don’t hurt people. Dick Cheney hurts people. [Source]

see also: Commentary on the Cheney shooting

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Of Grasshoppers February 15, 2006 6:32 am

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Student: Who am I?
Master: You are the embodiment of how others perceive you. Be true.

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Of Grasshoppers February 14, 2006 9:53 am

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Student: Why so many obsticles?
Master: The uncommon road has heavy tolls.

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