Quotient Quotables and Potent Potables

Not that my brain can ever remember them for practical application in conversation, but I loves me some quotes. For example, right now I'd really like to be able to remember the exact words and person who said something to the effect of "Have you ever noticed how you pay more attention to the words when they are quoted than when they were in the original writing?" But the best I can muster is a paraphrase close enough to the original to both infuriate me and insult the original author/speaker.

To help indulge me in my love for reveling in other people's soundbites, I have my homepage set to iGoogle, which I can customize with as many beautiful widgets as I want. Among my Calvin & Hobbes, Garfield, and Dilbert comic strips, my National Geographic and funny cat pictures (today's being a cat in a Pringles can, lol), my 9-language translator, my local weather update, my Wikipedia search engine, word of the day, and feeds to my favorite blogs, but I have 6 different quote widgets. One just for Einstein and one just for Jon Stewart; one for literary quotes, two for random quotes, and one for funny quotes.

And now without further ado, random quote generator #2 brings you three great quotes:

Don't worry about people stealing an idea. If it's original, you will have to ram it down their throats.

- Howard Aiken

The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.
- David Friedman

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
- Abraham Lincoln