Friday, December 09, 2011

Sci-Fi Wisdom of the Week


"There's plenty of money out there. They print more every day. But this ticket, there's only five of them in the whole world, and that's all there's ever going to be. Only a dummy would give this up for something as common as money. Are you a dummy?"

- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
(to be reviewed here tomorrow) 
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2 comments:

  1. Kentucky Packrat4:44 PM

    This is my favorite non-Biblical quote. And it's true too.

    (Even before Bernake turned the printing presses up to 11, but that's a different rant....)

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  2. John Kenneth Muir4:33 PM

    Hi Kentucky Packrat,

    It is a great quote, I agree!

    best,
    John

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