Re:Let's build houses for people, not cars
by dragontamer on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @07:37PM
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Well, it isn't "my" phrase. Its just the commonly attributed phrase.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/practice-and-theory/
This "practice and theory" quote was said by someone, but who exactly said it first was lost to time. Its not going to be possible to find the canonical quote (since the cannon-quote seems to be nonexistant). But its definitely a long-running idiom with some history.
Re:Let's build houses for people, not cars
by 4ntonius8lock on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @03:16PM
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Hehe, you are right.
When I said 'mine'/'yours' I simply meant what we use.
I tend to presume that originality is near impossible with such pithy sentences. For quotes, I only quote things I actually read from the author.
Mine is intentionally convoluted. It works for two things: 1- Easy to spot people who really aren't paying attention to what you say. 2- It takes a second to understand the point, people remember better when they have to 'figure it out' so to speak. 3- I get a smile from some people if they pause, think it, then understand.
I might be wrong in my assumptions though.