To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser Robertson Davies
If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity. Bill Vaughan
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. Henny Youngman
Most turkeys taste better the day after; my mother's tasted better the day before. Rita Rudner
Getting caught is the mother of invention. Robert Byrne
Research is the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind. Marston Bates
My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's. Abhay
I wonder what it means when your grandson is more crotchety than you are. Aaron McGruder
Imagination is more important than knowledge... Albert Einstein
A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized. Fred Allen
Ask yourself whether you are happy and you cease to be so. John Stuart Mill
Life... is like a grapefruit. It's orange and squishy, and has a few pips in it, and some folks have half a one for breakfast. Douglas Adams
The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that carries any reward. John Maynard Keynes
History is more or less bunk. Henry Ford
People who reach the top of the tree are only those who haven't got the qualifications to detain them at the bottom. Peter Ustinov
If all the rich people in the world divided up their money among themselves there wouldn't be enough to go around. Christina Stead
Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public. H. L. Mencken
It's not a matter of whether or not someone's watching over you. It's just a question of their intentions. Randy K. Milholland
He hasn't an enemy in the world - but all his friends hate him. Eddie Cantor
An intelligence test sometimes shows a man how smart he would have been not to have taken it. Laurence J. Peter
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