I refuse to
admit that I am
more than fifty-two, even if that does make my sons illegitimate.
The most important
thing in a relationship between a man and a woman is that one of them must
be good at taking
orders.
There is a new
billboard
outside Times Square. It keeps an up-to-the-minute count of gun-related
crimes in New York. Some goofball is going to shoot someone just to see
the numbers move.
Bad artists
always admire each others' work.
"I think
there is a world market for
maybe five computers."
"Happiness
is good health
and a bad memory."
"The nice
thing about egotists
is that they don't talk about other people."
"If you
haven't got anything nice to say
about anybody, come sit next to me."
Opportunity
is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls
and looks like work.
You're not too
bright. I like that in a man.
I don't want
the cheese, I
just want out of the trap.
Advertising
isn't a science. It's persuasion. And persuasion is an
art.
The majority
of business men are not capable of an original
thought, simply because they cannot escape the tyranny of reason.
Extreme remedies
are very appropriate for extreme diseases.
Who can refute
a sneer?
One kind kiss
before we part, Drop a tear and bid adieu; Though we sever, my fond heart
Till we meet shall pant for you.
Good bye, proud
world! I'm going home; Thou art
not my friend, and I'm not thine.
Fools are my
theme, let satire be my song.
There is no
mistake; there has been no mistake; and there shall be no mistake.
Life is anything
that dies when you stomp
on it.
Truth is not
determined by majority vote.
A teacher
is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary.
Change is inevitable
- except from a vending
machine.
If there are
no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask?
Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?.
They come to
see; they come that they themselves may be
seen.
The wise man
wouldn't walk when he can take the subway.
Every man is
like the company he is wont to keep.
Who are a little
wise the best fools be.
The remedy
is worse than the disease.
I think the
monkeys
at the zoo should have to wear sunglasses so they can't hypnotize you.
Who can refute
a sneer?
Good bye, proud
world! I'm going home; Thou art
not my friend, and I'm not thine.
Fools are my
theme, let satire be my song.
There is no
mistake; there has been no mistake; and there shall be no mistake.
Labour to keep
alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire,-- conscience.
Thus hand in
hand through life we 'll go; Its checker'd
paths of joy and woe With cautious steps we 'll tread.
Libertas et
natale solum: fine
words! I wonder where you stole 'em.
Who are a little
wise the best fools be.
The remedy
is worse than the disease.
I think the
monkeys
at the zoo should have to wear sunglasses so they can't hypnotize you.
A little more
than kin,
and less than kind.
If you ever
teach a yodeling
class, probably the hardest thing is to keep the students from just trying
to yodel right off. You see, we build to that.
"If everything
seems under control, you're just not going fast
enough."
When a man wants
to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger
wants to murder him he calls it ferocity.
I'm a scientist;
nothing shocks me.
I can't take
a well-tanned person seriously.
Suburbia is
where the developer bulldozes out the trees,
then names the streets after them.
Life is a great
big canvas, and you should throw all the paint
on it you can.
There is no
great concurrence between learning and wisdom.
Health
food makes me sick.
"The answers
to life's
problems aren't at the bottom of a bottle, they're on TV!"
I took a speed-reading
course and read War and Peace in twenty minutes. It involves Russia.
It is human
nature to think wisely and act foolishly.
If you can't
annoy somebody, there's little
point in writing.
"Whether
you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right."
Don't use a
big word
where a diminutive one will suffice.
The ark was
built by amateurs, and the Titanic
by the experts. Don't wait for the experts.
Hard work beats
all the tonics and vitamins
in the world.
If you have
a skeleton in your closet, take it out and dance
with it.
There is no
such thing as time
that doesn't count.
One never realizes
how much and how little
he knows until he starts talking.
Any child can
tell you that the sole
purpose of a middle name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble.
If you want
an accounting of your worth, count on your friends.
The man who
removes a mountain begins by carrying away small small
stones.
Show me a thoroughly
satisfied man--and I will show you a failure.
The things we
fear most in organizations--fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances--are
the primary sources of creativity.
The real art
of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place,
but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting
moment.
I am becoming
convinced that anybody who gives anybody else any advice ought to spend
forty days in the desert
both before and after.
Action is the
only answer to conquer
fear.
Knowing is not
enough; we must act. Willing is not
enough; we must do.
"The only
sure thing about luck
is that it will change."
"....I
have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
"There's
nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at
the right time and the instrument
plays itself."
"Never
pray for justice,
because you might get some."
"They who
dream by
day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night."
"Nobody
got anywhere in the world by simply being content."
"Creative
minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training."
"It is
not the answer that enlightens, but the question."
"We will
either find
a way or make one."
"Education
is the best provision for old age."
"All things
change, nothing perishes."
To make an apple
pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
Life is anything
that dies when you stomp
on it.
No, no, you're
not thinking; you're just being
logical.
Truth is not
determined by majority vote.
A teacher
is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary.
Change is inevitable
- except from a vending
machine.
Until the lions
have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter.
If there are
no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask?
Do they get smart just in time to ask questions?.
It is possible
for your mind
to be so open that your brain falls out.
They come to
see; they come that they themselves may be
seen.
Every man is
like the company he is wont to keep.
Extreme remedies
are very appropriate for extreme diseases.
Happiness is
a warm kitten.
Who can refute
a sneer?
One kind kiss
before we part, Drop a tear and bid adieu; Though we sever, my fond heart
Till we meet shall pant for you.
Good bye, proud
world! I'm going home; Thou art
not my friend, and I'm not thine.
Fools are my
theme, let satire be my song.
There is nothing
so powerful as truth,--and often nothing so strange.
There is no
mistake; there has been no mistake; and there shall be no mistake.
Thus hand in
hand through life we 'll go; Its checker'd
paths of joy and woe With cautious steps we 'll tread.
Libertas et
natale solum: fine
words! I wonder where you stole 'em.
Who are a little
wise the best fools be.
The remedy
is worse than the disease.
I think the
monkeys
at the zoo should have to wear sunglasses so they can't hypnotize you.
A little more
than kin,
and less than kind.
"If you're
ridin' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure
it's still there."
"Blessed
is the man who, having nothing
to say, abstains from giving in words evidence of the fact."
If you ever
teach a yodeling
class, probably the hardest thing is to keep the students from just trying
to yodel right off. You see, we build to that.
"If everything
seems under control, you're just not going fast
enough."
When a man wants
to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger
wants to murder him he calls it ferocity.
I'm a scientist;
nothing shocks me.
If my film
makes one more person miserable, I've done my job.
"If you
torture data
long enough, it will tell you anything you want !"
I can't take
a well-tanned person seriously.
Suburbia is
where the developer bulldozes out the trees,
then names the streets after them.
Life is a zoo
in a jungle.
Life is a great
big canvas, and you should throw all the paint
on it you can.
There is no
great concurrence between learning and wisdom.
Health
food makes me sick.
The only thing
worse than being talked about is not being talked about.
"The answers
to life's
problems aren't at the bottom of a bottle, they're on TV!"
I took a speed-reading
course and read War and Peace in twenty minutes. It involves Russia.
Exercise is
bunk. If you are healthy,
you don't need it; if you are sick, you shouldn't take it.
It is human
nature to think wisely and act foolishly.
"Imitation
is the sincerest form of television."
"Whether
you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right."
Don't use a
big word
where a diminutive one will suffice.
I hope life
isn't a big
joke, because I don't get it.
"If you're
ridin' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure
it's still there."
"Blessed
is the man who, having nothing
to say, abstains from giving in words evidence of the fact."
The ark was
built by amateurs, and the Titanic
by the experts. Don't wait for the experts.
Hard work beats
all the tonics and vitamins
in the world.
If you have
a skeleton in your closet, take it out and dance
with it.
There is no
such thing as time
that doesn't count.
One never realizes
how much and how little
he knows until he starts talking.
Any child can
tell you that the sole
purpose of a middle name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble.
If you want
an accounting of your worth, count on your friends.
The man who
removes a mountain begins by carrying away small small
stones.
Why do people
in ship mutinies always ask for "better treatment"? I'd ask for
a pinball machine, because with all that rocking back and forth you'd probably
be able to get a lot of free
games.
Show me a thoroughly
satisfied man--and I will show you a failure.
The things we
fear most in organizations--fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances--are
the primary sources of creativity.
The real art
of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place,
but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting
moment.
I am becoming
convinced that anybody who gives anybody else any advice ought to spend
forty days in the desert
both before and after.
Nobody can give
you wiser advice than yourself.
Action is the
only answer to conquer
fear.
Knowing is not
enough; we must act. Willing is not
enough; we must do.
"If the
aborigine drafted an IQ
test, all of Western civilization would presumably flunk it."
"The only
sure thing about luck
is that it will change."
"It takes
a lot of time being a genius -- you have to sit around so much doing nothing."
"There's
only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving,
and that's your own self."
"....I
have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
"There's
nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at
the right time and the instrument
plays itself."
"Never
pray for justice,
because you might get some."
"They who
dream by
day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night."
"Nobody
got anywhere in the world by simply being content."
"Creative
minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training."
"Immature
artists imitate. Mature artists steal."
"It is
not the answer that enlightens, but the question."
"We will
either find
a way or make one."
"Education
is the best provision for old age."
"All things
change, nothing perishes."
"Nature
is a mutable cloud
which is always and never the same."
"People
will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors."
"If you
choose not to decide, you still
have made a choice."
"People
ask you for criticism,
but they only want praise."
"The future
ain't what it used to be."
"Keep your
feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars."
"Fate
keeps on happening."
"I am the
eggman, they are the eggmen, I am the walrus
GOO GOO GOO JOOB."
"The seaman
tells stories of winds, the ploughman
of bulls; the soldier
details his wounds, the shepherd
his sheep."
"The half
is greater than the whole."
"The buck
stops here."
"Many miles
away there's a shadow on the door of a cottage on the Shore of a dark Scottish
lake."
"Genius
does what it must, and Talent
does what it can."
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