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The most poignant quotes
What the rich and famous and wise said
Thoughtful and attentive world to contenplate learn from
Note: Throughout history the rich, famous and wise have said things that have been recorded in the form of quote. It is the study of these quotes that give insight into life.
Humorous Quotations
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. - Oscar Wilde
If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster. - Clint Eastwood
The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it. - Franklin P. Jones
The only imaginative fiction being written today is income tax returns. - Herman Wouk
All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher. - Mark Twain
Fill what's empty, empty what's full, and scratch where it itches.- The Duchess of Windsor
The only reason I would take up jogging is so I could hear heavy breathing again. - Erma Bombeck
Abstract art is the product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered. - Al Capp
The difference between fiction and reality is that fiction has to make sense. - Tom Clancy
Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop. - Henry L. Mencken
Common sense is not so common. - Voltaire
Black holes are where God divided by zero. - Steven Wright
Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use. - Wendell Johnson
Once you've put one of his books down, you simply can't pick it up again. - Mark Twin
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. - Napoleon Bonaparte
You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone. - Al Capone
An acquaintance is someone we know well enough to borrow from but not enough to lend to. - Ambrose Pierce
The last time I was in Spain I got through six Jeffrey Archer novels. I must remember to take enough toilet paper next time. - Bob Monkhouse
We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like? - Jean Cocturan
A violin is the revenge exacted by the intestines of a dead cat. - Mark Twain
Golf is a game in which you yell "Fore," shoot six, and write down five. - Paul Harvey
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it by not dying. - Woody Allen
Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards. - Fred Hoyle
They told me that Gladstone read Homer for fun, which I thought served him right. - Winston Churchill
To sell something, tell a woman it's a bargain; tell a man it's deductible. - E. Wilson
This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force. - Dorothy Parker
There is only one difference between a madman and me. I am not mad. - Salvador Dali
Critics are to authors what dogs are to lamp-posts. - Jeffrey Robinson
When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before. - Mae West
He who laughs last is generally the last to get the joke. -Terry Cohen
If you steal from one author, it's plagiarism; if you steal from many, it's research. - Wilson Mizner
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