Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others. Ambrose Bierce
Cockroaches and socialites are the only things that can stay up all night and eat anything. Herb Caen
I think it's the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately. George Carlin
The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous. Shana Alexander
Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.H. G. Wells
If the English language made any sense, a catastrophe would be an apostrophe with fur. Doug Larson
The world is full of willing people, some willing to work, the rest willing to let them. Robert Frost
An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought. Simon Cameron
Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness. Bertrand Russell
Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody. Franklin P. Adams
It's the opinion of some that crops could be grown on the moon. Which raises the fear that it may not be long before we're paying somebody not to. Franklin P. Jones
Those who agree with us may not be right, but we admire their astuteness. Cullen Hightower
First you're an unknown, then you write one book and you move up to obscurity. Martin Myers
I always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific. Jane Wagner
The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else. Umberto Eco
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength. Eric Hoffer
Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity. Unknown
They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea. Sir Francis Bacon
Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us. Henrik Tikkanen
Whoever saw old age that did not applaud the past and condemn the present? Michel de Montaigne
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