(Clemenceau) once… Col. Jack Ripper
(Clemenceau) once said that war is too important to be left to the generals. When he said that, 50 years ago, he may have been right…but now, war is too important to be left to the politicians. They have neither the time, the training, nor the inclination for strategic thought…And I can no longer, sit around and allow Communist subversion, Communist corruption, and Communist infiltration of our precious bodily fluids.
Col. Jack Ripper, commander of Burpleson AFB to Group Capt. Mandrake (Peter Sellers) in Dr. Strangelove
January 31st, 2006 - Posted in Col. Jack Ripper | | 0 Comments
He without benefit… Ogden Nash
He without benefit of scruples His fun and money soon quadruples.
Ogden Nash
US humorist & poet (1902 - 1971)
January 30th, 2006 - Posted in Ogden Nash | | 0 Comments
Depend not on… The laws of Manu
Depend not on another, but lean instead on thyself…True happiness is born of self-reliance.
The laws of Manu
January 29th, 2006 - Posted in The laws of Manu | | 0 Comments
In order to… Robert Byrne
In order to preserve your self-respect, it is sometimes necessary to lie and cheat.
Robert Byrne
January 28th, 2006 - Posted in Robert Byrne | | 0 Comments
Living with a… Budd Schulberg
Living with a conscience is like driving a car with the brakes on.
Budd Schulberg
January 27th, 2006 - Posted in Budd Schulberg | | 0 Comments
A thing worth… W.C. Fields
A thing worth having is a thing worth cheating for.
W.C. Fields
January 26th, 2006 - Posted in W.C. Fields | | 0 Comments
Illegal aliens have… Robert Orben
Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian.
Robert Orben
January 25th, 2006 - Posted in Robert Orben | | 0 Comments
What a pity, when… Margot Asquith
What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it.
Margot Asquith
January 24th, 2006 - Posted in Margot Asquith | | 0 Comments
America has been… Oscar Wilde
America has been discovered before, but it has always been hushed up.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
January 23rd, 2006 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
The discovery of… Joseph Conrad
The discovery of America was the occasion of the greatest outburst of cruelty and reckless greed known in history.
Joseph Conrad
English (Polish-Ukrainian-born) novelist (1857 - 1924)
January 22nd, 2006 - Posted in Joseph Conrad | | 0 Comments
Home life as we… George Bernard Shaw
Home life as we understand it is no more natural to us than a cage is natural to a cockatoo.
George Bernard Shaw
Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950)
January 21st, 2006 - Posted in George Bernard Shaw | | 0 Comments
A bachelor never… Helen Rowland
A bachelor never quite gets ove the idea that he is a thing of beauty and a boy forever.
Helen Rowland
(1876 - 1950)
January 20th, 2006 - Posted in Helen Rowland | | 0 Comments
Both the cockroach… Joseph Wood Krutch
Both the cockroach and the bird could get along very well without us, although the cockroach would miss us most.
Joseph Wood Krutch
US author & critic (1893 - 1970)
January 19th, 2006 - Posted in Joseph Wood Krutch | | 0 Comments
What we hope ever… Samuel Johnson
What we hope ever to do with ease we may learn first to do with diligence.
Samuel Johnson, Lives of the Poets
English author, critic, & lexicographer (1709 - 1784)
January 18th, 2006 - Posted in Samuel Johnson | | 0 Comments
All generalizations… Alexandre Dumas
All generalizations are dangerous, even this one.
Alexandre Dumas
French dramatist & novelist (1802 - 1870)
January 17th, 2006 - Posted in Alexandre Dumas | | 0 Comments
A man must marry… Sacha Guitry
A man must marry only a very pretty woman in case he should ever want some other man to take her off his hands.
Sacha Guitry
(1885 - 1957)
January 16th, 2006 - Posted in Sacha Guitry | | 0 Comments
Nothing is more… Juvenal
Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
Juvenal
Roman poet & satirist (55 AD - 127 AD)
January 15th, 2006 - Posted in Juvenal | | 0 Comments
Art is I; science… Claude Bernard
Art is I; science is we.
Claude Bernard
French physiologist (1813 - 1878)
January 14th, 2006 - Posted in Claude Bernard | | 0 Comments
“The Good Book” -… Ashley Montague
“The Good Book” - one of the most remarkable euphemisms ever coined.
Ashley Montague
January 13th, 2006 - Posted in Ashley Montague | | 0 Comments
When you hire… R. H. Grant
When you hire people that are smarter than you are, you prove you are smarter than they are.
R. H. Grant
January 12th, 2006 - Posted in R. H. Grant | | 0 Comments
To be in love is… H. L. Mencken
To be in love is merely to be in a state of perceptual anesthesia.
H. L. Mencken
US editor (1880 - 1956)
January 11th, 2006 - Posted in H. L. Mencken | | 0 Comments
You have to work… Walter Slezak
You have to work years in hit shows to make people sick and tired of you, but you can accomplish this in a few weeks on television.
Walter Slezak
January 10th, 2006 - Posted in Walter Slezak | | 0 Comments
The world is… Dwight Morrow
The world is divided into people who do things and people who get the credit
Dwight Morrow
January 9th, 2006 - Posted in Dwight Morrow | | 0 Comments
When women kiss, it… H. L. Mencken
When women kiss, it always reminds me of prizefighters shaking hands.
H. L. Mencken
US editor (1880 - 1956)
January 8th, 2006 - Posted in H. L. Mencken | | 0 Comments
The English country… Oscar Wilde
The English country gentleman galloping after a fox - the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
January 7th, 2006 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Old age is always… Bernard M. Baruch
Old age is always fifteen years older than I am.
Bernard M. Baruch
US businessman & politician (1870 - 1965)
January 6th, 2006 - Posted in Bernard M. Baruch | | 0 Comments
Faith may be… H. L. Mencken
Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.
H. L. Mencken
US editor (1880 - 1956)
January 5th, 2006 - Posted in H. L. Mencken | | 0 Comments
I only drink to… George Jean Nathan
I only drink to make other people seem interesting.
George Jean Nathan
US drama critic & editor (1882 - 1958)
January 4th, 2006 - Posted in George Jean Nathan | | 0 Comments
Only I can change… Carol Burnett
Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.
Carol Burnett
US actress & comedienne (1936 - )
January 3rd, 2006 - Posted in Carol Burnett | | 0 Comments
Victory goes to the… Savielly Grigorievitcyh Tartakower
Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.
Savielly Grigorievitcyh Tartakower
January 2nd, 2006 - Posted in Savielly Grigorievitcyh Tartakower | | 0 Comments
The mistakes are… Chessmaster Savielly Grigorievitcyh Tartakower
The mistakes are all there waiting to be made.
Chessmaster Savielly Grigorievitcyh Tartakower
January 1st, 2006 - Posted in Chessmaster Savielly Grigorievitcyh Tartakower | | 0 Comments