The worshiper is… H. L. Mencken
The worshiper is the father of the gods.
H. L. Mencken
US editor (1880 - 1956)
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Happiness is an… Thomas Szasz
Happiness is an imaginary condition, formerly attributed by the living to the dead, now usually attributed by adults to children, and by children to adults.
Thomas Szasz
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Getting out of bed… Jules Feiffer
Getting out of bed in the morning is an act of false confidence.
Jules Feiffer
US cartoonist & satirist (1929 - )
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The creator of the… Scott Adams
The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten counting system and likes round numbers.
Scott Adams
US cartoonist (1957 - )
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“Coolidge is dead”… Dorothy Parker
“Coolidge is dead” “How could they tell?
Dorothy Parker
US author, humorist, poet, & wit (1893 - 1967)
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I have just… Fred Allen
I have just returned from Boston. It is the only thing to do if you find yourself up there.
Fred Allen
US radio comedian (1894 - 1956)
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Even he, to whom… Douglas Adams
Even he, to whom most things that most people would think were pretty smart were pretty dumb, thought it was pretty smart.
Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt, p. 205
English humorist & science fiction novelist (1952 - 2001)
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Believe those who… Andre Gide
Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.
Andre Gide
French critic, essayist, & novelist (1869 - 1951)
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I married the first… Barbara Bush
I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell my children that they just about throw up.
Barbara Bush
US wife of George Bush 1945 (1925 - )
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I have been… Adlai E. Stevenson Jr.
I have been thinking that I would make a proposition to my Republican friends… that if they will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.
Adlai E. Stevenson Jr., Speech during 1952 Presidential Campaign
US diplomat & Democratic politician (1900 - 1965)
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I get plenty of… Red Skelton
I get plenty of exercise carrying the coffins of my friends who exercise.
Red Skelton
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Most men do not… Leo Rosten
Most men do not mature, they simply grow taller.
Leo Rosten
US (Polish-born) author (1908 - )
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There is a… Douglas Adams
There is a particular disdain with which Siamese cats regard you. Anyone who has walked in on the Queen cleaning her teeth will be familiar with the feeling.
Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt, p. 215
English humorist & science fiction novelist (1952 - 2001)
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Live as you will… Christian Furchtegott Gellert
Live as you will have wished to have lived when you are dying.
Christian Furchtegott Gellert
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An intellectual… Dan Rather
An intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and not think of The Lone Ranger.
Dan Rather
US television newscaster (1931 - )
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He had occasional… Sydney Smith
He had occasional flashes of silence, that made his conversation perfectly delightful.
Sydney Smith, referring to Macaulay
English essayist (1771 - 1845)
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“If you were my… Lady Astor and William Churchill
“If you were my husband, i would feed you poison.” “If you were my wife, madam, i would take it!
Lady Astor and William Churchill
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The foolish man… James Oppenheim
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
James Oppenheim
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Science can purify… Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla)
Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.
Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla), James Reston, Galileo, A Life, HarperCollins, NY, 1994, p 461.
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If the aborigine… Stanley Garn
If the aborigine drafted an IQ test, all of Western civilization would presumably flunk it.
Stanley Garn
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Behind every… Maryon Pearson
Behind every successful man is a surprised woman.
Maryon Pearson
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I found out that… Yakov Smirnoff
I found out that when you get married the man becomes the head of the house. And the woman becomes the neck, and she turns the head any way she wants to.
Yakov Smirnoff
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He has a splendid… Abba Eban
He has a splendid repertoire of 500 words. Why does he insist on using only 150?
Abba Eban
Israeli (S. African-born) diplomat & politician (1915 - 2002)
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All bad poetry… Oscar Wilde
All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
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Man will… Winston Churchill
Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but usually manages to pick himself up, walk over or around it, and carry on.
Winston Churchill, Quoted in: Irving Klotz, Bending perception, a book review, Nature, 1996, Volume 379, p 412
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One reason the… Wilfrid Sheed
One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself is that it gets so much of its wisdom from writers.
Wilfrid Sheed
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Freedom is not… Mahatma Gandhi
Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian ascetic & nationalist leader (1869 - 1948)
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My mother-in-law… Phyllis Diller
My mother-in-law had a pain beneath her left breast. Turned out to be a trick knee.
Phyllis Diller
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The future,… John Sladek
The future, according to some scientists, will be exactly like the past, only far more expensive.
John Sladek
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Too bad all the… George Burns
Too bad all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxi cabs and cutting hair.
George Burns
US actor & comedian (1896 - 1996)
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The more violent… Paul Fussell
The more violent the body contact of the sports you watch, the lower your class.
Paul Fussell
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The secret of… Benjamin Disraeli
The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
Benjamin Disraeli
British politician (1804 - 1881)
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The cosmos is a… H. L. Mencken
The cosmos is a gigantic flywheel making 10,000 revolutions per minute. Man is a sick fly taking a dizzy ride on it.
H. L. Mencken
US editor (1880 - 1956)
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A coward is… Mahatma Gandhi
A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian ascetic & nationalist leader (1869 - 1948)
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Life is hard. After… Katherine Hepburn
Life is hard. After all, it kills you.
Katherine Hepburn
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Education is what… B.F. Skinner
Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten
B.F. Skinner
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How do you govern a… Charles De Gaulle
How do you govern a country which has 246 different kinds of cheese?
Charles De Gaulle
French general & politician (1890 - 1970)
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Pessimist: One who,… Oscar Wilde
Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
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You must be the… Mahatma Gandhi
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian ascetic & nationalist leader (1869 - 1948)
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I am not an… Paul McCracken
I am not an Economist. I am an honest man!
Paul McCracken
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The only tyrant I… Mahatma Gandhi
The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian ascetic & nationalist leader (1869 - 1948)
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The only aspect of… Martha Gellman
The only aspect of our travels that is interesting to others is disaster.
Martha Gellman
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When you betray… Isaac Bashevis Singer
When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself.
Isaac Bashevis Singer
US (Polish-born) Jewish author (1904 - 1991)
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Life is like an… Charles M. Schulz
Life is like an ice-cream cone, you have to lick it one day at a time.
Charles M. Schulz, as “Charlie Brown”, Peanuts, cartoon strip
US cartoonist (1922 - 2000)
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An idealist is one… H. L. Mencken
An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.
H. L. Mencken
US editor (1880 - 1956)
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To be nobody but… e e cummings
To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best day and night to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle any human being can fight and never stop fighting.
e e cummings
US poet (1894 - 1962)
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Now is the time for… Walt Kelly
Now is the time for all good men to come to.
Walt Kelly
US animator & cartoonist (1913 - 1973)
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An eye for eye only… Mahatma Gandhi
An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian ascetic & nationalist leader (1869 - 1948)
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Travel, instead of… Elizabeth Drew
Travel, instead of broadening the mind, often merely lengthens the conversation.
Elizabeth Drew
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The chief value of… H. L. Mencken
The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated.
H. L. Mencken
US editor (1880 - 1956)
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