The greatest good… Benjamin Disraeli
The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.
Benjamin Disraeli
British politician (1804 - 1881)
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Every government is… I.F. Stone 1907-1989
Every government is run by liars. Nothing they say should be believed.
I.F. Stone 1907-1989
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Life is divided… Woody Allen
Life is divided into the horrible and the miserable.
Woody Allen
US movie actor, comedian, & director (1935 - )
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Man is the best… Wernher von Braun
Man is the best computer we can put aboard a spacecraft… and the only one that can be mass produced with unskilled labor.
Wernher von Braun
US (German-born) rocket engineer (1912 - 1977)
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In the future… Andy Warhol
In the future everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes.
Andy Warhol
US artist (1928 - 1987)
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There is no… Sophocles
There is no happiness where there is no wisdom;No wisdom but in submission to the gods.Big words are always punished,And proud men in old age learn to be wise.
Sophocles, Antigone
Greek tragic dramatist (496 BC - 406 BC)
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We can lie in the… Alison Lurie
We can lie in the language of dress or try ot tell the truth; but unless we are naked and bald, it is impossible to be silent.
Alison Lurie
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My toughest fight… Muhammad Ali
My toughest fight was with my first wife.
Muhammad Ali
US boxer (1942 - )
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Santa Claus had the… Victor Borges
Santa Claus had the right idea. Visit everyone once a year.
Victor Borges
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To love oneself is… Oscar Wilde
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
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One could not be a… J. D. Watson
One could not be a successful scientist without realizing that, in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers and mothers of scientists, a goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.
J. D. Watson, “The Double Helix”
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Do not fear death… Bertolt Brecht
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.
Bertolt Brecht
German Communist & dramatist (1898 - 1956)
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Wisdom outweighs… Sophocles
Wisdom outweighs any wealth.
Sophocles, Antigone
Greek tragic dramatist (496 BC - 406 BC)
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If it were natural… Phyllis Chesler
If it were natural for father to care for their sons, they would not need so many laws commanding them to do so.
Phyllis Chesler
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Hurting people is… Sugar Ray Robinson
Hurting people is my business.
Sugar Ray Robinson
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Men make history,… Harry S Truman
Men make history, and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.
Harry S Truman
33rd president of US (1884 - 1972)
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If I owned Texas… Philip Sheridan
If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent out Texas and live in Hell.
Philip Sheridan
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Who the hell wants… H.M. Warner
Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?
H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927.
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Better to write for… Cyril Connolly
Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.
Cyril Connolly
(1903 - 1974)
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The ideal… Sophocles
The ideal conditionWould be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct;But since we are all likely to go astray,The reasonable thing is to learn from those who can teach.
Sophocles, Antigone
Greek tragic dramatist (496 BC - 406 BC)
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Egotism — usually… Barbara Stanwyck
Egotism — usually just a case of mistaken nonentity.
Barbara Stanwyck
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There are more… Muhammad Ali on the occasion of one of his retirements
There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.
Muhammad Ali on the occasion of one of his retirements
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Discussion is an… Robert Quillen
Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument an exchange of ignorance.
Robert Quillen
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What is virtue but… George Bernard Shaw
What is virtue but the trades unionism of the married.
George Bernard Shaw
Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950)
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Anything too stupid… Voltaire
Anything too stupid to be said is sung.
Voltaire
French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 - 1778)
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I take the view,… Lord Brabazon
I take the view, and always have, that if you cannot say what you are going to say in twenty minutes you ought to go away and write a book about it.
Lord Brabazon
(1884 - 1964)
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Be neither too… Prince Charles
Be neither too remote nor too familiar.
Prince Charles, of Wales
British prince (1948 - )
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Lack of education… Josephine Tey
Lack of education is an extraordinary handicap when one is being offensive.
Josephine Tey
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I am firm. You are… Katharine Whitehorn
I am firm. You are obstinate. He is a pig-headed fool.
Katharine Whitehorn
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There are three… Timothy Leary
There are three side effects of acid. Enchanced long term memory, decreased short term memory, and I forget the third.
Timothy Leary
US psychologist & promoter of mind-altering drugs (1920 - 1996)
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Courage is the fear… Horace Smith
Courage is the fear of being thought a coward.
Horace Smith
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A witty saying… Voltaire
A witty saying proves nothing.
Voltaire
French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 - 1778)
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There are two kinds… Robert Byrne
There are two kinds of people, those who finish what they start and so on.
Robert Byrne
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Grief teaches the… Sophocles
Grief teaches the steadiest minds to waver.
Sophocles, Antigone
Greek tragic dramatist (496 BC - 406 BC)
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It is easier to… Betty Friedan
It is easier to live through someone else than to become complete yourself.
Betty Friedan
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Good taste is the… Dame Edith Sitwell
Good taste is the worst vice ever invented.
Dame Edith Sitwell
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A witty saying… Voltaire
A witty saying proves nothing.
Voltaire
French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 - 1778)
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It could probably… Mark Twain
It could probably be show by facts and figures that there is no distinctively native American criminal class except Congress.
Mark Twain
US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910)
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It is one of the… Voltaire
It is one of the superstitions of the human mind to have imagined that virginity could be a virtue.
Voltaire
French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 - 1778)
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If Beethoven had… Tom Stoppard
If Beethoven had been killed in a plane crash at the age of 22, it would have changed the history of music… and of aviation.
Tom Stoppard
British dramatist & screenwriter (1937 - )
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How dreadful it is… Sophocles
How dreadful it is when the right judge judges wrong!
Sophocles, Antigone
Greek tragic dramatist (496 BC - 406 BC)
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All creative people… Gloria Swanson
All creative people should be required to leave California for three months every year.
Gloria Swanson
US actress (1899 - 1983)
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It is far more… Judith Martin
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.
Judith Martin, (Miss Manners)
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The art of medicine… Voltaire
The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
Voltaire
French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 - 1778)
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We are given… George F. Will
We are given children to test us and make us more spiritual.
George F. Will
US editor, commentator, & columnist (1941 - )
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The superfluous is… Voltaire
The superfluous is very necessary.
Voltaire
French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 - 1778)
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Personally I rather… Richard Dawkings:
Personally I rather look forward to a computer program winning the world [chess] championship. Humanity needs a lesson in humility.
Richard Dawkings:, “The Selfish Gene”
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Nobody likes the… Sophocles
Nobody likes the man who brings bad news.
Sophocles, Antigone
Greek tragic dramatist (496 BC - 406 BC)
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There is not one… Joan Rivers
There is not one female comic who was beautiful as a little girl.
Joan Rivers
US comedienne (1935 - )
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I wonder how so… George Wither
I wonder how so insupportable a thing as a bookseller was ever permitted to grow up in the Commonwealth. Many of our modern booksellers are but needless excrements, or rather vermin.
George Wither
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