Life would be… George Bernard Shaw

Life would be tolerable but for its amusements.

George Bernard Shaw

Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950)

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Indolence is a… Mahatma Gandhi

Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy.

Mahatma Gandhi

Indian ascetic & nationalist leader (1869 - 1948)

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One should always… Oscar Wilde

One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.

Oscar Wilde

Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)

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Where it is a duty… John Viscount Morley

Where it is a duty to worship the sun it is pretty sure to be a crime to examine the laws of heat.

John Viscount Morley

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In the first place,… Mark Twain

In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards

Mark Twain

US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910)

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When we remember we… Mark Twain

When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.

Mark Twain

US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910)

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The holy passion of… Mark Twain

The holy passion of Friendship is so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money.

Mark Twain

US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910)

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The only way to… Thomas C. Haliburton

The only way to reform some people is to chloroform them.

Thomas C. Haliburton

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A little inaccuracy… H.H. Munro (Saki)

A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.

H.H. Munro (Saki)

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What lies behind us… Ralph Waldo Emerson

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

US essayist & poet (1803 - 1882)

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I suppose that I… Oscar Wilde

I suppose that I shall have to die beyond my means.

Oscar Wilde, upon being told the cost of an operation

Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)

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Some editors are… T.S. Eliot

Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.

T.S. Eliot

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Immature poets… T.S. Eliot

Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.

T.S. Eliot

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Television is a… T.S. Eliot

Television is a medium of entertainment which permits millions of people to listen to the same joke at the same time, and yet remain lonesome.

T.S. Eliot

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Adolescence is the… Unknown

Adolescence is the stage between infancy and adultery.

Unknown

Quotations by unknown authors

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Adultery is the… H. L. Mencken

Adultery is the application of democracy to love.

H. L. Mencken

US editor (1880 - 1956)

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Since the whole… Voltaire

Since the whole affair had become one of religion, the vanquished were of course exterminated.

Voltaire

French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 - 1778)

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The only man who is… Jules Renard

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving any excuse.

Jules Renard

(1864 - 1910)

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The secret of… Mell Lazzarus

The secret of dealing successfully with a child is not to be its parent.

Mell Lazzarus

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California: The… Joan Didion

California: The west coast of Iowa.

Joan Didion

US author & journalist (1934 - )

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Natural ability… Cicero

Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.

Cicero

Roman author, orator, & politician (106 BC - 43 BC)

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Any new venture… Unknown

Any new venture goes through the following stages: enthusiasm, complication, disillusionment, search for the guilty, punishment of the innocent, and decoration of those who did nothing.

Unknown

Quotations by unknown authors

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The only way to… Josef von Sternberg

The only way to succeed is to make people hate you.

Josef von Sternberg

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England produces… Jimmy Cannon

England produces the best fat actors.

Jimmy Cannon

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I enjoy being a… Roger Moore

I enjoy being a highly overpaid actor.

Roger Moore

English actor (1927 - )

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Method acting?… John Barrymore

Method acting? There are quite a few methods. Mine involves a lot of talent, a glass and some cracked ice.

John Barrymore

US actor (1882 - 1942)

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Hollywood is a… Wilson Mizner

Hollywood is a sewer with service from the Ritz Carlton.

Wilson Mizner

US screenwriter (1876 - 1933)

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Truth, in the… Oscar Wilde

Truth, in the matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived.

Oscar Wilde

Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)

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Fishing, with me,… Jimmy Cannon

Fishing, with me, has always been an excuse to drink in the daytime.

Jimmy Cannon

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There is no revenge… Josh Billings

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

Josh Billings

US Humorist (1818 - 1885)

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A lifetime of… George Bernard Shaw

A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell on earth.

George Bernard Shaw

Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950)

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