3.01.2006

Isn’t she pretty…

All right friends, it’s time to clear out the ol’ Storehouse of Interesting Quotes(the last four words should be said in a pseudo-Vincent Price voice for maximum effect).

Paul Johnson(but not THE Paul Johnson)
"The word 'meaningful' when used today is nearly always meaningless."

Doug Larson
"Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks."

J. R. R. Tolkien
"I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve."

Edward R. Murrow
"When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained."

Voltaire
"I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it."

Sir Francis Bacon
"If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties."

Ronald Reagan
"The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."
Sir Thomas Beecham
"Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away."

Blaise Pascal
"Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything, we ought to know a little about everything."

Steve Martin
"I like a woman with a head on her shoulders. I hate necks."

Havelock Ellis
"What we call 'Progress' is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance."

Harper's Index
"Estimated amount of glucose used by an adult human brain each day, expressed in M&Ms: 250"

Ed Parker
"The intelligent man is one who has successfully fulfilled many accomplishments, and is yet willing to learn more."

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