Statistics are like women; mirrors of purest virtue and truth, or like whores to use as one pleases. ~Theodor Billroth
Men are like a fine wine. They start out like grapes, and it's our job to stomp on them and keep them in the dark until they mature into something you'd like to have dinner with. ~Author Unknown
Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit. ~R.E. Shay
Books have to be read (worse luck it takes so long a time). It is the only way of discovering what they contain. A few savage tribes eat them, but reading is the only method of assimilation revealed to the West. ~E.M. Forster
Her needlework both plain and ornamental was excellent, and she might have put a sewing machine to shame. ~James Edward Austen-Leigh, about Jane Austen
In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning. ~Carl Sandburg, New York Post, 9 September 1960
But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine. ~Thomas Jefferson
The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic. ~Joe Stalin, comment to Churchill at Potsdam, 1945
Political speeches are like steer horns. A point here, a point there, and a lot of bull in between. ~Alfred E. Neuman
Faith makes things possible, not easy. ~Author Unknown
Gratitude is the least of the virtues, but ingratitude is the worst of vices. ~Thomas Fuller
Nothing travels faster than light, with the possible exception of bad news, which follows its own rules. ~Douglas Adams
The water is your friend. You don't have to fight with water, just share the same spirit as the water, and it will help you move. ~Aleksandr Popov
The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not. ~Charles Barkley
It is not without good reason said, that he who has not a good memory should never take upon him the trade of lying. ~Michel de Montaigne, translated
Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure. ~Oprah Winfrey
The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. ~John Powell
Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man. ~Erica Jong
May you live as long as you are fit to live, but no longer! or, may you rather die before you cease to be fit to live than after! ~Philip Dormer Stanhope, 1749
Walking: the most ancient exercise and still the best modern exercise. ~Carrie Latet
I speak truth, not so much as I would, but as much as I dare; and I dare a little the more, as I grow older. ~Michel de Montaigne, translated
The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't being said. ~Author Unknown
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Foolishness always results when the tongue outraces the brain. ~Author Unknown
