A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says "I was beaten," he does not say "My men were beaten." ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery
It was when I found out I could make mistakes that I knew I was on to something. ~Ornette Coleman
Matrimony is a process by which a grocer acquired an account the florist had. ~Francis Rodman
People don't come to church for preachments, of course, but to daydream about God. ~Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else's dog around. ~Will Rogers
It is incontestable that music induces in us a sense of the infinite and the contemplation of the invisible. ~Victor de LaPrade
As the bus slowed down at the crowded bus stop, the Pakistani bus conductor leaned from the platform and called out, "Six only!" The bus stopped. He counted on six passengers, rang the bell, and then, as the bus moved off, called to those left behind: "So sorry, plenty of room in my heart - but the bus is full." He left behind a row of smiling faces. It's not what you do, it's the way that you do it. ~The Friendship Book of Francis Gay, 1977
Liberty is the possibility of doubting, of making a mistake,... of searching and experimenting,... of saying No to any authority - literary, artistic, philosophical, religious, social, and even political. ~Ignazio Silone, The God That Failed, 1950
Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you. ~Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man under Socialism, 1891 Organized Christianity has probably done more to retard the ideals that were its founders' than any other agency in the world. ~Richard Le Gallienne
A leader is a dealer in hope. ~Napoleon Bonaparte, attributed
My thoughts are free to go anywhere, but it's surprising how often they head in your direction. ~Author Unknown
I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my homosexuals flaming. ~The Simpsons by Matt Groening, spoken by the character Homer Simpson
If the equality of individuals and the dignity of man be myths, they are myths to which the republic is committed. ~Howard Mumford Jones
The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. ~Author Unknown
It's a damn poor mind that can think of only one way to spell a word. ~Andrew Jackson
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not without comforts and hopes. ~Francis Bacon
Scientists tell us that the fastest animal on earth, with a top speed of 120 feet per second, is a cow that has been dropped out of a helicopter. ~Dave Barry
Inspirations never go in for long engagements; they demand immediate marriage to action. ~Brendan Francis
Don't worry, it only seems kinky the first time. ~Author Unknown
Do you know what it means to come home at night to a woman who'll give you a little love, a little affection, a little tenderness? It means you're in the wrong house, that's what it means. ~Henny Youngman
There are two types of people - those who come into a room and say, "Well, here I am!" and those who come in and say, "Ah, there you are." ~Frederick L. Collins
I'm not an environmentalist. I'm an Earth warrior. ~Darryl Cherney, quoted in Smithsonian, April 1990
My grandmother is over eighty and still doesn't need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle. ~Henny Youngman
That's the true harbinger of spring, not crocuses or swallows returning to Capistrano, but the sound of a bat on a ball. ~Bill Veeck, 1976
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