Vision is the art of seeing things invisible. ~Jonathan Swift, "Thoughts on Various Subjects," Miscellanies, 1711
We come late, if at all, to wine and philosophy: whiskey and action are easier. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy you the kind of misery you prefer. ~Author Unknown
It has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain when awake. ~Mark Twain
A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience. ~Miguel de Cervantes
Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it. ~Harold Hulbert
I'm so poor I can't even pay attention. ~Ron Kittle, 1987
We must have reasons for speech but we need none for silence. ~Proverb
Figures often beguile me, particularly when I have the arranging of them myself; in which case the remark attributed to Disraeli would often apply with justice and force: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." ~Mark Twain, autobiography, 1904 (but, as yet no actual record of this under Disraeli's authorship)
The only place where housework comes before needlework is in the dictionary. ~Mary Kurtz
I came from a big family. As a matter of fact, I never got to sleep alone until I was married. ~Lewis Grizzard
Golf can best be defined as an endless series of tragedies obscured by the occasional miracle. ~Author Unknown
Organized slaughter, we realize, does not settle a dispute; it merely silences an argument. ~James Frederick Green
In music the passions enjoy themselves. ~Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, 1886
Chances are, you now know that the marriage of the computer and the telephone is one of the century's seismic technical and economic developments. In terms of potential social and economic impact, it is often likened to the introduction of assembly-line manufacturing or to the invention of the computer itself. ~Author Unknown
Liberalism is, I think, resurgent. One reason is that more and more people are so painfully aware of the alternative. ~John Kenneth Galbraith, New York Times, 8 October 1989
Put "eat chocolate" at the top of your list of things to do today. That way, at least you'll get one thing done. ~Author Unknown
Gardening requires lots of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. ~Lou Erickson
Man - a being in search of meaning. ~Plato
I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.... People think pleasing God is all God care about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back. ~Alice Walker, The Color Purple, 1982
We've put more effort into helping folks reach old age than into helping them enjoy it. ~Frank A. Clark
You should listen to your heart, and not the voices in your head. ~Matt Groening, The Simpsons, spoken by the character Marge Simpson
Gettin' good players is easy. Gettin' 'em to play together is the hard part. ~Casey Stengel
He who has gone, so we but cherish his memory, abides with us, more potent, nay, more present than the living man. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery