Quotes & Sayings...
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Shower upon him every earthly blessing, drown him in bliss so that nothing but bubbles would dance on the surface of his bliss, as on a sea…and even then every man, out of sheer ingratitude, sheer libel, would play you some loathsome trick. He would even risk his cakes and would deliberately desire the most fatal rubbish, the most uneconomical absurdity, simply to introduce into all this positive rationality his fatal fantastic element…
~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky
~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky
"Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone, and the only one who seeks out another. His nature consists in his longing to realize himself in another. Man is nostalgia and a search for communion. Therefore, when he is aware of himself he is aware of his lack of another, that is, of his solitude."
—O. Paz
—O. Paz
The grass is always greener over the septic tank. - Irma Bombeck
No one in this world, so far as I know ... has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. - H. L. Menken
Democracy is the worship of jackals by jackasses. - H. L. Menken
Never sleep with anyone crazier than yourself. - Murphy's Law
Never eat anything bigger than your head. - B Kliban
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful. - Seneca
Tradition is the last bad performance. - Arturo Toscanini
A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims... but accomplices. - George Orwell
The worst men often give the best advice. - Francis Bacon
Every crowd has a silver lining. - P T Barnum
There's a sucker born every minute. - P T Barnum
No one in this world, so far as I know ... has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. - H. L. Menken
Democracy is the worship of jackals by jackasses. - H. L. Menken
Never sleep with anyone crazier than yourself. - Murphy's Law
Never eat anything bigger than your head. - B Kliban
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful. - Seneca
Tradition is the last bad performance. - Arturo Toscanini
A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims... but accomplices. - George Orwell
The worst men often give the best advice. - Francis Bacon
Every crowd has a silver lining. - P T Barnum
There's a sucker born every minute. - P T Barnum
saying my dad said when I took over the family business : Son the most important rule in business is don’t jump over a dollar to pick up a nickel.
Speaking of business... my rule: "The customer isn't always right: sometimes he's an idiot".
"I've been going to this high school for seven and a half years. I'm no dummy..." Charles De Mar, "Better Off Dead"
I’ve taught some of those! I call ‘em professional high-schoolers.
"You can lead a man to knowledge, but you can't force him to think"...
A new broom sweeps cleanest, but the old broom knows where the dirt is.
Quoted to me by a Col. Grere, USA(Ret.)
On seeing vets in their fatigues:
"Where's your jungle?"
Col. Tuttle, USA (Ret.)
Quoted to me by a Col. Grere, USA(Ret.)
On seeing vets in their fatigues:
"Where's your jungle?"
Col. Tuttle, USA (Ret.)
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!” Hunter S Thompson
"What is the one thing money cannot buy? Poverty" my Dad
" Rich or Poor, it is good to have money" my Dad
"What is the one thing money cannot buy? Poverty" my Dad
" Rich or Poor, it is good to have money" my Dad
Just when I think I'm gonna get away. I hear those words that you always say...
Abra abracadabra
I wanna reach out and grab ya.
Abra abracadabra
I wanna reach out and grab ya.
~Steve Miller
Wish in one hand and sh*t in the other and see what fills up first.
No shame in being poor, but it sure is inconvenient.
A broken arm is a good way to show someone they are not invincible.
No shame in being poor, but it sure is inconvenient.
A broken arm is a good way to show someone they are not invincible.
“I consider it completely unimportant who in the party will vote, or how; but what is extraordinarily important is this—who will count the votes, and how.” ― Joseph Stalin
"He who falls asleep with itchy butt, wakes up with stinky finger" - Confucius