First you're an unknown, then you write one book and you move up to obscurity. Martin Myers
I always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific. Jane Wagner
The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else. Umberto Eco
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength. Eric Hoffer
Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity. Unknown
They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea. Sir Francis Bacon
Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us. Henrik Tikkanen
Whoever saw old age that did not applaud the past and condemn the present? Michel de Montaigne
Everyone is as God has made him, and oftentimes a great deal worse. Miguel de Cervantes
Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable. Fran Lebowitz
We always felt as if every show was the most important thing in the world, but knew if we bombed, we'd live. Raymond Joseph Teller
Some people have so much respect for their superiors they have none left for themselves. Peter McArthur
Men have become the tools of their tools. Henry David Thoreau
At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid. Unknown
Autobiography is an unrivaled vehicle for telling the truth about other people. Philip Guedalla
But what is the difference between literature and journalism? ...Journalism is unreadable and literature is not read. That is all. Oscar Wilde
I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter. Sir Winston Churchill
A lifetime is more than sufficiently long for people to get what there is of it wrong. Piet Hein
The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling. Ambrose Bierce
The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think. Edwin Schlossberg
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