The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it. George Bernard Shaw
It was one of those perfect English autumnal days which occur more frequently in memory than in life. P. D. James
Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new. Henry David Thoreau
The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. Bertrand Russell
If God had wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates. Jay Leno
Millions long for immortality who don't know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon. Susan Ertz
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. Abraham Lincoln
In a mad world only the mad are sane. Akira Kurosawa
We need a president who's fluent in at least one language. Buck Henry
My favorite thing about the Internet is that you get to go into the private world of real creeps without having to smell them. Penn Jillette
Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy. Ambrose Bierce
Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted. Hesketh Pearson
We seem to believe it is possible to ward off death by following rules of good grooming. Don Delillo
Many a man who falls in love with a dimple make the mistake of marrying the whole girl. Evan Esar
People want economy and they will pay any price to get it. Lee Iacocca
Very little is known of the Canadian country since it is rarely visited by anyone but the Queen and illiterate sport fishermen. P. J. O'Rourke
In the United States there is more space where nobody is than where anybody is. That is what makes America what it is. Gertrude Stein
They used to photograph Shirley Temple through gauze. They should photograph me through linoleum. Tallulah Bankhead
Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do. Jean-Paul Sartre
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