" Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, and a dark side, and it holds the universe together … "

Carl Zwanzig

" Silence is a way of saying: we do not have to entertain each other; we are okay as we are. "

Martha Grimes, from Hotel Paradise, a novel

" The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of. "

Blaise Pascal French mathematician, physicist (1623 – 1662)

" If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons. "

James Thurber US author, cartoonist, humorist, & satirist (1894 – 1961)

" Badness is only spoiled goodness. "

C. S. Lewis, The Case for Christianity English essayist & juvenile novelist (1898 – 1963)

" There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool. "

Sir Francis Bacon English author, courtier, & philosopher (1561 – 1626)

" Wear a smile and have friends,
wear a scowl and have wrinkles. "

George Eliot English novelist (1819 – 1880)

" Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh. "

W. H. Auden US (English-born) critic & poet (1907 – 1973)

" Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow. "

Mark Twain US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 – 1910)

" Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality. "

Bertrand Russell, “Am I An Atheist Or An Agnostic?”, 1947 British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 – 1970)

" People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar. "

Thich Nhat Hanh

" He who loves God cannot endeavor that God should love him in return. "

Baruch Spinoza, The Ethics Dutch Jewish philosopher (1632 – 1677)

" The basic notion underlying USENET is the flame. "

Chuq Von Rospach

" No act terminating in itself constitutes greatness. "

William Hazlitt, on the Pleasure of Hating English essayist (1778 – 1830)

" A clash of doctrines is not a disaster–it is an opportunity. "

Alfred North Whitehead English mathematician & philosopher (1861 – 1947)

" The reward for conformity was that everyone liked you except yourself. "

Rita Mae Brown, Venus Envy US author and social activist

" Women want mediocre men, and men are working hard to become as mediocre as possible. "

Margaret Mead US anthropologist & popularizer of anthropology (1901 – 1978)

" It is better to understand little than to misunderstand a lot. "

Anatole France French novelist (1844 – 1924)

" The safest way to double your money is to fold over once and put it in your pocket. "

Kin [F. McKinney] Hubbard

" There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbors will say. "

Cyril Connolly (1903 – 1974)

" The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum. "

Menander Greek comic dramatist (342 BC – 292 BC)

" The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. "

Thomas Jefferson 3rd president of US (1743 – 1826)

" The cosmos is a gigantic flywheel making 10,000 revolutions per minute. Man is a sick fly taking a dizzy ride on it. "

H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

" You can either hold yourself up to the unrealistic standards of others, or ignore them and concentrate on being happy with yourself as you are. "

J. Jacques, Questionable Content webcomic, #352, 05-04-05

" A great many open minds should be closed for repairs. "

Toledo Blade

" Time will explain it all. He is a talker, and needs no questioning before he speaks. "

Euripides, Aeolus Greek tragic dramatist (484 BC – 406 BC)

" The remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he really is very good, in spite of all the people who say he is very good. "

Robert Graves British author & classical scholar (1895 – 1985)

" There is nothing like good food, good wine, and a bad girl. "

Fortune cookie

" Leave it to a girl to take the fun out of sex discrimination. "

Bill Watterson, Calvin in “Calvin and Hobbes” US cartoonist (1958 – )

" A good conscience is a continual Christmas. "

Benjamin Franklin US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 – 1790)

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