" Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. "

Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr

" In certain trying circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity furnishes a relief denied even to prayer. "

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

" You never realize how short a month is until you pay alimony. "

John Barrymore US actor (1882 – 1942)

" If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment. "

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Roman Emperor, A.D. 161-180 (121 AD – 180 AD)

" Outside every fat man there was an even fatter man trying to close in. "

Kingsley Amis, One Fat Englishman (1963) English author & humorist (1922 – )

" Beauty is but the sensible image of the Infinite. Like truth and justice it lives within us; like virtue and the moral law it is a companion of the soul. "

George Bancroft

" The hardest work in the world is that which should have been done yesterday. "

Author Unknown

" You can fool too many of the people too much of the time. "

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

" Art is a lie that tells the truth. "

Pablo Picasso Spanish Cubist painter (1881 – 1973)

" What does reason demand of a man? A very easy thing–to live in accord with his nature. "

Seneca Roman dramatist, philosopher, & politician (5 BC – 65 AD)

" You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred. "

Woody Allen US movie actor, comedian, & director (1935 – )

" Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction. "

E. F. Schumacher

" The body is shaped, disciplined, honored, and in time, trusted. "

Martha Graham US choreographer & dancer (1893 – 1991)

" I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues. "

Duke Ellington US jazz bandleader, musician, & songwriter (1899 – 1974)

" When you have a child, the world has a hostage. "

Ernest Hemingway US author & journalist (1899 – 1961)

" Saints should always be judged guilty until they are proved innocent. "

George Orwell English essayist, novelist, & satirist (1903 – 1950)

" He is ill clothed that is bare of virtue. "

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

" Not only is he ambidextrous, but he can throw with either hand. "

Duffy Daugherty, football coach and sports analyst

" To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person. "

Bruce Lee, Tao of Jeet Kune Do, Ohara Publications US martial arts expert & movie actor (1940 – 1973)

" A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire. "

Francois de La Rochefoucauld French author & moralist (1613 – 1680)

" A life of peace, purity, and refinement leads to a calm and untroubled old age. "

Cicero Roman author, orator, & politician (106 BC – 43 BC)

" There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music. "

George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss, 1860 English novelist (1819 – 1880)

" The secret of dealing successfully with a child is not to be its parent. "

Mel Lazarus

" Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever. "

Albert Einstein US (German-born) physicist (1879 – 1955)

" To be persuasive, we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; to be credible, we must be truthful. "

Edward R. Murrow US broadcast journalist & newscaster (1908 – 1965)

" The effort to understand the universe is one of the very few things that lifts human life a little above the level of farce, and gives it some of the grace of tragedy. "

Steven Weinberg US physicist (1933 – )

" A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. "

Douglas Adams, “Mostly Harmless” English humorist & science fiction novelist (1952 – 2001)

" The sins of the fathers are often visited upon the sons-in-law. "

Joan Kiser

" How could I lose to such an idiot? "

A shout from chess grandmaster Aaron Nimzovich

" A motion to adjourn is always in order. "

Robert Heinlein, Lazarus Long: Time Enough For Love US science fiction author (1907 – 1988)

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