"If it squirms, it’s biology; if it stinks, it’s chemistry; if it doesn’t work, it’s physics; and if you can’t understand it, it’s mathematics."
– Magnus Pyke, scientist (mad scientist, actually)
"A man is not old until regrets take place of dreams."
– John Barrymore, actor
"Racism is so stupid. There’s more than enough reasons to dislike people on an individual basis."
– Will Durst, political satirist
"I’m single by choice. Not my choice."
– Orny Adams, comedian
"When I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it stays split."
– Raymond Chandler, author
"The next time I want to send an idiot on some errand, I’ll go myself."
– Sam Goldwyn, movie producer and founder of Paramount and MGM movie studios (that ‘G’ in MGM stands for Goldwyn)
"Men who have pierced ear are better prepared for marriage – they’ve experienced pain and bought jewellery."
– Rita Rudner, comedian
"Michael Jackson was a poor black boy who grew up to be a rich white woman."
– Molly Ivins, American newspaper columnist and author
"Who invented the brush they put next to the toilet? That thing hurts!"
– Andy Andrews, author
"Too bad the only people who know how to run the country are busy driving cabs and cutting hair."
– George Burns, comedian (1896-1996)
"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy."
– Ernest Benn, British publisher (1875 – 1954)
"Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless, and cannot."
– Oscar Wilde, poet and author (1854 – 1900)
"Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There’s too much fraternizing with the enemy."
– Henry Kissinger, diplomat (b. 1923)
"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere."
– Albert Einstein, scientist (1879 – 1955)
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it."
– Mark Twain, humorist and author (1835 – 1910)
"When angry, count to four. When very angry, swear."
– Mark Twain, humorist and author (1835 – 1910)
"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea."
– Robert A. Heinlein, sci-fi author (1907 – 1988)
"Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber."
– Plato, Greek philosopher (424 – 348 BC)
"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about."
– Oscar Wilde, poet and author (1854 – 1900)
"Vote: The only commodity that is peddleable without a license"
– Mark Twain, humorist and author (1835 – 1910)
"An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her."
– Agatha Christie, author (1890 – 1976)
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one."
– Mark Twain, humorist and author (1835 – 1910)
"Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation."
– Henry Kissinger, diplomat (b. 1923)
"My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil."
– J. Paul Getty, oil tycoon (1892 – 1976)
"An optimist will tell you the glass is half-full; the pessimist, half-empty; and the engineer will tell you the glass is twice the size it needs to be"
– Anonymous
"If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error."
– John Kenneth Galbraith, economist (1908 – 2006)
"Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle."
– Bob Hope, comedian and entertainer (1903 – 2003)
"Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing."
– William James, American psychologist and philosopher (1842 – 1910)
via Tombo’s Blog
"I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve immortality by not dying."
– Woody Allen, film director and actor (b. 1935)
"If all the economists were laid end to end, they’d never reach a conclusion."
– George Bernard Shaw, author (1856 – 1950)

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