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Boring people are a reflection of boring people.

Doug Horton, in Altruism and Cynicism

An eye for an eye would make the whole world blind.

Mahatma Gandhi, in Vice and Virtue

Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.

Ludwig van Beethoven, in Success and Failure

Ignorance does not necesarilly mean one has a lack of wisdom, for a most ignorant person can be one with much wisdom. It's "live and learn" that creates wisdom.

Austin Holmes, in Wisdom and Ignorance

The opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.

Niels Bohr, in Science and Religion

A celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness.

Daniel Boorstin, in Success and Failure

Comedy is tragedy plus time.

Carol Burnett, in Happiness and Misery

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Abraham Lincoln, in Vice and Virtue

Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian.

Robert Orben, in Law and Politics

Luck can't last a lifetime unless you die young.

Russell Banks, in Life and Death and Success and Failure

Egotism is the anesthetic given by a kindly nature to relieve the pain of being a damned fool.

Bellamy Brooks, in Altruism and Cynicism

The wind and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

Edward Gibbon, in Success and Failure

Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.

Timothy Leary, in Men and Women

Decay is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.

Buddha, (last words), in Life and Death

In order to preserve your self-respect, it is sometimes necessary to lie and cheat.

Robert Byrne, in Vice and Virtue

Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.

Albert Camus, in Work and Recreation

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Winston Churchill, in Success and Failure

Wise men don't need advice; fools don't take it.

Benjamin Franklin, in Wisdom and Ignorance

The covers of this book are too far apart.

Ambrose Bierce, in Altruism and Cynicism

All these nervous breakdowns are driving me crazy.

Lee Hawkins, in Health and Disease