FRIDAY’S QUOTATIONS // May 29, 2009
“Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
- John F. Kennedy
“Gossip is the art of saying nothing in a way that leaves practically nothing unsaid.”
- Walter Winchel
“A lot of disappointed people have been left standing on the street corner waiting for the bus marked Perfection.”
- Donald Kennedy
“The most pathetic man in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision.”
- Helen Keller
“People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.”
- Ogden Nash
“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”
- George Bernard Shaw
“To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.”
- St. Thomas Aquinas
“A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.”
- P. J. O'Rourke
“Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value to its scarcity.”
- Samuel Butler
“Life Lesson #7 – Navigating life is like driving – Go too slow and it is difficult to steer; go too fast and you lose control.”
- Bobby Vee
“Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”
- Psalm 27:14
“Never invest your money in anything that eats or needs repairing.”
- Billy Rose
“People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.”
- Thomas Sowell
“Live as if you were living a second time, and as though you had acted wrongly the first time.”
- Viktor Frankl
“Few see us as we are, but everyone sees what we pretend to be.”
- Niccolò Machiavelli
“Melancholy is the happiness of being sad.”
- Victor Hugo
“Chance favors those in motion.”
- James H. Austin
“I couldn't commit suicide if my life depended on it.”
- George Carlin
