Milk the cow, but do not pull off the udder. ~Greek Proverb
Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will be grasped at once. ~Cyril Connolly
Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance, is the death of knowledge. ~Alfred North Whitehead
I could have been a doctor, but there were too many good shows on TV. ~Jason Love
Industry executives and analysts often mistakenly talk about strategy as if it were some kind of chess match. But in chess, you have just two opponents, each with identical resources, and with luck playing a minimal role. The real world is much more like a poker game, with multiple players trying to make the best of whatever hand fortune has dealt them. In our industry, Bill Gates owns the table until someone proves otherwise. ~David Moschella
For peace of mind, resign as general manager of the universe. ~Author Unknown
We don't need to increase our goods nearly as much as we need to scale down our wants. Not wanting something is as good as possessing it. ~Donald Horban
Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it. ~Doug Larson
The quickest way to know a woman is to go shopping with her. ~Marcelene Cox
Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition. ~Jacques Barzun
Many people's tombstones should read, "Died at 30. Buried at 60." ~Nicholas Murray Butler
Forever: Time it takes to brew the first pot of coffee in the morning. ~Author Unknown
Like a piece of ice on a hot stove the poem must ride on its own melting. ~Robert Frost
It takes a lot of experience for a girl to kiss like a beginner. ~Ladies Home Journal, 1948
We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. ~Author Unknown
Some defeats are more triumphant than victories. ~Montaigne, Essays, 1588
Spread the diaper in the position of the diamond with you at bat. Then fold second base down to home and set the baby on the pitcher's mound. Put first base and third together, bring up home plate and pin the three together. Of course, in case of rain, you gotta call the game and start all over again. ~Jimmy Piersal, on how to diaper a baby, 1968 Spread the diaper in the position of the diamond with you at bat. Then fold second base down to home and set the baby on the pitcher's mound. Put first base and third together, bring up home plate and pin the three together. Of course, in case of rain, you gotta call the game and start all over again. ~Jimmy Piersal, on how to diaper a baby, 1968
Summer is the time when one sheds one's tensions with one's clothes, and the right kind of day is jeweled balm for the battered spirit. A few of those days and you can become drunk with the belief that all's right with the world. ~Ada Louise Huxtable
There is nothing the matter with Americans except their ideals. The real American is all right; it is the ideal American who is all wrong. ~G.K. Chesterton
We need not join the mad rush to purchase an earthly fallout shelter. God is our eternal fallout shelter. ~Martin Luther King, Jr., Strength to Love, 1963
The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border? ~Pablo Casals
Grandchildren don't stay young forever, which is good because Pop-pops have only so many horsey rides in them. ~Gene Perret
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought. ~Matsuo Basho Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive. ~Elbert Hubbard
Silence is as deep as eternity; speech, shallow as time. ~Thomas Carlyle
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