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Adam Smith
With the great part of
With the great part of rich people, the chief employment of riches consists in the parade of riches.
82
Adam Smith
The mind is so rarely
The mind is so rarely disturbed, but that the company of friend will restore it to some degree of tranquility and sedateness.
146
Neil deGrasse Tyson
How much would you pay
How much would you pay to launch our economy? How much would you pay for the universe?
27
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy
It's not courage in any
It's not courage in any way to kill an innocent person, or to kill thousands of people, including men and women and children.
160
Harry Nilsson
A point in every direction
A point in every direction is the same as no point at all.
25
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy
Killing innocent civilians is a
Killing innocent civilians is a horrific, hideous act that no religion can approve
203
Cameron Diaz
I would kiss a frog
I would kiss a frog even if there were no promise of a Prince Charming popping out of it. I love frogs. I'd lick him.
50
Cameron Diaz
It's been said that in
It's been said that in Hollywood there are only 14 different scripts. Well, this is number 15.
50
Jim Elliot
He is no fool who
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.
111
Wilmeth Sidat-Singh
Did you see that thing?
Did you see that thing? That’s Sidat-Singh! The Syracuse Walking Dream!
20
Robert Benchley
Except for an occasional heart
Except for an occasional heart attack I feel as young as I ever did.
49
Liana Bertok
Seize the day !
Seize the day !
63
Robert Benchley
Anyone can do any amount
Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at the moment.
61
Robert Benchley
The biggest obstacle to professional
The biggest obstacle to professional writing is the necessity for changing a typewriter ribbon.
68
Robert Benchley
It took me fifteen years
It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up, because by that time I was too famous.
66
Robert Benchley
The free-lance writer is a
The free-lance writer is a man who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps.
74
Robert Benchley
In America there are two
In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children.
57
Robert Benchley
I have tried to know
I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great many things, and I have succeeded fairly well.
63
Robert Benchley
A dog teaches a boy
A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.
64
Robert Benchley
Most of the arguments to
Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat short of being impressive, knowing to the fact that neither I nor my opponent knows what we are talking about
64
Lucille Ball
“The secret to staying young
“The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.”
83
Adam Osborne
The future lies in designing
The future lies in designing and selling computers that people don't realize are computers at all.
34
Sydney J. Harris
The time to relax is
The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.
67
Sydney J. Harris
If a small thing has
If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?
65