There art two cardinal sins from which all others spring: Impatience and Laziness. Franz Kafka Austrian (Czechoslovakian-born) author (1883 - 1924) There is nothing more demoralizing than a small but adequate income. Edmund Wilson US critic (1895 - 1972) The easiest kind of relationship for me is with ten thousand people. The hardest is with one. Joan Baez US folksinger (1941 - ) I have only one superstition. I touch all the bases when I hit a home run. Babe Ruth US baseball player (1895 - 1948) Liberty without learning is always in peril; learning without liberty is always in vain. John F. Kennedy US Democratic politician (1917 - 1963) Never part without loving words to think of during your absence. It may be that you will not meet again in life. Jean Paul Richter German author (1763 - 1825) A sense of duty is useful in work, but offensive in personal relations. People wish to be liked, not be endured with patient resignation. Bertrand Russell, Conquest of Happiness (1930) ch. 10 British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 - 1970) When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained. Edward R. Murrow US broadcast journalist & newscaster (1908 - 1965) A man can stand anything except a succession of ordinary days. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German dramatist, novelist, poet, & scientist (1749 - 1832) People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news. A. J. Liebling (1904 - 1963) |