I went to a convent in New York and was fired finally for my insistence that the Immaculate Conception was spontaneous combustion. Dorothy Parker
US author, humorist, poet, & wit (1893 - 1967) The perfect love affair is one which is conducted entirely by post. George Bernard Shaw
Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950) The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence. H. L. Mencken
US editor (1880 - 1956) The human animal differs from the lesser primates in his passion for lists of "Ten Best". H. Allen Smith It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians. Henrik Ibsen
Norwegian dramatist (1828 - 1906) To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. Elbert Hubbard
US author (1856 - 1915) Vegetarianism is harmless enough, although it is apt to fill a man with wind and self-righteousness. Sir Robert Hutchison A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future. Sidney J. Harris Psychoanalysis is confession without absolution. G.K. Chesterton Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an Art. Charles McCabe, San Francisco Chronicle
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