I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure. John D. Rockefeller US oil industrialist & philanthropist (1839 - 1937) Missionaries are going to reform the world whether it wants to or not. Oscar Wilde Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900) If law school is so hard to get through... how come there are so many lawyers? Calvin Trillin US columnist (1935 - ) Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least. Robert Byrne Democracy is the art of running the circus from the monkey cage. H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 - 1956) Some people are born mediocre, some people achieve mediocrity, and some people have mediocrity thrust upon them. Joseph Heller, "Catch-22" US novelist (1923 - ) Old age is the most unexpected of things that can happen to a man. Trotsky Walking women want to see the southern cross at night And so they set aside a sock, and tie their laces tight Yes mournful is the melody that echoes in their heads Without a beat they march along, believing Bach is dead. The Residents "Duck Stab":Bach is Dead As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular. Oscar Wilde Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900) J.P Morgan, when asked what the stock market will do, replied, It will fluctuate. |