Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months. Oscar Wilde Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900) The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right. William Safire US columnist & speechwriter (1929 - ) It is not enough to succeed; others must fail. Gore Vidal US author & dramatist (1925 - ) Oh God, how do the world and heavens confine themselves, when our hearts tremble in their own barriers! Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German dramatist, novelist, poet, & scientist (1749 - 1832) God seems to have left the receiver off the hook and time is running out. Arthur Koestler British (Hungarian-born) author (1905 - 1983) Californians invented the concept of life-style. This alone warrants their doom. Don DeLillo Wife: a former sweetheart. H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 - 1956) Anybody caught selling macrame in public should be dyed a natural color and hung out to dry. Calvin Trillin US columnist (1935 - ) Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears. Robert W. Sarnoff There is no great concurrence between learning and wisdom Sir Francis Bacon English author, courtier, & philosopher (1561 - 1626) |