An impossibility does not disturb us until its accomplishment shows what fools we were. – Henry S. Haskins Category: Miscellaneous
There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.” – Dave Barry, Dave Barry Turns Fifty, 1998 Category: Miscellaneous
Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise. – Samuel Lover Category: Miscellaneous
A whirl of torrid dust veils the picture. – Vladimir Nabokov, The Gift, 1963, translated from Russian by Michael Scammell Category: Miscellaneous
The fickleness of the women I love is only equalled by the infernal constancy of the women who love me. – George Bernard Shaw Category: Love
Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isnt every war fought between men, between brothers? – Victor Hugo Category: Men
Meticulous planning will enable everything a man does to appear spontaneous. – Mark Caine Category: Planning
Watergate showed more strengths in our system than weaknesses… The whole country did take part in quite a genuine sense in passing judgment on Richard Nixon. – Archibald Cox Category: Watergate