Lovely Quotes

Mark Twain

Giving up smoking is easy...I've done it hundreds of times.

Oscar Wilde

A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Benjamin Franklin

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Insanity in individuals is something rare -- but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule.

The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time.

Will Rogers

You can't say civilization isn't advancing; in every war they kill you in a new way.

Winston Churchill

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

Charles Dickens

I do not know the American gentleman, God forgive me for putting two such words together.

Anonymous

When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.

Men are like bank accounts.Without a lot of money they don't generate a lot of interest.

Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. It's just that yours is stupid.

When there's a will, I want to be in it.

Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.

There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.

Whatever it is -- I didn't do it!

This is a quantum car. I don't know where I am, but I'm going really fast.

Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million.

The Wise Old Man

A wise old gentleman retired and purchased a modest home near a junior high school. He spent the first few weeks of his retirement in peace and contentment. Then a new school year began. The very next afternoon three young boys, full of youthful, after-school enthusiasm, came down his street, beating merrily on every trash can they encountered. The crashing percussion continued day after day, until finally the wise old man decided it was time to take some action.

The next afternoon, he walked out to meet the young percussionists as they banged their way down the street. Stopping them, he said, "You kids are a lot of fun. I like to see you express your exuberance like that. In fact, I used to do the same thing when I was your age. Will you do me a favor? I'll give you each a dollar if you'll promise to come around every day and do your thing."The kids were elated and continued to do a bang-up job on the trashcans.

After a few days, the old-timer greeted the kids again, but this time he had a sad smile on his face. "This recession's really putting a big dent in my income," he told them. "From now on, I'll only be able to pay you 50 cents to beat on the cans."

The noisemakers were obviously displeased, but they accepted his offer and continued their afternoon ruckus. A few days later, the wily retiree approached them again as they drummed their way down the street.

"Look," he said, "I haven't received my Social Security check yet, so I'm not going to be able to give you more than 25 cents. Will that be okay?"

"A freakin' quarter?" the drum leader exclaimed. "If you think we're going to waste our time, beating these cans around for a quarter, you're nuts! No way, dude. We quit!" And the old man enjoyed peace and serenity for the rest of his days.