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In
the spring a livelier iris changes on the burnished dove;
In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.
Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)
(I’ve heard this one mis-quoted all my life.)
"The
life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes
another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with
what he hoped to make it."
- Sir James Matthew Barrie, Scottish dramatist-author (1860-1937).
If
you cannot learn to do something well, learn to enjoy doing it badly.
- Ashleigh Brilliant
I
have come to realize that computers do not lighten the work load, they
actually make it worse. Things that
were at one time too cumbersome or just impossible to do are now
possible. Therefore we are expected
to do those things.
- Author Unknown
The
only salve for a broken heart, flows from one which hath been broken.
- Author Unknown
I
am here to tell you that things can work out pretty well for a C student.
- President George W. Bush
Never
be afraid to buy the very best; you'll always be happy with it.
- Author Unknown
When stopped at an intersection,
always wait for the idiots to stop running the light before proceeding.
- a friend
Always give the customer what he
wants. If he wants his commode bolted to the ceiling--tell him that it
will not flush properly--but, by golly, bolt it up there.
- my Dad, (owner of a plumbing business for over 30 years)
On
Marriage:
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Marriage is a
commitment that will only last if you're willing to put everything else
subservient to it.
·
Marriage
changes the word "love" from a noun
to a verb.
·
Marriage is not a
cure-all. Things that you found amusingly annoying during your engagement will drive
you absolutely homicidal after a few years of marriage.
·
Marriage is a
commitment that requires constant planning and maintenance.
·
Marriage doesn't fix
unhealthy relationships, it only prolongs the agony.
·
Marriage is a
commitment, learn how to compromise with your spouse or else.
·
Marriage doesn't
dissolve differences, it amplifies them
·
Marriage is a world
where love is spelled c-o-m-m-i-t-m-e-n-t
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Marriage is not a
magic wand that will whisk away your psychological baggage
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Marriage is about
dying to self, where to become one and create a new entity ... children being
the most conspicuous by product of this union
More
Miscellaneous Musings:
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"The
trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it."
(Franklin P. Jones")
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All
my life, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I see that I should have been
more specific." (Jane Wagner)
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"I
am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate
plants." (A. Whitney Brown)
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"There's
an old story about the person who wished his computer were as easy to use as
his telephone. That wish has come true, since I no longer know how to use my
telephone." (Stroustrup)
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"Experience
is that marvelous thing that enables you recognize a mistake when you make it
again." (F. P. Jones)
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"Human
beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the
experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination
to do so." (Douglas Adams)
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"Life
is something that happens when you can't get to sleep." (Fran Lebowitz)
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"The
optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the
pessimist fears this is true." (Irving Caesar)
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"Advice
is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't."
(Erica Jong)
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"Too
bad the only people who know how to run the country are busy driving cabs and
cutting hair." (George Burns)
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"Doing
a thing well is often a waste of time." (Robert Byrne)
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"I
either want less corruption, or more chance to participate in it."
(Ashleigh Brilliant)
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'Tis
better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all
doubt." (Abraham Lincoln)
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"I
don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even
if it costs them their jobs." (Samuel Goldwyn)
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"An
intellectual snob is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture and
not think of The Lone Ranger." (Dan Rather)
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"Crime
does not pay... as well as politics." (Alfred E. Newman)
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"Why
is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that
happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it
to the same person?" (La Rochefoucauld)
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"A
banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but
wants it back the minute it begins to rain." (Mark Twain)
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"A
synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first thought
of." (Burt Bacharach)
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"Blessed
is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed."
(Jonathan Swift)
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"When
people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other."
(Eric Hoffer)
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"A
bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need
it." (Bob Hope)
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