Random Quotes

In passing, also, I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance he laid the blame on a woman.

Nancy Astor British Politician

Curb Your Enthusiasm, is not so much about Hollywood. It's more about Larry's weaknesses.

Kevin Nealon American Comedian

If every conceivable precaution is taken at first, one is often too discouraged to proceed at all.

Archer J. P. Martin

A book is like a piece of rope; it takes on meaning only in connection with the things it holds together.

Norman Cousins American Editor

If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the baseball game.

Rickey Henderson American Athlete

I cannot think of any character below the flatterer, except he who envies him.

Richard Steele British Dramatist

America's health care system is in crisis precisely because we systematically neglect wellness and prevention.

Tom Harkin American Politician

I used to think I needed a man to define myself. Not any more.

Capucine French Actress

Let authors write for glory and reward. The truth is well paid when she is sung and heard.

James J. Corbett American Athlete

The liberty of the individual is a necessary postulate of human progress.

Ernest Renan French Philosopher

Nobody counts the number of ads you run; they just remember the impression you make.

William Bernbach American Businessman

I am an old scholar, better-looking now than when I was young. That's what sitting on your ass does to your face.

Leonard Cohen Canadian Musician

I now know all the people worth knowing in America, and I find no intellect comparable to my own.

Margaret Fuller American Critic

Girls like to be played with, and rumpled a little too, sometimes.

Oliver Goldsmith Irish Poet

Even crushed against his brother in the Tube the average Englishman pretends desperately that he is alone.

Germaine Greer Australian Activist

I long to speak out the intense inspiration that comes to me from the lives of strong women.

Ruth Benedict American Scientist

I never did very well in math - I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn't meant my answers literally.

Calvin Trillin American Journalist

Movies are usually difficult, often insane, constantly challenging and always strangely amusing to make.

Yahoo Serious Australian Director

Saying the Washington Post is just a newspaper is like saying Rasputin was just a country priest.

Pat Buchanan American Journalist

We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld French Writer