The quotes thread

[marval]

He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
Winston Churchill

 

[Contratrombone64]

Are you always so stupid-or is today a special occasion?
---comedian Henny Youngman

 

[marval]

It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.
Aesop

 

[Contratrombone64]

The future starts today, not tomorrow
---Pope John Paul II

 

[marval]

"I have nothing to declare except my genius."
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) upon arriving at U.S. customs 1882

 

[methodistgirl]

Let your spirit soar to the enchanting tranquil sound of the Native
American flute and listen with your heart with gladness.
judy tooley

 

[marval]

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Lao Tzu

 

[Contratrombone64]

Reporter: Do you think class barriers have broken down? Romance novelist Barbara Cartland: Of course they have, or I wouldn't be sitting here talking to someone like you.

 

[methodistgirl]

That was funny!:grin:
judy tooley

 

[Muza]

and a little bit harsh

 

[Contratrombone64]

A financier is a pawn-broker with imagination
---Arthur Wing Penero

 

[methodistgirl]

Hidden in some secret borrow; words of wisdom never vanish,
though wise men pass away.
judy tooley

 

[marval]

"She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately, the power of speech."
George Bernard Shaw

 

[Contratrombone64]

You can complain because roses have thorns, or your can rejoice because thorns have roses.

 

[marval]

Hi CT, I like that one.


Margaret

 

[marval]

Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
Jonathan Swift.

 

[Contratrombone64]

I love a male body, it's better designed than a male mind.
---writer Andrea Newman

 

[Muza]

CT, those are great . I particularly like the last one although i dont agree - I think my husband is one of the smartest men alive...but I like my body better than his

 

[Contratrombone64]

Muz, you make me smile.

 

[Muza]

lols, glad to be of service:grin: it is indeed one of my innate talents