Friday, September 15, 2006

“Quotable Quotes”



Time Out!
Take a moment, reflect on these quotes.


The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being proven right or pleasantly surprised

-George F. Will, The Leveling Wind (Viking)

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WHO SAID IT?: I catnap now and then, but I think while I nap, so it’s not a waste of time.

  • a.) Albert Einstein
  • b.) Martha Stewart
  • c.) Bill Gates
  • d.) Garfield

Answer: b.) Martha Stewart, in Mc Call’s

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The most important outcome of education is to help students become independent of formal education.

-Paul E. Gray, in Technology Review

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The trouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven’t thought of yet.

-Ann Landers, Creators Syndicate

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Brilliance is like four-wheel drive: it enables a person to get stuck in even more remote places.

-Garrison Keillor, on “A Prairie Home Companion”

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Love is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity.

-Helen Hayes

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There is never a better measure of what a person is than what he does when he’s absolutely free to choose.


-William M. Bulger

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Success is temporary. When all is said and done, the only thing you’ll have left is your character.

-Vince Gill

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Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.

-Mark Helprin, in The Wall Street Journal


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