“Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly concern them.” Continue reading
Paul Valery on Politics
Joseph Conrad on Work
“I don’t like work… but I like what is in workâthe chance to find yourself.” Continue reading
Ambrose Bierce on Science
“There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don’t know.” Continue reading
Al Franken on Mistakes
“Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it’s a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.” Continue reading
Eugene McCarthy on Bureaucracy
“The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is inefficiency. An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty.” Continue reading
Mark Twain on Truth
“Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn’t.” Continue reading
Fred Allen on Hollywood
“You can take all the sincerity in Hollywood, place it in the navel of a firefly and still have room enough for three caraway seeds and a producer’s heart.” Continue reading
Helen Rowland on Life
“The follies which a man regrets most, in his life, are those which he didn’t commit when he had the opportunity.” Continue reading
Rodney Dangerfield on Marriage
“I haven’t spoken to my wife in years. I didn’t want to interrupt her.” Continue reading
George F. Will on Pessimism
“The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.” Continue reading
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