As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.
by Albert Einstein
Celebrities Words
[Elvis] Presley sounded like Jayne Mansfield looked -- blowsy and loud and low.
by Julie Burchill
by Julie Burchill
Film Words
Oh, but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!
by Monthy Python, The Holy Grail
by Monthy Python, The Holy Grail
Business And Economy Words
Don't spend $2 to dry-clean a shirt. Donate it to the Salvation Army instead. They'll clean it and put it on a hanger. Next morning buy it back for 75 cents.
by Billiam Coronel
by Billiam Coronel
Science Words
Inanimate objects are classified scientifically into three categories - those that don't work, those that break down, and those that get lost.
by Russell Baker
by Russell Baker
Philosophy Words
Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not?
by Epicurus
by Epicurus
Education Words
There's many a bestseller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.
by Flannery O'Connor
by Flannery O'Connor
Humor Words
When I give a lecture, I accept that people look at their watches, but what I do not tolerate is when they look at it and raise it to their ear to find out if it stopped.
by Marcel Achard
by Marcel Achard
Business And Economy Words
If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion.
by George Bernard Shaw
by George Bernard Shaw
Stupidity Words
'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
by Abraham Lincoln
by Abraham Lincoln
Food And Drink Words
I have a great diet. You're allowed to eat anything you want, but you must eat it with naked fat people.
by Ed Bluestone
by Ed Bluestone
Art And Culture Words
In a quite serious sense it is more important to read the newspaper than to read Shakespeare. It is more important because citizenship must be more important than art.
by G. K. Chesterton
by G. K. Chesterton
Humor Words
LOVE, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage or by removal of the patient from the influences under which he incurred the disorder... It is sometimes fatal, but more frequently to the physician than to the patient.
by Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, 1911
by Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, 1911
Science Words
An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.
by Niels Bohr
by Niels Bohr
Women VS Man Words
God help the man who won't marry until he finds a perfect woman, and God help him still more if he finds her.
by Benjamin Tillett
by Benjamin Tillett
Miscellaneous Words
An economic forecaster is like a cross-eyed javelin thrower: they don't win many accuracy contests, but they keep the crowd's attention.
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