There was a time when we expected nothing of our children but obedience1, as opposed to the present, when we expect everything of them but obedience. Anatole Broyard I would be the most content if my children grew up to be the kind of peopl...

Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question. Albert Camus (1913 - 1960) You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question. Albert Camus (1913 - 1960), La Chute (The...

Too many have dispensed1 with generosity2 in order to practice charity. Albert Camus (1913 - 1960) One of the serious obstacles to the improvement of our race is indiscriminate charity. Andrew Carnegie (1835 - 1919) The best thing to give t...

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 - 1945), Pan American Day address, April 15, 1939 Its choice - not chance - that determines your destiny. Jean Nidetch Fortune can, for her pl...

A sign of celebrity1 is that his name is often worth more than his services. Daniel J. Boorstin (1914 - ) A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized. Fred Alle...

If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer. Alfred North Whitehead (1861 - 1947) Its funny how dogs and cats know the inside of folks better than other fol...

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC), Parts of Animals He maketh me to lie down in green pastures he leadeth me beside the still waters. Bible, Psalm1 xxiii. 2. A lot of people like snow....

The perfect bureaucrat1 everywhere is the man who manages to make no decisions and escape all responsibility. Brooks2 Atkinson (1894 - 1984), Once Around the Sun, 1951 Bureaucrats3 write memoranda4 both because they appear to be busy when t...

What a splendid head, yet no brain. Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC) Thinking rationally is often different from positive thinking, in that it is a realistic assessment1 of the situation, with a view towards rectifying2 the problem if possible. Albe...

Bore, n.: A person who talks when you wish him to listen. Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devils Dictionary A finished person is a boring person. Anna Quindlen (1953 - ) A bore is a man who, when you ask him how he is, tells you. Bert Les...