little profound droplings
I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself. - Marlene Dietrich The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I would never be fit for real work, and that writing didn't require any. - Russell Baker Nobody got anywhere in the world by simply being content. - Louis L'Amour If you live long enough, the venerability factor creeps in; first, you get accused of things you never did, and later, credited for virtues you never had. - I. F. Stone Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something. - Robert Heinlein It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative. - John Burroughs I think that one possible definition of our modern culture is that it is one in which nine-tenths of our intellectuals can't read any poetry. - Randall Jarrell The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase; if you pursue happiness you'll never find it. - C. P. Snow If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolute powerlessness make you pure? - Harry Shearer