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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Wisdom in Phrases

Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself, 'Lillian, you should have remained a virgin..'
- Lillian Carter (mother of Jimmy Carter)
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I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: - 'No good in a bed, but fine against a wall.'
- Eleanor Roosevelt
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Last week, I stated this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that statement..
- Mark Twain
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The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible
- George Burns
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Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year.
- Victor Borge
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
- Mark Twain
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By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
- Socrates
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I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.
- Groucho Marx
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My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she stops to breathe.
- Jimmy Durante
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I have never hated a man enough to give his diamonds back.
- Zsa Zsa Gabor
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Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar, and fat.
- Alex Levine
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My luck is so bad that if I bought a cemetery, people would stop dying.
- Rodney Dangerfield
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Money can't buy you happiness .... But it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.
- Spike Milligan
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Until I was thirteen, I thought my name was SHUT UP .
- Joe Namath
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I don't feel old. I don't feel anything until noon. Then it's time for my nap.
- Bob Hope
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I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it..
- W. C. Fields
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We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress.
- Will Rogers
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Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As
you grow older, it will avoid you.
- Winston Churchill
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Maybe it's true that life begins at fifty .. But everything else starts to wear out, fall out, or spread out..
- Phyllis Diller
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By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he's too old to go anywhere.
- Billy Crystal
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And the cardiologist's diet: - If it tastes good, spit it out.



May your troubles be less, may your blessings be more, and
may nothing but happiness come through your door.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

MY FAVOURITE QUOTES

•    I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace. - Helen Keller
 

 


 •    People seldom do what they believe in, they do what is convenient, and then repent. - Bob Dylan

 





•    Is life worth living? It all depends on the liver. - William James
•    The wise man has long ears and a short tongue. - Anonymous.
 





•    Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. - Jimi Hendrix
 




 •    Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend. - Unknown, but often attributed to Albert Camus
•    The secret of a good life is to have the right loyalties and hold them in the right scale of values. - Norman Thomas
•    Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame. - Bertrand Russell





  •    Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein 



•    I've had a wonderful time, but this wasn't it. - Groucho Marx
•    Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
•    Coffee isn't my cup of tea. - Samuel Goldwyn
•    I'm an excellent housekeeper. Every time I get a divorce, I keep the house. - Zsa Zsa Gabor
•    I'm always amazed to hear of air crash victims so badly mutilated that they have to be identified by their dental records. What I can't understand is, if they don't know who you are, how do they know who your dentist is? - Paul Merton
•    At my age I do what Mark Twain did. I get my daily paper, look at the obituaries page and if I'm not there I carry on as usual. - Patrick Moore
 

 



•    Operator! Give me the number for 911. - Homer Simpson
 





 •    I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes. - Oscar Wilde
•    Rarely is the question asked: is our children learning? - George W Bush
•    I saw six men kicking and punching the mother-in-law. My neighbour said 'Are you going to help?' I said, 'No, Six should be enough.' - Les Dawson
•    My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil. - Paul Getty