“Abroad,” that large home of ruined reputations.
—George Eliot, 1866
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My own experience is that a certain kind of genius among students is best brought out in bed.
—Allen Ginsberg, 1981The less intelligent the white man is, the more stupid he thinks the black.
—André Gide, 1927I’m president of the United States, and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli!
—George H. W. Bush, 1990Only the little people pay taxes.
—Leona Helmsley, 1989The fact is certain because it is impossible.
—Tertullian, c. 200Luck takes the step that no one sees.
—Publilius Syrus, c. 50 BCLuck, in the great game of war, is undoubtedly lord of all.
—Arthur Griffiths, 1899Think where man’s glory most begins and ends, / And say my glory was I had such friends.
—W.B. Yeats, 1937Let us make our own mistakes, but let us take comfort in the knowledge that they are our own mistakes.
—Tom Mboya, 1958I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more acute than the pleasure of much praise.
—Thomas Jefferson, 1789Life is no way to treat an animal.
—Kurt Vonnegut, 2005Well now, there’s a remedy for everything except death.
—Miguel de Cervantes, 1605