Enemies are so stimulating.
—Katharine Hepburn, 1969
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The most dangerous madmen are those created by religion, and people whose aim is to disrupt society always know how to make good use of them.
—Denis Diderot, 1777Seize from every moment its unique novelty, and do not prepare your joys.
—André Gide, 1897The right to the pursuit of happiness is nothing else than the right to disillusionment phrased in another way.
—Aldous Huxley, 1956I began to realize how simple life could be if one had a regular routine to follow with fixed hours, a fixed salary, and very little original thinking to do.
—Roald Dahl, 1984Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.
—Calvin Coolidge, 1932A merchant may, perhaps, be a man of an enlarged mind, but there is nothing in trade connected with an enlarged mind.
—Samuel Johnson, 1773Honest commerce is the great civilizer. We exchange ideas when we exchange fabrics.
—Robert G. Ingersoll, 1882It’s the educated barbarian who is the worst: he knows what to destroy.
—Helen MacInnes, 1963Petty laws breed great crimes.
—Ouida, 1880Sex: in America, an obsession; in other parts of the world, a fact.
—Marlene Dietrich, 1962Other nations use “force”; we Britons alone use “might.”
—Evelyn Waugh, 1938Tomorrow we take to the mighty sea.
—Horace, 23 BC